the epray and the diesel fumes. It is now 2000 and the seas have 
increased considerably, and the wind has increased from 25 to 30 
knots. The crests of the waves are dashing across the gun deck at 
level, which is 20 to 30 feet above the water level of the 
ship. The Captain informed me today that we cannot collect any birds 
when we are in sight of another ship as he is forbidden to alter his 
course when in sight of another ship unless it is crossing far to his 
stern and thus he could not stop to pick up any birds which we might 
collect. We were also unable to collect birds off Oahu as the ship 
was in a submarine working area and he was not allowed to change 
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his course there either. 
10 February 19 63 
The weather this past night was very rough, the ship pitched 
a great deal and took a lot of water over the bow. A rough night 
was load by all aboard. Furniture and books were flying around in 
our quarters. All of our equipment in the aft hold has remained 
secured so far. The sea had calmed considerably by mi&^morning with 
swells 10 to 15 feet and moderate winds. The sky remained gray and 
overcast. Since yesterday afternoon, we have noted more Lays an 
Albatrosses about the ship (5 or 6), and greater numbers of Elackf ua 
foots follwing the ship (40 to 50). 4 of the party members are 
feeling considerably better today but 5th member still is not. We 
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are maintaining a periodic count of Albatrossea following the ship. 
Frequently the number of Black-foots gets so high that it is very 
difficult to reach an accurate number as they are continually shifting 
