R.D. Kirkpatrick 1964 Journal Pacific Ocean, south of Hawaii Oct. 11:50 AM I was on watch and 18 noted a Greater Frigatebird Sat. circling over an oil slick. As we approached, it was seen that the oil slick was caused by a dead Sperm (?) Whale that was 50 to 70' long. It stunk. 85+ Leach's Storm Petrels were feeding around the whale in the oil slick and many sharks were around the whale. We made 3 passes around the whale but were unable to collect a petrel although I fired several times as did other gunners. An officer shot a shark in the head with an M1 rifle. Later, a Leach's Storm Petrel was shot and recovered. A Kermadec Petrel flew across the bow 70 ft. from me. A Masked (Blue-faced) Booby stayed with the ship for many minutes.