Lehner, P. 1964 85 134 Nov. 13 - continued inside the shell - he discovered that it was still alive when it closed on him squeezing his fingers painfully until Ben Brown pried it open (the shell was about 8 inches deep); almost immediately a native outrigger pulled up alongside and the Chief Magistrate, Chief of Police and Doctor came aboard; these three plus the captain and Binion went into conference in the wardroom; Binion learned on what islands the birds were located and we realized a necessity for two boats; since only one of our three rafts was in good condition and some of the islands were several miles away it was decided to use the ship's motorized lifeboat; the crew then began lowering the boat and readying the engine for operation - every thing looked good until the boat settled on the water and then the water started rising in the bottom of the boat; the Chief Mate gave a half hearted order to haul it up again; "Bring it back up, now?," hollered one of the crew; "We've got to haul it up, the ____'s sinking," answered the first mate; there is nothing that can instill confidence in your safety on board ship, like seeing a lifeboat sink; they got it back aboard ship and secured it, then put another effort into preparing our raft; at (over)