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Tuesday 4/12/23 At Pago Pago Overcast
heavy wind and rain squalls wind shifting
quickly Noon pump dry Bar. 30.00
Wednesday 5/12/23 At Pago Pago. Heavy rain
in a.m. fine and clear in P.M. Preparing
ship for sea and receiving stores Bar. 30.04
Thursday 6/12/23 Pago Pago to Rose Island
11a.m left wharf 12m. set sails stopped
engine log set of Pos. 2 mi S of Breaker Pt.
weather partly cloudy light E.'ly breeze
with mod. swell. Sunny dry Bar. 30.02
Friday 7/12/23 Pago Pago to Rose Island
Fresh E'ly breeze increasing in P.M. with
heavy showers Reefed four main sails and
took out outer jib Lat 14°37' S. Long. 170°39' W.
Noon pump dry Bar. 30.04
Saturday 8/12/23 Pago Pago to Rose Island
weather squally with heavy showers moderate.
in P.M. shook out reefs and set outer jib.
Lat. 14°47' S. Long. 170°02' W. Course var.
Noon pump dry Bar. 30.02
Sunday 9/12/23 Pago Pago to Rose Island.
weather clear in early A.M. but continuous
heavy rain and shifting winds for rest of day
Lat. 14°42' S. Long. 169°48' W. Course var. &gging
going irregular during night
Noon Pump dry Bar. 30.04
Monday 10/12/23 Pago Pago to Rose Island.
weather fine and clear with mod. confused
swell. light various wind steaming part of
a.m. Lat. 14°42' S. Long. 118°55' W. Course var.
Steam until 7 P.M. Pump dry Bar. 30.06
Tuesday 11/12/23 Off Rose Island. Mod. E.'ly
wind with sec. squalls during night
Steam from 7 a.m. to 2 P.M. Put boat in
mouth of lagoon and standing off & on
Noon pump dry Bar. 30.04
Wednesday 12/12/23 Off Rose Island. Mod. E.'ly
wind with squalls during night. Have towed
lee of Rose Island 70 M. Sail for Tau Island.
Noon pump dry Bar. 30.02
Thursday 13/12/23 Rose Island to Tau Island
weather clear with light E. S. E. by breeze
during night and mod. confused E.S.E.
swell. 4°30 P.M. start engine 8 & Anchored in
Faleasao Bay. Sunny dry Bar. 30.04
Friday 14/12/23 At Faleasao Bay weather clear
with heavy confused swell
Noon pump dry Bar. 30.04
Saturday 15/12/23 At Faleasao Bay. Weather
clear mod. N E.'ly wind and confused swell
Noon pump dry Bar. 30.04
Sunday 16/12/23 At Faleasao Bay. Weather
squally with strong E.'ly wind and rough
confused swell and sec. showers
Noon pump dry Bar. 30.00
Monday 17/12/23 At Faleasao Bay. Weather
squally with light N.E.'ly breeze and swell
Noon pump dry Bar. 30.04
6 P.M. N.E.'ly wind and swell increasing
shifted anchorage to Tau Roads
Tuesday 18/12/23 In Tau Roads. Weather
cloudy and squally - fresh E.'ly breeze
and mod. W.'ly swell.
Noon pump dry Bar. 29.98.
Wednesday 19/12/23 In Tau Roads. Heavy S.'ly
squalls and S.'ly sea through night. Diesel
dragging anchor off shore 5 a.m. dragged
off into deep water. Heave up anchor & returned
to Tau Roads - weather through out day