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Motor Schooner France
March 1924
Saturday 23rd W Fresh Breeze with rain & squalls Bar 30.00
To much surf for landing. Setting up riggers
variously employed. Mr Corcia has hurt his
knee and I have a painful right elbow
since leaving Nassau on 23/2. Pump and
Anchorwatch attended to
Arrived Hull Island Sunday 23rd NE Breeze fresh and squally Bar 29.98
Rolling heavy at anchor Not swells to much
surf for Boat. Mr Bryan landed and returned
by Canoe 6 Pm left for Hull Island.
Pump Light & lookout attended to.
Monday 24th N Fresh Breeze NW swell Bar 30.09
8 Am anchored in 12 Fms of water off NW.
point Hull Island. Manager of Island
Mr Schoffan came aboard. Landed Science
group. Pump and anchorwatches all to
Engine ran 1 hour
Tuesday 25th WSW to fresh N swell Bar 30.09
Mr Bryan and one man ashore. Boat capsized
in surf. got one of the shoremen to take
charge of the Steamer whilst here. Employed
cleaning, deck work and variously. 4 Pm
the boat was taken over into the Lagoon
for use of party. Pump and Anchorwatch attended.
Wednesday 26th Fresh WNW to NW Breeze New swell
Bar 30.04. 3 Pm got under way ship skimming
to much at the cable. Crew skimming birds
Pump and Anchorwatch attended to.
Thursday 27th Fresh Nw Breeze NWs swell Bar 30.02
Employed variously. Pump Lights and Lookout attended to.
Friday 28th (Grot Friday) Mod Gale from SW
NW swell Bar 30.15. Double reefed M.S.
5 Pm left for the Tokelans by 20
Go St. Pump Light & lookout attended
to.
Left Hull Island
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Motor Schooner France
March 1924
Saturday 29th ENE Mod Breeze Showing Bar 29.97
Noon by acc dat 5°37'S Long 171°43'W Co SE×S 1/2 S
Out 90m Steering 82 Employed variously.
Pump Light & lookout attended to.
Sunday 30th Squalls and variable East to N with
spells of calms. NW swell, sky overcast Bar 29.20
Noon By D.R. Lat 6°49'S Long 171°35'W Co S×E 1/2 E
Dist 52 m Pm Calms and Rain squalls Pump
Light & lookout attended to.
Monday 31st Variable Mod E to wind with rain squalls.
Bar 29.92 Sky overcast Noon by Acc Lat 8°04'S
Long 171°34'W Co S×E Dist 74 m. Pump Light
& lookout attended to.
Official Logbook Entry.
This day in Lat & Long as above
the crew all but three men Taco Omata,
Honu Ahi and the Stowaway Willi
got incapable drunk on some brew
manufactured by the Cook. I told
the Cabin boy Isidore at Breakfast 11 am
that he was drunk when unexpectedly
he got fighting mad and assaulted
Major Corcia, Bryan and myself
at the Table bowling Mrn Corcia into
hysterics causing further injury to my
damaged elbow and also injuries to
Majr Corcia and Bryan besides breaking
lockery and Cabin table. The drunken
men continued incapable all through
the day and night, the steering and
handling of the ship being attended to
by Taco, Honu and Willi.
Date of entry 1-4-1924 L.A. Stenbeck Witness
Master Jno G. Corcia
Edwin M. Bryan, Jr.