132 Motor Schooner France June 1945 Saturday 13th S & SE fresh breeze and jumpy sea Bar 30.15 I am start to the W.E. Called the Engineer to assist to work ship but he refused. 8 am Called the three loafers aft and told them I was going back to shore to get rid of them and get men. Engineer Hicks said it was not his fault if men got sick. He was here to assist Mr Corriza and look after the Engine 22 Fraser & McGowan promised to turn to. Petty to run back to leave at 40 feet going 4 PM SSE with same but log pump lights Look out at 3. Sunday 14th S SE to SE mod breeze Hazy Bar 30.09 8 am Watched Gal. 13.12 Dist 7nm Pumps light Anchor at 5 Monday 15th SSE to SE with rain Bar 29.99. 9 am Kambaran B. W & N Dist 4nm Started Engine Noon wind dying in SE stopped Engine. 5:30 PM Tugboat B NE Dist in Falling light with same Pump Light & Lookout at 7. Tuesday 16th Calms + Light variable airs with continual rain and thick weather. 8 am clearing from SSE Bar 30.05 Noon Lat 19°21' N Long 175°13' W Ship Head E&S (Gale Gal) B S x 2½ Dist 27 nm. 5 PM Heaving 31x34 Pump Lights / Anchor attended to. Wednesday 17th S to SSE fresh Breeze Bar 30.15 Beating up towards Vaton during The night and anchored close to boat passage in 12 fms at 9 am. Landed Mr Corriza and two men Pump lights at 7 Engine run 1 hr Thursday 18th S & SE fresh Breeze Bar 30.05. Mr Corriza and 2 men landed at 7 am. Employed rep sails & getting firewood etc pump Anchor watch light at 8. Friday 19th SSE to S fresh breeze Bar 30.20 Got a load of firewood off & Left for One Shaw at 10 am Noon Lat 19°52' S Ship Head SW. 8 PM Freshening Reefed M.S & in Outer fit. Midnight Blowing a gale. Took in Inner fit sheet carrying away & Reefed Foresail. A wicked sea running but ship still head reaching Pump lights Lookout at 10. Left Vaton. 133 Motor Schooner France June 1925 Thursday 20th Q Hg SSE gale nasty wicked seas 6:34 am Wind increasing in force. Double reefed Main-sail and Stay-sail furling away carried Started Engine to keep command of the ship One Shaw & SSE Dist 12 nm Worked up toward the Island under double reefed Canvas & Stay-sail with The engine going. Found it very hard work but got the anchor down in 11 fms 45 fathoms chain on edge of Reef at Noon 4 PM Set 40 fathoms anchor also in 11 Fms Blowing hard. Mr Corriza Boats Crew returned 5 PM 1½ miles pull against wind Current To land. Pumps Anchor Lights watch at 7 Sunday 21st SSE gale Bar 30.20. Mr Mrs Corriza with boats crew ashore all day. Hard job to get these pump Light revetel attended to. Monday 22nd Storm ESE gale Bar 30.25. Mr Corriza with two assistants and a Boats Crew of three for the shore at 9 am leaving a boy and the Cook aboard. Gale increased in violence and the ship commenced to drag. Paid out more chain. PM wind hauled North of East in fierce gusts. Repaired and double reefed M.S & F.S. Boat and Crew of three returned at 5:45 PM Wind ENE ship rolling spitting at her anchors. Pump Anchor Watch Tuesday 23rd Blowing a hard gale from ENE Bar 29.95 Considerable pitch roll + strain at Anchorage. Employed repairing jib sheets etc Moderating slightly at Sunset. Pump Anchor-watch and Light attended to. Wednesday 24th WE gale Bar 30.15. Sail boat ashore for Mr Corriza and party at 6 am Returns at Noon when commenced to get under way. Found Cutter full of water and a big sea and went against us but some difficulty to clear same. Under way at 1:30 Beating to the Southward under double reefed Canvas and The engine going. Ship getting some hard knocks stopped Engine at 4:30. SH SSE & Pump lights Lookout etc to. Left One Shaw.