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5 February 1963
Sea Records
Time Locality Species Remarks
0645 21° 34.6' N
159° 30' W bf albatross following ship
0715 bf albatross following ship
0730 bf albatross 6 following ship, lit stern to feed
on garbage
0745 laysan passed ship 100 yds. starboard
0750 sooty tern passed ship 150 yds. starboard,
headed NW
0800 laysan 200 yds. off port
0800 whale 2 unident. 1 mile off port side
0805 sooty tern 2 passed 200 yds. off stern,
heading N
0826 sooty tern 2 passed stern, heading NE
0830 bf albatross 7 lit stern for ship's garbage;
ran out hook and line with bacon
0840 sooty tern flying NW
0900 laysan passed ship
0900 bf albatross caught one on fish line, USFWS No.
30001 (?), breast marked with yellow
paint, released 0910
0925 21° 30' N
159° 30' W sooty tern 5 passed on port side, headed NW
0935 wt tropic bird off port side
0936 sooty tern est. 30, some appear darker, going W
0945 sooty tern one off stern
0949 sooty tern est. 20, off starboard, est. 300 yds.
0949 laysan off port side, est. 300 yds.
0952 sooty tern 3 plus 2 feeding off starboard
0956 frigate passed off stern
0959 laysan off stern, then passed port
1045 bf albatross 8 sitting together on water, none
following