ATF/SIC 1, Moctobi, February-March 1963
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5 February 1963 continued 1047 sooty tern 3 crossed astern 1108 sooty tern 3 headed NE 1128 21°26'N rt tropic bird flew directly over ship, headed E 159°03'W 1156 terns (?) about 40, headed W 1156 booby sp. ? with above terns, diving 1207 sooty tern 3 passed port side, feeding 1250 porpoise broke water completely, about 1 mile off port side 1345 21°21.8'N turnstone approached from S, circled ship, headed N 158°44.2'W 1400 sooty tern 3 passed to port 1422 gb tern one crossed bow from N to S 1432 sooty tern est. 30 moving 1 mile off port side from E to W 1435 sooty tern one moving NE of port side 1437 sooty tern 2 moving from E to W off port 1438 sooty tern est. 10 moving from E to W off port 1439 sooty tern 40-50 moving E to W off starboard 1441 sooty tern 25+ moving NE to SW off bow 1513 21°18'N sooty tern one heading E, high 158°28.6'W 1518 jaeger ? came up astern and passed port 1519 sooty tern 4 passed on port from E to W 1600 sooty tern one across bow from SE to NW 1621 jaeger passed on starboard from E to W 1636 sooty tern passed on port, going NW 1649 sooty tern 2 crossed bow from S to N 1652 sooty tern one flying NE 1652 jaeger passed starboard from E to W 1703 sooty tern one NE of bow