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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