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15 March 1963
0745 blackfoot 2 following astern
0753 petrol ? crossed bow from east to west
0810 blackfoot 2 following ship, bosin shot at one, but didn't hit it; both scared away
0830 booby? flying high from NW to SE
0845 shearwater headed north on starboard; light below
0910 blackfoot following astern
0915 no birds visible
0942 blackfoot one following astern
0950 no birds visible
1035 blackfoot one astern; shot at it, but missed
1055 no birds visible
1430 booby? reported by bosin, crossed bow headed SW