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0932-- One Laysan Albatross way off starboard bow
0934-- One Wedged-tailed Shearwater off starboard bow
0936-- Three Wedged-tailed Shearwater stern (off), we are now meeting
a ship off starboard side, approximately 2 miles
0942-- Three-Four Sooty Terns flying around ship, also one Wedged-tailed
Shearwater off starboard bow.
0945-- One Black footed Albatross following ship, also one Wedged-tailed
Shearwater off port side, and seven Sooty Terns.correction eleven
0950-- One Laysan Albatross directly off bow of ship approaching to port
side; also one Wedged-tailed Shearwater off starboard side and two
Sooty Terns following ship, correction-five sooty terns
0955-- Seven Sooty Terns crossed bow ship, three more off stern,
0958-- One Laysan Albatross off starboard port correction-bow;
also a flock of approximately fifteen sooty terns off stern ship
1000-- Two Black-footed Albatross following ship, large flock of Sooty Terns
way off port bow on the horizon, approximately five around ship.
1003-- Approximately fourteen sooty terns off starboard side
1015-- Two Sooty terns overhead, three Black-foot Albatross following
ship
1021-- One Laysan Albatross off bow, also one Wedged-tailed Shearwater
off bow, five Sooty Terns passed ship
1023-- One Wedged tailed Shearwater off starboard side
1024-- Flock of twenty Sooty tern off starboard side headed northwest.
1026-- Two Wedged-tailed Shearwaters crossed bow from starboard to port.
1030-- No Albatross behind ship
1035-- Two Black-foot Albatross following ship, also two Sooty Terns passed
starboard side headed east.
1052-- One Laysan Albatross off port side, four Black-foot Albatross
behind ship, correction-six black-foot