routing and record sheet
Officer dcaienation* ihould be used in lhe "TO" column. Under each comment ashould becrost iheel and eachcomrnent numbered tocorretpond wilh lhe number In Ihe "TO" column. Each officer ihould initial (check mark iniuliit-enl) before further routine. Thin Routing and Record Sheet ihould be returned lo Regijlry.
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SUBJECT: Report of ^on Rocont Reconnaissance.
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Tbe following ere salient points mentioned:
unfit to ccesnand. Several times he changed
course established bvresponsible for the ship
being 2f> miles offonsost ran it on coral reefs; and did run it aground on return to Panaaa. He did not handle himselfrue skipper nor did he know how to direct thc crew*
is thoroughly capable of commanding aad has
the confidence oi tno entire crew. At least some of the crow would not care to sail again under |"
a capable engineer.
a landing party went ashore signs of habitationon the Island. So many of the crew went ashore it wasa picniceconnaissance.
* on deck, during period that ship wasIsland, he saw only one small sailing craft.
repairs to be made on ship will be completed by It will be core seaworthy than when original recon
no tine Questioned after the recon.
weeks needing the recon, wher,asrepairsno effort to do anythingfire on board, nor aia he open the vents at night In orderthe temperature down where hardware was stored. Nor wasmade to clean up rugs and other materials that wereto spontaneous combustion.
was neither lifeboat nor fire drill beforeno life rafts had been provided.
jX ureeoblo to sailing again but not underart J He would have full confidence ih
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