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TRANSMITTED HEREWITH IS THE TEXT OF A TELETYPE FM THULE AB, GREENLAND, TO AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, DTG 222141Z AUGUST 1968, CRESTED ICE REPORT 1. THIS IS CRESTED ICE REPORT N3R 22, 22 AUG 68, OCEAN 2. FORECAST FOG WAS INSIGNIFICANT AND STAR III WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE 3 HOUR MISSION FOR OPERATIONAL DIVE NBR 6. LEFT DOCK AT 2050, SUBMERGED AT 0 105 WITH DELAY DUE TO NECES- .O SITY OF CLEARING "A” FRAME FROM AREA. APPARENTLY THIS OPERATION RESULTED BECAUSE AFTER
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PEACHING BOTia'i AND WORKING b CIRCULAR TRACKS NO AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS SEEN. PREVIOUSLY SEEN HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS CF WRECKAGE WERE NOT IN EVIDENCE AND BOTTOM WAS MUCH ROUGHER AND DEPTH GREATER BY AS MUCH AS 50 FEET. ALL THIS SUBSTANTUATES PROBABILITY OF INADVERTENT. SHIFT OF AS MUCH AS 100 YARDS IN DATUM POINT LOCATION EITHER DUE TO THE "A" FRAME OPERATION OR TO A ONE TO TWO KNOT EBB FLOW TIDAL CURRENT WHICH WAS NOTICEABLE FROM THE SURFACE TO THE BOTTOM AT THE TIME. S5MM CAMERA AND VIDEO CAMERA OPERATED SATISFACTORILY AND GOOD BOTTOM PICTURES 3. ALL SYSTEMS ON THE STAR III WERE GREEN FOR LAST NIGHTS CNBR6) MISSION EXCEPT FOR THE MANIPULATOR WHICH IS 4 STAR III IS SCHEDULED TO DEPART DOCK AT 0600 HOURS 23 AUG FOR OPERATIONAL DIVE NBR 7. DATUM POINT LOCATION WILL BE CHECKED AND MISSION PLAN WILL BE AS BEFORE USING TETHER LINE NAVIGATION. - 5. AFINS OBSERVERS ESTIMATE THAT ABOUT 20 PCI OF THE BOT* TOM AREA INVOLVED HAS BEEN SURVEYED TO DATE. CONTINUED
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EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO GET BETTER AND MORE 35MM PHOTO COVERAGE OF THE ENTIRE AREA. c. saama task group is continuing preparations for RESUPIN OF TANK FARM OPERATIONS UPON ARRIVAL OF USN3 TWOLE ON 23 AUG. NO PROBLEMS. 7. WEATHER IS HOLDING GOOD EVEN THOUGH SOME OCCASIONAL FOG HAS OCCURRED. TEMPERATURE IS RUNNING 28-42 DEG f AND THE SUN NOW DISAPPEARS BEHIND NORTH MOUNTAIN FOR A FEW MINUTES AT MIDNIGHT. HARBOR ICE IS SCATTERED ENOUGH 1-2 OKTAS, 30 AS TO PRESENT NO PROBLEM. ESTIMATE AT LEAST A MONTH MORE OF WEATHER SUITABLE FOP, SURVEY OPERA TIONS IF REQUIRED.