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 HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE,

WASHINGTON, D.C.

N-8.
No. 1013. April 15, 1912.

N O  R  T  H   A  T  L  A  N  T  I  C  O  C  E  A  N

OBSTRUCTIONS OFF THE AMERICAN COAST.

Mar. 28 - Lat 24° 20', lon 80° 02', passed a broken spar

projecting about 3 feet out of water, apparently attached to

sunken wreckage.--EVELYN (SS) Wright.

OBSTRUCTIONS ALONG THE OVER-SEA ROUTES.

Apr 7 - Lat 35° 20', lon 59° 40', saw a lowermast covered

with marine growth.--ADRIATICO (It. ss), Cevascu.

ICE REPORTS.

Apr 7 - Lat 45° 10', lon 56° 40', ran into a strip of field

ice about 3 or 4 miles wide extending north and south as far

as could be seen. Some very heavy pans were seen.--ROSALIND

(Br ss), Williams.

Apr 10 - Lat 41° 50', lon 50° 25', passed a large ice

field a few hundred feet wide and 15 miles long extending in a

NNE direction.--EXCELSIOR (Ger ss). (New York Herald)

COLLISION WITH ICEBERG - Apr 14 - Lat 41° 46', lon 50°

14', the British steamer TITANIC collided with an iceberg

seriously damaging her bow; extent not definitely known.

Apr 14- The German steamer AMERIKA reported by radio telegraph passing two large icebergs in lat 41° 27', lon 50°

08',--TITANIC (Br ss).

Apr 14 - Lat 42° 06', lon 49° 43', encountered extensive

field ice and saw seven icebergs of considerable size.--PISA

(Ger ss).

J. J. K N A P P

Captain, U.S. Navy/

Hydrographer.