Staten Island (AGB 5) - Naval Cruise Book

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RESCUE 81 DELIVERY Isolated Xntarctica communities like this United States-New Zealand scientific station at Cape Hallett, are completely staffed and sell' sustaining. Occasionally though. the going can get tough and assist- ance may be necessary. ST-NTEN ISLAND was called upon to evacuate a Seabee who had suffered a stroke. The big HR-S along with the ship's doctor accomplished the nfisaion in short order. Immediately :iftf-r the Helo settled down on deck the pfitif-nt was xxlileln-il away to the Ship'a sick irq for rw-et and treatment. VI ITIYN ISLXNIW arrived at Mclvlurdo S-wifi-l. irit:irt-tit-si, on 16 December. The iw- P-rv-:ilwr plow-ti hvr may through the thick ww in tlr-1 aouml until sho roavhod a point -eo -- wx nil'-Q from thi- IHS. Naval Air I -ivilxtj.. it this point the ship was an- .-Mir--tl ri- rlw- ivv :mtl -ill tons of supplies tml v'l':i,w ofl'hristxn:w pzicknges were off- lwifl-'1l. Il l'i4lillllll'l frutil lllt' .-Ill' Facility lir:w'.-- our ru flat- ahip in trrivtors and trucks f-v'-img' long! trfiinf of all-ds which wort- uf-ted to rrr1n4p'irt fha- vrtrgu tu thf' station. Thirty wi. uf r?'-- huge of Vhriatrnas packages were ff-r flw- hr lffudlity, the rf-st lining distri- hufell In tht- other ILS. stations in Antarc- tivri. ST X'l'l'fY ISI. NND also rfarrierl mail to 'iinirirlaor I'.F4. we llI'f'fll'Cf'l , the USS GLACIICII, '-.hir-F had prof-r-fic-d it to Mcrlliliirdo Sound. xx 4 xl,

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