Ben Oostdam's
Autobiography:


page 3

1960
WHOI

"CHAIN 13"


Here are some of the
names of "CHAIN 13"
scientific crew :
  • Earl Hayes
  • Clyde Lister
  • George Erlanger
  • Kern Kenyon (later to SIO
    1985 R.V Thomas G. Thompson. P.I. Meteo)
  • Steve Wilson
  • Lee Bennett
  • Ben Oostdam
  • Bill Watkins(?)



Ben Oostdam as winch-operator
On July 25, 1960, we finally saw "land" again, in the form of a bird-splattered rock named "ROCKALL" jutting out of the water:

George Erlanger (in 1964, we worked together on "Diamonds from the Sea" off S.W.A.)

British Marines landed there and claimed Rockall, and Greenpeace activists lived there and tried to establish "Waveland" There even is a "tongue in cheek" Rockall newspaper, where I found a funny story about Canada invading St. Pierre and Miquelon (published a few days after my write up on these islands)


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