grees. My thermometer reads 0 degrees. No report of Hay r uss. Don’t think men went out. Still very cold. Sunny and warmer this PM. Su nd ay, Febr ua r y 18. The weather, of course, does not cooperate, for today is the beginning of the Great Snowfall of February 1979. Miss Ada: Very cold—0 degrees. 4:30 started snowing, temp was 6 degrees. Calm and still very cold. What wind there is, is NE or SE, all around the globe. Very Stormy. The Search ~ Week Two Monday, Februar y 19. It is now clear that the quick recovery everyone had hoped for is not going to happen. It is Day 10, and only one member of the crew has been found. Further diving seems pointless and,
under these conditions, foolhardy. Moreover, w ith the w ind r ising and the temperature dropping and heavy snow falling, it is simply too dangerous to attempt much of anything on the Bay. Despite the wish to persist, it is necessary to pause. No one wants another tragedy. Miss Ada: Heavy winds, temp 15 degrees. Snowing terrible, banking all over the cars and all around the houses. No traffic. Can’t see across the road. Stopped about 12 o’clock. Regular blizzard. Drifts up to 15 feet. Tuesday, Februar y 20. Everyone now realizes that the best chance of finding the missing men is by dragging the Bay floor. The other task is to bring up the Hayruss IV
The Aquarius, Tackle and one of the whalers search through the ice field. 157