SEARCH FOR ULM

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 10 December 1934, Page 7

SEARCH FOR ULM

United States Navy Plans to Continue Efforts ONLY A REMOTE HOPE STORMY CONDITIONS (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) HONOLULU, Dec. 8. Refusing to give up hope, the United States Navy authorities yesterday decided to continue the search for Mr O'. T. P. Ulm and his crew with the aid of surface boats and aeroplanes. The decision was announced by RearAdmiral Yarnell after two hours’ conference with men who have hunted tiio ocean for four days, having searched all the surrounding waters for 200 or more miles from the Hawaiian Islands. Naval men discussed whether even the remote chance of finding the fliers would warrant a search 1000 miles north-westward. Currents in that direction might have carried the men to one of the numerous reefs and shoals that stretch across the Pacific to the lonel.v cable station at Midway Island. The search yesterday was curtailed to three destroyers in the north-east, three Coastguard vessels in the northwest and four seaplanes in the southwest. Otherwise the navy resumed normal training.

The navy says the search is the most extensive peacetime operation in history. With the co-ordination of ships planes have covered 250,000 square miles without a mishap.The weather to the northward yesterday was stormy and to the southward was fair. The navy believes the chance of rescue is nil, but it is not ready to quit completely.