*** NOTE: MALE VOICE STATING "(MUFFLED) ... FEB 1983 COMMENCE RECORDING 0800 GMT TAPE ONE SIDE ONE ***

SYWH WNU WNU QTC

VVV VVV VVV DE NMF TEST QRKIMI VVV K

VV NMF NERM N QRK4

VVV DE NMF QRK5 K

EE

T CQ CQ CQ CQ WOE WOE TFC LIST QSW 472 KHZ AND HF BT

CQ ... BT (WEAK SIGNAL)

9VDB 9VDB 9VDB WNU WNU QTC

(AUTO-ALARM) SOS SOS SOS DE WOOH WOOH WOOH BT VESSEL DOWN BY HEAD AT 0800GMT POSN 37-51.8N 74-45.5W BT MASTER AR HW

WOOH WOOH DE NMF NMF IMI K

SOS SOS DE WOOH WOOH BT VESSEL DOWN BY HEAD AT 0800GMT AT POSN 37-51.8N 74-45.5W PREPARING TO ABANDON REQUEST AT A I I REQUEST ASSISTANCE BT MASTER AR K

WOOH WOOH DE NMF NMF PSE AS AS

EE

WOOH D(TUNER) D(TUNER) WV X WOOH K WOOH WOOH DE KKJA KKJA KKJA BT RRR SOS

WOOH DE NMF IMI DE (TUNER) AND (TUNER) K

IMI

WOOH IMI KGJA IMI

WOOH DE KKJA KKJA (TUNER) QRX BT QRX AS AR K

WOOH DE NMF PSE HW

IMI

(TUNER) WOOH

DE

DE SVLR SVLR QSL QTH SOS

WA WOOH WOOH DE LJKR LJKR RRR SOS

L LJKR DE WOOH R PSE QTH IMI

DE

DE WOOH LJKR PSE QTH IMI

HE SOS WOOH DE LJKR QTH 0815GMT N38.23.2 W74.41.3W SPEED 12 KNOTS BT AR K

SOS D SOS LJKR DE WOOH R R PLEASE STANDBY FOR US

R SOS E WOOH DE LJKR RRR AR

EE

(AUTO-ALARM) SOS SOS SOS DE WOOH WOOH WOOH BT SS MARINE ELECTRIC AT 0800GMT VESSEL DOWN BY HEAD PREPARING TO ABANDON PST IMI POSN 37-51.8N 74-45.5W BT MASTER AR K

WOOH DE NMF PSE POB POB AND DESCRIPTION IMI K

SOS WOOH DE LJKR NMF SAYS POB AND DESCRIPTION IMI K

SOS DE WOOH BT POB 31 VESSEL COAL CARRIER BOUND NWPORT/RI FOR FALL RIVER AR HW

HE SOS N VE SOS WOOH DE LJKR RRR BT NMF DE LJKR QSL IMI K

LJKR DE NMF OM ARE YOU PROCEEDING TO ASSIST IMI K

SOS DE LJ VE SOS NMF DE LJKR RRR BT YES WE ARE PROCEEDING TO ASSIST SPEED 12 KNOTS BT K

(TUNER) LJKR DE NMF (ANOTHER STATION INTERFERING) QTC QSS

AS

QSW 425 AR

SOS WOOH DE NMN NMN RRR SOS AR

SOS DE WOOH R TU

*** (COMMENT: SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE SWITCHING TAPES... MUST HAVE BEEN RECORDING WITH MICROPHONE AND SPEAKER) ***

SOS NMN DE LJKR BT ARE YOU TAKING OVER DISTRESS TFC IMI K

SOS LJKR DE NMN RRR K

SOS NMN DE LJKR

LJKR DE NMN PSE ETA SOS IMI

AS

E

CQ

SOS NMN DE LJKR ETA SOS ABT (INTERFERENCE FM OTHER STN) 1100GMT II 1100GMT EARLIEST K

SOS LJKR DE NMN RRR AS

SOS WOOH WOOH DE NMN NMN BT DO YOU HAVE PFD IMI PFD AND ARE YOU ABANDING SHP NW ON SO II SMALL BOATS AND DO YOU HAVE FLARES IMI SOS WOOH DE NMN K

SOS DE WOOH AS AS SOON THINK AS

ET SOS DE NMN R K

SOS SOS SOS D WOOH DE SVLR SVLR QSL HW

SOS SOS NMN NMN DE WOOH WOOH BT THEY GETTING BOATS READY NOW YES HAVE FLARES II PFD IMI DO NOT UNDERSTAND PFD IMI

SOS WOOH DE NMN BT PFD BT PERSONNEL FLOAT DEVICES IMI

SOS NMN DE WOOH BT 34 POB TWO LIFEBOATS WILL BE SOON LAUNCHING THEM BT AR K

SOS WOOH DE NMN RRR QSL BT PSE ON SCENE WEATHER AND NATURE OF DISTRESS IMI SOS WOOH NMN K

SOS WOOH DE

NMN NMN DE LZ

DE

DE KLHC M RRR SOS QTH 32 MILES FROM U K

SOS KLHC DE WOOH RR PLS ASSIST WHEN YOU GET HERE AR K

SOS WOOH DE KLHC QSL WILL ASSIST QTH 38-21.5N 74-35.5W 32 MILES NNE FROM YOU WOOH DE KLHC K

SOS KLHC DE WOOH RR TU

R

SOS SOS SOS WOOH DE SVLR SVLR I AM 120 MLS OF YOU AR TKS

CQ CQ

WOOH WOOH WOOH DE LZKH LZKH LZKH R SOS PSE QTH LJKR K

VE SOS WOOH DE LJKR POSN 0

*** (COMMENT: TAPE 1 SIDE 1 ENDED, SWITCHED TO SIDE 2 OF TAPE 1) ***

DE TO U 26 MILES SPEED 15 KNOTS BT QRA BERGANGER/LJKR K

SOS LJKR DE WOOH NOW QTH QTH AT 0840GMT 37-52.7 M IMI 37-51.7N 74-46.1W NW TU

SOS DE LJKR RRR BT SOS NMN DE LJKR BT WE ARE 26 NMILES FROM WOOH AND DOING 15 KNOTS PREPARING TO ASSIST AS NEEDED BT K

SOS LJKR DE NMN RRR BT PSE ON SCEEN WEATHER IMI K

RATHER ROUGH BT FER DETAILS AS SEAC

R AS

SOS WOOH DE SVLR I AM 120 MILS OF YOU AR

SL

VAE SOS SOS WOOH DE KKJA KKJA R AA II RRR HR QTH 62 MI II 62 MI FM II SPD 7 KT II 7 KT II QTH 36-54.5N 74-13W BT AR K

SOS NMN DE LJKR WIND NNW FORCE 8-9 SEAS 6-7 AR K

SOS LJKR DE NMN RRR AR

E

SOS NMN DE KLHC BT TROPIC SUN/KLHC PROCEEDING TO ASSIST ABT 32 MILES NNE FROM VSL BT K

SOS KLHC DE NMN RRR AR

E

SOS NMN DE KKJA KKJA HR QTH II QTH 62 MI II 62 MI SPD 7 KT QTH 36-54.5N 74-13.0W AR K

SOS KKJA DE NMN RRR AR

SOS NMN SVLR QTH 0820 3618N 7302E I AM FM SOS WMMH 120 MLS AR TKS

SOS SVLR NMN RRR AR BT SOS SOS WOOH WOOH NMN NMN PSE CFM QTH AS 37-51.8N 74-45.5W SOS WOOH NMN K

R

SOS SOS NMN DE WOOH WOOH POSN AT 0840GMT 37-52.7N 74-46.1W IMI 37-52.7N 74-46.

OASN OASN DE KLC KLC QTC

QRT SOS DE NMN AR

SOS WOOH DE NMN RRR TU K

R TU

E

NMN NMN DE WJHK WJHK ERE QTH 24.40N 80.54W K

SOS WJHK NMN CFM 24.40N 80.54W IMI

RR AII RRR ABT 989 MILES AWAW II AWAY K

SOS WJHK NMN RRR AR

*** (COMMENT: SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE SWITCHING TAPES... MUST HAVE BEEN RECORDING WITH MICROPHONE AND SPEAKER) ***

SOS NMN DE LJKR 7TH 0855GMT BT 38.15.8 W 74.37.2 DISTANCE TO WOOH 24.8 MILES SPEED 14.1 KNOTS ETA DISTRESS POSN 10.38GMT BT K

SOS LJKR DE NMN RRR TU AR

E

WOOH DE LJKR OK IMI

LSOS LJKR DE WOOH IMI K

D SOS WOOH DE LJKR QTH 0855GMT BT N38.15.8 W74.37.2 DISTANCE TO U 24.8 MILES SPEED 14.1 KNOTS ETA URS 10.38GMT BT K

SOS LJKR DE WOOH RRR TU

EE

EE

SOS KLHC KLHC DE NMN NMN BT PSE ETA IMI ETA TO WOOH IMI K

E SOS NMN DE KLHC KLHC ETA DISTRESS POSN 1000Z SPEED 15KTS BT K

SOS KLHC DE NMN RRR AR

E

E

SOS LJKR LJKR DE NMN NMN BT PSE VISIBILTY AND CEILING IMI K

SOS NMN DE LJKR AS

EE

SOS NMN DE LJKR BT SNOW FLURIES VIS 4-5 MILES CEILING UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUE IMI BECAUSE OF DARKNESS BT K

SOS LJKR DE NMN RRR AR

E

E

SOS DE WOOH BT LAUNCHING STARBOARD BOAT VESSEL LISTING TO STARBOARD AND DOWN BY HEAD BAD BT AR K

SOS SOS WOOH DE NMN RRR AR

SOS WOOH DE LJKR BT POB IN STB LIFEBOAT IMI BT K

DE WOOH 34 POB BT 3030 AR VA

EE

CQ DE 8PO 8PO TFC LIST QSW 484 BT

NMN DE UYJU QTH 1933 II 1933N 63. BT SOS *** (NOTE: VERY WEAK SIGNAL WITH STATIC)

N SOS DE LJKR BT OUR ETA TO DISTRESS STILL 10.38GMT BT K

SOS LJKR NMN RRR AR

(WEAK SIGNAL) SOS NMN DE UFOU 193 63 W BT H

SOS NMN DE LJKR 0917GMT REST DISTANCE 19 NMILES SPEED 14.2 KNOTS BT K

SOS LJKR DE NMN RRR AR

E

SOS NMN DE UYJU QTH 1933N 6306W BT SOS

SOS UYJU DE NMN RRR AR

SOS KLHC KLHC DE NMN NMN BT PSE QRA IMI K

SOS NMN DE KLHC QRA SS TROPIC SUN/KLHC BT K

SOS KLHC DE NMN RRR QSL TKS AR

T E

*** (COMMENT: SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE SWITCHING TAPES... MUST HAVE BEEN RECORDING WITH MICROPHONE AND SPEAKER) **

(TUNER) (TUNER) (TUNER) (TUNER) SOS KMLD DE NMN RRR PSE AS

ARR HR BND SOUTH

R AS

EE

(TUNER)

SOS SOS KLHC KLHC/LJKR LJKR DE NMN NMN BT ETA CG AIRM EEE AIRCRAFT NUMBR 1471 IMI 1471 ON SCEEN AT 1020GMT BT K

SOS NMN DE KLHC RRR AR

SOS NMN DE LJKR RRR AR

DE

UM

SOS NMN DE LJKR AT 0950Z REST DISTANCE 12.2 NM SPEED 13.9 NO RADAR CONTACT BT K

15

SOS LJKR DE NMN RRR AR

E

II II PCGH

SOS KLHC KLHC (INTERFERENCE) CFM ETA AS 1000GMT BT K

SOS NMN DE KLHC ETA 1045Z K

SOS KLHC DE NMN RRR AR

E

QRT SOS

SOS LJKR LJKR DE NMN NMN BT PSE CFM ETA AS 1038Z IMI K

SOS DE LJKR BT NW ETA 10.45Z BT K

SOS LJKR DE NMN RRR AR

*** NOTE: MALE VOICE STATING "END OF RECORDING TIME 0956GMT" ***