| Show Ocean Currents Play Tricks for Mariners 1 Washington Queer Queer pranks and conditions played by localized ocean current rips have been re re- reported reported re- re reported ported to the hydrographic office of the United States navy While on a voyage from Balboa C C. C Z to San Diego Calif recently the American steamer Jefferson Myers My My- Myers Myers ers reported a current rip directly across its path that had water with witha a temperature of 84 8 degrees Fahren Fahren- Fahrenheit Fahrenheit Fahrenheit heit and deep blue in color on its south side On the north side how how- however however however ever the water was dark green and mn had a temperature of only 68 de de- de- de grees Similarly when the ship passed over the rip the air tempera tempera- temperature ture changed from 84 8 to 63 degrees The British steamer Pentridge Pent ridge Hill lull reports while on a voyage from Rotterdam to Rio de la Plata South America a current rip in the South Atlantic that for five miles of length had the appearance of breakers in very shallow water A current rip was described near the equator in the South Atlantic by bythe bythe bythe the American vessel Charles Pratt which turned the ships ship's course off five degrees |
