Date: SUN 16-APR-95 06:04:08 GMT Subject: Solo Update 04/16/95 0600GMT DAY53

PACIFIC PINTAIL STEAMS ON TOWARD JAPAN

The Pacific Pintail with its 14 tonnes of radioactive waste is in position (0600 GMT) is 26 degrees 08 minutes North, and 167 degrees and 32 minutes East. The Pintail's course is 285 degrees and the ship's speed is 13 Knots. For distances to Pacific Islands please see enclosed table.

Pacific State City/Island Distance/Direction relative to PP's course
Mutsu Ogawara Japan 1,575 miles, 15 degrees right of PP
Tokyo Japan 1,545 miles, 5 degrees right of PP
Marshall Isl. Bikini 870 miles, 100 degrees left of PP
F.S. Micronesia Pohnpei 1,265 miles, 85 degrees left of PP
Nauru Nauru Island 1,595 miles, 105 degrees left of PP
Guam Guam 1,540 miles, 50 degrees left of PP
Solomon Isl. Honiara 2,180 miles, 95 degrees left of PP

Media updates from the Solo are sent out on a daily basis at approximately 0600 GMT and 0800 lt. If additional information on the Pacific Pintail's voyage or it's cargo of plutonium waste is required, please contact Bas Bruyne on the Solo (phone:++ 872-1301166), or Karen Richardson at Greenpeace UK (phone: ++44-171-226-3151). Photo, video, or other media requests should be made to Blair Palese or Mark Warford at Greenpeace Communications (phone: ++44-171-8330-600).

Media and others interested in tracking the shipment's route daily should access Greenpeace World Wide Web site at: HTTP://WWW.greenpeace.org/

Best regards
and No Nukes!
Ulf Birgander (Captain)

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