▁where ▁he ▁estimated ▁the ▁s inking ▁had ▁taken ▁place . ▁Many ▁AS D IC ▁echo es ▁were ▁investig ated . ▁E cho ▁sound er ▁traces ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁off ▁b ould ers ▁on ▁the ▁bottom , ▁and ▁some ▁looked ▁prom ising ; ▁when ▁crossed , ▁however , ▁on ▁a ▁course ▁at ▁right ▁angles ▁to ▁the ▁initial ▁run - over , ▁all ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁false . ▁The ▁search ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁so ▁far ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁thorough ▁and ▁left ▁no ▁doubt ▁that ▁detection ▁by ▁any ▁future ▁search ▁would ▁be ▁purely ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁chance . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Border ▁C ities ▁made ▁a ▁voyage ▁to ▁B erm uda . ▁After ▁emb ark ing ▁service ▁personnel ▁for ▁passage , ▁she ▁left ▁Hal if ax ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁hours ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 0 th . ▁After ▁passing ▁two ▁days ▁in ▁the ▁islands ▁she ▁left ▁on ▁ 4 ▁July ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Hal if ax . ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁month , ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 2 th , ▁Border ▁C ities ▁made ▁a ▁short ▁cru ise ▁with ▁W inn ip eg . ▁They ▁left ▁Hal if ax ▁for ▁Liverpool , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁visit ing ▁St . ▁Andrew ' s , ▁New ▁Brun sw ick . ▁and ▁Y arm outh ▁and ▁Ch ester ▁in ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁The ▁unf av ou rable ▁weather , ▁however , ▁induced ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁plan ▁and ▁the ▁last - named ▁place ▁alone ▁was ▁visited