▁would ▁enable ▁ships ▁to ▁distinguish ▁real ▁mines ▁from ▁false ▁posit ives . ▁The ▁challenge ▁of ▁the ▁mission ▁was ▁distingu ishing ▁objects ▁moving ▁with ▁the ▁current . ▁Mer chant ▁ships ▁constantly ▁added ▁heavy ▁tr ash ▁to ▁the ▁bottom . ▁Must in ▁quickly ▁realized ▁that ▁his ▁mission ▁was ▁essentially ▁a ▁" make - work ▁operation ." ▁He ▁thus ▁appreciated ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁build ▁mor ale . ▁Every ▁time ▁the ▁carri ers ▁would ▁deploy , ▁the ▁air ▁station ▁band ▁would ▁play , ▁making ▁for ▁a ▁cer emon ious ▁occasion , ▁to ▁the ▁delight ▁of ▁both ▁crew ▁and ▁depend ents . ▁He ▁asked ▁that ▁the ▁band ▁extend ▁the ▁same ▁cour tes y ▁to ▁Bun ting ▁whenever ▁she ▁deployed ▁to ▁Nor folk , ▁and ▁he ▁got ▁it . ▁Moreover , ▁when ▁Bun ting ▁returned ▁to ▁her ▁ber th ▁along ▁the ▁south ▁wall , ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁his ▁sea ▁detail ▁on ▁deck ▁to ▁render ▁hon ors ▁to ▁any ▁car rier ▁tied ▁alongside ▁the ▁north ▁wall . ▁The ▁relatively ▁tiny ▁Bun ting , ▁however , ▁would ▁steam ▁past ▁the ▁much ▁larger ▁ship ▁un seen , ▁below ▁the ▁sight ▁of ▁the ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁De ck , ▁and ▁thus ▁the ▁car rier ▁never ▁returned ▁hon ors . ▁H ank ' s ▁anno y ance ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁call ▁on ▁the ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁USS ▁Sar at oga ▁( CV - 6 0 ), ▁then ▁the ▁flags hip ▁of ▁R AD M ▁George ▁Anderson . ▁After ▁hearing ▁his ▁compla int , ▁the ▁good - n ature d ▁Executive ▁Officer ▁assured