Summary

Radioactive contamination of water and fish in the western Pacific Ocean by the 1954 Castle Bravo nuclear weapon test at Bikini Atoll.

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This drawing was produced in 1955 by Y. Nishiwaki for a Japanese government study and reprinted, somewhat simplified, in S. Sevitt, "The Bombs," The Lancet, July 23, 1955, pp. 199-201. It is probably public domain due to origin and age, and its author is unlikely to still be contactable. In any event, I think it qualifies for fair use because it is uniquely informative and its publication 54 years ago in The Lancet gives it authenticity.

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Caption

English

(Taken from The Lancet article where it appeared.)

Map showing points (X) where contaminated fish were caught or where the sea was found to be excessively radioactive.
B=original "danger zone" around Bikini announced by the U.S. government.
W= "danger zone" extended later.
xF=Position of the Fukuryu Maru.
NE, EC, and SE are equatorial currents.

French

Carte montrant des points (X) où des poissons contaminés étaient attrapés ou des endroits où la mer était trouvée excessivement radioactif.

B= "zone de danger" originale autour de Bikini, annoncé par le gouvernement U.S.

W= "zone de danger," après être étendu

xF= position du bateau Fukuryu Maru

NE, EC, et SE sont des courants équatoriales.

German

(Abbildung aus der Fachzeitschrift The Lancet, in der sie ursprünglich erschien.)

Die Abbildung zeigt die Punkte (X), an denen kontaminierter Fisch gefangen oder wo im Meer eine übermäßige radioaktive Belastung gemessen wurde.

B="Gefahrenzone" um das Bikini-Atoll, wie sie ursprünglich von der US-Regierung festgelegt wurde.

W=später erweiterte Gefahrenzone.

xF=Position des Fischkutters Fukuryu Maru (Glücklicher Drache).

NE, EC und SE sind äquatoriale Strömungen.