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PUBLISHED BY THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, HUMBLE OIL I REFINING COMPANY Voi. 9, No. 13 July 6, 1967 Foreign Voyages in Progress, Effects of Suez Canal Closing In the last issue we left the Esso Newark out side of Bahrain, Persian Gulf, June 10, waiting for tug crews to bring her alongside. The wait lasted until June 14 (bet those fellers acquired a new; appreciation of their air conditioning) when she docked, loaded and left on the 16th for Oki nawa, arriving on July 1. Now she is bound for the Panama Canal and Baytown, due the 29th, when she will complete a 'round the world cruise that started from Baytown, April 21. The Esso Miami is due at Mobile today, after another circumnavigation of the globe. She set out from Houston. March 20 with wheat for Bom bay via the Suez Canal, thence to Bahrain to load an MSTS cargo for Bataan and Guam, and from there to the Panama Canal and home. Except for the Esso Seattle (due at Port Arthur. Texas. July 14) and possibly the Esso Scranton (arriving at Bombay about July 8) there are not likely to be any more foreign voyages for a while. For one thing, our tankers are needed to fill East Coast storage tanks which were unusually de pleted by the cold winter and spring. Another factor is the disruption of Middle East Twin Towboats Enter Houston Ship Channel Service The Esso Bayport and Esso Bay town joined the Company's inland waterways fleet June 29, after christening ceremonies at the Hous ton Ship Channel Turning Basin. Designed by the Marine Depart ment's Technical Staff, the new tow boats will work with four 9,500bbl. barges mainly to supply bunk ers to ships and Company storage terminals along the ship channel. The boats are named for Bayport, a new industrial area adjacent to the channel which is being devel oped by a subsidiary of Humble and, of course, Baytown, where the Company operates a 360,000-b/d refinery. The Bayport and Baytown arc each 50'x20'x7V2' and propelled by two 220-hp. diesel engines. The pilot house, messroom, electric gal ley and quarters for a crew of 4 are air conditioned. A special fea ture is an electric waste-incinerating device through which wastes can be disposed of without entering the water. Intercoastal Shipyard, Morgan City, La. built both towboats. EXX-MOR-007091 supplies and supply routes which may result in some clean product deliveries from the Caribbean to the U. S. East Coast going to Europe instead-- meaning more products moving out of the U. S. Gulf. Such a development is at least partly re sponsible for the Texas Railroad Commission set ting the Texas oil production allowable at 42.9% of capacity (approx. 3Vfe million b/d) for July --the highest production level since March 1957 and the previous Suez crisis. Another sign of the times was the recent load ing of the Esso Nurnberg and Esso Brussels at Port Arthur and Harbor Island for Fawley, Eng land, and the Esso Frankfort and Esso El Salvador taking cargo at Baton Rouge for Denmark and England. Original Licenses and Raises in Grade Laurence J. Carew--3rd Asst., 6/16/67* Robert E. Howley--to 2nd Asst.. 6/22/67 `Date reported to Company "For Superb Seamanship and Courage" Captain Edward L. Good (right) of the tug Esso Massachusetts, accepts a Tradition of the Sea Award from Gerard M. McAllister, of the New York Board of Trade. The Board presented its chief annual award to Captain George Sahlberg and the crew of the tug Julia C. Moran and voted to give an additional award this year to Captain Good and the crew of the Esso tug "for superb seamanship and courage," as well as performance of duty "in accord with the highest tradition of the sea." The Captains and crews of both tugs risked explo sions and fire to save 37 seamen from the flaming waters of Kill Van Kull on June 16, 1966, when the tankers Alva Cape and Texaco Massachusetts collided in the channel between Staten Island and Bayonne. The Julia C. Moran rescued 23 survivors and Humble's tug saved 14. Others in the Esso Massachusetts crew were Mate Joseph Summer, Chief Engr. William H. McPherson, Jr., Asst. Engr. James F. Sullivan, Steward Ole Skarsten, and Deckhands Arthur F. Stahlin and John Schaeffer. The awards were presented at a luncheon at the Seamen's Church Institute, New York, on May 23. Teagle Scholarship Students Graduated Mylene Keller, daughter of Chief Engr. Myles C. Keller (ret. 11/63) was graduated last month with a BS degree from Baylor Uni versity School of Nursing. She is now working at the Women and Children's Hospital of Baylor Medical Center in Dallas. Second Mate Jean S. Brower's son Neal has received a degree in electrical engineering at M.I.T. and a job with Honeywell. Inc. at their radiation center near Boston. Neal had a high standing in his class. Early Officer Retirements The following 3 officers have expressed inten tions to become early annuitants, thereby acquir ing the benefits of the Special Sea Service Retire ment Annuity Supplement: Chief Mate Leo H. Willis. Jan. 1. 1968 Second Mate Adrian F. Boulay. Sept. 1, 1967 Ch. Engr, Charles L. Chapman, Jan. 1, 1968 A total of 19 officers have so far decided to take advantage of the special retirement supple ment. Company Expands Offshore Exploration If, on a coastwise voyage, you should pick up a stationary object on your radar scope where you wouldn't expect to find a stationary object, could be that your target is the Caldrill I drilling a core sample from beneath the ocean floor. Caldrill I, you may remember, is the 176' con verted Navy vessel with a drill rig amidships and 2 computer-controlled outboard motors forward and 2 aft which keep her in drilling position. Caldrill I worked in the Gulf last year but beginning this month, she will start a project of taking 21 test cores from widely scattered Atlan tic locations beyond the 100-fathom curve. Humble is the operator of the project but will share the data collected (and the cost) with 3 other oil companies--Gulf. Mobil and Chevron. A permit to undertake the work was obtained from the Department of Interior (incongruous as it may seem). "Our program will not interfere in any way with fishing and recreational activities along the ESSO FLEET NEWS is published for the seagoing em ployees of the Marine Department. Humble Oil & Refining Co.: Joseph Andreae. General Manager: Sydney Wire. Assistant General Manager. W. E. Gardner. Editor. Contributions and suggestions are invited and should be addressed to The Editor, Esso Fleet News. Humble Oil & Refining Co.. P. 0. Box 1512. Houston. Texas 77001. 'JvV' * EXX-MOR-007092 Eastern Seaboard," a Company spokesman said. "It is the most preliminary of studies. We are not drilling for oil but are simply accumulating basic data for further study." New Division Formed To manage the Caldrill I project and other At lantic Coast. Texas, Louisiana and Florida off shore explorations, the Company has formed the Eastern Marine Division of its Exploration De partment. Robert W. Bybee has been named Man ager of the new division, which will be head quartered in Houston. m RECENT RETIREMENTS Chief Engineer Svafar Steffensen became an early annui tant July 1 after a 34-year, Wiper-to-Chief career in the Fleet. Almost half of his serv ice was spent in the Esso Raleigh. He joined her as First Asst, a month before she was completed by the Sun ship yard in Dec. 1942. After 2% years ashore as a Construction and Repair Inspector (beginning in April 1943) he returned to the ship in July 1946 and was her First Asst, and Chief Engineer until she was turned over to Sea-Land Service. Inc. in March 1962. From then until his retire ment he was Chief in the Esso Bangor. In his earlier working years Mr. Steffensen sailed 6 months as wiper and fireman with Pan Am and put in 4 years as an apprentice machin ist at Staten Island and Baltimore shipyards. He joined Esso as Wiper in July 1932. moved up to Fireman, Oiler. Machinist and, in Aug. 1936. Third Asst. He was Second and First Asst, from Oct. 1940 until his shore assignment. Mr. Steffensen and his wife Mary live in Balti more and have a son Ronald, who has just grad uated from the University of Maryland with a degree in business administration. Traveling in the U. S. and abroad, music, photography and puttering with cars (he has 3) are among the activities Mr. Steffensen plans for the future. ' Chief Cook Alfredo Monteiro. who retired July 1 manditorily. said he is glad to be able to sit back and relax, enjoy . life with his family and take in some fishing trips. "But," he added. "I will miss Esso very much. I have shipped out for 39 vears but my best years have Malcolm C. Hope (left) Director of the U. S. Public Health Service's Office of Compliance and Control, Washington, D. C., presents the Service's Special Cita tion to Sydney Wire, Assistant General Manager of the Marine Department, at a luncheon in the Petro leum Club, Houston, June 30. The Citation signifies that each vessel in the Company's seagoing and in land waterways fleets received a Certificate of Sani tation for 1966 by scoring 95% or better on 166 items of sanitation. It was the 10th consecutive year in which the Special Citation was received. been these last 20 with Esso. I made a lot of friends, will miss them all and also the Port Stewards." With one exception, all of Mr. Monteiro's serv ice in the Fleet was as Chief Cook. His first ship was the Esso Fawley, on Feb. 15, 1947 and his last were the Esso Chester and Esso Boston. Mr. Monteiro and his wife Benvinda live in Brooklyn. N. Y. TAFFRAIL TALK mmmsmmm Captain C. Paul Sperl is in England on a 5-6 week special assignment. Captain Roger A. Steward will jet off July 8 for France and the 2-week course in large ship handling at the Esso Marine Research and Train ing Center in Grenoble. He will spend some fol lowing paid leave time touring Europe with Mrs. S. Several other deck officers are slated to attend the training center in the near future. We have another Master in Europe--Captain Roland E. Parkhurst. who is touring the Conti nent in a Volkswagen with his wife Dorothy. He reports enjoying the French Alps and visiting Italy and Austria. "So far. we have been faith ful to Esso." Captain Parkhurst wrote. "See `Pack dem Tiger im Tank' everywhere." Esso Jamestown ( Captain William N. Sims and Chief Engr. William A. Dundon) left Newport News shipyard for Baytown. July 2. after 27 days of repairs that included installation of a EXX-MOR-007093 bulbous bow. automatic boiler firing equipment, a segregated ballast system, and Special Survey and sundry repair items. Speaking of repairs--we have word that Engine Dept, men in the Esso Florence gave a good ac count of themselves in holding up their end of the repair work done while the ship was in a Galveston shipyard. June 6-11. The work force was composed of: Ch. Engr. Neilo Leavlns 1st Asst. Richard E. Lewis 2nd Asst. James E. Fowler 3rd Asst. Kenneth W. Hill 3rd Asst. Marshall Parsons Pumpman John B. Saylors MM/2P Sidney Mosher Oiler Grady V. Fountain Oiler Percy E. Swainson Oiler Marshall J. Dedon Maybe the Deck gang worked like beavers, too, but if so. we didn't get "the word." To quote an old radio gag--"Why doesn't somebody tell us these things?'' el.' _ -J'jjosmj OBITUARY -- Edward H. LeTourneau, 84. Assistant General Manager of the Marine Dept., Standard Oil Co. (N. J.) for 5 years before his retirement on June 1. 1948, died June 30. He had been living in St. Croix. Virgin Is. and was a brother of R. G. SERVICE EMBLEM AWARDS 30 YEARS Ernest Palazzini Chief Mate June 7, 1967 Edward F. Kelly Chief Steward December 4, 1966 + 20 YEARS + Walter A. Johnson Third Mate December 2, 1966 Reidar Bohnhorst Able Seaman May 19, 1967 Raul G. Villarreal Oiler September 22, 1966 10 YEARS Arthur W. Vaag Ordinary Seaman June 13,1967 Henry Miranda Messman November 12, 1966 Miguel Contreras, Jr. Fireman-Watertender June 30, 1967 LeTourneau. the manufacturer of giant earth moving equipment. Mr. LeTourneau had 27 years' service with the Company---22 in the Repair Division, an earlier career in electrical engineering and U. S. Navy service in World War I. John D. Rogers, 69, former General Manager of the Marine Dept., died in.New York. June 16. of a heart attack. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Charles F. Coogan and 2 brothers, Cyril and Daniel. Mr. Rogers retired Jan. 1. 1963 after an outstanding ca reer of 47 years in Humble and Jersey marine operations. He started in 1916 with Jersey Stand ard as a Junior Clerk and by 1943 had advanced to Manager of the Operating Division of Jersey's Marine Dept. During World War II he served as Chief Tanker Expediter at the Panama Canal for the War Shipping Administration and after the war was in London for 1 Vz years as Joint General Manager of Esso Transportation Co.. Ltd. Elected a Vice President and Director of Esso Shipping Co. in 1949. Mr. Rogers was made Executive Vice President in 1954 and when Esso Shipping was merged with Esso Standard Oil Co. in 1958, he became General Manager of marine operations. He was named General Manager of Humble's Marine Dept, late in 1960. Throughout his career Mr. Rogers was un swervingly loyal to the Company and dedicated in his work. He was often the first one in the office and the last to leave. He had great admira tion and respect for our seagoing men and did much to improve their working conditions. In addition to his Company responsibilities. Mr. Rogers served with distinction on industry com mittees of the American Petroleum Institute, American Merchant Marine Institute. National Safety Council and American Bureau of Shipping. Walter V. Eichelberger. 72. who retired July 1. 1959 as Assistant to the Marine Agent at Baton Rouge, died June 27. He is survived by a son. Walter. Jr. and a daughter. Mrs. Floyd D. West. Mr. Eichelberger had 44 years of Company service, all at Baton Rouge. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War I.