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PUBLISHED BY THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, HUMBLE OIL & REFINING COMPANY Vol. 10, No. 12 June 27, 1968 Company Steps-Up Pollution Prevention and Control Measures A concerted effort is underway by Marine De partment personnel to develop improved methods of preventing oil spills and quickly and effectively coping with them if they do occur. The effort is part of a worldwide pollution avoidance program, begun in 1964, in which all marine operations of Jersey affiliates are participating. One of the projects now in progress is a survey of Company and customer terminals and harbor conditions at U. S. East Coast ports. Louis H. Staar, Sr. Transportation Allocator at Baytown, is making the survey in cooperation with the Branch Office Managers. The survey will be the basis for prepar ing a set of guidelines on how to deal with oil spills in each Branch Office area. Quite possibly some improved facilities for prevention, containment and dispersing of spills will also be recommended. To provide more emphasis on preventing pollu tion in Florida ports, experienced men board ves sels arriving with fuel oil cargoes to be sure that all possible precautions are taken to prevent a spill during the discharging of cargo and the start of ballasting. The men are representatives of the charterers of the vessels and work under the direc tion of J. H. Jorgensen, Jacksonville Branch Man ager. Among those participat ing in the program are annui tants Einar K. Anderson, H. W. Bradbury. Captain R. W. Gwaltney. Captain William Mello and Luman A. Poole. Altogether they receive assign ments to 20 to 30 ships month. Some valuable lessons in effective oil spill clean up methods were learned after an unfortunate combination of circumstances resulted in a rather nasty contamination of part of the Port of Palm Beach. On Feb. 5 about 200bbls. of a fuel oil cargo escaped overboard (probably through a defective sea suction valve) from a chartered foreign flag tanker. Although there was an oil spill boom to contain such a spill, it was improperly secured and as the tide went out, part of the boom came out of the water and the spilled oil escaped under it. A strong wind carried the spill across the harbor to contaminate a 3-mile area consisting of beach, sea wall, sponge coral, riprap. 60.000 sq. ft. of lawn, the boathouses and piling of a yacht club and 175 yachts. After 6 weeks of locally supervised clean-up work had not been entirely successful. Asst. Port Captain Robert F. Stap was assigned to complete the job. He did it in 3 weeks. Captain Stap found that some of the shore areas, particularly 3.800 ft. of sponge coral and 2,100 ft. of riprap had not been thoroughly cleaned. Trapped oil would melt in the sun and float out on successive tides, causing more contamination. ` i.- --- t ^^ ^ r_ A striking after-and-before view of a fuel oil coated sea wall being cleaned by hosing (40 lbs. pres sure) with sea water after spraying heavy-duty marine cleaner. Some yachts were cleaned 4 and 5 times. The solu tion involved daily inspections to determine the source of slicks, applying chemical cleaner and hosing down these sections with water of up to 125 lbs. pressure. Stones and pieces of cement road scrap had to be turned over by hand to ex pose and clean oil clinging to the undersides. In a 1.300-ft. area extending about 40 ft. out from shore. Captain Stap found that slicks were coming from globs of oil which melted and spread in the heat of the sun. The globs were formed when, shortly after the spill, oil was sprayed with an emulsifier but not agitated, causing part of the oil to sink. These globs would come to the surface when agitated by tides, currents or a propeller wash. The clean-up required scouring the bottom with high-pressure hose to dislodge the globs and spraying them with dispersant as they surfaced. Aside from learning more about effective clean ing methods, the Port of Palm Beach incident pro vided a better understanding of manpower, equip ment and quantities of cleaner required in such operations. The incident also clearly illustrated that an ounce of prevention and a pound of con tainment are worth a ton of cure. New MM/2P Training Program Starting To fill vacancies that will be created by Pump men retiring during the next 6 to 8 months, an other program to train candidates for the position of Maintenance Mechanic/2nd Pumpman is get ting underway -- after agreement with the Esso Seamen's Association. Details of the program have been sent to Mas ters of vessels and may also be obtained from the Seagoing Personnel Section. Houston, and at Branch offices. Briefly, the training is available to a limited number of regular employees in Deck, Engine and Steward's Depts. who can qualify, the principal qualifications being a desire to sail as MM/2P and adequate mechanical ability and aptitude. Many Engine Dept, men need only obtain a pumpman endorsement, learn the vessel's cargo system on their own time, obtain recommendations from the Master and Chief Engineer and request transfer to MM/2P rating in writing. Others selected for the training will sign on ves sels' Articles as Wiper but receive wages based on their Dept, seniority rating during the training period of approx. 6 months. If they should do MM/2P work because the vessel is short-handed in this rating, they will be paid MM/2P wages for such periods. The main incentives for taking the training, of course, is to learn more and earn more. For ex ample, using the 5-year continuous service rates, an AB. Oiler or FWT successfully completing the program and sailing as MM/2P would increase his pay by $153 per month, an OS $258.50 a month and a Messman or Utilityman $275. The 5-year MM/2P wage rate is $710 per month. Welcome Aboard, Gentlemen Our licensed officer ranks, depleted by attrition and lack of qualified men in the fo'c'sle to pro mote. received reinforcements this month. Twentythree graduates of the Maine, Massachusetts, New' York and United States maritime academies joined the Company -- 15 as Third Mates and 8 as Third Asst. Engrs. Between July 1 and mid-September, 7 more graduates are expected. 1 each from the Mass.. N. Y. and Texas academies and 4 from the U. S.. Merchant Marine Academy. The young men -- they're all in their 20s -- starting with us in June are: Third Mates Martin J. Farrell, Jr. John M. Freeman Albert R. Galik Charles D. Hahn Robert C. Hamilton Joseph J. Hazelwood Andrew S. Kirkland William Kobylack Arthur S. Melanson Peter A. Nolan Roland R. Parent, Jr. Lawrence J. Rogers James R, Tosney Gary M. Woglom Bruce W. Young School N. Y. N. Y. U. S. N. Y. U. S. N. Y. N. Y. N. Y. Maine N. Y. N. Y. U. S. N. Y. N. Y. Maine First Ship Esso Lexington Esso New York Esso Florence Esso Miami Esso Newark Esso Florence Esso Boston Esso Scranton Esso Washington Esso Boston Esso Baltimore Esso Baltimore Esso Jamestown Esso New York Esso Washington Third Asst. Engrs. Harold W. Abair Michael J. Crosskill Wynn F. Deschamps Vincent S. Franzik Steven J. Mulak Kenneth R. Pagano William G. Reddan Joseph O. Roy U.S. Maine Mass. N. Y. Mass. U. S. N. Y. N. Y. Esso Baltimore Esso Gettysburg Esso New Orleans Esso Lexington Esso Lexington Esso Houston Esso Jamestown Esso Washington An unusual problem arose on June 10 when 13 of the new Mates joined the Company --- how to assign seniority numbers. Leo Whyte, of the New York Office, who is no stranger to personnel prob lems. handled the situation this way: he put slips ESSO FLEET NEWS is published for the seagoing em ployees of the Marine Department. Humble Oil & Refining Co.: T. J. Fuson. 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. O. Box 1512, Houston, Texas 77001. COPIPO F/IOM THE COLLECTIONS IN THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN HIST! THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS A T A U S T IN of paper numbered 1 to 13 in a container and had each man draw out a slip. Seniority numbers were then assigned in accordance with the numbers drawn. New Regulars Temporary seagoing employees who have recent ly qualified for and accepted regular employee status include the following: Carlos Bogar Eduardo DeOliveira Manuel Faria Sigmund F. Kosensky John T. Matte, Jr. James G. Maude Brandon H. Orcutt Peter C. Osburn Gerald Sias Napoleao B. Vicente The total number of seagoing men transferring to the regular employee rolls in the first 6 months of this year now stands at 49. ----- WORDS OF THE WISE Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.--Epictetus Drinking has never helped a drinking man to do otherwise.--AB Carl Vella Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.--Abraham Lincoln The world is full of willing people; some willing to work and the rest willing to let them.--Frost TAFFRA1L TALK Second Asst. Carl E. Brooks. Jr., and Second Mate William R. Tyrrell have accepted assign ments with Esso Chemical, S. A. as Field Technical Service Representatives in Europe. The assign ments, effective mid-June, are for a minimum of 3 months. Ed Cole, Seagoing Personnel Section, Houston, will be working in the Baltimore Branch Office for 8 weeks, starting July 1. Michele Camp, daughter of Johnny Camp (Asst. Port Steward, ret. Nov. 1, 1964) was grad uated from the Academy of the Holy Name. Tampa with honors and has been accepted at Loyola University. New Orleans. Johnny and his wife Anna live in Wauchula, Fla., which is orange growing country. "I sure miss the ships, the men on them and the gang at the office," Johnny said. Captain Howard G. McCartney sent in a nice ly written report of the ceremonies aboard the Esso Baltimore at Harbor Island, June 5, for John Trainor and Port Steward D. A. Hodges. The af fairs were covered in the previous issue of the Fleet News, except for these comments by Cap tain McCartney: "Mr. and Mrs. Trainor were quite pleased and after the picture was taken, there was a fine dinner enjoyed by all . . . Mr. and Mrs. Hodges were also quite pleased." Captain Harold Griffiths ran into a little ex citement when he arrived home on paid leave. May 18. This is what he wrote: "When I arrived home here in Deerfield Beach, Florida, everyone was talking about the ship ashore THE OCCASION for this gathering aboard the Esso Lima at Baytown, June 11, was the presentation of a Jones F. Devlin Award by Port Captain Frank L. Hooper. The Lima earned the honor by operating throughout 1966 and '67 without a lost-time personal injury acci dent. In addition, each crewmember received an attrac tive pen and pencil set from the Company. In the photo, I. to r, are: Pumpman Alonzo B. Beever, Messman Willie Pridgen, Chief Cook Joaquim D. Sousa, Safety Officer A. B. Randall, Chief Engr. Edwin L. Wages, Second Mate Francis E. Salt, Captain R. E. Parkhursf, Chief Mate Roy O. Berg, AB Horace E. Till man, Jr., Captain Hooper, OS Ralph R. Sias, OS Charles J. Matyi, AB Joel E. Nelson, Third Mate Fred G. Stevens, Second Mate Joseph M. Stultz (on tem porary shore assignment) and Third Mate Wiley B. Shirley. u- a half-mile north, in the township of Boca Raton (half-way between Palm Beach and Miami Beach). Everyone had been to see her and as she was almost alongside the dry sand, many had written their names on her side with white chalk. When I drove up to look at her, I recognized her as the Inverrosa, one of our old Lake tankers known as the Mos quito Fleet. Lago Oil, of Aruba, had quite a large fleet of them. They were long, wide and shallow (draft 13 ft.) carried about 20,000 bbls. and ran daily between Lake Maracaibo and Aruba, supply ing the refinery there. Not yet dredged was the San Carlos Channel between Lake Maracaibo and the Gulf of Venezuela. "There were a number of `Invers' -- such as Inverlago, Inverruba, and Inverrosa. Some larger ones, carrying 40,000 bbls., the Maracay, Bachaquero, were in the Normandie Beach Invasion. "The Inverrosa had been sold and made into a self-unloading ore carrier with 2 cranes mounted aboard for discharging. The Inverrosa carries her old name and same hailing port, London. She has a Bahaman crew." Captain Griffiths enclosed 2 May 22 newspaper clippings -with his letter from which we learn that the Inverrosa went aground in rough weather on May 8. She was obviously in light condition to get so high up on the beach. A salvage crew had moved her about 15 ft. seaward and we presume she has been refloated. Esso Scranton is off on another voyage to the Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal SERVICE EMBLEM AWARDS John F. Kelly First Asst. Engineer Februory 29, 1 968 David A. Dolan Second Asst. Engineer May 26, 1968 Alonzo B. Beever Pumpman March 2, 1968 Adrian Martinez MM/2nd Pumpman June 16, 1968 John F. Christianson Able Seaman June 13,1968 Jesse E. Campbell, Jr. Able Seaman January 7,1968 10 YEARS Lanus W. Fisher Able Seaman June 27, 1968 Antonio G. Penha Second Cook June 14, 1968 Jose J. Baptista Second Cook June 12, 1968 which, as far as we can see, is the biggest "bay" in the world. It's 840 miles across, and that's about the width of Texas. She loaded lube oils at Bay town, Houston and Port Arthur, June 25, 26 and 27 and is scheduled to discharge at Karachi, West Pakistan, Aug. 5 and Chittagong, East Pakistan about Aug. 17. She will bunker at Trinidad and Durban, South Africa enroute and if they keep her on course, it should be a 14,813-mile trip. The complement is as follows: Charles L. Hosch *Neo H. Robinson Theron A. Guire William Kobylack Master Ch. Mate 2nd Mate 3rd Mate Roy T. Pearson John F. Kelly William Uftikowich James R. Libby Ch. Engr. 1st Asst. 2nd Asst. 3rd Asst. Linton P. Thomason Radio Off'r William B. Page AB Anthony Lazarczyk AB Carl B. BlaisdefI AB Ivy E. Etharidge AB Kolbjorn Hansen AB Thomas C. Randall AB Donald M. Kelly George A. Mathewson OS OS Joseph C. Silva os Floyd L. Harris Pumpman Harold C. Spaulding MM/2P Denver S. McCasland Arthur D. Rose John Hrisko Oiler Oiler Oiler William Klingelhofer Armando J. Gomes James A. Perkins FWT FWT FWT Daniel E. Alves Ch. Steward Manuel L. D. Cardoso Ch. Cook Eduardo Oliveira 2nd Cook Henry Miranda /AM Agustin Loredo, Jr. MM Domingo Y. Estrada Herman E. Eller UM UM *Mr. Robinson is making his 8th trip to the Indian Ocea:n area in the Esso Scranton. "Everybody keep safe and healthy," J. Stumbleprone McFracture said, "and be especially care ful going around that Cape of Good Horn." Esso Dallas, meanwhile, loaded jet fuel at Amuay and Aruba, June 13 and 14 and will dis charge at Taiwran (Formosa) and Okinawa about July 12 and 15 after bunkering at Yokosuka. At some point in the vastness of the Pacific she may "speak" the Esso Seattle on an opposite course from Manila (June 25) for the Panama Canal and. about July 23. the U. S. Gulf. - " OBITUARY - - - - Dr. John G. Hewitt. 62. for- mer Medical Director of the # \ Marine Dept., died June 2. He . ' had been living in and near Washington, D. C. since he re tired on Jan. 1, 1962. Surviving are his wife Florence and 3 .. ___ daughters. _ Dr. Hewitt had 29 years' service with the Company. A native of Douds. Iowa, he received his degree of Doctor of Medicine from the State University of Iowa in 1929 and was on the staff of several U. S. Marine Hospitals be fore he joined the Company in July 1932. u< <5 life 12 5 !< LU < UX LU gf 27 Ko '-r. i-- c>2w> -J 11 ^ i1 sp ! lC , 1 a. 1C |lV* EXX-MOR-007191