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FUBLiSHED BY THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, HUMBLE OIL & REF1NINS COMPANY Vol. 10, No. 9 May 9, 1968 SIGHTS AND SOUNDINGS National Maritime Day May 22 has been proclaimed National Maritime Day by President Lyndon B. Johnson and all Com pany vessels in port on that day will be requested to dress ship. For the past 35 years Presidential Proclamations have designated May 22 as a day to honor the American Merchant Marine. It was on that date in 1819 that the Savannah, equipped with a boiler, steam engine and retractable paddle wheels (in addition to sails), set out from Savannah, Ga. for Liverpool on the first transatlantic voyage by a steamship. Rolling Over the Bounding Main A report from Wallsend-on-Tyne, England, where a 240,000-dwt. tanker is being built for a Jersey affiliate, has it that crewmen will "be issued bicycles while on board." Of course, it didn't say that the men will ride the bikes but can you imag ine the Mate telling an AB to "pedal up to No. 1 Starboard and see if she's losing suction -- and no coasting." Transportation may be a problem on the acres of deck of the 1,100-footers and while we never thought of bicycles, wre did wonder about non-skid, plastic-wheeled roller skates. They'd be OK for us --lots of good skates in the Fleet. New Dispersant for Oil Slicks A spray product that disperses oil slicks and promotes the natural disintegration of the oil with out harming fish or other marine life has been developed by Esso Research and Engineering Co. According to a Standard Oil Co. (N. J.) an nouncement, April 19, the new product, named Corexit 7664, is beginning to be carried aboard its The meaning of this picture is that construction of Hull No. 1180 is underway on the ways at Avon dale Shipyards, Inc., New Orleans. Standing on the first keel section to be laid down are, I. to r.: Edwin Hartzman, Exec. Vice President of Avondale; Bob Reed, Machinery In spector and ex-Chief Engr.; Paul Balcius, Hull Inspector and ex-Third Mate; John Ireland, Construction Inspector in charge, and T. J. Fuson, General Manager of the Marine Department. Hull 1 180, the first of three 75,600-dwt. tankers Avondale is building for the Company, is sched uled for delivery in Aug. 1969. Features of the vessels will in clude a revolving crane, port and starboard amidships, to handle stores and cargo hose and a stores landing platform. Across the entire forward part of the deckhouse, main deck, from port to starboard, will be the Steward's Dept, storeroom, galley, officers and crew messrooms and crew recreation room. Locating the storeroom forward will permit direct access for receiving stores without passing through accommo dation spaces. Crew quarters will be arranged with a toilet and shower between each 2 rooms. In the background of the photo is a States Marine-Isthmian Line cargo ship abuilding. ' f~" r- -->2 1 v . - . UgSiKS/. \ . -il i k- 'r' N "A' ' - CBM .{ "Vff- j: ; 1 HULL 1180 ' 75.SOO !)'.- r VAN Iff::? f FOR HUMBLE OIL ^REFINING CO. ;.A:0 Vi :? ' AVONDALE SHIPYARDS. INC. r&m - i wm ..j l f z \iU< m 2 ;ito*. =< iS ^ CJ * ~LT, >(--* 2m C3 u= 3 tu Utu H^ ti. EXX-MOR-007200 Esso Research is working with manufacturers to determine the types of equipment needed for the most efficient application of the new product, whether it be from ships, docks, or small boats. It also is studying the possibilities of application from planes and helicopters. o< ' Uc5J 5? ice U 2= Bug-eyed shrimp thrive in a jar of "Corexit 7664"treated water at the University of Miami Institute of Marine Science. 125 tankers. It is expected that drums of Corexit 7664 will be placed aboard Humble tankers in the near future. Initial tests indicate that, unlike detergents cited for widespread damage to marine life after the Torrey Canyon accident, the new dispersant is harmless. It is also substantially more effective than competitive products tested in treating oil slicks, the Company said. In toxicity tests at the Institute of Marine Science at the University of Miami, Florida, the mortality of shrimp and fish exposed to Corexit 7664 oil dispersant at 10,000 parts per million was not significantly different from those in untreated sea water. The tests also found that 4 other com mercial detergents used for treating oil spills killed marine life in concentrations as knv as 15-30 parts per million. Shrimp are used in this kind of water pollution work as they are sensitive to and react quickly to any kind of pollutant. The amount of Corexit 7664 needed to disperse an oil slick will depend on the thickness of the slick and such other factors as wind, which may cause inefficiency in application. Based on laboratory data, as little as % gal. can disperse a 50-gal. oil spill. Depending on the size, shape and thickness of the slick, up to 5 gal. may be required under actual conditions. When turbulence is applied to a dispersanttreated slick, the film breaks up into small, di spersed droplets. The dispersant also tends to pre vent the droplets from forming a slick again. Such turbulence can be provided by wind, waves, a small propeller-driven boat or a high velocity fire hose. Final decomposition of the oil takes place by natural forces -- mainly bacterial action. All hands were all smiles when Herman M. Teller (cen ter), Operations Supervisor at the Baytown Marine Office, received his 30-year service emblem (and gold watch) from Branch Manager Wilbur W. Cottle with the obvious approval of Captain J. G. Moffitt, Opera tions Manager. The presentation was made at a lunch eon at the Holiday Inn, Baytown, on Mr. Teller's anni versary, April 30. And reae Ends Company Career Joseph Andreae, formerly Gen eral Manager of the Marine De partment. retired from the Company on April 1. His 32year career with Jersey marine affiliates included 10 years with the Standard Oil Marine Dept. (1935-45), 9 years in Aruba as Superintendent of Operations. Asst. Marine Manager and Marine Manager for Lago Oil & Transport Co.. Ltd. (1945-54). 4 years in London with Jersey's British affiliate and the Transportation Coordination Dept. 1954-58) and 4 years as Vice President of Esso Tankers, Inc. He became Asst. General Manager 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. COPIED FROM THE COLLECTIONS IN THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN HI.STOK' THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN of Humble's Marine Dept, in Dec. 1961 and Gen eral Manager in Jan. 1963. During World War II Mr. Andreae served as Secretary of the Petroleum Industry Tanker Com mittee; Manager of Tanker Operations. Atlantic Coast District, War Shipping Administration, and assisted in establishing a WSA office on the Pacific Coast. Mr. Andreae's most outstanding achievements occurred during his 5-year tenure as General Man ager of Humble's Marine Dept. Under his leader ship 2 of the largest and in many ways most unique vessels in U. S. coastwise sendee were de signed and built and, in service, thoroughly justi fied the Company's investment in them. The suc cess of these vessels led to the placing of contracts for 3 similar but slightly larger versions last year. In other ways. too. Mr. Andreae strengthened the Marine Department's economic position during a period when some doubt existed as to the ability of Company-owned tankers to remain competitively superior to other means of transportation. TAFFRAIL TALK---- ~ Fred G. Stevens, who was mentioned in the last issue as reporting an original Second Mate's li cense on April 18, was assigned to the Esso Lima as Third Mate on the same day. Fred joined the Lima at Boston on the 20th and after his first trip. Captain Donald E. Graham said he was "doing very well." Fred studied for his license at the Seamen's Church Institute in New York for nearly 8 weeks and attended the Maritime Administration's radar school for another 1 po weeks. He "sat" 5*4 days for the license in Portland, Maine, which was less crowded than New York and nearer his home in Wilton, N. H. "It was rough going to school again after 28 years," Fred told us, "but it was worth it." He has over 13 years in the Fleet, sailing mostly as AB. Second Asst. Engr. Curtis W. Keech. Jr. has accepted an assignment, effective May 1, as a Coating Inspector for the 75,600-dwt. tankers be ing built for the Company at Avondale Shipyards, Inc., New Orleans. Radio Officers may look for the difference be tween the pay they received since Nov. 30. 1967 and the rates negotiated in the recently ratified Amendment No. 4 in their May 15 pay vouchers. We say "look for" advisedly as you may not see it. It all depends upon the computer doing its job right the first time. The pay adjustment will amount to $345 plus perhaps some overtime for most Radio Officers. r-- _ - WORDS OF THE WISE The burden becomes light which is cheerfully borne. -- Ovid Unless we think of others and do something for them, we miss one of the greatest sources of hap piness. -- Ray Lyman Wilbur We see here 2 views of a landscaping project planned and executed by Chief Steward Alvin P. Bergeron fEsso Houston) and his wife Ernestyne. The location is the front of their home in Marrero, La., which is across the Mississippi from New Orleans. The Bergerons did quite a job on the approximately 8' x 16' plot. The curving cement walk is bordered by flower beds edged with bricks. Also brick-edged is a rock garden containing 1,400 lbs. of marble chips, 1 V2 " deep; a goldfish pool with statue-fountain, cir culating pump, artificial frog and live goldfish; various cacti; a "money" tree; piece of river driftwood, and rocks. Underlying the brick-bordered area is black plastic sheeting (to prevent weeds) with slits cut in it for the cacti and tree. The bottom and sides of the pool are cement, painted green. A garden hose was used to shape the pool and then Al sprinkled flour over if and removed the hose to avoid cutting it with the spade. The whole thing took 10 days of hard labor and $175 of hard money. New England readers may be surprised to know that the rocks cost 9 to 14 cents a pound. "It was all the wife's idea," Al said, "and she pitched right in and helped." Anyway, beats nursing grass. i i EXX-MOR-007202 COHmiJ FROM t h e COLLECTIONS IN THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN HISTOIC THE UNIVERSITY OF T r y a s a t a iic t im RECENT RETIREMENTSmmmmm Messman Joseph Weinreb was given the red carpet treatment on the night before he left the Esso Gloucester for paid leave and retirement. There was a surprise steak dinner with shrimp cocktail, salad. Welsh rarebit, vegetables, chocolate sundae, a specially prepared and decorated cake, and enough folding money to keep him in La Coronas for many moons. Joe served in the Army and Air Force as cook, mess sergeant and food service in North Africa. Ttalv and Alaska during and after World War II and became manager of a Baltimore restaurant in 1949. He will never forget his first ship in the Fleet, the Esso Burlington, in Oct. 1952. "We picked up a fishing boat off Florida," Joe said, "and stood by until the Coast Guard came. The captain of the boat told us he was getting married the next -day. I have often wondered if that cap tain did get married, if he is still married to the same woman, and if he is still grateful to us for picking him up." After retirement. May 1, with lS1/^ years of continuous service as Messman, Joe plans to work as a waiter at the Oyster Bay Restaurant in Bal timore. "I invite my friends to come see me." he said, adding with a grin, "bring money." Utilityman Thomas J. Flood served with the Armed Forces in North Africa in World War II and woi'ked as a purser and paymaster before ioining the Company as Officers' Messman in the Esso Norfolk in Dec. 1949. He was Utilityman for practically all of his 18 years in .- rifir -_ ' .1 ' ._ "" SERVICE EMBLEM AWARDS -A- 20 YEARS * ! the Fleet, sailing most recently in the Esso Balti more. Mr. Flood retired May 1 and has no plans for the future but, he said, "Time will not be heavy on my hands." He lives in Jersey City, N. J. 4 OBITUARY Third Mate Anton A. K. Leiro, 49. died of an apparent heart attack at his home in Houston on April 28. He is survived by his wife Nelda and 4 children: Robert. 22; Karen, 20; and Maureen and Kathleen. 13-year old twins. Bom in Norway, Mr. Leiro had 15 years of con tinuous service in the Fleet, starting as AB in the Esso Bridgeport in Feb. 1953. He sailed as AB and Third Mate until May 1965 and regularly in the latter rank since then. His last ship was the Esso Jamestown. The MIS-Adventures of ).STuMB\E?#0N FRACTURE This is just about the way Stumbleprone looked going down the gangway except that the angle was much steeper. Cloppity clop clop clop he went, no hands on rails, exhibiting all the sure footedness of a jackass on a mountain trail--and about one-half the sense. The ass has a 4-point stability factor but Stumbleprone has only 2. One false step and he would be a crumpled heap on a cold cement dock. And what was the payoff for taking such a risk to save 1 5 or 20 seconds? There wasn't any. He was only going to take a walk up town. V Melvin j. Erb Able Seaman April 20, 1968 A A- George Greayu Fireman-Wafertender June 2, 1967 Albert L. Erickson Ordinary Seaman April 15, 1968 10 YEARS Luke Clarke Ordinary Seaman /Aay 9, 1968 Emery J. Jones Messman November 3, 1967 EXX-MOR-007203