by Guest » May 7, 2021, 11:00 am
johnfrombrighton wrote:Guest
I remember seeing Shell boats, but don't remember them ever loading at Sun dock. Probably did all loading at Shell dock about a mile downriver from Sun dock.
The only boat that ever offered food was tug Margaret M Hannah, crewed by southerners, boss of the boat was Capt Bill Bibey (not sure of spelling, but sounds like ByBee). On night shifts (7 pm - 7 am), crew would catch pickerel/walleye from side of tug, fillet it, cut it into small chunks & deep fry it. All in the middle of the night. A number of times (at about 2 in the morning) crew brought me a plate of fresh-fried pickerel, a 'Bama pie (small pre-packaged pecan pie), and a can of Coke. Maybe not the healthiest, but it tasted really good.
John in the list of ships you mentioned the Arctic Transport was probably the Arctic Trader which was a Shell Tanker !
Guest wrote:johnfrombrighton wrote:Guest
Is that ever neat! Our paths may have crossed. I spent summer 1978 working on Sun Oil Dock at Sarnia. Loaded BTEX, gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel . into Hall, Stolt, Amoco, Texaco tankers with names like Hudson Transport, Island Transport, Bay Transport (really small boat), Chemical Transport, Arctic Transport (I think), Stolt Sydness, Stolt Viking, Stolt Nordness, Amoco Indiana, Amoco Illinois (Amoco boats always took jet fuel to Chicago), Texaco Warrior, Brave & Chief (at least 2 of these 3, I forget which). The Margaret M Hannah & Barge 2902 were constantly running loads of "six oil" (what Sun Oil called "heavy bottoms") to Detroit Edison plants down the river.
Best summer job I ever had.
Where is Britt?
I was on Shell tankers from 65 to 72 in the 60's every once in a while we went to the Texaco dock in Sarina which now l think is the Sun Oil dock l had 3 friends that sailed on the old Texaco Brave had some good times with those guys ! while at any dock loading or unloading we always made sure the dock guys were invited for meals on board . Britt is in Georgian Bay not to far from Parry Sound !
I remember seeing Shell boats, but don't remember them ever loading at Sun dock. Probably did all loading at Shell dock about a mile downriver from Sun dock.
The only boat that ever offered food was tug Margaret M Hannah, crewed by southerners, boss of the boat was Capt Bill Bibey (not sure of spelling, but sounds like ByBee). On night shifts (7 pm - 7 am), crew would catch pickerel/walleye from side of tug, fillet it, cut it into small chunks & deep fry it. All in the middle of the night. A number of times (at about 2 in the morning) crew brought me a plate of fresh-fried pickerel, a 'Bama pie (small pre-packaged pecan pie), and a can of Coke. Maybe not the healthiest, but it tasted really good.
Guest wrote:johnfrombrighton wrote:Guest
Is that ever neat! Our paths may have crossed. I spent summer 1978 working on Sun Oil Dock at Sarnia. Loaded BTEX, gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel . into Hall, Stolt, Amoco, Texaco tankers with names like Hudson Transport, Island Transport, Bay Transport (really small boat), Chemical Transport, Arctic Transport (I think), Stolt Sydness, Stolt Viking, Stolt Nordness, Amoco Indiana, Amoco Illinois (Amoco boats always took jet fuel to Chicago), Texaco Warrior, Brave & Chief (at least 2 of these 3, I forget which). The Margaret M Hannah & Barge 2902 were constantly running loads of "six oil" (what Sun Oil called "heavy bottoms") to Detroit Edison plants down the river.
Best summer job I ever had.
Where is Britt?
I was on Shell tankers from 65 to 72 in the 60's every once in a while we went to the Texaco dock in Sarina which now l think is the Sun Oil dock l had 3 friends that sailed on the old Texaco Brave had some good times with those guys ! while at any dock loading or unloading we always made sure the dock guys were invited for meals on board . Britt is in Georgian Bay not to far from Parry Sound !
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[quote="johnfrombrighton"]Guest
I remember seeing Shell boats, but don't remember them ever loading at Sun dock. Probably did all loading at Shell dock about a mile downriver from Sun dock.
The only boat that ever offered food was tug Margaret M Hannah, crewed by southerners, boss of the boat was Capt Bill Bibey (not sure of spelling, but sounds like ByBee). On night shifts (7 pm - 7 am), crew would catch pickerel/walleye from side of tug, fillet it, cut it into small chunks & deep fry it. All in the middle of the night. A number of times (at about 2 in the morning) crew brought me a plate of fresh-fried pickerel, a 'Bama pie (small pre-packaged pecan pie), and a can of Coke. Maybe not the healthiest, but it tasted really good.
John in the list of ships you mentioned the Arctic Transport was probably the Arctic Trader which was a Shell Tanker !!
[quote="Guest"][quote="johnfrombrighton"]Guest
Is that ever neat! Our paths may have crossed. I spent summer 1978 working on Sun Oil Dock at Sarnia. Loaded BTEX, gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel . into Hall, Stolt, Amoco, Texaco tankers with names like Hudson Transport, Island Transport, Bay Transport (really small boat), Chemical Transport, Arctic Transport (I think), Stolt Sydness, Stolt Viking, Stolt Nordness, Amoco Indiana, Amoco Illinois (Amoco boats always took jet fuel to Chicago), Texaco Warrior, Brave & Chief (at least 2 of these 3, I forget which). The Margaret M Hannah & Barge 2902 were constantly running loads of "six oil" (what Sun Oil called "heavy bottoms") to Detroit Edison plants down the river.
Best summer job I ever had.
Where is Britt?[/quote]
I was on Shell tankers from 65 to 72 in the 60's every once in a while we went to the Texaco dock in Sarina which now l think is the Sun Oil dock l had 3 friends that sailed on the old Texaco Brave had some good times with those guys ! while at any dock loading or unloading we always made sure the dock guys were invited for meals on board . Britt is in Georgian Bay not to far from Parry Sound ![/quote][/quote]
I remember seeing Shell boats, but don't remember them ever loading at Sun dock. Probably did all loading at Shell dock about a mile downriver from Sun dock.
The only boat that ever offered food was tug Margaret M Hannah, crewed by southerners, boss of the boat was Capt Bill Bibey (not sure of spelling, but sounds like ByBee). On night shifts (7 pm - 7 am), crew would catch pickerel/walleye from side of tug, fillet it, cut it into small chunks & deep fry it. All in the middle of the night. A number of times (at about 2 in the morning) crew brought me a plate of fresh-fried pickerel, a 'Bama pie (small pre-packaged pecan pie), and a can of Coke. Maybe not the healthiest, but it tasted really good.
[quote="Guest"][quote="johnfrombrighton"]Guest
Is that ever neat! Our paths may have crossed. I spent summer 1978 working on Sun Oil Dock at Sarnia. Loaded BTEX, gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel . into Hall, Stolt, Amoco, Texaco tankers with names like Hudson Transport, Island Transport, Bay Transport (really small boat), Chemical Transport, Arctic Transport (I think), Stolt Sydness, Stolt Viking, Stolt Nordness, Amoco Indiana, Amoco Illinois (Amoco boats always took jet fuel to Chicago), Texaco Warrior, Brave & Chief (at least 2 of these 3, I forget which). The Margaret M Hannah & Barge 2902 were constantly running loads of "six oil" (what Sun Oil called "heavy bottoms") to Detroit Edison plants down the river.
Best summer job I ever had.
Where is Britt?[/quote]
I was on Shell tankers from 65 to 72 in the 60's every once in a while we went to the Texaco dock in Sarina which now l think is the Sun Oil dock l had 3 friends that sailed on the old Texaco Brave had some good times with those guys ! while at any dock loading or unloading we always made sure the dock guys were invited for meals on board . Britt is in Georgian Bay not to far from Parry Sound ![/quote][/quote]