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Hydrodynamics Committee — chairman, Robert C. Strasser, di- rector of research, Newport News

Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Com- pany, Newport News, Va.

Marine Systems Committee — chairman, Capt. Richards T. Miller,

USN, (ret.), manager, ocean engi- neering, Oceanic Division, West- inghouse Electric Corp., Annapo- lis, Md.

Ship Production Committee — chairman, Rear Adm. L.V. Hon- singer, USN (ret.), Todd Shipyards

Corporation, New York, N.Y.

Ship Technical Operations Com- mittee—chairman, Thomas J. Sar- tor Jr., assistant marine superin- tendent, Farrell Lines, Incorporat- ed, New York, N.Y.

Ships' Machinery Committee — chairman, William O. Nichols, chief engineer, Central Technical Divi- sion-Shipbuilding, Bethlehem Steel

Corporation, Sparrows Point, Md.

Salvage Industry

Entering New Era

The marine salvage industry has crossed a threshold into its own in- dustrial revolution and must re- vise its thinking and methods of operations during these times of changing conditions and escalating costs, said P.E.E. Kleyn van Willi- gen, joint managing director of

Smit Internationale, one of the world's largest towing and salvage operators, during an address re- cently in New York City at the

Symposium on Marine Salvage, co- sponsored by The Maritime Asso- ciation of the Port of New York, and The Marine Technology So- ciety.

P.E.E. Kleyn van Willigen

Mr. van Willigen supported his charge before an audience repre- senting all segments of the marine salvage industry by pointing out that today a fully equipped tug can cost upwards of $10 million and till at salvable cargoes often range up to 150,000 tons, 10 times more than was common in ocean traffic only a few years ago. He warned that salvors face a potential of suits rising from negligence and pollution cases, and urged that shipowners and underwriters estab- lish a "command center" to come more quickly to terms with a sal- vage firm when a casualty occurs.

United States Lines

Elects Herbert Wilcox

VP-Financial Planning

Herbert B. Wilcox

Herbert B. Wilcox has been elected vice president-financial planning and analysis of United

States Lines, it was announced by

Edward J. Heine Jr., president of the company.

Mr. Wilcox joined United States

Lines in '1965, and has held posi- tions both in Europe and in this country relating to the company's financial operations.

Recently, he was director of fi- nancial planning and analysis and before that, comptroller for the

European Division. In his new post, he will report to Richard E.

Madigan, vice president and chief financial officer.

Mr. Wilcox is a graduate of

Union College, and has an M.B.A. degree from Harvard University. m

WHITE MOTOR

CORPORATION

ALL-OCEAN TUG, MISTER RICHARD, NEW GREAT LAKES ORE CARRIER, M/V WILLIAM R. equipped with two ALCO, V-12, 251s rated ROESCH is Power Bossed by two ALCO, V-16, 251 diesels at 2650 BHP each has 13 knots free-run- rated at 2800 BHP each, ning speed.

We offer a complete staff of expert service specialists.

DRILL SHIP DISCOVERER III obtains main propulsion from three, 12-cylinder, ALCO 251s.

Genuine ALCO parts are continually im- proved to provide top engine efficiency.

LASH VESSEL, THOMAS E. CUFFE's ship service is provided by

ALCO 16-cylinder diesel rated at 2,000 KW at 900 RPM.

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