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Eldon Drake Joins

Worthington-Shawnee of petroleum products and other commodities; the worldwide move- ment of containerized freight, and the construction of a variety of oceangoing vessels. The acquisi- tion of Pride Refining, Inc. in

August 1976, marked the compa- ny's entry into an energy-related field. Seatrain maintains offices throughout North America, Eu- rope, the Far East, Middle East,

Caribbean and Central America.

Offshore Logistics Buys

Rebel Helicopter Operation

Offshore Logistics, Inc., P.O.

Box 5C, Lafayette, La. 70505, has announced that an agreement has been reached to purchase

Rebel Helicopter, Inc. Rebel op- erates eight turbine helicopters in support of oil and gas activi- ties along the upper Texas Gulf coast. The purchase, valued at $1.6 million, strengthens the position of Offshore Logistics in the rap- idly expanding area of offshore gas development.

During this year, the company has previously acquired South- land Helicopters of Long Beach,

Calif., and Anchorage Helicopter

Service, and now operates 95 air- craft through its helicopter divi- sion, Air Logistics.

Eldon Drake

Eldon Drake has joined Wor- thington Pump-Shawnee as man- ager of design engineering, where he will be responsible for the de- sign of vertical turbine pumps and will serve as a consultant in the research and development of new products.

Prior to joining Worthington,

Mr. Drake was employed as chief engineer-research and develop- ment for the Byron Jackson

Pump Division of Borg Warner.

He has also worked for Reda

Pump. A registered professional engineer in Oklahoma, he is listed in the South and Southwest edi- tion of "Who's Who." He received his B.S. degree in mechanical and civil engineering from Oklahoma

State University.

Worthington Pump Inc., Moun- tainside, N.J. 07092, is the world's largest pump company, with 23 manufacturing locations in 13 countries.

Seatrain Shipbuilding

Appoints Hellenbrecht

Chief Marine Engineer

Seatrain Shipbuilding Corpora- tion, Brooklyn, N.Y., a wholly owned subsidiary of Seatrain

Lines, Inc., has announced the ap- pointment of Edward P. Hellen- brecht as chief marine engineer.

In making the announcement,

John Serrie, president of the com- pany, said: "Mr. Hellenbrecht will be responsible for the de- sign, purchase and specification of all marine systems. Mr. Hellen- brecht's extensive background and knowledge of modern marine en- gineering systems will be a valu- able asset to our shipbuilding op- eration."

Prior to joining Seatrain, Mr.

Hellenbrecht was a nuclear proj- ect officer with the Electric Boat

Division of General Dynamics

Corporation. Previous to that, he was a designer with Van Zandt

Sails, Inc. in Old Mystic, Conn.

Mr. Hellenbrecht holds a Bach- elor of Science degree in me- chanical engineering from the

University of New Haven, and a

Master of Science degree from

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York.

In addition to its shipbuilding operation, Seatrain Lines is a ma- jor factor in water transportation and energy. The company is en- gaged primarily in the charter- ing of vessels for the transport

December 1, 1977

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