Touring an Oil Tanker - Delaware Bay
September 29, 2009
MYSELF, DEPUTY CHIEF DARIN ALBRIGHT AND ASST. CHIEF KEITH BAKER SR. HAD THE PLEASURE TO LOOK AT THE FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITIES ON THE OIL TANKER "OLYMPIC FLAG". ERIC CLARKE FROM SUNOCO MADE THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR US TO MEET "CAPTAIN MIKE" AND HIS CREW ON HIS SHIP. THE HOSPITALITY AND THE INDEPTH TRAINING WE WERE GIVEN WILL BE EXTREMELY VALUABLE FOR OUR FIRE DEPT. AS WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE VESSELS THAT TRAVEL UP OUR BAY. I WAS AMAZED AT HOW CLEAN AND ENVIRONMENTLY SOUND EVRY PART OF THE SHIP WAS. THE CREW TRAINS WEEKLY ON FIRE DRILLS AND EVERYONE WAS SO PROFESSIONAL. "CAPT. MIKE" AND SUNOCO CAN BE VERY PROUD OF HOW THIS SHIP OPERATES.