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As Third Officer on board Ships:
CAPT ADELINO L. MASIGLA
PASSED. 3rd Mate Board Exam January 1966.
- Dec, 1966- Feb, 1967: LSCO Lakandula (Lusteveco)
- Feb 1967-Mar, 1968, M. T. Salvor, ( South Vietnam run)
- Mar, 1968-Apr, 1968, LSCO Kabibi (Lusteveco)
- April, 1968- May , 1968, Board Exam Review for 2nd Mate,
- May 1968, Took Marine Board Exam for 2nd Mate, Iloilo .
- Jul 1968— Jan, 1969, M.T. Mariner (Conduction Hamburg
Germany)
As a new 3rd officer and waiting for vacancy on board bigger ships, I was
assigned on board the bunkering tanker LSCO Lakandula in contract with
MSTS ships that provided logistic support to the US Armed Forces in
South Vietnam. Bunker fuel is drawn from Limay Bataan Oil Refinery and
supplied to every MSTS ships in port at Manila Bay.
By February of 1967, the Ocean going tug "Salvor" arrived port and had an
opening for a third mate position which was given to me. The MT Salvor
made few local voyages towing petroleum barges after which was
stationed in South Vietnam to tender the military supply barges. At times
the tug will be asked to position De Long portable piers at strategic
locations as required by the military. We also picked up supplies from
Kobe, Japan and in another voyage delivered construction materials and
supplies as far as Bahrain in Middle East. During our stay in South
Vietnam, Tug Salvor was one of the marine unit that did not suffer any
casualty whatsoever. Top left photo is taken at the bridge of Tug Salvor
while alongside De Long Pier in Vungtao, South Vietnam.
By March of 1968, the Tug Salvor made a trip to Manila where I requested
for transfer to local assignment to facilitate for my disembarkation for next
board examination. I was then assigned to Motor Tanker LSCO Kabibi as
3rd Mate. LSCO Kabibi wss in contract with Shell Philippines to deliver
finished petroleum products to provincial depots with limited water depths.
By April 1968, I disembarked to attend to my review class 2nd mate board
exams.
By the 2nd week of May, I sat for my 2nd mate license that was held at
Iloilo City.
BY the last week of June I was tasked to be with the conduction crew who
picked up the newly constructed ocean tug from Hamburg, Germany. We
finally joined the tug at Gluckstadt, Germany the first week of July 1968,
however due some technical deficiencies the tug stayed for a while in port.
While waiting the crew enjoyed meeting new friends and visiting local
families. By late November of 1968 the tug finally sailed for Manila via
Panama Canal (since Suez canal was closed) 2nd left photo shows the
2nd officer R. Orbacedo, 2nd from left and 3rd officer A. Masigla, far right
together with newly met friends in Gluckstadt, Germany.
Upon the Tug Mariner's arrival in Manila by January, 1969, and since the
results of my board exams for 2nd mate had been released, I was
transferred to a new assignment, this time as second officer.
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