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Southwest
Section December 17, 2006 35th Annual San Diego Bay Parade of Lights
On December 17, 2006 the Southwest Section of SNAME and the San Diego Dive Club chartered the “Ocean Odyssey” out of H&M Landing for the 35th Annual San Diego Bay Parade of Lights. The parade of lights is a great San Diego Tradition that takes place in the San Diego Harbor each year in December. Roughly 80,000 people show up each year to watch a fireworks show, followed by a parade of colorfully-lit boats. This year the theme was “Christmas….San Diego Style.” The parade began at 5:30 pm until 9:00 pm. The weather was cold, but skies were clear. SNAME had a great turn out of 80 people. We had a variety of door prizes which included gift certificates to Starbucks and dining vouchers. It was such a great success that the boat charter for 2007 event has already been booked.
January
18, 2007 SNAME
& ASNE JOINT MEETING
Texas
Section December 12, 2006 On December 12th 2006, the Texas Section welcomed Jan Wolter Oosterhuis of Dockwise USA, Inc. to give a lunch presentation on “Engineering Aspects of Heavy Transport Shipping – Achieving the Inconceivable”. Over thirty people attended this pre-Christmas presentation. After fielding some questions about the recent sinking of the Mighty Servant 3 off Angola, Mr. Oosterhuis gave a thorough overview of the many facets considered, and detailed engineering performed, to execute a heavy lift operation. He gave examples of several successful transportations, including their latest achievement – Float overs and deck matings. This is where the offload of an offshore platform’s topsides is done directly onto the pre-positioned hull. The presentation was very well received and prompted many questions from the audience. The Texas Section extends its gratitude to Mr. Oosterhuis’ time to share his knowledge with our members.
January
9, 2007 On Jan. 9, 2007, Texas Section held its January luncheon seminar with the presentation on “A Reanalysis of Barge Roll Motion Data” by Dr. Allen H. Magnuson, Naval Architect of J.F. Moore International. Dr. Magnuson addressed that accurate prediction of roll motions for heavy-lift barges and ships, launch barges, deck barges and the like, are essential to assure the safety of the vessel and cargo in transit. He pointed out that existing ship motions programs are generally known to over-predict roll motion of loaded barge hullforms due to under-prediction of roll damping. In addition, existing programs do not appear to have been validated for loaded barge hullforms with their high CGs and large roll radii of gyration. Therefore, the purposes of his investigation were: (1) to illustrate the unique relationships between barge roll motions and barge design and loading parameters, and (2) to present model test data on barge roll motions for use in validating in-house motions programs. Nearly 40 people attended the seminar.
February 2007 The February meeting of the Texas Section began with some excitement to a fire alarm that went off at the hotel while people were still finding their seats or waiting to register. The attendees gathered outside, only to be told that burnt popcorn was the culprit. The meeting began with several announcements. Section Chair, Donald Burris, announced the elections for the Texas Section Executive Committee to be held at the March meeting. T&R Chair, Paul Jacob, announced the Baseload LNG course that the local chapter of the OOAE division of ASME is organizing while Regional Vice-President, Peter Noble, gave an update on the membership figures, which indicate that the Texas Section is currently the second largest section in the Society. Several attendees filled out application forms following the meeting. Please help your Section grow and recruit a colleague today. Finally, February’s speaker, Mr. Braxton Sherz, was introduced to the attendees. His wide background in LNG industry has inspired him to look at LNG applications in the Arctic areas. He gave a good overview of the developments in Arctic shipping dating back to the first evidence of Arctic region shipping in Russia in the 13th century. He then covered the latest developments in Arctic ice-breaking technology, along with recent engine and propulsion developments that lend themselves well to Arctic application. Over 60 attendees turned out for this lunch meeting.
Eastern
Canadian Section January 30, 2007 Canada Under Attack – The Battle of the St Lawrence (1942-1944) In Ottawa on January 30th, the SNAME Eastern Canadian Section (ECS) partnered with the Submariner Association of Canada (SAOC - Central Branch) to hold an evening event at the recently opened Canadian War Museum. An unprecedented crowd of 150 participants attended this historical presentation. The evening commenced with a visit to the temporary special exhibit, followed by a historical presentation, and concluded with an update on the challenges currently faced by the Canadian submarine service. The SNAME Chair - ECS (Quebec and Ontario) Jocelyn Turgeon also presented an overview of the ECS goals and objectives. The keynote speaker was the prominent Second World War Naval Historian, Dr. Alec Douglas. During the Second World War, a naval battle was fought on the doorsteps of Canada's coastal communities. Dr Douglas told the story behind this event and presented an intimate account of this naval combat, the battle of the St. Lawrence. Faced with the constant submarine threat of German torpedoes and spies and how the military and residents of the Gulf of the St. Lawrence and Gaspé areas learned how to cope by using black out procedures and coastal defence. More than 60 years after the battle, the exhibit displayed the wreckage of ships and torpedoes collected by local residents. The personal stories of Canadians who experienced this struggle and how it impacted their lives were also discussed.
To compliment this historical evening, Commander Marcel Halle, Acting/ Director Maritime Equipment and Programme Management – Submarines, provided an update on the Canadian Submarine Service. Cdr. Halle provided an overview of the close to 100 years of the submarines in Canada. He updated the audience on the technical challenges that are being addressed with the Victoria Class submarines. SNAME ECS must also thank industry for providing assistance in arranging such a memorable venue as the main lobby of the Canadian War Museum and opening the special exhibit after hours. In addition to the Submariners Association, the following companies are to be recognized: BAE Systems Canada, L3 Communications MAPPS, Lockheed Martin Canada, Thales Canada, Weir Marine Engineering and Weir Strachan & Henshaw Canada. Special thanks are also given to Dr. Richard Gimblett, the Naval Command Historian. Your
next opportunity to join the Eastern Canadian Section will be on the)
04 April 2007 at the Annual General Meeting in Ottawa. The SNAME coordinator
for this event is Glenn Walters, SNAME ECS Vice-Chair. |
