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Subject: [Leica] Wayback-- Chevron Rig Fire
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 21:34:18 -0500
References: <AANLkTik0xmJd79K1nr5iFYtM3c9Us2U9qnJd_D_mHmYm@mail.gmail.com> <072E3617166848C18CFFE3B22CA2B5C4@jimnichols>

Indeed.  I was the cameraman in the foreground

On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 9:32 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at 
lighttube.net>wrote:

> Nice shot, Sonny.  I suspect this was in much shallower water than the
> present problem, right?
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:25 PM
> Subject: [Leica] Wayback-- Chevron Rig Fire
>
>
>  I think this was a Chevron Rig in the Gulf.  Judging from the Auricon
>> Camera
>> and the Frezzolini battery pack I'd guess it was about 1970.  These little
>> blowouts were pretty common in those days.   We didn't even rent a
>> seaplane
>> that day, so it was probably a ride on a Chevron crewboat.
>>
>> http://www.sonc.com/long_ago/pages/chevron.htm
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Sonny
>> http://www.sonc.com
>> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
>> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>>
>> USA
>>
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-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://www.sonc.com
http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
Natchitoches, Louisiana

USA


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