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SUMMARY:40th Anniversary Observance of the Sinking of  the S/S Texaco Oklahoma
LOCATION:Port Arthur International Seafarer Center 401 Houston Avenue\, Port Arthur TX 77640
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At approximately 3\;30 a.m. on March 27\, 1971\, off Cape Hatteras\, North Carolina\, twenty men from Southeast Texas began a life and death struggle with the sea when the S?S Texaco Oklahoma broke in two en route from Texaco Island\, Port Arthur to Boston with a load of fuel oil.&nbsp\; Of the twenty&nbsp\;Southeast Texas seafarers\, only five would live to relate the tragedy and the struggle that they went through. 


&nbsp\;In all\, the S/S Texaco Oklahoma carried a crew of forty-four men.&nbsp\; Only thirteen survived.&nbsp\; Our local maritime community had not faced such a terrible tragedy&nbsp\;since 1963\, when the S/S marine Sculpture Queen&nbsp\;sailed from the Beaumont sulphur docks\, and was lost with all hands somewhere around the Florida straits. 


&nbsp\;To recognize the 40th Anniversary\, remember those who passed away\, those who survived\, and how the United States Merchant Marine was changed by this tragedy\, the members of the organizing committee are hosting the 40th Anniversary Observance of the Sinking of the S/S Texas Oklahoma. 


Thank you for helping us continue our Ministry of Love and Welcome to the Men and Women of the Sea and the Greater Maritime Community! 


For sponsorship or for more information\, please contact\; Father Sinclair Oubre (409)- 749-0171


froubre@mastermariner.org 


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