Chevron redubs ship named for Bush aide.Condoleezza Rice drew too much att

[Cannikin]

Leaving a wave of controversy in its wake, one of the most visible reminders of the Bush administration's ties to big oil - the 129,000-ton Chevron tanker Condoleezza Rice - has quietly been renamed, Chevron officials acknowledged yesterday.

"We made the change to eliminate the unnecessary attention caused by the vessel's original name," said Chevron spokesman Fred Gorell.

The double-hulled, Bahamian-registered oil tanker carrying the moniker of Bush's national security adviser was renamed the Altair Voyager, after a star, Gorell said.

The unannounced decision to rechristen the tanker was made by Chevron officials in late April, after "we had been in discussions with (Rice's) office," said Gorell. Asked if Rice or the White House had specifically requested the name change, Gorell said, "that's not for me to discuss."

Rice's spokeswoman, Maryellen Countryman, did not return calls on the matter yesterday.


Full story:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/05/05/MN223743.DTL


I'm having trouble finding photos of this ship....If anyone can help, post a link! Thank you.

[jpgray]

1. I have to post this cartoon from Mark Fiore

It's a classic:

http://www.markfiore.com/animation/hybrids.html

[Submariner]

2. Condiliar Cruise Ship

http://aztlan.net/oiltanker.htm

[Stephanie]

5. Is that picture real?

The type and emblem don't look real.

[benburch]

12. Fake picture

Real one;

[Caution]

3. previous thread with images

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=1504960

[BlueJazz]

4. "NeoCon Embarrassment" would have been a more.....

appropriate name. :)

[UTUSN]

6. Like Richard PERLE Going Underground Pending the Election

Rats.

[Cannikin]

7. Here's the real one....

[Kahuna]

8. Here it is! Search google images: tanker Condoleezza, Viola!

[benburch]

13. Except that aint her...

Same class of vessel, but that's not her! Real pictures below...

[DoYouEverWonder]

9. That article is from 2001

and the color pictures about are not real pics of the ship. They are poorly done photoshopped images.

The B&W is real.

[Cannikin]

11. Its an oldie but goodie...and obviously some didn't know about it,

so I feel its still relevant.

[benburch]

10. Here is what I could dig up...

Lloyds registry number; 9035010

Pictures here; http://www.bvphotos.com/archive.php?id=186

[rocktivity]

14. Translation: "Condi, you're fired!"

Chevron officials argued...that the ship's name was...part of a longstanding tradition of naming ships after members of the Chevron board. They noted that George Shultz, David Packard and Kenneth T. Derr were all afforded similar honors, and that those names did not change even when honorees went into government service.

But none of those people became an oil-unfriendly political liability, now, did they? Condi's been persona non grata since those public hearings, and this is yet another way to take her off the radar!

:headbang:
rocknation