Shipmaster’s Spaniel, Monkey And Statue
A Belgian shipmaster visiting Lyttelton far the first time has some interesting items aboard his vessel, the 12,018 ton. Bri ish-built oil tanker, Bel Gulf Glory. Captain E. J. A. Sart has a two-year-old spaniel, Pip. His disciplined animal does not go ashore and is so well trained it will not venture from the bridge structure. Captain Sart also keeps a small West Indian monkey in a cage in his day room. It is cal led Chico and belongs to . the Tita species that is half squirrel and half monkey. Although Checo was purchased for Captain Sari's daughter in Belgium, it has had to remain ab.-'and the tanker in the meantime. Captain Sart, who speaks fluent English, has a small statue in the saloon which was presented to him by a Belgian broadcasting station in return for his services in reporting the quality of broadcasts at sea. This is a replica of the famous Mane-ken statue in Brussels. Although the Bel Gulf Glory has previously visited New Zealand this is her first visit to Lyttelton. She arrived from Puerto La Cruz (Venezuela) yesterday morning to discharge a portion of her spirit cargo. The Bel Gulf Glory is one of a Belgian sextet operated by the Gulf Oil Company of
the United States. She will leave for Bluff today to complete discharge after which she will proceed to the Persian Gulf.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30275, 30 October 1963, Page 17
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