PORT INFORMATION: CONSTANTA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 24, 2001
• Sequence Number: 108
• Publication Date: March 5, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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The Navy interviewing officer assigned an evaluation of "C-2" to the report and
stated that, although source speaks clear and comprehensible English and received
the interviewers with cordiality, he appeared to be vague, confused and limited
in powers of observation. He further stated that the information was collected
under adverse circumstances as the interview occurred shortly before the vessel
was scheduled to get underway, source was preoccupied in determining the nature
of and solution to a damaged rudder bearing and there were constant interruptions,
all of which contribute to the vagueness of the report in some respects.
,[TIT P OFFICE OF NAVAL INTB LIGINCE 7UR1iI88SD TBg FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO CIA FOR
IAC DISSEMINATION IN ACCORDANCE WITS PARAGRAPH 3 c OF NSCID #7 (DIO, 8ND No 10-
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1. The information contained herein is based on personal observations of the source.
2. Chart Designations Coordinated with information reported herein, specific items
are cited on overlay to HO Chart 4197 by the following alphabetical designators:
A - Buoy
B - Approach course line
C - Boarding point
D - Pilot disembarked vessel upon departure
E - Anchorage
F - Turning area
G - Source's berth
H - Soviet tanker
I - Norwegian tanker
J - Passenger vessel
K - Naval small craft berthing
3. Conveyance Source visited subject port in a merchant vessel 436' 3" in length,
5 9" in beam and drawing 26' 611.
4. Approach Vessel approe.ched from seaward on a course of approximately 2980 true.
First control point .1us a buoy sighted at designator A. Vessel hen proceeded
toward the harbor breakwater on a course line designate!'. B.
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This rcPort is for the use within the USA of the Intelligence com; onents of the Departments or I I
Agencies indicated above. It is not to be transmitted overseas without the 'oncurrence of the
originating office through the Assistant Director of the Office of Collection and Dissemination, CIA.
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v==ase: arr.-.-t: i at p,1,~_ toitrd:.nC, point about 1200, 6 Nov 53 de-
parted Luc^u:.-tine anchorage between 1600 - 1700, 6 N 53, reaches petrcleum
berth at - Ou . 6 Nov 5~ , inopect?o_n party boarded 22Cc?, 6 Nov 53. inspection
party secured d departed .?esse1 0100, 7 Nov 53, coa e teed ' oadiag 1200, 7 Nov
53, completed loading 0300, 9 Nov 53 and got underway~a~ter daybreak 9 Nov 53.
6. Pilotage Pi-,
clearing, butte
is are ava_lable and ccnpuisory at
will not take vessels in at night.
i. Pilctboat Sou ce's vessel vat met by a Pilo-bcat at
described e.s a out 40' :,r- length. Liesel hive and of
word "PILOT." w Ls written in English on the forward to
In clearing, po It, pilot is it opped at designator D.
imee for entering and
!aig7lator C, which was
modern construction. The
kheaa of the pilot house.
3. Pilot Pilot n arded?:essel with a soldier who was ar4ed with a pistol and guarded
him whip bri"^.,I-1ng the ship into pert. There was an parent lack of congenial-
ity between, these two individuals as witnessed by fac that when the pilot was
offered cigare tes he asked the donor thereof to placthem in his coat hanging
on the bulkhea , so chat the guard could not observe.l Pilot spoke English as
well as Rumani n, giving orders to the helm in Englis
9. Quarantine Anchorage Pilot conducted vessel from boarding point to
anchorage at d:Arrrrisignator R. At this point doctor and yustoma agents
ship to proceeCtto the petroleum basin.
quarantine
cleared the
10. Turning Area The turning area for inner harbor is loi ted at designator F.
11. Tugs Vessel ti II assisted by a tug while entering port and shifting from anchorage
to the petrolet6 basin. Source mould not hazard a guea as to the power of the
tug, but nescrbed her as modern, big and of metal con truction. He stated tugs
are used to assist all vessels,
Docking procedure Tug worked vessel into basin stern irst. The vessel berthed
at designator , which is on the north side of the pe'G oleum basin.
13. Inspection Part The inspection perty boarded the ves4el at berth with a force
of about 20 pe sons who conducted a three-hour search 9f the vessel, with the
crew mustered in the messing compartment. The ~nspec .ot was considered a com-
preheusive ore; cameras, apt{ cal equipment and radios were sealed; radar was
disconnected d rendered inoperati,re. The outgoing inspection was of I' hours'
I 'Y
duration and t
k place -mmediately prior to getting derway.
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two guards wry
rere ,red alongside. Other soldie s -we=e observed to be
quite numerous all over the quay area.
15. Cargo Vessel clled port and berthed at the petroleum basin for the purpose of
lifting nine thousand long tens of gasoline, light gar.::- oil and kerosene.
16. Berthing Facili!.Zr Details Berth was served by about fl veor six fuel lines lo-
cated 2' to 3' ~n-oard of the outer edge of the basin., The lines were about 6"
in diameter runing parallel to the basin and elevated about 7' off the deck.
There were no sheds on the quay, and the only handling! equipment observed was
two fixed booms about the meters long, for the positioning of fuel lines at
the seaward extremities of the quay. Arrangement of gene features can be noted
by the diagram '1 hich incli..dee a sketch of the boom its if in the inset.
17. !Merchant Shipping Present A Soviet tanker was observer: at designator if. She
-ras about 12 thpiusand gross tcna, old, in bad repair, ndcoal burning. She
,was lifting a cargo of ,oenzine a d. gasoline. A 1Iorireg as tanker was berthed
L at designator I. She was about 14 thousand gross tend, ',though cargo operations,
name or other rl tails were no, observed. A modern passenger vessel, about 300'
in length and three thousand gross cons was Lerthed atldesignator J. Source
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c~:alci not be certain whether she was Bulgarian or Rumanian. The ship was
apparently 1c1e at present, no activity being noted in her
connection.
18. Naval Shipping Present At designator K, four large naval patrol craft and a
large tug were located. They were all painted blue and gray and berthed as
indicated along the Bast Breakwater. Source could not identify them with any-
thing found in ON:-F-31R. He stated tvc of them were about 501 to 60' in length
and had one funnel; one was about the same length but had two funnels close to
the wheel house; the fourth was about 120' long and had three funnels. No
other information was forthcoming.
19. Port Efficiency Source stated the delivering of cargo proceeded very slowly,
taking about 39 hours to lift nine thousand tons of petroleum products. He
further stated the Soviet tanker at designator H, described is paragraph 17
supra, was given preferential treatment, being completely loaded and underway
in 24 hours.
20. Liberty Although the source of this report did not go ashore, one-third of the
crew was allowed liberty each day. A liberty list had to be submitted the
prior day and, pending approval, special passes were issued.
21. General Port Conditions From observations made from ship,
the port appeared
to be in a general state of retrograde and deterioration. No new construction
or improvements were visible. H
Livailable on loan from the CIA Library is berth diagram referred to in para-
graph 16 above, as well as overlay to HO Chart No 4197._7 I
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