European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 31, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 3 Tanker cargo ship collide in Channel Ramsgate England a a fully loaded Oil Tanker and a polish cargo ship collided in fog in the English Channel saturday Selling off a fire aboard the Tanker nut causing no serious injuries officials said. Department of transport spokesman Noel new Stead said a Small amount of engine Oil spilled from the cargo vessel bul it in l a pollution i real. It can be easily Deal  no Oil leaked from Ilic liberian Renis lured Tanker Styron which was loaded near to capacity with 137,000 ions of crude Oil Newstead said. Derek Watt sector officer Al the coast guard station in nearby Dover said the Fin broke out on the 67,239-ton Styron but it was confined to a paint and Timber storage area a the from of the ship. Watt said All Crew and passengers aboard both vessel were accounted for. The Styron and the 10,970-Lon polish cargo ship he collided in Patchy log Al 5 . About 25 Miles cast of Ramsgate off the Southern coast of England Wall said. Oil Tanker Styron on tire after collision with cargo vessel Dover Folkestone pa503 the cause of the Accident was unknown but Watt said visibility was not  Al 25 Crew members aboard the sky Ron abandoned ship but merely As a pre caution he said. They were picked up by a French passenger ferry Katherinc Schiaffino. Nine Crew members including he ship s Mailer later returned to lit Tanker to help put out the fire. The other 16 Crew member were taken 10 Ramsgate. Walt said a tug had secured a lowlife to the Styron but it did not appear to be in any danger of sinking. Seventeen of she 42 people 38 Crew members and four passengers aboard the he i also abandoned ship into life boats but were later picked up by i hair own ship. Wall said. After the collision the cargo ship headed for the belgian port of Flushing under its own Power the officer said. He said the Styron was bound for the dutch port of Rotterdam when he Acci Dent occurred bul its Home port was not immediately known. Defecting cuban officer s whereabouts unknown key West Nasha. A the whereabouts of cuban defector Brig. Gen. Rafael Del Pino Diaz remained unknown saturday of Flor he and his family were flown from this base by the government. An Fri escort accompanied the family Friday afternoon when they left in a c-2 twin engine plane. Navy officials were nol permitted to disclose the plane s destination said la. Sieve by melt spokesman for the key West Nas. This is real a stale depart ment show,11 Burneti said. Del Pino a former Pilot in the cuban air Force on thursday flew his wife Laura and his 1hrce children identified in radio reports broadcast from Havana As Ramses Del Pino Santa. 27, also an air Force Pilot Rafael Del Pino Lopez 16, and a 2-year-old daughter into this Boca Chica key base in a twin engine american made Cessna. . Officials asking not to be identified said that Niy a cuban military officer of High importance could ave successfully undertaken the escape. Oni hav a number of cuban officials have defected Over the years but none is believed to have been As important As Del Pino. . Officials said Del Pino will be asked Aboul such issues As cuban policy in Central America and Africa two areas where the United Stales and Cuba have been Al Odds for years. Del Pino told authorities that he had recently been appointed Deputy chief of Staft of the cuban armed forces ministry but cuban officials suggested his career had been in decline because of emotional problems. A statement issued by Cuba s revolutionary armed forces ministry said that Del Pino had been assigned for health reasons to historical tasks including inc organization of an air Force museum. Regardless of his Stalus Al the time of his defection slate department spokesman Charles Redman indicated that the administration looks on Del Pino As a defector of considerable importance. As a senior military official with experience reach ing Back Over Many years in several areas of cuban activity he is obviously in command of significant military and political information Redman said. Burnell responding to the Havana reports about Del i no s emotional stability said he regards Del Pino As a very intelligent professional officer. He s a Well groomed intellectual individual. He Speaks  the Navy rolled out the red Carpel for Del Pino and his family who were put up m vip quarters during their stay Here Del Pino and his family plus an entourage of Fri and Navy Security officers were housed in the nine nicest rooms at inc Navy s Trumbo Point Annex s Bachelor officers quarters in key West master chief Petty officer Lesley Martin said Friday fatal crash in Philippines philippine soldiers examine pieces at in s-26 Sikorsky helicopter that crashed saturday in Mut la Bay. Four of he nine people aboard were Lilko and the others injured. The philippine military had Lent the copter to a is. Movie Ere filming missing in action in with actor Chuck Norris. The Only injured person to be identified was a German named Max Motchman. The utters aboard the copter were report edly philippine military personnel italian air Force to conduct Maneu vers in Michigan mount Clemens Mich a it will be bombs away in Northern Michigan this summer As part of training exercises Between the italian air Force and the Michigan air National guard. Italian pilots in six fighter bombers will participate in raids on the bombing Range Al Camp Grayling where both Dummy and live bombs will be used. This will be their first Opportunity to do some overseas deployment and they want to show off their capability to the world said retired col. Dean Crowder the Michigan air National guard s for Mer vice commander. The italian air staff thai i be talked with Are really excited about the plans,"1 Crowder said. It s the first Lime one of their tactical air units has been deployed in such a  the italians also will Fly with air National guard fighters in combat Maneu ver near Grayling and Over Lake Huron Crowder said. If . Navy or coast guard vessels arc nearby it is expected they will be the target of simulated sir ikes. Six Tornado jets 30 italian officers and 90 enlisted personnel will be based at the Selfridge air National guard base near mount Clemens from june 28 until late july. Crowder said the Michigan air National guard re cantly finished Maneu vers in Italy he said. The italian cultural Center in Warren plans to make the italian pilots stay a memorable one. Their visit will touch off festivities in the italian Community said Tony Fiorina the Center s executive director. We just found out about their visit and have nothing specific planned yet said fioritto whose Center is the umbrella organization for 70 italian american clubs in metropolitan Detroit. Bul we Hope inc cultural Center will become a second Home for inc italian air Force per  irs says 2-cent debt now $252.03 a Vermere Calif. Up1 the in Kicmal Revenue service has warned a perplexed taxpayer to pay the 2 cents that he has owed since 19 12 and $252.01 in interest or face More penalties "1 would t think they would go Back five years fat 2 cents an astounded Frank sleeve 27, said. It s unheard of and ridiculous steel got a letter last week from the irs idling him he owes 2 cents for a late payment penalty on his 1982 taxes and interest of $252.01. The letter asked him to please pay it today and cautioned him that unless pay ment was received within 10 Days additional interest and penalties May be  Stele said he s not paying at least not until he talks to a lawyer. An irs spokesman said he could not comment on Steele s Case bul said in would be impossible to incur interest of s252.01 on a debt of2cents