European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 50, no. 114 monday August 5,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 1 a 35c d 8693 a Namibia. I Botswana Indian Ocean cruise ship Rescue aps amps 580 saved As cruise ship founders off South Africa East Lyndon South Africa apr helicopters and ships rescued All 580 passengers and Crew from a greek cruise liner that was disabled and sinking sunday in High seas off Southeast South Africa officials said. R South african air Force Cpl. Michael Louw said All aboard the oceans had been safely taken to Shore by noon sunday 12 hours after the ship began list ing heavily in seas up to 24 feet Between Durban and Cape town. There were no reports of serious injuries or missing people. The liner was listing at a 75-degree Angle after its engine room flooded in Stormy seas water covering its deck. Commandant Andre Botes reported sunday after Topij that he feared the vessel could capsize. At least 15 military helicopters airlifted More than 200 people off the oceans As it foundered a mile off the Indian Ocean coast said air Force maj. Gerrie Evert. The rest were saved by ships that picked up people in lifeboats or plucked them from the sea. Terrified passengers had leapt from a see ship on Page 2logjam puts giant Pinch on moving by Randy Mcclain financial writer. . Military authorities in Germany say they Are grappling with longer than Ever shipping delays to move service members household goods from Europe to the United states this summer and Relief Isnit in sight. The delays Arentt caused by a shortage of ships to carry furniture and other goods across the Atlantic but rather by a shortage of German moving vans and Broad shouldered workers who can show up at service members doorsteps to Start loading family belongings. A right now its chaos Here. That a what it is a said one military transportation supervisor in Central Germany. A everyone is Shook  overseas moves usually scheduled in four to six weeks Are now taking longer than two months to schedule in several military communities. Overtaxed moving companies Are asking employees to work nights and weekends to pick up household gods and transport them to ports for stateside shipment. Military officials say More German movers Are needed to relieve a growing backlog. The delays threaten to extend the time it takes to pull thousands of . Troops out of Europe and could complicate some base closings. At Hahn a for example original plans called for the 50th tac fighter Wing to be disbanded by sept. 30, but the base s transportation chief said All household goods cannot be moved by then. A we can to do it by sept. 30. We Hope to do it by a. 8&s Lynda Davidson a glut of military personnel moving Back to the states Means overtime for Many German workers. The end of the year a said chief master sgt. Charles Mcsparren traffic management officer. In addition to Hahn a areas hardest hit by transportation delays include the Frankfurt and Kaiserslautern areas Niernberg Stuttgart Wurzburg Rhein main a the Wiesbaden area and bad Kreuz Nach All in Germany. Shipping problems appear More severe for the army than the air Force although both branches of the service admit they Are concerned that the situation could get worse in the next few weeks. Delays moving sailors the United states. The Navy is reporting no household goods from Europe to master sgt. Jorge Leon traffic management superintendent with . Air forces in Europe said the household goods logjam is complicated by the fact that the army and air Force must share the limited number of German moving companies that work with military shipments. An increased Effort Over the last few Days to recruit More moving companies to help see logjam on Page 3people, not drought Drain in Ciurlik water Supply by j. Kin Cruger Mediterranean Bureau the continued Strain of hosting thousands of additional forces is draining water resources at in Ciurlik a and forcing the base in Southern Turkey to impose conservation measures. I although the in Ciurlik area is in the midst of a drought the bases water shortage Isnit directly caused by Lack of rainfall. A the problem we Are having is caused by the increase of personnel on base a said William Richmond the Deputy base civil Engineer at in Ciurlik. In Ciurlik seven Miles East of Adana turkeys fourth largest City normally has a base population including family members of fewer than 5,000. Currently the base population hovers around 6,500 people including 2,500 troops assigned to in Ciurlik on temporary duty As part of operation provide Comfort ii the revamped Effort to safeguard kurd in neighbouring Iraq according to air Force capt. Linda Thomas the bases staff services officer. About 1,500 of those forces mostly air Force personnel and some Allied troops assigned to the kurdish humanitarian re Lief Effort Arp living in an on base tent City Thomas said. A the increased population Means More folks wanting to use water a said Richmond the civil Engineer. When daily water consumption peaks around noontime and again Between 6 and 11 p.m., enormous drains Are put on incur like a limited water pumping and storage capabilities. During these Peak times in Ciurlik can to  water fast enough from its one on base and three off base Wells to keep up with demand. So water Levels in storage drop rapidly sometimes to dangerously Low Levels. A the base uses anywhere from 3.5 to 4 million Gallons of water per Day and we can Only store 700,000 Gallons within two elevated tanks and some underground tanks a said Richmond. The base Aims to have storage tanks topped up and ready to try to Cope with demand by 7 . Daily. The base has instituted a number of conservation measures to try to maintain sufficient water supplies according to capt. Judy Burk the base spokeswoman. The key to the conservation system is a see water on Page 2