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Global Marine, Inc. roughnecks working on the rig floor aboard the D/V Glomar Challenger (ship) during the Deep Sea Drilling Project. Left to right: Bill Johnson; Vince Altman working on stuck packer water sampler while tool pusher Odit Socia; and Junior Wheeler, drilling superintendent are watching. The vessel was operated by the Global Marine, Inc. while Scripps Institution of Oceanography was the managing institution for Deep Sea Drilling Project under contract with the National Science Foundation (NSF). 1981.

Global Marine, Inc. roughnecks working on the rig floor aboard the D/V Glomar Challenger (ship) during the Deep Sea Drilli...