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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950134-06-015048
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060630
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060807
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060807

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MARINE PETROLEUM TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000062362
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OIL ROYALTY TRADERS [6792]
		IRS NUMBER:				756008017
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-08565
		FILM NUMBER:		061009573

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS N A
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 831402
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75283-1402
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2145081796

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 831402
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75283-1402
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the<BR>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June&nbsp;30, 2006</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>MARINE PETROLEUM TRUST</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Texas</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>0-8565</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>75-6008017</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State of incorporation)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>c/o The Corporate Trustee:</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Bank of America, N.A.<BR>
P. O. Box 830650, Dallas, Texas</B>
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 <B>75283-0650</B></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: <B>(800)&nbsp;985-0794</B>
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the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Principal Officers.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Effective June&nbsp;30, 2006, Mr.&nbsp;R. Ray Bell retired as the principal accounting officer of Marine
Petroleum Trust (&#147;Marine&#148;). Mr.&nbsp;Bell is no longer an employee of Marine but he has been retained
as an independent consultant to assist Marine with ongoing accounting and operational matters.
Marine will not appoint a new principal accounting officer. As is customary in the industry, the
trustee of Marine, Bank of America, N.A., will be responsible for all of Marine&#146;s future accounting
related matters.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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    <TD align="left">Date: August 7, 2006&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in its capacity as trustee of Marine&nbsp;</TD>
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