http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2b1f004cddab1bb9afb9abd2ecb68738.PDF 9c5318fda126d456bf40e55c9eb8be97 PDF Text Text SEAmKERS - •# January 1991 Volume 53, Number 1 -V. : •• S^'i^ . SlU Crews Maintain Suppiy Lines i:o r-. c. IT' The USNS Beilatrix, one of the military's eight fast sealift ships, is pictured in photo right arriving in the Middle East. As the war in the Persian Gulf broke out, the SlU-crewed Beilatrix was engaged in its sixth round trip supply mission since it was put on full operating status in August. •Jj vO Among the SlUcrewed commercial vessels utilized by the military to deliver cargo to the gulf is the Overseas Alice (photo left), a Maritime Over­ seas Corp. ship. The Soviet Union, stuck with obsolete tonnage in its state-controlled fleet, is trying to put its surplus seamen on the market for hire by the world shipping community, reports the authoritative Seatrade Soviet Maritime Guide. Both the Soviet Ministry of Merchant Marine, the government agency that exer­ cises broad control over the nation's socalled commercial fleets, and Soviet ship­ ping companies appear to be equally keen about peddling the services of Soviet sea­ men. Soviet shipping lines, in the throws of becoming private and self-sufficient enter­ prises, as well as the hard-currency starved Soviet government, view such a program as a potential bonanza of Western cash. However, the hard currency earned by exploiting Soviet seamen is not destined for the pockets of the seafarers themselves. The export of Soviet seamen's services is achieved under the auspices of joint venture agreements between Soviet shipping com­ panies and foreign shipowners and "man­ agement companies. Such contracts have transferred hard currency to the Soviet shipowners while allowing for crew wages to be paid in Soviet rubles, a monetary unit which is rapidly falling in value within the Soviet Union that also is worthless in the world market. To ensure its share of the booty made off the backs of Soviet seamen, the Soviet government is talking of establishing a statecontrolled manning agency that will become the vehicle for providing its country's sea­ men to foreign shipping companies. Mean­ while, the Soviet Ministry of Merchant Marine is recommending that crew-export contracts be arranged through a govern­ ment shipping company. The Seatrade article on the subject also indicates that legislative actions by the Soviet government have cleared the way for Soviet citizens to work overseas. Soviet Crews Strike Back Soviet seamenC on the other hand, are attempting to get their fair share of the hard Continued on page 6 ' '• f. I- • '' Tv' p.?' s �SEAFARIRS LOG The 'Brotherhood of the Sea' Helps Stranded Brazilian Seamen President's Report Liberty, Fraternity and Equality "What happened?" "What does all this mean?" These are some of the questions that SIU members have been putting to us over the news of the decisive manner in which a group of marine en­ gineers routed the entire slate of officers who were running for re-elec­ tion as officials of the licensed division of the merged District 1 MEBA/NMU. Few events in the maritime industry over the past year have touched off as much discussion as those election results. All of the principal officers of the MEBA/NMU li­ censed division were replaced, according to the results which were announced on January 2. Not one incum­ bent escaped the obvious anger of the rank-and-file en­ gineers at what they obviously considered to be an unacceptable state of affairs in the merged MEBA/NMU. Michael It should be pointed out that the head of the merged Sacco union, C.E. DeFries, is still the head of the combined MEBA/NMU. Prior to the election, he had given up his position as top of­ ficer of the licensed division, but he retained the presidency of the overall organization of licensed engineers and unlicensed seamen—a position which now will be filled by the vote of delegates to a convention, sched­ uled for 1992. The balloting also determined who will be the delegates to the forth­ coming convention. Here the opposition candidates won 11 of the 15 del­ egate spots. •••V - .r- ;,'y.^- y:.:. -J'l:.' • . > •; ', ;i^-, . •;"' A Muddled Situation To those who asked me what this means, I only can say the situation is muddled, at the very least. Because of the complicated and peculiar na­ ture of the structure by which the merged MEBA/NMU functions, the union is being administered at the top by engineers whom the licensed membership has repudiated. Insofar as the unlicensed NMU members are concerned, their status really doesn't change as a result of the election be­ cause they were subordinated permanently to the licensed members by a "constitution" which assured that unlicensed members are barred from holding the top office of the merged organization. So much for equality. So, "what happened?" It doesn't take an exceptional student of union affairs to understand that some grave errors must have been made by the leadership of MEBA and the NMU when they structured the takeover op­ eration. They obviously forgot to give serious consideration to the interests and welfare of all the people for whom unionism is all about—the rankand-file members. To use a line of Rodney Dangerfield's: The MEBA/NMU officers didn't show any respect to their constituents. Both the fact of the merger of MEB A and NMU and the manner in which it was done should have signaled to the architects that their decisions would be fateful ones. Aside from the features of the merger agreement that ultimately turned the licensed engineers against their union, it appears to me there is one fundamental lesson that emerges from the situation: You cannot rig deals to benefit a few and exclude the many and expect to win acceptance or approval. The men and women of the MEBA are professional seafaring people with one of the longest histories as a union. They are good trade union­ ists who have time and again stood up for their union's best interests, A Union Is for All the People It must be obvious that the sponsors and few beneficiaries of the merger failed to recognize some fundamentals of democratic trade union­ ism, among the most basic being that the union must represent all the peo­ ple—equally. Evidently, the rank-and-file licensed engineers were so concerned with the merger's affect on their continued job security that they voted out everybody on the ballot associated with the administration of their di­ vision. What the District 1 leadership obviously forgot is that you cannot abuse or suspend the democratic process and get away with it for long. Volume 53, Number 1 -. . ..•^•' Oi ; .•• The SIU brought food to members of the Brazilian seamen's union who had run out of stores after their ship was arrested and the operating company's accounts frozen. Within hours of receiving a re­ quest from the Brazilian seamen's union to assist 28 of the group's members who were running out of food and water and confined to their arrested container ship, the SIU delivered a two-week supply of stores to the crew of the M/V Lloyd Itapage. In his communication to the SIU, M. Sant'Anna, president of the Confederacao Nacional dos Trabalhadores em Transportes Maritimos, Aereos e Fluviais, noted the Itapage seamen were caught in the middle of a struggle between the vessel's operator and its creditors. The Itapage, sequestered in Jacksonville in early December, is one of nine ships in the Compahia de Navagacao Lloyd Brasileiro fleet that has been arrested as a result of court actions filed by cred­ itors of the state-owned shipping company. The nine Lloydbras ships had been seized in Euro­ pean, Canadian and American ports. SIU Assistant Vice President George Ripoll and Port Represen­ tative James B. Koesy brought food and water to the 28 stranded Itap­ age crewmembers. Ripoll and Koesy were told by crewmembers that they had not received any food, water, fuel or wages since the vessel's arrest. Without their pay, the Brazilian seamen had been un­ able to afford laundry services. In addition, no mail had been for­ warded to the ship since it had tied up at the Talleyrand Avenue docks along the St. Johns River. Eating Flour and Oil "When we got to the Itapage, the seamen were down to eating flour mixed with cooking oil," reported Koesy. "I think they were grateful for the food and water we sup­ plied," he added. Edd Morris, an SIU representa­ tive who serves as an inspector for the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)—the organization that brings together rail, air and maritime unions from all the nations in the free world— assisted the Itapage crewmembers by keeping in touch with the Bra­ zilian seamen's union and mobiliz­ ing support for the Itapage crew within the United States. While the Itapage crew's plight was eased by the support of the SIU and several church and charitable organizations based in Jackson­ ville, the fate of the Lloydbras ship­ ping line remained unclear. The Brazilian congress, meeting in a special legislative session to address several critical issues, voted to extend an emergency loan of close to $65 million to Lloydbras in order to secure a release of the nine arrested ships. As the LOG went to press, the funding allocated by the congress had not been released, but the Bra­ zilian consulates had taken over the responsibility of looking after the needs of crewmembers aboard the seized Lloydbras vessels. January 1991 The Seafarers LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by the Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District; AFL-CIO; 5201 Auth Way; Camp Springs, MD 20746. Telephone (301) 899-0675. Second-class postage paid at MSG Prince Georges, MD 20790-9998 and at additional mailing of­ fices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Seafar­ ers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Communications Department Director and Editor, Jessica Smith: Associate Editors, Daniel Duncan and Max Hail; Associate Editor/Production, Deborah Greene, Art Direc­ tor, Bill Brower. Jacksonville Port Representative •r. �'Wm:::'. JANUARY 1991 i •T' Ships Keep Up Supply Line as War Erupts As the war broke out January 16 in the Persian Gulf, Seafarers continued to man the majority of the 136 American-flag ships which are supplying the U.S. forces in the Middle East combat zone. On the eve of the war, ence in the gulf that includes more than 4.2 billion 460,000 American troops. The deployment in the gulf is the pounds of dry cargo and largest American military buildup 8.4 billion pounds of fuel had since the United States was en­ been delivered to the Persian gaged in the Vietnam conflict. As Gulf during the buildup, of January 14, the Military Seaiift Military personnel and SlU crewmembers line the deck of the USNS Beiiatrix as'famiiy members wave good-bye. The ship is one of the miiitary's eight fast seaiift vessels, all of which are crewed by SiU members. The ships, which can sail at speeds of over 30 knots, are shuttling supplies to the Persian Gulf. D1 MEBA Officials Swept from Office Licensed members of District 1 Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ sociation/National Maritime Union, running on a platform to reform the organization, ousted all of the incumbent division officers and branch agents, won two out of three patrolmen positions and swept 11 of the 15 convention delegate posts,according to results of the union's recently-concluded election. The marine engineers, orga­ nized under the banner of the MAD Committee—initials that in­ terchangeably have stood for Members Advocating Democracy or Members Against DeFries (C.E. "Gene" DeFries serves as presi­ dent of the District), ran on a platform to reform the structure of the union that had been insti­ tuted when MEBA and the NMU merged in March 1988. The struc­ ture does not allow the rank-and- file, neither of MEBA nor the NMU, to vote directly for the top officers of the District, who in turn make up the District Executive Committee. The opposition group took issue with the so-called severance pay­ ments, totaling more than $2 mil­ lion dollars, that incumbent offi­ cials granted themselves at the time of the merger. The group stressed that those District officers who had received the extra cash payments actually had not severed their positions with the unions when MEBA and NMU became one supposed organization. A major point of contention among the licensed engineers was the attempt of District 1 MEBA officers to merge the NMU pen­ sion fund into the MEBA pension plan. The opposition group re­ portedly felt such an action would Continued on page 6 known by its military name Op­ eration Desert Shield. The eruption of fighting, in which the armed forces of the United States have been joined by mili­ tary units of allied nations, began with rounds of air strikes against key Iraqi militaiy targets. With the advent of the war, the military code name for the engagement has been changed to Operation Desert Storm. The fighting was the culmination of a series of events that began last August 2 when Iraq's Presi­ dent Saddam Hussein initiated a military operation to take over Kuwait. Efforts to get Iraq to peacefully withdraw from Kuwait included scores of diplomatic ini­ tiatives and a world economic em­ bargo. During the autumn, the United Nations ruled that any necessary means, including military force, could be used to oust Iraq from Kuwait if the aggressor had not withdrawn by January 15. Earlier this month, the U.S. Congress authorized President Bush to go to war against Iraq by a vote of 52 to 47 in the Senate and a vote of 250 to 183 in the House. Six-Month Buildup While the peaceful attempts to force Iraq out of Kuwait were taking place throughout the last six months, the United States and scores of other nations were com­ piling a formidable military pres­ Command (MSC) reported that the United States had 238 ships, of which 136 are U.S.-flag vessels, transporting supplies to the Armed Forces in the Middle East. Among the vessels traversing the oceans between the United States and the gulf carrying cargo to the troops are 57 Ready Reserve Force ships that MSC has re­ quested for activation, eight fast seaiift ships, 21 prepositioning vessels, 108 chartered commercial ships, seven ships on loan from foreign governments, six char­ tered commercial ships that had been in service to MSC prior to Operation Desert Shield, 27 tank­ ers, two Marine aviation support ships known as T-AVB's and two hospital ships. Of the 238 ships under MSC's direction, 90 of the commercial chartered vessels fly foreign flags and five of the 27 tankers are under foreign registry. Seafarers crews are on many of the RRF vessels which have been activated by the government from the layup fleet for participation in Operation Desert Shield. In ad­ dition, SIU members are manning many of the prepositioning ships and the U.S.-flag compiercial ships participating in the deployment. All of the fast seaiift ships and the two T-AVB's are crewed by Sea­ farers. The USNS Mercy, one of the two hospital ships in the gulf, is crewed by members of the SIU's Government Services Division. Joe DiGiorgio Dies; Was Recently Retired Joe DiGiorgio died December 26 at the age of 72. He had retired in October from the post of SIU secretary-treasurer. He died of complications following heart sur­ gery in a New York City hospital. Brother DiGiorgio had been a member of the union for 50 years and was the union's number two officer since 1972. DiGiorgio served the union in a variety of capacities, including organizer, patrolman and port agent. He assumed the duties of the secretary-treasurer when A1 Kerr, who held the post, died in January 1972. DiGiorgio was subsequently elected to the position by the SIU's rank-and-file membership in dis­ trict-wide voting. He continued to be re-elected to the job, only leav­ ing the post when he retired. 'Universally Liked' His engaging, friendly manner won him a wide following within the union and the maritime indus- Joe DiGiorgio try in general. Michael Sacco, president of the SIU, in remarks made during a funeral service for Brother DiGiorgio, described him as "universally liked." "Joe was a one-of-a-kind char­ acter. He was blessed with an unsinkable optimism which car­ ried him and the union through many difficult times," Sacco noted. "We will all miss him very much." DiGiorgio also served as a union trustee on the SIU's various trust funds' boards, including the Sea­ farers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, an institution he cared for deeply. Born Joseph Alloysius Di­ Giorgio in 1918, he entered the Hope Haven orphanage located outside of New Orleans at the age of five. Prior to shipping, Di­ Giorgio tried longshore work on the Mandeville docks in New Or­ leans. Shipped in WWU . His shipping career began in 1941 when he sailed in the steward department aboard the Del Valle. He switched to the black gang and continued sailing throughout World War II. During the war, DiGiorgio shipped'on merchant vessels as­ signed to the North Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters. Brother DiGiorgio was buried in the Seafarers Haven Cemetery in Valley Lee, Md. on December 31. The cemetery overlooks the Seafarers Hany Lundebeig School of Seamanship. As a merchant mariner who sailed during WWII and thus a recognized veteran, his casket was draped with an Amer­ ican flag. He is survived by his wife Rita Shephard DiGiorgio, to whom he had been married for 44 years, his two daughters—^JoAnne Arizzi and Renee Truelove of New Fairfield, Conn., his brother Dominick DiGiorgio and sisters Matilda Sacco and Josephine Cardarella, all of New Orleans. DiGiorgio also is survived by three grandchildren, John Joseph Arizzi, Deanna M. Arizzi and Ed­ ward Joseph Fitzpatrick. •• f • LH:' •iii :. �0m •- . '•. "'" v^ ,.,-,0'~ J«:- • i-,- , , , ., ..•', .. , •,••. . ^ "y^/T"?: , _ V--:,A ;; SUFARCRSLOe m Concern Mounts in House and Senate Over AT&T Plan to Switch Ships' Flag : rij .••'••:-±-.,r ' -n^'" f;';?-' A' • 'i^jSv'S'S V i, '_'. . :-;:|,,::;y::;,;:; A- y • ' ':•>••-•, ' ••:, '.. v.f •'• .' '';: _y -' ••'•• -f'V.:'•'•> •';•' • • %.• M%yy • ty yy-yy yy "v'iC" '--i- '•- 'v- Concerns continued to mount among elected officials in Congress over American Telephone and Telegraph (AT«&T) Company's proposal to operate its cable-laying vessels under a foreign registry. House and Senate members have been called upon to examine AT&T's threatened switch from the American flag to those foreign ship registries that allow vessel operators to evade their national taxes and safety standards and permit the hiring of crewmembers from any­ where in the world. AT&T's indication that it was considering abandoning the American flag on its cable-laying ships came to light in a series of press reports last month. Company spokesmen were quoted as saying that "economic" considerations were fueling AT&T's interest in a foreign-flag ship­ ping operation. Michael Sacco, president of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, which is made up of 43 unions representing a combined mem­ bership of 85 million workers, and headed by SIU President Michael Sacco, asked Congress to look into AT&T's flag switch plan, noting that it could be the beginning of a continuous transfer of American jobs to offshore areas where work can be performed cheaper by for­ eigners. Rinaldo, Schaefer and Callahan In a communication addressed to AT&T's chairman of the board, Robert E. Allen, Con­ gressmen Matthew J. Rinaldo (R-N.J.), Dan Schaefer (R-Conn.j and Sonny Callahan (RAla.) urged the company to continue operating its vessels under a U.S. flag, particularly in light of America's defense interests. "You are undoubtedly aware of the vital role a strong American-flag merchant fleet has played, and continues to play, in advancing our nation's security interests ... In our view, every Amer­ ican-flag vessel, no matter its trade, plays an important role in such an operation," noted the three Republican representatives. Senator Howell Heflin (D-Ala.) said, ". . . recent events in the Middle East point out the necessity of this country to maintain a strong merchant marine fleet." He suggested that op­ erating AT&T vessels under a foreign flag would "send the wrong signal to other U.S. businesses at this time." Nation's Security at Stake Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) urged the giant telecommunications company to "for­ mulate a responsible corporate policy that is mindful of our national security interests." California representative Tom Lantos (D) told Allen, "It troubles me greatly to hear . . . that AT&T, one of the most respected U.S. corpo­ rate leaders, may not continue its prattice of utilizing U.S.-flag ships." ". . .1 urge you to consider the possible long term negative effects such a decision would have on our nation's national security inter­ ests,'.' added Lantos. Congressmen Albert G. Bustamante (D-Texas) and Robert J. Mrazek (D-N.Y) registered their disappointment that "a company of the stature of AT&T would consider registering a 'runaway' fleet of oceangoing vessels.'' If AT&T decides to operate its cable-laying vessels under a foreign flag, "it would raise serious questions about corporate America's commitment to maintaining military indepen­ dence in an unpredictable world environment," Bustamante and Mrazek added. AT&T's two new cable ships, the Global Link and the Global Sentinel, will become;fu fully operational this year. The first is due out of the shipyard in the next month. AT&T currently has two operating cable-laying vessels—^the Charlie Brown and the Long Lines—both of which are crewed by SIU members. SIU Keeps Eye on World Trade Talks While world trade talks that could threaten American shipping interests ended inconclu­ sively last month, the Seafarers International Union, along with others in the maritime in­ dustry, continues to keep a close watch on the fs;' •;•?- ;• y MarAd Official inspects Union's School Robert E. Martinez (center), deputy administra­ tor for the Maritime Administration, reviews the SlU's shipping procedure for crewing Ready Reserve Force vessels needed in Operation Desert Shield. He is pictured with Bart Rogers (left), SIU manpower coordinator, and Ken Conklln, Lundeberg School vice president. Martinez also inspected the union's training programs conducted at the SlU's educational facility. •• ':^k-' • • .- attempts by various governments to bring the process back to life. If the current round of talks under the world's General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT) framework are to be resuscitated, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) must pre­ sent a completed treaty to Congress by March 1. After that date, the trade agreement will no longer be considered under what is known as "fast track authority," aprocess which provides for a single up or down vote by Congress, prohibiting amendments. While the USTR can make a case for an extension of the fast track authority, indications from a number of elected House and Senate offlcials suggest that Con­ gress is not likely to grant such a request. Because of the March 1 date, it is expected that any attempts to revive GATT will take place over the next few weeks. Should the various signatory nations to the trade treaty iron out their differences on the agricultural subsidies question, the GATT agreement will be very much alive and the American maritime sector will have to work hard to ensure that waterbome transportation services are not brought to the table. The GATT agenda collapsed last month when no accord was reached between nations with significant agricultural sectors on the level of government subsidies that farmers should re­ ceive. While the failure to reach an agreement on this issue dominated press accounts of the GATT talks, many other sets of negotiations also were being conducted. It was the attempt to bring waterbome transportation services under the auspices of GATT that concerned the American-flag shipContinued on page 6 Great Lakes SIU members (from left to right) Donald Thornton, Tim Kelley and Kevin Kelley joined with other Seafarers and metropolitanDetroit trade, unionists to demonstrate support for striking Eastern Air Lines machinists. Easiaw Aff Liiws IsMidBushess Eastern Air Lines ceased operations January 18 almost two years after its management locked out its unionized workers and tried to rebuild the company by using scab employees and the federal bankmptcy courts. The folding of the airline brings to an end months of picketing against the company by members of the Intemational Association of Machinists (lAM) who have been on strike at Eastern since March 1989. Hundreds of SIU members have provided countless hours of picket-duty assistance to their brother and sister unionists from Eastern since the strike began. Upon hearing the news that Eastern was closing down for good, Frank Ortis, a spokesitian for the Machinists, said, "This is a direct effect of labor-busting. Labor peace could have saved Eastern. We were willing to negotiate but the company was unwilling to accept it»" he added. Eastern management blamed the shutdown on the increased cost of fuel caused by the Persian Gulf war and a steadily declining pas­ senger flow. Union Busting Does Not Pay The beginning of Eastern's end came about when notorious union-buster Frank Lorenzo, then president of Eastern's parent company, Texas Air (now called Continental Airlines Holdings), locked out Machinists on March 3, 1989. IAM members employed by Eastern had planned to go on strike the following day if an agreement had not been reached. Members of the pilots' and flight attendants' unions honored the Machinists picket lines, effectively shutting down the airline. Lorenzo filed for bankruptcy protection six days later. As the company tried to rebuild the airline with scabs, the bankruptcy court ousted Lor­ enzo from control of Eastern in April 1990. The airline, despite its reduced size and corporate restructuring, was losing $1 million to $2 million daily, which it continued to do until closing. When the court appointed Martin Shugrue to oversee the airline, the Machinists had hoped to negotiate an end to the labor strife. "One of the largest problems was he did not want to negotiate to get rid of the scabs," said Ortis. Shugrue met with the lAM leadership once, the Machinist spokesman noted. Ortis said the union will continue to follow deliberations of a New York grand jury that indicted Eastern in August 1990 for falsifying maintenance records before the strike, acts which the lAM had accused the company of practicing prior to the commencement of their job action. "But we understand the grand jury also is investigating Eastern for the same thing after the strike and during Shugrue's tenure," Ortis added. y'.' 'y • �:^'¥f • ".'W-ife- •',••"• "--rv -t"' "'•" ! JANUARY 7997 Military Hails Sill Crew in Operation Steel Box •-" -• ".;' ;'.i' .'T. •• The Military Sealift Command (MSG) acclaimed the "exceptional performance" of the two SIUcrewed ships that were selected for a very critical and possibly very dangerous mission transporting highly sensitive materials from Eu­ rope to the Pacific. According to press reports, the Gopher State and Flickertail State, which are operated by the SlU-con- .•J'jgl See page 9 for thoughts of two crewmembers who participated in the historic operation. Photos of Sea­ farers in mission also ap­ pear on page 9. .'tRJSSjS:/. t;?:/. :;V- , •'T. ' v-,-':; tracted operator Interocean Man­ agement Company (lOM), picked up more than 102,000 rounds of nerve gas artillery shells from Nordenham, Germany, a port city near the North Sea and carried the cargo to Johnston Atoll, about 850 southwest of Hawaii, where the chemical we^ns will be destroyed in a specially built incinerator. In preparation for participating in the mission, known by its mili­ tary designation Operation Steel Box, Seafarers received special ad­ ditional training in fire fighting and chemical handling, spending sev­ eral weeks engaged in intensive simulated drills and exercises. MSG Cites 'Professionalism' MSG Commander Vice Admiral F.R. Donovan, in a communication to lOM, congratulated the entire Interocean Management team for a job well done, citing the profession­ alism, cooperation and persever­ ance of all lOM hands involved in Operation Steel Box. lOM Presi­ dent William H. Lockwood Jr. ad­ vised SIU President Michael Sacco that the work of the SIU crews had played a critical part in making the mission a success. "lOM recog­ nizes this exceptional level of effort oh the part of the SIU and applauds it," Lockwood said. The nerve gas canisters, part of the European-based arsenal built up by the United States from 1958 through 1968, were removed as part of an historic 1986 weapons-reduc­ tion agreement between the American and West German governments. Until the removal of the deadly chemical weapons was announced in the spring of last year, its existence had been secret, ftess reports noted that the removal of the covertly bunkered deadly weapons was a further signal of the relax­ ation of tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States along with its NATO allies. Heavy Security Before the lethal cargo arrived at the port city in Germany for loading on the two lOM-operated ships, it was transported first in a truck con­ voy and dien by rail, accompanied by massive U.S. military and Ger­ man paramilitary security forces. The six- to eight-inch in diameter artillery shells which were loaded with liquid nerve agents were Orgulf SIU Members to Vote On New Three-Year Pact ^ .. '• A: 'i-'•• ]HK.. UiS. Balloting is taking place along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers as approximately 250 Seafarers vote on a three-year extension of their contract with Orgulf Transportation Company. Lead Deckhands John Russel and Terry Tolley and Cook Jac­ queline Grant worked with Byron Keliey, SIU vice president for lakes and inland waters, and Joe Sigler, St. Louis port agent in the negotia­ tions with the company, Kelley re­ ported. He noted die four days of negotiations last month went well tha^s to the determined efforts of the union negotiating team. Orgulf operates 24 tugboats, crewed by SIU members, along the upper and lower Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee and Missouri rivers. The company is based in Cincinnati. Voting is expected to continue through the month. Tony Sacco, Orgulf Vice President William Ferguson and SIU Vice President Lakes and In­ land Waters Byron Kelley are pictured above after the union and the company had agreed on a new 3-year contract. St. Louis Port Agent Joe Sigler (stand­ ing) and union members (left to right) John Russel, Jacqueline Grant and Terry Tolley take a break during nego­ tiations with Orgulf Transportation. SIU assistant vice president, said the effort to reach members aboard the tugs has been hampered by bad winter weather, but he expected all the vessels to receive a visit from a union official before the end of the month. The three members involved in the negotiations have sailed with Orgulf for several years. Russel started sailing on Orgulf tugs in 1985. Tolley began in 1986 and Grant started work in the galley in 1988. The SIU represents the cooks, lead deckhands and deckhands aboard Orgulf tugs. The new con­ tract would run through 1994 if it is ratified by SIU crewmembers. gr:/A:® hi •' -rii Heavily-guarded Convoys carrying American chemical weapons make their way through Germany on the way to the port city of Nordenham.From there, the canisters were}Toa loaded on two SlU-crewed vessels and carried to the Pacific for destruction. sealed in air-tight magazines and placed inside 5,000 specially-de­ signed sheetmetal containers. SIU crewmembers aboard the Flickertail State, a ship broken out of the U.S. government's Ready Reserve Force for participation in the mission, were Bosun Louis Flade; ABs John McMurtray, James Kutzler, John McL­ aughlin, Naaman Richard, Rich­ ard Barnhart; Ordinary Seamen Christopher Caporaso, Matthew Denesco, Noah Jones IV and Elec­ trician Donald Christian. Also on the Flickertail State were QMED Electrician Frank Tymcyszyn; FOWTs William Harrington, Pete Pasienza, Kevin Hall, Philip Zalewski, Lee Roy Laurent; Wiper Martin Thur­ ston; Steward Baker Ronald Malozi; Chief Cook Matthew Scott, Steward Assistants Andelair Betties, Stephen Colestock, Abraham Norwood Jr., Wagner Pellerin and Neil Penaflor. The Gopher State, another RRF ship brought into service for Oper­ ation Steel Box, was crewed by the following Seafarers: Bosun Paul Lewis; ABs K. Loggins, Paul Jagger, John Humason, James Burt, Tom Casey, Robert Coleman; Or­ dinary Seamen Gary Stevens, Russell Nelson, Gary Kypke; Electrician James Laratta; Sec­ ond Electrician J.A. Yarber; QMED M.B. Aroon; FOWTs Wayne Toole, Robert Ramsey, Dennis Clay, Moses Mickens Jr., D.W. Vannatter; Wiper Kelly Feldman; Steward/Baker John Reed; Chief Cook Russell Beyschau; and Steward Assistants Donald Sneed, John McLain, Mike Miller, Tran Nee, Timothy Williams and Walter Schoppe IV. • 'y •. -f • •• "'7 60 Day Waiver of Relief Rule instituteii Due to Gulf War The Seafarers Appeals Board has ruled that all requests for reliefs including permanent ratings be waived for a period of 60 days be­ ginning December 13,1990. The board, which consists of rep­ resentatives from both the union and its contracted companies, insti­ tuted the rule as a response to the huge surge in shipping resulting from the current sealift to the Pers­ ian Gulf. The ruling will be reviewed after 60 days to determine what the needs of the industry are at that time. However, the change does not af­ fect the established relief proce­ dures on Military Sealift Command and LNG vessels. Also, members who are required by the amount of seatime they have accrued to up­ grade at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, like QMEDs, will not be penalized if they were not able to attend the school because they could not be relieved from their vessels. The complete SAB ruling—^Ac­ tion 353—is printed below. SAB Action 353 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under and pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement •r-Vv-,- between the union and the various Contracted Employers, hereby takes the following action. Whereas, by Action No. 352, dated August 10,1990, because of the national emergency created by Operation Desert Shield, the Ship­ ping Rules were amended for the duration of the emergency, and Whereas, the additional vessels from the Ready Reserve Fleet have been assigned by the Maritime Ad­ ministration to various Contracted Employers, and Whereas, the additional vessels have escalated the demands on the Manpower Pool, the Shipping Rules will be further modified in the following manner. Rule 5 A 12 (a) Trip Reliefs Per­ manent Ratings shall be waived for a period of sixty (60) days, at which time the manpower pool capability shall be re-evaluated to determine the need for further modification of the Shipping Rules to meet the sealift commitment to the various Armed Services. On Military Sealift Command and LNG vessels where established relief procedures have been in effect, such procedures shall continue. EffectiveDate: December 13,1990. •:m • ••j �SIAFARCRSLOG J:;-;/': •^• •. '.-r •,: • • -' • iSJf: •, i-fi- S:-'::••-•; i\ .'i ." •< tSii •it fSM D1MEBA Officers Ousted Continued from page 3 have the licensed engineers, whose pension trust is over-funded, un­ derwriting the bad management of the NMU plan, which is under­ funded. Chairman Wins by 400 Votes Carrying the top officer position in the licensed division by a vote of 1,410 to 992, challenger Gordon Ward, a chief engineer aboard Puerto Rico Marine's Carolina, defeated Clyde Dodson, a long­ time official of the District and the incumbent chairman of division, a post he only had held for a few months. Prior to Dodson serving as chairman of the District's licensed division, the position had been held by C.E. "Gene" DeFries since the creation of the merged union. DeFries, who also serves as president of both the District and National MEBA, announced in the first half of 1990 that he was resigning from the licensed divi­ sion chairman post in order to concentrate on his other duties. This move exempted DeFries from holding any position voted on by a direct ballot of his union's mem­ bership. Joel Bern, currently a chief en­ gineer on the Sea-Land Atlantic, became the division's vice chair­ man, beating Karl Landgrebe, the incumbent, by a vote of 1,557 to 1,213. Replacing incumbent divi­ sion directors C.W. Daulley, Don­ ald Masingo and R. Fred Schamann are Mark Austin, a first assistant on the Alaska Marine Highway System, Nick Hadju, who has sailed as chief engineer on Lykes Lines vessels and Alex Shandrowsky, who holds a chief steam/motor engineer's license. The opposition slate won 11 of the 15 convention delegate posts that will represent the licensed division in a district-wide conven­ tion which next will be held in March 1992 and 11 of the 15 del­ egates attending the National MEBA convention which is con­ vened every four years. Unmn Mmitots Worid Trade Talks Continu^ from page 4 ping community. It is felt such a move would jeopardize existing programs designed to promote the American-flag merchant marine. For example, inclusion in the world trade agreement could nullify American cabotage laws, super­ sede existing treaties and bilateral maritime agreements and prohibit future government support for the industry. While more than 150 congress­ men and a majority of members of the Senate agree with U.S. shipping interests that waterbome transit should not be included in the GATT agreement, American government representatives in­ volved in the trade talks have been cagey about whether their nego­ tiating strategy includes wheeling and dealing with maritime serv­ ices. The election—conducted be­ tween November 1, 1990 through December 30, 1990 after the first attempt at the balloting process which began in October was aborted due to election procedure irregularities consisting primarily of duplicate ballots—was the first time engineers cast a vote for their division officers since District 1 MEBA/NMU was created in March 1988 by a merger between District 1 Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ sociation and the National Mari­ time Union. New Congressman Meets with Duet SIU pensioner Duke Duet (left) Is pictured with newly-elected Louisiana representative William Jefferson, who has been named to the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. Behind the two men is Brother Duet's vehicle which the Seafarer outfitted for get-out-the-vote activities In the past election. MEBA, NMU Merger Rankles Rank-and-File Recently-concluded District 1 MEBA/NMU elections among the union's licensed engineers is a culmination of a long-simmering discontent among both the li­ censed engineers and the former National Maritime Union (NMU) members who are now in the or­ ganization's unlicensed division. Maritime industry observers who have been following the course of the union, which came about as a result of a merger between District 1 Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ sociation (MEBA) and the NMU in March 1988, have noted the growing rank-and-file opposition to the governing structure crafted by those who brought about the joining of the two organizations. The structure of the merged Dis­ trict 1 MEBA/NMU has been crit­ icized by members of both MEBA and the NMU for having ignored the interests of the unions' mem­ bership. Examples which have been offered as contributing to this attitude are the issue of huge socalled severance payments made to MEBA and NMU officials, the undemocratic structure of the merged union, the barring of un­ licensed members from holding the top job in the organization and, the ignoring of NMU members desires for a merger with the SIU. The severance pay beef results from the fact that certain officers of MEBA and NMU split between them over $2 million dollars from the organizations' liquid assets and called it severance pay. The same MEBA and NMU officers did not sever ties with District 1 MEBA/ NMU. Instead they became offi­ cials of the merged linion. A Takeover of NMU NMU members have voiced op­ position to the manner in which District 1 MEBA/NMU has doomed the union's unlicensed seamen to a life of second class citizenship. The organization has accomplished this by barring an unlicensed member from the top job of the union. The District 1 MEBA/NMU constitution says in effect that only a member in the licensed division can be president. In addition, voting strength at the District's convention, in which delegates from both the unlicensed and licensed divisions of the union participate, is allocated on the ba­ sis of how much dues money comes from each section. (Most demo­ cratic structures apportion votes on the principle of orie-man-onevote.) NMU Plans Thrust on MEBA For MEBA members, the plan of District 1 officials to merge the trust funds of the NMU with those of their union raised many con­ cerns, particularly in the case of the MEBA pension trust. Many marine engineers felt that the li­ censed members were being asked to underwrite the bad management of the NMU plan and its conse­ quent under-funding. Rank-and-file members also have expressed concern over the man­ ner in which the top District offi­ cials are insulated from the secret ballot process. The way that Dis­ trict 1 MEBA/NMU was struc­ tured allows members to vote di­ rectly for posts in the licensed and unlicensed divisions. But the union's top officers—including president, executive vice presi­ dent, secretary, treasurer and two vice president spots—are selected at a convention. MEBA members have noted that this layering of authority allowed the president of their union, C.E. "Gene" DeFries, to escape a di­ rect vote by licensed engineers. DeFries, by resigning as chairman of the licensed division in the spring of 1990, did not have to face a ballot round. However, he re­ mains the president of District 1 MEBA/NMU. According to observers, one of the issues rankling the unlicensed members is the manner in which their merger wishes were ignored by NMU leaders. In a canvass of NMU members in 1986 on their preference for a union with which to merge, the great majority fa­ vored joining up with the SIU. Instead, the NMU leadership entered into a deal with a licensed officers' union, making an ar­ rangement that turned out to be qui|e lucrative for certain NMU officials. According to many NMU rank-and-file members, the pre­ vailing view among the unlicensed seamen is their leadership sold out to the MEBA officers union. Soviet Seamen Up for Grabs Continued fivm pt^e 1 currency generated by their labor. A Journal of Commerce article appearing last August reported a Soviet crew on a Soviet tanker went on strike while docked in Italy over a demand that their salaries be paid in hard currency instead of rubles. That tanker crew was replaced by other Soviet sea­ men, who subsequently went on strike over the same issue when the vessel was in Amsterdam. Keep Hard Currency The Journal of Commerce piece points out that while Soviet ship­ ping companies earn hard cur­ rency for handling foreign car­ goes, they continue to pay their crewmembers in rubles. Such is also the case for Soviet seamen manning nuclear-powered ice-breaking vessels operated by Murmansk Shipping Company, the branch of the Soviet shipping ap­ paratus that clears the Arctic waters, maintaining a northern sea route. The company's services raise thousands of dollars of hard currency for the state, primarily from European and Asian shippers using the waterway, but the sea­ men are paid in rubles. Ice-breakers Also Involved The Soviet ice-breaking ship crews also have engaged in a series of job actions designed to increase their allotment of hard currency. To date, the Soviet seafarers on the nuclear-powered ice-breaking ships have won an agreement from the government for a portion of their wages to be paid in hard currency. Going into 1991, industry ob­ servers believe the Soviet Minis­ try of Merchant Marine and Soviet shipping companies will increase their efforts to hawk the labor of their surplus mariners in exchange for hard currency while attempting to continue to pay Soviet seamen in rubles. The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), a group made up of national unions rep­ resenting people engaged in var­ ious transportation modes, has 'warned that failure to exact hard currency pay for Soviet seamen could further devalue the salary and benefit standards for the world's seafaring population. •o-'. �s -= " . . ' Great Lakes Ships Lay Up for the Winter Seafarers who sailed on the Great Lakes had "an exceptionally good year," according to Algonac Port Agent Jack Allen. 7-.',,:.v'.7 5?'' "i;. Edward T.RItey Former Port Agent Edward T. Riley Dies Former Boston Port Agent Ed­ ward T. Riley passed away October 28,1990. The 78-year-old Riley, known for his fiery nature and quick wit, had served the union first as a pa­ trolman in Boston, then became port agent in 1961 succeeding John Fay, who now serves as the SIU's secretary-treasurer. The Massachusetts native joined the deep sea division of the SIU in August 1951 in the port of Boston. He helped organize the Atlantic Fishermen's Union, before it merged with the AGLIWD. Riley worked with both the fishermen's fleet and deep sea divi­ sion as a patrolman and port agent. He also served as the international representative for the fishermen be­ fore he retired in 1978. Jack Caffey, SIU vice president for the Atlantic coast, remembered servicing vessels with Riley when Caffey first became a patrolman. "He was a hard worker," Caffey recalled. "He didn't take anything off anybody, especially from ship­ owners and captains. He fought for what the members deserved to get under the contract." The season came to an end ear­ lier this month as all SlU-contracted vessels were expected to be docked by the 15th when the Soo Locks between Lake Superior and Lake Huron closed for the season. "We had plenty of work for all of our members," Allen reported. "The hall was empty most of the year." Friendly Weather and fill their contracts," the patrol­ man added. Both men noted January's weather had not been as kind. With the dip in the thermometer all the lakes and rivers had ice forming on them. Allen said the St. Clair River, -i which runs past the Algonac hall, already had frozen. While no dates have been set for fitout, Allen figured the shipping companies "will start warmmg the vessels up during the last two weeks of March." Both Allen and Patrolman Andy Goulet noted weather played a key role in allowing most of the vessels to ply the waterways until the new year. "The weather up here was not as foul as the last two years," Allen said. "We had lots of wind from all directions for the last two months, but we did not have the snow and ice. Goulet explained that rivers and harbors along the Lakes generally start icing in theearly autumn when the colder weather moves south from the Arctic. "This year, we didn't see the harbors and rivers ice up until the end of November. We had a mild December so our ves­ Safety and survival gear are itemized and stored in the crew's lounge aboard the Sam sels were able to stay out longer Laud before Great Lakes members sign off the vessel for winter. OMI Columbia's Seafarers Crew Is Praised Bosun James L. Carter had nothing but praise for the SIUcrewed deck department members who cleaned up the mess created by winter storm damage aboard the OMI Columbia last month. In a letter to the Seafarers LOG which included photographs of the members at work. Carter said the crew jumped right in to stabilize the situation, then tackled the clean-up effort once in port in southem California. "They did a top-notch job," he added. Tanker Hits Storm The Columbia left the port of Valdez, Alaska on November 30, 1990 fully loaded when the tanker ran into a very severe winter storm. Captain Dimitrios Katsogiannos noted winds on December 2 and 3 were up to 50 knots, creating a wind chill effect of -50 degrees. Carter reported the bow of the vessel suffered a crack during the storm, flooding the bosun's store­ room and damaging mooring lines and pipelines. As the crew was not in any danger and no oil was lost, the ship continued sailing to the Long Beach area to offload before it docked for inspection. Company Thanks Crew Brian Constable, OMI's vice president for engineering, said SIU crewmembers were of "^eat assis­ tance in cleaning the ship and get­ ting it ready to sail." The deck department members pumped the 10- to 12-foot deep water from the storeroom, stripped the equipment, cleaned and repainted the area be­ fore bringing the new lines aboard. Katsogiannos and Chief Mate David Steiner sent a letter, dated December 7, to the SIU "to express our thanks to (the) SIU crew under my command and extend my thanks and commendation to the crew... for outstanding work and performance lifting (the) last load of oil from Valdez, Alaska No- ABs David Williams (left) and Jerry Casugay retrieve lines damaged by the flooding on the tanker. t ^ ^ t ' J" ; Bosun James L. Carter inspects dam­ age In the OMI Columbia's bow caused by a severe winter storm. vember 30 (and) during the severe weather.... We are very proud to have them onboard the OMI Co­ lumbia." Besides Carter, those listed in the Katsogiannos/Steiner letter were ABs Richard Houghton, William R. Kleimola, David C. Williams, Paul Sbriglio and Josefino Casugay and Chief Pumpman Alfonso Bombita. Repairs were completed and the ship was ready to sail 36 hours after discharging its final cargo. Consta­ ble noted. The Columbia has been sailing along the Alaskan oil route for nine years and has suffered only two other storm-related inci­ dents. "This is a great reflection upon all the members who serve aboard the Columbia," Ae OMI official stated. .•i" . - v.- • • a. s i • �I * ^ --1-* ^'--'"^^''^'^•'-'ainT iii*''''!^'"^*^-^'?1'^ 'i I'•'•'• 8 5^$B# — ' ^1- SSAFARCRS LOG --—.V Candidate for Master Recalls SIU Training . .| \- . ".v^ , :%'• . I Fraser addresses a group of upgraders studying to become able bodied sea­ men at the Lundeberg School. %•• I? St::\ "t. !. '•" - ir-'-'.' :t^': ifi.-v .V'y^ V'. i't'-'-''"• .' J '- - •; ,"- -' • "•• '• •. : Chris Fraser had no idea he would be preparing to take his master's licensing test 15 years after graduating as a trainee from the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. But a com­ bination of hard work, good sea­ manship and the opportunities provided by the SIU, and more re­ cently, District 2 MEBA have al­ lowed the 36-year-old member to move up the hawsepipe at a rapid pace. Fraser urges all SIU members to take advantage of the school's op­ portunities so they also can reach the peak of their abilities and po­ tential. The chief mate, who sails for American Hawaii Cruise Lines, is a firm believer that ciewmembers should continually leam to upgrade themselves. He noted his discussions with more experienced seafarers aboard ships were the first non-academic learning sessions for him. "That's where it's all at," he emphatically stated to a Seafarers LOG reporter. Proud of School Fraser and his wife, Leslie, re­ cently visited the school where he talked to upgraders studying to be­ come able bodied seamen. It was his first visit in many years. "The change in it is unbelievable," he noted. "The crane training pro­ gram is unique; there is nothing else like it." He had worked in the ship han­ dling simulator to prepare for his upcoming test. "The computer simulator is a fantastic piece of ^uipment," he stated after spend­ ing several hours in it. The Massachusetts native said he tries to speak with SIU members about the need to upgrade when­ ever possible. He had a special message for young people entering the industry through the Lundeberg School's trainee program."They should get a deep un­ derstanding of all the different programs that are now available at this really fantastic school, which were completely unavailable when I came here," Fraser reflected. "They should really understand how their union works, what rotary shipping is and how they go about getting different jobs once they leave the school. They especially need to know what to do to get back here to upgrade their endorsements and be eligible for not only higher paying jobs but also more ad­ vanced jobs in the industry. These people should be aware of all the different programs and diversity in terms of academic offerings in this school. It's a wonderful environ­ ment that's been created for them." Fraser noted the reason he likes to talk with the newer niembers is he was not aware as a trainee that "you could come up through the hawsepipe and get a master's li­ cense." He said trainees and up­ graders can get a lot of exposure to other people with more experience in the industry while attending the school. "I think that is the most crucial thing they can get." SIU Men on the Move Inspired by the way Fraser has continued to upgrade his skills and how he did it, several of his deck mates have been motivated to seek their licenses. Pete Ryerson, Al Dorflinger, Ray Baldado, Mike Darley and Steve Baker were just a few who have sailed with Fraser and who started with the SIU. After he became a licensed offi­ cer, Fraser said he was helped tre- her 21st birthday. Last month, Les­ lie gave birth to the couple's first child, Charlotte. At the beginning of 1988, he sat for his chief mate's license. Fraser has been sailing in the position aboard the Constitution since. Fraser's immediate plans call for taking the test for an unlimited master's license early this year. When asked if he had any last words to give to SIU members at­ tending the Lundeberg School, Fraser said, "This place has a tre­ mendous amount to offer anyone regardless of who you are. Anyone who hasn't taken advantage of this school that belongs to the SIU is simply shortchanging him­ self." Ken Conklin (left), Lundeberg School vice president, greets Leslie and Chris Fraser, a 1975 graduate of the school. Lundeberg School Updates Entry Engine Course Work Lundeberg School instructor Ed Boyer (left) talks with Chris Fraser during the former trainee's recent visit to Piney Point. meridously by the fact he had worked as an unlicensed mariner. "It's much easier to legislate a number of people when you've al­ ready done their job. Having so much hands-on deck experience, docking and uhdocking a ship was a breeze. If you come out of an academy, you don't have that type of hands-on background." Fraser heard about the Limdeberg School from a class­ mate at the University of Connect­ icut. "I thought this would be an interesting way to earn money while I was continuing my educa­ tion." After leaving Piney Point in 1975, Fraser worked in all three departments at the entry level be­ fore settling into the deck section for good. Becoming an Officer He began studying for his third mate's license in 1980. "I got the information for the license during a three- to four-week stay at the school. Then I was able to study while out at sea." After obtaining his license, he joined D2 MEBA and sailed abo£^d American Hawaii Cruise Line vessels. He earned his second mate's license a short time later. Fraser met his wife in 1985 when Leslie was a passenger aboard the Constitution. The trip was a present from her mother for In an effort to stay on top of the needs of the American maritime industry, the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship has revised its basic engine depart­ ment couree for young people enter­ ing the seafaring profession. Instructor Joe Kurley said the changes were made so trainees who will work at entry level jobs as wipers, deck engine utilities or ordinary seamen will have the skills necessary to work skillfully aboard today's technologicallyadvanced U.S.-flag vessels. Morning sessions in the class consist of detailed instructions on hand and machine tools, measur­ ing instruments, piping, valves, gaskets, pumps and the theory of steam and diesel power plants. Instructor Joe Kurley (right) demon­ strates cutting external threads on a rod using a hand die. . •. ~~ Two trainees work together to get the feel of operating a drill press at the Lundeberg School. Heavy emphasis is placed on safety practices and procedures. in the aftemooii, the trainees ex­ perience hands-on training by working with the various tools and machinery about which they have studied. Kurley said the response from the trainees while in class, then after they have gone to sea, has been positive. He said former Lundeberg School trainees report the training they received at the school has helped them comply with the orders of their superi­ ors. The changes in the Lundeberg School entry-level engine depart­ ment course were made by the institution's instructors after close consultation with SlU-contracted operators, SIU members who sail in the engine department and union officials. �V., "^ •-V:-:;,i;;-^ i/-;: .'viv; ••-;. :>V: »;ysl|§igftiipw JANUARY 1991 Two SlU-crewed ships oper­ ated by Interocean Management carried more than 100,000 deadly^ nerve gas shells out of Germany to an island in the middle of the Pa­ cific without an incident. The Flickertail State and the Gopher State took 47 days to sail from Nordenham, a port city just south of the North Sea along the Weser River in Germany, to John­ ston Atoll, approximately 850 miles southwest of the Hawaiian Islands. Complete with a U.S. Navy escort, the vessels convoyed south across the Atlantic around Cape Horn (at the tip of South America), then sailed north to the coral island, 1,800 miles east of the Federated States of Micronesia. - E'^s;. • ' '"-'>1.' I;fip'- 't -• Cape Upholds Reputation Crewmembers aboard both ves­ sels stated the roughest part of the whole journey was the week-long trek around Cape Horn. "It was just like you see in the movies," said AB Charlie Parks, 34, who sailed aboard the Flickertail State. "The winds were howling and the waves were crashing." John Humason, 38, sailed as an AB aboard the Gopher State. "It was kind of scary," he recalled. "These vessels were never in­ tended to make a trip like this. The waves were 30 to 50 feet. The tem­ peratures were around 30 degrees. Everything had to be lashed down. It's just a wasteland down there." Humason, a 20-year SIU mem­ ber, said he was not sure what to expect when he signed on. He stated all the members went through almost two weeks of train­ ing at the Military Sealift Com­ mand firefighting center near Earle, N.J. to learn how to deal with a chemical leak, fire and other possible accidents. The vessels left Norfolk, Va. in late August after both vessels had been altered in a shipyard in Balti­ more. Parks, who has sailed with Nerve Gas Brought Aboard The vessels were docked in Nordenham for two weeks while the motor-and-train convoys with the nerve gas canisters arrived from Clausen, Germany where some of the weapons had been stored since the mid-'50s. "There was intense security throughout the port," Parks re­ membered. "There were German and American MPs everywhere. They had bomb-sniffing dogs and they had to sniff everything that came aboard." . Although crewmembers were restricted to ship while loading op­ erations took place, they were able to visit the town in the evening. "The townspeople were really friendly," Parks said. "It was a nice little village." The day before the two ships were to sail, demonstrators from an environmental group showed up in small boats to protest the trans­ fer of the gas. "It was like they were protesting just to get televi­ sion coverage," Humason said. "They held signs in three or four different languages but made no effort to stop us. Of course, secu­ rity didn't let them get close." Navy and Army Aid Mission! Even with the security on the docks and in the river, elite Navy frogmen swam around the hulls of the ships to make sure no explo­ sives had been attached. Once the pair cleared the sea buoys, the Navy escort fell in to follow the vessels through the Atlantic. Both members reported un­ eventful journeys to Ae Pacific, except for the trip around South America. They reported the stew­ •'•i ... • w •''i • • •v'.j J; The galley gang aboard the Flickertail State celebrates the end of the voyage. ' • . '• Engine department members aboard the Flickertail State know they will arrive soon. ard departments did a great job of keeping the crews happy with good meals and barbecues throughout the voyage. The two members said Army personnel on both ships monitored for any possible leakage from the canisters which had been packed in steel drums then surrounded by air­ tight containers. All crewmembers were required to carry gas masks at all times. Unloading Proless Smooth Military personnel feared possi­ ble trouble as the vessels neared Johnston Atoll, ordering them to slow down. According to Parks, the military was worried that an envi­ ronmental group was going to launch a demonstration to prevent the offloading at the U.S. government's chemical agent dis­ posal site. However, no action took place and the cargo was unloaded without a hitch. Wilmington Port Agent Don Anderson (right) works with members of the Gopher State during the ship's payoff at the conclusion of their three-month voyage. Black gang members kept thp Gopher State going despite some rough seas and bad weather. The Gopher State's steward department kept the crew and military personnel well fed and happy. for •*, • "-f" itjJfc- 'i, Mri Led by Bosun Lou Flade (seated at table), the deck department of the Flickertail State made sure the nerve gas shipment arrived safely at Johnston AtoIMn the Pacific. • - .v' r ^ -..IVJ t# 9 the SIU for 14 years, was aboard the Flickertail State while it was in the yard. His function was to make sure the Hagglund cranes installed aboard both vessels worked prop­ erly. • r:-^:::- .jp Despite being at sea for 47 days, the activities of the members were restricted during offloading in case of any contamination from the chemicals. "We were looking for­ ward to swimming and fishing but we weren't allowed to do it," said Humason. "However, we knew when it was finished, it was only a week to the States and a payoff," added Parks. "Everybody was in a good mood then." The ships docked near Los An­ geles toward the end of November. Confidence in Loading Skills Although the crewmembers were concerned about the cargo they were carrying, neither re­ called being afraid or any of the others showing fear. "It was just another trip," said Parks. "It was always on tlhe back of my mind," stated Humason. "But I had confi­ dence in the way it was packed and the way we loaded it." Parks noted a couple of the members on the Flickertail State were sailing for the first time since graduating from the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­ manship. "They adapted very well and did a good job," he bragged. The nerve gas is scheduled to be destroyed at an incinerator on the island. The incineration process is pending while court challenges on the process from environmental groups and neighboring islands are being heard. Deck departrnent members of the Gopher State wait payoff to finish before going ashore. •i- :: '• ' '• ,r M i-r T ,. • •> qt"'- ; • -i M - -f v.. �SOFAKEItS LOG I •- • li?? , • ':' "-Y'.-' "'''"' • SIB'. "'•"YY'I The Curly B, above, is one of several launches used to ferry members to and from dredges. - / o.'•• k: At right, Deckhands John E. Parks (back) and Willis Kingston secure a barge to the tug Arthur F. Zeman Jr. 'JkY.'' ... y ' ' ''k ' ^1-5Y- r., |-l3t|S 4' t 'Y'YYY ,'• I" Y Above, Algonac Port Agent Jack Allen (left) meets with Deckhand Bill Cartwright aboard the Curly B. I'ilSYs- At left. Deckhand Gary Cartwright asks for information during a union meeting. '0§0i; Engineer Bob Saleika takes part in a union meeting aboard a Great Lakes vessel in Waukegan, III. Below, Deckhand John E. Parks awaits orders from the bridge of the Zeman. At left. Deckhand Willis Kingston gets ready to grab a line from an­ other member working on a barge. Dredgeman John Monaco, at right, who started sailing in 1951, has the longest seniority of any SIU mem­ oer working worKing tor ber for Great Lakes Dredge and Dock. SIU crews aboard the dredges, barges and tugboats belonging to the Great Lakes Dredge and Docks can be found throughout the Great Lakes region during the shipping season. Based in Cleveland, the company's primary function is dredging to make sure the shipping channels remain clear for the ves­ sels plying the Lakes. Another major job is to keep the Cuyahoga River, which empties into Lake Erie near downtown Cleveland, open and navigable throughout the year. The company also is involved in building docks and assists in the construction and maintenance of water intake systems. Algonac Port Agent Jack Allen said members who are employed by the company are working al­ most all the time. "They go where the work is," Allen noted. "They could be working in one location for the whole season or could be working out of several different ports during a year." 40-Year Veteran One member Allen and some of the other SIU members pointed out to a Seafarers LOG reporter as de­ serving special recognition was deckhand John Monaco. Fellow deckhands Willis Kingston and John E. Parks noted Monaco had the longest running seniority with the union at the company's Cleve­ land base. "He is a really good guy," the deckhands stated. "He deserves all the recognition he can get." Mo­ naco, 57, has been working stead­ ily with Great Lakes since 1951, only interrupted once by a stint in the Army in the mid-1950s. •• 'H �Alice Adrift A Sojourn to the Gulf of Oman By Charles A. Bortz, AB '-r '• •' Vfi- : r.'iv,-. I :•" v " So what do you do while drifting 95 days in the Gulf of Oman? Well, you watch a lot of movies, you read a lot of books and, if you're lucky enough to be on the Overseas Alice, you work overtime every day. You could also write a lot of letters bearing in mind that the post­ man will only take delivery every 45 days—the time which must elapse before the ship is allowed close enough to the shore to take stores. Otherwise the perspective is simply ocean, ocean and more ocean. After making the dash from Diego Garcia on August 9 with the rest of the prepositioned fleet, the Overseas Alice was confined to a box 80 miles off the coast of Oman where few ships ventured and even sea gulls shunned. Inside the box she would steam north—or south— or east—or west—for 20 miles and then turn around and go the other way, turning over just enough revs to maintain steerage. Unlike the Persian Gulf, which was an oven in those months, the Gulf of Oman was cooled by the southwest monsoon and keeps fairly pleasant the year round. The waters afe full of fish including monster sharks, ten-foot sea snakes and some unidentifiable hybrids that look as if they should have been extinct a million years ago. Unfor­ tunately—^and unlike Diego Gar­ cia—none of them would consent to bite on a hook. Too deep, said our Filipino fisherman, who gave up after a week. The only certain visitors came by air. The U.S. Navy and the Air Force traded off with the RAF and the Saudis in skimming the Alice once or twice a day. Then there were the hapless birds blown out to the ship by the offshore wind. They came in every size and varietyfinches, partridges, wrens, meadow larks and mourning doves, all kinds of sea, marsh and land birds looking for sanctuary. Mostly they stayed for a few days and then left or were blown away. Some, however, like the black and white shrikes on the fantail, took up permanent resi­ dence. We had a hoopie bird for six weeks. The hoopie, a native of India, is the aerial equivalent of the duck-billed platypus. It has black and white after quarters, an amber breast and a long, red beak sticking out from under a bristling crest. It also flies funny. The hoopie bird's disappearance coincided with one of the periodic visits by desert falcons. The ones who reached the Alice had appar­ ently flunked their classes in navi­ gation and arrived all mad and frustrated. For a few days there was mass slaughter among the smaller birds, and little mounds of feathers appeared in the manifold trough and other secluded places. The hoopie bird's assassin was stupid enough to chase a sea gull and was last seen flapping franti­ cally in the ship's w^e against a headwind. The only time the Alice was per­ mitted off station, the crew ended up huddled on the main deck with men in black suits pointing machine guns at them. Fortunately, the men in black suits were U.S. Marines. They were using the Alice in a train­ ing exercise, preparatory to taking over a soon-to-arrive Iraqi tanker. The crew was urged not to make it easy for them, and Captain Horn did such a realistic Job of playing the indignant Iraqi skipper that they almost took him into custody. It was a distraction anyway, and when hostilities ended, the crew did get to send some mail ashore. At the midpoint of the Alice's exile from port. Chief Steward Glenn D'Ambrosio came on board and, with the help of groceries that the ship had not had time to pick up in Diego Garcia, sent the crew's morale soaring several notches. With him was Rebecca Posgay, who finished her AB's course in Piney Point just in time to be cap­ tured by the Marines. The Alice is running again now with Recertified Bosun Steve Cppeland, who has been on the Alice for five years, taking over from Bill Csapo. Her hull is sheathed in bamacles and she is moving a little slower, but then maybe you could say the same thing about all those veterans of that 95day sojourn in the distant Gulf of Oman. Chililren of Seafarer to Try Out For U.S. Ofympic Karate Team The son and daughter of a sec­ ond generation Seafarer have been invited to participate in karate workouts this summer at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colo­ rado. Milton and Stephanie Youmett, the children of Frances and Milton Yournett and grandchildren of Francis T. DiCarlo Sr., found out just before Christmas they had been selected to participate at the center. Milton Yournett, an August 1978 graduate of the Lundeberg School who now sails as a chief steward, was on the beach when his children received word of the invi­ tation. Grandfather Francis Di­ Carlo, a 42-year SIU member, was serving as the chief steward aboard the 2nd Lt. John Paul Bobo when the family received the news. "We are very thrilled," Mrs. Youmett told the Seafarers LOG. "We are so proud because they have come so far in such a short period of time." Both of the children began their karate careers in Febmary 1990. Milton, age 8, advanced one belt in his first week. In fact, he has caught on so well that he only is four belts away from the highest status in karate—a black belt. Recently Milton became the grand cham­ pion for his age and weight in Flor­ ida for 1990. Stephanie, age 6, is not far be­ hind her brother. She holds a green belt, has claimed seven first place Steward Milton Yournett, whose chil­ dren aretiying out for the U.S. Olympic team, is pictured above. ?ri: awards in five months of competition and is undefeated in her division. Mrs. Youmett said the children competed in several toumaments across Florida last year. She said the family plans to attend touma­ ments in Florida, Georgia and Puerto Rico this year before the pair heads for Colorado. "I, don't know how we'll get them there (the Olympic training camp), but we're going to make it somehow," she said. Participating in the training camp is the first step in qualifying for the U.S. Olympic team. Should the Youmetts make the squad, they will participate in the 1992 Olym­ pics which will be held in Barce­ lona, Spain. "We have no doubt they will make it," Mrs. Youmett added. If; m ;<v., ,1.- Milton (left) and Stephanie Yournett with some of the trophies they have won in karate competitions over the past year. Charles A. Bortz Brother Charles A. Bortz is a long-time contributor to the Sea­ farers LOG. In the July 1984 Sea­ farers LOG, he wrote about a scrawny cat which boarded the MIV Ranger as she was about to leave Greece. In September 1985 Seafarer Bortz updated us on the kitten left behind, and then in No­ vember 1987 gave us the final installment in the brief saga of the ship's cat. In the May 1986 LOG, Bortz, then on the C.S. Long Lines, wrote about his voyage aboard the SIS Fairwind to Kenya ( "Kenya: A Great Place to Stop!"). And now we hear from him again, this time onboard the Overseas Alice in the Gulf Of Oman, his last trip before retiring to his hometown of Hellertown, Pa.. r- ^afarers Join Dally News Strikers Seafarers show their support for members of the Allied Printing Trades Council of New York who are on strike against the Daily News. The rally was held in Garden City, N.Y. The newspaper's unions have been on strike against the Daily News since Octot>er 26,1990 following a lockout by management of more than 200 drivers at the News' Brooklyn plant, hoping to replace them with scabs. ^1'-. �SUFARCRSiOe Letters to the Editor Karlak Receives a Reply To His Letters to Soldiers :r 1: : n,"' -S . ^v- • Having sent well over 30 letters to the [Persian] Gulf along with copies of pictures, postcards and made-up cartoons, I received my reward with a Christmas card and a few words on the inside (which I have enclosed). To me, it's a rewarding feeling knowing that strangers appreciate my sense of humor at a time of serious problems. I have been sending sports pages, homemade cribbage boards and decks of cards. I have a system in making many of the boards at the same time like an assembly line. Who said that once you're re­ tired there is nothing to do with time dragging? Get involved as I have done if you are bored and get the feeling of accomplishment.... There could be future members out there by the thousands. Walter Karlak Woodslde,N.Y. Editor's Note: The response from a soldier in the Persian Gulf who received Brother Karlak's letter follows. " Is •$ Dear Walter, Received a copy of your letter and it really made my day. Thanks, Walter. I read the letter aloud to all the soldiers that were on night shift with me. This night, there were eight laughing soldiers. Very good humor, Walter. Also the photos of New York were great. We posted them on the board in the Tactical Operations Center. At this very minute, we are closely watching the upgraded alert status. Having endured the hot months and then October, a very relaxed and laid-back month. ' Now (it is) December, no one is laughing out loud. Too close to a coriflict. These are very tense min­ utes, hours and days, at least until January 15. Walter, I have over 26 years in service but was not prepared for this. ! know you understand, from reading your letter, that the desert is not in love with anybody or any­ thing. No one really owns these constantly changing sand dunes. Well, Walter, wishing you peace, love, happiness and good health now through the new year and even beyond. What the world needs now is prayers for our lead­ ers. Curtis Scott 24th Infantry Division Member's Wife Proud Of Welfare Plan I would like to take time out from a busy schedule to let it be known just how proud I am of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. Every time my husband or I have had to file a medical claim, we have always been appreciative of the time frame in which the Seafar­ ers Welfare Plan acted in paying. I would like to add that the Seafarers Welfare Plan has been commended ' by our local hospitals and doctors as being very efficient and on top when it comes to taking care of members'claims. We're truly appreciative and proud of our Seafarers Welfare Plan. In our eyes and others you do an excellent job of taking care of our claims. ITianks again. The Seafarers in the port of Mo­ bile, Ala. hosted a Christmas party for the families of union members who are striking an aircraft parts company. Port Agent Dave Carter said ap­ proximately 300people gathered at the SIU hall to welcome Santa Claus and enjoy a pot luck dinner cooked by faniily members of the United Automobile Workers Local 1639. The local has been on strike against Teledyne of Mobile since March. "They really had a good time," said Carter of the celebration. "We have been trying to help the local ^ ^ Engineer Thanks School For Opportunity to Study I'm a member of District 2 MEBA. I was a member of the SIU for lO-plus years untiM got my engineer's license and began sail­ ing third (assistant engineer) with your sister union. Recently, I needed a place to study for my second assistant's li­ cense. So I asked the folks at the school. Mr. (Ken) Conklin said no problem. I spent a month every moming at your fine Paul Hall Library. The atmosphere and reference material were exactly what I needed. I passed all parts of the test with high 90s for marks. So I wanted to say thank you again, SIU, for again helping me to improve my life. Joseph Souter Tall Timbers, Md. A Christmas Prayer for a Seaman by James Gagan, AB Only Thee walked the sea, for all the ones that follow Thee. This life upon the open sea, for all the ones now with Thee, lost their lives upon the sea. Now and then I wish to be, living free upon the sea. . A Merchant Seaman / will be, for all the time I'm close to Thee. , .itt. < I. The children of striking DAW Local 1639 members wait to tell Santa Claus what they want for Christmas. Mary Grace (Mrs. Mark A.) Freeman Panama City, Fla. LOG-A-RHYTHU — Mobile Hall Hosts Holiday Party For ^rlklng Auto Workers OMU Robert Pritchett helps decorate the Christmas tree in the Mobile hall. through donations and food banks and by attending rallies. They don't have a hall, so we offered the use of ours." Carter said the highlight of the evening came when Santa arrived with presents for all the children. After the visit and dinner, the mem­ bers sang carols before leaving. The port agent noted the local had been trying to negotiate with Teledyne for a better contract when the strike was called. The company responded by placing scabs in the union members' jobs and cutting off talks. AB Danzey Praises Shipmates Aboard the Liberty Beiie A 47-year veteran of the SIU had nothing but praise for his crewmates following a two-month voyage to the Mediterranean Sea and northem Europe. AB Morris Danzey wrote to the Seafarers LOG to tell of his expe­ rience with the crew of the Liberty Belle. "I would like to say that after sailing for over 47 years in the SIU that I could never say that I have ever sailed with a better crew from top to bottom," he wrote. Danzey, 64, joined the ship in New Orleans in late September be­ fore it loaded with grain, then sailed for Port Said, Egypt. Upon unloading, the Liberty Belle sailed to Algeria to load crude concen­ trated oil for northem Europe. The vessel retumed to Algeria for a sec­ ond load which it offloaded in the New Orleans area in late Novem­ ber. The Liberty Belle then laid up in Port Arthur, Texas. Danzey joined the union in May 1943 in the port of New Orleans. He is one of four brothers to sail with the SIU. The Mobile, Ala. native worked in the deck department with Bosun Joseph Mele; ABs Paul Dudnikov, Dock McGuire Jr., Joseph Leheau, Rufino Garay and Glenn Roy; and OSs All Mosad and Saleh AH. Engine de­ partment members on the voyage included Chief Pumpman Charlie Durden and QMEDs Thomas Owen, Willie Franks and Carroll Paul Boudreaux. Galley gang members were Steward Baker Grant Margett, Chief Cook Tyler Laffitte and General Steward Util­ ities Jessie Lee Andrews and Ronald Moore. CORRECTION Kwan Joi Siu In a photograph on page 7 of the December 1990 issue of the Seafarers LOG, the above pic­ tured member was misidentified. His name is Kwan Joi Siu. After joining the Marine Cooks and Stewards in 1974, Brother Siu became a member of the Seafarers in 1978 when the MCS merged with the AGLIWD. • .• �, . • ' • -'•;j-.^^^',,'i'. 'v r {; i- --"J -•^•j ••,'•• i'.. • • ,• • 4'' •;"••-•' •--, rA : ij-T-k' J,is,r\^f : :•• i|V-l ii)^ Galley work always Is non-stop before any meal as shown by (left to right) Third Cook Matthew Johnson, Execu­ tive Chef Romeo Lupinacci and trainee Steven Cunningham. Galley gang members upgrad­ ing at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship expect to learn the basics about food handling and food prepara­ tion. But the union's steward de­ partment training program does not stop with the basics. Under the leadership of the school's culinaiy director, Don Nolan, Executive Chef Romeo Lupinacci and, dur­ ing the month of December, Chief Steward Robaire "Robert" Seim, upgrading members learn some of the finer points of presenting good food creatively and artistically. While- the courses at Piney Point provide train­ ing over the stoves and ovens, in classbooks and on com­ puters for nu­ trition, menu planning, food preparation and work or­ ganization, the culinary pro­ grams include a side of the training that makes the job more enjoy­ able to the men Seim is a graduate of the California Culinary Academy. The 31-yearold started cooking aboard yachts near his Miami home 15 years ago and joined the SIU in 1988. "From my heart, I can't say enough about this school and ev­ eryone in this union," Seim told a reporter for the Seafarers LOG. "There is nothing like this—no competition—in the world." Although Seim has worked on private yachts for companies and wealthy individuals, like Trump, he said he enjoys cooking for the men and women aboard merchant vessels more. galleys. "This is the part of the training that teaches the steward department students to be creative," said Nolan. "For them, this is the part that is the most fun to do." Lupinacci instructs the steward department upgraders in advanced cooking techniques. "There is a great need for such a program," Lupinacci said. "We teach everything from A to Z be­ cause we want our members—the best in the business—to be ready for whatever is thrown at them.' Lupinacci noted that while the culinary arts part of the program may encompass less than 20 per­ cent of the training, it is the part the students look forward to tackling. "Every chief steward wants to know these things so he can be prepared for any special occasion the captain asks him to handle." Seim is one of the people taking advantage of the training available from the school and Lupinacci. A former chef for Donald Trump, In turn, some of the future professionals in the SIU ap­ parently appreciated the training they received from Seim. The trainees of class 463 sent a letter to SIU President Michael Sacco prais­ ing the education Ihey received from the chief steward. v.,'.MW .....w- - -"r - ^ y&i.y-Si. ';•. 'V I ••' Lundeberg School steward depart­ ment members are ready to assist at the buffet line. 1,. .'-••'•• -i-- Class 463 trainee Dwyen Ringbaur stacks crab balls before they are baked. -mi " '.'vrnj- ii • ••...si' . •'i-•41 and women AchaudfroidhamwithbonedisplayingtheSIU with other proworking in the '"S?' I''® ^ "emonstrates a way to fessionals." ^ make food look as good as It tastes. Trainee Timothy Gray makes sure the buffet trays are spotless before the meal begins. rv" No meal is completed until clean-up is finished as trainee Robert Darley dis- i -X m' . :.J. -•'! • covers. "During our scheduled galley cycle, Robert stressed organiza­ tion, safety and cleanliness and showed us how to clean the galley better and faster," the December 27, letter stated. "He helped us pass our inspection and obtain praise from other upgraders and instruc­ tors. Robert has pulled a couple of people to the side and showed them how to prepare food so it is pleasing in taste and eye appeal. "He stressed teamwork, educa­ tion and SIU Brotherhood regard­ less of ethnic or social standing. He is a man of his word and has time for everyone. We look forward to shipping with him in the future!' Chief Cook Eric Manley of Seattle pre­ pares hors d'oeuvres for the oven. rA- A sample of culinary art from a baking class. The alligator is made from bread dough with fresh vegetables providing a tropical theme. SIU upgrading members, trainees and Lundeberg School culinary depart­ ment instructors worked together to prepare a series of mouth-watering appetizers, entrees, side dishes and desserts for a buffet-style dinner. They are pictured above with the fruits of their labor. Chief Steward Robert Seim sets up a buffet table with Executive Chef Romeo Lupinacci as class 463 trainees (left to right) Steven Cunningham, Timothy Gray and Billy Tacker watch. • % -W ,r »> �^ , -).¥ffl^iS*- j^-1-;--!;. -;j'V^_-fvk-^- ^-rfT'^r-5 ^-:-: vv-v ;v-.,^. V- v^.... SEAMfffffS 106 M -^T- Chief Cook's Photos Receive Praise at int'i Art Show The photographic work of a steward department member won praise and appreciation at the Japan Seamen's Service 16th Mariners Art Exhibition in Tokyo during November. Leonard Earl John­ son, 47, provided the union with 36 black-andwhite photographs that he shot "Over the LeonardEarlJohnson years of vessels and crewmembers at sea and the Sea­ farers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. The photographs were sent as the SIU's contribution to the exhibi­ tion, which featured 175 pieces of artwork from 120 contributors. K. Doi, chairman of the Japan Seamen's Service, expressed in a letter to the union "special appreci­ ation for your sending us many beautiful artworks made by your member. We thank you so much for your participation and great contribution to our activity." The service, a subsidiary organ of the All Japan Seamen's Union, holds the exhibition to offer mari­ ners and their families the opportunity to exchange and display cultural activities. The service re­ ceives artworks from around the world for the show. This was not the first show for Johnson, who became an SIU member in 1979. He began dis­ playing his work in exhibitions in New York City in 1982 at a show entitled "New York, New York, a Seaman's Point of View." He has had other works shown in Oregon, Illinois, Guam, the Lundeberg School and his hometown of New Orleans. Two of Johnson's pieces were selected for inclusion in the "Best of 1985" and "Best of 1986" editions of Photographers Forum magazine's hardcover editions. Johnson, who has upgraded sev­ eral times at Piney Point, sails as a chief cook aboard the Sgt. William R. Button. The Japan Seamen's Service sent Chief Cook Leonard Earl Johnson this certifi­ cate of appreciation for displaying his photography at its mariners art exhibi­ tion. :h I Mariners from around the world contributed to the Japan Seamen's Service show in Tokyo, pictured in photo left. Louisiana WWII Mariners Can Order 'U.S. Veteran' Plates World War II veteran merchant mariners with vehicles registered in Louisiana now can order special prestige tags proclaiming their ser­ vice to the country like the plates displayed on SIU retiree H. L. "Steve" Stephens'truck. Stephens benefited from the work of his brother, former New Orleans Port Agent Buck Ste­ phens, to get World War Il-era merchant mariners recognized on Louisiana's special "U.S. Vet­ eran" tags. Buck Stephens worked with state Representatives Louis W. Ivon and Kenneth L. Odinet who sponsored and passed the needed legislation last year. He then worked with Debby Gremillion of the Office of Motor Vehi­ cles, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, to set up the pro­ gram . "All of them were a great help," the former SIU official said. "The representatives were instnimental in getting, the bill passed. Debby was very considerate with all the phone calls we made." Stephens also praised the work of the SIU members from the port of New Orleans and Henry Johansen, New Orleans port agent for the SIUNA-affiliated Sailors Union of the Pacific, in calling on state legislators to support the bill. Buck Stephens said his brother deserved plate number "1" be­ cause of the action he saw as a seafarer during World War II. The younger Stephens had a 15-month voyage on a Murmansk convoy vessel that had to offload on ice near Archangel. He obtained his union book in 1940 and sailed dur­ ing World War II in all zones. He participated in many union beefs before becoming part of the Delta Lines shoregang in New Orleans. He then worked for the union at the Lundeberg School in the '70s be­ fore retiring. Buck Stephens chose number "76" because that was his original SIU book number when he became a charter member in 1938. Ste­ phens became a dispatcher for the SIU in New Orleans in 1940. When the Navy rejected him in 1944, he went to sea, sailing in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea. He returned to the New Orleans hall in 1946 and became a port agent in 1960. He held the position until retiring in 1980. To obtain the special plates, which read "U.S. Veteran USMM SIU retiree H.L. "Steve" Stephens, left, displays tag number 1 for the new Lou­ isiana "U.S. Veteran" merchant marine license plate. (for U.S. Merchant Marines) Lou­ isiana," mariners should fill out an application from the office of motor vehicles and include a copy of their DD214 or certificate issued by the W^ Shipping administra­ tion during the 1940s. Applications for cars, pickup trucks and vans can be acquired by calling the Office of Motor Vehi­ cles at (504)925-6264. Callers will be told how much money they will need to send. (Credit will be pro­ vided for time remaining on pres­ ent license plates.) The fee. will be determined by the value of the ve­ hicle. Also, those wanting a special tag number may secure it, if it is not taken already, by calling the Office of Motor Vehicles. Bonner's War Game Training Put to Test in Persian Gulf One member of the Seafarers who was ready to react when the crisis in the Middle East flared is AB Thomas H. Bonner Jr. The 39-year veteran of the deck department has "more wheel time during simulated war games than any other member in the union," according to SIU Assistant Vice President Augie Tellez.. Bonner gained this experience by sailing aboard the PFC Eugene B. Obregon on a regular basis since March 1985. Prior to joining the Obregon, he sailed regularly on other Waterman vessels, including the Stonewall Jackson for fourand-a-half years. The Quitman, Miss, native listed two reasons for staying aboard Waterman vessels in gen­ eral and the Obregon in particular. "It's good for my wife," he noted to a reporter for the Seafarers LOG. "She doesn't have to follow me all over the country to meet my ship. All she has to do is drop me off and meet me at the airport. Sec­ ond, it is a good ship and I like working with the crew." Bonner's experience during military exercises has been put to the test in the Persian Gulf theater. He was serving aboard the vessel when it made its first run to^he area this fall. "It showed all this training is valuable because you never know when a hot spot will flare up. You don't know when we'll need ships there." Besides his experience on Waterman's military support ves­ sels, Bonner, 57, had his SIU ca­ reer interrupted by the Army from. 1953 to 1955. He has sailed from both the ports of New Orleans and Mobile, Ala. where he is well known. Bonner is proud to be a Seafarer. "This is a real good union to my notion. It has always provided me with a job to support my family." I.. '-'',; s AB Thomas Bonner takes a break from his activities aboard the PFC Eugene A. Obregon. �• Dispatchers' Report for Deep Sea FebnaryS Mordi Membeiship i Meetings Deep SeOr takes, Maud Waters DECEMBER 1-31, 1990 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port New York Philadelphia 30 1 13 14 12 31 28 27 18 23 10 4 -36^ Norfolk Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Honolulu 'Houston •St. Louis --Piney Point Totals 12 7 3 7 10 13 15 18 8 11 0 10 ^•V' 22 4 125 DECK DEPARTMENT '29 13 '2::"' 12 4 • -t . 6 • 1 , nm•mrnA 9 ~" 4 - • 11 13 8 8 16 8 22 .15" 28 8 24 m.M: 8 2 16 15 16 1 3 1 • • „ 1 '• 9 4 3 4 5 13 17 10 13 3 15 1 8 17 ••REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 2 2 0 1 1 mrnmrn 31 B3 4.; l' 0 202 5 130 .y 0 '< 3 A •y.0 'V „ • 4 100 133 • 2 3 0 3 5 n U 0 mm% 55 •: 9 1 4 • . 1 :•.•;• .4 2;,. 1 10 4 ' 7 20 8 7 16 15 18 48 ^"i35 •^••••^" 48 •mrnrnmmm.. 7 ••• ' 6 28 6 43 ' 13 • 1 1 14 13 1 7 7 46 0" ^ 2 2 ..2 I 89 374 124 rm'm, mm-': ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port New York Trip Reliefs r Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville^ San Franciscp Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Honolulu Houston St. Louis Piney Point Totals k mm mm mm mm STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port 'mwYoil^ Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Mobile New Orleans •Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Honolulu Houston St. Louis Piney Point Totals Port Philadelphia! Baltimore Norfolk Mobile New Orleans "Ifabksbnville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Honolulu Houston St. Louis Piney Point Totals • J'. IS... ,2'.!-; * : 4 £.2': 32 3 1 10 * r 16- '"n L. 9 5 7 4 2;: 5 • 0 0 80 ENTRY DEPARTMENT ,'2 11 '•mri'.... 8 •"f\9'" 4 7.. 8 10 3 9 8 1 • 22 14 3 •^' 10 '-H 26 16 " 10 . 4 .^3:.. "2 ' 5 6• • 4 9 . 1 4 168 25 1 17 f«l'32 2 5 8 5 11 12 25 12 11 11' 14 28 9 9 8 5• 1 6 122 32 7 18 •0'22-. 0 0 65 273 213 m. km Fir mm: wr:m ••IF 0 0 46 1 58 199 1 0 312 0 0 •:2. 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ••»•••;•• 0 0 21 2 '• 6 4 7 20 0 27 12 8 7 0 0 130 lA 0 7 a7 7 4 2 1 I 0 9 88 3 0 5 50 30 0 """mi 2 3 4 4 • 10 31 20 30 2"" •^1022-""^ 16 45 19 11 ......13 ^ 8 " 9 2 187 53 16 0 1 39 1 360 257 555 538 930 141 540 403 490 506 476 637 Totals All Departments •"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. ••"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping in the month of December was up from the month of November. A total of 1,574 jobs were shipped on SlU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,574 jobs shipped, 490 jobs or about 31 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 141 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 13,540 jobs have been shipped. V _ '• . ••Vv' '-- . |i| Piney Point Monday, February 4 Monday, March 4 New York Tuesday, February 5 Tuesday, March 5 PhOadelphia Wednesday, February 6 Wednesday, March 6 Baltimore Thursday, February 7 Thursday, March 7 Norfolk Thursday, February 7 Thursday, March 7 Jacksonville Thursday, February 7 Thursday, March 7 Algonac 'Mm Friday, February 8 Friday, March 8 Houston ,. : Monday, February 11 Monday, March 11 New Orleans Tuesday, February 12 Tuesday, March 12 MobHe Wednesday, February 13 Wednesday, March 13 San Francisco Thursday, February 14 Thursday, March 14 Wilmington Tuesday, February 19 Monday, March 18 Seattle Friday, February 22 Friday, March 22 San Juan Thursday, February 7 Thursday, March 7 St. Louis Friday, February 15 Friday, March 15 Honolulu Friday, February 15 Friday, March 15 Duluth Wednesday, February 13 Wednesday, March 13 Jersey City Wednesday, February 20 Wednesday, March 20 New Bedford Tuesday, February 19 Tuesday, March 19 . • /• mm. Ml port's amtkm 'V at NOTICES The Murmansk 50tb Anniversaiy Reunion Committee wants to get in touch with mariners who made those runs during WWII for a proposed meet­ ing in May 1992. For more information, please contact Lesley A. Newman, As­ sistant Chairman, Murmansk 50th Anni­ versary Reunion Committee, City Hall Room 1400, Jacksonville, FL 32202. The Fishermen's Union of America requests the following people contact the San Pedro, Calif, office at (213)8333571 concerning WWII defense bonds: George Omokawa Tomoharu Togawa Tom K. Watanabe Kinpei Nishihata or Eipei Yamanichi Kumaldchi Kawaguchi • ( •mm-:..- �--.-.It. SEAFARCRS106 16 "\ ' \. .yy;/;r »> Dispatchers* Report for Great Lakes CL—Company/Lakes DEC. 1-31, 1990 NP—Non Priority L—Lakes ••REGISTERED ON BEACH TOTAL SHIPPED *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groiups All Groups All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Class CL Class L Class NP Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT T 0 20 Port ENGINE DEPARTMENT "• 7 • 5^ 0 Port gSgonac j Port STEWARD DEPARTMENT :o 4 ^-1 Port ENTRY DEPARTMENT Totals Ail Departments 0 52 15 0 31 24 0 26 31 •"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. ••"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Dispatchers* Report fferiniand Waters DECEMBER 1-31, 1990 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT Port New York PhiMelphia Baltimore Norfolk Mobile New Orleans 0/ m P3ack$onvnte San Francisco ^^Imington Settle 0 ij•'S, . ».y". '? i. Puerto Rico Houston . 0 •%0' w "15" m 0 0 0 0 3: 0 m V 9 0' 0 0 ism 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 m 0 50 0 3 0, 17 4 D m T 0 8 0 0 8 s 0 1 m w IT 0 0 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 9 0 0'.5?W" 0 0 0 I 0* 0 Port 0 0 0 V 0 0 9 TTT"Louis ihey:'^irit? Totals ••REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 1 0 0 0 Norfolk Mobile New Orleans ^ilmini^on Seattle Puerto Rico Houston !A]gdia^ St. Louis Piney Point Totals Port New York; Phiiad^phia Baltimore Norfolk Mobile New Orleans I Ikilcsonville:^ San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Algonac •: St. l^uis STEWARD DEPARTMENT Piney Point Totals Totals All Departments 81 33 20 15 3 6 217 85 32 •"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. ••"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Intemalhiial Uima Dbvtloiy President' -J,: Michael Sacco Secretary-Treasurer John Fay Executive Vice President ; , Joseph Sacco Vice President Collective Bargaining Angus "Red" Campbell Vice President West Coast George McCartney Vice President Government Services Roy A. "Buck" Mercer Vice President Atlantic Coast Jack Caffey Vice President Lakes and Inland Waters Byron Kelley Vice President Gulf Coast Dean Coigey HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 (301)899-0675 ALGONAC 520 St. Clair River Dn Algonac, MI 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Baltimore, MD 21202 (301)327-4900 DULUTH 705 Medical Arts Building Duluth, MN 55802 (218)722-4110 HONOLULU 636 Cooke St. Honolulu, HI 96813 (808) 523-5434 HOUSTON 1221 Pierce St. Houston, TX 77002 ilS!: (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE 3315 Liberty St. Jacksonville, FL 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City, NJ 07302 X201) 435-9424 |g";: MOBILE J 1640 DaU] in Igland Pkwjfv Mobile, AL 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW BEDFORD 50 Union St. . New Bedford, MA 02740 (508) 997-5404 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 Fourth Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11232 (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Norfolk, VA 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4 St. Philadelphia, PA 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT St. Mary's County i Piney Point, MD 20674 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 543-5855 Government Services Division (415) 861-3400 SANTURCE 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. 15'"'. . Stop 16 -igs Santurce, PR 00907 (809) 721-4033 SEATTLE ^ 2505 First Ave. Seattle, WA 98121 (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS 4581 Gravois Ave. St. Louis, MO 63116 (314)752-6500 WILMINGTON 510 N. Broad Ave. CA 90744 (213) 549-4009 L' I--/ ViM •• m-- �.. f.-i' , JANUARY 1991 T he Seafarers Pension Plan an­ nounces the retirement of 23 members this month. Of these, 15 shipped in the deep sea division,, five were from the inland division and three sailed on the Great Lakes. Upgrading at the Seafarers Harry ' Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. was an important part in the lives of many of the retir­ ing members. Two deck department veterans, Clarence R. Burgo and Teddy R. McDuffie, graduated from the same recertified bosun class in 1980. A pair of galley gang mem­ bers, Thomas Bolton and Edward Tinsley, graduated together from a 1982 recertified steward class. Brother Bolton also holds the honor as being the oldest member of this group to retire. He turned 74 on his last birthday. A bit of information on these and the other retiring Seafarers fol­ lows. DEEP SEA ARNOLD ACKERMAN, 63, joined the Seafarers in March 1956 in his native New York City. The deck department veteran had sailed with the Sailors Union of the Pacific, an SIUNA af­ filiate, before signing on with the SIU. Brother Ackerman sailed aboard Isthmian and Cities Service vessels early in his career. He lives in Flushing, N.Y. MURPHY ALLISON, 65, joined the SIU in October 1969 in the port of New York. Bom in Hayes, La., he served in the Navy from 1943 to 1946. Brother Allison upgraded his engine department rating several times at the Lundeberg School. He calls Oakland, Calif, home. THOMAS BOLTON, 74, joined the union in April 1945 in the port of Philadelphia. The Louisiana na­ tive shipped in the galley gang. He upgraded to recertified steward in 1982 at the Lundeberg School. Brother Bolton has retired to Kel­ son, Wash. CLARENCE R. BURGO, 64, joined the Seafarers in May 1966 in the port of San Francisco. The Ha­ waiian-bom deck department vet­ eran upgraded to recertified bosun in 1980 at the Lundeberg School. Brother Burgo resides in Kaneoke, Hawaii. JAMES CAR­ TER JR., 66, joined the SIU in 1946 in his native Mobile, Ala. He served in the^ Navy from 1941 to 1945. Brother Carter upgraded his galley gang rat­ ing to recertified steward in 1982 at the Lundeberg School. He continues to live in Mobile. To Our New Pensioners ... Thanks for a Job Well Done Each month in the Seafarers LOG, the names of SIU members who recently have become pensioners appear with a brief biographical sketch. These men arid women have served the maritime industry well, and the SIU and all their union brothers and sisters wish them happiness and health in the days ahead. GIM LUN CHAN, 65, joined the Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards in October 1957, prior to that union's merger with the AGLIWD, in his native San Fran­ cisco. He still lives in San Francisco. LeROY T. FANSLER, 69, joined the union in June 1969 in the port of Wil­ mington, Calif. Bom in Los An­ geles, he sailed with the Sailors Union of the Pa­ cific, an SIUNA affiliate, before starting his deck department career with the SIU. Brother Fansler up­ graded in 1978 at the Lundeberg School. He shipped aboard LNG ves­ sels and the Long Lines. He calls Dayton, Nev. home. CHARLES E. JAMES JR., 68, joined the Seafar­ ers in May 1947 in the port of New York. A na­ tive of Minden, La., he sailed in the deck department. Brother James lives in Houston. TEDDY R. MC­ DUFFIE, 47, graduated from the Andrew Fumseth Train­ ing School in New Orleans in C^tober 1965. He upgraded his deck department rating to recertified bosun in 1980 at the Lundeberg School. Brother Mc­ Duffie resides in his native Mobile, Ala. KENNETH R. MARSTON, 65, joined the SIU in January 1943 in the port of New York. He was bom in Bmnswick, Maine. Brother Marston upgraded to recerti­ fied bosun in 1981 at the Lundeberg School. He has retired to Booth Bay Harbor, Maine. CHARLES RO­ MANO, 65, joined the union in June 1959 in his native New York City. He served in the Navy from 1943 to 1946. Among the first vessels on which Brother Romano sailed were those from Suwannee Steamship Lines. He lives in Old Bridge, N.J. ROBERT G. SAWYER, 55, joined the Seafar­ ers in May 1957 in the port of Nor­ folk, Va. The Vir­ ginia native sailed in the en­ gine department. Brother Sawyer calls Chesapeake, Va. home. EDWARD TINSLEY, 59, joined the SIU in January 1964 in the port of Seat­ tle. Bom in Kan­ sas City, Mo., he served in the the Army from 1951 to 1955. Brother Tinsley upgraded to recertified stew­ ard at the Lundeberg School in 1982. He resides in Seattle. EDWARD TRESNICK, 62, joined the union in May 1948 in the port of New York. The Pennsylvania native's galley gang career was intermpted by a stint in the Army from 1951 to 1953. Brother Tresnick shipped as a chief cook before retir­ ing to Streetsboro, Ohio. ROBERT M. TULLER,62, joined the Seafar­ ers in October 1951 in the port of Wilmington, Calif. A native of Montpelier, Vt., he served in the Navy from 1945 to 1946. He upgraded to QMED in 1988 at the Lundeberg School. Brother Tuller previously sailed with the Sailors Union of the Pa­ cific, an SIUNA affiliate. He lives in Gaysville, Vt. INLAND EDWARD E. CLINE,62, joined the SIU in October 1967 in the port of Phila­ delphia. Bom in London, Ohio, he served in the Navy from 1946 to 1965. Boatman Cline sailed as a deckhand aboard In­ terstate Oil Transportation tugs. He resides in Baltimore. EUGENE O. HOLDER, 63, joined the union in September 1971 in the port of Norfolk, Va. 1."^' -I' M V,/,. He served in the Navy from 1942 to 1958. Boatman Holder sailed as a mate aboard Interstate Oil Transpor­ tation tugs. He has retired to his na­ tive Danville, Va. j MICHAEL A. KISLAN, 62, joined the Seafarers in May 1976 in his na­ tive Philadelphia. He upgraded his deck department rating in 1987 at the Lundeberg School. Boatman Kislan continues to reside in Phila­ delphia. JOHN L. MILLICAN, 68, joined the SIU in September 1971 in the port of New Orleans. The Tennessee native sailed in the engine depart­ ment. Boatman Millican calls Pu­ laski, Tenn. home. ERNEST TROTTER, 67, joined the union in July 1968 in his native Philadelphia. He served in the Navy from 1943 to 1946. Boatman Trotter upgraded his deck department rating in 1978 and 1980 at the Lundeberg School. He still resides in Philadel­ phia. GREAT LAKES EDWARD J. BAILEY, 63, joined the Seafar­ ers in July 1964 in the ^it of De­ troit. A native of Daus, Tenn. he sailed in the deck department. Brother Bailey has retir^ to Dunlap, Tenn. GABRIEL LeCLAIR, 65, joined the SIU in September 1960 in the port of Buf­ falo, N.Y. The Canada native shipped in both the steward and engine departments during his career. He resides in Buf­ falo. ROLAND H. THORIN, 65, joined the union in November 1960 in the port of Detroit. Bom in Chicago, he served in the Army from 1945 to 1946 and 1948 to 1950. Brother Thorin sailed in the engine depart­ ment. He calls Tampa, Fla. home. .j'f , �/ ^ - >'<•; • The Seafarers LOG attempts to print as many digests of union shiptward minutes as possible. On occasion, because of space iimhaUons, some wiii be omitted. Shif^ minute are revieamd by the union's contract rhpartment. Those issues requiring attention or resolution are addressed by the union USNS ALTAIR (Bay Tankers), Septem­ ber 2 — Chairman Larry Ambrous, Secretary Wayne Howard. Crew asked for information from contracts depart­ ment about lack of weekly pay and trans­ portation to original destination after signing off. Chairman said crew also con­ cerned about possible combat and ammu­ nition pay. Secretary noted captain talked with army representative about bonus pay. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. Crew asked company for televi­ sions and VCRs for each department. i. •' ii' I'"-.'-' '"• •'. 9'^- ,v UJ - •• LAWRENCEGIANELLA (Ocean Shipholding), October 29 — Chairman Pete Huisebosch, Secretary C. Mosley, Edu­ cational Director H. Daniels. Chairman asked for suggestions on what to do with ship's fund. He reminded crew to sepa­ rate plastics from garbage and not to throw either overboard. He asked crew to keep laundry room door closed to cut down on noise from washer and dryer. Educational director urged members to upgrade at Piney Point. Treasurer aiinounced $442 in ship's fund. Steward delegate reported problems with amount of stores (coffee, sugar, creamer and oth­ ers) needed for voyage. He also reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported by deck and engine delegates. Crew asked for information on drug test­ ing procedures. Members reported hav­ ing difficult time getting mail. Crew asked not to slam doors \vhile members are sleeping. LNG VIRGO (ETC), October 28 — CThairman Billie B. Darley, Secretary Francis E. Ostendarp, Vocational Di­ rector Michael J. Brennen, Deck Dele­ gate Carlos A. Pineda, Engine Delegate Irmo E. Soiomons, Steward Delegate Ronald E. Aubuchon. Chairman an­ nounced he would be signing off Decem­ ber 15. He noted SIU Representative Carl Peth had left contract agreement for crewmembers. He reminded members to take beefs to bosun or department heads and not go topside with them. Secretary announced items pertaining to ship wiU be posted in minutes. He said voyage had gone smoothly. Educational director urged members to upgrade at Lundeberg School. He reiterated Carl Peth's com­ ments that QMEDs must upgrade per the new SAB ruling. Treasurer listed $150 in ship's fund after all bills were paid. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked company for respirators and filters in order to safely paint aboard vessel. Crew reminded to keep ship clean. Those signing on are reminded to pro- f- • ,•••' Latest LOGS Received Two members of the USNS Hess crew during a stopover in San Diego. SEAFAROIS contracts department to send contract to vessel. He urged members to upgrade at Lundeberg School. Secretary reiterated need for contract aboard vessel. Educa­ tional director asked members to donate to SPAD. Steward delegate reported dis­ puted OT. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported by deck and engine delegates. Next port: Stapleton, N.Y. contracts department that members vote on issues rather than have SAB rulings. Crew asked company for new movies, cabinets for messroom storage, room an­ tennae and ice cream freezer. vide shipping card, LNG endorsement and proof of other endorsements when coming aboard. Next port: Arun, Indone­ sia. EQUALITY STATE (lOM), November 4 — Chairman W. C. Rice, Secretary Wheeler M. Washington. Chairman stated repair list distributed at meeting after noting additional items needed re­ pair. He said ship had not received any Seafarers LOGs or other communica­ tions from union. He noted beefs that lodging was not paid and port time was red-lined. Secretary contacted union to increase communication. He said he did not have hot water in his room while an­ other member reported standing water in SEA-LAND PERFORMANCE (SeaLand Service), October 28 — Chairman R. R. Newly, Secretary E. Porter, Edu­ cational Director L. Lemm, Deck Dele­ gate Freddie Goiethe, Engine Delegate Juan Rodriguez, Steward Delegate Gwendolyn Shinholster. Chairman wished all those signing off a happy holi­ day season. He thanked crew for troublefree trip. He thanked SIU President Michael Sacco and his staff for all they are doing for union. Educational director urged members to upgrade at Piney Point. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked contracts department to re­ view allowing members with 20 years of seatime to retire no matter the age. Crew thanked galley gang for great food throughout voyage. Shipboard Meeting Held Aboard S6a-Land Enterprise AMBASSADOR (Crowley Maritime), November 5 — Chairman David New­ man, Secretary G. E. Sinkes, Educa­ tional Director Hanable Smith, Deck Delegate Gerald Ray, Engine Delegate Wally Spencer, Steward Delegate Felix Camacho. Chairman requested patrol­ man for payoff. He discussed contract with crewmembers. He announced all packages would be inspected by gang­ way watch. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. Crew requested more chairs for crew's mess. Steward department thanked for its good food. Next port: Port Everglades, Fla. CAPE CLEAR (OMl Corp.), Novem­ ber 18 — Chairman Carlos Canales, Secretary Thomas Wybo, Educational Director H. C. Chancey. Chairman stated old repair list is being handled and new list is being posted. Educational di­ rector advised crew to watch out for loose wires and to not touch anything about which crew is unsure. Deck dele­ gate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by engine or stew­ ard delegates. Crew asked to help keep laundry room clean. Galley gang thanked for good food. CAPE CLEAR (OMI Corp.), Novem­ ber 25— Chairman Carlos Canales, Secretary Thomas Wybo, Educational Director H. C. Chancey, Deck Delegate Edgar Townsend, Steward Delegate Mi­ chael Pooler. Chairman reported no offi­ cers are going into rooms alone. He asked crew to keep noise down. Educa­ tional director asked crew to keep doors closed to keep bugs out. He asked mem­ bers to keep washer, dryer and VCR clean and turn off television when no one is watching. Treasurer said he would find out what is difference between movie and ship's funds. Beefs reported by all three delegates. Crew noted no night lunch on some nights and asked for more condiments on tables. C4P£D£/C>irO(IOM), November 11 — Chairman W. E. Lough, Secretary R. L. Jones, Educational Director J. Grif­ fith. Chairman asked crew to take it easy on making copies as copying machine has limited supply of paper. Secretary asked members to sign crew list legibly. Deck delegate reported disputed OT. En­ gine delegate requested clarification if one member is being paid oiler or OMU wages. No beefs or disputed OT from steward delegate. Crew stated it has not received any communications from union since sailing. Crew asked welfare plan to review increasing dependents to 100 percent coverage. Crew suggested to PONCE (Puerto Rico Marine), Novem­ ber 18 — Chairman Leon Jekot, Secre­ tary R. Evans, Steward Delegate Pedro Perez. Chairman announced vessel to pay off November 24 in Jacksonville, Fla. He urged all members to keep up good work. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. Crew requested water fountain for bridge. Crew and captain asked for Following a meeting onboard the Sea-Land Enterprise, members get a chance to relax and talk with Wilmington Port Agent Don Anderson (second from right). They are (left to right) AB E. Lehz, OMU George Vistakis, Anderson, and OMU J. Bagat. his. Engine delegate reported OT beef. No beefs or disputed OT reported by deck or steward delegates. transportation from ship to gate. Crew thanked galley gang for its fine work. ITB MOBILE (Sheridan Transporta­ tion), November 18 — Chairman Fred Jensen, Secretary Gregory Lee, Deck Delegate M. McCarthy, Engine Dele­ gate Drew Brown; Steward Delegate George Sapps. Chairman expressed con­ cern about new rules and regulations. He asked for more information on matter. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked Chief Steward Gregory Lee and Chief Cook George Sapps for their fine job in galley. Next port: New York. FALCON PRINCESS (Seahawk Man­ agement), November 11 — Chairman John Frazier, Secretary C. Corrent, Ed­ ucational Director William L. Smith, Deck Delegate Eugene Finley. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked steward department for job well done. 1STLT. ALEXBONNYMAN(Maersk Lines), Chairman T. Anderson, Secre­ tary J. Mortinger, Deck Delegate Mi­ chael Davis, Engine Delegate Mohamed Hadwan, Steward Delegate T. Maley. Chairman announced eco­ nomic price adjustments posted on bulle­ tin board. Treasurer announced $5 in ship's fund. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. Crew mail is slow in arriving and allotments are late. ITB MOBILE (Hess Sheridan Transpor­ tation), November 25 — Chairman Fred Jensen, Secretary Gregory Lee. Chair­ man reported need for patrolman to visit vessel. Secretary reported questions con­ cerning food handling and cleaning. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crewmembers are forced to pay to leave Hess property and want this investigated by contracts department. Next port: St. Croix. FRANCES HAMMER (Ocean Shipholding), November 4 — Chairman Richard Wilson, Secretary Kris A. Hopkins, Educational Director Rich Parrish, Deck Delegate Royce Kauf­ man, Engine Delegate George Demotropolus, Steward Delegate Toyo Gonzales. Chairman stated crew re­ quested port reliefs in Jacksonville. He reported captain will check on getting re­ frigerators for crewmember's rooms as soon as possible. He thanked crew for its hard work after bringing vessel out of shipyard. Secretary thanked crew for keeping mess clean at night. He re­ minded members to clean rooms before layup in Baltimore and return keys to chief mate. Educational director urged members to upgrade at Lundeberg School. Treasurer announced $75 in ship's fund. Deck delegate reported dis­ puted OT. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported by engine and steward delegates. Seafarers LOGs received. Crew advised vessel will lay up for 10 days before members are recalled. Steward depart­ ment thanked for job well done. Crew re­ ported fishing was great off Freeport, Bahamas. Bosun Richard Wilson fought fish for four hours before he had to cut line and let it go. Next port: Balti­ more. MOKU PAHU (Pacific Gulf Marine), November 16 — Chairman Pete Loik, Secretary John Pratt, Educational Direc­ tor Woodrow Heslip. Chairman re­ ported OT problems onboard. He told crew vessel is going into San Francisco or Portland yard. Secretaiy asked those needing new mattresses to let him know. Educational director urged members to upgrade at Piney Point. Deck and engine delegates reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by stew­ ard delegate. Crew asked to keep mess hall and recreation room clean. Crew thanked galley gang for great cookouts. Next ports: Hilo, Hawaii and Crockett, Calif. NEDLLOYD HOLLAND (Sea-Land Service), November 4 — Chairman R. Darvills, Secretary J.Speller. Chairman stated everything was going okay and urged crew to keep up good work. Edu­ cational director reminded members to upgrade at Lundeberg School. Treasurer announced $43 in ship's fund. Engine delegate reported chief engineer said this was best SIU crew with whom he had sailed. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. Crew thanked steward depart­ ment for food and clean ship. ITB GROTON (Sheridan Transporta­ tion), November 25 — Chairman N. Matthey, Secretary K. Jones, Educa­ tional Director C. Rodriquez, Engine Delegate B. Santana. Chairman asked '/J ...V'.v. '• Continued on page 19 ; , ..i- • �'•v.":- ,, v;: Continued from page IS OMI CHARGER (OMI Corp.), Novem­ ber 4 — Chairman E. K. Bryan, Secre­ tary D. Velandra, Educational Director M. L. Israel. Chairman discussed vari­ ous welfare forms onboard for members and situation in Persian Gulf involving shipping rules changes. He asked com­ pany for new spreads and mattresses for crew. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew requested domestic water tanks be cleaned because of rust in lines. Next port: Texas City, Texas. OMI SACRAMENTO (OMI Corp.), No­ vember 11 — Chairman S. M. McGowan, Secretary David Der, Educational Director Ronald Gordon, Engine Delegate Wiimer McCants. Treasurer reported no money in ship's fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Payoff announced for November 12 in Mobile, Ala. Crew thanked steward de­ partment for job well done. Deck and en­ gine departments thanked for keeping ship clean. Next port: Mobile. OVERSEAS CHICAGO{Mantime Overseas), November 27 — Chairman George A. Giraud, Secretary R. E. Reffitt, Deck Delegate Dale McNeeiy, Engine Delegate Felipe A. Torres, Stew­ ard Delegate Roderick Gorden. Chair­ man advised crew of report from captain that injuries sustained by member t^en ashore were not life threatening. He an­ nounced vessel will be docking Novem­ ber 28 in Nederland, Texas before sailing back to Panama. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Crew asked that one washer be replaced as it is not working. Next port: Nederland. OVERSEAS OHIO (Maritime Over­ seas), November 18 — Chairman Pat Gallagher, Secretary Ray Garcia, Edu­ cational Director F. Durand Jr., Deck Delegate John Ellis, Engine Delegate G. Banda, Steward Delegate Lionel St. Julien. Chairman announced payoff set for Long Beach, Calif. He asked company to repair washer. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked for new televi­ sion antenna. Next port: Long Beach. PRIDE OF TEXAS (Seahawk Manage­ ment), November 17 — Chairman Henry E. Jones, Secretary David B. Smith, Educational Director Ali Rashid, Deck Delegate S. Cordero, Engine Dele­ gate M. Lambeth, Steward Delegate Louis Lopez. Chairman noted every­ thing running smoothly. Educational di­ rector reminded members to upgrade at Piney Point. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. Crew thanked steward depart­ ment for job well done. Next port: Norfolk, Va. SEA'LAND ATLANTIC{Sea Land Ser­ vice), November 13 — Chairman Marco A. Galliano, Secretary T. J. Smith, Educational Director Everett A. Richman Jr., Deck Delegate Floyd D. Vincent, Engine Delegate R^elio Yharra, Steward Delegate Sisto Deanda. Chairman announced vessel scheduled to arrive in Charleston, S.C. on November 15. He said ship wijl be Meeting Held Aboard Hess While on a stopover In San Diego, crewmembers from the DSNS Hess hold a shipboard meeting running to France next year. Steward del­ egate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by deck or engine delegates. Crew asked contracts depart­ ment to review emergency reliefs for per­ manent and rotary jobs to be used for sickness, accident or home emergency; pension benefits to keep pace with infla­ tion for all pensioners; and increase in dental and optical benefits. Crew asked company to repair radio antenna. Galley gang thanked for fine job. Next ports: Charleston, Hquston, Jacksonville and Port Everglades, Fla. SEA-LAND DEVELOPER{Sea-Land Service), November 19 — Chairman R. Pinkham, Secretary R. Castello, Educa­ tional Director A. Bell. Chairman said he had no new information whether meiiibers must leave vessel when their time is up. Secretary announced payoff for No­ vember 25 in Tacoma, Wash. Educa­ tional director urged members to upgrade at Piney Point and donate to SPAD. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. Crew asked contracts department to review allowing permanent members to work two-on, two-off shifts. SEA-LAND EXPEDITION{Sea-Land Service), November 5 — Chairman Mar­ vin Zimbro, Secret^ W. Reid, Educa­ tional Director David Dukehart, Deck Delegate Kenneth Blair, Engine Dele­ gate David Ballard, Steward Delegate John M. Flatts. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew advised to read the Seafarers LOG. Crew asked contracts de­ partment to review addition of AB and steward assistant for ship. Crew told two new couches would be brought aboard in Elizabeth, NJ. Next port: Elizabeth. SEA-LAND HAWAII {Sea-Land Ser­ vice), November 17 — Chairman J. B. Lundborg, Secretary C. M. Modellas, Educational Director R. C. Weeden, Deck Delegate Larry R. Viola, Engine Delegate James Brown, Steward Dele­ gate Harold B. Pittillo. Chairman an­ nounced payoff set for November 18 in Long Beach, Calif. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew reminded to keep fidley door to engineroom closed except in emergencies. Crew requested full size color television for lounge. Crew asked to not play VCR during meals. Key du­ plications will be made by chief mate as soon as possible. Steward department thanked for fine job. Next port: Long Beach. SEA-LAND INTEGRITY{Sea-Land Service), November 25 — Chairman E. Wallace, Secretary P. Laboy, Engine Delegate Joseph Spell, Steward Dele­ gate James P. O'Reilly. Crew advised reliefs would be available after payoff in Houston. He said ship had good crew. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew reminded not to place garbage in laun­ dry. Crew reported transporting 10 tigers and four lions for Ringling Brothers Cir­ cus from England to Florida. Next port: Houston. SEA-LAND NA VIGATOR (Sea-Land Service), November 18 — Chairman Werner H. Becher, Secretary S. Ghani, Educational Director Walter C. Ste­ vens, Deck Delegate John T. Thomp­ son, Engine Delegate James B. Spranza, Steward Delegate Hussain A. Bubkar. Chairman announced payoff set for November 26 in Long Beach, Calif., then ship is going to Portland, Ore. for three-month layup. Hp noted need for new dryer in crew laundry. Edu­ cational director reminded crew to up­ grade at Lundeberg School. No disputed OT or beefs reported. Members re­ quested clarification regarding reliefs at Long Beach and if they could claim their jobs after layup. Next ports: Long Beach and Portland SEA-LAND PATRIOT{Sea-Land Ser­ vice), November 17 — Chairman R. F. Garcia, Secretary J. Russell, Educa­ tional Director G. Pollard-Lowsley, Deck Delegate John T. Carnes, Engine Delegate Dean Dobbins, Steward Dele­ gate Leonardo SInlsi. Chairman an­ nounced ship to dock in Oakland, Calif, on November 20. He reported on mov­ ing service by Captain G. J. Cordes for cremated remains of Brother Scott E. Anderson who was buried at sea No­ vember 5. Educational director posted class dates for Lundeberg School and urged members who know of people wanting to go to sea to have them con­ tact Piney Point. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked contracts de­ partment for clarification of duties of DEU. Members reminded to clean up after themselves, to keep television off during coffee time and not to use lounge as area to leave clothes and gloves. Crew thanked steward department for good food and clean ship. Next ports: Wil­ mington, Calif, and Oakland. SEA-LAND PRODUCER{Sea-Land Service), November 25 — Chairman Jack Edwards, Secretary John Bulawan, Deck Delegate Troy Smith, Engine (Delegate M. Velgel, Steward Delegate John Shaw. Chairman said steward and chief cook looked into run­ ning television into each cabin. The cost was between $5(K) and $600 and they had heard no response from company. Chairman also announced crew still wait­ ing for information regarding shuttles for Long Beach, Calif, and Honolulu. He told crew Coast Guard would hold in­ spection and boat drill November 26 in Long Beach. Treasurer listed $70 in ship's fund. Bosun said he had scrap to sell and money would be given to fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew discussed excessive charges of some items in slop chest. SPIRIT OF TEXAS (Seahawk Manage­ ment), November 4 — Chairman S. W. Parr, Secretary J. Melendez, Educa­ tional Director J. J. Jourdan, Deck Del­ egate G. Warren, Engine Delegate C. Cooper, Steward Delegate. Chairman told by captain deck department mem­ bers will required to work minimum of four hours maintenance per day per member as ship is not able to keep up with critical maintenance with one watchstander turning to voluntarily. Edu­ cational director urged members to up­ grade at Lundeberg School. He noted vessel had more than 600 movies on­ board. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Deck department members asked con­ tracts department for clarification of criti­ cal maintenance. SPIRIT OF TEX/lS (Seahawk Manage­ ment), November 25 — Chairman S. W. Parr, Secretary J. Melendez, Educa­ tional Director J. J. Jourdan, Deck Del­ egate G. Warren, Engine Delegate G. Cooper, Steward Delegate S. A. SInsuangco. Chairman said ship will lay up in Jacksonville, Fla. He urged mem­ bers to follow rules to reclaim jobs. Sec­ retary reminded members to turn in keys and linens. Educational director advised members to upgrade at Piney Point. Deck delegate reported beef over manda­ tory OT. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported by engine and steward delegates. Crew recommended steward notify port agent of shortages before vessel sails. Next port; Jacksonville. STAR OF TEXAS (Seahawk Manage­ ment), November 25 — Chairman J. J. Williams, Secretary H. Jones Jr., Deck Delegate Arthur Machado, Engine Del­ egate Stanley Sporna, Stev.'ard Delegate Lonnle Bettis Jr. Chairman announced ship would lay up December 1 and pay off December 2. Secretary asked mem­ bers to remove all linen and trash from rooms. Engine delegate reported dis­ puted OT. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported by deck and steward delegates. Crew thanked steward department for job well done and best Thanksgiving din­ ner aboard ship. Next port: Jacksonville, Fla. USNS SILAS BENT{Mai Ship Co.), November 25— Chairman R. Vazquez, Secretary S. Ortiz, Educa­ tional Director B. Johnson. Minutes from last meeting read. Treasurer listed $200 in ship's fund. Engine delegate re­ ported disputed OT. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported by deck and steward delegates. Payoff set for November 30. Crew congratulated for good job during inspection. - • ' -' \ff- CAPE ANN{Ainsea), December 9 Chairman William Dawson, Secretary Ivan Sail, Educational Director Carl Painter, Deck Delegate H. Cham­ pagne, Engine Delegate Clarence Mosley. Chairman asked members to make sure they have life jackets and survival suits. He said members should put any problems in writing and they will be pre­ sented to captain. He added he would send letters to union headquarters. Secre­ tary announced ship's minutes would be sent certified mail to headquarters as re­ quested by crew. All delegates reported disputed OT concerning feeding hours. Steward delegate reported beef about members having to carry trash, to dock • • ---i, 1^. ?. ;#-ir; Safety Inspection Aboard Ship AB Dennis "Mac" McGuinness of Jack­ sonville prepares to Inspect a line aboard an RRF iship. with no OT and launch service not being available to galley gang. Crew had not yet received communications fi-om union. Crew requested contracts depart­ ment look into increase for maintenance and cure and launch service reimburse­ ment. Crew also asked for clarification of OS duties. Crew thanked steward de­ partment for great work under hard con­ ditions. CAPE CLEAR{OMI Corp.), December 2 — Chairman Carlos Canales, Secre­ tary Thomas Wybo, Educational Direc­ tor H. C. Chancey, Deck Delegate Edgar Townsend, Steward Delegate Mi­ chael Pooler. Chairman reported dartboard missing. He said captain asked it be replaced, money put up to buy an­ other or investigation and search for old one would be held. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Galley gang reminded members to clean up after themselves. Crew asked smokers to be considerate of those still eating. Crew received three months of back issues of Seafarers LOG. Crew reminded to use proper washing machines determined by clothing. CAPE EDM0NT{10M), December 3 — Chairman Jamie Miller, Secretary Beverly A. Lee, Educational Director Dan Manthei, Deck Delegate Jeff Morrill, Engine Delegate C. L. Earhart. Chairman asked no smoking take place during meals. He said he is work­ ing on obtaining subsistence pay because of lack of hot water for two weeks. He also advised members that manpower of­ fice is trying its best to find reliefs be­ cause of Operation Desert Shield, so hang in there. Educational director urged members to take advantage of upgrading facilities at Piney Point. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Crew asked com­ pany to get mail to ship faster, replace old mattresses, provide CPR equipment for training and place fans in all rooms. Crew thanked Bosun Jamie Miller for building barbecue grill and picnic tables. Crew also thanked steward department for job well done. DEL VALLE{Py/C Engineering, Inc.), December 9 — Chairman E. Ford, Sec­ retary C. Loper Jr., Educational Direc­ tor H. Tolehin, Deck Delegate Claude Gordon, Engine Delegate James Viera, Steward Delegate Peter Mazzitelli. Deck and engine delegates reported beefs. No beefs or disputed OT reported by steward delegate. Crew said all was going well aboard vessel. •- r.%.; •il'; •ft- i\ .m m. �my 20 SOfAKiRS LOG Bonus Pay Due to Seafarers on Ready Reserve Force Ships ••'•"I],.' ••''•'•••• , ::p. y:^. • r-''i^:,"' - ur-.' H^Prr;y lM::r '•:••: '••Tyf'. • Seafarers sailing on the govern­ ment's Ready Reserve Force (RRF) vessels will be paid ammunition and imminent danger bonuses, the Maritime Administration (MarAd) announced last month. MarAd's action comes on the heels of strong efforts on the part of the SIU and its contracted operators to secure the bonus payments for Seafarers on RRF vessels. The bonuses are similar to those already being paid to civilian mar­ iners working on Military Sealift Command (MSG) ships. The ammunition bonus will be paid to any Seafarer aboard an RRF ship carrying 50 tons or more of ammunition. The bonus will be paid at the 10 percent rate called for in the union's standard deep sea freightship agreement (Article II—General Rules, Section 29— Explosives). The ammunition bo­ nus of 10 percent per month of the regular monthly wage begins ac­ cruing from the time the loading of the explosive cargo is started until the explosive cargo is com­ pletely discharged. Bonuses Are Retroactive "i i'• i'..^'•,'' ' Seafarers sailing on RRF ves­ sels activated for Operation De­ sert Shield are eligible for retro­ active ammunition bonuses if their vessel carried 50 tons or more of ammunition. Seafarers on RRF ships that I enter geographic areas designated by the Military Sealift Command as ones of' imminent danger'' will receive a bonus of $130 per month. Eligibility for the bonus begins when the vessel enters waters classified as areas of imminent danger. (It should be noted that an imminent danger area is not the same as a "war zone." To date, the military has not designated any geographic areas as war zones.) MSG requires as a qualification for the imminent danger zone bo­ nus that a seaman must sail in the zone for six consecutive days. The bonus for sailing in immi­ nent danger zones is retroactive to the date the military established the designation for the area. What follows is a list of the imminent danger zones established by the military to date, and the day such a designation began: Bonuses Retroactive To— Sept. 19 Sept. 19 west of 68 degrees east longitude. The Gulf of Aden. The total land areas of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and the jUnited Arab Emirates. « (Airspace over each location is included.) If a Seafarer has left his RRF ship and desires to secure his retroactive bonus pay he should submit his request to the ship's operating company, along with his name, social security number, rat­ ing, name of vessel and off dates. Questions concerning the am­ munition bonus or the extra pay for sailing in imminent danger zones should be directed to the union's contract department at 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Seafarers Scholarship Program Deeidline for 1991 submissions is April 15, Imminent Danger Areas Designated By Military — Four scholarships are to be awarded to children of SIU members, and three scholarships are reserved annually for SIU memters themselves. The scholarship materials are avail­ able at any SIU union hall. Prospective applicants also may request a copy by writing to: Sept. 17 The territory and territorial waters of Iraq and the airspace above. Sept. 19 The Persian Gulf. Sept. 19 The Red Sea. Sept. 19 The Gulf of Oman. Sept. 19 The Arabian Sea that lies north of 10 degrees latitude and SIU Scholarship Program Seafarers Welfare Plan 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Maryland 20746 Know Your Rights :• -.'I ., it'S' FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safe­ guarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certi^ed Public Accountants every year^ which is to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A yearly finance committee of rank and file members, elected by the membership, makes examination each year of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this conunittee may make dissenting reports, specific recom­ mendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trust­ ees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and manage­ ment representatives and their alter­ nates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund ^ancial records are available at the headquar­ ters of the various trust fimds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. A member's shipping rights and senior­ ity are protected exclusively by con­ tracts between the Union and the employers. Members should get to know their shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in all Union halls. If members believe there have been violations of their shipping or seniority rights as contained in ^e contracts between the Union and the employers, they should notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt re­ quested. The proper address for this is: Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to members at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which an SIU mem­ ber works and lives aboard a ship or boat. Members should know their con­ tract rights, as well as their obligations, such as filing for overtime (OT) on the proper sheets and in the proper man­ ner. If, at any time, a member believes that an SIU patrolman or other Union official fails to protect their contrac­ tual rights properly, they should con­ tact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—THE SEAFARERS LOG. The Seafarers LOG traditionally has refrained hrom publishing any article serving the po­ litical purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It also hais refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This estab­ lished policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Seafarers LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any : reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is r^uired to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should im­ mediately be reported to Union head­ quarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in all Union halls. All members should ob­ tain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its con­ tents. Any time a member feels any other member or officer is attempting to deprive him of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, the member so affected should immedi­ ately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employ­ ment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no member may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, sex and national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify Union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL AC­ TIVITY DONATION—SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its ob­ jects and purposes including, but not limited to, furthering the political, so­ cial and economic interests of mari­ time workers, the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opporiunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such ob­ jects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective of­ fice. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrim­ ination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the Union or of em­ ployment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, the member should notify the Seafar­ ers Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. A member should support SPAD to protect and further his economic, political and so­ cial interests, and American trade union concepts. *5/ If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or information, he should immediately notify SIU Pres­ ident Michael Sacco at headquar­ ters hy certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. . • �• ''''-//A - mnumm -"'i:' ^'ji . sii , V- DEEP SEA CHALMER ANDERSON Chalmer Ander­ son, 69, passed away De­ cember 12, 1990. The South Carolina native joined the Sea­ farers in June 1941 in the port of New York. Brother Ander­ son sailed in the deck depart­ ment before he retired in November 1969. ARVEDS E. AUERS Arveds E. Auers, 77, died De­ cember 4, 1990. Bom in Lat­ via, he joined the SIU in May 1944 in the port of Baltimore. Brother Auers shipped in the deck department. He started drawing his pension in October 1975. JOHN T. BOWMAN John T. Bowman, 71, passed away No­ vember 17, 1990. He was bom in New London, Conn. Brother Bowman joined the union in November 1947 in the port of New York. He upgraded his deck department rating to recer­ tified bosun in 1975 at the Lundeberg School. He began collecting his pension in Octo­ ber 1981. GRANVILLE W. DAVIS Granville W. Davis died late last year. He served in the Navy from 1937 to 1940. He joined the Seafarers in Decem­ ber 1964 in his native Houston, where he was bom in 1921. Brother Davis upgraded his en­ gine department rating in 1975 at the Lundeberg School. He re­ tired in July 1986. MARIUS H. DelPRADO Marius H. DelPrado, 74, died August 3, 1990. He was bom in Paramariyo, Dutch Guiana. Brother DelPrado joined the SIU in July 1959 in the port of New York. He upgraded to QMED at the Lundeberg School in 1973. He began collecting his pension in September 1982. MELVIN EICKMEIER Melvin Eickmeier, 83, passed away December 10, 1990. A native of Buffalo, N.Y., he served in the Army Air Force from 1942 to 1945. Brother Eickmeier joined the union in January 1957 in the port of Mo­ bile, Ala. He sailed in the en­ gine department. He began drawing his pension in October 1977. CHARLES J. FREY Charles J. Frey,73, died No­ vember 22,1990 in Eustis, Fla.The Morrow, Ohio na­ tive joined the Seafarers in Sep­ tember 1943 in the port of Nor­ folk, Va. He was injured vVhile aboard an anchored merchant vessel during an air raid on Okinawa during World War II. Brother Prey upgraded to recer­ tified bosun in 1975 at the Lundeberg School. He retired in September 1978. He was buried in St. Joseph Cemetery in West Jefferson, Ohio. His wife. Norma, survives him. LOUIS A. GRACIA Louis A; Gracia, 56, suf­ fered a fatal heart attack aboard the LNG Capricom on December 14, 1990. A na­ tive of Houston, he joined the union in November 1953 in the port of New York. He was in­ volved in many union activities and one of the first SIU mem­ bers to serve aboard LNG carri­ ers. Brother Gracia upgraded his steward department rating in 1981 at the Lundeberg School. He was buried at For­ est Park Cemetery in Houston on December 29, 1990. He is survived by his wife, Lupe; a son, SIU member Louis, who sails as an FOWT; a daughter, Christina; and a stepson, Hous­ ton Port Representative Steve Ruiz. JAMES E. HIGGINS James E. Higgins, 66, passed away De­ cember 10,1990. Bom in Michi­ gan, he served in the Royal Ca­ nadian Air Force from 1940 to 1942 and the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1950. He joined the SIU in June 1956 in the port of Baltimore. Brother Higgins up­ graded to recertified steward in 1979 at the Lundeberg School. He started collecting his pen­ sion in September 1989. He was buried in Seafarers Haven in Valley Lee, Md. on Decem­ ber 13, 1990. ARISTIDES S. KARRAS Aristides S. Karras died late last year. He was bom in KatoPotamiaKymis, Greece in 1916. Brother Karras joined the union in July 1967 in the port of Mobile, Ala. He shipped in the steward depart­ ment before he retired in Octo­ ber 1981. ALLEN B. LYNN Allen B. Lynn, 71, passed away June 10, 1990. A native of Malone, Fla., he joined the Seafarers in 1948 in the port of Mobile, Ala. Brother Lynn sailed in the deck department. He is survived by his daughter, Susan Montgom­ ery. JOSEPH MICHEL Joseph Michel, 35, died June 4, 1990. The Balti­ more na­ tive graduated from the Lundeberg School in December 1979. He retumed to the school several times to up­ grade to QMED in 1987. Brother Michel was die son of Robert Henry Michel and Helen M. Klein. He was buried in Baltimore's Gardens of Faith on June 9,1990. He was an active member at the time of his death. HARRY MONAHAN Harry Monahan, 62, passed away December 12,1990. Bom in Jersey City, N.J., he joined the5IU in July 1946in the port of New York. Brother Monahan sailed in the deck de­ partment. He also was a mem­ ber of District 2-MEBA. He started collecting his pension inFebmary 1977. RUDOLPH R. PASCHAL Rudolph R. Pas­ chal, 66, (Bed No­ vember 18,1990. He was bom in Alabama and joined the union in April 1947 in the port of New Or­ leans. Brother Paschal shipped in the deck department. He began receiving his pension in August 1986. MANUEL RODRIGUEZ Manuel Rodriguez, 92, passed away De­ cember 10, 1990. A native of Puerto Rico, he joined the Seafarers in October 1941 in the port of Bal­ timore. Brother Rodriguez sailed in the steward depart­ ment before he retired in Janu­ ary 1967. WILLARD L. TENNANT Willard L. Tennant died late last year. Bom in Wellington, Kansas in 1916, he joined the SIU in October 1974 in the port of Tampa, Fla. Brother Tennant shipped in the engine department. He started drawing his pension in July 1981. WILLIAM B. THIGPEN William B. Thigpen, 31, suc­ cumbed August 9,1990 to inju­ ries received in an automobile accident in South Carolina in Novemeber 1989. The native of Aiken, S.C. graduated from the Lundeberg School in Febraary 1980. He upgraded his deck department rating in 1988 at Piney Point. Brother Thigpen, an active member at the time of his death, primarily shipped out of the port of Jack­ sonville, Fla. He was buried in the Graniteville (S.C.) Ceme­ tery. WALTER TRAVIS Walter Travis, 62, passed away December 9,1990. He was bom in Pittsburgh and gradua­ ted from the Andrew Fumseth Training School in July 1959 in the port of Baltimore. Brother Travis upgraded to re­ certified bosun in 1983 at the Lundeberg School. He began collecting his pension in No­ vember 1984. INLAND JAMES L. GAMBLE James L. Gamble, 63, died De­ cember 12,1990. The native of Oneonta, Ala. served in the Navy from 1944 to 1946 and 1949 to 1969. Boatman Gam­ ble joined the union in July 1977 in the port of Houston. • He shipped as a tugboat cap­ tain before he retired in August 1989. GREAT LAKES ROBERT L. ALLEN Robert L. Allen, 60, passed away No­ vember 7, 1990. Bom in Arkansas, he served in the Army from I95I to 1952. He joined the Seafarers in September I97I in the port of Detroit. Brother Allen was an active member of the deck department at the time of his death. '5 • s®?":. FRED CUMMINS Fred Cummins, 69, died De­ cember 5,1990. The Ohio na­ tive joined the SIU in March 1973 in the port of Detroit. Brother Cummins sailed in the engine department. ARNOLD F.JOHNSON Arnold F. Johnson, 74, passed away November 27,1990. He was bom in Stonington, Mich, and served in the Army from 1943 to 1946. Brother Johnson joined the union in July 1961 in the port of Buffalo, N.Y. He shipped in the deck department on Great Lakes Dredge and Dock vessels before he retired in September 1978. li RAHMAN MASHRAH Rahman Mashrah, 39, died De­ cember 5,1989. A native of Saudi Arabia, he joined the Seafarers in December 1975 in the port of Detroit. Brother Mashrah was an active mem­ ber of the deck department at the time of his death. RAILROAD MARINE LAWSON F. HUDGINS Lawson F. Hudgins, 73, passed away Oc­ tober 16, 1990. Bom in New Point, Va., he joined the SIU in July 1959 in the port of Norfolk, Va. He sailed as a deckhand for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. Brother Hudgins retired in June 1978. OMI Sacramento Crew Pays Final Respects To SIU Meml)er Hert)ert "Dutch" LonczynskI The remains of Herbert "Dutch" Lonczynski were buried at sea December 1,1990 following a ceremony aboard the OMI Sac­ ramento. Crewmembers, led by Bosun RayGorju and Captain Eric C. Bryson, remembered what it was like to work with Lonczynski, who died November 22,1990. The 77-year-old former able bodied seaman began his shipping career in his native Germany in ' s- iisi" '•••i 1932. He joined the Seafarers in April 1951 in the port of New York. Brother Lonczynski up­ graded at the Lundeberg School in 1970. Mobile Patrolman Ed Kelly re­ membered Lonczynski as some­ one "who ate, slept and lived Seafarers. This was his whole life." He is survived bya sister, Herta Gog of Germany. Among the OMI Sacramento crewmembers paying their final respects to SIU member Herbert "Dutch" Lonczynski-are (left to right, front row) Bosun Ray Gorju, AB Larry McCants, QMED Vincent Kirksey, Steward Assistant Vincent Crawford, Master Eric Bryson and Chief Mate Walter Boychuk. Gorju provided the Seafarers LOG with the photograph. i-.'?' .y- �1?^ f,,.'-y''^<:J:k .-.v'.'V-«-,_V'"' •• •: US :'>;?--r'.>^J';:i SCAFARmiOG Landeberg School Graduates Eight Classes Wy m: . ' J-' '.'su •••':.'• .•' 'vy •'•L, ' '• Trainee Lifeboat Class 462—Graduating from trainee lifeboat class 462 are (from left, kneeling) John Thompson, James Robertson, Allan Rogers II, Carey Huff, William Peterson, Brian McNamara, Byan Breneman, (second row) Steven Stark, William McClain, Adrian Pillot II, Darren Collins, Peter Onsgard, Jeffrey Sousa, Billy Joe Cox, Jean Couvillion, Antonio Topolski, (third row) Eron Hall, John Hiltner, Thomas Lister, Bernard Pogue and Willie Parks. I--::•••> Trainee Lifeboat Class 463—Recently graduating from trainee lifeboat class 463 are (from left, kneeling) Joseph W. Stephens Jr.T Mary Golden, Daniel Ortiz, :, Michael LaCroix, Dwyen Ringlauer, Darryl Williams, (second row) Cederic Hv/V' '• • .'y. •••'•. 'A 'y y :•,' QMED—Completing their instruction as Qualified Members of the Engine Department are (from left, kneeling) Leonardo Papa, Steve Hansford, (second row) Derrick Yard, Carlos Marcial, Phil Kendall (MFOW), Olifidio Joe Esquivel Jr., Robert C. Zajac, (third row) S.L. Mclntyre Jr., Al McQuaoe, Angelo Dunklin, Bruce Berger Jr., Monroe Monseur Jr. Pumproom Maintenance & Operations—A Lundeberg School cer­ tificate of graduation was issued to the Seafarers pictured above for completion of the pumproom maintenance and operations course. They are (from the left) Jim Shaffer (instructor), John Hoskins, Craig Melwing, Rich Harris, Curtis Jackson, Ed Taylor, Alan Nelson, John Wong and Charles Smith. Atm' 3>0-i>4-, , ..•, ... ..„syky.r .• • • M''r''". •' • ' • Marine Electrical Maintenance—Completing the eight-week marine electrical maintenance course are (from left, first row) Frank Bolton, Bo Francisco, (back row) Wiley L. Yarber, Cris L. Compton, Isador Campbell and Joseph R. Negron. Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders—Moving up the ladder in the engine department are these FOWT graduates. From the left are (kneeling) Don Montoya, Blair Greene, Mike Kifle, Mike Ball, (second row) Bill Foley (instructor), Jose A. Valerie, William Grampton, Victor Cantres, William Marshall, Larry S. Stanback, fthird row) James M. Somerville, Patrick J. Corless, Luis A. Amadio, Eric Morrison, Bruce Bane and Michael Foster. ^ Upgraders Lifeboat—These members learned about emergency drills, basic compass navigation and use of all lifeboat and life raft equipment. They are (from left, kneeling) Leslie Propheter, Christopher Alexander, (standing) Bruce Bane, Patrick J. Corless, Greg Bush and Ben Cusic (instructor). Able Bodied Seamen—Upgrading their deck department ratings to able todied seamen are (from left, first row) Jake Karaczysnki (instructor), Charles Broadnax, George Raubenstine, Alvin DiLs Jr., William Hortori n, Ronnie L Carson, Robert Gettridge III, (third row) Thompson, Kevin Walker, Michlael Dickens and Nick l^lcKnett. �Yul:. •/'v/tv')'.-'.i^i-jV-.v-;'.f:' -s JANUARY 1991 jVljr'-/ Off Sfii/rCdirise schedule for February-June 1991 at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. All programs are ^ariti^^e irSus^ members and to promote the American • Check-In Completion Pate Date February 18 February 22 > April 1 April 5 May 13 May 17 June 24 June 28 Upon conipletion, the Sealift itperations course must be taken. Oedk Upgn^iag Comses ,,"f Cheek-In Comptetion Date Date ^ M March^^2^ j i April 15 bfay 10 May 27 June 21 All students must take the Oil Spill Prevention and Containment class prior to the Sealift Operations and Maintenance course. Lifbboatittiui Fehriiary 4 February 15 February 18 i March 1 March 4 March 15 . i^r. • Mardi ^rdi 18 w, March 29 April] April 12 4::;. ApnIT April 15 April 26 •Wlirtliiy Aprfl29 May 10 May 13 'T'„ . 4-' . May 24 May 27 June 7 June 10 June 21 June 24 Julys Ship Handiit^ ' i , > ^, March 18 March 29 May 27 June 7 June 24 Julys February 4 February 8 'y, April 1 April 5 April 22 April 26 'mm May 20 May 24 Third Mate February 4 May 17 Inland Deck Licenses June 10 August 16 ;; Celestial Navigatiim February 11 March 1 \ April 22 May 10:..;;.:;^':|::;: Upon completion, the Sealift Operations course must be taken. Tankerman March 4 March 29 May 27 June 21 f Course :^ia Able Seanum^ ^ w--' Steward Uiigradiitg Codrst^ ; ^I ' ,v~' Mi a": m Engitte Upgrading Courses Check-In Cotnpletion: biaite Date ;.. May 13 August 2 March 18 April 26 April 29 June 7 fSlS June 10 July 19 All students must take the Oil Spill Prevention and Containment class. Pumproom Maintcmuice & Operations April 15 May 24 Marine Electrical Maintenance April 1 May 24 Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operations May 27 July 5 Diesel Engine Technology March 18 April 12 Welding February 18 March 15 Marine Electronics Technician May 27 August 16 •ySpSsey*: Assistant En^eer (Deep Sea & Iniahd) March 11 May 17 Electro-Hydraulics June 10 Deep SeaAnland Engineers March 11 May 17 Basic Electronics April 15 May 10 AV Hydraulics June 10 July 5 All students in the Engine' Department will have a two-week Sedlifi Familiarization class at the end of their regular course. -, 1991 Adult Edurathtt Sihednle July 26 ^ Courre High School Equivalency (GED) I' ReiertiKtathn Programs Adult Basic Education (ABE) Check-In Date March 25 June 3 Conipi(^on Date May 6 Julys English as a Second Language (ESL) ABE/ESL Lifeboat Preparation Course UPGRADING APPUanON (Last) (First) Date of Birth. (Middle) Address. (State) Telephone^ (Zip Code) Mo./Day/Year ^ (Area Code) Deep Sea Member • Lakes Member • Inland Waters Member • Pacific • If the following information is not filled out completely your application will not be processed. Completion Date April 19 :||||| June 14 April 19 June 14 • 4• March 22 June 14 May 17 July 12 '• Book #_ Social Security #_ Seniority U.S. Citizen: Check-in Date March 4 April 29 March 4 April 29 February 11 April 29 April 22 June 17 With this application COPIES of your discharges must be submitted showing sufficient time to qualify yourself for the course(s) requested. You also must submit a COPY of each of the following: the first page of your union book indicating your department and seniority, your clinic card and the front and back of your Lundeberg School identification card listing the course(s) you have taken and completed. The Admissions Office WILL NOT schedule you until all of the above are received. RATING DATE DATE OF VESSEL HELD SHIPPED DISCHARGE (Street) (City) • Course QMED-Any Rating FiremanAVatertender and OSkee •'81_ Course Bosun Recertiflcation Steward Recertiflcation Check-In Completion^ Date bate Ail open-ended (contact admissioils office for starting dates) class, ''^'m Coui^ Assistant Cook^ Copk and Baker, Chief C<mk,cil|l^F SHIX Collie Progrm Sdieiule for 1991 FULL 8-week Sessions March 25 May 17 June 3 mm Course Oil Spill Prevention & Containment (1 week) The course ^schedule may change to reflect the membership's and industry s needs as well as the national emergency mobilization in the Persian Gulf Name. M" i- 1991URGRADIN6 COURSI WUDUU H'"' '•>' .•"> ^: • SIGNATURE- DepartmenL • Yes • No Home Port. I am interested in the following course(s) checked below or indicated here if not listed Endorsement(s) or License(s) now held • Yes GNo Are you a graduate of the SHLSS trainee program? If yes, which program: from— Last grade of school completed to (dales attended) Have you attended any SHLSS upgrading courses? • Yes • No If yes, course(s) taken Have you taken any SHLSS Sealift Operations courses? • Yes • No If yes, how many weeks have you completed? : Do you hold the U.S. Coast Guard Life Boatman Endorsement? • Yes • No Firefighting: • Yes • No CPR: • Yes • No Date available for training Primary language spoken DATE. ; — ^ ^ —— DECK AB/Sealift 1st Class Pilot Third Mate Radar Observer Unlimited Master Inspected Towing Vessel • Towboat Operator Inland • Celestial Navigation • Simulator Course • • 3 • • ENGINE • FOWT • QMED-Any Rating • Variable Speed DC Drive Systems (Marine Electronics) • Marine Electrical Maintenance n Pumproom Maintenance & Operation • Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operation Q Diesel Engine Technology • Assistant Engineer/Chief Engineer Motor Vessel • Original 3rd Engineer Steam or Motor • Refrigerated Containers Advanced Maintenance • Electro-Hydraulic Systems • Automation • Hydraulics • Marine Electronics Technician ALL DEPARTMENTS • Welding • Lifeboatman (Must be taken with another course) ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT I] Adult Basic Education (ABE) D High School Equivalency Program (GED) • Developmental Studies (OyS) • English as a Second Language (ESL) • ABE/ESL Lifeboat Preparation STEWARD • Assistant Cook Utility • Cook and Baker • Chief Cook • Chief Steward • Towboat Inland Cook COLLEGE PROGRAM • Associates in Arts Degree • Certificate Programs Notni •film will be paid oMess you prascal original recripts awl succcafnUy complric the counc. RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrading Center. Piney Point. MD. 20674 1/91 :,v ''-" 4' smwummm 4-.. /' . via. ^.1-. ' '.JT- mmm w:m »• • "J.M �. i-«~>S'##r-^-'^''. SEAEiBEKS . jyiiJ ^ Volume 53, Number 1 .'-Kf'-:/. •J:i' •• 'i.-y -:,; f:^-' ». ..;• .. ,, ..V '/•»'. tJ.vV •; ;,. iif: •.V ' • { •' .. K;: #• I.??;-: i'lj;-. ,..Tv? ^ i. i: :iir • S.T -'M ••Xi^j^s.l/T'j.is?: sxsrrrf;-7r:-rs:-vrjf'_'s:'.i Participate in your Union's affairs. See page 15 for a schedule of upcoming monthly meetings. January 1991 SlU-Crewed S-L Discovery Assists in Saiiboat Rescue Operation Demons^ating that the brother­ hood of the sea extends to all mar­ iners in distress, the crew of the Sea-Land Discovery helped stabi­ lize a drifting sailboat which pro­ vided the U.S. Coast Guard enough time to rescue a mariner with a head injury. The Sea-Land container vessel received a call from the Coast Guard that the sailboat Mariah, adrift along the northern border of the so-called Bermuda Triangle, was in distress with an injured crewmember aboard on the morn­ ing of November 30. Sea-Land Discovery Captain George Pappas ordered the vessel, which was sail­ ing to San Juan, to change course and assist the idled sailboat. The Discovery crew learned the , craft's principal navigator was the injured party, having sustained a blow to the head. As the only skilled navigator on the sailboat, he was unable to perform his duties. The vessel had drifted aimlessly for three days. Rough Seas an Impediment The Discovery crew reported swells of 13 to 15 feet, rough seas and 2-to 3-mile visibility. Just over two hours after receiving the call from the Coast Guard, the Discov­ ery made radio contact with the Mariah. Shortly thereafter, the Sea-Land vessel made visual con­ tact with the sailboat in an area between the southeastern U.S. coast and Bermuda. Ship's Chairman Jose Rodriguez led all hands in rescue operations. The crew of the SeaLand ship secured the stranded sailboat by extending lines, pre­ venting the craft from drifting fur­ ther. Various attempts were made to come alongside and rescue the injured crewmember of the Mariah, but the rough seas ham­ pered operations. Chief Steward Jose R. Coils photographed the operation and provided these pic­ tures for the Seafarers LOG. All Night Watch Rescue aircraft flew to the area to assist in the evacuation of the injured sailor. Again, the rough seas prevented any rescue. The Discovery was ordered to stay near the Mariah through the night and resume evacuation operations in the morning. All hands were called after day­ break on December 1. Once again, rough seas made evacuation at­ tempts impossible by the container ship. However, an Air Force heli­ copter lifted the injured navigator of the Mariah from its deck just after noon and carried him to a West Palm Beach, Fla. hospital, according to Coast Guard records. The Coast Guard ordered the SeaLand vessel to break away from the operation and return to its normal sailing route afterwards. Before Lines from the Sea-Land.Discovery keep the stranded sailboat from breaking away while rough seas prevent an evacuation of the Mariah. Getting ready for another rescue at­ tempt are ABs Ruben F. Morales Jr., left, and Angel M. Velez. leaving, the Discovery lowered 45 gallons of diesel fuel to the sailboat to make sure it would reach the Bahamas. Chief Quartermaster Carlos Martinez reported the Coast Guard kept constant radio contact with the remaining sailboat crewmembers and directed the vessel on a course to Nassau, where the vessel docked safely De­ cember 4. Besides Rodriguez and Colls, other SIU crewmembers aboard the Discovery during the rescue operation were ABs Reyes Flores, Manuel Sabater, Angel M. Velez, Carlos F. Garcia and Ruben F. Morales Jr.; Electrician Kevin M. Cooper; QMEDs Pedro C. Gago, Sima Padilla and Gus­ tavo P. Guerrero; Deck Engine Utility Bernard Albarran; En­ gine Utility Eladio Cruz, Jr; Chief Cook Jorge R. Salazar and Stew­ ard Assistant Trinidad Sanchez. Crew Praised by USCG Captain Dan Lemon, search and rescue coordinator for the Coast Guard office in Washington, D.C., said the effort by the Discovery's crew showed how well the rescueat-sea system works. "This showed good cooperation by those at sea to save somebody," he noted. Whether Involved in a rescue opera­ tion or regular dally routine, Chief Steward Jose R. Colls (left) and Chief Cook Jorge R. Salazar keep the crew well fed on the Discovery. Crewmembers gather on deck to begin rescue operations. From left to right are Third Mate Bernard Scott, Chief Mate Theodore Rodes, AB Manuel Sabater, AB Carlos Garcia and Bosun Jose Rodriguez. "The Coast Guard has relied on your folks for so many years," Martinez, who works in the Miami Coast Guard station, told a reporter for the Seafarers LOG. "Very often merchant mariners are the only ones there to help. We want to thank you all because it is always a pleasure working with your guys." Help Sought in Missing Child Case The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has for­ warded to the Seafarers LOG infor­ mation on the disappearance of Kacey Ann Perry. The center hopes that by distributing photos of the child, chances of her being found will increase. The 10-year-old girl girl was last seen at approximately 11 p.m. at her father's house in Portland, Ore. She disappeared from that location, considered as lost or otherwise missing. At the time of her disap­ pearance, Kacey was last seen wearing a bright pink blouse with black buttons, blue jeans, black ten­ nis shoes and black and pink socks. The blue-eyed, brown-haired child stood 41/2 feet tall and weighed 60 pounds. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of young Kacey Ann • f?" Kacey Ann Perry Perry should contact The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678 or the Portland, Ore. Police Department Missing Persons Unit at 1-503796-3400. \ • "f � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1990-1999 Description An account of the resource Volumes LII-LXI Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993; Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource January 1991 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES THE ‘BROTHERHOOD OF THE SEA’ HELPS STRANDED BRAZILIAN SEAMEN SHIPS KEEP UP SUPPLY LINE AS WAR ERUPTS D1 MEBA OFFICIALS SWEPT FROM OFFICE JOE DIGIORGIO DIES; WAS RECENTLY RETIRED CONCERN MOUNTS IN HOUSE AND SENATE OVER AT&T PLAN TO SWITCH SHIPS’ FLAG EASTERN AIR LINES IS OUT OF BUSINESS SIU KEEPS EYE ON WORLD TRADE TALKS MILITARY HAILS SIU CREW IN OPERATION STEEL BOX ORGULF SIU MEMBERS TO VOTE ON NEW THREE-YEAR PACT 60 DAY WAIVER OF RELIEF RULE INSTITUTED DUE TO GULF WAR D1 MEBA OFFICERS OUSTED SOVIET SEAMEN UP FOR GRABS MEBA, NMU MERGER RANKLES RANK-AND-FILE GREAT LAKES SHIPS LAY UP FOR THE WINTER FORMER PORT AGENT EDWARD T. RILEY DIES OMI COLUMBIA’S SEAFARERS CREW IS PRAISED CANDIDATES FOR MASTER RECALLS SIU TRAINING LUNDEBERG SCHOOL UPDATES ENTRY ENGINE COURSE WORK SEAFARERS COMPLETE DELICATE CARGO DELIVERY MISSION SIU DREDGE CREWS CLEAR LAKE CHANNELS ALICE ADRIFT A SOJOURN TO THE GULF OF OMAN CHILDREN OF SEAFARER TO TRY OUT FOR U.S. OLYMPIC KARATE TEAM MOBILE HALL HOSTS HOLIDAY PARTY FOR STRIKING AUTO WORKERS AB DANZEY PRAISES SHIPMATES ABOARD THE LIBERTY BELLE SIU STEWARDS DISPLAY CULINARY SKILLS CHIEF COOK’S PHOTOS RECEIVE PRAISE AT INT’L ART SHOW LOUISIANA WWII MARINERS CAN ORDER ‘U.S. VETERAN’ PLATES BONNER’S WAR GAME TRIANING PUT TO TEST IN PERSIAN GULF BONUS PAY DUE TO SEAFARERS ON READY RESERVE FORCE SHIPS SIU-CREWED S-L DISCOVERY ASSISSTS INI SAILBOAT RESCUE OPERATION HELP SOUGHT IN MISSING CHILD CASE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/01/1991 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 53, No. 1 1991 Periodicals Seafarers Log