http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/34874a336008eea8c62fe92d2c14f6bc.PDF 8796d87c4e17b52605818fe47ae08ffa PDF Text Text ...4. i''i' • ,A Volume 56. Number S May 1994 Nixon Dies Senate Panel Takes Up DOT'S Maritime Plan Pages Richard M. Nixon, who was respected as the "maritime president" because of the hope and support he gave U.S. shipping, died iast month at the age of81. Pages. Agencies, Union Exanijine Surge Shipping Needs >';• 3ZCO:/)J>r> C3GM»0^ to 2: Tli/I-ITJ HCDCD tocD^rto 'Jl H70 to IjJ r>3r-» toj> -,j mo-112: omj>o I 4> 00 NJ ri' a n. OJ: i/> O am o m3>. X) jcm • -'-iS.. • .. •••Vo: \A �I '' • ®V V-,' 2 MAY 1994 SEAFMERSLOG President's Report Meeting U.S. Readiness Needs I '*" X. K- ••-<•••'• |. i3'X:Sv-Xly-^ r"'' Being prepared for any emergency is the hallmark of any intel­ ligent, responsible operation. Certainly this is true of the nation's defense system. The people with responsibilities for various aspects of the nation's security must exercise the maximum foresight and care to ensure that U.S. defense systems meet readi­ ness objectives and sustainment options. In this regard, there is some discussion taking place in the defense sector, the ad­ ministration and Congress on how to main­ tain adequate crews with sufficient skills to Michael Sacco man the sealift ships that traditionally have been operated and maintained by private U.S. shipping companies and American seamen throughout America's wars and conflicts. Clearly, those responsible for the nation's security must have skilled merchant crews in sufflcient numbers to meet the demands of surge shipping in the event of a military caU-up. From the standpoint of the SIU, we are acutely aware of our responsibility to provide manpower to sealift ships in operation and to those that are activated in times of emergency, among them vessels from the government's Ready Reserve Force, known as the RRF. < This union is determined to continue to assure the United States Armed Forces a pool of qualified, professional seamen who not only will man the sealift ships ofthe Military Sealift Command, but who also are available for RRF vessel positions when those ships are broken out. It is the SIU's belief that good coordination and problem-solv­ ing must be managed by a single government agency for an issue of this scope. To coordinate the country's RRF crewing opera­ tion, the SIU recommends that the Maritime Administration serve as lead agency. With one agency in charge, all concemed groups can work productively to make sure that a plan and pro­ gram are in place which guarantee the swift manning of activated ships. The SIU believes that the rotary system of shipping practiced by maritime unions and U.S.-flag commercial companies with which they have collective bargaining agreements is the best guarantee of having sufficient crewmembers for any number of ships used in a military activation. That is one of the reasons why the U.S. must have a comprehensive maritime program which ensures that the nation has enough ships — containerships, tankers, bulkers, passenger vessels and so on. The more U.S.-flag ships, the more working seamen and the more people who can be called on to crew sealift operations. The union also recognizes that many of the nation's sealift ships have functions and systems and tasks not duplicated in com­ mercial shipping. For the past 10 years, the SIU has been train­ ing Seafarers in those procedures that are part of military ship operations. For instance, SIU members have become trained and experienced in underway replenishment procedures, helicopter directions, forklift handling, Hagglunds crane maneuvers and much more. Not only are these skills applicable to the vessels of the Military Sealift Command, but they dso proved worthwhile when the RRF ships were broken out during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. In the months ahead, the union will put forth many ideas on what can be done to ensure the military's surge shipping require­ ments are met at the time of activation and sustained through any prolonged engagement. The SIU believes it has many positive contributions to make in this regard. With its accumulated ex­ perience since World War II of activations associated with Korea, Viemam and, most recently. Desert Shield/Desert Storm, the SIU has seen what works and where there are glitches. To this end, the SIU will work with all groups—such as the Department of Defense, the Department of Transportation and its Maritime Administration, shipping companies and other maritime unions—that share a concern for ensuring the United States has enough dependable, skilled seamen to meet the U.S. military's transport readiness needs. Volume 56. Number 5 May 1994 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 offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. Managing Editor, Daniel Duncan; Associate Editors,Jor­ dan Biscardo and Corrina Christensen; Associate Editor/Production, Deborah A. Hirtes; Art, Bill Brower. Agau^, Unions £xaffllfie Surge Shinting Demands Ensuring that government- mitted a joint statement announc­ Forces that RRF ships will be owned, laid-up ships can be ing support for the GAG's con­ swiftly crewed when activated The agency's director of policy crewed with qualifled seamen ference objectives. and plans, Bruce Carlton, said the when those vessels are suddenly Unions Have 'Vital Role' first step toward securing an activated is a top priority of U.S SIU Vice President for Con­ available pool of seamen for RRJF maritime unions and a number of agencies within the government. tracts Augustin Tellez advised the ships is for Congress to enact anc In times of conflict, the U.S meeting participants that the SIU the president to sign into law, the government has brokeh out laid-up and the NMU have been in con­ Department of Transportation's ships from its fleet of former com­ tinuing discussions on the matter. program known as the "Maritime mercial ships. During Operation He distributed the joint statement Security Program" which Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and quoted from it when he said, provides for some subsidies anc the government activated 79 ships "Naturally, the unions, as repre­ other aids to a key segment of the from this source, the Ready sentatives of the workers in­ U.S.-flag fleet. volved in any break-out of the Reserve Force (RR^. Maintain RRF Ships Crewing readiness require­ nation's shipping capability, have Carlton also suggested that ments of the RRF were examined a vital role to play in whatever certain RRF ships be maintained by representatives of unions plan evolves. "We think the record will in a reduced operating status which have sea-going members, officials of the Department of point up the fact that the unions' (RGS) with 10 crewmembers Defense (DOD) and the Depart­ apparatus land hiring hall aboard a vessel to maintain its ment of Transportation's Maritime mechanisms have worked well in equipment and ensure that all Administration (MarAd), the U.S. meeting the requirements of shipboard systems are function­ Coast Guard, American shipping surge shipping as recently as a ing. He noted that RGS crewing company executives, heads of few years back in Gperation creates jobs." He said, "This is a maritime academies and marine Desert Shield/Desert Storm," way of keeping people in the in­ dustry Gnly by keeping jobs policy experts at a conference on Tellez said. April 5 in Washin^on, D.C. or­ The DGD representative at the in the industry are we going to ganized by the Nationd Security conference reiterated the impor­ keep people available. The GAG's representatives and International Affairs Division tance of the civilian operations to of the OovOTiment Accounting Of­ the military's sealift needs. James indicated the recommendations fice (GAG). Johnson, director of the projec­ and thoughts of the conference The purpose of the meeting tion forces division of the assis­ paiticipants would be compiled was to assess "new ways ... to tant secretaiy of defense, said that and circulated to interested quickly crew ships" from the one of DGD's "primary policies policy-makers in Congress and RRF, the GAG said in a press is to use the commercial sector to the administration. statement in advance of the con­ the maximum extent possible for The SIU and the NMU, Tellez ference. transportation policy." He noted advised the GAG and the meeting's At the conference, the SIU and this process is a "wise use of tax- attendees, would continue discus­ the National Maritime Union >ayer dollars." sions "with the puipose of develop(NMU), which together represent MarAd is recommending ing positive and innovative Ae vast majority of unlicensed several immediate steps be taken approaches to a resolution" of the seamen in the United States, sub­ in order to assure the U.S. Armed issue of crewing RRF ships. Five Times Mere Oil Spilled By Pipelines Than Tankers The nation's pipelines spilled sive data on pipelines told the panies, on the other hand, must 3.1 million gallons of oil in 1993, committee that pipelines account report all spills over one gallon, an amount five times that which for more oil spillage than any or which produce a visible sheen was emitted by tankers, reports other form of transport. Robert B. on watersor which result in injury the study of a respected oil spill Rackleff, who is regarded as an or $100 in damages. watch group which was high­ authoritative source on pipeline Rackleff recommended that lighted in a number of news ac­ safety because of his detailed re­ pipelines be required to have a counts last month. search on the issue, said, "Gil double wall with continuous leak Tanker spills in 1993 ac­ pipelines spill or leak the detection mechanisms installed in counted for an accumulated equivalent of an Exxon Valdez ones that carry hazardous liquids 619,500 gallons, with no single spill every year in America, on through environmentally sensi­ spill over 1 million gallons (die average, year after year." tive or populous areas. Double definition of a major spill by skin pipelines "can offer en­ regulatory standards), the Gil In­ Most Dangerous Transport Form hanced protection much the same telligence Report study said. Rackleff warned Congress as double-hull tankers, doubleThe most oil released in a single that "petroleum pipelines are far wall underground storage tanks pipeline accident was on March 28, more dangerous and unreliable and secondary containment of 1993 near Reston, Va. There, than both the industry and above-ground storage tanks," 407,0(X) gallons of diesel fuel es- regulators claim." He pointed out said Rackleff. Pipelines transporting natural cap^ from the Colonial pipeline, that Colonial spokesmen had pouring into the Potomac Wver and claimed pipelines were the safest gas and other materials recently saturating surrounding land. and most trouble-free form of oil have come under scrutiny as well, That accident brought to the transport. Yet 1991 and 1992 data as a result of several serious acci­ fore an industry that many claim indicate that Colonial pipeline dents. Gn March 24 of this year, is not adequately regulated. At "alone spilled more than did all close to 10 apartment buildings congressional hearings two the tankships and barges were destroyed by a pipeline-re­ lated blast in Edison, NJ. In the months after the Colonial acci­ throughout the United States." month before, a gas leak from a dent, pipeline experts and en­ The recently released study by pipeline/barge facility for an­ vironmental scientists joined Gil Spill Intelligence Report federal, state and local officials in found that every year twice as hydrous ammonia fertilizer in St. calling for more stringent con­ much crude oil is carried by Louis killed one worker and injured another. trols on pipeline operations. pipelines than by waterbome The SIU has long been con­ Pipeline leaks, ruptures and transport. However, marine cemed with the dangers posed by other failures result in damaged petroleum transport is far more pipelines. The union is part of the natural resources, loss of life, in­ highly regulated than the Florida Alliance, a coordinating juries, long-term illnesses, fires, transport of oil and related organization which works to disruptions tocommunities, toxic products by pipeline. prevent further invasion of fumes and groundwater con­ For example, pipeline com­ Florida communities by pipelines tamination, noted the witnesses at panies must report spills or lealu and to secure safety standards for hearings which took place on of more than 2,100 gallons, or the nation's pipeline systems that May 18,1993. which amount to $5,000 or more will minimize the risks and A writer and environmental in damages or which result in in­ dangers now present in this activist who has compiled exten­ juries or death. Tanker com­ method of oil transport. �V • •• • --ii'. MAY 1994 SEAFARERS LOG 3 'S:. Senate Panel Tackles DOT Shin Bill Thp. r^lifiton arlminicf-rafi^m The Clinton administration presented its program to revital­ ize the U.S.-flag merchant fleet to the Senate when Transportation Secretary Federico Pena and Maritime Administrator Albert Herberger testified before the body's Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on April 25. The hearing marked the first time the Senate has taken up the Maritime Security and Trade Act of 1994 (S. 1945). The House Mer­ o-.i _ chant Marine Subcommittee started hearings on March 17 (seven days after Pena introduced the legislation at a Washington press conference) on the same bill, called H.R. 4003 in that body. In their remarks. Senators Ernest Rollings (D-S.C.), the committee chairman; John Breaux (D-La.), chairman of the Senate Merchant Marine Sub­ committee; Trent Lott (R-Miss.), ranking minority member of the i « « ». subcommittee; and Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) announced their sup­ port for the program. The senators noted the n^ to have such legis­ lation enacted by the end of the year, - - . port, the duties would rise from costly to nine cents per registered tonnage maintain to 24 cents. For those entering a would be U.S. port from all other foreign scrapped with destinations, the cost would in­ the funds crease from 27 cents to 71 cents. being placed No fees would be collected from within the 10-Year Program vessels after their first five visits revitalization As outlined by Pena, S. 1945 to the U.S. each year, as is cur­ program. (as well as H.R. 4003) would pro­ rently the case. Herberger Sen. Breaux noted such a vide $1 billion over a 10-year Seek More Ships period beginning in Fiscal Year plan could be done. 1995 to help fund the operations While the senators announced Still another idea brought for­ of up to 52 U.S.-flag liner vessels they could support the program as ward by several senators called involved in foreign trade. If written, they asked the secretary for DOD to provide some funding passed, the program would begin if means as the ships in the program must October 1. It would be imple­ could not be be militarily useful. mented on a gradual basis. found to fiind More hearings are scheduled and include for the Maritime Security and Companies whose ships qualify to be included in a soeven more Trade Act. As the Seafarers LOG called "Maritime Security, Pro­ ships. The was going to press on April 28, gram" would receive $2.5 million legislators the House Merchant Marine Sub­ per ship per year for the first three pre­ committee was gathering tes­ then years, dien $2 million per ship per sented some timony on the funding year through Fiscal Year 2004. Sen. Hollings of their ideas. mechanism of the bill and pos­ In order to be eligible for the One plan sible alternatives. The Senate program, companies would agree called for in­ Merchant Marine Subcommittee either to make their ships avail­ creasing the taxes on passenger had scheduled a meeting for May able to the Defense Department tickets for cruise ships leaving 4 to discuss the legislation with (DOD) or provide space on board U.S. ports or on containers loaded maritime industry officials. such vessels for DOD cargo or offloaded at U.S. docks. Pena The House of Representatives during national emergencies. T^e noted these proposals had been is expected to hold floor debates vessels must remain active in considered when the bill was on its version of the act during the foreign commerce and be no being written, but the tonnagefee summer. H.R. 4003 replaces for more than 15 years old. increase was the least objec­ consideration H.R. 2151 which Pena proposed funding for the tionable. However, he did not rule was passed last November in a program by increasing tonnage out further reflection. bipartisan show of support by a fees to bring in an additional $100 Lowering the size of the 347-65 margin. H.R. 2151 only Secretary of Transportation Federico Pena (left), accompanied by million a year. For those ships Ready Reserve Force (RRF) fleet outlined a maritime revitalization Maritime Administrator Albert Herberger, outlines the administration's entering a U.S. port from a nearby was proposed. Breakbulk ships plan without providing a specific Western Hemisphere foreign considered too old to sail or too funding mechanism. program for the committee. President Nixen, Architect ef '70 Shipping Act, Dies at 81 Former President Richard M ing nations, adversely impactec Nixon, whose administration in­ the results of the 1970 law. spired hope and employment op­ Addressed Seafarers portunities by formulating the Nixon addressed the 1973 U.S.-flag maritime program for the 1970s, died April 22, four convention of the Seafarers In­ days after suffering a major ternational Union of North America. stroke. He was 81 years old. In introducing him to the In 1970, his administration, led by Commerce Secretary delegates, SlU President Paul Maurice Stans and Maritime Ad­ Hall said that Nixon had done ministrator Andrew Gibson, more to advance the interests of worked with maritime unions, American mariners and U.S. shipping companies and American shipping than any Congress to pass into law the other president in his lifetime as first comprehensive legislation a seaman and union repre­ President Richard Nixon addresses the 1973 SlUNA Convention in Washington as Seafarers President dealing with the U.S.-flag mer­ sentative. Paul Hall (right) listens. On the platform with the president are (from left) SlU Secretary-Treasurer In addressing the Seafarers, Joseph DiGiorgio, SlU Representative John Yarmola, Maritime Administrator Robert Blackwell and chant fleet since 1936. The Merchant Marine Act of Nixon reaffirmed his call for a Commerce Secretary Frederick Dent. 1970 authorized federal funds to strong U.S.-flag fleet. "I am for a strong American running mate on the Republican 1968 campaign promise to committee of the House of Rep­ finance a portion of theconstruc­ merchant marine because if the ticket. The pair won an over­ rebuild the U.S.-flag fleet. The resentatives had started im­ tion cost over a 10-year period United States, wherever there is whelming victory, making group presented a report on the peachment proceedings. Nixon for 2(00 new cargo vessels to be a crisis, is going to be dependent Nixon the second youngest vice president's record that read: used in foreign trade. The bill resigned the presidency in on some other country, no matter president in history. They were also provided tax deferments to "The four years of the Nixon August 1974. shipping operators to help how friendly it may appear to be re-elected four years later. As president, Nixon not only administration have been a time finance new vessels for foreign, at the moment, as our lifeline, helped the merchant marine, he United States Nixon claimed the GOP of progress for the coastwise and Great Lakes ser­ then we had better watch out. also restored diplomatic rela­ Merchiant Marine, the maritime nomination for president in "Let's always be dependent 1960, but was narrowly defeated industry and its related fields. tions with China, signed a vice; extended construction and operating subsidies for bulk car­ on the United States of America by John F. Kennedy. He returned There is positive evidence that strategic arms limitation treaty riers; turned over enforcement of whenever we have that kind of a to California and ran for gover­ the nation will be restored to a with the Soviet Union and cargo preference to the Com­ crisis," Nixon said. nor in 1962. Again, he lost and position of importance among reached an agreement to end the merce Department (which then as considered finished in maritime powers of the world. It war in Viemam. Navy Veteran oversaw the Maritime Ad­ Years after his resignation, translates into jobs for American Bom in Yorba Linda, Calif., politics. ministration); required all com­ seafarers, shipbuilders and re­ Nixon again came back to the Mounts Comeback ponents of U.S.-flag vessels be Nixon served in the U.S. Navy national scene. His counsel, lated maritime workers." during World War II. Shortly made and assembled in America especially on foreign policy, was However, he mounted a Negotiated Arms Pact and set up a system to phase out after returning home and joining comeback and wrested the 1968 sought by every president who a law firm, he was elected to the runaway-registiy fleets. Nixon captured all but one occupied the Oval Office since Republican presidential nomina­ When he signed the bill, U.S. House of Representatives in tion. The California native beat state and the District of Colum­ he left. He wrote several books, which received overwhelming 1946. Four years later, Califor- Democrat Hubert Humphrey and bia in winning the 1972 election. traveled abroad and established a support from both houses of nians elected him to the U.S. Independent George Wallace for But that victory was tainted by a reputation as an elder statesman. Congress, in October 1970, Senate. the White House. During the burglary at the Democratic Na­ Only a month before his death, Nixon madea name for himself campaign, Nixon pledged his tional Committee, located in the he had traveled to Russia to meet Nixon said the legislation would prove "American labor and in Washington as a member of the support to rebuild die U.S.-flag Watergate complex in with its political leaders. Nixon American shipyards can do as well House Un-American Activities merchant fleet. was buried April 27 on the Washington. or better" than their foreign com­ Committee seeking members of An investigation of the break- grounds of his presidential In 1972, Paul Hall headed a petitors. However, the energy the Communist Party within the committee of maritime labor and in eventually led to the White library in Yorba Linda. He is sur­ crisis that hit the U.S. during the U.S. government. ship operators to re-elect Nixon House and to Nixon. Before the vived by his daughters, Trida In 1952, he was selected by in appreciation of his keeping the investigation was completed, a Cox and Julie Eisenhower." 1970s, touched off by the forma­ tion of a cartel by the oil-produc­ Dwight D. Eisenhower as his " ••e / •/'. / •4^ /.• .•/. • . '-I.- - • ,>• L -V - •• .• ;|vv VI t; ;6''/ • •1- ^ • �V - r? 4 SBVARBK LOG '-S MAY 1994 II.S. Cruise Ship Pian Before Congress SIU Backs Bills That Would Encourage Building Passenger Vessels The SIU announced its sup­ the development of a viable U.S. much-needed commercial work for port for legislation that woulc flag craise fleet by making it pos U.S. yards," noted the SIU official He added that in recent years create a U.S.-flag coastwise sible to operate U.S.-flag craise cruise industry, which would ships on competitive terms with U.S. shipyards have suffered heav^ produce jobs for American foreign-flag ships, thereby creating losses of government work a seamen, increase passenger anc shipboard jobs for U.S. merchant defense spending has declinec sharply. The end result has been the marine safety as well as boost the mariners and shipyard workers. "This legislation is designed to loss of 60,000 U.S. shipbuilding nation's security. Terry Turner, the union's direc­ create jobs for shipyards ant jobs, and more than 40 shipyards tor of govemmental relations, in his operators not just in the Northwest, have been forced to close since testimony urged the House Mer­ but around the country," noted U.S 1981. "Our nation's capacity to build chant Marine Subcommittee to Representative Jolene Unsoeld (Dships is at stake, as are the Wash.), sponsor of the legislation. support the U.S. Passenger Vessel "[TTie bills] offer incentives to •livelihoods of an additiona Development Act (H.R. 3821 and 180,000 shipyard and relatec help larger U.S.-flag craise ships H.R. 3822) during a hearing on that ply our oceans and smaller workers," said Turner. April 11. Turner estimated that the con­ The act, written as two bills, is ones that sail on our rivers and stop straction, conversion and upgrad­ at smaller ports," she added. designed to promote the construc­ ing of only 20 to 24 vessels in U.S. Subcommittee Chairman Wil­ tion and operation of U.S.-flag shipyards will provide work for ap­ liam Lipinski (D-Ill.) announced cruise ships. proximately tens-of-thousands of his strong support for the legisla­ H.R. 3821 establishes the terms shipyard workers. tion bas^ on its ability to employ and conditions that would allow He added that the U.S. steel in­ U.S. Rep. Jolene Unsoeld (D-Wash.), left, discusses the Passenger Ves­ foreign-built vessels already sail­ more Americans. "My goal in coming to Congress dustry would be another major sel Development Act with SIU Govemmental Affairs Director Terry Turner. ing from U.S. ports to operate as is to create jobs," the chairman said. beneficiary. Approximately 45,000 interim U.S.-flag vesselscrewed by "The biggest problem that we face to 50,000 tons of steel would be stand and quickly follow instruc­ sels used to transport supplies, American citizens if the operator as a nation is the erosion of our job needed for the production of a tions given to them by members of heavy equipment and troops agrees to contract with a U.S. 1,250-passenger craise ship. base. the crew. Other reports note ap­ during military operations," shipyard for a U.S.-built replace­ The Passenger Vessel Develop­ proximately 85 percent of all craise noted Turner. "Any legislation that creates ment vessel of an .equivalent or jobs is a bill that I will support and ment Act will result in the opening passengers who embark from U.S. greater size. During military operations of new coastwise itineraries, there­ ports are American citizens, vir­ overseas, U.S.-flag craise ships endorse," Lipinski stated. H.R. 3822 amends certain Capi­ by bringing craise ships and the tually all of whom speak English. could be used as recreational tal Constraction Fund (CCF) and Shipyards Benefit substantial economic benefits they Turner pointed out that the facilities for U.S. troops; as hospital Internal Revenue Service generate to many U.S. port cities. safety advantages of U.S.-flag ships; as offshore command/con­ Turner pointed out to the sub­ provisions to stimulate the growth This will result in an increase in ships go far beyond the matter of trol centers and as offshore bar­ of the U.S.-flag craise industiy. It committee that more than 30,000 the number of stevedore and other communication between pas­ racks for U.S. military personnel seafaring jobs alone could be calls for a series of tax incentives, KJrt jobs (ship docking, bunkering, sengers and crew. "U.S.-flag ships, when suitable shoreside facilities created under the provisions out­ including federal loan guarantees varehousing, etc.) throughout the unlike many foreign-flag ships, are do not exist or, for security or politi­ lined by the legislation. These jobs and authority to use tax-deferred Jnited States. It also will increase subject to stringent safety regula- cal reasons, cannot be used. would be in addition to those CCF deposits for investment in obs in local transportation, utility, tioiis and standards. And U.S.-flag needed in American shipyards to domestic cruise vessels. Turner cited several recent cases upgrade foreign-flag craise ships to services, wholesale and retail trade, ships are manned by U.S. merchant of craise ships being used in these U.S. standards as well as others that inance, insurance and real estate mariners, who are counted among and other capacities during military Would Create Jobs will be created to build new craise industries in and around U.S. port the best trained and most rigorously operations. For example, during the Speaking to the subcommittee. ships as called for in the legislation. cities. tested maritime professionals in the Falkland Islands War in 1982, 'Passage of the Passenger Ves­ Turner said, "Passage of H.R. 3821 world," said Turner. Britain called upon three Britishand H.R. 3822 will help promote sel Development Act will generate Raise Safety Standards He pointed out that the U.S. flagged cruise ships—the Queen In order to be re-flagged to the Coast Guard conducts lifeboat test­ Elizabeth II, the Canberra and the J.S. flag, the legislation calls on ing and certifies firefighting testing Uganda—and several pas­ breign-fiag craise ships operating of U.S. seafarers and issues them senger/car ferries for assistance. out of American ports to upgrade merchant mariner documents. U.S. However, during the Persian Gulf their passenger and vessel safety mariners receive CPR and other War, the U.S. Navy's Military Hawaii State Official irst aid training.They also are sub­ Sealift Command had to contract a standards. Named to FMC Position "Of all the many issues of con­ ject to background checks and man­ foreign-flag craise ship to serve as The Clinton Administration recently appointed Delmond Won, a cern to the U.S. government agen­ datory drag testing—all to ensure a recreation facility for U.S. shipping industiy consultant and a member of Hawaii's Land Use cies and bodies that deal with that U.S.-flag passenger ships military personnel. According to craise line in­ Commission, to the five-member Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). maritime-related matters, none is remain among the safest. dustry sources, there were 129 ves­ The appointment, which still must be approved by Congress, ends a more important than the safety of life Aid National Security sels form North American ports in year-long period during which the FMC operated with fewer than its full at sea," Turner told the panel. "TTiis concern is paramount, no A larger fleet of U.SJ-flag craise 1992. Only two ocean-going cruise five members: In January, the administration appointed Joe Scroggins Con­ Jr., senior deputy port director at the port of Tampa, to another previously matter what the vessel. It is greatly ships will mean more shipboard vessels—the SlU-ciew^ magnified, however, in the case of jobs for U.S. mariners, which in stitution and SS Independence —^fly vacant cornmissioner's position. Besides serving on the Land Use Commission, Won has woiked in a craise ship on which the lives of turn will mean that a larger pool of the U.S. flag. Over 4 million people took various edacities with Honolulu-based shipping companies since 1977. possibly as many as 3,000 pas­ trained American seafarers will be The other FMC members are Chairman William Hathaway, Francis sengers and crew could be put at available to support U.S. defense craise vacations generating rough­ ly $5 billion in revenue. These Ivancie and Ming Hsu. Ivancie is serving on an expired term and may risk in the event of an emergency at efforts whenever necessary. sea." "Obviously, the skilled licensed figures are expected to double by be replaced later this year. Accident analyses have shown and unlicensed members of vessel the year 2000. Currently, foreignthat during an emergency at sea, the operating crews are of most interest flag craise vessels enjoy 99 percent survival of passengers can depend to the Department of Defense, since of those revenues and pay little if House Panel Begins Action on their being able to readily under- they are needed to operate the ves­ any U.S. corporate income tax. On Inland Safety Bills The House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee has started Brusco Seafarers Handle Port Hueneme Traffic working on two pieces of legislation supported by the SIU designed to make the nation's inland waterways safer. One bill, the Towing Safety Act (H.R. 4058), deals with many of the proposals outlined by Transportation Secretary Federico Pena before the Coast Guard and Navigational Subcommittee on March 3. The bill, which is expected to be considered this spring, would require tugs, tows and pushboats to carry radar, communications and navigational equip­ ment. It calls for vessels to be operated by licensed masters and mates who have demostrated their proficiency in working with the equipment. It also would require all crewmembers working aboard inland vessels to carry U.S. Coast Guard-issued merchant mariner documents. The other piece of legislation, the Towing Vessel Navigational Safety Act (H.R. 3282), was marked up by the subcommittee last month. This bill, which awaits action by the full committee, deals only with equipping inland vessels with navigational and conununications equipment. J' J* 5 Million Gallons Of Oil Spilled in Tanker Accident After two weeks of mostly unsuccessful efforts by cleanup crews, authorities in the United Arab Emirates halted cleanup attempts that followed a March 30 collision involving a loaded supertanker and a SIU crewmembers began sailing aboard Brusco Tug & Barge Co. vessels in 1989. The two tugs smaller, empty tanker near Fujairah. operated by the company out of Port Hueneme, Calif, are the CleoJ. Brusco and the RolandBrusco. The accident resulted in the Panamanian-registered Seki spilling 5 Their primary duty is to handle harbor movements within the port. In the above photo taken on the million gallons of oil in the Gulf of Oman. Published reports indicate stem of the Cleo J. Brusco are (from left) Engineer John Russeff, AB Nova Lang, SIU Patrolman that only a quarter of the spill, which in total created a 25-niile slick, has Rob Scrivens and AB Brian Standley. been recovered. Most of the remainder drifted into the Arabian Sea. '•r •• �mri994 SEAFARERS lOG S 'i Seafarers Move Into New Brooklyn Hall ^/,,'''i -:, J From top to bottom: Seafarers secure the hall's safe for the move; Crane lifts safe from old hall; Crane transfers safe down street; Crane hoists safe into new hall. Seafarers walked through the doors of the union's newest hiring hail, located at 635 Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn, for the first time on April 18. Just one block from the old location, the new facility was selected because it is "better able to serve pur mem­ bership," according to Jack Caffey, SIU vice president for the Atlantic Coast. "Our new hall is cleaner, brighter and more cost ef­ fective. This will provide a more efficient operation for both the members and staff working here," he added. "I think this place is nice and clean," noted QMED Scott Sevret. "This place is well worth the time and ef­ fort that's gone into it." Seafarers may recognize some familiar sights upon entering the new hall. The old shipping board, erected when the SIU moved into the old Fourth Avenue hall in 1952, was carefully taken apart, moved, modified and reassembled in the new location. "It was a nice touch bringing the old board over," stated QMED Jurgen Gottschiich. "The members seem pretty happy with the new hall." Caffey thanked all the Seafarers who helped during the move by providing last-minute assistance when they were called upon. "Everyone from members to staff did a great job," he added. One of the more difficult parts of the move was the transferral of the safe. Because it was located on the second floor of the old hall, a crane was needed to lift the vault from the building. The crane with the safe attached to it was driven down the street, causing quite a commotion in the neigh- || borhood, before it deposited the vault in the new hall. The new hall at 635 Fourth Avenue used to be the home of the American Maritime Officers (then known as District 2-MEBA) welfare offices. It is three stories with a blue-and-white facade. L. - gfiilPBlBsM •' A final coaiof paint is applied by Wiper Maurice Ayuso. ..-•a-U-'-.-:.;:-'- --m, '• m .+-• i-i- >• i-- . ! From left, QMED Richie Almojera works with main­ tenance men Michael Modica and David Jones to reassemble shipping board. A i i' ' ' it' SL VALUE IZSiaUALITt ENGINE DECK . i!• SL : Si . •. m i' X'M M I':; r;'- v'"-; u 1 . X:'- ttO iT;: m Bi'i: '.'ijiSi , . X... •\ . : .• • : '•> Port Agent Bobby Seizor prepares board for job call. After some minor alterations, the shipping board first used in 1952 stands ready for job calls in the new hall. Waiting for the next job call are Seafarers (from r, Ricardo Ricai left) Adam Near, Ellis, Gregorio Alvarez, Flavio Ordonez, Juan Garcia and Ben Rashidi. Members gather around the counter to register and handle other union matters. ' While AB Ernesto Oxendine catches up on local news, SA Harry Celkos (center) and Bosun Fran­ cis Adams swap sea stories. r1 SSSK rr ' •V' • —..v. ^ ^c 4'' �6 MAY 1994 SEAFARERS LOG School's inland Group Tackles New Regs, Safety Bills The wave of new and possible regulations affecting inlanc waterway shipping and how to prepare boatmen to meet the new standards was the key topic of an all-day meeting of the Paul Hal Center for Maritime Training and Education's Inland Advisory Board Subcommittee on April 20 Comprised of representatives from the SIU, inland operators whose employees are SIU mem­ bers, and instructors of the Pau Hall Center's Lundeberg School, the subcommittee is charged with making recommendations to the facility's curriculum for boat­ Representatives from the SIU, the Paul Hall Center, inland companies and the Coast Guard meet in Piney Point, Md. to make recommendations on the Lundeberg's school's curriculum for boatmen. men. Clean-Air Rules Lundeberg School Instructor panies. These courses are struc­ gested strategies covering such Jim Brown led a discussion tured with consideration of topics as record-keeping require­ At the meeting, which took regarding recommendations for members' work schedules and of ments, inventory and main­ place in Piney Point, Md., Lun­ the inland radar training require­ each company's unique needs. tenance of equipment and deberg School Instructor Eric ments which still are teing for­ (Because such courses are penalties for non-compliance. Malzl^n presented a detailed scheduled upon request, the clas­ mulated by the Coast Guard. description of how the maritime Coast Guard Reports ses do not appear in regular industry will be affected by new Tailoring Courses course listings.) Regulations that soon will be Environmental Protection Agen­ He also outlined the courses As many inland companies implemented were reported by cy (EPA) regulations covering available to the inland industry, have a need for customized train­ representatives of the U.S. Coast repair and servicing of refrigera­ including a comprehensive com­ ing programs for their boatmen, a Guard. tion equipment. (The regulations plement of hazardous materials school representative spoke about stem from the Clean Air Act.) Frank Flyntz and Captain He reviewed the mandated use Gregory Cope of the Coast Guard the Paul Hall Center's ability training. of recovery systems, the told the group that the agency an- tailor courses to cover more than Bills Promote Safety restricted resale of used ticipates issuing an interim final i Just new regulations. In addition to going over refrigerant, certification of rule by the end of June regarding Limdeberg School Vocational course content. the Inland Ad­ recovery devices, certification re­ the reporting of vessel casualties Director Jim Shaffer pointed out quirements for individuals work­ and hazardous conditions, as weU that, as has been done for the past ing on refrigeration systems and as the development of radar train- several years, special upgrading much more. He also answered a ing for the operators of courses can be put together by number of questions and sug- uninspected towing vessels. instructors for individual com- visory Board Subcommittee also discussed measures before Con­ gress that, if enacted, would raise safety standards by improving towing procedures, licensing boatmen, documenting boatmen, establishing manning levels and expanding the array of required shipboard equipment. Noting the sweeping scope of the inland industry bills before Congress, SIU Executive Vice President Joseph Sacco said, "We have an opportunity to make great changes in the industry. We're going to revitalize it. We must strive for a more productive, more professional and more efficient industry." Inspect New Training Barge Those attending the meeting were given a tour of the Lun­ deberg School's newly acquired, modern training barge, the Empress II. Already in use as part of various upgrading courses, the Empress II is folly functional and is loaded with top-flight equip­ ment. Meeting Valued Company personnel described the meeting as very worthwhile, and said they are looking forward to the full Inland Advisory Board meeting tentatively scheduled for mid-October. They also noted that the Empress II will be a boon to upgrading courses. "I found the meeting very helpful and I appreciated being ~ kept informed on all the new legislation," said Stan Latka of Express Marine. "With the dayto-day operations at work, it's dif­ ficult to keep up with" legislative issues. John Burns of Maritrans said the meeting was "very produc­ tive, an opportunity for inland companies and coastwise car­ Lundeberg School Instructor Eric riers to get together and discuss Malzkuhn reviews new EPA regs issues that clearly are important affecting refrigeration equipment. to all of us." NATCO SIU Members Ratify 3-Year Contract Express Marine Seafarers Enderse Pact SIU Executive VP Joseph Sacco =rank Flyntz of the Coast Guard Lundeberg School Instructor Jim tells subcommittee: "We're going address the Inland Advisory Brown talks about possible require­ ments for Inland radar training. 3oard Subcommittee. to revitalize the industry." A new three-year labor agreement has been ratified by Seafarers who transport coal Seafarers working aboard up and down the East Coast dredges operated by North aboard Express Marine tugboats American Trailing Company and barges have ratified a new (NATCO). The pact covers three-year contract with the hours, wages and working condi­ company. tions into 1997. The pact, retroactive to SIU members ratified the new March 16, covers wages agreement, which is retroactive to benefits and working conditions March 1, on April 21. The new into 1997. pact includes wider outpatient Extensive outpatient medical medical care for the spouses and care has been added for the dependents of NATCO Seafarers spouses and dependents of mem­ as well as ah uncapped pension. bers who work aboard Express Captain Mike Horn, one of Marine tugs and barges. In meet­ the members of the union's ings and correspondence with negotiating team, said he was the union, members had ex­ pleased with the new contract. pressed their concern that this be "The most significant highlight of included when the new contract this agreement is the new was negotiated. dependant coverage," Horn Negotiations were held in told a reporter for the Philadelphia on March 15 and Seafarers LOG. 16. Members of the union "With hospital costs being negotiating team included Mate what they are, it really is a lot of James Kniger and AB/Cook Counting the ballots aboard the Guardian are Mate Guy Pruitt (left) help to us." Jesse Gardner. He added that he enjoyed and Cai^ln MeMn Braddy. "Everything went really well being a part of the negotiating and I left feeling satisfied and committee. "It was a very reward­ good about the contract we agreement by casting their votes days after the vote. ing experience partaking in such Express Marine is based in a process," notc^ Horn. helped negotiate," Gardner told by secret ballot on April 12. Cap­ a reporter for theSeafarers LOG. tain MelVin Braddy, Cook John Pennsauken, N.J. The company Robert Klefer, a chief en­ "The benefits wegained are very Garris, Mate Guy Pruitt, and operates five tug and barges. gineer, echoed Horn's comments. important and I feel that we got Engineer John Potter all par­ Ihey are the Guardian, Russell "I think that we got a lot of ticipated in the ballot counting B. Murray, Baltimore, Consort good gains and I came out feeling what we had hoped for." SIU members ratified the new aboard the tug Guardian two and Escort. good about what we ac­ .1; • • complished," he noted. "The rank-and-file members on the negotiating committee and the union officials assigned to the talks worked well togetho* and readied an agreement that is good for everyone. It was a pleasure to be a part of the negotiating commit­ tee," the chief engineer stated. Representatives for the SIU and the Illinois-based company held four negotiating sessions be­ tween February and March. The group met at union headquarters in Carhp Springs, Md. and at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. Delegates to the talks included Horn, Kiefer, AB Phil Kiienbriel and Dragtender Bill Padgett. Rounding out the union negotiat­ ing team were SIU Executive Vice President Joseph Sacco, Vice President Contracts and Collective Bargaining Augustin Tellez and Assistant Vice Presi­ dent, Lakes and Inland Waters Anthony Sacco. Seafarers work in both licensed and unlicensed capacities aboard NATCO dr^ges across the Great Lakes and foe Atlantic and Gulf coasts. The slit hull dredges routinely perform channel maintenance and widening operations. �MAY 1994 SEAFARBRSLOG 7 Haimat RecerRRcaRon AvaUable Thnnigh Paul Hall MariRme Center '-j ;'K j.y;". An eight-hour hazardous said. However, Seafarers do not extensive hazmat training as materials (hazmat) recertification have to he enrolled in a separate result of the Oil Pollution Act of course will be available for upgrading course in order to take 1990, although the school began Seafarers at the Paul Hall Center hazmat recertification. offering Oil Spill Emergency for Maritime Training and Educa­ The eight-hour hazmat course Containment and Cleanup in 1989. tion in Piney Point, Md. begin­ will feature a review of any chan­ Since then, the curriculum ning in late June or early July. ges in OSHA policies and will regularly has been expanded to Course dates will be an­ bring Seafarers up-to-date on the include more on spill prevention nounced in the June issue of the latest federal hazmat regulations. and containment and chemical Seafarers LOG. Seafarers also will review key precautions necessary to work Currently, Seafarers who points of prior hazmat training aboard a vessel. complete training for oil spill and will update their respirator fit Among the courses taught at Seafarers join with striking Diamond Walnut workers and other trade prevention and containment earn test. (This exercise measures the school, all of which meet or unionists in a demonstration last month in Miami. The march was held a hazardous waste operations what size of air-purifying exceed Coast Guard and Occupa­ in support of the strikers and to emphasize the need to pass legislation response card, known as a haz- respirator a Seafarer should tional Safety and Health Ad­ making it illegal to fire striking workers. Diamond Walnut is a Califor­ woper card. TTiis card, which the wear.) ministration standards, are nia-based company which in 1991 permanently replaced roughly 400 Paul Hall Center began issuing last ta addition, students will ex­ 40-hour and 24-hour hazwoper striking Teamsters after contract talks stalled. year, must be renewed annually, in amine the latest hazmat equipment, classes; 35-hour Oil Spill Emer­ accordance with Occupational such as air monitoring systems. gency Containment and Cleanup; Safety and Health Administration The Paul Hall Center's 16-hour Benzene Safety; and 8(OSHA) regulations. Seafarers Harry Lundeberg hour Health and Safety/"First The first cards issued at Pihey School of Seamanship instituted Responder." Point are due to expire this sum­ mer. By completing the new, oneA Senate vote on a bill which The hiring of strikebreakers, day hazmat recertification would make it illegal to fire strik­ also known as scabs, to per­ course. Seafarers will receive a ing workers and permanently manently replace striking new hazwoper card which is good replace them with scabs, tenta­ workers began during the Reagan for another year. tively is scheduled for the week of administration after the president Seafarers are not required to May 16. invoked an obscure Supreme carry a hazwoper card in order to Supporters of the bill reported­ Court decision from 1938 (one throw in for a job. However, it is ly remain a few votes shy of the which contradicts the National highly recommended that all 60 needed to block a threatened Labor Relations Act) to justify members, particularly those who filibuster. But the SIU is joining firing air traffic controllers who sail aboard tankers, carry an upwith all of organized labor in were on strike.Since then, similar to-date card. The training re­ stepping up the grassroots cam­ scenarios have been played out at quired to earn a hazwoper card is paign to gamer support for the companies across the country, in­ extremely useful in the event of legislation. cluding Eastern Airlines, Diamond responding to an oil spill or other Seafarers who have not al­ Walnut, The New York Daily News hazmat spill. ready done so are urged to write and many others. The new course probably will to their senators and ask that they be scheduled immediately after Proponents of the legislation support S.55, also known as the point out that the right to strike is upgrading classes for QMEDs ^JhM' and ABs, Lundeberg School Students learn to measure the size of air-purifying respirators to be Workplace Fairness Act an essential ingredient of labor"The right of workers to use a management relations—one that Vocational Director Jim Shaffer worn by Seafarers aboard ship in conformity with OSHA regulations. strike as their ultimate, effective helps ensure tme, fair collective weapon must be restored," said bargaining. SIU President Michael Sacco. They also note that every other An effective right to strike is an important tool in raising the industrialized nation already has standard of living for millions of laws which protect the right of workers to engage in lawful working Americans." The U.S. House of Repre­ strikes. sentatives passed Workplace Passing the Workplace Fair­ Fairness legislation in 1992 and ness Act "would make our laws in 1993, and President Clinton consistent with those of our ad­ las vowed to sign the bill if given vanced world trading partners, ihe chance. But the Senate in '92 countries which are already as or ailed by fewer than a handful of more competitive than we are," Classroom studies are one aspect of the Lundeberg School's hazmat recertification curriculum needed votes to enact the bill, and then last House Majority Leader Richard to earn a hazwoper card which is good for ope year. Gephardt said. year filibustered the legislation. i: Mid-May Vote Slated For Anti-Scab Bill :;- S.'-S 4 t. -'JA •MrA.-/ J- Rank'and-Flle Committee OK's SIR'S Financial Records S'' M s .• -• thing. It was handled very effi­ As called for by the union's ciently." constitution, six Seafarers served on the SlU's annual financial The committee was chaired by committee and reviewed the SA John McLain. Also serving union's fiscal records for 1993. on the panel were Recertified The group found the records to be Bosun Roland "Snake" Wil­ in order and issued a report which liams, AB Keiiny Frankiewicz, will be presented during the May Chief Electrician Rush Ingram membership meetings. and Cook/Baker Walt Schoppe. The rank-and-file Seafarers Coincidentally, all of the mem­ bers except Ingram sail from the )ort of Philadelphia. (Ingram's BREC Roland "Snake" Williams (left) served on the panel which was chaired by SA John McLain. lome port is Piney Point.) "We had a good group who worked hard," McLain added. Review of the '93 financial records took place early last month at SIU headquarters in Camp Springs, Md. In total, the record-check took five days. Article X, Section 15, Subsection(c) of the union's constitution calls for an annual financial com­ mittee made up of rank-and-file Seafarers elected by their peers. The committee's sole charge, ac­ cording to the constitution, is to "make an examination for each period of the finances of the union Reviewing the union's financial recoids last month are 1983 Lundeberg and (to) report fully on their find­ Checking through the union's fiscal records are John Haller (left) and Rush Ingram. Both sail as chief electricians. graduates AB Kenny Frankiewicz (left) and Cook/Baker Walt Schoppe. ings and recommendations." who comprised the committee were elect^ by fellow members at the April headquarters member­ ship meeting in Piney Poinf Md. "We went through the records with no problems, and everything was in order," stated Chief Electrician John Haller, who sails from the port of Philadel­ phia. "Each of us reviewed eveiy- XI. - .-f- • ' M: '•M •44 .ii .•.•J® rv-- ' • 7 . .:4i ' j- ' 'J/. s sS �t 8 MAY 1994 SEAFARERS LOG • 1 •--'.kfeiijJjfet.'li. iV." -' Steering the Sea-Land Patriot into the port of Hong Kong Is AB Saleh H. All's goal. ••_ •, r .„ -i'-s .;:7,.:'.-i:i ' J. Nobody knows the ports of the Pacific Rim better than the crewmembers aboard the 900-foot Sea-Land Patriot. The vessel's 49-day turnaround run includes calls on some of the world's most famed seaports. The vessel was on Voyage No. 140 when Bosun Bobby Garcia, AB Steve Kastei and Chief Steward Jimmie Russell provided the Seafarers LOG with a detailed description of the vessel's activities. Their communication included the photographs on this page. With 139 Pacific Rim voyages under her belt and number 140 under way, the Sea-Land Patriot and her crew are well acquainted with the Japanese ports of Tokyo, Kobe, Nagoya, Yokohama and Naha (Okinawa). Kobe, located partly along the north shore of Osaka Bay, is Japan's principid port when measured by value of trade; Tokyo, on the northwest shore of Tokyo Bay, is situated in the midst of a series of industrial submbs. On the west shore of Tokyo Bay is Yokohama. Naha is the commercial center of the Ryukyu Islands. Other foreign ports-of-call for theSea-Land Patriot include Pusan, South Korea, near several industrial complexes; Kao-hsiung, Taiwan, the nation's leading port; and Hong Kong, which was leased to Great Britain by China for 99 years in 1898 and is a major connecting and transferring point for waterbome cargo. On the American side of the North Pacific, the vessel stops in Dutch Harbor, Alaska and the Califor­ nia ports of Oakland and Long Beach. Dutch Harbor, projected into the Pacific Ocean by its location in the east Aleutian islands, is the newest addition to the itinerary of the Sea-Land Patriot. The Sea-Land Patriot, built in 1980, is one of Sea-Land's 7 D9-J cl^s ships traversing the North Pacific, reports Brother Garcia. ; "V" . iV;-.•- • V- Rust-lnhlblting paint Is applied to parts of the deck by AB Mohamed S. Ahmed. The fuel oil syistem on the main engine Is checked by DEU John Young. . 'a:. > '5.. s'rSnS' AB Steve Kaste! tends the vessel's gangway lines. •'A"' ' Surrounded by their spotless galley are (from left) Chief Steward JImmIe Russell, Steward Utility Jacob Duslch and Chief Cook John Bennett. Deck gang pauses for photo: (from left, front row) AB M. Ahmed, Bosun Bobby Garcia, AB S. All, (back row) AB Steve Kastei, OS J. Roblson and AB Bill Curls. �. '• ••I. MAY 1994 *• 9 'I'' .. >(^v.' Chief Cook Leonard Strives to Be the Best iiS "-•:'.-.'.V' ^.f,. •- .- ' ••;••' '• •• -(,r Variety, fun, flair and a neverending quest for knowledge is how Saundra Leonard describes her life. The galley gang member com­ bines a sunny outlook with a thirst for learning, while she continues to advance up the culinary ladder. Currently enrolled in the allnew chief cook upgrading pro­ gram at the Lundeberg School, Leonard notes, "t am always striving for the best, and I will always keep learning. This union offers a great opportunity for its members to advance, and I think it is important for members to take full advantage of what the SIU has to offer." A Pittsburgh native, she lived in California for most of her adult life. In 1972, she received her associate's degree in culinary arts from Los Angeles Trade Tech. Upon graduation, she was awarded a scholarship for a specialized culi­ nary program in New York. I knew then that I would be back,' she recalled. Upon completion of her Lun­ deberg School training, she signed on the Buffalo Soldier as chief cook. "This was my first time being a chief cook. We had a three-man steward department so I was able to be very creative. It gave me a chance to put the knowledge I had learned upgrad­ ing into use for real crewmembers," Leonard said. Leonard recently returned to Piney Point to piu^ue her chief cook endorsement. As a result, she is one of 12 Seafarers par­ ticipating in a pilot course for the all-new chief cook upgrading program being held from April 18 to June 26. Upgraders in the chief cook course will alternate weekly be­ tween the Lundeberg School's new lecture/demonstration galley and the production galley. The lessons are designed so that each one depends in part on the knowledge and skills acquired in the previous lesson. Some of the topics to be covered include basic cooking From Beverly Hills, Calif, to an SIU chief cook, Saundra Leonard has made her mark. As an owner of a methods, seasoning and flavor­ catering company. Sister Leonard marketed her baked goods by visiting salons, donned in costume and ing, recipe and menu planning, carrying a tray of treats. After switching to a seagoing career in 1988, Leonard's biscuits have captured stock, sauces and soups, meat and the palates of many a Seafarer. game, poultry, seafood, starches, vegetables, breakfast and dairy, BISCUITS salad, sandwiches and hors d'oeuvres. Practical testing and weekly quizzes are part of the Special BiTOUlts curriculum. Prepared by Chief Cook Saundra Leonard An Instant Success Following her trmning in New York, Leonard returned to California in 1973 and began her own catering company known as "The Pie Ladies Company." 'T dressed up in Latin-style costumes and visited Beverly Hill's most famous beauty salons carrying a large tray of various homemade goodies for people to choose from. I decorated die tray with flowers and other frivolous tid-bits. I was . ah instant success ...people loved it!" raved Leonard. ingireclfente: Add butter and continue to mb( well. The tray she carried contained Add Cheddar cheese and chopped bacon or 4 cups white flour homemade desserts, fresh 3 oz. white isugar sandwiches and ihany specialty In a separate t)owl. combine e^ and milk and t^oz.8alt foods created in her own kitchen. beat weii. Add to mixture. 3 oz. baking powder ^ g Mix thmot^iy untfi dou^ is vidt. (This Is vmy "From those salons I made 2 Bbs. butter .': .: Important the secret to Ws redps Is to havo a 1cups dieddar cheese contacts and began networking. It smooffi,wat dough.) 4eggs wasn't long before I was catering Take dough out of mixing bowl and place mito a 2cupsmilk private parties in people's homes well-floured board. Knead the dough but take care Optional: 1 cup chcftpedb»c»n or in Beverly Hills," she said. riot to ovenwork It 1 cup chop^ sausage Pat out dough with hands into one-inch portions. Soon Leonard was able to ex­ "Egg wash" Using a biscuit cutter, cut into indMduai biscuits. pand her business into San An­ 2egg8 (Do not roll or use rotting pin. The secret to Ififck tonio, Texas where she had 1 oz. cooking oil tiiscuits is to pat out with hands.) numerous relatives, "The Pie 1 oz. water Brush biscuits with egg wa^. Ladies Company" was now a Bake untii golden brown in a 3S0-degree oven and huge success—and her biggest Mix together the diyIrtgrecptts of flour, senre warm with honey butter. Makes 48 bisotdts. and baWng powder. helpers were her three sons. At the height of her business venture, she had up to 12 employees to decided to go a different way. A nary field," she told a reporter for ment building gave her a copy of help cater the events. the Seafarers LOG and told her way I had never gone before but ihc Seafarers LOG. about the SIU. In 1988, Leonard opted for one which would further enhance She first became interested in change and joined the SIU. "I my talents and love for the culi­ sailing when a friend in her apartShe contacted the San Francis­ co hall and began the process of becoming an SIU memW. "I sold A Different Kind of Ice on the Great Lakes everything and headed for my career at sea," she recalled. Her life as a Seafarer began aboard the SS Independence of American Hawaii Cruises. "I started as a kitchen utility and washed dishes just so I could begin sailing. It turned out that I did it well, and before long I was working my way up until I was making salads," noted Leonard. She then advanced to assistant cook of soup and fish, and not long after that, she was second cook of soup and flsh. "I was the first woman aboard the 'White Ships' to hold this position. It goes to show that working hard really pays off," the chief cook upgrader stated. In 1993, Leonard was ac­ cepted into the cook and baker course at the Lundeberg School. "This was my first Piney Point Seafarer Roy Calo (right) stands with his 1994 entry to the Port of Huron Ice Festival. The P^sus visit ever. I couldn't believe that is only one of many ice carvings Calo will enter in Michigan area ice festivals this year. He has such a great program existed. It received awards for originality and uniqueness in previous years. Brother Calo sails as a second was such a wonderful experience. cook aboard the Sam Laud, an American Steamship vessel on the Great Lakes. Using the Resources She noted she enjoyed the various computer skills taught during the program. "My favorite resource is the library. It is really state of the art I read many great cook books and check out wonderful videos to watch in my room at night. There are really so many options outside the class­ room that can be used to enhance all aspects of the upgrading process,"said Leonard. Affectionately referred to as "the biscuit lady" by the staff at union headquarters in Camp Springs, Md., she said cooking in the galley at headquarters was another benefit of upgrading. "I truly enjoy cooking for everyone and hearing all the positive feed­ back. It inspires me to do an even better job and please even more people," she said. Leonard is looking forward to returning to sailing after graduat­ ing from the pilot course. "I can't wait to get back to sea and use all of this wonderfiil knowledge that I've learned. I really urge others to apply themselves and make their way to Piney Point because upgrading knowledge, skills and experience is the only way for us to make om way as Seafarers," she concluded. '• '' "i-".. '-'f -> -'-M ' • .U '.i'. "i •'-'.t *'• •' •. : i;-' "••4 .M .M. J',' •^1 A �10 'i::±:'- «•! SEAfMERSIM . .._ /.. MAY 1994 , ^ ft' I"!';"- ,0»% Se<t^<xxe% "KCUCK '7n'<t'tcA.<xKd ^xtutt 'ZOedt/uyit, "THrei^. cvct^ Ald^ tu^ eCcuc(^Atexd^, "^C.xtfd.tkl OHcC '7H'<tXcA<XHd <uxcU <x cAte^ <Uew4txd <xut tAe ^uxxt 9^ 'Ttetv^ "^axii. a dux^ixUe UA<I^ ox^^atUfed <M.'Dece*H^ 23 ^ fael^ecAel ^ ^ c^-^f 'Keu<tHdx<t, t9 cele6x<xte ^ 35tA 6txtAd<t^. fael, cu^ (i.<tcti. <tK/4^, <^<»4 iee*t <t tHet*i6er dlKcc t ^7^. Another peek into the Seafarers LOG family album shows us some happy moments in the lives of SlU members, in­ cluding three weddings, a birth­ day, a fishing trip and a family reunion. As always, the LOG welcomes photographs from Seafarers and their families and will publish them on a periodic basis. ;\\ ^9t*utuf. euccC "Pef^ (net c*t Octaiex J ^93 <x*td cvexe ttoxxxcexC dcx cveeJi^ taXex. ut r^itlucdXaK, *?ex^. iMutuf, UAAX ^MHcd tTie UHUMt CK J 0, <X<1- <XK /fS; <t 0tem6^ex dlKCC J <t4- <t c^Xc^ <i(ec9<xxd. 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Pcct^ AX4, Aeex XH S97i tttemAex ^x fW cfcxx^. ^uxuu^ X cU^Xt (9 (Ac PAxU^t^tXttcd lx9.t ^AxnAd^^XcAuu^, Ac ^ix^ccC iuiXA Axx coXA^, ^uccf, XKcC dxto^AXcx, PcUxccAx TKxxXc. �-^l. .^•kf'-m^^^-'Kimr-rj^-^r. -if-- . ^".. - »..• • • .W: MAY 1994 SEAFARERS LOG 11 GovemmenI Senices Diwfoion ChaUeng^ SIU's Government Ser­ vices Division is seeking immedi­ ate at tion from the Military Sealift Conmand-Pacific Fleet (MSCPAC) over unilateral changesahiade in the contract that affects crew size, work apparel arid quarters for unlicensed crewmembers sailing aboard the civiliancrewed militaiy support vessels. Roy "Buck" Mercer, SIU vice president for the government ser­ vices division, said the alterations were made by MSG without con­ sulting the union. "lids is in direct violation of the collective bargaining agreement we have with them," Mercer told the Seafarers LOG. "We will not stand for it." As the LOG was going to press. Mercer was scheduled to meet with MSCPAC officials about the viola­ tions. If no a^eement is reached, the dispute will be turned over to the Federal Mediation and Concihation Service to reach a satisfac­ tory conclusion. If that cannot be done, the grievance is turned over to the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) for a final deter­ mination. The most Visible deviation from the contract is the reduction of 10 crewmembers aboard the MSCPAC oilers USNS Andrew J. Higgins, USNS Benjamin Isherwood, USNS Guadalupe, USNS John Ericsson, USNS Pecos, USNS Tippecanoe, USNS Walter S. Diehl and USNS Yukon. Five positions were cut from the steward depart­ ment, three in the engineroom and one fi-om the deck crew. When he asked why the crewing reductions were announced. Mer­ cer said MSCPAC told him "cost savings. I then asked them since they wanted to reduce the size of the crew, were they also reducing the size of the vessels." MSCPAC advised deck and en­ gine department crewmembers that they would have to wear uniforms while on duty. However, the government agency did not specify how; the members were supposed to acquire such uniforms. "Again, there was no talk or discussion prior to their an­ nouncement," Mercer stated. "There is no provision for this in the contract." Galley gang members are sup­ plied their whites (pants, jackets, cook caps and aprons) by the military command. Past Actions Reversed The SIU has defeated previous efforts by MSCPAC to circumvent the contract. In 1989, the government agency stopped paying overtime for watch standing in port by deck department members between 1700 and 0800 Monday through Friday without negotiating such a change. Four SIU members filed a The Seafarers LOG will keep members apprised of the outcome grievance with the Federal Labor Government Services Division concerning the grievances. Relations Authority (FLRA), stating the removal of the overtime pay was a contract violation.The FLIL\ rulec in favor of the union members anc ordered the pay be issued retroactive­ ly, which amounted to thousands of dollars. Last year, MSCPAC again con­ sidered deleting the same overtime pay without consulting the union. However, it never was imple­ mented after the SIU stated it again would appeal to the FLRA over the contract violation. SIU Members Keep Curtiss Ready for Marine Deployments Board Reactivated During recent meetings, the union and MSCPAC did agree to reactivate the habitability board. The reason for this is that MSCPAC is in the process of breaking out refitted supply ships with civilian crews rather Aan military person­ nel. The board is designed to handle questions and improvements about living conditions aboard MSCPAC ships. It is composed of repre­ sentatives from both the SIU and MSCPAC. The supply vessels, including the already^operating USNS Mars and USNS San Jose, were built to carry more than 400 sailors, but are being redesigned to handle civil service crews of just over 100 with about 40 Navy personnel. Rorucki Reports Sealift Caribbean Sails nnuigb Annual inspecUen For most who arrive by sea at the tourist island of Key West, Fla., their days are filled with lounging in the suri sipping a cool drink. However, that was not the case in March for the Seafarers aboard the Sealift Caribbean, ac­ cording to the ship's bosun. The tanker, which is operated by International Marine Carriers for the Military Sealift Com­ mand, makes a regular run begin­ ning in New York where it is loaded with petroleum products and sails to Charleston, S.C., Jacksonville and Tampa, Fla. then to Houston for offloading. During the March run, the U.S. Coast Guard conducted its annual inspection of the vessels. Crew­ members not only had to perform their regular duties—handling cargo, cleaning, chipping and painting—but also stood ready to work with the inspectors aboard the ship. "This was no pleasure visit to Key West, but they never are," Recertified Bosun Jerry Borucki told the Seafarers LOG. "There was plenty of work on board. At least, the weather was cooperative making the deck work easier." The Coast Guard conducted a visual walk-through of the vessel, inspecting the deck and en­ gineroom and observing safety drills. Borucki was proud to note the ship passed with no problems. In 1990, Seafarers began crewing the Sealift Caribbean, which was built in 1975. Repositioning equipment used during a lifeboat drill are (from left) AS Ernest Hamilton, Bosun Jerry Borucki, AB Thomas Lockett and AB William Johanson. Wilmington Patrolman Rob Scrivens (far right) answers crewmembers' questions during a shipboard union meeting. From the left are Bosun Charles Bowen, Chief Steward Bill Finhandler, Chief Electrician Ken Savoie, AB Ken Herzstein, QMED Jesse Manard and Scrivens. Operations for Seafarers would be necessary to hoist the aboard the USNS Curtiss usually box. "Our guys did a great job," are quite hectic when the vessel is Bowen noted. "We studied the deployed. The vessel, operated by situation to find the safest, most American Overseas Maritime efficient way to lift the box to the (Amsea), serves as a floating dock. We did it with very little repair shop for U.S. Marine Corps trouble." The bosun added that the deck aircraft. TTie parts that need to be department had no problems are loaded onto the ship, fixed while merchant mariners from the bringing a new container on SIU and American Maritime Of­ board so the Curtiss would be ficers handle the navigational ready for its next mission. functions. The converted containership takes part in many military maneuvers. It was called out, along with its SlU-crewed sister ship USNS Wright, for the Persian Gulf War. Recently it took part in Operation Determined Warrior between Hawaii and Southern California. But work does not slow down on those days when the Curtiss is docked at Port Hueneme, Calif., near Los Angeles. SIU members keep the ship ready to sail while awaiting the call for another assignment. Last month that included the removal of a container used by the Marines that had started rusting. Bosun Charles Bowen told the Seafarers LOG that the opera­ tion was made more difficult be­ AB Ken Herzstein mans the con­ cause the locations where the rust trol board to open a hatch cover had formed were areas where grabs aboard the USNS Curtiss. fi-- •. • • '•i:- .i'. : IJ .• " n'' V Chief Steward Dorothy Takahashi (right) reviews the stores list with Checking the temperature in the cargo tanks are (from left) Bosun Inspecting the rusted container before it is removed are Bosun Char­ les Bowen (left) and Patrolman Rob Scrivens. Jerry Borucki, AB Conrad Tangier and OS Steve Nelson. Chief Mate Joseph Angelillo. -:L' ••V-'-'i •'/*. ••'/V \ r :|;S i• u } I 'ttV" \i,i' -vV Mir' �:."i^^, i: ' "• •- ? » •• ' • : \ '7-S V''^;.' • ,^ '^ • I "i::- vU'..\,. ;fiKv - •i,..Vvl.'s-. ,r'>v.-r ,'-• ^-• ' •. l" V '• • •' ^,4-- ->.- .* -V'.yt- V.'- y'^v '' •• I'- 7 W;'*f >/;.-v / ^ '' ' ' ' • ' Ji-*' • - jj^^'-'" " ' •>» 'V''"yy7yy• pits^ U,';; • -' 7 •^''f7%j|liyyy y . •. C/74/VE OPERATIONS Upgraders in the sealift course receive practical training on a Hagglund crane, which can be found on many military ships. T Activities Aboard Sealift Ships America's sealift vessels are manned by civilian seamen, but they require manpower skills that are keyed to opera­ tions unique to military ships. That is why 10 years ago this month, the Paul Hail Center for Mmtime Training and Education's Lundeberg School imple­ mented a course designed to prepare Seafarers to execute underway refueling maneuvers, helicopter and shipboard crane operations and other skUls. Since its inception, more than 3,500 SIU members have taken the sealift preparedness course at Piney Point, Md. Many other Seafarers have received onsite training during any of the 70-plus trips to sealift vessels made by Lun­ deberg School instructors, who also have conducted shipboard refresher courses. Seafarers who are trained in the pro­ cedures of sealift ships, man vessels that have been subcontracted for operation to the private sector by the Military Sealift Command (MSC), the agency within the U.S. Armed Forces responsible for waterbome transport logistics. Among the vessels on which Seafarers make use of their sealift training are preiwsitioning ships, tankers, oceanograpMc surveil­ lance ships, aircraft maintenance ships, fast sealift ships and others. In all, scores of MSC ships are operated by SlU-contracted companies and crewed by Seafarers. In addition, sealift skills are utilized by Seafarers when manning vessels from the nation's Ready Reserve Force (RRF), a group of former commercial AtPiney Point y ^'y.. Honing Skills For Amorlca's Soallft Noods ; .-.k-;?-; • '. .v!'?.'' • v.y?.; '•..- Vo'5. ./•• , •: '.-'^yy--:' y •^•". ^ 'k Sealift Assets of the U.S. Military : p'; ./•;•• Able to respond quickly to an emergency, these former SL-7 vessels can do speeds of more than 30 knots. •• _ Fully loaded to support American troops, these SlU-crewed vessels set sail imme­ diately after activation. " 7- W lit ' •:3: Pays Dividends Hellwege recalled that the Lundeberg School's sealift training paid dividends during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm—the largest activation of the nation's sealift assets during the period since the course was established. During those operations, all of the MSC ships and the RRF were actively deployed. Supporting Hellwege's observation. Received Bosun Jamie Miller noted that the school's sealift training proved to be an important asset when he sailed during the Persian Gulf War. "You get a lot of practical experience, and the hands-on training is good," he said. "I sailed on the Cape Edmont and the Com/iMjifcerStore during the war, and the training definitely helped me." Refresher Courses Summarizing the ongoing need for In addition to updating the curriculum such schooling, Hellwege added, "If you for the course at die Lundeberg School, look at the past few years alone, you can Hellwege and Swanson regu&ly pro­ see the need for sealift traiuing. History vide Seafarers with on-site sealift and current events together have taught refresher courses. For exan^le, during us that welive in a dangerous world, with recent training aboard the militaiy's fast Watile situations overseas. That alone is sealift ships, SIU members practiced reason why sealift training will continue crane operations and deck maintenance; to be needed in the future." Seafarers crew chartered vessels capable of carrying armored equipment to the world's "hot spots." ^ hips, is a port fnifitary operations in times of need. ' " /i - 'I :V • St*.; - itfIII .... ^ • • .X: • , -.S .. • •' ' '' O' i' . iL'jWV'" I'll 1—-'.-.'•"'"I*"*'. - -- .c9 • f IS.-"' ;.Sf. .• ••s,./'-v-iv v;,. „U.4:, •' . ; .• . ; .V •: V A.. : ; vl MSS 9^ ^ - „ .s'l SIU members crew these oceanographic surveillance vessels around the world for the military. The Ready Reserve srve Force, Fore composed of h'- • -.•••'T-'--'. ... , -A • T-AGOS RRF •' > HBHF- ;g;-. - ' .i- ROLL-OmOLL-OFF it pi operated Hyster forklifts which are capable of lifting 56,000 pounds apiece; and reviewed proper use of the equip­ ment found in the damage control locker, such as breathing apparatuses, shoring kits to prepare portable beams in an emergency, firemen's suits, bracing, portable pumps, portable ventilation sys­ tems and a wide variety of tools. ill PREPOSmONiNG FAST SEALIFT the training to use. 'Two weeks after I took sealift, I was on a Maersk ship and we did an unrep (underway replenish­ ment) in Diego Garcia," said Hill, a thirdgeneration Sparer. '1couldn't have done it without the traimng at Piney Point. "It's an in-depth course, and 1 recom­ mend that everybody take it. Everybody's going to use those techniques and skills at some point in their career." In addition, officials from SlU-contracted companies which operate MSC vessels also praised the course. "It's definitely beneficial, and the training lends itself to people coming on board and getting right to work," said Bob Rogers of Interocean Management. "We have five vessels now that have Hagglund cranes, and we've never had a problem (with the operations). There's no reservation on our part about the quality of the training" at Piney Point. Similarly, Rick Williamson of Amsea stated, "We find that it gives people a specific idea of what to expect on the ships. It's extremely valuable training, for everyone from steward assistants to the deck department." of what became a wave of cotiunercial well as delivering food and other neces­ shipping companies operating civilian- sary supplies to U.S. Navy bases in Sin­ gapore, Guam and Diego Garcia. crewed military ships. Those operations, and the crewing of Praised by Upgraders the vessels by Seafarers, were deemed "I've found that the students really successful by the military and resulted in get into this course," said Lundeberg increased demands for operation of School Instructor Bill Hellwege, a Navy sealift ships by private companies. In veteran who wrote and taught the response, Lundeberg School instructors original sealift curriculum and who has developed a comprehensive course updated it at least a dozen times. "At which covered aU phases of sealift, in­ first, some are surprised at how many On-Site Schooling cluding underway and vertical different types of vessels are involved. The training began in May 1984 replenishment, helicopter maneuvers The term 'sealift' definitely does not aboard the Keystone State (previously (helo), damage control, rarming forklifts refer to just one class of ship." named the SS President Harrison) in of all sizes, search and rescue and crane Two of the up^aders who currently Newport News, Va., after the vessel had operations. are taking the ses^ course echoed the been converted by the;Navy into the first sentiments of many of their peers when of 11 heavy-lift crane ships under charter Valuable Course they described the training as extremely to MSC. Eighteen upgra^rs successful­ The value and thoroughness of the ly completed what was then a two-week sealift training (which now is a four- worthwhile. "It's the best hands-on training you course, and they subsequently signed on week course) repeatedly were possibly could get," said AB Ken the Keystone State and other newly con­ demonstrated by Seafarers aboard MSCFrederick, following a familiarization verted ships. contracted vessels and those in the RRF exercise in the crane. "The whole course Soon afterward, the Lundeberg during the Persian Gulf War and during is excellent, and it fully prepares you for School acquired a Hagglund shipboard relief efforts in Somalia. During those the job you have to do when you get [to crane — the predominant type found operations, relying in part on the training sea]." aboard sealift vessels — which was in­ they received at the Paul Hall Center, AB Rob Grove said that the course stalled at the school, thereby allowing members helped deliver millions of tons upgraders to fulfill that aspect of their of military cargo, such as trucks, tractors, gave him confidence to sail aboard the sealift training requirement at Piney troops, ammunition, fiiel, ready-to-eat military ships. "I feel like we'll be ready Point. meals, medical supplies and other for anything: helo, underway replenish­ But a short time later, a need for ad­ materiel. They also helped conduct ment, damage control, you name it. "The hands-on training was highly ditional classroom and practical training numerous vertical and underway valuable, and [Hellwege and fellow Inbecame evident when Sea-Land Service replenishments. Jeff Swanson] answer every one stractor The benefits of sealift training also and Bay Tankers each were awarded of your questions." contracts to operate a total of eight con­ are evident in more routine operations, Recertified Bosun BiUy Hm com­ verted SL-7s for military use as fast like maintaining the prepositioning ships pleted the course in 1986 and quickly put sealift ships. This maiked the beginning in Diego Garcia and the RRF fleets, as ships that have been laid-up and placed under government ownersMp for use in surge shipping during times of conflict or war. To this day, the school is believed to be the only non-military facihty which offers such training, according to an MSC spokesman. Sealift training now is mandatory for all SIU upgraders. • iris" /- • ' . • �14 MAY 1994 SEAFARERS LOG ABs Greg Gorenflo (left) and Mark Hoffman express their support for The Overseas Ohio sWs at the dock in Wilmington, Calif., about a mile In lounge are Chief Pump. M. Ribeiro a strong U.S. merchant fleet and continued employment security. from the SlU hall. (left) and 2nd Pump. J. Mayer. ; -f'- '..VVv:'- Belief in Strong U.S.-Flag Fleet Is Evident Aboard Overseas The need for a strong U.S.-flag merchant fleet, the importance of upgrading at the Paul Hall Center, the benefits of being an SIU mem­ ber and general job satisfaction were among the topics discussed by the crew of the Overseas Ohio during a recent shipboard meeting with SIU Patrolman Rob Scrivens. Scrivens, who provided the photos accompanying this article, reported that the crewmembers' vehement belief in maintaining a viable U.S. merchant fleet was prevalent as he talked with and answered questions for the mem­ bers aboard the tanker. The Seafarers also conveyed ap­ preciation for the job security they have through the union, and indicated that they enjoy their plentiful work aboard the vessel, the Wilmington, Calif.-based patrolman said. "A strong merchant marine means security for our nation in times of crisis. It also means keeping jobs at home—continued employment for the.American seamen," stated Steward/Baker Earl Nelson Gray, who has sailed for 27 years, including the past nine from ports along the West Coast. AB Greg Gorenflo said that he enjoys "sailing on oil tankers and eaming a good income." He also likes the idea that his work helps enhance national security. Keeping in Touch Besides echoing the sentiments of his fellow crewmembers regard­ ing the necessity of a strong merchant marine, AB John Baker noted that he, like Brother Gray, has been for­ tunate to catch jobs sailing primarily on the West Coast. This has enabled him to stay in touch with his family and friends ashore. Meanwhile, the chance to ad­ vance one's career was mentioned by Second Pumpman Josh Mayer as another benefit of belonging to the SIU. "I feel I have every opportunity to succeed," he said. Having recently put a down-pay­ ment on a house. Chief Pumpman Michael Riheiro emphasized hisap­ preciation for the steady work. Finally, Bosun Robert Pagan Jr. summed up his work at sea when he said, "I'm glad for the job security I have with the SIU, as well as die opportunity to earn a good living so I can provide for my femiily." The Overseas Ohio, operated by Maritime Overseas, sails between Job security Is an important aspect of membersfiip in the SIU. So Alaska and California. The vessel stated crewmembers on board the Overseas Ohio. They are (from left), usually calls on the port of Long AB Mark Hoffman, Bosun Bob Pagan, Chief Cook Duane Bergeson, Beach two times each month. Chief Pumpman Michael Ribeiro and Chief Steward Earl Nelson. SIU Family Boasts Wrestling Champs Just out of the shipyard at Swan Island in Portland, Ore., the Overseas Ohio is back in the business of transporting oil. Compared to sports like baseball or basketball, amateur wrestling doesn't rank as a par­ ticularly popular sport in most parts of the United States, other than in the midwestem states. But don't tell that to SIU Port Agent Sal Aquia, who has be­ come a devoted follower of the sport. "I love it," stated Aquia, whose interest , stems from the grappling success of his two sons, Tpny and Sal. "Wrestling teaches you to be dedicated and keeps you in top shape. "I go to as many matches as possible, and [Mrs. Aquia} goes to every one. It's very exciting." Tony is a backup at the University of Maryland, which that the amateur sport has vir­ is part of the tough Atlantic tually nothing in common with Coast Conference. He competes so-called professional wrestling. in the 140-pound weight class. Unlike the glitzy, The younger Sal, 14, recen^ choreographed pros, amateur completed an undefeated sea^i^ wrestlers earnestly compete on a in a very competitive regional mat (rather than in an erstwhile recreation league. He went 21-0, boxing ring), absent predeter­ including eight pins, and won the mined outcomes. Amateur Baltimore County and Maryland- matches normally consist of Virginia state championships. three two-minute periods at the (Victories may be earned via a high school level, or a threepoint system or by pinning one's minute period and a pair of twominute periods at the collegiate opponent.) Next year, Sal Jr. has an ex­ and international levels. The cellent chance to earn a starting wrestlers spend most of their spot on his high school's varsity time on the mat attempting team, possibly at 135 pounds. takedowns (from the standing Baltimore Port Agent Aquia position), pinning combinations said that what has impressed him (from the top position) and es­ the most about wrestling is the capes or reversals (from the botstamina required to successfully tom). And there are no compete. "You have to be in head-butts, punches or leaps great shape," he noted. "It takes from the top rope in the amateur an unbelievable amount of ef­ version. fort, which is one reason why "You can't even compare I'm so proud of Tony and Sal." real wrestling with pro wres­ In addition, he pointed out tling," Aquia explain^. ;y,' • ' • • :• • I"' ,> •; -.• ' feV: y •/ Cleaning up after supper are galley gang members (from left) Steward Assistant A. Rashid, Chief Cook Duane The Big Man" Bergeson and Chief Steward Earl Gray. Sal Aquia, 14-year-old son of The Aqulas are ready for a tournament at the University of SIU Port Agent Sal Aquia, went Maiyland's Cole Field House. Pictured from left are Tony. Sal, 21-0 this past season. Elizabeth and Sal Sr. �V'-vV' V-'Sfvi .••A-. ^ -t ••",:• mY1994 . • ;' Dispatchers' Report for Deep Sea TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C ••REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C Trip Reliefs DECK DEPARTMENT Port 9 55 51 8 0 New York 26 27 3 18 22 3 15 4 7 4 4 5 3 2 Philadelphia 10 3 7 8 0 1 9 6 6 2 0 Baltimore 5 34 20 0 10 1 7 8 Norfolk 19 1 1 31 25 2 1 6 . 11 Mobile 15 14 1 11 51 50 10 20 1 •,.5. 6 New Orleans 18 20 •4 45 39 13 0 25 29 • 2 Jacksonville 28 24 , 3 52 51 6 0 5 12 0 San Francisco 25 22 37 10 41 6 • l--'% 13 2 20 7 Wilmington 23 8 43 43 9 0 10 18 3 Seattle 26 21 6 5 18 2 0 5 0 4 7 7 Puerto Rico 27 33 12 7 5 14 4 12 5 26 Honolulu 14 50 32 15 25 1 21 8 26 27 Houston Yl'-S.si'' 0 T. • 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 St. Louis 1 • 1 13 2 4 0 7 2 1 12 Piney Point 2 0 0 •• •. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Algonac 106 474 397 90 14 172 144 46 257 220 Totals ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port 7 40 40 7 1 10 12 1 14 21 New York 1 6 0 :i . :A-A 2 0 3 3 Philadelphia 2 9 6 . 1 1 4 4 Baltimore 4A'1 5 26 8 •4 1 6 -4 1 15 4 Norfolk 0 14 20 2 0 6 3 0 9 11 Mobile 5 30 22 3 0 5 7 3 13 New Orleans 11 issmmm 38 7 30 0 3 15 11 4 21 Jacksonville 22 33 2 lis 5 5. 0 17 San Francisco 16 28 15 .0 6 •ill 5 1 11 Wilmington 10 27 3 22 5 6 0 13 2 16 15 Seattle 2 2 10 1 0 0 5 0 1 8 Puerto Rico 13 27 8 3 10 12 3 5 18 8 Honolulu At 'P^i "5^ 33 ' 18 0 15 12 1 13 16 Houston 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 oMs' 0 1 St. Louis 0 16 • 4 0 -•.1. 0 0 4 0 Piney Point 0 0 0 0 0 b 0 0 0 0 Algonac 56 329 247 42 7 93 79 20 158 151 Totals STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port 0 25 31: 9 7 0 12 0 9 20 New York 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 Philadelphia 4 1 6 1 0 1 2 1 3 Baltimore 2 12 18 4 1 3 1 3 5 9 Norfolk 1 11 11 1 1 4 6 1 7 3 Mobile 0 24 15 4 0 2 4 0 10 New Orleans 8 1 9 20 r:5^; 4 0 7 -'b; 6 Jacksonville 10 14 3 76 3 0 19 0 7 San Francisco 35 1 7 ,A;i: 28 0 :-;2:: 0 5 4 Wilmington 17 3 12 26 4 0 3 19 2 23 7 Seattle 0 2 3 4 1 2 2 0 2 4 Puerto Rico 13 26 32 1 0 2 4 7 11 14 Honolulu 3 6 16 12 0 7 fflS mv 2 13 Houston 0 '-.t 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 St. Louis 0 12 3 0 0 6 0 0 1 A5 Piney Pomt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Algonac 29 169 286 50 4 52 92 16 79 159 Totals ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port 22 81 22 0 1 22 4 6 42 6 New York 5 6 1 0 0 4 1 1 5 1 Philadelphia 2 5 1 0 1 7 0 2 8 0 Baltimore 8 39 6 0 3 6 2 3 14 2 Norfolk 1 31 4 0 0 7 1 0 14 2 Mobile 45 18 18 1 0 9 6 7 17 New Orleans 6 -iWMiijl i 0 12 26 0 4 11 2 .1' ^ 5 16 2 Jacksonville 11 26 32 0 2 8 4 12 5 San Francisco 14 8 31 9 0 1 2 4 2 14 4 •. ') Wilmington 11 26 15 0 0 12 5 6 16 11 Seattle 8 9 9 0 0 5 5 1 5 5 Puerto Rico 138 98 14 0 6 16 1 56 39 9 Honolulu 10 31 7 0 11 ^^1 2 7 16 6 Houston 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 St. Louis 3 22 1 0 0 20 0 3 28 1 Piney Point 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Algonac 257 482 141 0 20 141 37 104 248 69 Totals Totals All 1.071 1.454 448 182 45 352 458 186 742 Departments 599 , 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. A total of 1,037 jobs were shipped on SHJ-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,037jote sWpp^ 352jote or about 34 percent Were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were fiUed by *8 and ^monty people From Marchl6 to April 15,1994, a total of 182 trip reUef jobs were shipped. Smce the trip relief program began on April 1,1982,atotalof 20,711 jobs have been shipped. . 'a- 1 6 m • ^ •• 'Ac-- • 'V j / . ''\Y' I. r. IS iA" ...-; > _• '. -V June & July 1994 Membership Meetings Deep Sea, Lakes, Inland Waters MARCH 16 — APRIL 15,1994 •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C SEAFARERSUG A:-;'- Piney Point Monday, June 6; Tuesday, July 5* • «'• :-• 1 •- changed by Independence Day holiday New York Tuesday: June 7, July 5 Philadelphia Wednesday: June 8, July 6 Baltimore Thursday: June 9, July 7 Norfolk Thursday: June 9, July 7 Jacksonville Thiursday: June 9, July 7 ' Algonac Friday: June 10, July 8 Houston Monday: June 13, July 11 New Orleans Tuesday: June 14, July 12 Mobile Wednesday: June 15, July 13 San Francisco Thursday: June 16, July 14 Wilmington Monday: June 20, July 18 SfiWfllS, Seattle Friday: June 24, July 22 San Juan Thursday: June 9, July 7 St. Louis Friday: June 17, July 15 Honolulu Friday: June 17, July 15 Duluth Wednesday: June 15, July 13 AjAApyjvA;'' •; Jersey City Wednesday: June 22, July 20 New Bedford Tuesday: June 21, July 19 ij'-V--.., A" " . i A.' ••• ."Y ' . • • V -:- . ' -• --mm -AlSmiSiS: Vi ' ' Each port's meOhig starts at 10:30 a.m. Personals PHILIP J. JOHNSON (P.I.) Please call your sister at (504) 895-7476 or (205) 432-5100. GLORIA MELLUISH and WIGGIE REYES Please contact Jioia De Leon at (800) 839-2460. ERNEST EDWARD RICHARDSON Please contact Gloria regarding your daughter Georgette at (504) 895-1936. ROBERT MARTIN SMITH Please contact Maurica Shapiro at P.O. Box 7260, Houston, TX 77248. -. r Notices Maritime Memorial Day Services Set for Port Arthur Port Arthur, Texas will hold its annual Maritime Memorial Day ceremony at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 21. The location will be 900 Lakeshoie Drive at the Maritime Memorial Sundial. The service, which will be officiated by SlU member Father Sinclair Oubie, will honor the memory of the mariners who lost their lives at sea, especially those who died aboard the OMf Charger during an explosion near the Houston Ship Chaimel on October 9,1993. Texas Boatmen: Membership Meeting Sriieduled A general informational Seafarers membership meeting will be held Wednesday, May 4 at 2 p.m. It will taVft place at the Ramada Inn on Highway 87 in Port Arthur, Texas. For more information, contact the SlU hall in Houston at (713) 659-5152. I'-'. �III,:: • •m MAY 1994 fS SEAFARERS LOG • ••:• .„/. MJ:: Seafarers International Union Directory .4vv- .' •• vjf-V-;•' Dispatchers' Report for Great Lakes MARCH 16 — APRIL 15,1994 L—Lakes NP—Non Priority CL—Company/Lakes TOTAL SHIPPED ••REGISTERED ON BEACH V'/t; •; 1 • •',• >. Michael Sacco ^•f'- President John Fay Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Sacco ExecutivesVii Vice President Augustin Tellez Vice President Collective Bargaining George McCartn^ Vice President West Coast Roy A. •'Buck" Mercer Vice President Government Services Jack Caffey Vice President Atlantic Coast Byron Kelley ;nt Lakes and Inland Waters Vice President Dean Coi Vice President du bast •'i- ' • >#•X- X '•'}X*'- - V ;• •, . "•Xl- : .' ; . ; '• M. I .- • ... i; .A ^ A ,„• HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 (301)199-0675 ALGONAC 520 St. Clair River Dr. Algonac, MI 48001 313)794-4988 BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 327-4900 DULUTH 705 Medical Arts Building Duluth,MN 55802 (218)722-4110 HONOLULU 606 Kalihi St. Honolulu, HI 96819 (808) 845-5222 HOUSTON 1221 Pierce St. Houston, TX 77002 (713)659-5152 JACKSONVILLE 3315 Liberty St. Jacksonville, PL 322D6 (904)353-0987 JERSEY CITY 99 Montgomery St Jersey Cihr.NJ 07302 (201)435-9424 MOBILE 1640 Dauphin Island Hcwy. ; Mobife, AL 36605 (205)478-0916 NEW BEDFORD 48 Union St. New Bedford, MA 02740 (508)997-5404 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. New Orleans, LA 70130 (504)529-7546 NEWYORK 635 Fourth Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11232 (718)499-6600 NORFOLK 115ThirdSt. Norfolk, VA 23510 (804)622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4 St Philadelphia, PA 19148 (215)336-3818 PINEY POINT P.O. Box 75 Pmey Point, MD 20674 (301)994-0010 PORT EVERGLADES 2 West Dixie Highway Dania, PL 33004 (305) 921-5661 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 543-5855 Government Services Division (415) 861-3400 SANTURCE 1057 Fernandez Juncos Ave. Stop 16V^ Santurce, PR 00907 (809)721-4033 SEATTLE 2505 First Ave. SeatUe,WA 98121 (206)441-1960 ST. LOUIS 4581 Gravois Ave. St Louis, MO 63116 (314)752-6500 WILMINGTON 510 N. Broad Aye. Wilmington, CA 90744 (310)549-4000 •TOTAL REGISTERED a«,cL*"cSrc..»NP Port Algonac Port. Algonac i Port Algonac Port Algonac r Totals All Departments X:OX:: X-MX:vXx^. IjtvO 0 0 20 ••••••'• 4 64 7 a»cL*'Sra«,NP DECK DEPARTMENT 0 16 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 8 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 6 0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 24 C^.^'^STL CU»NP 0 30 0 43:^;:}# ^ 1...-i 0 32 3 9 'li f-A.xB 0 •fc-.ji 0 0 39 11 0 123 17 * '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 for Inland Waters MARCH 16 — APRIL 15,1994 •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Region Atlantic Coast Gulf Coast Lakes & Inland Waters West Coast Totals Region Atlantic Coast Gulf Coast Lakes & Inland Watei West Coast Totals Region Atlantic Ckiast Gulf Coast 7 5 67 0 79 0 1 0 0 1 ••REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A ClassB Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups aassA ClassB QassC DECK DEPARTMENT 4 1 13 71 89 0 5 0 19 24 2 6 21 7 54 3 85 0 0 0 27 27 0 0 0 1 1 n o 3 11 70 98 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 3 0 1 45 , 6 48 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 1 1 1 9 STEWARD DEPARTMENT J 0 1 3 West Coast Totals < 0 6 0 9 15 120 15 142 30 101 27 Totals All Departments 141 ' ••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. Don't Miss Out on a Piney Point Vacation There is plenty of time for Seafarers and their families to make reservations for summer vacation at the Paul Hall Center in Piney Point, Md. As many SIU members already have discovered, Piney Point offers a pleasing mix of tranquility, ideal facilities and close proximity to a wide variety of historical sites and outdoor activities. Situated on the banks of the St. George's Creek, the Paul Hall Center features all the in­ gredients for a fim-fiilled vacation, either on the grounds or within driv­ ing distance. The center itself has a health spa, tennis courts, Olympic-size swim­ ming pool and plenty of picturesque space for peaceful walks or jogs on the beautifolly l^dscaped grounds. Nearby are many famous landmarks and other attractions—so many worthwhile adventures that it probably will be impossible to do them all during a one- or two-week vacation. The sights of Washington, Baltimore, Annapolis, Southern Maryland and Northern Virginia are within easy driving distance of Piney Point. In short, a Piney Point vacation has it all: swimming, boating, fish­ ing, arts and crafts, sightseeing, peace and quiet, historical and other educational sites, national landmarks, picturesque surroundings ... the list goes on and on. Piney Point is special -— and it is only available to Seafarers and their families. To take the first step toward making this year's vacation a memorable one, clip the coupon below and mail it to the Paul Hall Center. UNm MEMBER VACATION RATES A vacation stay at ttio Lundeberg School is limited to two weeks per family. Member $40.40/day Spouse $ 9.45/day Child $ 9.45/day Note: There is no charge for children 11 years of age or younger. Prices listed Hude ail meals. inciu SEAFARERS TRAINING & RECREATION CENTER Vacation Reservation Information I Name: Book number: Social Security number: Address: j Telephone number: Number in party / ages of children, if applicable:. Date of arrival: (stay is limited to tm weeks) 1St choice 2nd choice: 3rd choice: Send this completed application to the Seafarers Training & Recreation Center, P.O. Box 75, Piney Poira, MD 20674. 5/94 , ^ ,• .. ^^ .. . xx ^ "• .. .««•. P n'i''. • �•x'>-^.~'.;-*-„^. ,-'^^.;.i:<V'-'t ''••4'^-'":.y;':" :V ?•?'. •J -< MAY 1994 T he Seafarers Pension Plan this month announced the retirements of 11 SIU members. Seven of those signing off sailed in the deep sea division; one sailed the inland waterways and three the Great Lakes. Among those joining the r^nks of the retirees are Brothers John Little and Donald Pressly who completed bosun recertification courses at Piney Point. Seven of the retiring Seafarers served in the U.S. military—six in the Army and one in the Air Force. Of all the Seafarers signing off this month. Brother William Saltarez sailed the longest, having joined the union in 1951 in the port of New York. Brief biological sketches of Brothers Saltarez, Little, Pressly and the others follow. SEAFJUtERSUW ',i_'>!-'. •; in the deck department. He upgraded at the Lundeberg School in 1979. Boatman Byme served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954. He retired to Park Ridge, 111. 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 and 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. RAMON IRULA, 65, joined the SIU in 1963 in the port of Houston. A native of Hon­ duras, he sailed in the engine department. Brother Irula upgraded at the Lundeberg School frequently. He resides in Metairie, La. JOHN LIT­ TLE JR., 61 DEEP SEA signed on with the union in 1959 JOHN CARin the port of MELLO,64, New York. joined the Bom in MelSeafarers in vin, Ky., he 1967 in the successhilly completed the bosun port of New recertification course at Piney York. Bom in Point in 1976. Brother Little served New Jersey, in the U.S. Army from 1955 to he sailed in 1957. He last sailed aboard the the engine department. Brother CarOverseas Arctic. Brother Little mello retired to Port Monmouth, calls Monticello, Ky. home. N.J. CHARLES MANN, 60, joined the Seafarers in 1962 in the port of New York. A North Carolina na­ tive, he sailed in the deck depart­ ment. Brother Mann upgraded fre­ quently at the Paul Hall Center. He served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954. Brother Mann lives in Jesup, Ga. HASKELL MOORE, 65, joined the SIU in 1961 in the port of San Francis­ co. Bom in Wilburton, Okla., he sailed in the engine department. Brother Moore served in the U.S. Army from 1946 to 1948. He resides in Sequim, Wash. 17 GREAT LAKES RUDOLPH PACE, 65, joined the SIU in 1965 in the port of Buffalo, N.Y. A native of Exeter, Pa., —t—] he sailed in ; the steward department. Brother Pace upgraded frequently at Piney Point. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1946 to 1947. Brother Pace still calls Exeter home. DONALD PRESSLY,63, joined the union in 1958 in the port of New York. A Yonkers, N.Y. na­ tive, he successfully completed the bosun recertification program at Piney Point in 1974. He still calls Yonkers home. WILLIAM SALTAREZ, 65, joined the Seafarers in 1951 in the port of New York. A New York native, he sailed in the steward department. Brother Saltarez resides in Houston. STANLEY WASLOWSKI, 65, joined the union in 1960 in the port of Detroit. Bom in WilkesBarre, Pa., he sailed in the deck department Brother Waslowski resides in Green Bay, Wis. INLAND BERNARD BYRNE, 62, signed on with the SIU in 1961 in his native Chicago. Boatman Byme sailed DAVID LEE WILLIS, 66, joined the Seafarers in 1963 in the port of Detroit. A native of Sullivan, Ind., he sailed in the deck department. Brother Willis served in the U.S. Army from 1946 to 1947. He retir^ to Superior, Wis. ••• • , • ?S.' ..f'Vi- [ '•' •-Y- . S5 : S-L Raleigh Bay Crew Shares Holiday Meal As the Sea-Land Raleigh Bay pulled into the Port Elizabeth, N.J. dock, crewmembers had more on their minds than just being happy to be home, or of offloading die vessel's cargo of containers, or even of the upcoming payoff. For it was April 3—Easter Sunday— and Chief Steward Eddie CoUins and the galley gang had prepared a special holiday luncheon consist­ ing of, among other choices, prime rib of beef with all the trimmings. The Easter feast came at the conclusion of the containership's recent Meditoranean run, according to New York Patrolman Jack Shedian, who met the vessel upon arrival and who sent the photographs accompanjdng this article to the Seafarers LOG. He answered any questions the crewmembers had about union activities and made sure there were plenty of LOGs aboard ship as well as a supply of upgrading, vacation and claims forms for the next voyage. The 42,720 ton vessel is owned .. ^ ' *v. The Sea-Land Raleigh Say arrives at the dock In Port Elizabeth, N.J. In time for the Easter holiday. -. ,• .'.v. •" •; • and operated by Sea-Land Service Inc. and presently sails under a shared vessel agreement with four other shipping companies, P&O, OOCL, Maersk and Nedlloyd. Enjoying a delicious Easter lunch aboard ship are (from left) AB Robert Kirk, QMED/Electrician Paul Titus and AB James Peacock. f- Correction: Galley Gang on F.D. Roosevelt •v' % • Partlcloatlnq In payoff procedures aboard the Sea-LandRaleigh Bayare (from left) AB Robert Kirk, Bosun Tony "Jose^Martlnez, QMED Rashid All and AB Mark Folk. A photo caption In the April Issue of the Seafarers LOG mlsidentlfled SIU members who sailin the steward department on board the President F.D. Roosevelt. The correct Identifications for the galley gang members in the photo reprinted above are as follows: squatting at far left wearing white shirt Is Assistant Cook Alvin Solomon; kneeling at right with hand on chin is Chief Cook Joseph Tucker: and standing at far right is Steward/Baker A. Davis. The photo was provided by SIU Representative George Tricker, who also is pictured standing fourth from the rignt holding comer of flag. Chief Steward Eddie Collins and . f f _• r-rr-.-vr-'i' j •' } •' ' jlr iV' J ,' dZ: l:f"iuLu- J"'. �-i*, 18 v.% MAY 1994 SBV/U^LOe Final Departures DEEP SEA H'r ;:4; •' ^ V-W'i li:i":'-K ' ' RAYMOND ALLEN Pensioner Raymond Allen, 60, passed away March 25. Bom in Mobile, Ala. he joined the Seafarers in 1953 in the port of Galveston, Texas. Brother Allen upgraded at the Lundeberg School in 1978. He retired in April 1993. ment. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1935 to 1954. Brother Fagan retired in January 1987. RALPH CAPETTA Ralph Capetta, 31, died Decem­ ber 14. A San Juan, P.R. native, he joined the union in 1982 in Piney Point. Brother Capetta sailed in the deck department. LYMAN LAI Pensioner Lyman Lai, 64, died Febmary 4. A native of China, he joined the Marine Cooks and Stewards (MC&S) in 1968 in the port of San Francisco, before that union merged with the Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District (AGLIWD). Brother Lai served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1957. He began receiving his pension in June 1992. RAYMOND BROWN Raymond Brown, 54, died March 27. Rejoined the union in 1962 in his native New Orleans. Brother Brown suc­ cessfully completed the bosun recertification program at Piney Point in 1987. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1956 to JOHN LINCOLN 1960. INLAND WALTER REIMER Pensioner Walter Reimer, 64, died March 11. A native of New York,N.Y., he joined the union in 1969 in the port of Jacksonville, Fla. Boat­ man Reimer sailed in the deck department. He began receiving his pension in July 1992. ULAS COFFMAN Pensioner Ulas Coffman, 61 passed away March 21. Bom in Kansas, he joined the Seafarers in 1951 in the port of Galveston, Texas. Boatman Coffman sailed in the deck department. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1953 to 1956. Boatman Coffman retired March 1. ALLEN SHERRILL Pensioner Allen Sherrill, 84, passed away March 23. Bom in Orange, Texas, he joined the SIU in 1964 in the port of Port Ar­ thur, Texas. Boatman Sherrill sailed in the engine department. He retired in June 1973. BENNIE STEWART Pensioner Bennie Stewart, 71, died March 16. A Magnolia, Miss, native, he joined the Seafarers in 1956 in the port of New Orleans. Boatman Stewart sailed in the deck department. He began receiving his pension in September 1984. GREAT LAKES ROBERT McTAVICH Robert McTavich, 56, passed away March 22. Bom in WilkesBarre, Pa., he joined the union in 1960 in the port of Detroit. Brother McTavich last sailed as a wheelsman aboard the Paul Thayer. RecertUiea Bosun Donald Rood Buried at Soa Brother's Final Wishes Carried Out by Crew On March 16, with the flag at half mast and the engines idled. Seafarers and officers aboard the LNG Capricorn paused to remem­ ber former shipmate Recertified Bosun Donald Rood, as they scattered his ashes into the sea off the coast of the Philippine Islands. Captain Robert Roes read a brief benedic­ tion as the crew watched silently while Bosun Charlie Kahl gave Rood's ashes to the Sulu Sea. Bosun Kahl was a longtime friend of the deceased Seafarer. Bom in Omaha, Neb., Brother Rood joined the Seafarers in 1945 in the port of New York. He successfully completed the bosun recer­ tification program at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. in 1976. Brother Rood retired in April 1988. Donald Rood passed away October 8,1992 at the age of 72. Besides the Capricorn, Rood sailed aboard the andA^MoriM^. He had requested his body be left to medi­ cal science and his ashes taken aboard the Bosun Charlie Kahl spreads the ashes of Recertified Capricorn and scattered at sea. His final Bosun Donald Rood into the Sulu Sea off the coast of the Philippine Islands. wishes were carried out. Pensioner John Lin­ ERNESTO BUCANO coln, 70, Pensioner , passed away Ernesto March 15. Bucano, 95, Bom in passed away North March \2. Carolina, he Bom in the joined the Philippine Is­ Seafarers in lands, he 1969 in the port of Norfolk, Va. joined the Brother Lincoln sailed in the en­ SlUin 1948 gine department. He served in in the port of New York. Brother he U.S. Navy from 1943 to Bucano sailed in the steward 946. Brother Lincoln retired in department. He served in the September 1988. U.S. Army Air Force from 1921 to 1924. Brother Bucano began LARENCE OWENS receiving his pension in Septem­ Pensioner ber 1968. Clarence Owens, 69, EUGENE CECCATO died March Pensioner 24. A native LOG-A-RHYTHM Eugene Cecof Ten­ cato, 70, nessee, he passed away joined the Febmary 10. SIU in 1946 Bom in in the port of Ohio, he 4ew Orleans. Brother Owens by Freda H. Babinski joined the sailed in the deck department. He Seafarers in yegan receiving his pension in These words are for all He helped me to feel 1949 in the November 1980. •f- • who serve on the sea. port of New York. Brother Ceca closeness to you, cato sailed in the deck depart­ You're special I know / learned to respect LOYD PERKINS ment. He upgraded at the yet strangers to me. the job that you do. Lundeberg School in 1982. Pensioner Floyd Brother Ceccato retired in I know of your lives Perkins, 67, November 1985. and places you go, Three years have gone by passed away The things that you do BERESFORD EDWARDS March 9. since he passed away. to help this world groyv. Pensioner Bom in But memories of him Beresford Ed­ Holly Bluff, are with me today. Your job is unique wards, 94, Miss., he joined the died March as each one of you. 7. A native union in So I have been told So when your heart cries 955 in the port of Savannah, of Trinidad, by one of your crew. for you to go home^ he joined the Ga. Brother Perkins sailed in the engine department. He served in SIU in 1947 Remember that you For thirty-one years in the port of the U.S. Army from 1944 to are never alone. he sailed on the sea, New York. 946. Brother Perkins retired in Such stories he told Brother Edwards sailed in the September 1988. steward department. He began with love just for me. Look up at the stars receiving his pension in August GREGORIO REYES Each time when he left 1972. each one it its place. Pensioner as I knew he would, You 'II feel all the warmth LAWRENCE FAGAN Gregorio Such pain in my heart from his sweet embrace. Reyes, 82, Pensioner but I understood. died March Lawrence 24. A native Fagan, 78, He never was married They'll be someone there of Puerto passed away except to the sea, Rico, he you 'II know who I mean, March 9. joined the He loved only two— Bom in WilGOD BLESS YOU my friend SIU in 1945 liston, N.D., the ocean and me. "THE MERCHANT MARINE." in the port of he joined the Philadelphia. Brother Reyes union in sailed in the steward department. This poem is a special dedication by Freda H. Babinski to all the men and women who have served 1962 in the He began receiving his pension port of Norfolk, Va. Brother m the merchant marine, especially to her godfather, Chester Christenson of McEwen, Tenn , who sailed with the SIU for 31 years and died October 22,1990. Fagan sailed in the engine depart­ in November 1977. The Merchant Marine fW- l£fiv;f" M ^i. • c-" !•; �S. MAY 1994 SEAFARERSLOG 19 SAM HOUSTON (Waterman Ortiz for good meals and housekeep­ for job well done. Next port: St. Steamship), February 27—Chair­ ing. Next poit: Diego Garcia. Rose, La. man Andrew Mack, Secretary R. CAPE WRATH(Amsea), March ITB BALTIMORE (Sheridan Bright, Educational Director E. 20—Chairman Steve Melendez, Transportation), March 4—Chair­ Neathery, Deck Delegate James Secretary Lauren Oram, Deck man J. Rogers, Secretary A. Mar­ Walker. Chairman announced The Seafarers LOG attempts to print as many digests of union ship­ payoff in New Orleans and noted Delegate B. Brunette, Engine tinez, Steward Delegate Scott Delegate R. Oppel, Steward Bruscella. Chairman noted crew board minutes as possible. On occasion, b^use of space this crew is one of the best. He ad­ Delegate D. Landry. Chairman waiting for contract news. He ad­ vised crewmembers to upgrade at limitations, some vfiii be omitted. vised members of payoff in New Paul Hall Center. Secretary thanked asked crewmembers to use cour­ York and reminded them to keep tesy in laundry rooms. He dis­ Ships minutes first are reviewed by the union's contract departnwnt crew and officers for making trip an galley and mess hall clean at night. cussed overtime rates, new Those issues requiring attention or resolution are addressed by the excellent one. Treasurer reported Educational director urged mem­ contract and lifeboat procedures $470 in movie fund. No brefs or dis­ union upon receipt of ttie ships minutes. The minutes are then bers to uppade at Piney Point. No with crewmembers and extended puted OT reported. Crew requested forwarded to the Seafarers LOG for publication. beefs or disputed OT reported. thanks to Baltimore union hall. copies of new contract on ship. Also Secretary noted linens to be dis­ Crew extended vote of thanks to crew noted need for wearing masks tributed when washer is repaired. CHARLES L. Sf?OIVW (Tran­ galley gang for great meals. disputed OT reported. Crew asked around stackhouse. Entire aew gave soceanic Cable), January 28—• contracts department to look into vote of dianks to galley gang for out­ Educational director reminded ITB PHILADELPHIA (Sheridan Chairman J. Harrington, members to upgrade at Lun­ reducing time required to collect standing Thanksgiving and Transportation), March 31—Chair­ deberg School. No beefs or dis-' Secretary B. Kamiya, Educational vacation check. Crew advised Christmas dinners. Next port Nor­ man Dan Marcus, Secretary J.P. puted OT reported. Crew asked Director W. Carroll, Engine chairman that entertainment center folk, Va. Emidy, Educational Director J.R. contracts department to clarify Delegate Robert Powers, Steward in crew lounge not working. Crew CameU, Deck Delegate Joe SEAUFT ARCTIC (IMC), sailing board procedures. Crew Delegate Kenneth Cabato. Chair­ reported antenna once again needs Mieluchowski, Engine Delegate requested refrigerators for man advised members of payoff repair. Crew gave special thanks to February 23—Chairman Soimy Simeon Rivas, Steward Delegate Herrei^ Secretary D. Clay, quarters and variety of juices. schedule. He added ship will off­ Chief Cook Dadang Risbldi for Jack Hart Chairman thanked Educational Director E. Perreira, Next port: Charleston, S C. load cable and sail from St. outstanding meals each day. Deck Delegate N. Bean, Engine Thomas, V.I. Secretary urged mem­ INGER (Sealifl Bulkers), February Delegate G. Howard, Steward bers to conserve water while in 27—Chairman Stanley Jandora, D^egate A. Nasser. Qiairman port. Educational director reported Secretary Vincent Sanchez Jr., reported crew received officers' crew needs new washing machine. Deck £>elegate Willie Chestnut, old VCR for crew lounge. He He advised crewmembers to be Engine Delegate Eduardo Elemen- noted crewmernbers viewed "Scan­ safety conscious. Treasurer an­ to. Steward Delegate J. Martinez. dal at Sea." Educational director ad­ nounced $4(X) in ship's fund. No Chairman announced ship's arrival vised members to upgrade at beefs or disputed OT reported. date in New Orleans and noted Lundeberg School. Treasurer Crew asked contracts department next trip may be to Egypt with load reported $270 in ship's fund. Deck, for copy of new agreement. Crew engine and steward delegates noted forward escape hatch is leak­ of steel. He added repair list posted. No beefs or disputed OT reported disputed OT. Crew ing and needs repair. reported. Steward delegate reminded of no smoking policy OMIDYNACHEM(OMl), reminded crewmembers to turn cof­ during meal hours. January 23—Chairman Larry fee maker off at night when not in SEA-LAND PACIFIC(Sea-Land ^ Kunc, Secretary Frank Costango, use. Crew gave vote of thanks to Educational Director W. Weekley, galley gang for job well done. Next Service), February 28—Chairman Hayden Gifford, Secretaty Deck Delegate Charles Foley, En­ port: Mobile, Ala. George Bronson, Educational gine Delegate Rowell Van Unen, LNG VIRGO (ETC), February Director Steve Bigelow, Deck Steward Delegate Tom Kreis. 27—Chairman Jack Rhodes, Delegate D. Brunamonti, Engine Chairman noted new contracts Secretary Zein Achmad, Educa­ Delegate J. Arnold, Steward should be sent to ship soon. Educa­ tional Director Bruce Smith, Delegate R. Pouliot. Chairman dis­ tional director urged members to cussed arrival in Tacoma, Wash, upgrade skills when possible at Lun- Steward Delegate Ralph McKee. From the left, AS John Gilliam, Steward Assistant Mahmoud Megeed, sailing. and transportation of crewmembers Chairman reported smooth deberg School. Treasurer announced Steward Assistant Darlene Montgomery and AB Thomas Parisi take Educational director reminded mem­ home. He mentioned new safety captain donated tape rewinder for part in a recent union meeting aboard the le 2nd,it. John Paul Bobo in bers to upgrade skills at Lundeberg packet posted around ship. He crew lounge. No beefs or disputed the port of Panama City, Fla. School. No beefs or disputed OT urged members to donate to SPAD OT reported. Chairman reminded and upgrade at Piney Point. Educa­ crewmembers to use ice scoop when reported. Crew noted "Scandal at CHARLES L. BROWN (Tran­ deck crew for good seamanship tional director thanked members getting ice and not bare hands. Crew Sea" video viewed during meeting. soceanic Cable), March 3-^hairwhen cleaning tanks and preparing Next port: Tobata, Japan. for keeping crew laundry, lounge discussed having ship fumigated for man J. Harrin^on, Secretary B. ship for port and sea. He also ex­ and quarters clean. He also thanked bugs. Crew gave vote of thanks to OMIDYNACHEM(OMl), Kamiya, Educational Director W. tended vote of thanks to steward electrician for donating movies to galley gang for job well done. Next February 20—Chairman Larry department for excellent meals Carroll, Deck Delegate Tony ship library and reminded eligible port: Bellingham, Wash. Kunc, Secretary Steven Wagner, Sivola, Engine Delegate Robert prepared each day. Secretary members to upgrade skills at Paul Powers, Steward Delegate Ken Educational Director W. Weekley, Hall Center. No beefs or disputed reported everything running am LEADER (OMl), January ^ Deck Delegate Charles Foley, En­ OT reported. Crew thanked smooth as silk. Educational direc­ Cabato. Chairman announced ar­ 3—Chairman Patrick Rankin, tor reminded members with rival date in St. Thomas, V.I. and gine Delegate R. Van Unen, steward department for good meals Secretary Rebecca Sleeper, Educa­ enough sea time to take advantage told crew of payoff at end of Steward Delegate Tom Kreis. and job well done. tional Director James McDaniel, month. He reported cable watches of upgrading opportunities at Paul Chairman reported new VCRs for Deck Delegate Craig Pare, STONEWALL JACKSON Hall Center. He also stressed im­ to begm until all cable is loaded crew and officers' lounge received Steward Delegate Stanley Krysportance of reading Seafarers and ship goes into cable standby. (Waterman Steamship), February and noted old one to be used as tosiak. Captain requested new LOG. No beefs or disputed OT He also advised members to prac­ 27—Chairman Carl Lineherry, back up. He urged members to VCR for crewmembers. He noted tice safety at all times and to report reported. Steward delegate advised Secretary E. Hoitt, Educationd payoff set for Los Angeles. Educa­ keep grease and oil off chairs in crew of importance of donating to all safety items, repairs, etc. to Director Wayne McKeeler, Deck mess hall. Educational director tional director reported December SPAD. He noted it is vital to keep department heads. Crewmembers Delegate Rohert Christensen, En­ reminded members to upgrade at issue of Seafarers LOG has Piney a strong voice for maritime in gine Delegate M. Novak, Steward viewed "Scandal at Sea" video. Kney Point. No beefs or disputed Point course descriptions. No beefs Washington, D.C. where it counts. Education^ director reported crew Delegate F. Zaharan. Chairman OT reported. Crew discussed ben­ or disputed OT reported. Crew ex­ Chief cook thanked deck and en­ laundry temporarily shut down advised crewmembers next port zene testing and confusion over ex­ tended special vote of thanks to gine departments for keeping mess until electrical panel repairs com­ would be Alexandria, Egypt, then piration dates. Crew thanked galley Chief Steward Sleeper for obtain­ h^ clean during off hours. onto Suez Canal for eastbound leg pleted. Treasurer reported $400 in gang for great job. Chairman ing fresh Christmas trees for crew ship's fund. No beefs or disputed of voyage. Secretary reported aU diaidced entire crew for excellent and officers. Crew also gave LIBERTY SUN (Liberty OT reported. Crew asked contracts union forms are av^able should response in the rescue of foiu thanks for special meal served by Maritime), March 6—Chairman department for copies of new agree­ Costa Rican fishermen. Crewmem­ crewmembers need them. Educa­ galley gang and Christmas gifts Glen James, secretary Norman ment. Crew sent "Aloha Oi" to tional director encouraged mem­ bers donated clothes, and steward sent by Houston area churches. Dube, Educational Dftector L. Tom Fay at Piney Point from the bers to upgrade skills at Piney department prepared hot meals for Malt^ Deck Delegate Patrick "Hawaii Bunch." Point when on beach. Treasurer those rescu^. Next port: Houston. AfVIERICAN HERITAGE(Apex Baker, Steward Delegate Joseph reported $480 in ship's fund. Deck, Marine), January 27—Chairman COVE ENDEA VOR (Cove Ship­ Brooks. Deck and steward OMl MISSOURI (Vulcan Car­ engine and steward delegates Bryan Iversen, Engine Delegate J. riers), February 13—Chairman delegates reported disputed OT. ping), March 28—Chairman C.C. reported disputed OT. Crew Overby, Steward Delegate N. Crew requested new washing Smit^ Secretary Thomas Wybo, Cesar Gutierrez, Secretary Clyde reported patrolman delivered Jackson. Chairman reported crew machine. Educational Director C. Keith Kreiss, Steward Delegate James Seafarers LOGs to ship. Crewmem­ worked hard during long voyage. Duimavant, Deck Delegate Hm Padmore. Education^ director ad­ bers discussed smoking policy No beefs or disput^ OT repoi^. UBERTY WAVE(Uberty Troupe, Engine Delegate Victor vised members to upgrade at Lun­ aboard ship. Crew requested Chairman noted Seafarers LOGs Maritime), March 13^-Chairman Rewerts, Steward Delegate deberg School. Deck delegate repair of antenna for crew not being received. Crew gave vote reported disputed OT. No beefs or Calvin Miles, Secretary Lee Moham^ Ahmed. Chairman dis­ quarters and gave vote of thanks of thanks to steward department for disputed OT reported by engine or Frazier, Deck Delegate Floyd Pat­ cussed ship's itinerary with crew­ to galley gang for job well done. jood meals during long trip. Chair­ steward delegates. Chairman sug­ terson, Engine Delegate Victor members. Treasurer reported Steward delegate announced man reported ship sch^uled for Quioto, Steward Ddegate R As$97.50 in ship's fund. No beefs or gested crewmembers signing off , receipt of new toaster. stop in Oregon before sailing to cone. Crew requested new lounge ^sputed OT reported. Steward should put old work clothes in a Bangladesh, Durban, South Africa furniture. Educational director delegate reminded crewmembers to AMERICAN CORMORANT box for use by other crewmembers and Houston for payoff. reminded members to upgrade at clean up after themselves in mess (Osprey Shipping), March 13— when needed. Lundeberg School. No b^fii or dis­ hall. Crew noted galley freezer in Chairman V. Huelett, Secretary FRANCES HAMMER (Ocean puted OT reported. Chairman asked need of repair. Chairman asked D.K. Goggins, Educational Di^Shipholding), February 14—Chair­ ll4iV6£l7 (Vulcan Carriers), tor R. Mac, Deck DelegaW C. Pat­ crewmembers to load washer com­ contracts department to clarify February 16—Chairman Johnny man P. Tnsa, Secretary J. Price, sanitary wodc over wedonids. pletely before beginning cycle and Wolfe, Secretary C. Chang, Educa­ terson, Engine Delegate Robert ^ucational Director R. Butler. remember to clean lint filter before McDonald, Steward Delegate Chairman reminded crew February tional Ehrector H. Smith, Engine OMl LEADER (OMI), March 6— beginning dryer. He reminded crew Chairman Patridr Rari^ Delegate M. Napier. Chairman ad­ Robert Wright. Chairman re­ 21 is Presidents Day, a paid union to keep lounge clean by putting quested new microwave oven and vised members not to throw plas­ loliday. He noted ship on way to Secretary Rdlieoca Sleeper, Educanewspapers, magazines and vidro lefiigeiator for galley. Educational tics overboard. He noted vessel 4ew Jersey to unload with next tiorral Director H. ChainQr,Deck tapes away when done. Crew dis­ returning to stateside route after off­ director noted copy of new contract destination unknown. Secret^ Delegate Craig Pare. Oiairirtan cussed developing system for received and advised all seamen to loading grain in Albania. He dianl^ stewa:^ delate fra* goirtg asked crewmembers to save juice checking out movies. Crew re­ upgrade and furdier skills at Paul thanked crewmembers for excellent cans so deck and engine depart­ ashore artd picking out new VCR frn* quested new T.V., microwave oven crew. Educational directrx' discussed Colter. No beefs ordieted job. He reminded aew that a layup is ments can use them for painting. and improved antenna reception. OT repotted. Crew extended special possible soon and advised diem to Educational director encouraged oil spijl class available at Piney Point Members asked chairman to advise artd urged crewmerrtbers to support stay off main deck in severe weather. thanks to steward depaitment memmembers to upgrade skills at Paul crew on when new movies arrive. bos Steward/Baker Goggins, Chief No beefe or disputed OT repmled. Hall Center. Treasurer reported They thanked steward department Cook Wright aiid SA Migdalia Next port New York. 150 in ship's fund. No beefs or Continued on page 20 Digest of Ships Meetings Meeting Time I'K' : . A'Kf' "-I. i. ; y. 'A - f 1 ' y'-. fAi:' -''-X '• ''y yy ' •> .-'J-' ' ' . AvVA ://[/ �20 MAY 1994 SEAPAKIKUie Ships D^est Continued from page 19 MDL (Maritime Defense League). Deck delegate reported beef. No beefs or disputed OT reported by engine or steward delegates. OMI LEADER (OMl), March 20—Chairman Patrick Rankin, Secretary Rebecca Sleeper, Educa­ tional Director H. Chancey, Deck Delegate Criiig Pare, Engine E>elegate Rudolph Lopez. Chair­ man reported patrolinan boarded ship in Honolulu. Chairman also told crew payoff scheduled in Texas, and he requested another patrolman meet vessel there. He added that due to length of trip, laundry soap would rationed for remainder of trip. Educational director discussed safety aboard ship and encouraged crew to report any unsafe conditions. Deck delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by engine or steward delegates. Crewmembers gave vote of thanks to Chief Pumpman Chancey for his hard work. Next port: Texas City, Texas. OMI MISSOURI (Vulcan Car­ riers), March 20—Chairman Cesar Gutierrez, Secretary Clyde Kreiss, Deck Delegate Randal Evans, Engine Delegate James Thibodeau, Steward Delegate James Padmore. Chairman praised crew for smooth trip. Deck delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by engine or steward delegates. Chair­ man advised members to attend all union meetings. He asked crew to keep crew lounge's newly upholstered furniture clean and not sit with sharp objects in pockets that will tear fabric. OVERSEAS HARRIETTE (Maritime Overseas), March 15— Chairman Peter Victor, Secretary G. Quinn, Educational Director M. Marino, Deck Delegate D. Charles, Engine Delegate A. Medino, Steward Delegate R. Xatruch. Chairman noted very good trip with good crew. Secretary encouraged members to upgrade skills at Piney Point. Deck delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by engine or steward delegates. Crew noted Seafarers LOGs received. Members discussed installing new washer and dryer. They thanked galley gang for job well done. Next port: Lake Charles, La. reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by engine or steward delegates. Chairman circu­ lated new repair list and told crew to let captain know if new mattres­ ses are needed. Crew gave vote of thanks to galley gang for excellent service keeping ship clean and for great salad bar. Chairman dis­ cussed Coast Guard efforts to tax seamen's documents and circulated petition to halt such efforts. Next port: Valdez, Alaska. SEA-LAND CONSUMER (SeaLand Service), March 20—Chair­ man Francis Adams, Secretary Don Dwyer, Engine Delegate Royce Barrett, Steward Delegate Ernest Polk. Chairman urged members to donate to SPAD and write congressmen asking them to fight for strong U.S.-flag fleet. He extended vote of thanks to Seafarers LOG staff for job well done. Educational director reminded members to read LOG and take Hazmat training at Piney Point. Steward delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or ^sputed OT reported by deck or engine delegates. Crew thanked galley gang for great job and homemade bread and pastries. Next port: Long Beach, Calif. SEA-LAND CONSUMER (SeaLand Service), March 31—Chair­ man Francis Adams, Secretaiy Don Dwyer, Engine Delegate Royce Barrett, Steward Delegate Ernest Polk. Chairman noted smooth sailing and gave vote of thanks to all departments. He reminded members to give to SPAD because "politics is pork chops." He advised crewmembers to r^ new contract Educational director discussed benefits of upgrad­ ing at Paul Hall Center. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Chairman stressed importance of reading Seafarers LOG. Crew gave vote of thanks to steward department for great meals. Chairman reminded members to rewind videotapes. Next wit: Long Beach, Calif. la. Chairman announced arrival in port and upcoming U.S. Coast Guard insp^tion. He reported smooth sailing. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Next port: Long Beach, Calif. SEA-LAND EXPRESS (SeaLand Service), March 26—Chair­ man D. Fleehearty, Secretary G. Bryant, Educational Director A. Bell, Deck Delegate Albert Moore, Engine Delegate A. Han­ sen, Steward Delegate Joel Crow. Chairman urged members to donate to SPAD and upgrade skills at Piney Point. He reminded crewmembers to take garbage to gar­ bage room on main deck. Educational director advised mem­ bers signing off to clean rooms for next member. Deck and engine delegates reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by steward delegate. Crew gave vote of thanks to galley gang for job well done. Chairman thanked crew for keeping laundry and recreation rooms clean and orderly. Next port: Tacoma, Wash. SEA-LAND RELIANCE (SeaLand Service), March 20—Chair­ man Mel TalaJotu, Secretary F. Slson, Educational Director R. RIsbeck. Deck Delegate Jerry Casugay, Engine lielegate Roger Wesserman, Steward Delegate Carol Grycko. Chairman extended special vote of thanks to steward department for fine meals. Educa­ tional director urged members to take advantage of upgrading cour­ ses at Lundeberg School. Deck delegate reportV disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by engine or steward delegates. Crew requested TV antenna and VCR. Next port: Tacoma, Wash. SEA-LAND SP//7/r(Sea-Land Service), March 16—Chairman Howard Gibbs, Secretary A. Delaney, Educational Director Austin Horn, Steward Delegate Bradford Mack. Chairman reminded members to read ship's safety manual. Educational director advised crewmembers to upgrade skills at Paul Hall Center. No beefs or• disputed OT reported. Crew gave ive vote of thanks to galley gang for job well done. Next port: Honolulu. SEA-LAND DEFENDER (Sea..and Service), March 12—Chair­ man Robert Wagner, Secretary John Alamar, Educational Direc­ tor Alfred McQuade, Steward delegate Ignacio Fontelera. Secret^ thanked crew for keeping USNS BELLATRIX(Bay Ship recreation room and all areas Management), March 16-^hairclean. He reminded members to fill man Bruce Korte, Secretary R. out change of address form if moving. Disputed OT reported by en- Wilcox, Educational Director Chris McKinney, Deck Delegate pne delegate. No beefs or disput^ Joe Sausek, Engine Delegate Ron 3T by deck or steward delegates. Day, Steward Delegate Randy Next port Oakland, Calif. Stephens. Crew requested exercise SEA-LAND DEVELOPER (Sea- equipment, VCR in engine depart­ OVERSEAS 0H/0(Maritime Land Service), March 10—Chair­ ment lounge and new video tapes. Overseas), March 25—Chairman man D. Cella, Secretary L. Pinn, Chairman asked contracts depart­ Robert Pagan Jr., Secretary Earl Vocational Director M. Miller, ment if crew is covered by war Gray Sr., Educational Director M. Deck Delegate John Kelly, Engine zone pay for time in Mogadishu, R ibeiro. Deck Delegate Delegate S. Haniford. Chairman Soms^a. Secretary reported all SIU John Baker, Engine Delegate Nor­ reported new washing machine or­ forms available in steward's office. man Israel, Steward Delegate dered. He advised members to Educational director told members Duane Bergeson. Chairman noted upgrade at Lundeberg School and to check Seafarers LOG for upgrad­ good crew on board and en­ donate to SPAD. Educational direc­ ing schedule at Lundeberg School couraged everyone to keep up tor reminded members who intend and urged them to apply. No beefs good work. He asked members to to sail on tankers in future to attend or disputed OT reported. Steward help DEU in keeping ship cleap. upgrading courses at Paul Hall Cen­ delegate thanked crewmembers for Secretary encourag^ crewmemter. Deck delegate reported dis­ keeping mess hall clean. Crew bers to continue separating plastic OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported poor mail service. Chair­ lirom regular garbage and requested puted eported by engine or steward man asked contracts department to them to observe smoke-free rules delegates. Crew requested new TV verify holiday and weekend pay. in lounge and mess hall (now part and washing machine. Next port: He thanked crew for good voyage. of new contract). Deck delegate ""acoma. Wash. Crew gave vote of thanks to galley gang for good meals and service. SEA-LAND DISCOVERY (SeaNext port: Durban, South Africa. Land Service), March 6—Chair­ man Nelson Sala, Secretary J.R. Hells, Education^ Director Tom *risco. Deck Delegate F. Rivera^ mgine Delegate R. Martinez, The ship's minutes of Steward Delegate Radames January 26 for the USNS Silas Cosme. Chairman said payoff Bent which appearaed in the would take place as soon as patrol­ March 1994 issue of the man arrives. Treasurer reported Seafarers LOG incorrectly $50 in ship's fund. No b^fs or dis­ stated the amount of days puted OT reported. Crew thanked needed in order to apply for ;alley gang for job well done. vacation. The minimum total SEA-LAND EXPLORER (Seaseatime needed still is 120 days. Land Service), March 20—Chair­ The minutes as printed should man Jack Kingsley, Secretary have read the crew requested ' Yilliam Burdette, Educational that the contracts department Director Guy Pollard Lowsley, consider reducing the mini­ QMED Imro Solomon stands Deck Delegate D.L.Sanfillppo, mum days needed for vaction to before the engineroom control Engine Delegate Steve Byerley, board on the LNG Leo. 90. Steward Delegate Musaid Abdul- Keeping Watch Correction: Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS monies are to be paid to anyone in The constitution of the SIU Atlan­ any official capacity in the SIU tic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters unless an official union receipt is District makes specific provision given for same. Under no cir­ for safeguarding the membership's cumstances should any member money and union finances. The pay any money for any reason un­ constitution requires a detailec less he is given such receipt. In the audit by catified public accountants event anyone attempts to require everj' year, which is to be submittec any such payment be made without to the membership by the secretaiy- supplying a receipt, or if a member tieasuier. A yearly finance commit­ is required to make a payment and tee of rank-and-file members, is given an official receipt, but elected by the membership, each feels that he or she should not have year examines the finances of the been required to make such pay­ union and reports fiilly their find­ ment, this should inunediately be ings and recommendations. Mem­ reported to union headquarters. bers of this committee may make CONSTITUTIONAL dissenting reports, specific recom­ RIGHTS AND OBLIGA­ mendations and separate findings. TIONS. Copies of the SIU con­ TRUST FUNDS. All trust stitution are available in all union funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, halls. All members should obtain Lakes and Inland Waters District copies of this constimtion so as to are administered in accordance familiarize themselves with its con­ with the provisions of various trust tents. Any time a member feels any fund agreements. All these agree­ other member or officer is attempt­ ments specify that the trustees in ing to deprive him or her of any charge of these funds shall equally constimtional right or obligation by consist of union and management any methods, such as dealing widi representatives and their alter­ charges, trials, etc., as well as all nates. All expenditures and disbur­ other details, the member so affected sements of trust funds are made should inunediately notify head­ only upon approval by a majority quarters. of the trustees. All trust fiind finan­ EQUAL RIGHTS. All mem­ cial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust bers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. A the SIU. These rights are clearly set member's shipping rights and forth in the SIU constitution and in seniority are protected exclusively the contracts which the union has by contracts between the union and negotiated with the employers. the employers. Members should Consequently, no member may be get to Imow their shipping rights. discriminated against because of Copies of these contracts are race, creed, color, sex, national or posted and available in all union geographic origin. If any member halls. If members believe there feels that he or she is denied the have been violations of their ship­ equal rights to which he or she is ping or seniority rights as con­ entitled, the member should notify tained in the contracts between the union headquarters. union and the employers, they SEAFARERS POLITICAL should notify the Seafarers Ap­ ACTIVITY DONATION — peals Board by certified mail, SPAD. SPAD is a separate return receipt requested. The segregated fund. Its proceeds are proper address for this is: used to further its objects and pur­ Augustin Tellez, Chairman poses including, but not limited to, Seafarers Appeals Board furthering the political, social and 5201 Auth Way economic interests of maritime Camp Springs, MD 20746 workers, the preservation and fur­ Full copies of contracts as thering of the American merchant referred to are available to members marine with improved employ­ at all dmes, either by writingdirectly ment opportunities for seamen and to the union or to the Seafarers Ap­ boatmen and the advancement of peals Board. trade union concepts. In connec­ CONTRACTS. Copies of all tion with such objects, SPAD sup­ SIU contracts are available in all SIU ports and contributes to political halls. These contracts specify the candidates for elective office. All wages and conditions under which contributions are voluntary. No an SIU member works and lives contribution may be solicited or aboard a ship or boat. Members received because of force, job dis­ should know Aeir contract rights, as crimination, financial reprisal, or well as their obligations, such as threat of such conduct, or as a con­ filing forovertime (OT) on the proper dition of membership in the union sheets and in the propa- manner. If, at or of employment. If a contribution any time, a memba: believes that an is made by reason of the above SIU patrolman or otho- union official improper conduct, the member fails to protect their contracmal rights should notify the Seafarers Inter­ proporly, he or she should contact the national Union or SPAD by cer­ nearest SIU port agent tified mail within 30 days of the EDITORIAL POLICY — contribution for investigation and THE SEAFARERS LOG. The appropriate action and refund, if Seafarers LOG traditionally has involuntary. A member should refrained fiom publishing any article support SPAD to protect and fur­ serving the political purposes of any ther his or her economic, political individual in the union, officer or and social interests, and member. It also has refi^ned from American trade union concepts. mblishing articles deemed harmful If at any time a member feels o the union or its collective mem- that any of the above rights have rership. This established policy has reen violated, or that he or she has jeen reaffirmed by membCTship ac­ been denied the constitutional tion at the September 1960 meet­ right of access to union records or ings in all constitutional ports. The information, the member should res]^nsibility for Seafarers LOG immediately notify SIU President )olicy is vested in an editorial Michael Sacco at headquarters by ward which consists of the execu­ certified mail, return receipt re­ tive board of the union. The execu­ quested. The address is: tive board may delegate, from Michael Sacco, President among its ranks, one individual to Seafarers Intemational Union carry out this responsibility. 5201 Auth Way PAYMENT OF MONIES. No Camp Springs, MD 20746. �' !'i • ;. -t: * • ' .4 IIIUri994 XmWBISIM From left, Jose Oliveira, Antonio Lameiro and Antonio Sllva tioist net aboard the Southern Crusader. Warmer Weather Welcome On the Southern Crusader 1 Handling repairs to some of the nets are Antonio L^melro (left) and LIclnIo Esteves. The Southern Crusader's crew, all fishermen who sail from the port of New Bedford, Mass., had a good break on their last voyage, pictured on this page in photos t^en by the boat's cap­ tain, Amilcar l^teves. It was not a coffee break or a lunch break, but rather, a break in the weather. The Southern Crusader, like all of the other 80 SIU fishing vessels sailing out of New Bed­ ford, worked through an excep­ tionally harsh winter. Understandably, crewmembers there are happily welcoming the warmer weather of spring. "Definitely, it was a rough winter," said SIU Port Agent Henri Francois. "These guys work year-round, but they (often) had to tie up this year due to the weather. Then they listened to the weather reports every day, just to see if they even had a chance to fish." Francois described Esteves and the rest of the Crusader's crew—^Antonio Lameiro, Jose Oliveira, AntonioSilva, Licinio Esteves and Augusto Rosa—as "family men and wonderful, dedicat^ workers." Like the vast majority of the other fishermen who ply their trade in the northeastern United 21 Two crewmembers prepare to haul In cod and other flatfish caught in the New Bedford area. States, the crewmembers of the Southern Crusader are of Por­ tuguese descent. During offtime, particularly in the summer, they occasionally return to Por­ tugal for brief visits with fanulies and friends. The Southern Crusader is classified as a dragger, one of ^OUTHE!?!^ cm/m two types of fishing boats in the New Bedford area. (The other type is known as a scdlopCr.) Its crew uses large nets which are pulled along the bottom of the ocean to catch groundfish such as cod, yellow-tail flounder, had­ The Southern Crusader Is one of 80SlU-contracted fishing vessels dock, sole, lobster and various that operate in the northeast. other flatfish. The vessel is approximately 80 feet long, with about 500 horsepower. A typical voyage usually lasts nine to 12 days, and extends as far as 100 or more miles out to sea. As called for in their SIU contract, if the fishermen woik more than nine consecutive days, . they must tie iq)in poitforfour days. While in port, Esteves and the rest of the crew pitch in to handle routine maintenance such as repairing nets, winches and radars. "They don't want to miss any chance to sail," explained Fran- -|iS Ucinlo Esteves checks a yellowtall flounder. From left, Antonio Lameiro, LIclnIo Esteves and Jose Oliveira clean the latest catch. "1/ •V2T\ . k-' ' rr.': Crewmembers aboaid the Southern Crusader start the cleaning process by removing the tails from the monkfish. Augusto Rosa (left) and Ucinlo Esteves check out a cape shark. Preparing to send the fish below are Antonio Lameiro and Jose Oliveira. ''A' diiM; •• • >'• -Ijl .. I • /-KV;- • . v'..: ./ -• .1 • 1- -S. ; . �22 MAY1994 SEAFARERSLOG Lundebefg School Graduating Classes PS Upgraders Lifeboat—^With instructor Jake Karaczynskl (right) are March 8 upgrading graduates of the lifeboat class (from left, first row) Dawn Coutermash, Fade! Abdulla, Tony Brooks, William McGee, Morris Jeff, (second row) Demont Edwards, Robert Papale, Larry Anderson and Justo Lacayo. Trainee Lifeboat Class 522—Graduating from trainee lifeboat class 522 are (from left, kneeling) Gabriel Sawyer, Glen McCullough, Wilford Glenn Knight, Donna Scott, (second row) Matthew Case, Willie Pettway, Brad Neathery, Ercell Manuel Jr., Jakp Karaczynskl (instructor), (third row) Charles Pruitt, Spencer Kreger, Justin Cook, Jeffrey Brown and Duane Jessup. QMED—Upgrading members of the engine department completing TraineeLifeboatClass523—Graduatingfromtraineelifeboatclass523are(fromleft,kneeling) Ben Cusic (instructor), Everett Henry, Michael Cobb, David Wamke, Eugene Bames, William Pettaway, iha (second row) Dimitrios Vourlos, Joseph Latham, Kevin Ward, Thomas White, Jason McCants, Nathaniel James Ham, (third row) Anthony J^v?•TF Yates, Owen Richards, Tyler Harden, Perryman Jr., Shad Ball and Antonio Simon. Kevin Maskell, Calvin Lawson and Jeff Stuart. Not pictured are Gary Monison and Christopher Snow. Oil Spill Containment Class—Certificates of completion were received by the March 8 class of upgraders. They are (from left, kneeling) Adam Talucci, Roderick Hall, Fred Vaigneur, John Cincotta, Abrafram Daif, Antonio Gonzales, (second row) Casey Taylor (instructor), Robert Darley, William Soto Jr., Chris Cobb, Dartin Eastridge, Scott Hobbs, Maris Seperis, Timothy Vota, (third row) Robert Grove, Andr6 Frazier, Mark Weaver, Kenneth Frederick, Kenneth Boone, Alan Day, Timothy Duggan, Chris Penine and Joseph Gustafson. Some of the crewmembers from the USNS Bellatrix have dis­ covered a hobby that puts food on the table. During their free time. Chief Steward Robert Wilcox, AB Joe Sauzek and OS William May recently enjoyed a successful fishing venture. Top photo: It took both Sauzek (left) and Wilcox to land this massive fish. Bottom: May (left) and Wilxox, who sent these photos to the LOG, report that this catch "was absolutely delicious." - * «[: ass wM-. Upgraders Lifeboat—^The April 5 graduates of the upgraders lifeboat course are (from left, kne^ng) ifing) Ben Cusic ( (instructor), Roderick Hall, Thomas McCurdy, Andrew Green Jr., Maris Seperis, (second row) Richard Oliva, Michael Nelson, Edyson Chaniago, Kanoi Sialana, Robert Darley, (third row) Jesse James, Mark Weaver, Joseph Gustafson and Andr6 Frazier. J �MAY 1994 -MP—.:.. -? LUHDEBERG SCHOOL 1994 UPGRADING COURSE &!REOIRE SEAFME/IS LOG 23 DecerUBcalbmProgrurtts The following is the course, schedule for classes beginning between June and October 1994 at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship located at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Md. All programs are geared to improve job skills of Seafarers and topromote the American mantime industry, T^e course schedule may change to reflect the needs of the membership, the maritime industry and—^in times of conflict—the nation's security. Deck UpgmUng Courses Course Check-In Date Completion Date Able Seaman July 15 September 9 August 26 October 21 Course Check-In Date Completion Date Bosun Recertification Octobers November 7 Steward Recertification Julys August 8 Course Check-In Date Completion Date Assistant Cook, Cook and Baker Contact admissions office for storting dates Chief Cook, Chief Steward Contact admissions office for starting dates Course Check-In Date Completion Date All students must take the Oil Spill Prevention and Containment class. Bridge Management (Shiphandling) July 29 October 21 Radar Certification June 17 ,fune24 July 22 July29 August 19 August 26 September 16 September 23 October 14 October 21 August 12 November 4 Celestial Navigatilon July 1 September 9 limited License, Parti julyl June 20 September 26 October? ILlbaait^ license, Part 2 ^ Limited License, Part 3 AU students must take the Oil Spill Prevention and Containment class. QMEID - Any Rating August 1 October 21 FlrenumAVatertonder and Oiler September 12 October 21 June 27 July 22 August 1 September 9 Refrigeration Maint & Operatiom August 12 October 21 Pumpromn Bilidiit.)& Operations Hydraulics June20 Octobers iulylS .Pctober,2i i;#; July 18 October 24 |luly29 November 4 SuMySpeelalfy Courses ' . Check-In Date Completion Date Oil Spill Prevention and (Containiment) .'"'-if'.'V'. , Lifeboatman . r June 17 Julyl August 26 October 21 September 2 October 28 June 17 July 15 August 12 August 26 September 9 October? Julyl July29 August 26 September 9 ^ptember23 October 21 June 24 Basic/Advanced Fire Fighting July 8 July 22 September 16 September 30 Sealift Operations & Maintenance July 11 Septembers Augusts September 30 (First) (Last) (Middle) Address (Street) (Slale) (City) Telephone _J_ (Zip Code) Date of Birth. _L (Area Code) , (Month/Day/Year) Lakes Member D Deep Sea Member lH August26 Crane Maintenance September 12 October 21 Wdding October24 November 18 1994ArkrltEilucatkm Schedule The following courses are available through the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School. Please contact the admissions office for enrollment information. Course Chodc-In Date Completion Date GED Preparation 12 weeks - open-ended admission Adult Basic Education (ABE) 6 weeks - open-ended admission English as a Second Language (ESL) 6 weeks - open-ended admission Developmental Studies June 27 July 11 August 22 SeptdnberS June 30 July IS August 26 September 9 General Educatkm Crrilege Cotases Sessionin September 12 November 4 Primary language spoken UPGRADING APPUCAIRNII Name July 15 November 28 Mirine Electrical Maintaumce Julys October 10 CIS':©-' Course October 14 Inland Waters Member• With this application, COPIES of your discharges must be submitted showing suffi­ cient time to qualffy 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 arul the fivrU and back of your z-card as well as your Lundeberg School identification card listing the course(s) you have taken and com­ pleted The Admissions Office WILL NOT schedule you until all of the above are received BEGDf END COURSE DATE DATE yL-yd If the following information is not filled out completely, your application will not be processed. Social Security # ' Seniority Book # ' Department U.S. Citizen: •Yes • No • ' Home Port LAST VESSEL: Ehdorsement(s) or License(s) now held Rating:. Date On: Date Off: Are you a graduate of the SHLSS trainee program? • Ves DNO SIGNATURE. If yes, class# Have you attended any SHLSS upgrading courses? •Ves DNO Transportation will be paid in accordance with the scheduling letter only if you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. If you have any questions, contact your port agent before departing for Piney Point. If yes, coufse(s) taken Do you hold the U.S. Coast Guard Lifeboatman Endorsement? • VeS: DNO Firefighting: D Yes DNO CPR:DYes DNO .DATE RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Lundeberg Upgrading Center, P.O. Box 75, Piney Point, MD 20674. 5/94 f. »• ' ' '• ^-' .H • !.- •f.- • u-yf.,. "r l':""r I • r'. �IE- E f., •-,. • :. ••• ?.fe'' .•••"• '••• j; -ir - SEAEUCEttS "'f- ; •, May 1994 Volume 56, Number 5 SEAFARERS Have you planned your summer vacation yet? The Lundeberg School can provide you and your family with all the ingredients for an exciting vacation. For details and rates, see page 16. .:*- Spring Thaw Brings New Season For SlU-Crewed NATCO Dredges f S perform routinere^ iiiliiwig /'tj-.' 'v.^rT-. hv winter layup in the shipyard. With wanner weather returning to the eastem half of the United States, SIU members aboard North American Trailing Company (NATCO) dredges are back at work on the Great Lakes, Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. Because of ice and rough water conditions, most dredging operations occur between March and October, with some vessels retreat­ ing to the shipyard for repairs during the winter months. Norfolk, Va. Port Agent Mike Paladino met with Seafarers aboard the NATCO hopper dredge. Sugar Island, when it recently docked at the Virginia port to take on fuel. (All NATCO dredges are "hoppers" which are dredges that can bring in the material that has been removed to store until it can be removed or used to fill in another area.) Recently out of the shipyard from its winter layup, the Sugar Island was preparing to begin a dredging operation to clear the Chesapeake Bay shipping channel to make sure the draft was at least 51-feet deep. Another NATCO dredge, the SlU-crewed Dodge Island, was assisting in the operation. Getting much of their work from the Army Corps of Engineers, the dredges perform channel maintenance and widening opera­ tions. By removing rock, sand or mud from the bottom of the ocean, lake or inland waterway the vessels deepen shipping channels. "The dredges perform many various types of operations. They may be asked to come in with sand to fill in a beach area that has been eroded or clear the way into port for a vessel with a deep draft. The crewmembers are skilled for all the different jobs done by the dredges," Paladino told a reporter for the Seafarers LOG. The port agent noted that the crew aboard the Sugar Island has a very good relationship and relate well to one another. "Everyone works together to get the job done. If some­ thing breaks, they all stick together until it is repaired," he said. Paladino noted that the crews were all very happy with the new three-year contract be­ tween NATCO and the union. When the vessels begin a new dredging project, the area is marked,and surveyed. The depth is measured and surveyed by a com­ puter on board the dredge. Depending on the operation at hand, different markers are used to mark off the afea to be worked. "If they are dredging an area that is bordered by land, land markers can be used. If the dredge is operating in the middle of a body of water, a buoy is used. Sometimes lights are used to mark an area around a bridge. It all depends on what is being dredged," noted Paladino. W^en the dredge sails to a new area to perform another operation, it may be neces­ sary to change to a drill or pump depending upon what the dredging operation may be. "Removing rock calls for a drill while mud or sand need to be dredged using a pump," the port agent said. Gathering for a union meeting in the crew lounge are, from left, Oiler Bill Quick, ABs Ed Broadus and Omar Muhammad and Steward\Baker David Struckland. Help Locate This Missing ChiU Relaxing in the crew lounge at the end of his shift is AB Louis Green. SA Barbara Lindsay comes ashore while the Sugar Signing the patrolman's report is Second Mate /s/and takes on fuel in Norfolk, Va. Jim Stafford. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has asked the Seafarers International Union to assist them in locating Christy Dee Hughes Christy Dee Hughes. Missing from Baltimore, Md. since October 17, 1993, the 17-year-old is considered an endangered runaway. She is believed to be in the company of an adult male. At the time of her disap­ pearance, the blonde-haired, hazel-eyed girl was 5'4" tall and weighed 108 pounds. She has a 2-inch scar on her thigh. Anyone having information on the whereabouts of Christy Dee Hughes should contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at (8(X)) 8435678 or the Missing Persons Unit of the Baltimore County Police Department at (410) 8875329. � 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 May 1994 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AGENCIES, UNIONS EXAMINE SURGE SHIPPING DEMANDS FIVE TIMES MORE OIL SPILLED BY PIPELINES THAN THANKERS SENATE PANEL TACKLES DOT SHIP BILL PRESIDENT NIXON, ARCHITECT OF '70 SHIPPING ACT, DIES AT 81 U.S. CRUISE SHIP PLAN BEFORE CONGRESS SEAFARERS MOVE INTO NEW BROOKLYN HALL SCHOOL'S INLAND GROUP TACKLES NEW REGS, SAFETY BILLS NATCO SIU MEMBERS RATIFY 3-YEAR CONTRACT EXPRESS MARINE SEAFARERS ENDORSE PACT HAZMAT RECERTIFICATION AVAILABLE THROUGH PAUL HALL MARITIME CENTER MID-MAY VOTE SLATED FOR ANTI-SCAB BILL RANK-AND-FILE COMMITTEE OK'S SIU FINANCIAL RECORDS SEA-LAND PATRIOT: AROUND THE NORTH PACIFIC IN 49 DAYS CHIEF COOK LEONARD STRIVES TO BE THE BEST GOVERNMENT SERVICES DIVISION CHALLENGES OVER REDUCTION OF CREW SIZE BY MSCPAC BORUCKI REPORTS SEALIFT CARIBBEAN SAILS THROUGH ANNUAL INSPECTION HONING SKILLS FOR AMERICA'S SEALIFT NEEDS BELIEF IN STRONG U.S.-FLAG FLEET IS EVIDENT ABOARD OVERSEAS OHIO SIU FAMILY BOASTS WRESTLING CHAMPS S-L RALIEGH BAY CREW SHARES HOLIDAY MEAL WARMER WEATHER WELCOME ON THE SOUTHERN CRUSADER SPRING THAW BRINGS NEW SEASON FOR SIU-CREWED NATCO DREDGES 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 5/1/1995 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. 56, No. 5 1994 Periodicals Seafarers Log