http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/453a39cfe2a5aeb97756a2589cba0e8d.pdf 4b360dbd0c7c0ceec0be962b33a6f018 PDF Text Text I OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION •ATLANTIC, GULF, Volume 57, Number 8 August 1995 House-Senate Panel Gets AK Export Bill Measure to Ship North Slope Crude On U.S. Ships Passes House 324-77 Page3 Center Dedicates Crowley Campus Transport General Needs U.S. Fleet Page3 Penn Maritime Launches Integrated Tug/Barge Page7 S?U7N~'~ 11/0ldd 11/evi I l 1'04Wt . Thomas B. Crowley Jr. watches as Seafarer Orlando Sierra raises the Crowley Maritime Corp. flag over the Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Campus for Higher Learning at the Paul Hall Center on July 11. Named for the late chairman of the company, the campus contains classrooms designed for teaching upgraders various skills needed at sea. Thomas Crowley Sr. was a firm believer that education was a continuing process. Page 3. eolteetuut E~ att4e 1'aed~a« L~ �r -- 2 AUGUST1995 SEAFARERS LOG President's Report · Paying Respect to the Mariners of World War II the Paul Hall Memorial Library, is a vibrant reminder of what the nations of the world went through to save democracy. This month, we mark the 50th anniversary of the end of hostilities during World For all of the seafaring men and women who now come to the center, the exWar II. hibit also serves as a vivid reminder of the responsibility faced by each of them. In For nearly four years, from 1941to1945, the people of our nation devoted all times of conflict, when sealift is a necessary part of this nation's strategy, mariners their resources and energy to one cause-the defeat of the Axis powers of Gerhave been and will be called on to serve. many, Italy and Japan. For most Americans, the war began on All of us in the SIU thank Brother Meola for loaning his extensive collection to December 7, 1941 when the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet was virthe Paul Hall Center. tually destroyed by a surprise Japanese air attack. Mariners paid a heavy price for their involvement in World War II. Except for However, there was one group of American citizens who althe U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. merchant marine suffered the highest casualty rate ready had felt firsthand the effects of the war being waged in of any of the American forces during the war. (In fact, the fledgling Sill lost more Europe and Asia. That group was the merchant marine. than 1,200 members at sea.) Half a year before the first bomb fell on American soil, While we praise the heroic efforts of the merchant marine during World War II, Seafarers aboard the SS Robin Moor had to abandon their ship let us also salute all Americans who did their part to win the war. Everyone from when a German U-boat challenged the neutral American the members of the armed forces to factory workers to farmers knew the task vessel's right to sail the sea. Other U.S.-flag vessels also were before them was victory and accomplished this. Michael Sacco stopped and destroyed by the submarines before war was formally declared on the United States. Full Veterans Status Sought In the first months after the U.S. entered World War II, merchant mariners August 15, 1945 was a day of great relief and rejoicing in America. On that day, proved their mettle. Despite leaving port without any protection, cargo ships the fighting came to an end. However, there was still much for American forces to loaded with war materiel destined for Europe sailed from Atlantic and Gulf ports. do. Unfortunately, many ships were sunk within sight of the American shoreline by Troops remained overseas to maintain the newly won peace and establish new waiting U-boats. governments in the occupied territories. Cargo ships continued to enter mined and Yet, those who survived the sin.kings returned to other ships, ready to perform booby-trapped ports to deliver relief goods to the victims of the war. America was whatever job was needed to win the war. These acts were repeated by Seafarers the only major power not to be ravaged by war, and it was doing its part to help the throughout World War II. During the conflict. no SIU-crewed vessel was forced to other nations rebuild. stay tied up because it lacked the needed mariners. Because this extra effort was needed, Congress did not declare World War II ofThe U.S. merchant marine played its vital role as the so-called fourth arm of ficially over for the troops who participated in it until December 31, 1946. Any defense by supplying American and other Allied troops with the guns. tanks, member of the armed forces who served from the bombing of Pearl Harbor to that airplanes, petroleum, food and other items needed to win the war. There was no date was to be considered a World War II veteran and entitled to the government's theater of battle in Europe, Asia or Africa where the merchant marine was not veterans benefits. But that did not apply to the merchant marine. present. In fact, merchant mariners had to wait until 1988 before they would be provided World War II veterans status. Even then, the period for veterans status was not the Posters Recall Struggle same as for the members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. The Thanks to the efforts of a former Sill member, these struggles will be rememcutoff date for merchant mariners was established as August 15, 1945, rather than bered for years to come by Seafarers attending classes at the Paul Hall Center for December 31, 1946. Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point. Md. where they learn and Bills have been introduced in both the House of Representatives and the Senate upgrade the skills needed to be today's merchant mariners. to bring full recognition to the mariners who participated in the war relief effort alongside the members of the armed forces. The Sill will continue to work with Last month, the center opened an exhibition of World War II merchant marine merchant marine veterans groups around the country to right this wrong. poster art from the collection of Rendich Meola. The posters, which were printed But, no matter what date is used to determine their status, America owes a great in the United States and England, promoted the work of the merchant marine and debt to the merchant marine veterans of World War II for the role they played in cautioned the general public not to divulge information on convoy activities. the victory 50 years ago. Brother Meola sailed with the Sill during the war. His collection, on display in Donahue Succeeds Kirkland As President of the AFL-CIO The AFL-CIO executive council elected Thomas R. Donahue president of the national labor federation in Chicago on August 1. Donahue, who has served as AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer .--------..,,,.......--. since November 1979, will finish the term of President Lane Kirkland, who retired August 1. The 66Tom Donahue year-old New York native started his career in the labor movement in 1948 as an organizer with the Retail Clerks Association. He then worked with Local 32B of the Service Employees International Union. Donahue also served as an assistant U.S. labor secretary during the Lyndon Volume 57, Number 8 Hangin' In There to Get the Job Done Johnson Administration. Later, he served as an assistant to AFLCIO President George Meany. Elected by the council to succeed Donahue as secretarytreasurer is Barbara Easterling, the first woman ever to serve in the federation's second highest position. Easterling was secretary-treasurer of the Communications Workers of America at the time of her election by the executive council. She began her career as an operator for Ohio Bell, where she became a member of CWA Local 4302 in Akron, Ohio. The AFL-CIO executive council is made up of 33 international union officials who oversee the activities of the federation between biennial conventions. SIU President Michael Sacco has been a member of the council since 1991. The AFL-CIO will meet in its regularly scheduled convention in October to elect officers for full two-year terms. August 1995 The Seafarers LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by the Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District; AFL-CIO; 5201 Au th Way; Camp Springs, MD 207 46. Telephone (301) 899-067 5. Second-class postage paid at MSC Prince Georges, MD 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POS1MASTER: Send address changes to the Seafarers WG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. Managing Editor, Daniel Duncan; Associate F.ditor!Prcxluction, Deborah A Hines; Associate F.ditors, Jordan Biscardo and Corrina Christensen Gutierrez; Art, Bill Brower; Administrative Support, Jeanne Textor. ___,. Bosun Carlos Loureiro (top) and Deck Maintenance AR. Alwaseem perform some heavy-duty cleaning from bosuns' chairs over the side of the Sea-Land Independence. �AUGUST1995 SEAFARERS LOG 3 House O.K. s Export Of Alaska Crude Oil On U.S. Tankers 1 Next Step General Robert L. Rutherford, head of the U.S. Transportation Command, informs the Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee that U.S.flag ships and American merchant mariners are needed by the Defense Department to meet its national security obligations. Military Depends On U.S. Ships: Transport General Senate Subcommittee Takes Up Maritime Revitalization Bill The leading transport logistics officer for the military told a Senate subcommittee that a strong commercial Americanflag fleet is vital to ensuring that the United States can meet the global commitments of its anned forces. U.S. Air Force General Robert L. Rutherford, who heads the U.S. Transportation Command, told the Senate Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee during its July 26 hearing on maritime revitalization legislation that the Department of Defense counts on the U.S.-flag fleet and the mariners that crew those vessels. The Senate subcommittee is considering a 10-year, $ 1 billion program proposed by the Clinton administration to help fund approximately 50 militarily useful U.S.-flag containerships. Importance of Mariners "The commercial maritime industry has and will continue to play a major role in the Defense Transportation System (DTS) a government/industry partnership for national security," Rutherford stated. "For the DTS to be effective, our organic military transportation assets must be integrated with the substantial transportation capacity of the commercial sector. All segments of the total system must be in balance." The general pointed out that the armed forces depend on trained and available merchant mariners to crew the ships owned by the Defense Department and the Maritime Administration (MarAd), which he called the military' s "organic" fleet. Among those he referred to within the fleet are afloat prepositioning vessels, fast sealift ships and Ready Reserve Force vessels. Civilian mariners, including Seafarers, crew these ships for the military. Rutherford pointed out that while the Defense Department is adding to its fleet of military surge vessels, "we have not forgotten the importance of the U.S. maritime industry to our overall sealift capabilities. "Just as we did in the [Persian] Gulf War, Somalia and, most recently, back to the Persian Gulf, we rely extensively on our commercial partners to support our worldwidecommitments." After stating that the Defense Department moved more than 16 ~lliont~nsofcargoonmerch~t ship~ dunng peace, he added, In wartime, we depend upon the U.S. merch~t fleet to support ~e ~ow of sustamment and ~umtion. cargoes and to provide the mar;mer~ necessarytomanourorg~c ships. . 0 . ~nsure ~onh_n~ed ava1l~?1hty of this cnttcal c~pability, the U.S. Transportat10n Command ~~pports t~e proposal for a Mantime Secunty Program, funded by ~he Dep~ment of Tr~nsportatlon, _which furth~rs na!10n.al e~normc and secunty Objectives, Rutherford stated. , ~~therfor~ s .su~port for the manttme revitalizatrnn p~ogram was echoed by representatives of shipboard labor unions, the U.S. maritime administrator and American-flag shipping companies. ! Outlines Proposal In opening the hearing, Senator Trent Lott (R-Miss.), the subcommittee chairman, outlined his framework for drafting such legislation. "l' d like to say as simply as possible what my objectives are. I want to maintain and promote a U.S.-flag fleet, built in U.S. shipyards, and manned by U.S. crews. I would like to do it in the most cost effective manner possible," Lott stated. ~o~t ~ote? a mariti111:e rev1~zat10~ bill (H.R. 1350) 1s awaiting aci:ion by the House of Representatives. H.R_. 1350 already has been considered and received bipartis~ support fr?m the H~use Natt~nal Secunty C0I1_1m1 ttee ~nhd pits M erchant 1 M arme 0 vers1g t ~ne. The senator sa1~ ~e would propose a program sun~lar to the one offered by the Clinton ad. . . d rtak b th en y e mimstratton, un e Conference Committee The House of Representatives Legislative Track overwhelmingly gave its approval on July 24 for the export Issue: Export of Alaskan Oil sale of Alaskan North Slope On U.S.-Flag Tankers crude oil as long as it is carried aboard U.S.-flag tankers. Senate Energy and Natural Resources March 1 By a vote of 324 to 77 on the Committee Hearing March 15 Senate Energy and Natural Resources Alaskan Oil Export Act (RR. 70), the House joined the Senate Comittee Mark-Up in endorsing legislation that will May 9 House Resources Committee Hearing keep the U.S.-flag independent May 16 Senate Approves Bill (S.395), 74-25 tanker fleet sailli1g into the next House Resources Committee Mark-Upcentury. The Senate had apMay 17 House Approves Bill (H.R. 70), 324-n proved a similar bill (S. 395) by a July 24 margin of 74-25 on May 16. Bills Sent to Conference Committee To Come to Iron Out Differences Because of differences in the bills passed by the two branches To Come House and Senate Consider Revised Legislation of Congress, a conference comTo Come President Signs If Measure Passes House and Senate mittee composed of legislators from both chambers has been created to craft a compromise bill. One of the concerns raised for H.R. 70, two congressmen A spokesman for Senator Frank during the House debate on H.R. noted how the bill would help the Murkowski (R-Alaska), who intro- 70 was whether the bill violated merchant marine. duced the Senate bill (S. 395), told any international agreements on "I rise in support of this imporreporters that final action on the shipping supported by the United tant initiative to authorize exports legislation could come as early as States. of Alaskan oil because it is vital Representative Don Young to preserving the independent this month. Both the House and Senatewouldhavetoapprovethe (R-Alaska), chairman of the tanker fleet and the cadre of compromise bill before it goes to House Resources Committee, skilled men and women who the White House. which voiced bipartisan support proudly sail today under the President Bill Clinton, whose forH.R. 70 in May, responded to American flag," stated Rep. Department of Energy supports that issue during the floor debate. Gerry Studds CD-Mass.) lifting the export ban as long as "There long has been concern "There can be little doubt that the oil is carried on American- in the domestic maritime com- our government has a compelling flag tankers, has stated he would munity that lifting the ban would interest in preserving a fleet essign such legislation when it force the scrapping of the inde- sential to national security, especlears Congress. pendent tanker fleet and would cially one transporting an The SIU, in testimony given in destroy employment opportunities important natural resource," he MarchbeforetheSenatecommit- formerchantmarinerswhoremain added. tee and in May before the House vital to our national security," Rep. James Traficant (Dcommittee considering lifting the Young told his colleagues. Ohio) stated the current policy of 22-yearexportban,hassupported "In recognition of this con- notexportingAlaskanNorthSlope the legislation because it would cern, our proposed legislation crude oil "keeps our tankers on tarprovide jobs for U.S. mariners. would require the use ofU.S.-flag get for a scrap heap. Lifting the The union dropped its opposition vessels to carry exports. The U.S. ban puts those tankers back into to exporting Alaskan North Slope trade representative has assured service, U.S.-owned vessels, I oil last year when legislation was Congress that this provision does might add, with U.S. crews." introducedinCongressindicating not violate our GATI [General Congress imposed the present that the product would be carried Agreement on Tariffs and Trade] ban on export sales of Alaskan to foreign ports aboard U.S.-flag obligations," Young concluded. North Slope crude oil in 1973 tankers In announcing their support during the Arab oil embargo. _ _ _· - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hall Center Dedicates Campus In Memory of Tom Crowley Sr. The Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education memorialized the late Thomas B. Crowley Sr. by dedicating _a camp~ for highe~ ~earning in his memory at the Piney Pomt, Md. facility. Crowley, whowaschairmanandchief executive officerof the maritime company that bore his name, hadanexcellentworkingrelationshipwiththeSIU. The union has been contracted with Crowley Maritime Corporation for decades. Believed in Education Thomas B. Crowley Sr. was a firm believer in advancing training and educational opportunities for mariners. In naming the facilities on the grounds of the Paul Hall Center after Crowley, SIU President Michael Sacco recalled that the California native was a man who believed that progress means change, constant upgrading and improvement. "These classrooms are designed to keep the philosophy of Tom Crowley alive-that education is a continuing process," Sacco told the audience of more than 150 people who assembled for the ded" n· 1ca on. "With the addition of the Thomas B. Crowley Continued on page 6 Sr. Campus for Higher Learning, the [Paul Hall] center continues to expand, ready to meet and surpass the challenges of the future. ''Tom Crowley had a long and successful association with the SIU. With the opening of this campus, that association will continue for years to come," Sacco added. At the end of the ceremony, Crowley's son, Thomas Jr. (who now serves as the company's president and chief operating officer), and his widow, Molly, thanked the SIU and the Paul Hall Center for remembering Thomas Crowley Sr. by naming the campus after him. Both of them stated he would have been extremely pleased to be honored in such a fashion. SIU members have been working aboard various Crowley Maritime vessels for more than 30 years. Seafarers crew the roll-on/roll-off vessels of Crowley American Transport. They also sail aboardpcoRmppanhi"/J tudgb ohi~ts and bkarges. betwFleen Sand 1 a; 1a~ sonv111e, a. a.n 1uan, . . ; a e_p Lake C~arles, ~· Fmally, umon members are mvolved m dockil?g operatrn~s an_d t~e moveme~t of bunker and demck barges m Wilmmgton, Calif. . The classrooms within the campus dedicated to Continued on page 8 �4 SEAFARERS LOG AUGUST1995 IMO Enforcement Expands In Revised Maritime Pact The two-year series of meetings to update an international agreement that sets minimum standards for certification, training and skills needed by mariners worldwide culminated last month at a diplomatic conference conducted in London with the adoption of a number of significant revisions aimed at improving shipboard safety. Representatives of the SIU attended the conference (which lasted two weeks) to ensure that the safety of seamen was the primary consideration in the updating of the International Convention of the Standards of the United Nations in 1959 to improve safety at sea, will require reports on the efforts of signatory nations to comply with the updated STCW convention. With the IMO' s expanded enforcement authority. vessels crewed by mariners from flagstates whose training facilities and procedures for certification do not meet the STCW' s standards may be turned away from ports worldwide, the updated agreement states. With that in mind, the shipping industry should have plenty of incentive to help bolster training standards. noted a number of convention Training, Certification and participants. Watchkeeping (STCW), a 17As in the past, signatory nayear-old pact that has 113 sig- tions still may have more strin- provide marine police officials in each country with increased power to inspect vessels and also expanded the grounds on which vessels may be detained. They also voted in favor of allowing port control officials to assess the competence of watchstanders. A new regulation was adopted requiring mariners to demonstrate their competence both through written tests and practical exams. The parties also approved an amendment requiring all crewmembers of seagoing vessels to complete training in basic survival skills. • Minimum rest periods were established for watchstanders, including officers in charge of a watch and ratings forming part of a watch. According to the new requirement, these individuals must be provided a minimum of 10 hours of rest in any 24-hour period. The hours of rest may be divided into no more than two periods, one of which must be at least six hours. • The SIU contingent and other representatives of American maritime labor joined with foreign delegations in defeating a proposal that would have allowed solo bridge watch at night. Additionally, the updated convention includes both the traditional approach and an optional, functional approach (also known as alternative certification) as the means for providing mariner certification. The functional ap- proach, a new way of certifying seamen's qualifications for shipboard work, utilizes descriptions of the functions each mariner must perform to hold a particular position. In earlier international meetingsandatlastmonth'sfinale, the SIU insisted that the new certification procedure should not be used to cut comers or endanger safety. As a result. the language of the updated STCW stipulates that the new amendment governing certification will not allow the issuance of alternative certificates to be used to reduce manning levels or training requirements. Unless a specified number of states notify the IMO of their objections to the revised convention by August 1, 1996, the updated convention will remain intact. No objections are anticipated. MTJD -·r•v s11 · IJ ·1'd· A d gr• r•n'n •A .,.J •J •J ::I .,.,U. U.S. • • '~ft natory countries gentrulesthanthosesetoutinthe represent nearly 95 whose percent fleets of the STCW. In those cases, the agree- ~'hat Ha~ms world's merchant-shiplonnage. ment does not override the laws According to the STCW of countries which maintain The AFL-CIO's Maritime Trades Department amendments-which take effect higher standards and stricter (MTD), along with a number of elected officials in February 1997-the lntema- qualifications. The U.S., for in- and several shipyards, last month warned that an tional Maritime Organization stance, has more rigid laws than international agreement to end shipbuilding subsidies--as currently written-would leave American (IMO) will have the authority to the rules of the STCW. In other news from the con- yards at a severe competitive disadvantage. enforce the pact's rules on the training and certification of ference: In a joint statement submitted July 18 to the m_an_·_n_er_s_._Th_e_IM_o_.__ cr_e_a_te_d__ bY___• _M_e_m_b_er_c_o_u_n_tn_._es_ag_r_ee __ dto_ 1 Trade Subcommittee of the House Committee on Ways and Means, the MTD and the AFL-CIO (the national federation of trade unions) pointed out that the "present Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) agreement strips away the modest U.S. government supports and protections presently in place and basically condemns American shipyards to a marginal status for the foreseeable future. With vague guarantees of compliance and questionable enforcement procedures for violations of the subsidy agreement, the MTD and the AFL-CIO do not believe that the present OECD shipbuilding agreement is in the nation's best interest." The labor groups further called for U.S. trade negotiators to seek a new agreement that "takes into consideration the longstanding unfair advantages many foreign shipyards have enjoyed through massive government subsidies." The OECD shipbuilding accord was signed in December by representatives from the U.S., Hours after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging MarAd's European countries, Scandinavian nations, Japan waiver to APL to flag-out 6 new ships, Seafarers gather at APL's and South Korea. The pact was reached after more Oakland, Calif. terminal to protest arrival of the APL China June 29. than five years of negotiations. Now, it must be ratified by each signatory nation. The SIU's Pacific District is operating a foreign-flag vessel in The OECD agreement calls for elimination of appealing a federal court decision com pe ti ti 0 n with U · S ·-flag direct and indirect subsidies to shipyards through a that supported a waiver granted operators in trade routes deemed phase-out period beginning in January; by 1999, all by the U.S. Maritime Administra- essential to America's interests. such subsidies would be terminated. The agreement tion (MarAd) to American PresiThe waiver was applied to the dent Lines (APL) to flag out six six C-11 containerships under also establishes a pricing code to prevent dumping new containerships that will be in construction in foreign shipyards. in the shipbuilding industry, sets up a dispute-setdirect competition with the The first of those vessels, the APL tlement process and spells out government financChina, docked in the United ing for exports and domestic ship sales in order to company's U.S.-flag vessels. The unions that make up the States at APL' s Oakland, Calif. eliminate trade-distorting financing. Pacific District-the Sailors' terminal for the first time just U.S. Yards Dwindle Union of the Pacific, the Marine hours after Harris' decision was Firemen's Union and the SIU At- announced. In its statement, the MTD and the AFL-CIO lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland In July 1993., the company ~ad pointed out that, since the elimination of ConstrueWaters District-claim, along sought the waiver fr?m Section tion Differential Subsidy (CDS) funding as part of with the Marine Engineers' 804(a) shortly. after it_ gave the the 1981 Budget Reconciliation Act, "domestic Beneficial Association (MEBA) go-ahead to ~uild th~ six v~sse_ls. shipyard employment has shrunk by 80,000 skilled and the Masters, Mates & Pilots, The SIU s Pacific District technicians and laborers. Hundreds of thousands of that the decision handed down by filed its original laws~it on additional jobs in related industrial pursuits also U.S. District Judge Stanley S. January 12. In the lawsmt, the have been tenninated." Harris on June 29 was erroneous u~on~ stated APL's ":aiver apMeanwhile, overseas shipyards were receiving in that MarAd did not follow pbcatlo~ was n~t .considered_ by bigger and bigger subsidies from their respective proper procedures in approving MarAd s Mantlm~ Subsidy governments-ranging between $4 billion to $7 the waiver. . . . Board, a _vrocess reqmred by law· billion in total each year for the major OECD shipJudg7 Harns dismissed the The' umons also ~hallenged building nations (Japan, South Korea, Italy, Gers~it,.s~ting that MarAd had acted APL .s us~ of the forei~~flag v~s- many, France and Spain). wt~ its pow~ to grant ~L the sels m dir~t competitton with "The end result of these huge subsidy outlays . was predictable: American shipyards were driven waiver.1be uruons appeale.dmJuly. U.S.-flag ships. On Novembe~ 15, 1994, Shortly befor~ the APL China out of commercial construction .... In the process, MarAd an_nounced it had granted was ready to. sad, the c?mp~y seven large shipbuilding yards and hundreds of APL. a waiver from the Merch_ant contracted with a Cypnot shi~ related suppliers were forced to cease operations," Manne Act of .1 ?36, S~ct~on manageme_ntgroupt<?operatean the MTD noted. Last year through reactivation of and changes 804(a) that pr?~bit~~ s1::ippi~g c~e~ ~el~ix. new sh~~·t Thet la~ c?dmpandyllrece1fvmg er. su - ? I tee 1-996s is expec o se sa in the Title loan guarantee program, U.S. yards si y o ars rom ownmg or m a . Xr lf'lf'ftPi t Slli·rp~arids received a relatively small measure of government support for research activities and acquisition of private-sector financing for ship projects and shipyard modernization. The pending OECD agreement calls for significant cuts in the loan guarantees, which will have a ..dampening effect" on new ship orders from American shipyards, the MTD cautioned. Additionally, while the OECD pact essentially does not limit government funding of research and development projects, U.S. law limits such funding to American yards to a maximum of 50 percent. Based on the structure of the OECD agreement, "it is likely that foreign shipyards will enjoy a research and development funding percentage advantage (over U.S. yards) that runs from 15 to 50 percent higher," the MTD said. The danger in this is highlighted by a post-1981 comparison between the U.S. and Japan, according to the statement. "American yards received federal research funding of several million dollars yearly through 1994, while the Japanese government lavished annual funding of close to $1 billion upon its commercial shipbuilding base. As a result, the Japanese have the largest share of the world's new ship order book, while the United States is only now reentering the commercial shipbuilding market." The OECD pact means a continuation of this kind of disadvantage to U.S. yards, the labor groups said. They also pointed out that the OECD provides foreign governments with the opportunity to challenge the sanctity of U.S. cabotage laws. More Opposition The MTD is far from alone in its opposition. At · · · · fr the subcomrruttee heanrtg, representatlves om · bm-1d·mg fac11tles ·1· · me · Iu d.mg Avon d a1e U.S. ship sh·ipyard s, Bath Iron w orks. General Dynarmcs · ' l · B D. · · I all Shi b ·1d· N E ectnc oat 1vis10n, ng s p m mg, ational Steel and Shipbuilding, and Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. also spoke out against it. "This agreement locks in the competitive advantage foreign shipbuilders have over us as a result of years of government subsidies," said Tom Bowler, president of the American Shipbuilding Association, whose members include the aforementioned yards. Several members of Congress also voiced concems over the pact, including Representative Herbert Bateman (R-Va.), who chairs the Merchant Marine Oversight Panel of the House National Security Committee-which along with the Trade Subcommitteehasauthorityoverlegislationtoimplement the OECD pact. Bateman recounted that France pushed through a special exception to continue subsidizing its yards "before the ink was even dry on the agreement." The subsidy package, worth $480 million, was accepted by the European Union. ''That event alone should have provided more than ample grounds for our government to insist on reopening the_ negotiations for the purpose o~ g~n­ ing more eqmtable treatment for the unsubsidized U.S. shipbuilding industry," said Representative James B. Longley Jr. (R-Maine). �AUGUST1995 SEAFARERS LOG WWII Merchant Marine Poster Exhibit Opens at Paul Hall Memorial Library Historic Collection Symbolizes Mariners' Vital Contribution The Paul Hall Memorial Library for 10 years has contained a monument listing the names of the more than 1,200 SIU members who lost their lives during World War II. Now the library, part of the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md., also features another compelling tribute to the World War II merchant marine. Last month, an exhibit of 25 superbly maintained World War II-era merchant marine posters (printed in the U.S. and England) opened at the facility. Approximately 200 people attended the opening ceremony July 12, which featured remarks by U.S. Maritime Administrator Albert Herberger, SIU President Michael Sacco and former Seafarer Rendich Meola, a veteran of World War II who owns the posters (see sidebar). No date has been set for the exhibit' s closing. As the posters are on a long-tenn loan from Meola to the school, the exhibit is expected to remain open indefinitely. "I wish to pay homage to those brave men of the Allied merchant marine forces-from whatever country, of whatever color orcreedwho gave the last full measure of devotion during World War II," Meola said at the exhibit's opening. "I assure those here assembled that the merchant marine played its vital role in delivering the materials of war for the Allied cause." Valuable Addition "During the war, posters such as these could be found on everything from marketplace windows to trash cans," noted Sacco, who served as master of ceremonies. ''Today, five decades later, they are rare and valuable. "Despite the horrors and hardships of World War II, these posters undoubtedly evoke nostalgic feelings in those who served during the war. And at the same time, they stand out as a colorful history lesson for younger generations." Retired U.S. Navy Admiral Herberger stated that the posters should remind everyone of the vital contribution of the American merchant marine-not just during World War II, but also in every other major conflict in U.S. history, as well as during times of peace. That record of service is more than enough reason to maintain a strong American-flag fleet, he said. "The history is there-the history portrayed by these posters," said Herberger. "A display like this perpetuates the memory of our merchant marine, and it inspires future generations to continue service to this country." Many posters such as those in the exhibit appeared in and around SIU halls during World War Il. Thousands of SIU members sailed the dangerous convoys before, during and after the war, many were among the 7 ,000-plus merchant seamen who gave their lives. In all, the American merchant marine had a casualty rate second only to that of the U.S. Marine Corps. Despite the fact that more than 1,500 U.S.-flag merchant ships were lost to torpedoes, bombs, mines and other war-related incidents-and even though they often sailed without protective escortsno American commercial vessels assigned to the war effort idled in port for lack of crews. Moreover, the SIU's involvement proved constant. From the sinking of the unarmed, SIUcrewed cargo ship Robin Moor seven months before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, to the critical supply runs to icy Murmansk and Archangel, to every major Allied invasion point-from North Africa to Normandy, from Guadalcanal to Okinawa-Seafarers served their country. Popular Posters Hundreds of thousands of posters were produced in the U.S. during World War II, and millions of copies were displayed in homes, factories, offices and public grounds throughout America. The U.S. Office of War Information, along with virtually every other major government agency, as well as the U.S. Anned Services and private industry, created these images in order to generate the maximum public participation in the war effort. The posters' subjects included members of the merchant marine, the armed forces and the civilians who contributed to the war effort while living at home. Their messages urged Americans to join the fight, whether by volunteering for the armed forces or merchant marine, by conserving food, gasoline and other material in the U.S., or simply by not discussing convoys or troop movements. A common tactic of wartime posters was to shake people from complacency by presenting frightening and catastrophic images of war. Wounded or dead U.S. soldiers and sailors, as well as powerful enemies, were depicted in this genre. Also shown were American women and children at home, about to be overtaken by an evil enemy. Other posters were upbeat and appealed to American patriotism. Posters in this category were designed to inspire confidence, a Rendich Meola, 79, sailed as an SIU member during WWII. A lifelong resident of Middletown, N.Y., he recently loaned, on a long-term basis, 25 wartime posters to the union and its Lundeberg School. 'I Got Tired of Staying on Shore' Former SIU member Rendich Meola, 79, described July 12 as "a day of mixed emotions for me." Meola, who sailed for three years as a deck engineer during World War II, owns the posters that are displayed at the Paul Hall Memorial Library. They form a part of his wartime poster collection. "I am sad because the posters, which by now are almost friends, are no longer virtually at my side so that I can enjoy them at my leisure," he said at the opening ceremony. "I am, however, gladdened by the knowledge that they are now within this beautiful building." Meola graduated from George Washington University in 1939 and subsequently entered his family's real estate business. He was married and in his mid-twenties when he decided to join the merchant marine. "In those days, people wanted to do something in the war effort," recalled Meola, a lifelong resident of Middletown, N.Y., which is located roughly 70 miles north of the SIU hall in Brooklyn. ''We all had the feeling we should be doing something." Actually, he started his war service as an electrician's helper in a Brooklyn shipyard. He then became an electrician and often worked on cargo ships. "I got tired of seeing them go in and out while positive outlook and a sense of national pride. Familiar national symbols such as the Statue of Liberty, as well as images of strong men and women, tools, weapons and fistsoften in a red, white and blue setting-were widespread. Herberger and Sacco each stated that the posters serve to remind viewers that the merchant marine was key to the Allied win. "Without the merchant marine, I stayed on the shore," Meola noted. "So I decided, I'm going to go. I went to a maritime office in lower Manhattan and then started sailing as a deck engineer." Of his sailing days, Meola recounted, "It got easier near the end, because [Allied naval forces] had a fix on the subs." After the war, Meola went back into real estate. He still operates the business. As for his poster collection, Meola said he was inspired to start it when the U.S. government in 1988 awarded veterans' status to the World War II merchant marine. "It was my intent to concentrate on collecting posters with a frame of reference to the merchant marine. I soon discovered, however, that there were relatively few of this type," Meola said. Still, he acquired more than two dozen such posters-some that were printed in the U.S., others that were done in London. He also garnered other World War II posters that highlighted the armed forces and made appeals to civilians. ''The posters of World War II, regardless of nationality, were a form of propaganda," he concluded. "But I have always admired poster art and recall many of the posters which appeared during World War II." World War II would not have been a victory," Herberger said. "The deeds of the merchant marine carried the day. "In September, President Clinton and World War II veterans will convene in Pearl Harbor to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the war's end," he added. "I will be there to make sure the role of the merchant marine is properly depicted." "This exhibit, first and foremost, is a tribute to the tens of thousands of merchant seamen who carried the Allied effort," noted Sacco. "Although it took a disgracefully long time for official U.S. government recognition of the World War II merchant marine, history bears out the fact that without the supremely courageous work of civilian mariners, the Allies would not have won the war." Herberger: Then and Now, Merchant Marine Is Vital As the featured speaker last month at the opening of the World War II merchant marine poster exhibit at the Paul Hall Center, Maritime Administrator Albert Herberger decided to "set the record straight" about the U.S. merchant marine. In addition to praising the World War II merchant marine, Herberger, a retired U.S. Navy admiral, pointed out that America's need for a strong domestic fleet is as vital today as it ever has been. "I am telling you, from everything the experts can see, 95 percent of materiel for the foreseeable future will have to [be transported] in merchant ships. And therefore, history has not closed the chapter on us .... There are merchant ships steaming to Bosnia. The need will go on," stated Herberger, one of the staunchest supporters of maritime Former SIU member Rendich Meola addresses crowd last month at revitalization legislation currently the opening of the WWII merchant marine poster exhibit. before Congress. Maritime Administrator Albert Herberger said the posters "inspire future generations to continue service to this country." He also noted that today's American merchant mariners are battling against not only exploited and heavily subsidized foreign c:;ompetition, but also misinformation being foisted upon the press and Congress by foes of the U.S. fleet. "Just as misinformation about communist elements amongst World War II seamen prevented recognition of mariners as veterans, today there is a flurry of misinformation to the media in an effort to discredit the merchant marine," Herberger said. As an example, Herberger pointed out, "While 80 percent of the cargoes for Desert Shield/Desert Storm were carried by U.S. civilian mariners on U.S. ships, the message has been depicted as if it was only eight percent." The admiral said that it is up to U.S.-flag proponents to combat the erroneous information. "We need to raise our voices and be as active as possible in preserving the merchant marine." 5 �6 SEAFARERS LOG AUGUST1995 Tanker Operations Course Added for Late '95 The Paul Hall Center's Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. has added another 1995 session to its schedule of four-week tanker operation/safety courses. The newly scheduled class (the final one to start this year) begins November 20 and ends December 15. A complete Lundeberg School course schedule and registration information appear on page 23. Completing the tanker safety course is mandatory for all Seafarers who sail aboard tankers, regardless of which department they sail in. However, members of the steward department only are required to finish the first two weeks of the class. Hundreds of Seafarers have taken the course since the Paul Hall Center began offering it in Januacy. In written critiques of the class submitted to instructors, and in interviews with the Seafarers LOG, they have offered particularly enthusiastic praise for the confinedspace entry and rescue segment as well as the oil spill/hazardous materials (hazmat) prevention and recovery training. Each of those week-long sections features extensive practical training. Students in all tanker operation/safety courses practice the proper way to use protective clothing and breathing gear. The course also covers numerous related topics in order to promote maximum safety aboard tankers. Seafarers study tanker construction, chemical and physical properties of petroleum products, fire chemistry, oilremoval contingency plans and much more. Lundeberg School instructors developed the class in response to regulations stemming from the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA '90). It includes hands-on training and classroom instruction, as was agreed during negotiations between the union and SIU-contracted tanker companies. Upgraders discuss the course with SIU President Michael Sacco (far left). Pictured from left are Charlie Durden, Steven Bush and Daniel Eckert. Senate Subcommittee Collects Evidence on Need for U.S. Fleet a.=.11==M=a=rit=im=eB=ri=efs==.111 Continued from page 3 Record Number of Foreign Ships Detained Due to Safety Problems House and supported by the SIU and other maritime unions. He stated he planned to have such legislation before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee before the end of summer. The House, like the Senate, is contemplating a 10-year program in which the Department of Transportation (DOT) would provide $100 million annually to help fund approximately 50 U.S.flag containerships. The companies receiving the federal dollars would make their vessels available to the Department of Defense in times of national emergency or war. General cargo ships and old bulk carriers constituted the majority of the record 1,597 foreign vessels that were detained last year in European and Canadian ports because they failed safety tests, according to the 1994 annual report of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control. The report, released last month, was signed by representatives of the 16 countries which coordinate their national port state control inspections. Passenger vessels and East European fish factory ships also were among those detained. The total number marked a substantial increase from the 926 detentions that took place in 1993-partly due to new detention procedures. Broken navigational equipment, faulty firefighting gear and inadequate or broken lifesaving equipment were the most common problems found by Canadian and European inspectors, the report noted. They also discovered structural defects on some vessels, although their inspections typically covered only operational matters. The report further stated that during the past three years, ships flying the flags of Malta and Cyprus, two runaway-flag ship registries, have the worst safety records among the largest flag states. Urge Congressional Support Representatives of the U.S. maritime unions called on the subcommittee to propose and push through the Senate maritime revitalization legislation. SIU President Michael Sacco, who spoke on behalf of the maritime unions, told the subcommittee, "We strongly affirm our support for the enactment of maritime revitalization legislation which fosters the growth of a newer, more modern and efficient fleet of United States-flag vessels crewed by United States citizens. "We remain convinced the expenditure of such funds to support the merchant marine will enhance the economic, political and military security of our nation." National Security Concerns The role the U.S.-flag merchant fleet has played in national security was a high priority for the members of the subcommittee as seen in their statements and questions for witnesses. Lott, who also holds the second highest ranking position in the Senate as majority whip, Listening to testimony during the July 26 maritime revitalization hearing are, from left, Senators Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), ranking minority party member of the Senate Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee, and Trent Lott (R-Miss.), subcommittee chairman. pointed out the U.S.-flag mer- tional security is not the only chantfleethasplayed~vitalfunc- reason an American-flag mertion in supplying U.S. armed chant fleet is needed. There are forces during times of crisis. safety and environmental con" In times of international cems as well. crisis or war, our historical and "If we lose presence as a flag successful reliance on the U.S.- state-we only become a port flag fleet and the merchant state-we'll lose influence in all marines has been very, very im- those international arenas regardportant," Lott stated in his open- ing safety, environmental and all ing remarks. those other concerns," Herberger Senator John Breaux (D-La.), told the subcommittee. "We'll quoting from the Doris Kerns not have a place at the table. Goodwin book "No Ordinary "Since the beginning of our Times," repeated the words of country, it's been in this country:s U.S. Maritime Commission bestinteresttohaveapresencem Chairman Emery S. Land in early our own trade. [We must] be sure 1942, '"We are a war of transpor- that we continue to have leverage tation, a war of ships. It's no . . . and influence and not be totally at sense making guns and tanks to the mercy of foreign entities, the be left in the United States."' likes of which we cannot even Breaux then brought Land's describ~ today in terms of statement to today's times. "If economic blocks, cartels and you judge history, we see very others ,~hat w~uld take adclearly that the crucial ingredient van~ge, the rettred U.S. Navy in part to the defense and security adnural added. of the United States is not just how Speaking on behalf of the many guns and tanks we have but U.S.-flag liner companies, Seahow many ships and men to crew Land Service President John those ships we have to take those Clancey told the senators that the weapons to places where we are Ame~ican_ merchant fle~t involved in conflict." "provides important economic benefits, including jobs, tax Safety, Environment Issues revenues and assurance that freight Maritime Administrator Al- rates to and from the U.S. are not bert Herberger noted that na- set solely by foreign interests." J,. J,. J,. Matson Navigation Co. Revises California-Hawaii Services Seafarers-contracted Matson Navigation Co. has revised its twiceweekly service from Southern California to Hawaii, the company announced last month. As of July 26, transit time for Matson's Saturday sailing from Los Angeles to Honolulu has been cut by 10 hours. In addition, Matson's "Neighbor Island" schedule has been improved in each of the major ports of Hawaii (Kawaihae, Hilo and Nawiliwili). The accelerated service primarily results from the reassignment of the Maui and Kauai to the Saturday sailing from Los Angeles. The Lurline and the Matsonia also add capacity to the region's weekly RO/RO service, which departs Los Angeles on Wednesdays. J,. J,. J,. U.S. Coast Guard Ends Its Use of Morse Code U.S. Coast Guard communications centers recently stopped all their Morse code operations, which have been supplanted by modem technologies. The old system, invented in the 1840s by Samuel F.B. Morse, had been used by the Coast Guard to provide weather reports and safety information to ships, as well as to receive distress calls sent by mariners aboard vessels. Some Morse code messages were sent using dots and dashes representing letters; others were compressed into shorthand or abbreviations, such as SOS (Save Our Ship). A Coast Guard spokesman told The Baltimore Sun newspaper that an estimated 90 percent of deep sea ships receive Coast Guard . services via computers and radio-Teletype machines. Merchant vessels of major seafaring countries also use a variety of radio systems, including those known as SITOR, NAVTEX, INMARSAT and SafetyNET. �AUGUST1995 SEAFARERS LOG ~ Seafarers Crew New /TB In Penn Maritime Fleet Seafarers now are sailing aboard the second of two new integrated tug-barges (ITBs) to join the Penn Maritime fleet this year. The barge Caribbean and the tug Lucia departed from a Mobile, Ala. shipyard on June 26 for Corpus Christi, Texas where the vessel picked up its first cargo of petroleum to be transported to Philadelphia. " I worked really hard familiarizing myself with the Looking over charts in the wheel· house of the Lucia is First Mate barge before we got underway," recalled Tankerman Larry Henk Rekelhoff. Evans, a second generation Seafarer who, along with several others, boarded the ITB while it was still in the Alabama shipyard to assist and oversee construction. "It was still on the building blocks when I arrived," said Evans. "It is the greatest thing since mom's apple pie. It is the first new vessel I have ever sailed on, not to mention the first I have ever brought out of the shipyard. I have spent a lot of time in shipyards but never with a brand new vessel," he stated. The tankennan went over the heaters, the generators, pipelines and "crawled every inch of the barge from stem to stern" to familiarize himself with the vessel before sailing it out of the shipyard. "It was a really unique and special experience for me," Evans concluded. The Caribbean and the Lucia join Penn Maritime's fleet of six tugboats and eight barges that move jet fuel, gasoline and other petroleum products along the eastern coast of the U.S. The first new ITB, the tug Eliza and barge Atlantic, sailed J f out of the Mobile shipyard on March 3 while construction was being completed on its sister unit Virtually identical to the Atlantic and Eliza, the Caribbean and the Lucia are designed to meet the latest laws and regulations affecting the industry. According to Bill Oppenheimer, manager of Penn Maritime fleet operations, the new ITB s are articulated tug/barge units. ''What happens is, as the tug enters the notch of the barge, two steel couplers extend from the tug into the notch of the barge and lock it into place. It keeps the tug in a push mode all the time," explained the Penn Maritime official. "It's a nice machine, a nice unit," praised Chief Engineer Donald Bond of the Caribbean and the Lucia. "The entire package surprised me because it went very well. I wasn't sure how the new system would work. Locking the tug into the barge went wonderfully. It worked beyond expectations, I would say," reflected Bond. He added, "I ... _ . LI , ._......,........llllliililllllililllBilii•illiliA....;...; Chief Engineer Donald Bond rinses out his coffee cup in the new galley aboard the Lucia following a brief break. ~,_,,,-·.'· ' · AB!Tankerman Larry Evans became familiar with the Caribbean from "stem to stern" even before the barge left the Mobile, Ala. e 0 Approves Phase Out Moran Boatmen Endorse 01 FMC by 1997 ~ I ,".I~~ .. 0 cHan·t waiuttossaileonitacgain AB!Tankerman Dan Hayes (left) and Second Mate George Shields sign off the Lucia and Caribbean • in the port of Philadelphia follow- Working on the deck of the Caribbean are Second Mate Peter ing the ITB's maiden voyage. Jablonski (left) and OS Jason Connors. #9#9#1Pi U• A.,.,.,. Id M'..W ~11,..... ~el~· ., mshimpyard.itt . • SIU boatmen who navigate Moran tugboats in the Gulf of Mexico have ratified a new three-year contract that covers wage increases and improved benefits into 1998. The new agreement, which began on June 10, covers SIU members who sail aboard harbor and offshore tugboats. Representatives for the Port Arthur, Texas-based company and the SIU held negotiating sessions in Port Arthur during May. The Seafarers will receive wage increases throughout the life of the contract. Delegates to the talks included Captain Charles Tuck and Chief Engineer Wallace Ashwood from the offshore boats and AB/Quartermaster Craig Arnaud, Chief Engineer Cliff Champagine and Captain Pat Thoma~ from ~he harbor tugs. SIU Vice President Gulf Chief Engineer Cliff Champagine was a member of the SIU negotiating committee for the new three-year Moran contract. .,I • The Mary Moran is a harbor tug covered by the new 3-year pact. Coast Dean Corgey and Houston Port Agent Jim McGee also participated in the talks. "I think that negotiations went very well," Tuck told a reporter for the Seafarers LOG. "Overall it is a very good contract and the end results were very positive," the captain added. The new pact covers three SIU-crewed offshore tugboats: the Dorris Moran, Shiela Moran and the Cape Charles. Seafarers also covered by the agreement crew five harbor tugs: the Hekn Moran, Mary Moran, Joan Moran, Mary Coppeidge and Stella. The harbor tugs dock and undock vessels as well as perform other harbor work in the waters surrounding the ports of Port Arthur, Orange and Beaumont, Texas. The offshore tugs transport petroleum and container barges along the U.S. East Coast, the Gulf of Mexico ports and Puerto Rico. The U.S. House of Representatives last month approved a $27.6 billion spending bill that includes $15 million for the operation of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in Fiscal Year 1996. But the long-term fate of the FMC, as well as that of the Shipping Act of 1984 (provisions of which are administered by the independent government agency) remain in doubt. Legislation to deregulate ocean cargo transportation by phasing out the FMC and reforming the Shipping Act was passed August 2 by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The bill next will be sent to the House floor. The legislation, known as the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1995, was put forth by Representati ve Bud Shuster (R-Pa.), transportation committee chairman, and largely is based on a series of compromises between Sea-Land Service and the National Industrial Transportation (NIT) League, a lobbying group for shippers which called for deregulation of ocean cargo transportation. Transfer Duties Representing harbor tugboat crewmembers during the contract sessions was Moran Captain Pat Thomas. The bill would phase out the FMC by October 1997 while transferring some of its duties to the Department of Transportation. It further would eliminate tariff-filing requirements and allow shippers to secure confidential contracts with carriers. The legislation also would maintain antitrust immunity for carriers to set rates collectively. The Shipping Act of '84, through an exemption to U.S. antitrust laws, allows international shipping lines to jointly set transportation rates. The functions of the FMC, an independent agency established in 1961, include enforcing provisions of the Shipping Act of' 84 that call for fair rates and a nondiscriminatory regulatory process for the common carriage of goods by water in the foreign commerce of the U.S., as well as fighting any other discrimination or prejudice in U.S. trade and licensing ocean freight f01warders. Compromise Reached In June, Sea-Land and the NIT League reached a compromise agreement providing the framework to phase out the FMC while maintaining carriers' antitrust immunity and shifting some of the FMC' s functionsparticularly the monitoring of unfair foreign practices against U.S. lines-to the Transportation Department. Reaction to the deal's content and creation has been mixed among both shippers and carriers. But a spokesman for Sea-Land, as well as others familiar with the situation, said that the agreement was reached under great pressure from an impatient Congress. Chris Koch, senior vice president and general counsel at Sea-Land and a former FMC commissioner, said at a recent seminar in California that if industry representatives had not quickly proposed a plan to gradually eliminate the FMC, congressional budget cutters simply would not have funded the agency beyond October 1. The SIU is reviewing the provisions of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act and will keep members updated on how it would affect them. 7 �B SEAFARERS LOG AUGUST1995 Seafarer Orlando Sierra (left) presents Thomas B. Crowley Jr. with the Crowley Maritime Corporation flag that will fly over the campus. Remembering the works of Thomas B. Crowley Sr. are his son, Thomas B. Crowley Jr., and Bradley Mulholland of Matson Navigation. On behalf of the Crowley family, Thomas B. Crowley Jr. thanks the center for honoring his father. Joining him at the podium is Crowley's widow, Molly. Praising Thomas B. Crowley Sr. for his work promoting the U.S.-flag merchant marine is former Federal Maritime Commission Chairperson Helen Bentley. Listening to her comments are, from left, SIU President Michael Sacco; Father Matthew J. Siekierski, who provided the invocation; and Bradley Mulholland, Matson president and CEO. Passing along a story to Thomas B. Crowley Jr. (left) is American Maritime Officers President Michael McKay. Christine Crowley (seated, left) and her husband, Thomas B. Crowley Jr., listen to SIU President Michael Sacco recall what Thomas B. Crowley Sr. meant to the union. Campus on the Paul Hall Center Named for Renowned Shipowner Continued from page 3 Crowley, who died last year at age 79, are set up to provide Seafarers studying at the Paul Hall Center with courses where they learn computer skills, basic physics, safety, first aid and much more. Following the dedication ceremony, Crowley family members and officials from Crowley Maritime inspected the facilities. Others joining Sacco in remembering Crowley at the ceremony were Matson Navigation President and Chief Executive Officer Bradley Mulholland, former Federal Maritime Commission Chairperson and U.S. Representative Helen Delich Bentley and American Maritime Officers President Michael McKay. Mulholland, speaking on behalf of the maritime industry, called naming the campus for Crowley "a generous tribute given by the SIU to a patriot who has given much to our country and industry." He noted that Crowley and his company contributed greatly to U.S. efforts in times of national crisis from World War II to Operation Desert Storm as well as being a leader in oil spill clean-up operations in Saudi Arabia and Alaska. "Tom Crowley was the best kind of entrepreneur," recalled Mulholland, whose company also has a contract with the SIU. "He was an innovator and constantly pushed himself and his organization to find new and uncommon solutions to complex and seemingly overpowering challenges." Received Hands-on Training Bentley recounted several meetings she had through the years with Crowley. She noted he learned the maritime industry "first aboard the tugboats during the tough years of the depression and later in the offices of Crowley Launch and Tugboat Company. "His education was what we refer to today as 'hands on.' Thomas B. Crowley Sr. could fit into any position on one of his vessels at any time-and whenever there was a question of any kind, he was not shy about proving it." She added, "Even though Tom Crowley had received his education the 'hands-on' way, he recognized that in this day and age formal education also was as vital for success as the on-the-spot kind of learning." A · · I Instructor Russ Levin (back to camera) outlines the classes taught in one of the classrooms on the Crowley Campus. Inspecting the room are, from left, Bradley Mulholla~d, Chri.stine Crowley, Thomas B. Crowley Jr. and Neil Alioto, Lundeberg School vice president. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -McKay remembered Crowley as "a man you could count on, a man of his word." He also pointed out that Crowley was an innovator and that his influence through his ideas and vessels still are felt worldwide. Expanded Father's Company Thomas B. Crowley Sr. began working for his father's company, then called Crowley Launch and Tugboat Co., in 1933. He took over the management of the business when his father retired in 1960. Under Crowley's leadership, the company began West Coast bulk petroleum barge service after World War II. Crowley Maritime provided commercial resupply lines to the U.S. military' s early warning detection installations in the Arctic and for more than 20 years ran tug/barge supply operations to the oil industry working on Alaska's North Slope. The company began tug/barge operations between the U.S. East and Gulf coasts and the Caribbean, as well as liner service to Central and South America, during the 1970s and 1980s. The site of the Paul Hall Center opened in 1967 as the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. The center serves as a vocational training facility for SIU members. The center is operated jointly by the union and its contracted companies. �AUGUST1995 SEAFARERS LOG 9 7 Seafarers Scholarships Will Be Awarded in 1996 ~ conjures up a number of images: Once eligibility has been deterfreedom, shipboard watches, school mined, the applicant should start days. And for seven recipients of the collecting other paperwork which annual Seafarers Welfare Plan must be submitted with the full apscholarship, the word may include a plication by the April 15, 1996 little of all those meanings as school deadline. bells ring each September to mark These include such items as the start of a new academic transcripts and certificates of semester. graduation. Since schools are often quite slow in handling transcript reSince 1952, the Sill has offered a scholarship program, and 242 quests, the sooner the applicant members and their spouses and asks for copies, the sooner they will children have been able to take adbe received. vantage of it. This year will be no Letters of recommendation fonn different. The union's Seafarers Welfare Plan again will award seven another part of the application scholarships, this time for the 1996 package and should be solicited school year. Three of the financial from individuals who have awards will be made available to knowledge of an applicant's character, personality and career goals. Seafarers. One of the Seafarers' Since the scholarship grants are awards will be for $15,000 for use awarded primarily on the basis of at a four-year institution of higher learning. The other two, in the highschoolgradesandthescoresof either College Entrance Examinaamount of $6,000 each, may be used for two-year studies at a community "-------~...-..----........i.------.-.-------.---------- tion Boards (SAT) or American college or vocational school. The remaining four For a spouse to be eligible for a scholarship award, College Tests (ACT), these exams need to be taken no scholarships will be set aside for children and he or she must: laterthanFebruary 1996toensurethattheresultsreach spouses of Seafarers. Each of these four stipends is • be married to an eligible Seafarer or SIU pensioner. the scholarship selection committee in time to be for $15,000 and may be used at a four-year college evaluated. or university. • be a high school graduate or its equivalent. A photograph of the applicant and a certified copy For a dependent child to be eligible for considera- of his or her birth certificate are two other items that The cost of education at the college and university level continues to rise each year, often preventing tion for a scholarship, he or she must: will need to be included in the total application packindividuals from starting or resuming their educational goals and forcing them to scrimp and save in order to • be an unmarried child of an eligible Seafarer or SIU age. overcome the high price tag of higher learning. Appensionerforwhomthememberorpensionerhasbeen All completed applications MUST be mailed and plying for a Seafarers Welfare Plan scholarship may the sole source of support the previo':1s cal~ndar year. postmarked ON or BEFORE APRIL 15, 1996. As be a solution to help reduce the high cost of college (Howeve~, should a de~ndent .c1?-ild wm an SIU might well be imagined the Welfare Plan receives . . ' . . scholarshtp and marry while rece1vmg the award, he tuition. appbcat10ns for the scholarship program, • .i.th hi h h 1 1 f 1996 'll ors he w1'll not have to &"iorfiet't the grant by reason of many . d. .. and 1t Graduation ior e g sc oo c ass o sti ch arriag ) ts often very 1fficu1t to select only seven rec1p1ents for may be about a year away, but now is the time to begin su m e. the awards. For this reason, all applicants should be planning to apply for one of the available scholarships. • be a high school graduate or its equivalent, although sure to fill out the form as completely as possible and applications may be made during the senior year of include all the requested information by the due date. Taking advantage of this benefit is not difficult, but it high school. It also should be noted that if an application was will require some organization on the part of the collegebound student to complete the entire application. submitted in past years and was not selected-DON'T • be under the age of 19--or be under the age of 25 and be a full-time student enrolled in a program leading to BE DISCOURAGED. That person may send in a baccalaureate or higher degree at an accredited in- another application this year. stitution authorized by law to grant such degrees. For both a spouse and dependent child to be eligible, the following conditions must be met: • the sponsoring Seafarer must have credit for 1,095 days of covered employment with an employer who is obligated to make contributions to the Seafarers Welfare Plan on the Seafarer's behalf prior to date of application. • the sponsoring Seafarer must have one day of employment in the six-month period preceding the date of application and 120 days of employment in the previous calendar year (unless the eligible parent is deceased). . Now is the time to start thinking about your educ~­ bonal future. Ask for a 1996 Seafarers Scholarship Program booklet at any SIU hall, or fill out the coupon below and return it to the Seafarers Welfare Plan. "--~-- r-------------------------------------------, lease send me the 1996 SIU Scholarship Program booklet which contains information, procedures for applying and the application form. P eligibility Name __________________________________________________ Address ---------------------------------------------------------------------- • be a high school graduate or its equivalent. City, State, Zip Code ------------------------------------------- • have a total of 730 days of employment with an employer who is obligated to make contributions to the Seafarers Welfare Plan on the Seafarer's behalf prior to the date of application. Telephone Number_____________________________________ • have one day of employment on a vessel in the six-month period immediately prior to the date of application. , This application is for: • have 120 days of employment on a vessel in the previous calendar year. (Pensioners are not eligible for scholarships.) 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. 8195 J L___________________________________________ 1 1 D Self D Dependent Mail this completed form to Scholarship Program, Seafarers Welfare Plan, �10 SEAFARERS LOG AUGUST1995 Wheelsman Mark Knapp pays his union dues at the Duluth hall. Visiting the Duluth hall is Kinsman Enterprise AB Jan Kaminski. Carrying more than a million tons of grain between ports on the Great Lakes, U.S.-flag bulk:ers like the SIU-crewed Kinsman Enterprise had a busy sailing season during 1994. The 1995 season has proven to be no different. In fact, according to Cleveland-based Kinsman Lines, this year's grain totals already are two million bushels ahead of the company's 1994 figures. This is because the . Kinsman Lakers did not transport grain on the Great Lakes during April 1994. (April is when fitout for the company usually begins.) Seafarers aboard the Kinsman Enterprise began their 1995 sailing season when the Laker sailed from its winter port of Buffalo, N. Y. on April 6. By late April, the 600-foot Kinsman Enterprise and her sister ship, the Kinsman Independent, had made a total of three trips across the lakes. After reaching the western end of Lake Superior, the vessel loaded wheat in the Twin Harbors region of Duluth, Minn. and Superior, Wis. The bulker then transported the grain back to Buffalo for use in the manufacture of cereal, flour and other products. As the cargo was being loaded in Duluth, Seafarers inspected the vessel to make sure it was ready for the busy schedule it maintains throughout the summer, fall and early winter months. Photos on this page were taken recently by crewmembers while the Kinsman Enterprise was docked in Duluth. LEFT The Kinsman Enterprise has been plying the Lakes since 1927 when it AB/Watchman began sailing as the ore carrier Harry Coulby. It was bought by Kinsman in Robert Grove su1988 and has since been used as a grain carrier. pervises the loading of cargo aboard the Kinsman Enterprise in the port of Duluth, Minn. During fitout aboard the Kinsman Enterprise, Watchman Curt Mayer works the deck winch. OS Larry Hall (left) and OS Ali Quraish report to work aboard the Kinsman Entetprise at the Duluth, Minn. harbor. Oiler Fred Stover takes a break between shifts on the Kinsman Enterprise. ,.....~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-, Seafarers Supply Fuel on Lower Lake Michigan For more than 40 years, Seafarers who sail aboard Bigane fueling vessels have been supplying ships in the lower end of Lake Michigan with enough petroleum to get to their next destination. As the only fueling service available to ships in the lower lake area, Bigane Seafarers keep a very demanding schedule. The SIU members aboard the boats transport heavy fuel (used by steamships), diesel fuel (used for diesel-powered engines) and kerosene (used in galleys for ABffankerman Kevin Kelley lifts a heavy hose and fitting stoves). from the deck of the Joseph Bigane to the deck of a ship Sometimes referred to as "floating gas waiting for fuel. stations," the motor vessels are available for ships coming into port in the towns surrounding Lake Michigan. The SIUcrewed fueling vessels meet ships in Gary and Burns Harbor, Ind. as well as throughout the entire Chicago area. Aboard the Joseph Bigane, AB/tankermen like Kevin Kelley and Ron Las work hard to make sure all supply orders are properly filled. The members control the loading of the fuel at a Chicago refinery as well as the hook up of the cargo hoses and the discharge of the petroleum to the ship being refueled. Tying up the Joseph Bigane fueling vessel at the Chicago refinery is a job for AB!Tankerman Ron Las. �AUGUST1995 SEAFARERS LOG 11 Began Career on 'Stick Ship' Mazzola Recalls 23 Years of Seafaring Memories There was always something new to learn aboard break"The first Stonewall Jackson was powered by 8500"From the North Pole to the South Pole, aboard more bulk freighters such as the Joseph Hewes, the first ship ... If you can float there-I've than 60 different SIU ships horsepower steam-turbine engines," recalled Mazzola. on which Mazzola sailed following his graduation from the been there," recalled AB George Mazzola of the "She was a classic. It wasn't too long after my tour that trainee program at Piney Point. numerous SIU ships he has sailed on since joining the they converted her to diesel engines," he said. r=.......,..=,.,.,.,,,,.,..,...,..,.,..,.,..,.,......,.,.....,.......________..,,......,____________,,,......,...,,..,...,,..,,.,,,...,..,_,,_ union 23 years ago. "What kept the jobs aboard freighters interesting was The 41-year-old Piney Point graduate has helped the large variety of cargo. This particular trip we had 1984 deliver everything from pineapples and jet planes to everything from coffee beans to tallow on board," Mazbombs, in addition to seeing the world three times over. zola recalled. (Tallow is used to make soap.) "From delivering materiel that was vital to U.S. troops Tiris 1973 trip to the Middle East was of particular during the Persian Gulf War to safely transporting importance for the Stonewall Jackson and her crew, for thousands of gallons of petroleum to Antarctica, I have they had a new jet fighter in the forward hatch which they been there," recalled Mazzola. delivered to Jordan's King Hussein. "The day after the jet was unloaded, the test pilot flew "SIU crews deliver the cargoes needed by many people throughout the world to survive, and I am proud by the ship at the stroke of high noon," the Seafarer to be part of such an outstanding organization," he added. reminisced. "He came by at mast height at 500 knots, , The Maryland native has sailed aboard virtually every waved, kicked in his afterburner, went vertical and dis'"'r"""he-=Sa----nt""'"'a-M .....a-n-.a~(-D~e-lta~Li-n-es~). ,. . w~hi.....c.h'."."h"""e1""""d"""a.....co~m""'b=in....a....ti=on of ty~ of deep sea v~ssel c?ntracted by th: SIU-break-bulk appeared into the blue. It was quite a show." passengers and freight, was one of Mazzola's favorite ships. freighters, c?nta~nersh1ps, bulk earners, tankers and •combo Ship' oceanographic ships. Throughout his more than two decades of sailing, One of the most unique ships on which Mazzola has Mazzola compiled an extensive collection o.f sailed was the Santa Maria, a Delta Lines vessel. The photographs of each ship on which he sailed and memoirs Santa Maria was known as a "combo ship" because it was from the exotic places he visited, all of which he recently half freighter and half passenger ship. It had accommodations for 100 passengers, including two swimming pools, shared with the Seafarers LOG. "Each ship was a unique, beautiful experience," he in addition to the regular space allocated for freight. said. Leaving from the West Coast, the Santa Maria circumnavigated South America in 60 days. "It was a Hewes Is First Vessel dynamite trip," recalled Mazzola. "We still had our own Among his favorite vessels were the Joseph P. Hewes container crane, so we could load and unload in the ports, (Waterman Steamship), Stonewall Jackson (Waterman but it never interfered with the passengers." Mexico, Panama, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru were Steamship) and the Santa Maria (Delta Lines). Following his 1972 graduation from the Lundeberg just some of the countries the Santa Maria called upon School as a member of trainee class 107, Mazzola signed during its voyages. Mazzola recalled a special ceremony held aboard the on the Joseph P. Hewes as an OS. The freighter maintained a run between the U.S. East Santa Maria when the ship passed through the Strait of Coast and the Far East. The Hewes discharged and Magellan at the southernmost tip of South America. brought on cargo in various ports in South Korea, Hong "It was a tradition for the passengers to dress in costumes and celebrate as we sailed through the strait. SpeDuring his last trip aboard Delta Lines' Santa Maria in Kong, the Philippines and Thailand. "The beauty of the Hewes was that she was a freighter. cial meals were prepared by the galley gang, and 1984, AB George Mazzola takes part in a lifeboat drill. Plain, simple and beautiful. All we needed was a dock everyone would gather on deck to mark the occasion," and we could unload anything, anywhere," explained remembered Mazzola. Mazzola. "With the more modem containerships, booms He added that the area, located near the Antarctic are needed in each port in order to load and unload," he Peninsula, is usually filled with penguins. Therefore, the Santa Maria celebration became known as "The Penguin added. Mazzola noted that because of the speed containerships Party." "The passengers really enjoyed befog aboard with the have brought to the process of loading and unloading, the use of break-bulk freighters has declined. (The Hewes was crew. It was a unique atmosphere in that the passengers a break-bulk freighter, also known as a 'stick ship' because often felt they were a part of the crew. They truly enjoyed of the cranes and booms built aboard the vessel.) Now, the being around us and watching us at work," said Mazzola. During his last trip aboard the Santa Maria in 1984, only SIU vessels which still have cranes on board capable After helping deliver a year's worth of petroleum products of self-loading and unloading in port are the military con- the ship loaded 10,000, 55-gallon barrels of concentrated to ports in Antarctica aboard the Gus Darnell, AB George tracted ships. orange juice in Brazil. It was stored below deck in a Mazzola points at a mileage chart, noting how far he is of all the ships I've sailed, I'd have to say that refrigerated section of the freighter. "Out from his home in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. "The refrigeration had to be constantly monitored so the Hewes was my favorite. The work was so interesting .----:ri1-----......,---__.----...,,-----,,----, and there was always something different to do," said that the orange juice concentrate was kept at the apMazzola. "I can honestly say that I became a better propriate temperature level. The concentrate was being seaman by sailing aboard the Hewes," he added. brought to the United States to manufacture commercial Mazzola noted that the old freighters provided juice," said Mazzola. Seafarers an excellent learning opportunity. "The cargo Coincidentally, Mazzola's last trip aboard the Santa gear had to be expertly maintained. We were constantly Maria was also the vessel's last trip before it was working the booms-taking them apart, rebuilding and scrapped. performing all types of maintenance on the winches and Proud Member hatches. It was a very technical and demanding job, and Reflecting on his time as a Seafarer, Mazzola said, you learned so much," the AB stated. "Adventures of the sea are like no other. It is a life of Memorable Trip freedom and a life filled with hard work." He added that he would do it all over again if given In 1973, Mazzola took a job as a wiper aboard the old Stonewall Jackson. (The original Stonewall Jackson was the chance. "As a Seafarer, I have helped to deliver some bought by Waterman Steamship Company after World of the most important cargo in the world," he said. "Without the merchant marine, none of this would be War II and converted from a general troop ship to a C-4 freighter. In 1974, the company built a new LASH ship possible. Who else can transport such precious goods as which was to take the place of the Stonewall Jackson. safely as American merchant mariners?" Mazzola ques~------.....--~""""'-'........~------' They named the new ship, again, the Stonewall Jackson. tioned. "The bottom line is that as Seafarers we have helped Mazzola (foreground) assists with underway replenish- It is still in service today and is crewed by Seafarers.) The freighter was on a run to India and the Middle East make the United States a better place, and that is somement operations aboard the Richard G. Matthiesen during thing to be proud of," the AB concluded. and left from the port of Baltimore. the Persian Gulf War in the early 1990s. �12 SEAFARERS LOG AUGUST1995 SIU Fishermen Escape Injury as Trawler Burns; Rachel E Crew Rescued by Other Seafarers Thanks to quick reactions and help from fellow Seafarers, the SIU crew of the trawler Rachel E escaped injury on June 23 when an electrical fire damaged the vesselnearNewBedford,Mass. Despite a thick fog which limited visibility to approximately 50 yards, Captain Antonio Pimentel Mate Jose Paxita Engineer C~rlos Cajuda and Cook Antonio Baptista were rescued from their life raft by the SIUcrewed Destiny another fishing boat, three hodrs after the fire forced them to flee from the Rachel E. The Destiny-crewed by Captain Luis Fidalgo, Mate Joao Dias, Engineer Jose Dosantos, Deckhand Hermilio Meca and Cook J. Fidalgo-was alerted of the life raft's position by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter. The fire eventually burned itself out. Although no one was hurt crewmembers lost clothes and ~ther personal belongings. as well as marine charts and a shortwave radio. The total damage estimate exceeds $200 000. Pimentel noted th~t he and his crew regularly conduct safety drills, but the speed with which the fire engulfed parts of the 71foot Rachel E prevented the men from donning any protective gear. However, they did take the boat'sEmergencyPositioninglndicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) int~ the r~t, and .that act led to theIT relatively quick rescue. The EPil.IBsendsasignaltoasatellite that is relaye~ to the Coast Gu~d an? other radw ?perators to p~nP?mt a founde~ng or. otherwise disabled vessel s location. _ e pra~ti~ with the life ~aft, hf~ nng, hfe J~cke~s, su~~1v~l s~1ts and fire extmgmshers, said Pimentel, who has been an SIU ~ember for 20 years. uBut this time, there was no chance to grab anything, no chance to send a mayday. The wheelhouse was full of fl~es." _ Notw1thstandmg the heavy ~og, the Rac_hel E was.three d~ys mto a seemmgl~ routm~ fishing voyage_ wh~n P1me~tel smelled somethmg ltke bummg rubber. I looked in the windows and saw smoke and flames coming from near t~e engineer's quarters. I couldn t get to the wheelhouse, but my. first concern. was ge~!ing the engmeer out of his bunk. Pimentel succeeded in rousing Cajuda, thenjoi~ed with t~e other crewmembers m secunng the raft. "I was concerned because we have about 9,000 gallons of fuel on the boat," Pimentel recalled. "W. Once in the life raft with the crew, Pimentel activated the emergency beacon. TheCoastGuardpickedupthe EPIRB signal and located the Rachel E crew roughly 90 minutes after they boarded the life raft. In another 90 minutes, the Destiny (on which Pimentel used to work) emerged from the fog and moved in to rescue the couldn't recognize anything, even after it was cleaned up," said SIU Port Agent Henri Francois, who provided the photo accompanying this article. The Rachel Eis under repair in Rhode Island. It is uncertain when the boat will return to service. Pimentel said he and his crewmembers (who have gone to work on another boat) are not discouraged by their recent experience. 'There's no quitting by any of us. After 32 years in the fishing business, I know I'm not Seafarers. More than seven hours later, the men boarded a rescue tug that came for them and to tow the Rachel E. Despite the damage to the RachelE, the2,000poundsoffish caught by the crew went undamaged, as the fire did not extend to the storage containers. But in other areas of the boat, "you scared." Members of the Lopez's steward department also take time from their duties to attend the meeting. In the galley are (from left) SA Tim Mizwicki, SA Rose Mccants, SA Whitey Pavao, Chief Cook Russ Beyschau and Cook/Baker Guy Prescott. AB Chris Kalinowski waits for the shipboard meeting to begin. The 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez lies at anchor in the waters off Guam. A Military Sealift Command vessel, the Lopez is normally based in the West Pacific Ocean, off the island of Saipan, from which position it can be ready to support a military operation at any time. Keeping Up-to-Date from Afar Aboard· the Baldomero Lopez Gathered in the galley for the union meeting aboard the Baldomero Lopez are, from left, Bosun Gerald Kelly, AB Bob David, Steward/Baker Bruce Barbeau and Pumpman Phil Parent. Wiper Matt Alexander and AB Jeff Moritz take part in the shipboard meeting aboard the Baldomero Lopez. Sailing aboard the Military Sealift Command's fleet of prepositioning vessels often means being based in remote areas of the world. So when SIU Assistant Vice President Bob Hall recently caught up with crewmembers aboard the I st Lt. Baldomero Lopez in Guam-an unincorporated U.S. territory in the Mariana Islands to which the vessel makes regular shuttle runs from its base off the island of Saipan in the West Pacific Ocean-there were many issues the crew wanted to catch up on and discuss. The members reviewed and commented on provisions of the contract under which they sail. Hall also brought them up-to-date on the status of some of the current legislation on Capitol Hill, including the Alaskan North Slope oil situation and maritime revitalization. The I st Lt. Baldomero Lopez, operated by Amsea, Getting updated by Asst. VP Bob Hall on maritime is named for a Marine who fought in Korea and gave issues in the U.S. are (from left) Chief Electrician Bill Amost, AB Dave Condino and SA Dan Ides. his life to shield his men from a grenade. �AUGUST1995 SEAFARERS LOG 13 Seafarers Stay Active in Honolulu Hall Serves as Focal Point For Fellowship, Business Checking the shipping board and the seniority lists in the Honolulu hall are, from left, OS Phillip Toney, AB Barry McNeal and Chief Cook Robert McElwee. The membership activity never stops in the SIU hall in Honolulu. Because of the wide array of SIU-contracted vessels that call on Hawaii, union members are constantly in the hall to register to ship, file vacation applications, check on health claims or catch up on the latest news. "We have a steady stream of members coming into the hall," notes Port Agent Neil Dietz. "Some come to ask questions concerning the union, others take care of shipping business and still others come to socialize with their fellow Seafarers.·· When members ship out, they can catch jobs aboard vessels that regularly call on the port. Among those are Sea-Land, Matson and American President Lines containerships, American Hawaii Cruises passenger ships and Transoceanic cable ships, which are owned by AT&T. Other Registering at the counter is Larayne Powers who SIU-contracted ships that holds a QMED rating. call on Honolulu-area facilities are those of the Military Sealift Command that carry civilian crews. The SIU hall, which opened in March 1991, is located only a few blocks from the Honolulu waterfront. While ashore, some of the crewmembers from the ''White Ships"-the SS Constitution and SS Independence-gather in the Honolulu hall. They are 2nd Cook Noel Bocaya, AB Reynaldo Govico, SA Petronito Ramos, Oiler Edwin Yballa, SA Bob Quimpo, SA Ludivico Castillo and QMED Benny Orosco. Constant Traffic Keeps Santurce Members Busy From tugboats to roll:--onlroll-off vessels, whether operated by Naverias NPR, Crowley, Sea-Land or others, the work is constant for Seafarers along the docks near the union's hall in Santurce, P.R. Union members are involved in the offloading and loading of trailers from the various Navieras NPR vessels that call on the port. Other crewmembers are busy keeping up the ships' maintenance through painting, chipping, inspecting the engines and cleaning the galleys. Formerly known as Puerto Rico Marine Management or PRMMI, Navieras NPR ships sail between Puerto Rico, the eastern seaboard of the U.S. and other Caribbean ports. The nearby Crowley docks host Seafarers busy preparing ships and tugboats for sailing. SIU members crew Crowley ship-docking tugs as well as ocean-going tugs and barges that travel between Puerto Rico and the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the U.S. Specifically constructed for the trade, Crowley's Puerto Rico facility is the largest in the world for handling roll-on/roll-off vessels. Seafarers also man lightering equipment and oil spill response vessels that can quickly respond to emergency situations in the Caribbean region. Port Agent Steve Ruiz notes the action is virtually nonstop in the area. ''This is a very active port and our members do their part to keep it moving at peak efficiency." Bosun Al Caulder, left, and AB Victor Pacheco are ready to help with the discharging of the Mayaguez, an NPR, Inc. vessel. While in port, AB Ivan Coraliz disembarks from the Crowley tug Ensign. After pulling into the port of San Juan, crewmembers from the Mayaguez, an NPR containership, file down the gangway while AB Victor Pacheco stands watch. During a scheduled break, crewmembers aboard NP R's Carolina gather on deck for a photo. From the left are Chief Cook Richard Worobey, AB Efstratios Zoubantis, DEU John E. Funk, Chief Steward Albert Coale Jr., OMU Kim M. Higgins, OMU C. Benzenberg and (kneeling) Wiper Philip A. Morris. Standing on Crowley Pier 10 prior to the next run for the tug Apache are, from left, Capt. Emerito Rivera, Cook Carlos Roja, Mechanic Pedro Figueroa and 2nd Mate Ted Dodson. �14 SEAFARERS LOG AUGUST1995 Danger at Dawn A - -- t the SIU hall in San Francisco, only a few men showed up during the day to check the rotary shipping board. There were more jobs than there were seamen available. We had been at war for 15 months, and the shipyards were beginning to tum out new ships in ever increasing numbers. I had rested up from the previous voyage (Guadalcanal) so I took the chief electrician job on a brand new C2 cargo ship which was still in the shipyard receiving her finishing touches. There is a tremendous amount of work to do "debugging" a new ship, and we needed a second electrician, but none were available. I had a younger brother working for General Electric in Ft. Wayne, Ind. I told him if he would be patriotic and join the SIU, he could have a life of romance and adventure on the high seas. Like so many other midwest farm boys at the time, he fell for it and joined me on the ship. (Later, after the five Sullivan brothers were lost on a Navy ship, there was a regulation that prohibited brothers from sailing together.) Our new ship was the SS Typlwan, operated for the WSA (War Shipping Administration) by the Mississippi Steamship Co. (Delta Line). We were operating out of the port of San Francisco in support of our forces in the South Pacific. We could carry 10,000 tons of cargo at a cruising speed of 16 knots. Our armament consisted of a 5inch gun aft, four 3-inch antiaircraft guns and four twin-mount 20 mm Oerlikons. Our SIU crew was supplemented by a Navy armed guard of 20 men under a USN reserve officer. All our guns were on local control, but our gun crews trained constantly and made up in enthusiasm what we lacked in fire control equipment. We had sailed in convoy to Espirito Santo in the New Hebrides and delivered our cargo of supplies to "Button"-the supply base for the Marines fighting their way up the Solomon Islands from Guadalcanal. After stopping at Noumea, New Caledonia for bunkers, we were ordered back to San Francisco where they planned to convert our cargo ship to a troop transport. There were no combat vessels available for escort duty because of the Navy's losses during the recent sea battles, so we proceeded alone, making frequent course changes to avoid being tracked by any enemy submarine. During wartime combat operations, contact with enemy forces sometimes results in long drawn-out slugging matches with heavy casualties. At other times, there are short, sharp clashes with inconclusive results and few, if any, casualties. In World War II, the men of the U.S. merchant marine suffered a larger percentage of casualties than any of the services except the Marine Corps. Not May 1943 Pensioner James M. Smith ofKirkland, Wash. joined the SIU in Baltimore in .,,........---.~-------.August 1939 immediately after leaving the Marine Corps as a corporal and as an expert of 50-caliber machine guns. That was also the year that Nazi Germany attacked Poland-and so the European buildup James M. Smith far World War ll was well under way. While in the Marines, Smith had studied basic electricity and was well situated to take the U.S. Commerce Department exam for a merchant mariner's electrician's endorsement. (The Commerce Department handled merchant marine operations prior . the same time we saw them, and they started to come hard right. Our 3-inch gun crews immediately opened fire as we also started a hard turn to starboard. We wanted to bring our 5-inch gun to bear, and also the stem of our ship would make a smaller target. On the submarine, the gun crew came tumbling out of the hatch and started to man their big 6-inch deck gun on the foredeck, but at that time the first round from our 5-inch gun went whooshing by them and splashed just beyond their boat. The second round was just a little short. We had them bracketed! By now, both ships had completed their tum and were in line astern, about 2,000 yards apart. Even with the bow-on silhouette of the sub and the dim light, our gun crews were putting some shells close aboard their boat. The enemy submarine commander must have decided it was a losing proposition. I'm sure he didn't want to get a hole punched in his boat so he couldn •t submerge with our aircraft in the area. He recalled the deck gun crew and they did a crash dive. The whole action had taken only a few minutes. Aboard the Typhoon, we immediately executed that classic maneuver to get us out as quickly as possible. We opened all the nozzles on the turbine and were soon up to maximum speed and out of range. After all, they were armed with torpedoes and a 6-inch gun that had a longer range than ours, so retreat was in order. We often wondered if we actually did get any Ocean hits on their submarine, but we felt we had done well under the circumstances. However, in any engagement with the enemy, would take it across our bow. Those of us it is only the registered hits that count. After-action report: As chief still sleeping were jolted awake by our call to "general quarters" and the mad electrician, I had noticed during practice scramble to man our stations. Submarines normally cruised on the surface at night, charging batteries and with their diesel engines making a racket. T h e i r lookouts saw us about to 1981, when jurisdiction was transferred ta the Transportation Department.) Brother Smith continued to sail in the merchant marine during WWII, the Korean conflict and the early part of the Vietnam War. In this dramatic retelling of his merchant ship's encounter with a Japanese submarine, Brother Smith refers to the five Sullivan brothers. These were five members of the same family serving in the U.S. Navy. The brothers were sailors aboard the USS Juneau when it was sunk November 12, 1942 during the Battle of Guadalcanal. All.five brothers lost their lives, leading the Navy to issue an order that members of the same family could not serve together. The Seafarers LOG. in its September and October 1994 editions, ran portions of Smith's WWII diary dealing with merchant marine operations around Guadalcanal. ~.. New Caledonia NOUMEA ~ that we couldn't fight, but due to the nature of submarine warfare, we seldom saw our enemy or even knew of his presence until our ship was blown apart by the underwater explosion of a torpedo warhead. In the rare instances when we could fight back, we tried to inflict as much damage as possible with the weapons we had. It was the third day at sea after leaving Noumea. In the gray light of predawn, the men in the forward 3-inch gun platforms were in their usual early morning "condition two" readiness, scanning the calm tropical sea for any sign of surface craft or aircraft. Suddenly a long dark shape seemed to ap,,.-:;_pear out of nowhere, al/'""'\/ ,,...most dead ahead r:;· _. .---. \ ..,and on a course , - ---V ' t h a t . r .,( ,· \'\ I by James M. Smith South Pacific ' ~~ t~ r~ . ~' \·\\~ \~~~~~~ 1 , ''I firing of our 5-inch gun that the jarring concussion would often knock out the control relays on the steering gear motors located beneath the deck. My brother, Robert, was making his first trip as second electrician. I had assigned him to the steering gear room during general quarters. He had instructions to keep those controls operating at all costs so that we would not lose steering. Robert was running aft to man his station. The 5-inch gun was trained forward on the port side as we were making our tum, and he was directly under the gun barrel when they fired that first round. I saw him fall down, get up, then stagger down to the steering gear room. He was lucky: he was deaf only for several days. We always maintained radio silence when at sea to prevent a fix by enemy RDF (Radio Direction Finder). When the action started, our radio operator sent out a contact report and our position. After the action, we again maintained radio silence. Two weeks later, when we came steaming under the Golden Gate Bridge, everyone was surprised. At the union hall, the word had gone out that the SS Typhoon had been lost to enemy action and there were no survivors. I was happy to inform them that our demise had been somewhat exaggerated. �AUGUST1995 SEAFARERS LOG Dispatchers' Report for Deep Sea *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Trip Reliefs **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C Baltimore Norfolk Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco . :W~.b.mngton Seattle Puerto Rico Honolulu Houston St. Louis Piney Point Algonac Totals Port New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Mobile New Orleans 33 3 7 6 14 28 29 21 12 27 9 7 25 39 7 14 12 16 22 20 17 24 16 4 17 4 1 0 7 0 3 1 3 4 4 0 5 5 3 2 0 30 2 2 3 0 0 0 226 245 37 23 5 5 8 7 15 Jacksonville 17 San Francisco 17 Wilmington 14 Seattle 17 Puerto Rico 3 Honolulu 6 Houston 21 St. Louis 1 Piney Point 4 Algonac 1 Totals 164 Port New York 17 Philadelphia 1 Baltimore 0 Norfolk 1 Mobile 8 New Orleans 9 Jacksonville 13 San Francisco 28 Wilmington 12 Seattle 20 Puerto Rico 5 Honolulu 13 Houston 14 St. Louis 2 Piney Point 4 Algonac 0 Totals 147 22 5 3 0 5 1 7 12 2 19 14 18 10 14 4 15 17 1 4 1 1 2 0 1 7 0 4 0 0 0 169 27 14 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 4 6 1 1 3 0 2 5 5 9 9 7 2 6 8 0 1 1 0 6 1 0 4 1 0 83 0 17 DECK DEPARTMENT 20 18 2 2 3 0 5 6 0 13 8 9 6 13 0 25 16 0 23 20 3 16 0 9 12 4 3 22 13 2 7 4 0 2 3 9 15 31 4 3 1 0 4 3 0 2 0 0 168 169 24 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 10 11 1 ,,,·, 0 4 3 2 3 0 6 6 2 8 3 0 2 5 20 9 13 2 9 5 0 6 5 1 10 12 0 1 3 6 10 6 5 12 10 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 91 108 18 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 15 5 1 3 0 0 2 3 0 5 5 0 3 6 0 7 9 0 7 5 3 20 1 1 6 0 1 10 2 1 5 1 0 1 5 2 5 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 99 40 9 September & October 1995 Membership Meetings Deep Sea, Lakes, Inland Waters Piney Point Tuesday, September 5*; Monday, October2 JUNE 16 - JULY 15, 1995 Port New York Philadelphia 15 *changed by Labor Day holiday New York 6 61 54 1 5 6 2 6 2 13 10 12 4 16 1 6 12 9 18 20 16 20 26 7 3 1 9 2 38 46 11 55 51 27 50 30 45 5 5 44 ·. 8 6 6 17 9 45 45 5 28 Tuesday: September 12, October IO Mobile 0 413 89 8 44 0 4 4 34 8 9 6 0 2 5 26 27 15 26 5 15 1 21 1 27 6 3 4 8 27 31 ' 20 20 3 1 2 3 6 19 9 3 29 3 8 1 5 0 1 0 30 1 4 0 60 245 275 53 8 0 2 1 33 22 3 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 5 8 8 5 10 3 1 0 1 1 16 2 22 9 20 4 2 13 2 14 2 1 0 17 16 12 1 0 1 0 29 14 2 6 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 54 267 157 30 Port ENTRY DEPARTMENT New York 4 34 11 2 15 1 0 18 69 Philadelphia 1 1 1 0 1 2 3 3 0 Baltimore 0 5 3 0 3 0 0 11 1 Norfolk 12 2 0 12 1 16 12 0 9 Mobile 1 13 2 1 0 1 36 3 0 New Orleans 4 13 13 3 16 3 7 0 33 Jacksonville 13 3 5 2 9 6 0 3 29 San Francisco 10 18 7 2 42 7 1 23 0 Wilmington 7 2 17 16 6 2 0 12 32 Seattle 4 20 4 4 11 1 13 36 0 Puerto Rico 3 6 6 1 3 0 0 9 10 Honolulu 8 48 72 5 8 5 13 83 0 4 Houston 17 7 12 1 0 0 5 27 St. Louis 1 l 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 Piney Point 14 0 10 3 0 0 1 23 0 Algonac 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 49 232 163 24 127 0 109 449 30 Totals AU 729 244 382 444 12027 1~94 De2artments 586 81 206 * ''Total Registered" means the number of Seafarers who actually registered for shipping at the port. **"Registered on Beach" means the total number of Seafarers registered at the port. 11 San Francisco Thursday: September 14, October 12 Wilmington Monday, September 18, October 16 Seattle Friday: September 22, October 20 San Juan Thursday: September 7> October 5 St. Louis Friday: September 15, October 13 Honolulu Friday; September 15, October 13 Duluth Wednesday: September 13, October 11 Jersey City Wednesday: September 20, October 18 New Bedford Tuesday: September 19, October 17 Each port's meeting starts at 10:30 a.m. Personals 1 10 9 8 Wednesday: September 13, October - 0 5 12 15 57 24 36 Jacksonville Thursday: September 7, October 5 1 406 12 17 24 Norfolk Thursday: September 7, October 5 0 12 0 3 5 l 11 8 5 3 7 2 Baltimore Thursday: September 7, October 5 12 92 0 2 1 Philadelphia Wednesday: September 6, October 4 Algonac Friday: September 8, October 6 Houston Monday: September 11, October 9 New Orleans 37 3 3 3 1 Tuesday: September 5, October 3 ROBERT GORBEA Please contact former shipmate George Meshover at 804 Bolton Road, Far Rockaway, NY 11691; or telephone (718) 868-2069. DUDLEY GRANT Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Dudley Grant is asked to please contact Sam Boykin at 15055 E. Highway 20, C.L. Oaks, CA 95423; telephone (707) 998-1355 or V. Martin at P.O. Box 855, C.L. Oaks, CA 95423; telephone (707) 998-1012. BOB TOURGESEN Please get in touch with Jake Karaczynski as soon as possible at the Lundeberg School (P.O. Box 75, Piney Point, MD 20674) or electronically on the Internet. His e-mail address is: passeul@atc.ameritel.net. 27 1 Notices 8 MARINE COOKS & STEWARDS PICNIC 27 2 26 15 The annual SIU-MCS pot-luck picnic will take place this year on Sunday, September 10 from 12 noon until 5 p.m. at San Bruno City Park (No. 7 area). Members, pensioners, friends and children are welcome. There are plenty of tables, trees and parking spaces available. 21 32 18 14 151 10 0 3 0 355 527 NEW MEETINGS DATES FOR VA-BASED VETS The Hampton Roads, Virginia Chapter of the American Merchant Marine Veterans, Wives, Orphans and Survivors now meets on the fourth Thursday of each month, at 7 p.m. in the Veterans' Room of the War Memorial Museum of Virginia, 9285 Warwick Blvd. at Huntington Park in Newport News, Va. Upcoming meeting dates are as follows: September 28, October 26, November 23, December 28, January 25, February 22. Anyone interested in joining the chapter or attending an upcoming meeting may contact retired SIU member Max Simerly at P.O. Box 5721, Newport News, VA 23605-0721; telephone (804) 247-1656. - �16 SEAFARERS LOB AU6UST1995 Dispatchers' Report for Great Lakes Seafarers International Union Directory JUNE 16- JULY 15, 1995 CL-Company/Lakes L-Lakes NP-Non Priority Michael Sacco President *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Cl1m L Cl~ NP John Fay Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Sacco Executive Vice President Augustin Tellez Vice President Contracts George McCartney Vice President West Coast Roy A. ''Buck" Mercer Vice President Government Services Jack Caffey Vice President Atlantic Coast · .·. ... . Byron Kelley Vice Pre~dent Lakes and Inland Waters Dean Col'gey Vice President Gulf Coast HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC 520 St. Clair River Dr. Algonac, MI 48001 (810) 794--4988 BALTIMORE t 216 E. Baltimore St Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 327.4900 DULUTH 705 Medical Arts Building · Duluth, MN 55802 nz. (218) 4110 HONOLULU 606 Kalihi St. Honolulu, HI 96819 (808) 845-5222 HOUSTON 1221 Pierce St. Houston. TX 77002 (713)659-5112 JACKSONVILLE 3315 Liberty St. Jacksonville~ FL 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City, NJ 07302 (201) 435-9424 MOBILE 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. Mobile, AL 36605 (334) 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 NEW YORK 635 Fourth Ave. Brooklyn. NY 11232 (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Norfolk, VA 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S.4St. Philadelphia, PA 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT P.O. Box 75 I>iney Point, MD 20674 (30 I) 994-00 IO PORT EVERGLADES 2 West Dixie Highway Dania, FL 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 161/2 Santurce, PR 00907 (809) 721-4033 SEATTLE 2505 First Ave. Seattle, WA 98121 (206) 441-1960 ST.LOUIS 4581 Gravois Ave. St. Louis, MO 63116 (314) 752-6500 WILMINGTON 510N. Broad Ave. Wilmington, CA 90744 (310) 549-4000 Port Algonac Port Algonac Port Algonac Port Algonac 0 10 10 0 9 2 0 6 1 0 15 23 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT 0 50 4 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 35 6 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 15 3 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Cl~ L Class NP 0 35 13 0 16 4 0 8 2 0 33 48 Totals All Departments 36 40 0 0 100 92 13 0 * "Total Registered" means the number of Seafarers who actually registered for shipping at the port. ** "Registered on Beach" means the total number of Seafarers registered at the port. 67 Dispatchers' Report for Inland Waters JUNE 16 - JULY 15, 1995 TOTAL smPPED All Groups Class A ClassB Class C *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 Waters West Coast Totals Region Atlantic Coast Gulf Coast Lakes & Inland Waters West Coast Totals 4 0 6 0 1 0 7 16 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 38 2 53 5 1 9 DECK DEPARTMENT 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 J6 . . 23 4 8 41 6 8 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 7 0 0 0 2 2 11 0 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A ClJWI B Chm C 12 2 0 10 6 13 34 8 0 5 64 13 22 35 0 0 .0 0 JL; 21 1 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 3 1 17 . 0 2 11 0 17 0 1 7 71 18 102 Totals All Departments 53 6 10 16 * "Total Registered" means the number of Seafarers who actually registered for shipping at the port. **"Registered on Beach" means the total number of Seafarers registered at the port. 1 12 49 Are You Missing Important Mail? In order to ensure that each active SIU member and pensioner receives a copy of the Seafarers LOG each month-as well as other important mail such as W-2 forms, pension and health insurance checks and bulletins or notices-a correct home address must be on file with the union. H you have moved recently or feel that you are not getting your union mail, please use the form on this page to update your home address. Your home address is your permanent address, and this is where all official union documents will be mailed (unless otherwise specified). If you are getting more than one copy of the LOG delivered to you, if you have changed your address, or if your name or address is misprinted or incomplete, please complete the form and send it to: Seafarers International Union Address Correction Department 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 r------------------------------------------------------------, HOME ADDRESS FORM (PLEASE PRINT) 8/95 Name Social Security No. _ _ _ I _ _ _ I _ _ __ D D Active SIU Other D Pensioner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- This will be my permanent address for all official union mailings. This address should remain In the union file unless otherwise changed by me personally. ------------------------------------------------------------~ �SEAFARERS LOG AUGUST1995 T he growing ranks of SIU pensioners has been increased by 25 Seafarers who have ended their careers as merchant mariners. Thirteen of the union brothers signing off this month shipped in the deep sea division. Five sailed the inland waterways, six worked on Great Lakes vessels and one was a member of the Railroad Marine Division. Twelve of the retiring Seafarers served in the U.S. military-eight in the Army, three in the Navy and one in the Air Force. Among those joining the ranks of retirees, John A. Hamot graduated from the bosun recertification course and Clyde A. Kreiss completed the steward recertification program at the Lundeberg School in Piney Point, Md. The oldest retiring members are Hamit, 72, Domingo Milla, 71, and Glenn W. Reynolds at 70. On this page, the Seafarers LOG presents brief biographical accounts of this month's pensioners. DEEP SEA DESALW. BARRY SR., 65, began sailing with the Seafarers in 1947 from the port of New York. The Texas native shipped as a member of the deck department. From 1952 to 1954, he served in the U.S. Army. Brother Barry makes his home in California. HALIMY. HAMBOUZ, 68, started sailing with the union in 1954 from the port of New York. He was a member of the engine department and upgraded to QMED at the Lundeberg School in Piney Point, Md. Born in Egypt, Brother Hambouz now makes his home in New York. JOHN A. HAMOT, 72, joined the Seafarers in 1963 in the port of New York. The deck department member upgraded at the Lundeberg School in Piney Point, Md. and completed the bosun recertification program there in 1983. Brother Hamot continues to live in his home state of Massachusetts. CLYDE A. KREISS, 66,began sailing with the Seafarers in 1945 from the port of ·~ New York. Brother Kreiss shipped in the steward department and completed the steward recertification program in 1980 at the Lundeberg School. Born in Illinois, he now resides in Texas. The SIU Wishes Our New Pensioners The Wind to Their Backs and Harbor from Storms 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 thank them for jobs well done and wish them happiness and health in the days ahead. ENEDINA L. HA TCHL, 66, joined the Marine Cooks and Stewards in 1968 in the port of San Francisco, before that union merged with the sIU· s Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District (AGLIWD). She sailed in the steward department and upgraded her skills at the Lundeberg School. Born in Texas, Sister Hatchl now lives in New Mexico. EARLJ. MATHEWS,65, joined the SIU in 1955 in the port of Norfolk, Va. Brother Mathews sailed as a member of the steward department and upgraded at the Lundeberg School. Born in North Carolina, Brother Mathews now resides in Louisiana. DOMINGO MILLA, 71, started his career with the union in 1968 in the port of Seattle. The Hawaii native sailed in both the steward and engine departments and upgraded to QMED at the Lundeberg School. Brother Milla calls California home. GLENNW. REYNOLDS, 70, graduated from the Andrew Furuseth Training School in 1967 in the port of New York. The North Carolina native sailed as a member of the deck department. A veteran of World War II, he served 20 years in the U.S. Navy, from 1943 to 1963. Brother Reynolds lives in the state of his birth. RUDOLPH J.ROMA, 62,began sailing with the Seafarers in 1962 from the port of Houston. The Texas native sailed as a member of the engine department. Brother Roma has retired to his native Texas. HERMINIO SERRAN0,60, started sailing with the SIU in 1964 in the port of New York. Brother Serrano shipped as a member of the deck department. From 1957 to 1963, he served in the U.S. Army. Born in New York, Brother Serrano now resides in Puerto Rico. EDWIN VIEIRA, 67,joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York. The Massachusetts native shipped in the steward department and upgraded at the Lundeberg School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955. Brother Vieira currently lives in Louisiana. HAROLD T. WRIGHT, 65, started his career with the union in 1969 in the port of Tampa, Fla. During his sailing career, he shipped in all three departments: deck, engine and steward. From 1950 to 1954, he served in the U.S. Navy. Born in Ohio, Brother Wright now resides in Florida. IGNACIO ZABALA, 62,joined the Seafarers in 1976 in the port of New York. Brother Zabala sailed as a member of the engine department. Born in Spain, he now makes his home in New Jersey. INLAND VINCENT BARCO, 56,joined the union in 1983 in the port of New Orleans. He sailed as a member of the deck department. Born in Cuba, Boatman Barco has retired to Florida. CHARLES A.CHINN, 67, started his career with the Seafarers in 1980 in the port of New Orleans. The Tennessee native sailed in the engine department. From 1946 to 1949, he served in the U.S. Army as a member of the Army Band. Boatman Chinn calls his birth state home. EDWARD W. HULTZ, 62, began sailing with the SIU in 1957 from the port of Philadel- phia. Boatman Hultz sailed in the deck department and upgraded at the Lundeberg School. He secured his pilot's license and advanced in the deck department from mate to captain. From 1953 to 1955, he served in the U.S. Army. A native of New Jersey, Boatman Hultz continues to live there. THOMAS L. KEILL, 62. started his career with the Seafarers in 1974 in the port of Houston. As a licensed operator, Boatman Keill sailed as a captain and completed the vessel operator management and safety course in 1976 at the Lundeberg School. From 1949 to 1953, he served in the U.S. Air Force. Born in Texas, Boatman Keill makes his home in Louisiana. ····''ROBERT E.MURRAY,58, . started sailing with the union in 1960 in the port of ~-=-=-== Philadelphia. Licensed as a pilot, Boatman Murray advanced in the deck department from mate to captain. Born in Pennsylvania, Boatman Murray now resides in Delaware. 17 working in the Great Lakes division and last sailed aboard the Kinsman In- dependent as amember of the engine department Brother Lehto has retired to his native Minnesota. CORLISS J. MacRURY, 68,joined the Seafarers in 1981 in the port of AIL------~ gonac, Mich. A native of Michigan, Sister MacRury sailed in the steward department and upgraded regularly at the Lundeberg School. She continues to live in Michigan. - JOSEPH w. McKENNA, 62,joined the SIU in 1959 in the port of Cleveland. The Ohio nati ve sailed as a member of the deck department. From 1952 to 1954, he served in the U.S. Army. Brother McKenna has retired to his native Ohio. L _ _ ._ _ _ _ _ _ , · EGILG. . SORENSEN,65, joined the union in 1964 in the port of Detroit. Brother Sorensen shipped in the engine department and upgraded to QMED at the Lundeberg School. Born in Norway, Brother Sorensen has retired to Maine. GREAT LAKES JOHNP. BYRNE, 62,joined the Seafarers in 1961 in the port of Chicago. The Illinois native sailed in the deck department. From 1953 to 1955, he served in the U.S. Anny. Brother Byrne continues to live in Illinois. JOHNG. FRANKOVICH,62, joined the SIU in 1958 in the port of Detroit as a member of theGreat Lakes division. The engine department Seafarer helped in several organizational drives on the Lakes. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955. A native of Michigan, Brother Frankovich continues to live in his home state. WILLIAM L. LEHTO, 52, started his career with the union in 1969 in the port of Detroit Brother Lehto began RAILROAD MARINE STEPHEN J.HERNICKJR., 63, started his career with the SIU in 1983 in the port of New York. Brother Remick sailed as a member of the deck department and worked primarily for New York Cross Harbor Railroad. From 1950 to 1954, he served in the U.S. Navy. Born and raised in New Jersey, Brother Hernick continues to make his home there. For Job security and the FUture of the Maritime Industry DONATE TO SPAD - �18 AUGUST1995 SEAFARERS LOG , . Despite the calm exterior when approaching the cable ship from the,., dock, Sea~arers are"' busy throu < u* the Global Link performing .. ~ . regutar mamtanance to keep th I ready for action. ~ Seafarers aboard the Global Link have plenty to do. It does not matter if the ship is at sea and crewmembers are laying or repairing cables orifthe vessel is docked in Baltimore and the crew is performing routine maintenance. 1be cable ship, which began sailing in 1991, is kept ready for immediate action by SIU members on board. Some of the deck department crew can be found chipping and painting, while others are busy greasing the cranes used to load miles of cable into the ship's hull. _ _.,.. Engine department Seafarers monitor the vessel's diesel motors and thrusters to keep them at peak performance. In between feeding the crew members, the galley gang makes sure the Global Link has the needed stores on board for an immediate departure. "We never know when or where the company will send us," noted Bosun Jose Gomez, a 22year SIU member who sails from the port of Baltimore. "We always have to be ready to go at minimum Directing crane notice." operations on the That minimum notice can be as deck of the cable little as 24 hours, according to ship is Bosun Jose Chief Steward Gregory Melvin, Gomez. who is from Jacksonville, Fla. "We are always ready to go," he added. The Global Link is operated by Transoceanic Cable Ship Company, a subsidiary of AT&T. Other SIU-crewed vessels within the Transoceanic fleet are the Charles Brown, Long Lines, Global Sentinel and Global Mariner. i) f "<¢ Cable AB Splicer/Joiner Sandra Deeter-McBride prepares a pad eye for painting. Applying a coat of paint to a vent Splicer/Joiner Joseph Cosentino. ,-------.......,j 1 Painting on the deck of the ship is Cable AB Dave Scott. Climbing into the operator's cab of a shipboard crane is Bosun Mate James Jerscheid. OS Melvin Singletary sougees grease from an onboard crane. OMU Shannon Wilson (left) discusses a contract matter with Baltimore Patrolman Dennis Metz. AB John Mclaurin keeps the overhead looking bright on the Global Link. - Chief Cook Lanette Lopez and Chief Steward Gregory Melvin inventory the ship's stores. Cable AB Splicer/Joiner Richard Borden proves you can sit down on the job. Preparing one of his dessert specialties for the crew of the Global Link is Second Cook Dan Wehr. �SEAFARERS LOG AUGUST1995 Digest of Shipboard Union Meetings The Seafarers LOG attempts to print as many digests of union shipboard minutes as possible. On occasion, because of space limitations, some will be omitted. Ships minutes first are reviewed by the union's contract department. Those Issues requiring attention or resolution are addressed by the union upon receipt of the ships minutes. The minutes are then forwarded to the Seafarers LOG for publication. PFC EUGENE A.OBREGON (Waterman Steamship), April 30Chainnan Henry Bouganim, Secretary Patrick Helton, Educational Director Charles Clackley, Deck Delegate Edward J. Gerena, Engine Delegate Ronald F. Lucas, Steward Delegate Leslie Davis. Educational director urged members to upgrade at Piney Point and reminded QMEDs who work with refrigeration materials to take refrigeration handling course at Paul Hall Center. No beefs or disputed OT reported. LIBERTY Sl:A (Liberty Maritime), May 18-Chairman Williom Haynie, Secretary E. Harris, Educational Director Richard Parker, Deck Delegate James Brinks, Engine Delegate Nelson Lazo, Steward Delegate Molcolm Holmes_ Chairman noted patrolman to meet ship in Corpus Christi, Texas for payoff. Secretary advised crewmembers to take advantage of upgrading courses offered at Lundeberg School. Educational director stressed importance of upgrading and donating to SPAD. Disputed OT and beefs reported by deck and engine delegates. No beefs or disputed OT reported by stewar el gate. Crew requested deck gear. Chairman reminded crew of safety procedures aboard ship. Crew extended vote of thanks to steward department for good meals and service. SEA-LAND EXPRESS (SeaLand Service), May 28-Chairman Ernest Duhon, Secretary George Bryant, Educational Director Brett Landis, Deck Delegate John elley, Engine Delegate David Ali, Steward Delegate Reynaldo Telmo. Crew discussed problems associated with shorebased transportation in Singapore. Educational director reminded crewmembers of tanker operations course at Piney Point. Treasurer reported $1,000 in movie fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Chairman gave special vote of thanks to all departments for job well done. Next port: Tacoma, Wash. SEA-LAND SHINING STAR (Sea-Land Service), May 30Chairman Giovanni Vargas, Secretary Robert Hess, Educational Director Paul Titus, Deck Delegate David Kalm, Engine Delegate Enrique Gonzalez, Steward Delegate Gary Lackey. Secretary discussed importance of SPAD in upcoming elections and asked crewmembers for support in all union activities. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew voiced strong vote of thanks to galley gang for job well done. New crewmembers, Messman Gary Boyd and Wiper Christopher Duffy, commended for excellent performance of duties. Crew asked steward department to add more variety to menus. Next port: Elizabeth, N.J. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Next port: Charleston, S.C. HUMACAO (NPR, Inc.), June 7Chairman Clarence Pryor, Secretary F.T. DiCarlo, Educational Director Ron Smith, Steward Delegate R.F. Lacy. Deck delegate reported disputed beef. No beefs or disputed OT reported by engine and steward delegates. Crew discussed setting up ship's fund. Crew gave vote of thanks to steward department for excellent menus. Next port: San Juan, P.R. LAWRENCE H. GIANELLA (Ocean Shipholding), June 11- Chairman Henry G. Bentz, Secretary Kevin L. Marchand, Educational Director Henry Hall, Deck Delegate Jon Weaver, Steward Delegate Ronnie Hnll. Chairman announced captain replacing old couches in crew lounge with those from officers' lounge. Crew requested new radio. Bosun encouraged crew to upgrade at Piney Point and read Seafarers LOG. Chairman noted excellent union leadership provided by SIU President Michael Sacco and urged members to donate to SPAD. Treasurer reported $183 in ship's fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Bosun announced parts for dryer on order and will be received in next port. Steward delegate asked crewmembers signing off to clean rooms for next occu ant. Crew extended thank to galley gang for great food and spectacular desserts. Chairman concluded meeting by reminding crew that SPAD is the key to keeping maritime industry alive. Next port: Manchester, Wash. Delegates Stress Political Action Charleston - Secretary urged crew to write to elected officials about the need for a U.S.-flag merchant fleet. Sea-Land Shining Star Secretary discussed importance of donating to SPAD so maritime issues will be raised in upcoming elections. Lawrence H. Gianella Chairman reminded crew that SPAD is the key to keeping the maritime industry alive. Sea-Land Independence - Crewmembers discussed legislation before Congress affecting the maritime industry. CHARLESTON (Apex Marine), June 22-Chairman Anthony Maben, Secretary German Rios, Educational Director Moses Mikens, Deck Delegate Juan Ayala. Chairman announced payoff upon arrival in port. Secretary advised crew to write congressmen and ask them to stop U.S.-flag vessels from reflagging. Educational director urged members to upgrade at Paul Hall Center and take tanker operations course. LEADER (Kirby Tankships), June 4-Chairman Patrick Rankin, Secretary Tamara Hanson, Educational Director Richard Gracy, Deck Delegate Carson Jordan, Engine Delegate Edward Krebs, Steward Delegate Arthur Aguinaldo. Chairman reported payoff upon arrival in port of New Orleans. Educational director advised crewmembers of importance of taking tanker operations course at Piney Point. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew requested new movies and antenna for TV. Crew discussed poor mail service to ship and com.mended steward department for job well done. LEADER (Kirby Tankships ), June 28-Chairman Patrick Rankin, Secretary C. Bocage, Educational Director Richard Gracy, Deck Delegate Carson Jordan, Engine Delegate Edward Krebs, Steward Delegate Arthur Aguinaldo. Chairman reported payoff on July 5. Secretary stated job well done by all departments. Educational director advised members to upgrade at Piney Point. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew requested new TV for crew lounge. MAJOR STEPHEN W. PLESS (Waterman Steamship), June 23Chairman Barnard Hutcherson, Secretary S. Sanderson, Educational Director M. Ruhl. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked steward department for good food. Deck department thanked by crew for helping other departments, and engine deparanent thanked for keeping engines in excellent condition. Crew requested new mattresses. sisters. Next port: Honolulu. SEA-LAND EXPLORER (SeaLand Service), June 4-Chairman Jack Kingsley, Secretary William Burdette, Educational Director Bozidar Balic, Deck Delegate John DeBos, Engine Delegate Melvin Layner, Steward Delegate D. McGothen. Chairman announced estimated time of arrival in Long Beach, Calif. Educational director reminded crew importance of upgrading at Piney Point. No beefs or disputed OT reported. SEA-LAND INDEPENDENCE (Sea-Land Service), June 26Chairman Carlos Loureiro, Secretary William Bragg, Educational Director William Drummond, Deck Delegate Abdul Hamid, Engine Delegate Juan Garcia, Steward Delegate Munassa H. Mohamed. Crewmembers requested second dryer in laundry room. Chairman reported water 19 Verner Brash Jr., Deck Delegate Ken Hagar, Steward Delegate Daniel Maxie Sr. Chairman advised members to upgrade at Piney Point. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew discussed flag-out of Sea-Land vessels and gave vote of thanks to union for job well done assisting members who lost jobs due to reflagging. Crew commended steward department for preparing fine menus. At recent safety meeting, chief mate and master thanked deck department for professional job done painting and applying non-skid to deck. Next port: Tacoma, Wash. SEA-LAND PACIFIC (Sea-Land Service), June 5-Chairman Lothar Reck, Secretary George Bronson, Educational Director Lorance Pence, Deck Delegate Pamela Tayor, Engine Delegate Justin Rodriguez, Steward Delegate Charli Atkins_ Chairman encouraged crew to donate to A Patriotic Meal SAM HOUSTON (Waterman Steamship), June 18-Chairman Bobby Reddick, Secretary Robert Bright, Educational Director E.E. Neathey, Engine Delegate C.H. Kennedy. Educational director discussed upgrading opportunities available to members at Lundeberg School. Deck delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by engine or steward delegates. Crew thanked galley gang for excellent meals. SAMUEL L. COBB (Ocean Shipholding), June 18-Chainnan Gus Koutouras, Secretary Danny Brown, Educational Director Russell Kindred, Deck Delegate Mike Brown, Engine Delegate George Mardones, Steward Delegate Thomas Barrett. Chairman and crew discussed faxing Vice President Contracts Augie Tellez contract-related questions. Secretary noted importance of donating to SPAD. Educational director encouraged members to take advantage of upgrading opportunities at Paul Hall Center. Some beefs reported in all three departments. Bosun extended vote of thanks to galley gang for clean house. He reminded crew to be considerate of each other and to keep noise down in passageways. Crewmembers observed moment of silence for departed SIU brothers and sisters. SEA-LAND DISCOVERY (SeaLand Service), June 4-Chairman Nelson Sala, Secretary Jose Coils, Educational Director Ruben Velez, Deck Delegate Kenneth Stainer, Engine Delegate Johnny O'Neill, Steward Delegate Cosme Radames. Chairman reported new washing machine and TV set received. He advised crew ship will sail from San Juan, P.R. via Panama Canal to West Coast June 29. Deck delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by engine or steward delegate. Bosun noted ship will run from Long Beach, Calif., Oakland, Calif. and Honolulu. Crew commended steward department for good food and clean ship. Next port: Elizabeth, N.J. SEA-LAND ENTERPRISE (SeaLand Service), June 23-Chairman William Lough, Educational Director Ray Chapman, Deck Delegate Steve Kastel, Engine Delegate Eric Frederickson, Steward Delegate Cesar Lago. Educational director urged crew to take advantage of upgrading opportunities available at Lundeberg School. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Bosun noted "No Smoking" signs posted in mess room and crew lounge. Crew discussed creating designated smoking area for those crewmembers who smoke. Crew observed moment of silence for departed SIU brothers and Crewmembers report the food is always great aboard the OM/ Patriot, but for the Independence Day holiday, Steward Robert David (left), Chief Cook Joseph Patrick and SA Tracy Blanich went one step further to provide crewmembers with a truly memorable feast-from pineapple-covered ham and roasted potatoes to home-baked desserts and fresh fruit. cooler in crew lounge repaired. He announced payoff in Long Beach, Calif. and thanked entire crew for efforts during recent voyage. He gave special vote of thanks to deck department for hard work. Secretary reminded crew to attend tanker operations course at Lundeberg School as soon as possible. Crew discussed Alaska oil export legislation. Educational director talked about importance of upgrading at Lundeberg School to remain qualified for future. Crew addressed issue of replacing radio in mess hall. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Engine delegate advised crewrnembers to be wary of excessive heat in engineroom and confined spaces aboard ship. Bosun reminded crew to wear safety belts when warranted. Crew asked steward to order clothes iron. Vote of appreciation given to galley gang for great meals and menus. SEA-LAND INNOVATOR (SeaLand Service), June 4-Chairman John Stout, Secretary Jose Bayani, Educational Director Ernie Perrera, Deck Delegate Jerry Casugay, Engine Delegate Lonnie Carter, Steward Delegate M. Abuan. Chairman reported letter from SIU headquarters received and posted. He reminded members to leave room clean and keys with department head. Secretary thanked deck department for maintaining highest safety and sanitation standards aboard ship. Educational director reminded crewmembers to check z-card expiration date. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked galley gang for good meals. Next port: Long Beach, Calif. SEA-LAND NAVIGATOR (SeaLand Service), June 26-Chairrnan Steve Copeland, Secretary Rick Juzang, Educational Director SPAD, noting union needs as much support as members can give. He asked crew to keep crew lounge, mess hall and laundry room clean. Bosun advised crew to read Seafarers WG and to keep current on union affairs. He reminded crew to check in with immigration and customs upon arrival in port and meet with patrolman on board before payoff. Educational director advised crew of importance of upgrading at Lundeberg School. Treasurer reported $550 in ship's fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked steward department for job well done. SEA-LAND PERFORMANCE (Sea-Land Service), June 18Chairman Andrew Mack, Secretary Gary Griswold, Educational Director Daniel Johnson, Deck Delegate Jose Ross, Engine Delegate Bobby Spencer, Steward Delegate Jean Savoie. Chairman extended thanks to deck and steward departments for jobs well done. Educational director reminded crew all union forms available on ship. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew requested contracts department to look into increasing pension benefits. Next port: Boston. ULTRAMAX(Sealift, Inc.), June 26-Chairman Gerald Westphal, Secretary George Maranos. Chairman com.mended crew for fine trip. Educational director encouraged members to find time while on beach to upgrade at Paul Hall Center. Disputed OT reported by deck, engine and steward delegates. Bosun reminded crewmembers to clean rooms before signing off and turn in keys. He extended special vote of thanks to entire crew for smooth voyage and job well done. I l �20 SEAFARERS LOG AUGUST1995 SUMMARYANNUALREPORTFOR SIU PD SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS FUND, INC. BUY•N When Seafarers purchase Franklin International products, they not only buy wellmade items, but also put their dollars to work for themselves and their fellow trade unionists. The UIW is one of the autonomous affiliates of the SIUNA. When it was founded in 1935, the Franklin Glue Company had five employees and sold one product. Today, the business (now Franklin International) employs approximately 200 members of the SIU-affiliated United Industrial Workers (UIW) union and markets a wide range of glues and other adhesives throughout the US., as well as in Canada, South America and Europe. UIW members at Franklin's production plant - which covers eight city blocks handle a wide range of jobs, including mixing raw chemicals to form the different products. The Seafarers LOG regularly highlights various union-made products. This is a summary of the annual report for the SIU Pacific District Supplemental Benefits Fund, Inc. (Employer Identification No. 941431246, Plan No. 501) for the year ended July 31, 1994. The annual rep<>rt has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The SIU PD Supplemental Benefits Fund, Inc. has committed itself to pay benefit claims incurred under the tenns of the Plan. Basic Financial Statement Benefits under the plan are provided by a trust arrangement. Plan expenses were $8,415,146. These expenses included $724,300 in administrative expenses and $7,690,846 in benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries. A total of 1,850 persons were participants in or beneficiaries of the plan at the end of the plan year, although not all of these persons had yet earned the right to receive benefits. The value of plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the plan, was$3,092,967 asofJuly 31, 1994. compared to$2,965,498 as of the beginning of the plan year. During the plan year, the plan experienced an increase in its net assets of $127,469. The plan had a total income of$8,542,615,includingemployercontributionsof$7,803,355,earnings from investments of $114,619, receipts from other funds as reimbursement for pro-rata share of joint expenses of $474,651, and other income of $149,990. Employees do not contribute to this plan. Your Rights to Additional Information You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, on re.quest. The items listed below are included in . .that report; 1. An accountant's report, 2. Assets hyld for investment, Transactions in excess of five (5) percent of the fund assets and 4. Fiduciary infonnation, including transactions between the plan and parties-in-interest (that is, persons who have certain relationships with the plan). To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of the plan administrator, SIU PD Supplemental Benefits Fund, Inc., 522 Harrison Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; telephone number: (415) 495-6882. You also have the right to receive from the plan administrator, on request and at no charge, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the plan and accompanying notes, or a statement of income and expenses of the plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you request a full annual report from the plan administrator, these two statements will be included as part of that report. You also have the legally protected right to examine the annual report at the main office of the plan, 522 Harrison Street, San Francisco. CA 94105, and at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, DC or to obtain a copy from the U.S. Department of Labor upon payment of copying costs. Requests to the Department of . Labor should be addressed to: Public Disclosure Room, . N4677, Pension and Welfare Benefit Administration, U.S. Depal-tmen of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210. 3. Company: Franklin International Products: Glues for wood, carpet, tile, roofing and common household use. Also caulk, liquid nails, duct sealer and adhesives used on envelopes and food packaging. UIW members at Franklin: Involved in all facets of production and maintenance, including mixing, quality control, labeling, packing, shipping and receiving. Distribution: Worldwide, to both industrial and individual consumers. Facilities: Manufacturing plant and warehouse in Columbus, Ohio. That's a fact: Franklin's products are sold in everything from 2-ounce plastic tubes to 55-gallon drums. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by certified public accountants every year, which is to be submitted to the membership by the secretarytreasurer.Ayearly finance committee of rank-and-file members, elected by the membership, each year examines the finances of the union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds sha11 equa1ly consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. A member's shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by contracts between the union and the employers. Members should get to know their shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all union halls. If members believe there have been violations of their shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the union and the employers, they should notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt -~uested. The proper address for this is: Augustin Tellez, Chairman Seafarers Appeals Board 520 l_ Au th Way Camp Spnngs, MD 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to members at all times, either by writing directly to the union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which an SIU member works and lives aboard ashiporboat.Membersshouldknow their contract rights, as well as their obligations, such as filing for overtime (OT) on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, a member believes that an SIU patrolman or other union official fails to protect their contractual rights properly, he or she should contact the nearest SIU port agent. Seafarers LOG traditionally has themselves with its contents. Any such objects, SPAD supports and refrained from publishing any article time a member feels any other contributes to political candidates serving the political prnposes of any individualintheunion,oflicerormember. It also has refrained from publishing articles deemed hannful to the union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffinned by membership action at the September 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The_ re~p<>nsibili~ for Seafarers WG policy ts vested m an editori~ board which co~sists of the ex~unve board of the uruon. The execunv_e board may d~le~a~, from among its ranks, one mdividual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No moniesaretobepaidtoanyoneinany official capacity in the SIU unless an official union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he or she should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to union headquarters. C 0 NS T I T UT I 0 NA L RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in all union halls. All ED ITO RIAL POLICY - members should obtain copies of THE SEAFARERS LOG. The this constitution so as to familiarize member or officer is attempting to deprive him or her of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods, such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All memhers are guarantee.cl equal rights in employment and as members of the Sill. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no member may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, sex, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he or she is denied the equal rights to which he or she is en ti tied, the member should notify union headquarters. SEAFARE RS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and purp<>ses including, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation and furthering of the American merchant marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, the member should notify the Seafarers International Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for_ investigation :1~d appropriate act10n and refund, if mvoluntary. A member should support. SPAD to protect_ and ~~rther his ~r ~er econmruc, pohttc~l and social _mterests, and Amencan trade uruon concepts. NOTIFYING TIIE UNIONIf at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he or she has been denied the constitutional right of access to union records or information, the member should immediately notify SIU President Michael Sacco at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is: Michael Sacco, President Seafarers International Union 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746. �SEAFARERS LOB AUBUST1995 ~inal 21 Departures DEEP SEA JAMES W. CORCORAN Pensioner James W. Corcoran, 91, died September 30, 1994. Born in New Hampshire, he began sailing with the Seafarers in 1943 from the port of Norfolk, Va. Brother Corcoran sailed in the deck department. From 1919 to 1921, he served in the U.S. Navy. Brother Corcoran began receiving his pension in April 1970. FEDERICO DE LOS REYES Pensioner Federico De Los Reyes, 93, died May 26. He started his sailing career with the SIU in 1966 in the port of San Francisco. Brother De Los Reyes sailed in the steward department Born in the Philippines. he started to rea;ivc his pension in April 1976. ALBERT J, DOTY Army. Brother Henkle retired in June 1989. RALPH HERNANDEZ Pensioner .,., Ralph Hemandez, 87, died June 27. He started sailing with the union in 1944 in the port of San Juan, P.R. Brother Hernandez shipped in the steward department and last sailed as a chief steward. A native of Puerto Rico, he started to receive his pension in November 1973. ·wi5%; < DYER JONES Pensioner Dyer Jones, 84, passed away Junes. A native of Virginia, he began sailing with the SIU in 1957 from =:::....;;;;.;;.;;.:...____;;~_, the port of Norfolk, Va. Brother Jones shipped in the steward department and twice upgraded his skills at the Lundeberg School. From 1941 to 1945, he served in the U.S. Army. Brother Jones retired in July 1978. MAXIMD.JORAT Pensioner HarryM. Fisher, 70, passed away June 1. Anative of Alabama, he joined the Seafarers in 1966 in the port of Mobile, Ala. Brother Fisher shipped in the deck department and graduated from the bosun recertification program in 1984 at the Lundeberg School. He retired in November 1991. LAWRENCE J. GEIGER Pensioner LawrenceJ. Geiger, 83, died May 15. He began sailing with the Seafarers in 1969 from the port of '----="'--~"'-"--......, Frankfort, Mich. Brother Geiger shipped as a member of the steward department. He started out in the Great Lakes division and later transferred to the union's deep sea division. A native of Wisconsin, Brother Geiger began receiving his pension in October 1978. THEODORE M. HENKLE Pensioner TheodoreM. Henkle, 68, passed away June 19. Born in Oregon, he joined the SlU in 1950 in the port of New Y orlc. Brother Henkle sailed in the deck department. From 1945 to 1946, he served in the U.S. MaximD. Jorat, 87, died October 13, 1994. Born in France, he joined the Marine Cooks and Stewards in 1968 in the port o an Francisco, before that union merged with the SIU' s Atlantic Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District (AGLIWD). He retired during the 1970s. MICHAEL H. KIYABU Lundeberg School's training course for entry level seamen. He sailed in the deck department and upgraded at the Lundeberg School. From 1965 to 1967 he served in the U.S. Army. Brother Lugo retired in July 1994. FRANK OCASIO Pensioner Frank Ocasio, 86, died March 6. Born in Puerto Rico, he Started his sailing career with the SIU '----===---'in 1959 in the port of Tampa, Fla. Brother Ocasio shipped in the deck department. He served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1945. Brother Ocasio began receiving his pension in February 1977. "'2:""----i RENEORIANO Rene Oriano, 64, died May 23. A native of Guatemala, he began sailing with the Seafarers in 1968 from the port of New Orleans. Brother Oriano sailed in the steward department. STEPHEN PIA TAK Pensioner Stephen Piatak, 78, passed away June 19. A native of Pennsylvania, he started his career with - · the SIU in 1966 in the port of New York. Brother Piatak sailed in the steward department and graduated from the steward recertification course in 1982 at the Lundeberg School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1942. Brother Piatak retired in January 1985. JUNEST P. PONSON MichaelH. Kiyabu,43, passed away January 24. Born in Hawaii, he joined the Seafarers in . 1985 in Piney Point, Md. after completing the Lundeberg School's training course for entry level seamen. Brother Kiyabu sailed in the deck department and upgraded at the Lundeberg School. Pensioner Junest P. Ponson, 7 4, died May6. Brother Ponson joined the union in 1950 in the port of New Orleans. The Louisiana native sailed in the engine department. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1942 to 1945. Brother Ponson began receiving his pension in April 1982. HERBERT J. LAICHE PETEJ.REED Pensioner HerbertJ. Laiche, 81, died June 18. A native of Louisiana, he started his career with the SIU in 1951 in the port of Norfolk, Va. Brother Laiche sailed in the steward department. The World War II veteran served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945. He began receiving his pension in August 1977. Pete J. Reed, 39, died in an automobile accident on April 27. A native of Maryland, he joined the SIU in 1973 in the port of Piney Point, Md. after completing the Lundeberg School's training course for entry level seamen. Brother Reed sailed in the deck department in both the deep sea and inland divisions and frequently upgraded at the Lundeberg School. RAFAEL L. LUGO Pensioner Rafael L. Lugo, 51, passed away June 24. Brother Lugo joined the union in 1967 after graduating from the MELVIN ROBINSON Melvin Robinson, 83, passed away May 3. A native of Georgia, he began sailing with the Marine Cooks and Stewards before that union merged with the SIU' s AGLIWD. Brother Robinson began receiving his pension in June 1975. CARLOS RODRIGUEZ FREDERICK C. HICKMAN Pensioner Carlos Rodriguez, 69, died April 21. Brother Rodriguez started sailing with the SIU in 1960 in the port of New --2~--=~ Orleans. He shipped in the deck department. Born in Costa Rica, Brother Rodriguez retired in March 1988. Pensioner Frederick c. Hickman, 83, died May 24. He began sailing with the SIU in 1959 from the port of Houston. -=--==~ The North Carolina native shipped in the engine department, last sailing as a chief engineer. Boatman Hickman retired in June 1985. FRANK J. RYLANCE Pensioner FrankJ. Rylance, 78, passed away June28. Born in Massachusetts, he began his career with the SIU in 1962 in the port of Houston. Brother Rylance sailed in the engine depanmem and began receiving his pension in December 1981 . AMELIA SATTERTHWAITE Pensioner Amelia R. Satterthwaite, 97, died May 28. · A native of Louisiana, she started sailing with the union in 1952 in the port of New Orleans. Sister Satterthwaite shipped in the steward department. She retired in March 1967. LEONARD SUCHOCKI Pensioner Leonard Suchocki, 71, died March 15. Born in Pennsylvania, he began sailing with the . SIU in 1962 from the port of New Orleans. Brother Suchocki sailed in the deck department. He completed the bosun recertification course in 1975 at the Lundeberg School. He served in the U .S. Army from 1939 to 1943. Brother Suchocki retired in April 1988. ANGELOS N. TSELENTIS Pensioner Angelos N. Tselentis, 80, died January 16. Born in Greece, he started sailing with the union in 1957 in the port of New York. Brother Tselentis was a member of the engine department. He began receiving his pension in December 1975. INLAND ANGEL ARGUELLES Pensioner Angel Arguelles, 84, passed away June 8. Born in Belize, he became a . naturalized U.S. citizen. , Boatman Arguelles began sailing with the Seafarers in 1960 from the port of New Orleans. He shipped in the deck department and began receiving his pension in January 1975. ELRICK H. HORSMAN Pensioner Elrick H. Horsman, 80, passed away May 14. A native of Maryland, he joined the union in 1961 ~=====:;;;..;.J in the port of Philadelphia. Brother Horsman sailed in the deck department and last held the ratings of tugboat captain and harbor pilot. He began receiving his pension in August 1980. WILLIAM LOESCH Pensioner WilliamM. Loesch, 74, died May 22. Born in Maryland, he joined the union in 1956 in the port of ======:::i Baltimore. Boatman Loesch advanced in the deck department, last sailing as mate. From 1940 to 1945, he served in the U.S. Navy. Boatman Loesch retired in April 1986. GREAT LAKES MARSHALL D. BRYANT Pensioner Marshall D. Bryant, 73, passed away May 15. A native of Minnesota, he began his seafaring " - - - - - - - ' - - - = = - = - - - ' career with the union in 1961 from the port of Duluth, Minn ., sailing in the engine department. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1945. Brother Bryant began receiving his pension in June 1986. ATLANTIC FISHERMEN BAPTISTA NICASTRO Pensioner Baptista Nica~tro, 80, died April 1. Brother Nicastro began sailing with the Atlantic Fishermen's Union in 1961 in the port of Gloucester, Mass. The Massachusetts native shipped in the deck department and retired in February 1978. RAILWAY MARINE LEONARD J. PORCELLI Pensioner LeonardJ. Porcelli, 77, passed away May 9. The New Jersey native joined the SIU in 1963 in the port of New York. He sailed as a deckhand, worlcing primarily for Erie Lackawanna Railroad. Brother Porcelli began receiving his pension in April 1979. �I 22 SEAFARERS LOG AU6UST1995 Lundeberg School Graduating Classes .t :;;id;~-# .. LIFEBOAT 7h~~ s Trainee Lifeboat Class 538--Graduating from trainee lifeboat class 538 are (from left, kneeling) Carlos Sanchez, Michael Vogell, Darrell Baker, Paul McCracken, Kathryn Morrissey, (second row) Clarence Knight, Jonathan Bishop, Phillip Jackson Jr., Jason Jaskierny, Jesse Whirley, Walter Wells Jr., Patrick Yarbrough Jr. and Jeff Swanson (instructor). Hydraulics--Certificates of training were received by upgrading members in the hydraulics class on June 28. They are (from left) Mari< Stewart, Dan Holden (instructor), Peter Sternberg, Richard Daisley, Robert Fanner and Peter Himebauch. Radar-Receiving their radar endorsement on May 25 are (from left, kneeling) Mohamed Bazina, John Hurley, Tom Gilliland (instructor), (second row) Brian Bowman, Larry Evans, Thomas Ellis, Joseph O'Connor, (third row) Jim Brown (instructor), Matthew Flentic and Daniel Ticer. Crane Maintenance-Seafarers completing the crane maintenance course on May 31 are (from left, first row) Vernon Castle Jr., Manuel Tan Jr., Mohamed Abdullah, William H. Gray, (second row) Robert Colantti, Alfred Ragas, Arthur Ohdahl, Thomas White Jr. and Eric Malzkuhn (instructor). Tankerman OperationsReceiving their certificates of completion for the tankennan operations course on June 26 are (from left, sitting) Franklyn Cordero, Richard Decker, George Moxley, Michael Hall, Edwin Rivera, Jeffrey Phillips, (kneeling) James Hagner, Blair Baker, Winston Marchman, Robert Allen, Colleen Mast, Charlie Durden, Daniel Eckert, Jorge Barahona, Salvatore Ciciulla, Willie Grant, Teodulfo Alanano, Joaquin Martinez, Neil Carter, Lincoln Pinn Jr., (third row) Timothy Null, Peter C. Westropp, John Konetes, Arthur Baredian, Robert Caldwell, Mohamed Bazina, Joe Clari<, Roger Plaud, Steven Bush, Jeanette Marquis, Anthony Sabatini, Peter Sorensen, William Daly, Jim Shaffer (instructor), (fourth row) Douglas Konefal, Darrell Moody, Daniellicer, Patrick Scott, Joel Spell, Carey Heinz, Stephen Garay and Glenn Christianson. Tankerman Operations- SIU members completing lhe tankerman operations course on May 30 are (from left, kneeling) Lawrence Kunc, Pedro Mena, Robert Kendrick, Robert Garcia, Thomas Vain Sr., Clemente Rocha, Kim DeWitt, Wilfred Lambey, Rolando M. Lopez, Julio Arzu, (second row) Bob Carle (instructor), Kenneth Hagan, TimothyOlvany, Johnnie ,.., Thomas, Curtis Nicholson, Marco Guity, Larry Bachelor, .Neal Jones Jr., Christopher Beaton, Laurence Croes, Stanley Sporna, George Phillips, (third row) Aaron Simmons, Dennis J. Goodwin, Joseph Tengler, Andrew Greenwood, Robert Coleman, Michael Sutton, Brandon Maeda, Felipe Torres, Dock McGuire Jr., Dockery McGuire, Arnold Eckert, Michael Pooler, Thomas Lasater, Navidad Zapata, Joseph Miller and James Cleland. �23 SEAFARERS LOG AUGUST1995 LUNDEBERG SCHOOL 1995 UPGRADING COURSE SCHEDULE The following is the course schedule for classes beginning between August and December 1995 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 to promote the American maritime industry. The course schedule may change to reflect the needs of the membership, the maritime industry and-in times of conflict-the nation's security. Please note that students should check in the Saturday before their course• s start date. The courses listed here will begin promptly on the morning of the start dates. Declc Upgrading CautSes Start Steward Upgrading CoutSes Course Assistant Cook/Cook and Baker, Chief Cook, Chief Steward Date of Start Date August25 November3 Com~letion Novemba-·17 January 26, 1996 Engine Upgrading Co~ Start Date of Course Date Com~letion QMED - Any Rating August14 November3 Diesel Engine Technology Odober9 November3 Fireman/Watertender & Oiler October2 December 15 Hydraulics October9 NovemberlO Pumproom Maintenance September 11 September 22 Date Date of Completion Bridge Management (Shiphandling) October 9 October 20 Celestial Navigation November 6 December 15 Refrigeration Systems & Maint. August28 October6 Limited License/License Prep. September 25 November 3 Welding October23 November17 Radar Observer/Unlimited August14 <ktoberl Angust18 October6 All students must take the Oil Spill Prevention and Containment class. Cou..se· Angust28 Date of Completion Start Date lately SpeclaltJ CoutseS Course Advanced.Firefighting .. ....... .. ... . :. . • .. ....-•• ·.~. ..... .. .. • . . . ... • . . . . . ' '. . .• ' . ••· ·i: ·:·;·,-::·:·:·..:':•;.-,........... perations an .. August 14 October 23 · Completion J)esignated Duty Engineer/ September 11 November13 November24 September 21 October19 September 21 October19 Radar Observer/Inland November6 November to August7 Augustll Hydraulics September 25 October6 Additional Courses MaintE~nance Augustl4 September 11 October9 November6 November20 Tanker Operations August25 November3 · .· Limited ~t!l1St"1Lf~~~ Prep;. • Oil Spill Prevention & Containment Sea · riai~~, , Start Date Septembers October6 November3 December 1 December 15 Start Course Date GED Preparation August 22 Adult Basic Education (ABE) and September 5 English as a Second Language (ESL) Ret:elfiflcatlon Programs Date of Completion NovemberlO October27 Deck and Engine Department College Courses Start Course Start Date Date of Completion Course Date Date of Completion Bosun Recertification October 2 November 6 Session m September S October 27 --~----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPGRADING APPLICATION Primary language s p o k e n - - - - - - - - - - - - (Street) (City) (Zip Code) (State) Date of Birth _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Telephone__.__ ___.__ _ _ _ __ (Area Code) With this application, COPIES of your discharges must be submitted showing sufficient time to qualify yourselffor the course(s) requested. You also must submit a COPY of each of the following: the first page ofyour union book indicating your department and seniority, your clinic card and the front and back of your z-card as well as your Lundeberg School identification card listing the course(s) you have ta.ken and completed. The admissions office WILL NOT schedule you until all of the above are received (Month/Day/Year) Deep Sea Member D Lakes Member D Inland Waters Member D COURSE BEGIN DATE END DATE If the following information is not filled out completely, your application will not be processed. Book# _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Social Security # Seniority _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Department - - - - - - - U.S. Citizen: DYes D No Horne Port ----------- Endorsement(s) or License(s) now held _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Are you a graduate of the SHLSS trainee program? DYes DNo If yes, class# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DYes DNo Have you attended any SHLSS upgrading courses? If yes, course(s) taken _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Do you hold the U.S. Coast Guard Lifeboatman Endorsement? D Yes D No Firefighting: D Yes D No CPR: D Yes D No LAST VESSEL: - - - - - - - - - - - - - Rating:----Date On: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Date O f f : - - - - - - - - - SIGNATURE~~~--------~DATE _ _ _ _ _ _ __ NOTE: 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. RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Lu.ndeberg School of Seamanship, Admissions Office, P.O. Box 75, Piney Point, MD 20674-0075. 8/95 �SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT The summary of the annual report for the SIU Pacific District Supplemental Benefits Fund, Inc. may be found on page 20 in this issue of the LOG. be.r.s.............................................................A~u~g~u~st~1~9.;.-95L.=;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;:;;;;:;;;;:;;;;;;;;;!I •Vi•o•/u•m•e•5•7.•,•N•um .. Cruise Ship Proves to be 'Love Boat' Couple Together Since Introduction at Union Meeting in 1986 The SIU-crewed American Hawaii Cruises' SS Constitution and SS Independence are popular escapes for couples celebrating honeymoons and anniversaries or for those who simply want to enjoy a romantic getaway touring the Hawaiian Islands. But that lure does not apply only to the passengers. For SIU members Pamela and Carlos Ferriera, the ships were the ideal place to meet and fall in love. The two Seafarers met in 1986 during a union meeting while working aboard the Constitution. Carlos was sailing as a bellman and Pamela as a youth director. "We became friends right away. We just seemed to have so many interests in common," said Pamela. They toured the islands together during their off time and began spending more and more time with one another. "I think that it is very important to establish a relationship as friends before becoming romantic," Carlos said. "I think that is what keeps our relationship so ,'%,, strong-that we were friends first," he added. Cabin Steward Carlos Ferriera (left) sets up chilled champagne while his wife, Cabin Steward Pamela Ferriera, turns down the for a couple on their honeymoon aboard the SS Constitution, bed in another cabin aboard the American Hawaii Cruises vessel. Different Worlds While their interests may be similar, their backgrounds are not. Pamela is a native of South Carolina while Carlos was born and raised in Brazil. However, the beauty of the islands lured them both to the Aloha State. "I came to Hawaii to visit my stepbrother after I graduated from high school. I was going through a stage where I really didn't know what I wanted to do with my life," recalled Pamela. "I fell in love with Hawaii, went home to pack my things and moved to Maui," she said. Once settled in Maui, Pamela became a waitress at a local restaurant. One of her customers, an SIU member who worked aboard the Independence, encouraged her to look into getting a job on the cruise ships. "I decided I wanted to try it out. I did and I loved it. That was almost 10 years ago," Pamela recalled. Carlos, a Rio de Janeiro native, came to the United States in 1976 at the age of 17. He decided that he wanted to move to America and "make it on his own." In 1983, Carlos moved to Hawaii and became a waiter in a Waikiki restaurant while studying for his U.S. citizenship test. (He became a U.S. citizen in 1985.) Ironically, Carlos, while waiting tables, also met an SIU member who worked aboard the passenger ships and who convinced him that sailing aboard American Hawaii Cruises vessels was the ideal job for him. Sailing Together Several years after their initial meeting and working separately in various positions aboard the two cruise ships, Carlos and Pamela decided that they both wanted to become cabin stewards. "We both tried waiting tables but we decided that being cabin stew- ards would give us the freedom to try and arrange our schedules in a way that would allow us to be together as much as possible," Pamela said. As cabin stewards, the Ferrieras make up the passengers' rooms and ensure the guests have everything they need for a relaxing voyage. "It is a really fun job. You always enjoy what you are doing because you are always meeting nice people and making their environment more comfortable," stated Carlos. Whether it is the variety of passengers and crewmembers they meet on the American Hawaii Cruises passenger ships or the high level of freedom Pamela and Carlos enjoy as cabin stewards, sailing aboard the cruise ships lends itself "to a good life" for the married couple. "Sailing is who we are," Carlos told a reporter for the Seafarers LOG. "I can't imagine ever doing anything else. The SIU has been truly good to us and we feel very lucky," he added. Since Carlos and Pamela were married in 1990, they have been fortunate enough to have sailed several times aboard the same cruise ship together. "We have been together, as a couple, for almost 10 years now. We have spent seven days a week with one another at home and at work. It is perfect. We never get sick of one another or sailing aboard the passenger vessels," Carlos explained. "We know other couples in the-& who sail aboard a deep sea ship different from the one their spouse is on. They do it, but it is not very easy. We don't want that. We want to be together all the time," Pamela said. 'Gypsies at Heart' "What drew us to this life of sailing and life of exciting travels is that we are both Gypsies at heart," noted Pamela. "We love to go to new places, meet new people and do new things. We want to go everywhere there is to go. The beauty of it all is we can do it because of the type of jobs we have," she added. In their time off the Constitution and Independence and over the course of 10 years, the couple has traveled to more than 30 different countries. "No other job would allow you to do that," said Carlos. In fact, the Ferrieras learned first hand how difficult it can be to find time to travel when they stopped sailing and came ashore to work. In the early 1990s, the couple decided that they wanted to start a business of their own and lead what they thought would be a "normal life." The Ferrieras opened up a ladies accessories and watch repair store in Atlanta. "We thought that living in a house and having our own business would give us a certain type of normalcy that we seemed to be looking for," Pamela said. "It was just the opposite of what we thought it would be. We couldn't do anything. We couldn't travel anymore because The Ferrieras are attending upgrading courses at the Lundeberg School in we were always worrying about our store and if Piney Point, Md. while the SS Constitution is undergoing renovations. everything would function properly without us. It just wasn't all that we had anticipated it to be," the 33-year-old ~ela stated. "We realized that sailing and being active members of the SIU were who we were," recalled Carlos. "It is our life. Sailing suits the type oflifestyle we enjoy, nd I know now that I can't live my life without sailing and the SIU," he concluded. Learning Is Key With the Constitution in a Portland, Ore. shipyard undergoing renovations until next summer, Carlos and Pamela decided to take the opportunity to upgrade their skills at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. "The Constitution is in layup much longer than we originally thought, so we decided to come to Piney Point and learn as much as we can while we are not working," Pamela explained. "I've upgraded before, but this is Pam's first time. I was as excited to come back [to Piney Point] as I was the first time I ever came," stated Carlos, who attended upgrading classes in 1984. Reflecting on the upgrading opportunities available to Seafarers through the Lundeberg School, Carlos added, "The SIU is always giving me a new and fresh opportunity through upgrading. Not many jobs offer you that." "It is a beautiful place and they have so much to offer us. We are enrolled in the cook/baker course right now and may take firefighting, CPR and some other classes we need as long as we are here and the Constitution is laid up," said Pamela. "We feel very lucky to be members of the SIU," noted Carlos. "It is never too late to learn, and Piney Point offers so much. The union has become the foundation of our lives. Coming from a small family, it is a comfort to be a part of such a familyoriented organization. Especially when I work and live with my wife right beside me," Carlos stated. � 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 August 1995 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES DONHUE SUCCEEDS KIRKLAND AS PRESIDENT OF THE AFL-CIO MILITARY DEPENDS ON U.S. SHIPS: TRANSPORT GENERAL HALL CENTER DEDICATES CAMPUS IN MEMORY OF TOM CROWLEY SR. IMO ENFORCEMENT EXPANDS IN REVISED MARITIME PACT MTD: NIX SHIPBUILDING ACCORD THAT HARMS U.S. SHIPYARDS SHIP UNIONS APPEAL COURT O.K. OF MARAD’S APL FLAG-OUT WAIVER WWII MERCHANT MARINE POSTER EXHIBIT OPENS AT PAUL HALL MEMORIAL LIBRARY HERBERGER: THEN AND NOW, MERCHANT MARINE IS VITAL TANKER OPERATIONS COURSE ADDED FOR LATE ‘95 SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE COLLECTS EVIDENCE ON NEED FOR U.S. FLEET SEAFARERS CREW NEW ITB IN PENN MARITIME FLEET MORAN BOATMEN ENDORSE NEW THREE-YEAR ACCORD HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVES PHASE OUT OF FMC BY 1997 SIU MEMBERS SAFELY DELIVER GRAIN PRODUCTS ON GREAT LAKES SEAFARERS SUPPLY FUEL ON LOWER LAKE MICHIGAN MAZZOLA RECALLS 23 YEARS OF SEAFARING MEMORIES SIU FISHERMAN ESCAPE INJURY AS TRAWLER BURNS; RACHEL E CREW RESCUED BY OTHER SEAFARERS SEAFARERS STAY ACTIVE IN HONOLULU CONSTANT TRAFFIC KEEPS SANTURCE MEMBERS BUSY DANGER AT DAWN- MAY 1943 BY JAMES M. SMITH SEAFARERS KEEP GLOBAL LINK WELL PRIMED CRUISE SHIP PROVES TO BE ‘LOVE BOAT’ Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present 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 08/01/1995 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. 57, No. 8 1995 Periodicals Seafarers Log