Seafarers Log: Vol. 35 No. 8 (1973-08-01)

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Utioif Submitted By Tfii Quarterly Financial Cdmmiffi
. , accepted by the membership, a referenducii ypte i?f then ' August SIU membership meeting

<uarters, -
by the membership to audit the Union's records for the

„ > ' • the same; therefore it is

RESPtVED: that our Constitution be amended to increase the
4i»^* ^4. J J y - endar quarterly dues for all members to Fifty ($50.00)
first quarter of 1973 recommended m its report that , quarter and the initil^lbn ifeejhar all hew book menil^
the present dues and initiation fee for members of the
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District he
increased in accordance with the provisions of the SlU ,

.Constitution

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(|60p.O{)) Dollars, both to become effective jto The

^ SIU Secretary-treasurer Joseph Di Giorgio, in
of the Financial Committee, presented ^ resolution to
the headquarters' membership for a vote.

The Committee's resolution was adopted at
meeting.

The following is text of that resolution.

the expenses of operating and administering the Union
. in order to adequately and better serve our membership, have signlfi-
' cantly increased over the past years; and

WHEREAS, the Quarterly Financial Committee recommended in its .
report dated July 10, i973 that the calendar quarterly dues for all
members shall be Fifty ($50.00) Dollars and that the initiation fee for
all hew full book members be Six Hundred ($6{K)JX>) Dollars, both
effective January 1, 1974; and

WHEREAS, the Quarterly Financial Committee furthek recommended
that the said increase of initiation fee be made applicable to ^1 new
book men and to all persons who have not completed fuU payment of

, 1974;^ the preiSent initiation fee as

WHEREAS, under our Constitution propel Constitutional
meat and action to be taken upon such amendments must first be
authorized by the membership, after which a Constitutional Com

, , mittee is elec^ with the duty and auffiority to act on the amendimeats
and n^e changes, corrections, substitutions and/or make recom-
mendationi ,The recpmmendatipns made may include other proposed
Constitutional changes and after which the Oammittee's action is sub-

{ mitted to the membership for acceptance, modification or rejection.

voting shall be by mail ballot

RESCMLVEDi that the procedure or details of such mail balloting be
contained in the reconmiendatiohs of a Constitutional Committee to be ^
elected in the event this proposed resolution is accepted by the member- .
shi^ as Constitutkmally required that such Constitutional Committee

! such otiier recommendations on mail balloting procedure along- - /; «
with recommendation tot any proposed ctmstitutional amendments as
tihe Committee may feel needed or appropriate; . '

RESiOtyEDr^^^^f^^ the resplutioh beji^^ upi^
by the membership at the Constitutional ports of New York, Philadel­
phia, Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, New Orleans, Mobile end San
Francisco; if concurred in the Constitutional Conunittee six^ (^^^^
book members to be elected at the Port of New Yotic-Headqu^r^y
at a special meeting to be held at 2'.()0 P.M. on August 28, 1973; and;
finally ,

RESOLVEDt in the event that such Constitutional Committee's report
and reoommendatipns are thereafter kcckpted by the membership for
voting as ConstitutionaHy required, such referendum vote be over a
thirty (30) day period by secret ballot. That the voting ^all commence
no earlier than thirty (30) days, but nd later than ninety (90) days after
the membership approves the report and recommendations for a mem­
bership referendum vote.

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snbniittedi by Joe IHGioiglo 1
in ^
Raymmid J. Sadowski, S-176
Melvin W, Bass,
Itm Agiiiar, A«^7 \
IWaiB C. Raid, R-S84 '

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the PRESIDENT'S
REPORT:

Paul Hall

'X ' V .r' A ••-a
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Two pieces of vital legislation have been
moving through the U.S. Congress in recent
months, legislation of great importance to
every Seafarer.

First, there has been the bill to enable the
immediate construction of the Trans-
Alaska pipeline. Construction of the pipe­
line has been delayed by court actions over
environmental considerations.

Secondly, Congress has been holding
hearings on the possibility of constructing
deepwater ports—facilities needed to ac­
commodate the modern supertankers now
under construction here in the United States
and around the world.

In both cases, the SIU has been active in
promoting these legislative proposals. The '
union has argued that the Alaskan oil re­
serves could provide the United States with
substantial supplies of petroleum which, if
available during our current energy crisis,
could help fill the nation's needs.

This project has been stalled from the
very beginning by delays stemming from
suits filed by those who wish to protect and
preserve the environment. These are proper
concerns but this nation certainly has the
technological know-how to both protect the
environment and build the pipeline.

The bill passed by Congress this month

Legislative Wheels Turning
opens the way for immediate construction,
llie nation is assured that construction will
entail strong environmental safeguards.

Of equal importance is pending legisla­
tion concerned with the construction of
deepwater ports. The SIU joined the AFL-
CIO Maritime Trades Department, with
which the union is affiliated, in expressing
support of such a bill in hearings before a
unique joint session of the Senate Com­
merce, Interior and Insular Affairs, and
Public Works Committees.

Right now, there are no East or Gulf
coast ports which can handle a tanker larger
than 80,000 deadweight tons. Yet the ex­
perts tell us that by 1980 there will be more
than 1,000 ships in operation with a capac­
ity of more than 100,000 DWT. In fact,
even larger supertankers will be in opera­
tion 1^ then.

The fact that the United States has no
ports to service these gigantic ships is not
going to stop their construction. The ships
will be built and the nation must be pre­
pared to accommodate them.

The union told Congress that the ports,
if constructed, would have definite benefits
for the nation. For example, consumers
would benefit from the economy of the very
size of the supertankers and the ports

would encourage the development of an
American-flag supertanker fleet to benefit
the entire economy.

These two pieces of legislation are im­
portant to Seafarers and to the maritime
industry. They spell jobs. But they have an
over-riding importance for the entire nation.

North Slope oil carried by pipeline to
Valdez and then loaded on U.S. tankers for
shipment to the U.S. would produce thou­
sands of jobs in the construction of the pipe­
line, in refineries, in the oil fields.

That would certainly benefit the nation's
economy. And the fact that we would be
importing that much less oil would be bene­
ficial to the nation's balance-of-payments.

The construction of superports would
also help the economy and the balance-of-
payments picture. The ports would provide
American refiners with a steady flow of oil.
They would stimulate the growth of an
American supertanker fleet. By catering to
larger ships, they would help reduce the
cost of petroleum and petroleum products
to the consumer.

These are among the important reasons
why the union has worked for and been
concerned with these particular bills. They
are good for SIU members, and they arc
good for the nation.

Change of address cards on Form 3579 should be sent to Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn,
New York 11232. Published monthly. Second Class postage paid at Brooklyn, N. V. Vol. XXXV, No. 8. August 1973.

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The twelve July "A" Seniority upgraders join the first six graduates of the
Bosun Recertification Program for a group shot outside headquarters. Stand­
ing from left the upgraders are: Kvetoslav Svoboda; John Day; Ray Hart;
Richard Blacklock; Leggett Jones; Carrol Heick; Spurgeon Simpson; Bob

Salley; Ron Shaw; Mott Arnold; Alfred Sanger, and Bob Trainor, The twelve
received their full books at the August membership meeting. From left in
front, the six bosuns are: Burt Hanback; Jan Beye; Bill Clegg; Robert
Mackert; Bob Lasso, and Alfonso Armada.

Recertified Bosuns and Latest Upgraders Graduate
Graduation ceremonies were held for

the first class of Bosuns to successfully
complete the SIU's newly-launched
Bosuns' Recertification Program and
for the second class of Seafarers to
finish the "A" Seniority Upgrading
Program, at the August membership
meeting at headquarters.

The initial class of six bosuns—
selected by a duly-elected Bosuns' Re­
certification Committee—was roundly
applauded by their shipmates at the
meeting after receiving their creden­
tials.

These credentials will become a per­
manent jpart of the bosuns' sea records,
and will certify their graduation from
the Program.

In addition to the training, bosuns
who complete the Program receive cer­
tain additional benefits. Graduates of
the Bosuns' Recertification Program
have shipping preference over all un­
certified bosuns, and they are entitled to
increased vacation benefits as a result
of their participation in the program.

The six bosuns who laimched the
Bosuns Recertification Program were:
Alfonso Armada, Jan Beye, Bill Clegg,

Burt Hanback, Bob Lasso,-and Robert
Mackert.

Each bosun addressed the member­
ship meeting and each, in his turn,
praised the program — and the SIU
membership which instituted it — for
providing him with a golden oppor­
tunity to increase his knowledge of the
maritime industry and of SIU activities.

Bosun Bob Lasso summed it up for

all the bosuns by noting:

'Tills opportuiiity to gain Insight Into
the latest developments In shipboard
technology and union affairs was greatly
appreciated and we can only hope to
repay the membership's confidence in
ns by our performance aboard sh^."

Besides the keynote addresses by the
bosuns which higMigfated the important

membership meeting, the twelve "A"
Seniority upgraders in the July class
were introduced to the membership
as they received their full books.

The graduating upgraders were: Mott
Arnold, Richard Blacklock, John Day,
Ray Hart, Carrol Heick, Leggett Jones,
Bob Salley, Alfred Sanger, Ron Shaw,
Spurgeon Simpson, Kvetoslav Svoboda,
and Bob Trainor.

Alaska Pipeline^ Congress Clears Way
Congress has cleared the way for the

construction of the trans-Alaska pipe­
line from the North Slope oil deposits
to the port of Valdez.

The legislation, sponsored in the Sen­
ate by Henry M. Jackson ( D-Wash.)
and in the House 'by Rep. John Mel-
cher (D-Mont.), authorizes the licens­
ing of a $3.5 billion, 789-mile pipeline
across the mountains and tundra from
the North Slope to the ice-free port of
Valdez on the southern shore of Alaska.

From there the oil would move by
tankers to refineries on the West Coast.

In the Senate, the vote for the final
bill was 77 to 20 following two roll-

calls on a special amendment sponsored
by Senators Mike Gravel and Ted
Stevens of Alaska.

That amendment allows for work on
the pipeline to begin immediately with­
out delays which would result from
court actions. Environmentalists, con­
cerned with the safety of Alaska's ecol­
ogy, have until now blocked pipeline
construction with a series of lawsuits.

Vote on the amendment resulted in
a 49-49 tie in the Senate. The tie was
broken by Vice President Agnew acting
in his capacity as President of the U.S.
Senate.

The measure then went to the House

of Representatives where the vote on
the final bill was 356 to 60. The meas­
ure now goes to a conference to work
out minor differences in the Senate-
House versions. The conference com­
mittee will meet following the August
recess.

Construction of the pipeline could
start this fall or after the winter thaw.
Tapping of the North Slope oil reserves
is expected to help relieve the nation's
growing energy crisis while construc­
tion of the pipeline should create thou­
sands of jobs in Alaska, in the oil fields,
aboard ships and at West Coast re­
fineries.

Dues, Initiation Fee Resolution Accepted at Meeting
A resolution by the SIU's Quarterly

Financial Committee recommending
that a referendum be held to increase
the union's dues and initiation fee was
passed at the regular August member­
ship meeting in Headquarters.

SIU Secretary - Treasurer Joe Di-
Giorgio submitted the resolution on
behalf of the membership-elected Quar­
terly Financial Committee which noted
in its recommendation that "the ex­
penses of operating and administering
the Union in order to adequately and
better serve our membership, have
significantly increased over the past
years."

The Committee recommended that
the calendar quarterly dues for all

August 1973

members be increased to $50 and that
the initiation fee for all new full book
members be raised to $600. If passed
by a referendum vote of the member­
ship the increases will become effective
on Jan. 1, 1974.

The Quarterly Financial Committee
was elected at Headquarters' July mem­
bership meeting to audit the Union's
records for the first quarter of 1973.
Their recommendation on the increases
in dues and initiation fee was made in
their final report of July 10, 1973.

The Committee's resolution must be
passed in all SIU constitutional ports.
Besides the Port of New York, it was
known—as of the LOG's press time—

that the resolution has also passed in
the Ports of Philadelphia and Balti­
more. The other constitutional ports
were in the process of voting on the
Committee's resolution.

The Committee also recommended
that if their resolution passed, a Con­
stitutional Committee of six book mem­
bers should be elected at headquarters
at a special meeting to be held at 2
p.m. on Aug. 28, 1973.

Following the rules and regulations
of the SiU Constitution, this six-man
committee will recommend the best
way to present the increases to the
membership for a referendum vote.

If the Constitutional Conunittee's

report and recommendations are then
accepted by the membership, the ref­
erendum vote on the increases will be
spread over a 30-day period which shall
commence no earlier than 30 days and
no later than 90 days after the mem­
bership approves their report. The vot­
ing will 1^ conducted by secret ballot.

The full text of the Quarterly Finan­
cial Conunittee's Resolution can be
found on Page 2 of this Issue of the
LOG.

Members of the committee were:
Seafarers Raymond J. Sadowski, Mel-
vin W. Bass, Jose Aguiar, William C.
Reid, Mikoloi Strawinski, Raymond C.
Perez and Walter Gustavson.

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The SIU's Bosuns' Recertification

Program, which began on June 1 of
this year, is moving full speed ahead.

The program has already gradua-
ated its first class of six bosuns, while
two other classes are presently in
progress. A new class will begin on
the 1st of each month.

The SIU initiated this Program in
order that the union and its bosuns
can better meet their commitment to
efficiently man all contracted ships,
including the highly mechanized ones
that are coming off the ways today.

Graduating bosuns will be quali­
fied to handle jobs on all types of
ships, such as the SL-7's, Falcon-
type tankers, LNG's, roll-on-roll-off
vessels, and LASH containership-
barge carriers.

The Bosuns' Recertification pro­
gram is a sixty day course, providing
for thirty days training at Piney Point
and thirty days training at SIU Head­
quarters in New York.

Bosuns graduate from the pro­

gram at the first membership meet­
ing following their completion of Ae
sixty day course.

While in Piney Point, the curricu­
lum includes courses covering the
SIU constitution; tlie contract; trade

Selecting the six Bosuns who will participate in the September Bosun Re­
certification Program are, from left: Ed Anderson, E. Kamm, and J. Urzan,
The three, all of whom are bosuns themselves, were elected following the
August membership meeting at headquarters.

imion history, and political action
and legislation and its effect on the
maritime industry. The course also
includes in depth training in all
phases of the deck department with
special emphasis on new advanced
equipment found on the SL-7's and
other new high technology vessels.

Before coming to New York, the
bosuns will receive a one-day fire-
fighting course at the Army base in
Bayonne, N.J.

In New York the bosuns will ob­
serve all phases of headquarters'
operations, especially the Welfare,
Pension and Vacation Plans. They
will also assist SIU Representatives
at payoffs as well as servicing SIU
members at the USPHS hospital on
Staten Island.

All graduates of the Recertifica­
tion Program will have preference
for all bosun jobs over those bosuns
who are not certified.

As Seafarer Malcolm Woods of
the second class of bosuns puts it,
"this program is invaluable."

In the control room at headquarters, Marie Fundora shows Bosun Denis
Manning how headquarters' control board contains a record of all the SIU's
contracted ships and their latest positions. SIU Director of Data Processing, Peter McDonald, (center) explains to Bosun

Malcolm B. Woods the way In which the SIU Data Center's Inforex Key to Disc
Data Entry Device works.

Bosuns attending the SIU Bosuns Recertification Class at Piney Point are
instructed in the art of splicing the new eight-strand nylOn line which is being
used aboard SL-7's and other new ships. From left are: Walter Nash; Jqan
Latapie; Denis Manning: instructors Joe Wall and Frank Haas; Malcolm
Woods, VeiRko Pbllanen, and James Gorman.

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Bosun Jean Latajsie (far left), listens to a discussion aboard the Lyman Hall
during ship's payoff in port Newark, N J. Brother Latapie is in the second
phase of the Bosun Recertification iProgram.

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Senate Committee Told, ...... — .. w

'Superports First Priority'
Testifying for the SIU, O. William

Moody, Jr., administrator of the AFL-
CIO Martime Trades Department, told
a recent Senate hearing that the crea­
tion of superports off the nation's coasts
is of "first priority if the present and
ever increasing petroleum shortage fac­
ing the United States is to be over­
come,"

Moody's remarks came in testimony
prepared for delivery to a unique joint
session of the Senate Commerce, Inte­
rior and Insular Affairs, and Public
Works Committees. The joint session is
holding public hearings on S. 1751, a
bill to authorize construction of deep-
water port facilities.

He pointed out that by the end of this
decade, tankers with a capacity of
200,000 to 300,000 dead weight tons
will become the standard vessel in
large-scale world trade movements.

However, he declared, **there are no
East or GuU coast ports that can han-
^e** snch supertankers.

**Althoagh the United States is the
largest trading nation in the worid"
he said, ''the size of American ports will
not deter the construction of supertank­
ers. These tankers are going to continue
to he huilt, and they will need facilities
where they can discharge cargo.**

The best solution to this situation.
Moody said, is to huild a number of
deepwater terminals off the coasts of
the United States. He cited these bene­
fits, among others, which would accrue
to the nation:

• "They would enable American
consumers to benefit from the eco­

nomical advantages that supertankers
provide.

• "Deepwater ports could be built
without the severe ecological destruc­
tion associated with port dredging and
deepening.

• "They would provide American
refiners with a steady flow of compe-
tively priced oil, thus stemming the
flight of American refining capacity to
the Bahamas, Virgin Islands and other
Caribbean areas.

• "The development of an Ameri­
can-flag supertanker fleet would be en­
couraged, and would stimulate the en­
tire economy."

In expressing the support of the Mar­
itime Trades Department and the SIU
for the measure. Moody voiced a reser­
vation concerning jurisdiction over the
construction and operation of the deep-
water port facilities which, under S.
1751, is given to the Department of
the Interior. Moody declared that this
authority should be placed in the Com­
merce Department.

In this regard, he said, "two equally
important areas must be considered:
domestic and international shipping,
and the maritime environment. These
fields are part of the expertise of the
Commerce Department" through the
Department's Maritime Administration
and its National Oceanic and Atmos­
pheric Administration.

The MTD Administrator urged that
the measure be amended "so as to give
the Department of Commerce the
authority to put its expertise in mari­
time matters and the marine environ­
ment into effect."

SIU Granted Injunction
Prohibiting PHS Closings

The SIU has been granted a prelim­
inary injunction which prohibits the
proposed closing of the remaining U.S.
Public Health Service hospitals.

The injunction was issued on July 27
by Judge John H. Pratt, U.S. District
Court, Washington, D.C. A temporary
restraining order was issued at the
union's request 10 days previously.

The injunction specifically prevents
the Department of Health, Education
and Welfare from "taking any action or
actions which would directly or indi-
dectly limit, inhibit, impair or in any
manner deny medical care and treat­
ment or hospitalization as presently
afforded at the United States Public
Health Service hospitals "

HEW has been trying for several
years to close down the PHS hospital
system. In its latest effort, the depart­
ment proposed closing down the hospi­
tals on July 21, 1973.

However, on July 17, the SIU won a
temporary restraining order in the same
court barring that hospital closing.

Earlier, the National Maritime Union
sought an injunction to prevent the
closing of the Staten Island facility and
the court recommended that that action
be transferred to U.S. District Court in
Washington. The NMU did so and also
was granted an identical injunction.

Congress recently passcxl legislation
-the Emergency Medical Services Act

—which specifically forbids the close­
down of the PHS hospitals.

August 1973

However, President Nixon vetoed
that measure. He said that the PHS
hospital facilities "have now outlived
their usefulness to the Federal gov­
ernment."

The U.S. Senate already has moved
to override the Presidentid veto of the
measure. The vote was 77 to 16 in
favor of overriding, and this was 15
more than the two-thirds required.

The House of Representatives is ex­
pected to take action on the question of
overriding as soon as it reconvenes after
the August recess.

In any event, at this time, the court
injunction prevents the closing of the
hospitals pending a decision as to
whether the injunction will become
permanent.

Reagan Signs Bill
Strong support by the SIU and the

SIU's West Coast affiliates helped push
Senate Bill SB 478, which puts an end
to the deduction of a portion of state
disability payments when maintenance
and cure is paid, through the California
legislature. Governor Reagan signed
the bill making it law.

Prior to the passage of this bill, a
Seafarer residing in California and re­
ceiving maintenance and cure pay­
ments had part of his regular state
(fiaability payments cut. Now a Cali­
fornia Seafarer can receive his $8 daUy
maintenance and cure payments for
the 282-day limit, and still receive full
disability benefits from the state.

mmLmm 0
By B. Rocker

Deepwater Ports
In testimony before a joint session of the Senate Committees on Com­

merce, Interior, and Public Works, the SIU urged passage of S.1751 to
create deepwater ports.

Existing East and Gulf Coast ports can handle tankers no larger than
80,000 DWT, and no deep draft ports are under construction.

Our need for imported oil is increasing rapidly—about 6 million barrels
per day at present, and probably twice that amoimt by 1980. To transport
this oil most economically will require 280,000 to 350,000 DWT ships.
Smaller tankers will increase oil cost up to 50 percent.

Congestion and spills would also result from use of the large number of
small tankers needed to carry the additional oil. Most of the tankers now
carrying oil are foreign-flag ships, built to lower standards than U.S.-flag and
operated by crews not as well qualified as U.S. crews.

The SIU strongly recommended that authority for construction and
operation be given to the Commerce Department, since the Maritime
Administration, an agency of the Commerce Department, has knowledge of
th^merchant marine, its needs and its development.

Cargo Preference—Oil
Additional members of the House of Representatives have joined the list

of co-sponsors of the legislation to require that a portion of oil imports be
carried on U.S.-flag ships, bringing the total number to 133.

The Senate bill, S.2089, is sponsored by Senators Magnuson (D-Wash.),
Jackson (D-Wash.), Beall (R-Md.) and Mathias (R-Md.). All bills are
still in committee.

USPHS Hospitals
The SIU won a preliminary injunction in Federal court In Washington

on July 27 barring the Department of Health, Education and Welfare from
closing the eight remaining Public Health Service hospitals before Congress
could act.

The Emergency Health Service bill with the PHS amendment was vetoed
by the President August 1 and returned to Congress with his message that
it "would have forced the Administration to keep operating eight Public
Health Service Hospitals that it wants to close."

In anticipation of a veto, SIU has made every effort to gather support for
a vote to override. Two-thirds vote in each house is required.

The Senate has taken a vote, and the result was 77 to 16. The vote in the
House will not be taken until after the August recess. The original vote to
pass the bill exceeded the required two-thirds.

If the House does not override, we will seek to prove in court that HEW
has not met the provisions of PL92-585 to provide substitute care.

Trans-Alaskan Pipeline
S. 1081, to provide right-of-way, passed the Senate by a vote of 77 to 20,

with an amendment to clear the way for immediate start of work on the
Trans-Alaska pipeline without further delay in the courts.

The House followed suit and passed a similar bill in the final days before
the recess.

Both bills provide that oil wUl be piped from Prudhoe Bay 789 miles
south to Valdez, then shipped by tanker to the West Coast.

Environmentalists have argued that a route through Canada would be
preferable and that the Trans-Alaska line would risk pipeline rupture and
tanker spill.

In a statement issued by the Interior Department after a two-year study,
the Alaskan route is reported to be more feasible. Completion of this line
would be two to six years earlier than a trans-Canadian line.

To allay the fears of some critics that the oil may go to Japan, the House
voted to require a resolution by Congress before such shipments may be
made.

A House-Senate conference committee will meet to resolve the differences
when Congress reconvenes.

Seaforen are urged to contrffiute to SPAD. It is die way to have your
voice heard and to keep your union effective in die fight for legislation to
protect the security of every Sdiforer and his family.

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soon Join her OB th6 hi^ seas.
The Lash-containeiship concept utitizes the latest technology In

cargo carriage and improves the American-flag fleet's competitive posi­
tion in vrorldveide trade.

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early in
totaling nearly 33 thdiisand tons of cmgo.

Rib de Jaineii% Bnb^

She can carry as niany bi ̂ bar^ and 288 contauners at once, or
mixture of hoflt. Depending on the indiyidoai demands of a partknlar
voyage, she could as a full containership, with 1,740 contn^ers,
or a barge earner, wifli 89 barges.

She was launched late In January, underwent her sea trials ̂ thout a
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jiij^ iQid is a sister shi^ Of die Delta^^Oiyo aiid^^D^ which

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Commoithigpn the Maldcm voyage of die Delta Mar, COptain J. W,

Clarfc, president of Delta IMes^^^^ s^
^^Me Delta LASH vessels, all to be in service by the end of the year,
wiD also play a vital pegce^e rOle ini bblphlii the nation ca^ forward
its dipknnadc, economic andpbUtical pbUcies directed towi^bringhig
about,a closer reladonship between die IJiiited States and South
America.". .....

A 40-foot container is swung aboard the Delta Mar in New Orleans as she
prepares for her maiden voyage to South America.

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The Delta Mar's 500-ton capacity crane, which moves on railroad type
tracks, loads LASH barges from stern of the ship.

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The highly sophisticated Motor Ves­
sel V. W. Meythaler (American Com­
mercial Barge Lines) was christened on
June 23 in Owensboro, Ky. This vessel
—and the other towboats in the new
series—represents more jobs for mem­
bers of the SlU-aiBliated Inland Boat­
men's Union.

The V. W. Meythaler is the fifth in
a series of seven new towboats being
built for the IBU-contracted American
Commercial Barge Lines (ACBL) by
Jeffboat, Inc. The vessel will be malting
trips on the upper Mississippi during
the summer months, and on the Ohio
River in the winter, according to AC3L
president Floyd H. Blaske.

The ultra-modem craft was spon­

sored and christened by Mrs. V. W.
Meythaler, wife of the senior vice pres­
ident of Texas Gas Transmission Corp.
Also on hand were; SIU-IBU repre­
sentative Frank "Scottie" Aubusson;
Mr. V. W. Meythaler and W. M. Elmer,
representing Texas Gas Transmission;
Floyd Blaske and Capt. J. D. WoflFord,
representing ACBL; and Commander
R. Barry Eldiidge of the United States
Coast Guard.

The initial IBU crew of the M/V
V. W. Meythaler was also on hand for
the christening. They are: CapL F.
Phipps; pilot C. Wright; lead deck­
hands J. McGhee and W. Harris; deck­
hands P. Jones, R. Haddon, R. Jackson
and J. Kelly; engineer R. Dehon, and

cook E. McKnight.
The christening of this vessel—and

the others in the series—represents the
growing strength of the inland water-'
ways industry, and the increasingly im­
portant role that qualified IBU crews
will have in the manning of these mod­
em river crafts.

Bow to stem, the V. W. Meythaler is
a compact 145 feet in length and her
beam measures 48 feet. Her hull depth
is over 11 feet. She is powered by twin
2,800-horsepower engines, which give
the vessel a total propulsion of 5,600-
horsepower.

Several sophisticated engineering
features are built into the new towboat.
Engine activity can actually be moni­

tored from shore by teleprinter, thus
providing instantaneous spot checks on
all vital functions of the power system.
The engine room can be monitored
from the pilothouse by the use of
closed-circuit television—an important
feature which may prevent dangerous
and costly fires.

Other technological features include:
radar, radio-telephone, fathometer, and
swingmeter devices.

The Motor Vessel V. W. Meythaler
is the latest in towboat technology,
combining die most modem and effi­
cient equipment with the latest in safety
gear. Vessels like this need highly com­
petent men to man them, and the IBU
can certainly provide them.

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^^DISPATCHERS REPORT
^ I S 1 """AHcniHc. Gulf & inland Watws DIsfrlct

JULY 1-31, 1973 DECK DEPARTMENT
TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPFED REGISTERED ON BEACH

All Groups An Groups All Groups
Port Class A Class B Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B

Boston 8 3 4 1 0 17 3
New York 122 20 84 21 3 169 29
Philadelphia 15 7 8 6 0 25 15
Baltimore 37 11 22 5 0 94 33
Norfolk 20 6 9 6 0 34 10
Jacksonville 28 3 30 8 0 33 5
Tampa 3 0 1 1 0 5 0
Mobile 27 7 32 9 0 46 7
New Orleans.. 49 9 53 45 1 127 18
Houston 72 24 76 49 20 85 78
Wilmington 18 16 13 11 0 30 15
San Francisco 83 27 42 14 1 134 34
Seattle 24 33 28 19 0 35 28
Totals 506 166 402 195 25 834 275

Port ENGINE DEPARTMENT

Boston 4 5 0 2 0 8 7
New York 80 37 60 28 9 120 48
Philadelphia 12 8 3 6 0 18 13
Baltimore 30 6 23 6 0 55 15
Norfolk 13 6 5 7 0 16 0
Jacksonville 15 10 12 12 1 18 14
Tampa 4 3 1 1 1 9 3
Mobile 36 12 18 17 0 45 19
New Orleans 47 27 43 14 0 106 49
Houston 74 25 63 52 24 69 61
Wilmington 12 10 4 6 0 15 13
San Francisco 64 35 76 39 1 84 53
Seattle 21 18 16 17 2 23 19
Totals 412 202 324 207 38 586 314

Port STEWARD DEPARTMENT

Boston 2 1 1 0 0 3 1
New York 54 14 68 76 16 67 20
Philadelphia 10 2 4 4 1 19 8
Baltimore 20 1 8 1 0 45 9
Norfolk 15 19 8 4 2 20 2
Jacksonville 12 3 6 6 0 16 7
Tampa 2 1 1 2 0 7 0
Mobile 24 2 12 2 0 48 4
New Orleans 30 5 39 3 0 74 8
Houston 21 10 50 39 14 53 38
Wilmington ' 6 4 11 3 0 12 12
San Francisco 32 19 29 12 0 52 26
Seattle 15 9 20 6 3 17 4
Totals 243 90 257 157 36 433 139
Totals AU Depts 1,161 458 983 559 99 1,853 728

The above totals clearly illustrate the strong job security enjoyed by Seafarers.
During the period of July 1-31,1973, of the 1,641 jobs shipped, 983 were filled by
full book members. Therefore, there were 658 permanent jobs available to full book
members not taken by full book men.

Jose Delos Santos
Please contact Spiegels at #4 Logan

Shopping Center, 3407 Dundalk Ave.,
Baltimore, Md.

David Gilmore
Please contact Dora Gilmore as soon

as possible at Rt. #4, Box 604, Dunn,
N.C. 28334.

Robert E. Graham
Ms. Stephanie Biclen asks that you

contact her as soon as possible at 212
E. 7 St., New York, N.Y. 10009.

John M. Taliaferro
Please contact Mrs. Whack at 157

Valley Rd., Montclair, N. J, or call
201-744-7021.

John Ciaverman
Please contact your sister, Beatrice,

at 4156 Regency Dr., London, Eng­
land, SW 1.

J. Rivera
Your brother asks that you get in

touch with him as soon as possible
at 1011 Ferros Ave., Omaha, Neb.

Joseph Martin
A. Gonaros asks that you contact

him at 213 Sacramento Dr., Ottawa,
Canada.

Demetrios Galanapolis
Please contact Local Draft Board

No. 1 at 350 Broadway, New York,
N.Y.

FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes spe­
cific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and
Union finances. The constitution requires a deUiled audit by
Certified Public Accountants every three months, which are
to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treas­
urer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file mem­
bers, elected by the membership, makes examination each
quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their
findings and recommendations. Members of this committee
may make dissenting i^eports, specific recommendations and
separate findings.

TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf,
Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accord­
ance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements.
All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of
these funds shall equally 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. Your shipping rights and seniority
are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union
and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies
of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls.
If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or
seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the
Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals
Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper
address for this is:

Frank Drozak, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board
275-20th Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215

Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you
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 con­
ditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know
your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as
filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner.
If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official,
in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­
erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent.

EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The Log
has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving
the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer
or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles
deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership.
This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership
action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional
ports. The responsibility for Log policy is vested in an edi­
torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the
Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its
ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility.

PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to
anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official
Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances
should any member pay any money for any reason unless

' he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to
require any such payment be made without supplyifig a re­
ceipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is
given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have
been required to make such payment, this should immediately
be reported to headquarters.

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS.
The SIU publishes every six months in the Seafarers Log a
verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are
available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies
of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its
contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempt­
ing to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by
any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well
as all other details, then the member so affected should imme­
diately notify headquarters.

EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal
rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These
rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the
contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers.
Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against be­
cause of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If
any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which
he is entitled, he should notify headquarters.

SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION —
SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are
used to further its objects and purposes including but not
limited to furthering the political, social and economic inter­
ests of Seafarer seamen, the preservation and furthering of the
American Merchant Marine with improved employment op­
portunities for seamen and the advancement of trade union
concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and
contributes to political candidates for elective office. All con­
tributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or
received because of force, job discrimination, financial re­
prisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of member­
ship in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is
made by reason of the above improper conduct, notify the Sea­
farers Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the
contribution for investigation and appropriate action and
refund, if involuntary. Support SPAD to protect and further
your economic, political and social interests, American trade
union concepts and Seafarer seamen.

If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights
have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitu­
tional right of access to Union records or information, he
should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at head­
quarters by certified mail, return receipt requested.

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Clinic on South Third Street. ^ Kosciusko

The clinic is staflFed by doctors Ernest Velasco and Elbert H. Cason,
as well as four registered nurses and X-ray, Audiometry and E.K.G.
technicians.
Open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, and 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday,
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Here Cook Paul Griffith Is administered eye exam by Nurse Esther Hesser.

Dr. Ernest Velasco, a Board Certified Surgeon, listens closely to Paul Harbey's
heart. Registered Nurse Betty Redel assists the doctor.

Tankerman Delbert Romalne Is readied for chest X-rays by Technician Mary
Zleger as part of the annual physical for IBU members.

August 1973

Deckhand Dennis Powers Is wired and ready for his hearing test. The clinic's
Audiometry Technician Catherine Pugh monitors the results.

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An armada of cargo ships surrounded by lighters and barges was a common sight up and down the
Saigon River during the early days of the Vietnam build-up.

ayed Major Role
long struggle in Vietnam made headlines

J. of many types. Offensives and counter offen­
sives, ground lost and regained, cities destroyed
and jungles defoliated—all were the subject of
public attention. But scant attention has been
given to a tremendous achievement during the
years from 1965 through 1972: the maintenance
of a sea and air supply line over which flowed the
tremendous volume of materials used by the
troops who fought in Vietnam.

Better than 96 percent of total tonnage moved
by sea, in ships, many of them manned by SIU
crews. Between 1967 and 1972, according to the
Military Sealift Command which had responsibil­
ity for delivery of Department of Defense cargo,
more than 85.7 million measured tons of cargo
were delivered by sea.

Another 16 million long tons of petroleum
products were sealifted to those Asian countries
and used to power aircraft, ships, tanks, trucks,
jeeps and generating plants.

Over the years, about 1 Vi tons a month were
needed to support each U.S. soldier, sailor or air­
man in Southeast Asia—with many additional
tons of equipment and supplies required to aid
development of South Vietnam.

The problems presented by logistical support of
forces thousands of miles away were enormous;
yet the U.S. merchant ships and their crews met
the challenge.

Merchant ships moved an amazing variety of
cargo. In May of 1972, 4,000 refugees were evac­
uated from a battle zone. During that year more
than 2.1 million short tons of rock were delivered
by sea for urban and rural construction, to house
war refugees or to.rebuild roads.

In February of 1972, the Department of De­
fense began its Empty Ship Prograjn. Its purpose
was to withdraw surplus military cargo from the
Republic of Vietnam as the war was phased down.

Many SIU ships that.had often been in South­
east Asia ports in the late 1960s again began to
appear in these ports.

Ogden Marine's Mohawk, Rappahanock, Al­
bany and James. Waterman's Madaket, John
B. Waterman. Hurricane, Thomas Jefferson, La
Salle, Morning Light, Hastings, Topa Topa,
Noonday, Yaka, City of Alma and Fairpori.

Seatrain ships continued to keep busy. The
Transcolorado and Transcolumbia moved tugs,
tanks, LCUs and barges.

At the end of the program, Admiral John S.
McCain, Jr., then the Commander-in-Chief,
Pacific said:

"For the first time, an American fighting force
is returning home with its equipment, without

Continued on Page 11

Aerial photo shows the SlU-raanned Seatrain Puerto Rico with her cranes tied down as she heads for The much needed heavy lift capabilities of the
Vietnam during a voyage in 1966. On this particular voyage, she carried retrograde cargo as part Transcolorado, especially her two 120-ton
of Operation Roll-up. Stulcken booms, were vital in Vietnam.

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tankers-chartered ^965, MSG
charged over 97 m ii* £®^®"^nient owned^ dis

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manned tankers delivered by SIU

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Project Enhance involved thf»

large quantity of outsiVp^i movement of a
short period of time Enha^'^^D? in a
celerated phase of that nZ ® ^ ac-
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ten^ were moved by ship s—^in a short tetiS were'lZT^ sWp^si^"T
tune. ^ snips—in a short period of

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requirement to move 194 !?
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Hon is made

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hues of national emerg^y "ml?-"
its merchant marine as its fou7 to
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her down. cssels have never let

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August 1973
Massive floating cpiitioo
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Page 1



Pi' ASHORE

Jerusa/em, Israel
Seafarer Max Katzoff swallowed the anchor nearly four years ago and since

then has been living here.
Brother Katzoff, who began in the maritime industry as a shipyard worker

in 1932, still has fond memories of his old shipmates and sailing days with
the SIU.

One of his most memorable experiences as a Seafarer happened in 1965
aboard the tanker Longview Victory (Victory Carriers) when he and a fellow
shipmate chased a river pirate over the side.

"I thought I was pretty tough then," said Max prophetically, "but on my
next trip on the Longview Victory, an overheated brussel sprout lodged in my
throat and nearly did me in."

During his retirement, Max has found much enjoyment in writing poems,
and has sent some of his work to the LOG. Several of these well-written pieces
can be found in back issues of the LOG.

Piney Point Md.

Nine more Seafarers received their QMED ratings late last month after
successfully completing their course of study here. They are: Chester Lohr and
Bayard Heimer of New York; Raleigh Minix, William Reese and Kenneth
Kendall, San Francisco; John Bonifas, Detroit; Charles Corley, Norfolk;
Darwin Coy, Wilmington, and Arthur Milne of Mobile.

Baltimore

SIU ofiScial W. Paul Gonsorchik retired July 27 after 33 years as a dis­
patcher, patrolman, etc. Brother Gonsorchik spent 20 years as a union repre­
sentative in the ports of New York, Norfolk, San Francisco and Baltimore.

Houston

Reports from here show that the loading of cereal grains for the Soviet Union
and other wheat and corn-short countries on U.S. flag ships is now moving
along at a brisk pace. A shortage of rail freight cars and grain loading facilities
here had slowed loading operations to a snail's pace during the past few months.

Norfolk
The SlU-contracted U.S. Navy tanker Tallulah (Hudson Waterways) was in

port for a one-day visit. At the U.S. Public Health Service hospital here. Sea­
farer Walter PuUiam is resting comfortably. He'd like to hear from his ship­
mates.

Houma, La.
Two new IBU-crewed vessels of the latest design were launched in Houma,

La. recently. The towboats Dan J. Hogan and W. O. Watson each have 2,800
horsepower and are 100 feet in length. Fully air conditioned and with the latest
iimovations in equipment and design, these two highly eflScient vessels will play
a major role in local industry.

St. Louis, Mo.
In the important midwest port of St. Louis, Mo., the IBU recently crewed

thexnew towboat. National Enterprise which is owned by National Maritime
Chemical Trade. Working in the chemical trade, the vessel will travel back and
forth from St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico via the intercoastal Mississippi river
route.

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Norfolk
The IBU-manned tugboat Sugar Daddy (Allied Towing) came back to her

home port of Norfolk, Va. recently after four years of shuttling from Charles­
ton, S. C. to West Palm Beach, Fla.

In a letter to the LOG the crew wrote, "We are proud of our boat, and have
received compliments from several newspapers for its neatness and its homelike
atmosphere." They note that the boat is air conditioned, has a large fishtank, a
television and a carpeted galley.

The crew had high praise for the union representatives who "are always
around" when needed. They ended their letter by stating, "We appreciate the
help of all of those people without whom life on board would not be nearly so
comfortable and pleasant as it is. Once again, we would like to thank the union
representatives for making the effort they do to keep things running smoothly."

New Orleans, La.
At the recent launching of Delta Steamship Company's latest LASH/

container vessel, the SlU-contracted Delta Norte, Secretary of Commerce
Frederick B. Dent praised the National Maritime Council, calling the joint
labor-management effort to promote greater use of American-flag shipping
"a truly remarkable development in laborr-management relations."

Delta Steamship, Inc. also plans to build an 11,000 dwt mini-LASH ship
to serve as a feeder unit for its larger LASH vesstjls.

Two pairs of Seafaring brothers are a happy foursome aboard the SIU-
manned MSG tanker Tallulah. From left are: Leggett Jones, RIckie Johnson,
Isaac Johnson and Raymond Jones.

Seafarers Really Practice
Brotherhood on Tallulah

On a recent five-month voyage of the
SlU-contracted Navy tanker Tallulah,
'Brotherhood of the Sea' took on an
interesting, additional meaning.

On board the T-5 tanker were two
pairs of brothers—^Rickie and Isaac
Johnson, and Raymond and Leggett
Jones—all of Jacksonville, Fla.

Rickie Johnson, 23, sailing as fire­
man aboard the Tallulah, graduated
from the Harry Lundeberg School of
Seamanship in 1968. Since then he has
passed the required examinations, and
accumulated sufficient seatime to enroU
in the Lundeberg School's QMED-
upgrading program. Seafarer Johnson
plans to participate in this course as
soon as time allows.

Isaac Johnson, 20, attended the
Lundeberg School from February
through April of this year, encouraged
by his older brother Rick. According to
the educational staff at the school, Isaac
is a "quiet, sincere person and a very
hard worker." The staff also predicted
he "would make a very fine seaman."

Isaac sailed as messman on his ini­
tial voyage as a Seafarer aboard the

Tallulah. He plans to return to Piney
Point for upgrading as soon as he ac­
cumulates the required seatime.

Leggett Jones, 21, also attended the
Lundeberg School. He entered the
school at the age of only 16 in 1968,
graduating in July of that year.

This past February he returned to
Piney Point and achieved his lifeboat
ticket and able-seaman endorsement.
Leggett also attended the July class of
the SIU's continuing A-Seniority up­
grading program—and received
A-Book at headquarters' August mem­
bership meeting.

Raymond Jones, 25, is the only one
of the four that did not attend HLSS.
He served a four-year hitch with the
U.S. Navy and joined the SIU in 1969.
He sailed as messman aboard the
Tallulah. Raymond and Leggett also
sailed together aboard the Hattesburg
Victory m 1969.

When each was asked why he sailed
with his brother, all gave the same
answer:

"I have to take care of my brother."

Houston Ship's Committee

The committee aboard the Houston (Sea-Land) are ready to go ashore
after a 37-day intercoastal voyage. From the left are: R. Quinnonez, engine
delegate; M. Sanchez, deck delegate; D. Papageorge, educational director;
J. Carrol, shipV chairman; W. Kong, steward delegate, and T. Wi^ams,
secretary-reporter. .

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AT SEA

Brother Loutensock displays his musical talents aboard the Elizabethport.

Seafarer's Musical Lyrics
Reflect His Life At Sea

The rude sea grew civil at his song.
And certain stars shot madly from their spheres
To hear the seaman*s music**

—William Shakespeare,
Seafarers aboard the SlU-manned

containership Elizabethport (Sea-
Land) on her recent Mediterranean
run were often treated to music as they
walked through the passageways ad­
joining the quarters of wiper Willie
Loutensock. However, few crewmem-
bers were able to distinguish between
melodies emanating from Brother Lou-
tensock's radio and songs which the
Seafarer was actually playing and sing­
ing himself.

A recent graduate of the Harry
Lundeberg School of Seamanship,
Brother Loutensock Has modestly con­
cealed his singing and guitar-playing
talents from his shipmates, preferring
to improve his skills for a few more
months before announcing his first full-
scale shipboard concert.

A newcomer to the guitar, the 22-
year old engine department Seafarer
has studied the piano, organ, and harp­
sichord for over ten years in his home
town of Sacramento, Calif., where he
was a church organist.

In addition to these musical pursuits.
Brother Loutensock reads music, writes
his own songs and lyrics, and has per­
formed with various groups on shore.

The impossibility of bringing a piano
aboard ship did not prevent the HLSS
graduate from keeping up his musical

studies. He purchased a guitar on his
first voyage to Japan and began practic­
ing at least two hours daily in his spare
time. On the Elizabethport's recent stop
in the port of Valencia, Spain, Sea­
farer Loutensock bought a specially-
designed, hand-carved flamenco guitar.

Loutensock's travels allow him to
familiarize himself first-hand with the
musical cultures of other nations. Sea­
faring also permits him to purchase rare
recordings of his favorite classical,
rock, and jazz compositions in other
countries.

Seafarer Loutensock has a shipboard
collection of tapes that reflect his varied
taste in music. Recordings of Beethoven
symphonies compete with selections by
folk-rock artist "Cat" Stephens. Lou­
tensock's radio is also able to pick up
stations from as far away as 1500 miles
offshore.

At the recent payoff of the Elizabeth-
port in Port Elizabeth, N. J., the
mellow-voiced wiper treated listeners to
an impromptu concert as he played and
sang an original ballad.

Brother Loutensock feels that,
sooner or later, his songs will start to
reflect his newly-chosen career at sea.
Travels to foreign ports, shipboard life,
and adventures both at sea and ashore
will probably inspire him to treat the
sea in his music.

Elizabethport Committee

In the recreation room aboard the EUaabeihport (Sea-Land), the ahip's
committee relaxes after their return from the mediterranean. From left
are: Robert Bunch, engine detegale; Franklin Snow, steward delegate;
RmiHo Sierra, deck ddegate; K. Lynch, secretary-reporter, and Dan Butts,

SS Bradford Island
The SlU-manned tanker Bradford Island recently paid off in Linden, N.J.

after a 70-day voyage to the Soviet Union. She carried grain to Odessa and
picked up fuel in Tuapse for the return voyage.

At the payoff. Ordinary Seaman Ernest Green read the LOG from cover to
cover to catch up on the news. He likes to keep informed about developments
in the SIU and in the maritime industry and feels that the LOG is the best
source for such information. Brother Green is an avid reader of history and
also pursues this interest during his leisure hours on board.

SS Chicago
The containership Chicago (Sea-Land) recently paid off in Port Elizabeth,

N.J. after completing a smooth intercoastal voyage. The Chicago, which had
been in service on the Far Eastern run, was then laid up foi 10 days for minor
repairs. Before leaving the vessel, the SIU crew, at a meeting chaired by Bosun
Burris Maxwell, decided to donate the ship's fund, totaling $70, to the Amer­
ican Merchant Marine Library located at 1 Bowling Green in New York City.
The Chicago will now continue on the intercoastal run.

SS Newark
The SlU-manned containership Newark (Sea-Land) carried more than her

usual share of "horse sense" during a recent voyage from Seattle, Wash, to
Anchorage, Alaska.

Six horses shared a single livestock container for the three-and-a-half day
voyage—^but each animal had its own separate, rubber-padded stall. An
automatic watering apparatus provided thirst-quenching refreshment for the
beasts—and each was fitted with special protective headgear.

There was no report of any horse scents picked up by the crewmembers
aboard the Newark, but SIU members traditionally transport all sorts of cargo
—safely, speedily, and effectively—with nary a neigh or a whinny.

SS Elizabethport
The SlU-manned containership Elizabethport (Sea-Land) recently paid

off in Port .Elizabeth, N.J.—her namesake port—for the first time in several
years. She had been on the West Coast-Far East run, but now has been trans­
ferred to the Mediterranean run.

Bosun Dan Butts, a charter member of the SIU, praised the crew of
veteran Seafarers as "one of the finest gangs I've ever sailed with—in all.
three departments".
, Although Brother Butts welcomes the change that the Mediterranean run

offers, he will miss the opportunities to stock up on inexpensive photographic
equipment which the Far East run provided. Seafarer Butts is an amateur
photographer who has compiled a slide collection of his favorite ports o' call.

SS Delta Uruguay

With her destination New Orleans, La., the Delta Uruguay (Delta Lines)
recently loaded a trial shipment of two refrigerated containers in Buenos
Aires, Argentina containing 2,100 cartons (weighing a total of 48 tons) of
frozen cooked beef.

SS Ogden Wabash

On a regular wheat run to Russia, the Ogden Wabash (Ogden Marine) re­
cently returned from a 65-day voyage with a cargo of oil for Hess Oil Refinery
in Bayonne, N. J. She then returned to the Gulf of Mexico where she loaded
more wheat for the U.S.S.R. There are several aboard her who will be making
their second or third trips to Russia but the ship is also expected to take on a
few first trippers for the wheat run.

Sea-Land Commerce^ Galloway
The three SlU-contracted SL-7's presently on the Far East run now hold

every speed record previously set by a cargo vessel sailing from Japan to
the three major U.S. West Coast ports.

The latest record was set by the Sea-Land Galloway when she came into
Oakland, Calif, on July 10 after a five-day, 20-hour and 34-minute voyage
from Yokohama, Japan. The old record, seven days, 15 hours and six minutes,
had stood since 1967.

The Sea-Land Commerce holds both the records for the Yokohama to
Long Beach run at six days, one hour and 30 minutes, and the Yokohama to
Seattle run at five days and nine hours.

Seafarers manning these vessels can take pride in this accomplishment.

SS Delta Bras//
The Delta Brasil (Delta Lines) received a top safety competence award

from the Marine Section of the National Safety Council and the American
Institute of Merchant Shipping. Called the Jones Devlin Safety Award, it was
presented to the ship and her crew for outstanding achievement in operating
1,515 consecutive days (over four years) without a lost-time accident to any
member of her crew.

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As the British ship Agamemnon lays cable in 1858, a whale crosses over it and
crew watches fearfully, hoping the line will not be damaged. It wasn't. But
even though the ship linked Europe and North America, the cable went dead
in less than a month. courtesy AT&T Long Lines Dept.

The cable breaks aboard the Great Easternpurmg the 1865 attempt to lay a working
Trans-atlantic cable. The cable was nearly|three quarters laid when the break oc­
curred. Many hours were spent trying to retoin the cable, but without success.

' Courtesy AT4T Long Lines Dept.

(Is Long Lines

From the huge tank on the vessel some of
her 1,000 nautical miles of cable go above
deck to be laid in the ocean.

Fireman Donstancino Ruggiero changes the burner rod in
the engine room on the largest cable ship in the world.

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Aboard the historic Great Eastern, the first ship to lay a
successful ocean cable in 1866, seamen get ready to drop
a cable into the Atlantic. courtesy AT&T Long Lines Dept.

During their time off aboard ship, two young Seafarers enjoy
a game of chess in the recreation room. They are wipers
Rick Vieana (left) and Kevin Brooke. By the way, the game
ended in a stalemate.

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"Their line is gone out through all the earth, and
their words to the end of the world."

—The Bible

When the Psalmist spoke these words more than
2,000 years ago, he only meant it allegorically. But in
the 19 th and 20th centuries, man has actually accom­
plished the unbehevable task of quick—sometimes in­
stant—worldwide communication.

Truly, he has put a line around the world.
Seafarers can take pride in the fact that they are

helping to strengthen and maintain this important link
between the nations in the world—SlU men man the
largest cable ship in the world—the C.S. Long Lines.

In helping to keep the line of communication be­
tween the United States and Europe in good order.
Seafarers aboard the 511-foot long vessel are perform­
ing an important and unique job, a job that requires
their utmost skill and alertness.

Unlike the freighters and tankers with which most
Seafarers are familiar, the Long Lines has three cable
tanks with a capacity to hold more than 1,000 nautical
miles of ocean cable and four auxiliary tanks which
can store up to 100 miles of repair cable.

She carries 90 officers and crew, and during cable
laying operations many technicians come aboard. She
carried 158 men this past May when she had to reroute
and lay a new 15 nautical mile section of transatlantic
cable off Block Island, R. I.

If was shortly after the successful completion of that
operation that the LOG photographer visited the $99
million ship at her Newington, N. H. berth.

Seafarers aboard the Long Lines are carrying on a
tradition that dates back to the 1850's and 60's—to
the seamen who sailed such ships as the Agamemnon,
Niagara and Great Eastern.

Unlike the cables that the Long Lines lays, the first
transoceanic cables were for telegraph messages rather
than telephone conversations.

The main promoter for the first ocean cable was the

At the end of her history making voyage, the ship Great Eastern lays the shore
end of her cable in Heart's Content Bay, Newfoundland. The huge ship had
five funnels and six masts. courtesy ATAT lx,ng Lines Dept.

The foredeck of the ship shows her ca^le
feedermechanism, markerbuoys and crane.

The 511-foot long cable ship Long Lines at her berth in Newington, N. H. She has
a cruising speed of 15 knots and lays cable at seven to eight knots. Her steam-turbo
electric system has twin screws and twin rudders.

Crewmen aboard ship discuss union busii
(seated, second from left.) Standing is ire

ass with SlU Boston Port Agent Ed Riley
Brown, steward, while seated around the

table from left are: Steve Sloneski, deck d4|pgate; Riley: Leo W. Gallagher, able sea­
man, and Herbert Libby, bosun.

young American millionaire, Cyrus Field. For four
years he worked to get the money, the backers, the
technicians and the workers ready for his fantastic
project. Finally in July of 1857, two ships left Valentia
Bay, Ireland with 1,250 tons of cable and the objective
of laying that cable all the way to Trinity Bay, New­
foundland.

Unfortunately, after 335 miles, the cable snapped
and the venture had to be postponed.

However, Field and his colleagues realized that the
feat was feasible, and in the spring of 1858—using the
same cable laying ships—the project got underway
again. Even though there were some tense and dis­
tressing hours, the cables were spliced midway between
Europe and North America on July 29, 1858, and on
Aug. 5 when the Agamemnon reached Newfoundland,
behind her lay 2,350 miles of cable.

Sadly, however, the joy and glee over the historic
event was only to last until Sept. 1, the day the cable
went unexpectedly dead.

Over the next eight years. Field, the technicians, the
scientists and the British government investigated what
had gone wrong and what could be done to make the
cable work again.

Then, in 1865, 2,600 miles of new and better cable
was ready to go. This time there was no need for two
ships, for the colossal Great Eastern could easily han­
dle all the cable.

She sailed in the summer of 1865 but had to stop
after almost three-quarters of her job was completed.
The cable had parted and could not be rejoined.

Undaunted, she sailed the next year on Friday, the
13th of July. The hard work of many dedicated people
eventually proved fruitful. On Friday morning, the
27th of July, the Great Eastern arrived—appropriately
enough—at Heart's Content, Newfoundland.

In an article about Cyrus Field written by Arthur C.
Clarke, he writes,"America and Europe have never been
out of touch for more than a few hours at a time."

Working the master control board on the unique cable ship
is Oiler John Kolas. The ship has a beam of 69 feet.

Two crewmen check some cable aboard the 19th century
Great Eastern. The ship laid cable from Valentia Bay, ire-
land to Heart's Content, Newfoundland.

Deck department members take on supplies for the ship's
90 officers and crew. From left are: Harry Kaufman, bosun;
Ralph Moore, able seaman, and Jim Jerscherb, able seaman.

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A Fair Share

Confronting Our Competition
Support continues to grow in Congress

for legislation to require that a portion of
the nation's oil imports be carried on
American-flag ships.

Additional members of the House of
Representatives have joined in co-
sponsoring the legislation. There are now
172 sponsors of the measure in the
House.

On the Senate side, Senators Charles
McC. Mathias, Jr., of Maryland and
Henry M. Jackson of Washington have
joined Senators Warren G. Magnuson of
Washington and J. Glenn Beall, Jr., of
Maryland, as co-sponsors of the bill.'

In taking this action. Senator Mathias
made the following remarks. We think
they bear repeating.

"Today we are confronted with com­
petition from foreign-flag vessels which
are directly or indirectly subsidized by the
governments.

"We have only to look to the Baltimore
Harbor where some of our greatest pas­
senger liners lie idle and rusting to con­

template what fate befalls those ships that
no longer have a competitive role on the
high seas.

"It would indeed be tragic if our mer­
chant fleet, too, was put out of business
by foreign competition. Yet, if we cannot
find a way to put our tankers to work,
they, too, will soon go to the wreckers or
to foreign flags.

"At a period in history when exports
and imports throughout the world have
been expanding, our merchant fleet has
suffered the humiliation of carrying less
and less of our Nation's trade and com­
merce.

"Presently, virtually none of the oil
imported into this country is carried in
U.S.-flag vessels. While I am not suggest­
ing that the U.S. move all of its imported
oil on its own ships, I believe that 20 per­
cent is an equitable figure.

"I am convinced that this legislation
will go far toward assuring that the Amer­
ican shipping industry remains vital,
competitive and healthy."

They're Your Programs
SIU and IBU members should take full

advantage of the many and varied up­
grading programs available through the
Lundeberg Upgrading Center at Piney
Point.

A look at pages 18 and 19 of this issue
of the LOG will show the many oppor­
tunities now being offered.

In the deep sea curriculum alone, a
Seafarer car upgrade to the highest un­
licensed position in each department
aboard ship.

A few of the many endorsements
available include able seaman, quarter­
master, bosun, FOWT, QMED, welder,
assistant cook, chief cook and chief
steward.

IBU m^bers who sail on America's

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vitally important inland waterways sys­
tem can avail themselves of programs
that lead to endorsements such as lank-
erman, mate, able seaman, master, tug­
boat and towboat operator, and pilot.

Other courses available include the
celestial navigation course; "A" seniority
upgrading program; Bosun Recertifica-
tion Program, and the General Educa­
tional Development (GED) Program.

All of these programs were initiated for
you, the Seafarer and the IBU man.
They can help you keep up with our
changing indust^.

You owe it to yourself, our industry
and your sailing career to take advan­
tage of these SIU-IBU upgrading and
educatkmal programs.

CHMJtMwmmoM

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HISTORIC PRESERVATION

MED Thanks SIU School
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I want to thank the SIU for its Harry Lundeberg School
of Seamanship. Because of this school, I and many others
like me are able to upgrade in many ways. We can upgrade
to better paying jobs and also obtain a high school edu­
cation.
t attended the Lundeberg School from March to April

1973 for upgrading to QMED and am now very proud to
hold that rating.

Since sailing as a QMED, I've learned that you must per­
form well as an electrician, refrigeration engineer etc., and
with the training and experience I received at the Lunde­
berg School, I will be able to do any job covered by my
C^IEP ratings

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John H. Chlvan
C-1196
Richmond, Calif.

Fine Sailing Career
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Union

for making it possible for me to retire at 65 years of age.
Little did I think my sea career would end this way when I
started sailing in 1925.1 hated to leave the home-like condi­
tions that exist on the new ships that are being built these
days.

I also wish to thank the officers and crew of the
Sea Land McLean for the surprise send-off they gave me
on my last voyage upon my retirement.

Another round of thanks i^ due the Seaferer's Vacatidn
Center in Piney Point, Maryland where I spent a week wltlf
rnyfarnfly and had so inuch for so little outlay. '

Guy Walter
Bloomfield, NJ.
Book #W55

IViedlcal Expenses Paid
I want to thank the union for the check in the amount

iof $495.75 which I received today to cover my medical
expenses.

I would like to take this opportunity to tell you how very
imuch we appreciate the SIU paying all of these medicd
bills for us.

My wife was in the hospital in January, and the SIU ;
Ipaid her bills, and now it has paid mine.

The Seafwer's Union has been a great blessing to us.

Luther A. Bredell
Seminole, Fla.
Book #B-2P048

11973 Volum# XXXV/ No. 9

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'Nbrtb America, Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District,

AFL-cio ;• r.

Executive Board
Paul Hall, President

Cal Tanner, f<ecu(/w Vlce-Pnsiaont Earl Shepard, Victi-Pmsitleni
Joe OlGlorflio, Secreiaiy'treMuw llrtdsey Willlama, V/ce-Pres/dent
frank Droaak, Vice-President Paul Orojiak, Vice-President

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Upgrading—Deck
Able-Seaman—12 months—any waters

1.
2.

3.
4.

Must be at least 19 years of age.
Be able to pass the prescribed physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no more
than 20/100-20/100, corrected to 20/40-20/20, and have normal color
vision).
Have 12 months seatime as an Ordinary Seaman or
Be a graduate of HLS and have 8 months seatime as Ordinary Seaman.

Able-Seaman—^Unlimited—any waters

1. Must be at least 19 years of age.
2. Be able to pass the prescribed physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no more

than 20/100-20/100, corrected to 20/40-20/20, and have normal color
vision).

3. Have 36 months seatime as an Ordinary Seaman.

Quartermaster
1. Hold endorsement as Able-Seaman—unlimited—any waters.

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HARRY LUNDEBERG SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP
UPGRADING APPLICATION

Check program for which you are applying: SIU-A&G • IBU •

Name.
(Last) (First) (Middle)

Age-

Address-
(Street)

(City)

Book Number.

(State) (Zip)

—Seniority.

-Telephone.
(Area Code)

Port and Date Issued.

Social Security #. -Ratings Now Held.

HLS Graduate: Yes • No •

Dates Available For Training

Lifeboat Endorsement: Yes • No •

lAm.InterestedIn:

DECK
• AB 12 Months
• AB Unlimited
• Quartermaster
• Lifeboatman

A&G—DEEP SEA
ENGINE

• QMED
• FWT
• Oiler
• Dk.Mech.
• Reefer

• Electrician
• Dk.Eng.
• Jr. Eng.
• Pumpman
• Machinist

STEWARD
• Assistant Cook
• Cook & Baker
• Chief Cook
• Steward

• Boilermaker • Welder

IBU—INLAND WATERWAYS
TOWBOAT

• River-Operator
• Inland Waterway-Operator
• Ocean-Operator

(not more than 200 miles)
• Ocean-Operator (over 200 miles)

• Radar Observer
• Mate
• Master
• Pilot
• Tankerman

RECORD OF SEATIME — RIYERTIME (Show only amount needed
to upgrade in rating checked above or attach letter of service, whichever is
applicable.)

SHIP OR
TUG

RATING
HELD

DATE OF
SHIPMENT

DATE OF
DISCHARGE

PORT- J)ATE.

SIGNATURE.

RETURN COMPLETE APPLICATION TO:

LUNDEBERG UPGRADING CENTER,
PINEY POINT, MD. 20674

Engine
FOWT—(who has only a wiper endorsement)

1. Must be able to pass the prescribed physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no
more than 20/100-20/100, corrected to 20/50-20/30, and have normal color
vision).

2. Have 6 months seatime as wiper or be a graduate of HLS and have 3 months
seatime as wiper.

FOWT—(who holds an engine rating; such as Electrician)

1. No requirements.

Electrician, Refrigeration, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Junior Engineer, Machinist,
or Boilermaker—(who holds only a wiper endorsement)

1. Be able to pass the prescribed physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no more
than 20/100-20/100, corrected to 20/50-20/30, and have normal color
vision).

2. Have 6 months seatime in engine department as wiper.

Electrician, Refrigeration, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Junior Engineer, Machinist,
or Boilermaker—(who holds an engine rating such as FOWT)

1. No requirements.

QMED—any rating

1. Must have or successfully pass examinations for FOWT, Electrician, Refrig­
eration, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Junior Engineer, Machinist, Boilermaker,
and Deck Engine Mechanic.

2- Must show evidence of seatime of at least 6 months in anv one or combination
of the following ratings: FOWT, Electrician, Refrigeration, Pumpman, Deck
Engineer, Junior Engineer, Machinist, Boilermaker, or Deck Engine
Mechanic.

Lifeboatman

1. Must have 90 days seatime in any department.

WELDER

The course of instruction in basic welding consists of classroom and practical
on-the-job training. This includes, practical training in electric arc welding and
cotting, and oxy-acetylene brazing, welding and cotting. Upon completion of the
course an HLS Certificate of Graduation will be issued.
1. All applicants for this course must hold a QMED-Any Rating endorsement.

Length of course is two weeks. Seafarers wishing to continue in advanced
training may continue in the advanced course. Starting dates are Sept. 6; Oct. 4;
Nov. 1 and Nov. 21.

Steward Assistant Co<A

1. 12 months seatime, in any Steward Department Entry Rating.
2. Entry Ratings who have been accepted into the Harry Lundeberg School

and show a desire to advance in the Steward Department must have a mini­
mum of 3 months seatime.

Cook and Baker

1. 12 months seatime as Third Cook or;
2. 24 months seatime in Steward Department, 6 months of which must have

been as Third Cook or Assistant Cook or;
3. 6 months as Assistant or Third Cook and are holders of a "Certificate" of

satisfactory completion from the Assistant Cooks Training Course.

Chief Co<A

1.
2.

12 months seatime as Cook and Baker or;
Three years seatime in Steward Department, 6 months of which must be as
Third Cook or Assistant Cook and 6 months as Cook and Baker or;

3. 6 months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook and 6 months seatime as
Cook and Baker and are holders of a "Certificate" of satisfactory completion
from the Assistant Cook and Second Cook and Baker's Training Course or;

4. 12 months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook and 6 months seatime
as Cook and Baker and are holders of a "Certificate" of completion from the
Cook and Baker Training Program.

Chief Steward

1. 3 years seatime in ratings above that of Third Cook or;
2. 6 months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook, 6 months as Cook and

Baker, 6 months seatime as Chief Cook and are holders of a "Certificate" of
satisfactory completion from the Assistant Cook, Second Cook and Baker
and Chief Cook Training Courses at the Lundeberg School or;

3. 12 months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook, 6 months seatime as
Cook and Baker, 6 months seatime as Chief Cook and are holders of a
"Certificate" of satisfactory completion from the Cook and Baker and Chief
Cook Training Programs.

4. 12 months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook, 12 months seatime as
Cook and Baker and 6 months seatime as Chief Cook and are holders of a
"Certificate" of satisfactory completion from the Chief Cook Training
Program.

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Tankerman
Next class begins Sept. 6

The course of instruction leading to certification as Tankerman consists of all
aspects of loading, transferring and unloading of various cargoes carried to tank
barges. The course also stresses diesel engine operation and repair with particular
emphasis being placed on all safety aspects occurring in conjunction with handling
fuels.

All candidates wishing certification as Tankerman must have a letter from the
company for whom they have worked certifying their ability to handle the various
types of fuels that they wish certification for.

Length of the course is two weeks.

Able Seaman
The course of instruction leading to endorsement as Able Seaman 12 Months

Any Waters or Able Seaman Unlimited Any Waters consists of classroom work
and practical training to include: Basic Seamanship, Rules of the Road, Wheel
Commands, Use of the Magnetic Compass, Cargo Handling, Knots and Splices,
Blocks and Booms, Fire Fighting and Emergency Procedures, Basic First Aid.

All candidates wishing to qualify for Able Seaman endorsements must either
have or first complete the separate lifeboat course offered at the school.

All candidates for endorsement as Able Seaman 12 Months Any Waters must
show discharges totalling a minimum of 12 months seatime as Ordinary Seaman.

All candidates for Able Seaman Unlimited Any Waters must show discharges
totalling 36 months as Ordinary Seaman or Acting Able Seaman.

All HLS graduates from the Harry Lundeberg School at Piney Point can qualify
for the 12 months Able Seaman endorsement after eight months as Ordinary
Seaman, but are required to stay at HLS 30 days.

The course of instruction for Able Seaman normally runs for two weeks. How­
ever, students may repeat the course if necessary.

Mate
(Uninspected Vessels Not Over 300 Gross Tons)

The course of instruction leading to licensing as Mate consists of the following
areas: Celestial Navigation, Rules of the Road, Chart Navigation, Handling of
Tugboats, Seamanship, Aids to Navigation and Safety.

All candidates must have served 3 years at sea on deck, and be able to pass a
physical examination.
' Length of the course is six weeks.

Master
(Uninspected Vessels Not Over 300 Gross Tons)

The course of instruction leading to licensing as Master consists of the follow­
ing areas: Celestial Navigation, Rules of the Road, Chart Navigation, Handling
of Tugboats, Seamanship, Aids to Navigation and Safety.

All candidates wishing to qualify for a license as Master of Uninspected Vessels
must have 4 years at sea on deck, of which T year must have been as a licensed
Mate (when the applicant presents a letter of service or experience which does
not meet the specific requirements of the Coast Guard regulations but is a reason­
able equivalent of the required service, he may be eligible at the discretion of the
Officer in Charge for a license as Master or Mate). He must also pass a physical
examination.

Length of the course is six weeks.

Paul Ogle, center, became the first towboat operator to achieve his Master's
license at the SlU-IBU Upgrading Center in Piney Point. Congratulating him
are from left John Luykx, celestial navigation instructor, HLS President Hazel
Brown, Vocational Director Bob Kalmus and Chris Krusa, instructor.

Tugboat and Towboat Operator
The course of instruction leading to licensing as Tugboat or Towboat Opera­

tors covers Rules of the Road, Engine Room Operation, Economics and History
of the Industry.

All candidates wishing to qualify for a Tugboat or Towboat License must be
at least 21 years of age.

All candidates for licensing as a Tugboat or Towboat Operator must have at
least one year of experience as operator of towing vessels within the last 36
months.

All candidates for licensing as a Tugboat or Towboat Operator must be able
to pass an eye examination of at least 20/100 in both eyes correctable to at least
20/20 in one eye, and 20/40 in the other eye.

All candidates for licensing as a Tugboat or Towboat Operator must have
normal color vision.

Length of the course is twelve days.

Original Pilot License
(Norfolk—^Hampton Roads Area)

Next class begins Sept. 6

The course of instruction leading to an Original Pilot License covers the
following subjects: Rules of the road; inland rules applicable to route; local
knowledge of winds, weather, tides, current, etc.; chart navigations; aids to
navigation; ship handling as well as chart sketching of the route and waters
applied for showing distances, shoals, depths of water and other important fea­
tures of the route.

All candidates must have three year's service in the deck department of ocean,
coastwise. Great Lakes or bays and sounds of which 18 months shall have been
as able seaman or equivalent capacity.

All candidates must have had at least one year of the required 18 months on
vessels operating on waters for which pilotage is desired. This one year service
will be equivalent to regular watches in the pilot house or at the wheel as part of
his routine duties. The required service shall include a minimum number of round
trips over the route for which the applicant seeks license as pilot, determined
by the OIC, Marine Inspection USCG. One of these trips will have been in the
past six months.

All candidates must be able to pass physical examinations.
Length of course is six weeks. The next class begins Sept. 6.

Lifeboatman
The course of instruction leading to a Lifeboatman endorsement consists of

classroom work and practical training to include Construction of Lifeboat, Life­
boat Equipment, Lifeboat Commands, Types of Davits and Their Use, Emergency
Launching Operations.

Also included in this course is actual practical experience to include launching,
letting go, rowing and maneuvering lifeboat in seas, recovery of man overboard.
Fire Fighting and Emergency Procedures.

All Seafarers in all departments who have a minimum of 90 days seatime are
eligible for the course (This lifeboat course is approved by U.S. Coast Guard
and supercedes the normal requirements of a minimum of one year seatime in the
Deck Department or two years in the Steward and Engine Departments to qualify
for endorsement as Lifeboatman).

This course of instruction consists of the normal course of instruction for
Lifeboat endorsement and is a minimum of two weeks. Deckhands who have the
required seatime and wish to continue and upgrade as Able Seamen may elect
to continue after the Lifeboat course.

Radar Observer
The course of instruction leads to the preparation for the Coast Guard Radar

Observer examination. It includes Radar Theory, Practical Plotting, Instruction
on the Operation and Maintenance of the Marine Radar and Rapid Radar Plot­
ting Techniques.

All candidates must hold a valid deck license.
Length of the course is two weeks.

UPGRADING CLASS SCHEDULE
"The following is a listing of upgrading courses provided for Seafarers

and IBU members at the SIU-lBU Upgrading Center at Piney Point,
Maryland.

In the following ratings, classes are scheduled on a two-week basis with
the next class set for Sept. 6, 1973. <

Lifeboat Deck Mechanic Cook & Baker
Boilermaker Deck Engineer Chief Cook
Machinist QMED Steward

Assistant Cook

Classes in the following ratings are scheduled on a four-week basis. The
next Able Seaman class begins Sept. 6. The next Quartermaster class begins
Oct. 4. The next classes for Fireman, Watertender and Oiler begin on
Sept. 20. V

Classes for the following ratings are scheduled to begin on the dates
indicated: Refrigeration Engineer—Sept. 20, Nov. 1; Electrician—Sept. 6,
Oct. 18, Nov. 29; Deck Engine Mechanic—Oct. 4, Nov. 15.

August 1973 Page 19



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THE SlU-manned T-S Navy
tanker Tallulah paid off recently

m Cartaret, N. J.
On her five-month voyage the

Tallulah carried jet fuel and motor
gasoline to Air Force and Navy bases
in the Azores, Panama, Aruba and
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The Tallulah is just one of 13 Mil­
itary Sealift Command tankers trans­
ferred to civilian operation and
manned by SlU crews. Rear Admiral
John D. Chase praised the takeover
as a ''milestone.**

SIU crews have efficiently handled
the job of refueling Naval vessels at
sea, and of supplying, on schedule.
Navy, Army and Air Force bases all
over the world with various types of
fuel.

Admiral Chase remarked that "the
civilian personnel displayed dedica­
tion and professionalism in planning
and accomplishing the job in the most
expeditious and efficient manner.**

Because of the strong performance
of SIU crews, there is a possibility
that additional new Navy tankers will
also be transferred to civilian oper­
ation.

The Seafarers shown here per-
\forming their duties are: Bosun P. G.
^ingfield (upper left); Messman

lymond Jones (center), and Mess-

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Sailing Tradition Makes Seafaring 'All in the Family'
SlU members enjoy being referred

to as "brothers" in their union—^but the
phrase "Brotherhood of the Sea" has a
particularly significant meaning for the
five-man seafaring Spell family of Cov­
ington, La.

The most recent milestone in the
Spell family's seafaring tradition was
the graduation of 18-year-old Gary
Spell from the SIU's "A" Seniority Up­
grading Program. Brother Spell earned
full "A" book status at the June 2 mem­
bership meeting at headquarters, after
completing the four week program at
the SIU's Lundeberg Upgrading Center
in Piney Point, and New York.

Gary Spell's accomplishment was
shared by his family, especially by his
father and three brothers—^who have
all sailed with the SIU.

Actually, it was Gary's brother James

who was the first to join the union, after
graduating from the Harry Lundeberg
School of Seamanship. James may have
been inspired to go to sea by his father's
service in the U.S. Navy.

James spoke well of the merchant
marine and the SIU in his letters home,
and another brother, Joel, soon got "sea
fever" and shipped out—after complet­
ing his HLSS training.

A year later, a third Spell brother,
Allen, also finished his entry rating
courses at the Harry Lundeberg School
and went to sea.

Finally, just two weeks after the
yoimgest Spell brother, Gary, gradu­
ated from the Piney Point, Md. school,
the head of the family, Joseph W. Spell,
joined the SIU.

Although papa Joe Spell sails in the
deck department as an AB, his three

SIU High School Program
Available to Seafarers

SIU Bosuns get a first-hand look at the classrooms used In the Academic
Program In Piney Point, and learn of the availability of this program to all
Seafarers as they talk with teacher Marilyn Grotzky, SIU Instructor George
McCartney and some of the students In the program. Bosuns are, from left,
Velkko Pollanen, Walter Nash, Jean Lataple, Dennis Manning, Malcolm
Woods and James Gorman.

The Lundeberg High School Program in Piney Point offers all Seafarers—
regardless of age—the opportunity to achieve a full high school diploma. The
study period ranges from 6-8 weeks. Classes are small, permitting the teachers
to concentrate on the individual student's progress.

Any Seafarer who is interested in taking advantage of this opportunity to con­
tinue their education can apply in two ways:

• Go to the SIU union office in any port where you will be given a GED
Pre-Test. This test will cover five general areas: English Grammar and Literature;
Social Studies, Science and Mathematics. The test will be sent to the Lundeberg
School for grading and evaluation.

• Or, write directly to the Harry Lundeberg School. A test booklet and an
answer sheet will be mailed to your home or to your ship. Complete the tests
and mail both the test booklet and the answer sheet to the Lundeberg School.

Following are the requirements for eligibility for the Lundeberg High School
Program:

1. One year's seatime.
2. Initiation fees must be paid in full.
3. All outstanding monetary obligations, such as dues and loans, must be paid

in full.

I I am interested in furthering my education, and I wduld like more information j
J on the Lundeberg High School Program. |

1 Nama • I:-'' -'j

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I (Street) (City or Town)

j Last grade completed Last year attended

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sons who remain active SIU members
all sail in the engine department.

Gary Spell sails as FOWT, while his
brothers, James and Allen, both sail as
QMEDs.

The "generation gap" does not seem
to be a problem for the Spell family.
Seafaring keeps them a tightly-knit
crew. In fact, Gary Spell and his father
have even shipped out together—on the
Del Rio (Delta Steamship)—^for a
three month voyage to West Africa.

The younger Spell did not encounter
the slight uneasiness which often ac­
companies a Seafarer's first steps on

board a new vessel, until he meets the
crew and gets his "sea legs". Gary knew
many of the men on board the Del Rio
and the Ogden Yukon (Ogden Marine)
because they were shiplxiard and shore-
side friends of his father. Stepping on
board these ships was like walking into
his own living room.

Brother Gary Spell felt that sailing
with his father was a great experience,
which he would repeat if the opportun­
ity again presented itself.

Papa Joe Spell is very proud of his
seafaring sons, and his sons are proud
of him. They are also proud of their
accomplishments in the SIU.

Ohio River Swiftly Moving
Towards Increased Traffic

The latest innovations in water
transportation are turning the Ohio
River into one of our nation's most
widely-used inland waterways.

Leaders of the shipping industry on
both banks of the busy river point to
the new barge-carrier capability in
domestic and international trade as
the reason for this upturn.

Last year a 150 million ton cargo
record was set, and it's now predicted
that tonnage on the river will amount
to almost 400 million tons around the
year 2000.

In Louisville, a U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers official termed plans for
new port facilities on the Ohio as the
most impressive ever undertaken.

The development of the water route
to the sea by way of the Ohio River
has also spurred interest in construct­
ing new warehouses and distribution
centers along the river's shoreline. Sev­
eral companies in the area expect the
green light soon for several new ter­
minals, one of which is a multimillion
dollar coal-handling facility at New­
port, Ky., across the Ohio River from
Cincinnati on the Licking River.

Officials say that when the facility
is completed, it will process more than
8-million tons of low sulphur coal a
year to fuel plants all along the inland
waterway.

In the meantime, federal port proj­

ects have been established in Louis­
ville, Mount Vemon-Evansville, Ind.,
and Owensboro, Ky.

Port Paducah has also asked the
federal government for the same as­
sistance.

A new terminal is also in the plan­
ning stage in Jeffersonville, Ky., where
the need for more barges and special­
ized carriers has built up the biggest
building backlog since World War II.
Present orders run to 1975.

A port building project at Mount
Vernon-Evansville, with a projected
cost of $9.6 million, has been started.

Its first phase, a freight terminal, is
set for topping off in December of
this year.

The Kentucky Legislature has ap­
propriated over $400,000 for land for
the Louisville port and industrial
complex. Port authority officials say
Louisville has agreed to match a $1
million federal loan with a similar
bond issue to move the first part of
the port project forward.

Officials of the states involved say
the future prospects for door-to-door
delivery by barge, now a possibility
through the introduction of the sea-
barge concept, has brought on an in­
creased number of inquiries for further
plant locations along the Ohio.

Seafarer Guy Walter Retires
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August 1973

Seafarer Guy Walter (left), who sailed In the steward department, receives
his first pension check at last month's headquarters' membership meeting.
Presenting the check Is SIU Representative Red Campbell.

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Maritime Overseas
Money Due Seafarers

The following SeaftlRrs have money due them for voyages aboard vessels
owned by Maritime Overseas Corp. They should immediately contact:

Paymaster
Maritime Overseas Corp.

511 Fifth Ave.
New York, New York 10017

(212) 867-3500

When requesting the amount due, Seafarers should supply their social
security number.

M. Darwich L. Stevens G. Cyress W. Dupree
W. M. Hudson R. H. Taylor B. Cuenca Wm. H. Gray
H. Smith R G. Weeks C. Chatelain O. Gonzalvez
E. L. Whisenhart E. L. Whisenhant J. E. Davis R. Hazenlash
M. Aguirre M. Buffa E. Gallop M. E. Hughes
J. Brady R. Cashmon F. J. Manchor N. Kiser
F. P. Corcoran R. Danielak A. L. Midgett E. Ladly
Wm. S. Dickey M. Duckworth R. W. Mateo G. Mefford
A. E. Foster B. Loane L. W. Poper J. Mclain
L. S. Faunce J. D. Parrish W. F. Pulliam E. S. Molten, Jr.
T. E. Goodwin L. B. Turner C. Pierce J. S. Schaller
O. A. Hess L. O. Bumatay K. Rankoven L. N. Scott
K. L. Key A. Brunet B. D.Saxon T. A. Stubbs
R. J. Koch S. Dent E. L. Silver W. R. Vanduyn
H. L. Moore C. Duncan W. H. Simmons T. A. Bircher
L. Nixon B. Duplantis M. Stefanick H. L. Brass
J. F. Nolde F. Ferron T. O. Taylor D. R. Buffa
R. E. Ohler K. W. Ford D. Turner H. B. Cooper
T. Pennebaker N. Gray J. Viera I. Diaz
R. A. Peveto G. James S. L. Warren C. L. Gard
O. M. Raynor T. Mcraney C. C. Williams G. J. Gonzales
J. Reyes, Jr. R. O'Neil W. L. Walker D. L. Handley
L. W. Rhew S. Orkwiszewski L. C Winfield G. E. Johnson
J. J. Schaeffer M. Pell E. Winslow J. L. McBride
M. R. Sebring S. Ryans, Jr. B. B. Bailey R. H. Newcomb
J. Shell, Jr. J. Tablas V. Egel J. W. Parson
J. W. Smith, Jr. I. Bailey P. J. Feeley L. M. Richardson
R. D. Welch N. L. Bergeron C. S. Galbraith K. J. Swille
C. L. Williams J. Chapman J. L. Hart W. E. Snoville
G. Williams C. Crowder J. R, Nelson S. K. Yoichi
Edgar S. Bagley R. Cunningham T. R. Reading J. Ferro
M. W. Fowler R. Cuthrell R. W. Smith R. E. Keffe
F. 0. Harris S. D. Erlich V. L. Willimson S. McNeil
M. Nash, Jr. J. D. Leech N. R. Rakos M. Omiu-a
N. Perron S. Lewis W.N.Conley W. K. Stone
O. B. Powell A. Lindsey D. P. Davis O. R. Vasquez
M. G. Smutek J. J. Maroway E. R. Gil B. P. Bennett 111
J. A. Tims M. Rodriguez R. F. Mclan B. Elfstrom
W. P. Beckwith L. S. Rushing R. Powers P.W.Foley
N. W. Cooper C. P. Sawyer K. J. Sabot R. F. Floiunoy
H. Warham F. P. Speer J. R. Shaffer H. Meredith
J. Wilhams K. Thompson RDownes G. O. Mohamed
J. C. Burnett W. G. Trile J. Henderson J.Panjsh
J. Collins W.T. Tucker K. Treimlnn E.L. Stark
D.RDowd T. Walker, Jr. J. A. Kelly C. Veazie
L. Dueitt, Jr. G. Wbeelington J. W. Barrott J. Smith
R J. Gable C. H. Kouchyema H. G. Bradshaw L. Reinchuck
W. Hinton R. E. Oliver G. M. Bryant J. C. Brazzel
R Hollings P. O. Keyton S. E. Burwell A. Cruzada
W.M.Lee S. Calvacante S. L. Coker R. A. Thomas
CD. Polk C. H. Pears W.D. Crawford
W. R Schug D. Bilerio C.L. Cross
RLScypes J. Cht^man C. Davis

Port Date Deep Sea IBU
New York Sept 4 2:30 p.m —
Philadelphia Sept. 4 2:30 p.m 5:00 p.m
Baltimore Sept. 5 2:30 p.m 5:00 p.m
Detroit Sept 7 2:30 p.m 7:30 p.m
Houston Sept 10 2:30 p.m 5:00 p.m
New Orleans Sept. 11 2:30 p.m 5:00 p.m
Mobile Sept. 12 2:30 p.m 5:00 p.m
San Francisco .. .Sept. 13 2:30 p.m —

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.7:00 p.m.
.7:00 p.m.
.7:00 p.m.

.7:00 p.m.

.7:00 p.m.

.7:00 p.m.

Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Section
fSault Ste. Marie Sept. 13—7:30 p.m.
Chicago Sept. 11—7:30 p.m.
Buffalo Sept. 12—7:30p.m.
Duluth Sept. 14—7:30 p.m.
Cleveland Sept. 14—7:30 p.m.
Toledo '.. Sept. 14—7:30 p.m.
Detroit Sept. 10—7:30p.m.
Milwaukee Sept. 10—7:30 p.m.

Raflway Marine Region
Philadelphia Sept. 11—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Baltimore Sept. 12— 10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
•Norfolk Sept. 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Jersey City Sept. 10—10 a.m. & 8 p.m.

t Meeting held in Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

• Meeting held in Labor Temple, Newport News.

New SlU Pensioners
t-

Louis E. Barch, 62, was bom in
Illinois and now makes his home in
Dade City, Fla. Brother Barch joined'
the union in 1940 in the port of Phila­
delphia. He sailed in the deck depart­
ment.

Ulpiano A. Enriquez, 77, is a native
of the Philippine Islands and now
makes his home in Philadelphia.
Brother Enriquez joined the union in
1947 in the port of New Orleans. He
last sailed as chief steward aboard the
Steel Architect (Isthmian). He is a
Navy veteran of World War I.

Ramon Gonzalez, 64, is a life-long
resident of Puerto Rico. He joined the
SIU in 1944 in the port of New York.
Brother Gonzalez sailed in the engine
department.

Yao F. King, 68, is a native of China
and now lives in San Francisco. He
joined the SIU in that port in 1948. He
sailed in the deck department.

Felix LeBarde, 63, was born in
Louisiana and at present resides in Port
Arthur, Tex. He joined the union in
1955 in the port of Lake Charles, La.
Brother LeBarde last sailed as oiler
aboard the Ogden Wabash (Ogden
Marine).

Lonis T. Marshall, 65, is a native of
Louisiana and now resides in New
Orleans. Brother Marshall joined the
SIU there in 1951. He last sailed as
bosun.

Robert T. McCarthy, 64, is a native
of Syracuse, N. Y., and now makes his
home in San Francisco, Calif. He joined
the union in 1946 in the port of Balti­
more. Brother McCarthy last sailed in
the engine department.

J<An McKaick, 56, was bom in
Brooklyn, N. Y., and now makes his
home in Yokohama, Japan. Seafarer
McKarek joined the SIU in 1943 in the
port of Baltimore. He last sailed as AB
on the Monticello Victory (Victory
Carriers).

Roberto Natal, 65, is a life-long resi­
dent of Puerto Rico. He joined the
union in the port of New York in 1947.
Brother Nat^ sailed in the engine de­
partment.

Alvln A. Selico, 55, was bom in
Louisiana and now makes his home in
Gretna, La. He joined the SIU in the
port of New Orleans in 1942. Brother
Selico sailed in the steward department.

Samona Sniiman, 68, is a native of
Indonesia and now resides in Brooklyn,
N. Y. He joined the SIU in 1943 in the
port of New York and sailed as able-
seaman.

Wlllaid V. Bunts, 65, is a life-long
resident of Mathews, Va. He joined the
SlU-affiliated Railway Marine Region
in the port of Norfolk in 1959. Brother
Bums has sailed as a deckhand for the
C & O Railroad since 1941.

Thomas K. Htriland, 65, is a lifelong
resident of Rahway, N. J. He joined
the SIU affiliated Railway Marine Re­
gion in the port of New York in 1960.
Brother Holland is a Navy veteran of
World War II. He has been sailing as a
deckhand since 1929 for the Penn Cen­
tral Railroad.

Lonis C. Campbell, 68, was bom in
Macon, Mo., and now makes his home
in Chester, Pa. Brother Campbell
joined the Inland Boatmen's Union in
the port of Philadelphia in 1959. He
sailed as tankerman for the Interstate
Oil Transportation Co.

Lnclen J. Verbellen, 61, joined the
SlU-affiliated Railway Marine Region

' in the port of New York in 1960 and
sailed as mate. Brother Verhellen is a
resident of the Broc.x, N. Y.

George P. Fitzgerald, 66, is a life­
long resident of the Lake Erie port of
Ashtabula, Ohio. He joined the SlU-
affiliated Great Lakes Tug and Dredge
Region in 1961. He started as a lines­
man for the Great Lakes Towing Co.
in 1942, and later sailed as boilermaker
for the Geary Boiler Works.

Joseph L. Kete, 63, joined the SIU-
affiliated Great Lakes Tug and Dredge
Region in the port of Chicago in 1961.
He is a resident of that Great Lakes
port. Brother Kete started with the
South Chicago Coal and Dock Co. in
1937 as a deckhand and has sailed with
the Fitzsimmons & Connell Dredge and
Dock Co.

Charles M. Addison, 62, is a native
of Surry, Va., and now resides in
Powells Point, N. C. Brother Addison
joined the SlU-affiliated Inland Boat­
men's Union in the port of Norfolk in
1960. He sailed as captain for the
McAllister Bros. Towing Co.

Floyd Kennedy, 62, is a native of
Georgia and now makes his home in
Brooklyn, N. Y. Brother Kennedy
joined the Inland Boatmen's Union in
the port of Norfolk in 1962. He sailed
as a cook for the Sheridan Transporta­
tion Co. from 1951 to 1972. One of his
tugs was the Chris Sheridan.

UNITED INDUSTRIAL
WORKERS OF NORTH

AMERICA PENSION PLAN
275 20th Street

Brooklyn, New York 11215

July 31,1973

TO: All Partidpants of the United
Industrial Workers of North
America Pension Plan

Gentlemen:

This letter is to notify you that, pur­
suant to the provisions ci Section 8
of the Welfare and Pension Plans
Disclosure Act, as amended, you are
entitled to examine a copy ot the
plan description and latest annual re­
port of the Plan between the hours of
10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday
through Friday, at:

United Industrial Workers of
North America Pension Plan

275 20th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11215

Further, a copy of the plan descrip­
tion and a summary of the latest an­
nual report will be mailed to you
within thirty (30) days of receipt of
a written request. Your requests
should be addressed to:

Board of Tmstees
United Industrial Workers of

North America Pension Plan
275 20th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11215

Very tmly yours,

UNITED INDUSTRIAL
WORKERS OF NORTH
AMERICA PENSION
PLAN

C. Fadem
Deputy Administrator

Page 22 Seafarers Log



The life of a pilot hung in the balance at sea for days until the SlU-manned Carrier Dove (Waterman) took him from the waters of the Persian Gulf.

SlU Crew Rescues Downed US, Pilot in Persian Gulf
After spending nearly 48 hours help­

lessly adrift in the waters of the Persian
Gulf, passed up by ship after ship, a
downed American pilot was finally
rescued by the crew of the SID-manned
freightship Carrier Dove (Waterman)
on Thursday morning, June 7.

The pilot, N. L. Faucett of Colum­
bus, Ohio, later told the Seafarers that
during the time he was adrift in the
much travelled shipping lane, a total of
17 ships passed him by—nine of them

came closer than the Carrier Dove be­
fore she spotted him.

A check of the radio log for a two
day time period showed that no other
American-flag ship had been in the
area.

He also related the tragic story of
how his four companions on the com­
mercially-chartered Iranian government
flight had escaped the plane wreck
safely but later dropped off and
drowned one by one due to exhaustion

—and despair that they would never be
rescued.

The Carrier Dove was enroute from
Assab, Ethiopia to Bandar Shapur, Iran
when the rescue occurred. The skies
were clear and had been that way for
many days. Slow, steady northwest
winds over the Gulf caused only a slight
swell in the sea. Everything on board
was running smoothly and on schedule.

At 5 a.m., the Carrier Dove's 4 to 8
watch heard a faint, desperate cry for

Seafarers Welfare, Pension, and Vacation Plans
Cash Benefits Paid

June 22—July 26,1973 Number Amount
MONTH YEAR MONTH YEAR

SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN TO DATE TO DATE TO DATE TO DATE

ELIGIBLES
Death 19 135 $ 55,523.20 $ 357,325.32
In Hospital Daily @ $1.00 439 4,271 439.00 4,271.00
In Hospital Daily @ $3.00 241 2,708 723.00 8,124.00
Hospital & Hospital Extras .... f 20 146 1,705.80 28,661.90
Surgical 7 39 487.50 2,286.00
Sickness & Accident @ $8.00 , .. 7,819 60,552 62,552.00 484,472.00
Special Equipment 3 15 382.25 3,365.16
Optical 220 1,868 4,722.00 39,857.94
Supplemental Medicare Premiums 135 347 1,951.00 8,548.70

DEPENDENTS OF ELIGIBLES
Hospital & Hospital Extras 507 3,596 98,330.38 680,997.97
Doctors' Visits In Hospital 55 507 1,238.43 13,927.72
Surgical 132 1,068 15,065.50 130,527.63
Maternity 188 5,700.00 46,934.14
Blood Transfusions 1 40 7.00 2,236.25
Optical 1,499 3,644.88 30,176.22
Special Equipment 1 — 144.00

PENSIONERS & DEPENDENTS
Death 7 61 21,000.00 183,000.00
Hospital & Hospital Extras 192 1,107 34,553.15 201,210.86
Doctors' Visits & Other Medical Exp. ... 148 1,080 5,038.79 35,459.55
Surgical 11 123 560.00 20,233.91
Optical 62 576 1,092.95 10,064.44
Blood Transfusions — 10 — 639.00
Special Equipment 4 28 449.57 4,317.71
Meal Books — 2,259 — 22,590.00
Dental — 2 — 600.00
Supplemental Medicare Premiums , 1,757 11,653 10,953.40 71,919.90

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 1 71 750.00 24,724.17

TOTALS
Total Seafarers Welfare Plan .. 11,965 93,950 326,869.80 2,416,615.49
Total Seafarers Pension Plan .. 2,094 16,374 499,020.00 3,929,129.51
Total Seafarers Vacation Plan 1,119 10,126 621,100.66 5,286,722.83

, Total Welfare, Pension & Vacation , , 15,178 120,450 $1,446,990.46 $11,632,467.83

August 1973

help coming from somewhere off the
port side.

He strained his eyes in the direction
of the voice but could see no one. He
immediately notified the ship's Master
of the circumstances. The captain
sounded a general alarm and put the
ship into a Williamson turn.

Crewmembers rushed to their sta­
tions on the bridge, in the engine room,
near the lifeboats, and the word was
passed to keep a sharp eye.

After several tense minutes of wait­
ing, the helpless pilot, surrounded by
floating debris, was spotted off the star­
board bow.

The SIU crew sprang into action.
Engine department members quickly

and expertly carried out maneuver
orders from the bridge—and within
minutes, the Carrier Dove was brought
to nearly a dead stop in the water along­
side the airman.

Both the pilot ladder and gangway
were lowered and several life preserv­
ers were thrown over the side. Faucett
weakly reached out for one and grabbed
hold, but was unable to hoist him­
self up.

One of the crew entered the water
and aided the pilot toward the gangway
where three more crewmembers pulled
him out of the sea and carried him
aboard.

He was rushed, nearly unconscious,
to the ship's hospital, stripped of his wet
clothes and wrapped in blankets. His
pulse and blood pressure were strong.

He was fed plenty of hot tea and
honey for a stimulant and after several
hours was put in a fresh water shower
to wash off the abrasive sea salt, and
given a clean set of clothes.

After hearing his story, the crew
wrote a letter to the LOG outlining
what had happened. Their letter also
contained the following statement.

"We, the crew of the Carrier Dove,
will always believe that the four dead
men could have been, and should have
been saved. The main reason why they
were not is the ineffective manning
scales and watch requi-'oments em­
ployed on foreign-flag ships.

"No one of us wishes to be singled
out as a hero—^we were just doing our
job as seamen."

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V.

DEL SOL (Delta Lines), June 3—
Chairman R. Chiasson; Secretary A.
Rudnicki; Educational Director U.
H. Sanders; Engine Delegate Selbata
Serio. $20 in movie fund, $9.50 in
ship's fund. No disputed OT. Every­
thing running smoothly.

WACOSTA (Sea-Land), June 17—
Chairman Ronald Burton; Secretary
V. M. Perez; Educational Director
Manafe. Some disputed OT in engine
and steward departments. Vote of
thanks to the crew for their cooper­
ation, especially the deck department.

BALTIMORE (Sea-Land), June 13
—Chairman L. Mc Glohe; Secretary
F. T. Di Carlo; Educational Director
S. Green. No disputed OT. Everything
ninning smoothly. Stood for one min­
ute of silence in memory of our
departed brothers.

NOONDAY (Waterman), June 3—
Chairman Joe Blanchard; Secretary
Walter Lescovich; Deck Delegate
Etewey Jordan; Steward Delegate Ne­
ville Johnson; Engine Delegate
Charles Smith. $58 in ship's fund. No
disputed OT. Had a full discussion on
SPAD and the reason for it, what it
does, and why everyone should donate
to it.

IBERVILLE (Waterman), June 10
—Chairman Donald Chestnut; Secre­
tary Harvey M. Lee; Educational Di­
rector H. H. Johnson. Some disputed
OT in engine department. Vote of
thanks to the steward department for
a job well done.

AMERICAN VICTORY (Victory
Carriers), June 3—Chairman Billy R.
Scott; Secretary F. Mitchell, Jr.; Edu­
cational Director J. Peterson; Deck
Delegate J. T. Carnes; Engine Delegate
Joseph T. Ryan; Steward Delegate
Joseph E. Richard. Some disputed OT
in engine department. General discus­
sion held on the SIU pension and
welfare plans. Next port Sattahip. .

SEA-LAND EXCHANGE (Sea-
Land), June 21 — Chairman Frank
Teti; Secretary T. R. Goodman; Edu­
cational Director W. J. Dunnigan. No
disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the
steward department for a job well
done. Next port Elizabeth, N.J.

TRANSEWIANA (Seatrain), June
10—Clhairman A. Hanstvedt; Secre­
tary D. Dunn. No disputed OT. Vote
of thanks to the deck department for
keeping messroom and pantry clean
at night.

SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land),
June 17 — Chairman B. Weinberg;
Secretary H. Galicki; Educational Di­
rector B. Waddell; Engine Delegate
W. H. Walton. $5 in ship's fund and
$98 in movie fund. No disputed OT.
Vote of thanks to the steward depart­
ment for a job well done. Next port
Elizabeth, N.J.

GEORGIA (Seatrain), June 10 —
Chairman D. Backrak; Secretary G.
M. Wright; Educational Director D.
T. Dale. Some disputed OT in deck
department. Everything running
smoothly. Next port Kwajalein.

OVERSEAS ULLA (Maritime
Overseas), June 17—Chairman H. L.
Perkinson; Secretary James A. HoUen;
Educational Director Gary J. Bryant.
$22.40 in ship's fund. Some disputed
OT in engine and steward depart­
ments. Vote of thanks to the steward
dq>artment for a job well done. Ob­
served one minute of silence in mem­
ory pf our departed brothers.

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NEWARK (Sea-Land), June 27 —
C3iairman L. E. Joseph; Secretary Jack
Utz; Educational Director P. Shaugh-
nassy. $23 in ship's fund. Some dis­
puted OT in deck department. Every­
thing running smoothly.

HOUSTON (Sea-Land), June 25—
Chairman Joe Carroll; &cretary T.
William. Some disputed OT in deck de­
partment. Vote of thanks to the stew­
ard department for a job well done.
Everything running smoothly.

SCHUYLKILL (Hudson Water­
ways), June 24—Chairman Charles V.
Majette; Secretary W. Reid; Education­
al Director B. E. Stockmon. No dis­
puted OT. Vote of thanks to the steward
department for a job well done. Next
port Aruba.

EAGLE TRAVELER (United Mar­
itime), June 27—Chairman Frank Cot-
tongin; Secretary J. Harris. No disputed
OT. Everything running smoothly. Ob­
served one minute of silence in memory
of our departed brothers.

CHICAGO (Sea-Land), June 24 —
Chairman Maxwell; Secretary Reasko.
$66 in ship's fund. No disputed OT.
Observed one minute of silence in mem­
ory of our departed brothers. Next port
New York.

MILLICOMA (Hudson Waterways),
June 10—Chairman P. Bumtte; Secre­
tary V. L. Swanson; Educational Direc­
tor G. Bryn. $13.17 in ship's fund. No
disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the
cook and baker and all of steward de­
partment for a job well done. Stood for
one minute of silence in memory of our
departed brothers.

GALVESTON (Sea-Land), June 12
—Chairman James J. O'Mara; Secre­
tary Gus Skendelas. No disputed OT.
Everything running smoothly. Next
port Seattle.

PECOS (Hudson Waterways), June
10 — Chairman G. P. Libby. No dis­
puted OT. Everything running smooth­
ly. Vote of thanks to the steward de­
partment for a job well done.

BOSTON (Sea-Land), June 17 —
Chairman J. J. McHale; Secretary S.
Piotak. Some disputed OT in deck de­
partment. Communication concerning
latest raises read and discussed. Every­
thing running smoothly.

PORTMAR (Calmar Steamship),
June 17—Chairman Edward C. Riley;
Secretary John R. Marshall; Educa­
tional Director Emil Nordstrom; Deck
Delegate Chester Allen; Engine Dele­
gate (Tlifton W. Askers Jr.; Steward
Delegate George Manning. No dis­
puted OT. Vote of thanks to the stew­
ard department for a job well done.
Next port Long Beach, Calif.

WALTER RICE (Reynolds Met­
als), June 9—Chairman D. Calogen;
Secretary J. Lamb; Steward Delegate
R. J. Sherman. $9.32 in ship's fuiwi.
No disputed OT. Everything running
smoothly.

PUERTO RICO (Hudson Water­
ways), June 3—Chairman Leo Koza;
Secretary Frank Allen; Educational
Director Victor A. Cover; Steward
Delegate Jacob Gnagy Jr. No disputed
OT. Everything running smoothly.
Next port Anchorage.

SHENANDOAH (Hudson Water­
ways), June 3 — Chairman W. H.
Butts; Secretary R. Fagan; Educational
Director Venable; Deck Delegate Hug-
hart; Engine Delegate Prange; Stewart
Delegate Anderson. $5 in ship's fund.
Would like to buy a movie projector for
the crew. Everything running smoothly.
Next port Searsport, Me.

OGDEN YUKON (Ogden Marine),
June 17 — Chairman H. L. Weaver;
Secretary F. Kustura; Educational Di­
rector H. S. Butler. $24.50 in ship's
fund. No disputed OT. Vote of thanks
to the steward department for a job
well done. All hands to cooperate in
keeping messhall and pantry clean at
night.

BROOKLYN (Sea-Land), June 17
—Chairman D. B. Atkinson; Secretary
J. Mojica; Educational Director L. Ce-
pede. No disputed OT. Ordered new
washing machine. Vote of thanks to the
steward department for a job well done.
The food was excellent.

OVERSEAS ULLA (Maritime
Overseas), June 24—Chairman Henry
L. Parkinson; Secretary James A. Hol-
len; Educational Director Cary J. Bry­
ant; Steward Delegate Richard G.
Smith. No disputed OT. Vote of thanks
to the steward department for a job well
done. Observed one minute of silence
in memory of our departed brothers.

John B. Waterman

Just back from a amooth three-mcmth trip to the Far East is the ship's
committee aboard the John B. Waterman (Waterman). From left aronnd
aret F. W. Neil, engine delegate; M. J. Singletary, deck del^;ate; C. A.
Gnerra, steward delegate; F. DiGiovanni, secretary-reporter; G. Dickmis,
educational director, and C. Stennetti, chiiirman. The ship paid off in Fort
Newark, N.J. last month and was headed out on the same run.

THETIS (Rye Marine), June 3 —
Chairman Hendrey J. Rucld; Secretary
M. Deloatch; Educational Director W.
Kosicki; Steward Delegate John A.
Waith. $9.25 in ship's funds. No dis­
puted OT. Everything running smooth­
ly. Next port Subic Bay.

CHARLESTON (Sea-Land), June
17—Chairman J. F. McCallon; Secre­
tary Ramos P. Roque. No disputed OT.
A motion was made by all union mem­
bers on the SS Charleston to donate
some money to help out the family of
A. Larsen whose father passed away on
June 13, 1973.

BROOKLYN (Sea-Land), June 24
—Chairman D. Atkinson; &cretary J.
Mojica; Educational Director L. Cepe.
No disputed OT. Everything running
smoothly.

TRANSPACIFIC (Hudson Water­
ways), June 24 — Chairman C. B.
Pickle; Secretary R. Buie; Educational
Director J. Meo; Engine Delegate
Robert C. Miller. No disputed OT.
Vote of thanks to the steward depart­
ment for a job well done. Observed one
minute of silence in memory of our de­
parted brothers. Next port New Or­
leans, La.

SEAMAR (Calmar Steamship),
June 10—Chairman I. S. Moen; Secre­
tary J. Cruz. No disputed OT. A vote
of appreciation to the crew for their
cooperation and a vote of thanks to the
steward department for a jpb well done.
Observed one minute of silence in mem­
ory of our departed brothers.

MILLICOMA (Hudson Water­
ways), June 24—Chairman P. Burntte;
Secretary Virgil Swanson; Educational
Director G. Bryn. $13.17 in ship's
fund. No disputed OT. All communica­
tions posted. Vote of thanks to cook,
baker and all of steward department for
a job well done. Observed one minute
of silence in memory of our departed
brothers. Next port Boston, Mass.

LAFAYETTE (Waterman), June 24
—Chairman Ray Hodges; Secretary W.
G. Williams; Educational Director T.
Humal; Deck Delegate P. Berthiaume;
Engine Delegate E. Cox; Steward Dele­
gate J. Calhoun. Some disputed OT in
deck department. Everything running
smoothly. Next port Honolulu.

TRANSOREGON (Seatrain), June
28—Chairman L. Larsen; Secretary
Jose Ross; Educational Director Welsh.
$20 in ship's fund. No disputed OT.
Vote of thanks to the steward depart­
ment for a job well done.

TRANSPANAMA (Hudson Water­
ways), June 24 — Chairman E. K.
Bryan; Secretary W. L. Rackley. Some
disputed OT in deck department. A
vote of thanks to the steward depart­
ment for a job well done.

WILLIAM T. STEELE (Texas City
Tanker), June 24 — Chairman James
Thomas Mann; Secretary J. G. La-
kwyk; Educational Director Walter L.
Pritchett. $11 in ship's fund. Some dis­
puted OT in deck department. All com­
munications were posted. Deck Dele­
gate George Treddin; Engine Delegate
Joseph Ronald Hales; Steward Dele­
gate Emmons A. Kirchharr.

SCHUYLKILL (Hudson Water­
ways), June 24—Chairman Charles V.
Majette; Secretary W. Reid; Educa­
tional Director B. B. Stockmon; Deck
Delegate C. W. Marimer. No disputed
OT. Vote of thanks to the steward de­
partment for a job well done. Next port
Aruba.

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SEA-LAND TRADE (Sea-Land),
June 10—Chairman Pete Drewes; Se^
retary I. Buckley. Some disputed OT in
deck department. Vote of thanks to the
steward department for a job well done.

SACRAMENl'O (Ogden Marine),
June 17 — Chairman Roy M. Carver;
Secretary A. W. Hutcherson; Deck
Delegate Jack Rodriguez; Steward
Delegate David Bronstein. $12.89 in
ship's fund. No disputed OT. Observed
one minute of silence in memory of our
departed brothers. Next port Gibraltar.

LONG LINES (Isthmian Lines),
June 27—Chairman H. Libby; Secre­
tary I. Brown. No disputed OT. All
crewmembers pleased with new wage
scale. Next port Honolulu.

DEL RIO (Delta Steamship), June
17—Chairman Arthur Campbell; Sec­
retary A. R. Booth; Educational Direc­
tor Jack Brock. Some disputed OT in
engine and steward departments. A
vote of thanks to the steward depart­
ment for a job well done.

MOBILIAN (Waterman), June 10
—Chairman W. Schug; Steward Dele­
gate H. C. Frazier. No disputed OT.
Vote of thanks to the steward depart­
ment for a job well done. Next port
Bombay.

CANTIGNY (Cities Service), June
17—Chairman John Wilson. No dis­
puted OT. Received radiogram from
headquarters concerning pay raise. Vote
of thanks to the steward department for
a job well done.

ROSE CITY (Sea-Land), June 3—
Chairman Stanley Bojko; Secretary F.
Sullins. $75 in ship's fund. Some dis­
puted OT in engine department. Every­
thing running smoothly.

LOUISIANA (Seatrain), June 10—
Chairman Coker; Secretary F. Fletcher.
$37 in ship's fund. No disputed OT.
Everything running smoothly. Observed
one minute of silence in memory of our
departed brothers.

PUERTO RICO (Hudson Water­
ways), June 25—Chairman Leo Koza;
Secretary Frank Allen; Educational Di­
rector Victor A. Cover. No disputed
OT. Ordering new washing machine for
steward department. Everything run­
ning smoothly.

WARRIOR (Sea-Land), June 17—
Chairman J. Gomez; Secretary E. B.
Tart; Educational Director J. Pantoja.
Some disputed OT in engine and stew­
ard department. Everything running
.smoothly.

YUKON (Hudson Waterways), June
24—C!hairman J. Dixon; Secretary E.
Lambe; Educational Director Rkzo;
Deck Delegate Nicholas R. Tatar; Stew­
ard Delegate Victor Alecia. $16 in
ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck
and en^ne department. Explained
about SPAD and what it means to the
members. Next port Curaco.

TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport
Comm.), June 24 — Chairman J. W.
Parker; Secretary S. Hawkins; Educa­
tional Director Poulakis. $22 in ship's
fund. Some disputed OT in deck de­
partment. Communication from head­
quarters about raise posted. Thanks
given to all crewmembers who helped
to keep pantry and recreation room
clean. Vote of thanks to the steward de­
partment for fine food and a job well
done.

NOONDAY (Waterman Steamship),
June 21—Chairman Elmer Bamhill;
Secretary Walter Lescovich. $58 in
ship's fund. No disputed OT. Every­
thing running smoothly. Next port
Beaumont, Tex.

SAN JUAN (Sea-Land), June 17 —
Chairman Cyril Mize, Jr.; Secretary
Lorenzo Bennett; Educational Director
Bobby E. Stearman. $64.34 in ship's
fund. Everything running smoothly.
Observed one minute of silence in mem­
ory of our departed brothers. Next port
Kobe.

August 1973

Ogden Yukon Committee
; :"K'

After a trip to warm and sunny Trinidad, the Ogden Yukon (Ogden
Marine) "returned to Carteret, N. J. for payoff. Her committee includes,
from left: T. Chilinski, deck delegate; F. Kustiira, secretary-reporter;
H. Weaver, ship's chairman; M. Degallado, steward delegate, and C. Coello,
engine delegate.

Long Lines Ship's Committee

The unique cable-laying vessel CS Long Lines (Isthmian) stopped off in
Boston on her way to other cable repair jobs in the waters of the North
Atlantic recently after repairing underwater cables off Rhode Island in
June. From left are: T. Flemming, steward delegate; I. Brown, secretary-
reporter; S. Sloneski, deck delegate, and H. Libby, ship's chairman.

Ogden Willamette

The Ogden Willamette (Ogden Marine) has logged still another voyage to
Russia after becoming the first U.S.-flag ship to Russia with grain earlier
this year. From left are: H. Milstead, educational director; B. Butts;
ship's chairmfin; E; Kelly, s^retary-i^porter, and G. Jones, steward
delegate.

STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian
Lines), June 3 — Chairman Anthony
Barnes; Secretary 1. R. Llenos; Educa­
tional Director J. Mitchell; Deck Dele­
gate Thomas D. Reynolds; Steward
Delegate Howard Whitelip; Engine
Delegate Stephen E. Smith. $1.50 in
ship's fund. No disputed OT. Vote of
thanks to the steward department for a
job well done. Next port Keelong.

TALLULAH (Hudson Waterways),
Jime 16—Chairman P. G. Wingfield;
Secretary E. M. Bryant; Educational
Director C. G. Hall. Some disputed OT
in deck and engine departments. A vote
of thanks to the steward department for
a job well done. Observed one minute
of silence in memory of our departed'
brothers.

ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land),
June 17—Chairman Dan Butts; Secre­
tary K. Lynch; Educational Director
Helge Holmstrom; Deck Delegate
Emilio Sierra. Some disputed OT in
deck department. Everything running
smoothly. Observed one minute of si­
lence in memory of our departed broth­
ers. Next port Elizabeth, N.J.

STONEWALL JACKSON (Water­
man), June 8—Chairman B. Firmovics;
Secretary H. Donnelly; Educational Di­
rector J. Lamb. No disputed OT.
Everything running smoothly. Discus­
sion about new LASH ships.

LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), June
17—Chairman Earl N. Brannon; Sec­
retary Johnny W. Givens; Deck Dele­
gate David Noll; Engine Delegate Oscar
Vasquez; Steward Delegate John E.
Bromlio. The SlU fact sheet was read
and discussed. Some disputed OT in
deck, engine and steward departments.
A vote of thanks to the steward depart­
ment and for job well done by Earl N.
Brannon.

FAIRLAND (Sea-Land), June 17—
Chairman G. A. Burke; Secretary R.
Hutchins; Deck Delegate R. Steward;
Engine Delegate Stanton Jones; Stew­
ard Delegate F. Motus. No disputed OT.
Vote of thanks to the steward depart­
ment for a job well done.

SEAFARERS
PENSION PLAN
275 20fh Street

Brooklyn, New York 11215

July 31,1973

TO: All Participants of the
Seafarers Pension Plan

Gentlemen:

This letter is to notify you that, pur­
suant to the provisions of Section 8
of the Welfare and Pension Plans
Disclosure Act, as amended, you are
entitled to examine a copy of the
plan description and latest aimual re­
port of the Plan between the hours of
10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday
through Friday, at:

Seafarers Pension Plan
275 20th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11215

Further, a copy of the plan descrip­
tion and a summary of the latest an­
nual report will be mailed to you
within thirty (30) days of receipt of
a written request. Your requests
should be addressed to:

Board of Trustees
Seafarers Pension Plan
275 20th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11215

Very truly yours,
SEAFARERS PENSION

PLAN

C. Fadem
Deputy Administrator

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Social Security Checks
Will Be Unusually Early

by A. A. Bernstein
SIU Welfare Director

Social security checks for August will
be delivered on September 1 this year,
which is unusually early.

"Checks for a given month are usu­
ally delivered on the 3rd of the follow­
ing month," a social security spokes­
man said. "When the 3rd falls on a day
mail isn't delivered—a Sunday or a na­
tional holiday—the checks are usually
delivered a day ahead, the 2nd of the
month.

"This year September 2nd is a Sun­
day and September 3rd is Labor Day;

• so social security checks will be deliv­
ered on Saturday the 1st. It doesn't hap­
pen very often," he said.

Social security pays over $4 billion a
month in retirement, disability, and sur­
vivors benefits to almost 29 million
people.

A leaflet that explains how to apply
for medical insurance payments from
Medicare is available at social security
oifices.

Called "What Your Medical Insur­
ance Pays," the leaflet explains how to
submit claims, when and where to send
bills for doctors' services, and how
much Medicare pays.

The medical insurance part of Medi­
care helps pay the doctor bills and
many other medical expenses of people
65 and over and severely disabled peo­
ple under 65 who have been eligible for
monthly social security disability pay­
ments for 2 years or more.

Single copies of "What Your Medi­
cal Insurance Pays" are free on request
at any social security office.

Ninety three percent of the people
reaching 65 last year were eligible for
monthly social security benefits and full
Medicare protection.

More than 95 percent of the popula­
tion over 65 have medical insurance
protection under Medicare.

U you're getting social security le-
tfrement payments, you can earn as
much as $2,100 a year and still get your
full social security benefits. If your
earnings are more than $2,100, $1 in
benefits will he deducted for every $2
earned.

Retired workers can get their full

GREAT LAKES TUG AND
DREDGE PENSION PLAN

275 20th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11215

July 31,1973

TO: All Participants of the Great
Lakes Tug and Dredge Pension
Plan

Gentlemen:

This letter is to notify you that, pur­
suant to the provisions of Section 8
of the Welfare and Pension Plans
Disclosure Act, as amended, you are
entitled to examine a copy of the
plan description and latest annual re­
port of the Plan between the hours of
10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday
through Friday, at:

Great Lakes Tug and Dredge
Pension Plan

275 20th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11215

Further, a copy of the plan descrip­
tion and a summary of the latest an­
nual repo^ will be mailed to you
within thirty (30) days of receipt of
a written request. Your requests
should be addressed to:

Board of Trustees
Great Lakes Tug and Dredge

Pension Plan
275 20th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11215

Very truly yours,

GREAT LAKES TUG
AND DREDGE
PENSION PLAN

C. Fadem
Deputy Administrator

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social security benefits at 65 or reduced
retirement benefits as early as 62.

Over 28 million people get social se­
curity payments amounting to almost
$4 billion a month.

SIU Pensioner Michael A. Liuzza,
66, passed away on April 16 at the
USPHS hospital in New Orleans, La.
He was a life-long resident of that city.
He joined the union there in 1941 and
sailed in the steward department.
Brother Liuzza was buried at Hope
Mausoleum in New Orleans. Among
his survivors is his sister, Anna.

SIU Pensioner Jose Morales, 63,
died of heart disease on March 29. He
was a life-long resident of Ponce, P.R.
Brother Morales joined the SIU in
1943 in the port of New York and
sailed in the engine department. He is
survived by his son, Jose Carlo, and
his daughter Sofia.

Joseph Smith, 66, passed away on
June 1 at the USPHS hospital on Staten
Island. Bora in Kingston, N!Y., he re­
sided in Passaic, N.J. at the time of his
death. Brother Smith joined the SIU-
afSliated Railway Marine Region in
1960 and sailed as a deckhand for the
Penn Central Railroad. He was buried
at Rest Haven Cemetery in Clifton,
N.J. Among his siuvivors is his wife,
Yolanda.

Claieiice C. 62, passed
away on April 9. He wiis a life-long
resident of Fennville, Mich. He joined
the SIU in 1962 in the port of.LIUcago
and sailed in the engine department.
The Great Lakes Seafarer was buried
at Fennville Cemetery in Fennville. He
is survived by his wife, Dorothy, his
sons, Carl and Dean, and his daughters,
Sally and Irene.

SIU Pensioner Alfred Thlelke, 82,
passed away on May 8. He was a resi­
dent of Lorain, Ohio at the time of his
death. Brother Thielke joined the SIU-
afifiliated Great Lakes Tug and Dredge
Region in 1961. He sailed as a lines­
man for the Great Lakes Towing Co.
Among his survivors is his wife,
Mildred.

Arnold Zlatnik, 55, died of heart
disease on Feb. 19. A native of Algoma,
Wise.,'he resided in Green Bay, Wise,
when he died. The Great Lakes Sea­
farer joined the SIU in 1961 in the port
of Detroit and sailed as wheelsman. He
was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in
Algoma. Among his survivors is his
sister, Eleanor.

SIU Pensioner Samnel T. Bennett,
59, passed away on May 6. He was a
resident of Supply, N.C. at the time of
his death. Brother Bennett joined the
SlU-afifiliated Inland Boatmen's Union
in 1962 in the port of Norfolk and
sailed as engineer. Among his survivors
is his wife, Maybelle.

Albert D. Brown, 65, passed away
on July 5. A native of North Carolina,
he was a resident of Norfolk, Va. at the
time of his death. He joined the Inland
Boatmen's Union in 1970 in the port of
Baltimore and sailed as cook. Among
his survivors is his sister, Carrie.

Nelson S. Cash, 50, died in an auto
accident on May 17. He was a resident
of Orange, Tex. at the time of his death.
Brother Cash joined the Inland Boat­
men's Union in 1971 in Port Arthur,
Tex. and sailed as tankerman. He was
an Air Force veteran of World War II.
He was buried at Magnolia Cemetery in
Beaumont, Tex. Among his survivors
is his wife, Clara.

Alvin L. Cashman, 60, passed away
on April 4. Bora in Harvey, La., he
resided in Chalmette, La. at the time of
his death. He joined the IBU in 1960 in
the port of Houston and sailed as
tankerman. He was buried at St. Louis
Cemetery in New Orleans, La. He is
survived by his wife, Anna, his son,
Alvin, Jr., and his daughters Rosemary
and Linda.

Joseph Duplechain, 64, passed away
on June 30. He was a resident of Port
Arthur, Tex. at the time of his death.
He joined the Inland Boatmen's Union
in 1963 and sailed as captain for the
Sabine Towing Co. He was buried at
Greenlawn Memorial Cemetery in
Groves, Tex. Among his survivors is
his wife, Jane.

Forrest G. Harper, 51, was lost at sea
on Nov. 9 while on duty aboard the
Calmar. He was a resident of Franklin,
W. Va. at the time of his death. Brother
Harper joined the SIU in 1944 in the
port of Baltimore and sailed in the deck
department. He was an Army veteran
of World War II. Among his survivors
is his wife, Nola.

Leroy Jiles, 62, passed away on April
22. He was a native of Missouri and
resided in Brooklyn, N.Y. at the time
of his death. Brother Jiles joined the
SIU in 1968 in the port of New York
and sailed in the engine department.
He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery
in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Among his sur­
vivors is his brother, Everett.

SIU Pensioner Joseph P. Meikel, 63,
passed away on June 6. Bora in Scran-
ton, Pa., he was a resident of Philadel­
phia, Pa. at the time of his death. He
joined the SIU there in 1944 and sailed
in the en^ne department. Among his
survivors is his wife, Viola.

Warren E. Messenger, 49, passed
away on May 28. A native of Ohio, he
was a resident of Baltimore, Md. at the
time of his death. He joined the union
in 1944 in the port of Boston and sailed
in the steward department. Among his
survivors is his sister, Mildred.

Edward Modestowicz, 62, passed
away on May 5. He was a resident of
Glenolden, Pa. at the time of his death.
Brother Modestowicz joined the SIU in
1966 in the port of Philadelphia and
sailed in the deck department. He was
buried at Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery in
Del County, Pa. Among his survivors is
his wife, Marie.

John J. Morrison, 42, passed away
on April 16. Bora in New York City, he
resided in San Francisco, Calif, when
he died. He joined the SIU in 1951 in
the port of New York and sailed in the
engine department. He was an Army
veteran of the Korean War. Cremation
took place at Cypress Lawn Memorial
Park in Colma, Calif. Among his sur­
vivors is his wife, Michiko.

Molses G. Asinos, 68, accidentally
lost his life on June 1 while serving
aboard the Steel Navigator. A native of
the Philippine Islands, he was a resi­
dent of Philadelphia, Pa. at the time of
his death. Brother Asinos joined the
SIU in the port of New York and sailed
in the steward department. He was
buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Phil­
adelphia. Among his survivors is his
wife, Margaret.

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^ did ihe i/fvud American dipper ship Great Republic, In ner day she was the iprg^st ship in the world, and when she
arrfyedin tondon, England in March, 1855 sim made front page news/^ . I / - ^ ^

THE LARGEST SHIP IN THE WORLD
MARCH, 1855

No. 734.—VOL. XXVI.] SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1855. [WITH A SUPPLEMENT, SIXPENCE.

THE AMERICAN CUPPER, "GREAT REPUBLIC. >»

THIS gigantic vessel—partly destroyed by fire soon after she was built, during a great
conflagration in New York, having had her damages made good—arrived in the Thames
on her first voyage last week; having made the run from New York to Scilly in thirteen
days, and beat up Channel to the Downs in three days against the heavy east winds
which have been prevailing. She is at present exciting much interest, from her im­
mense proportions and peculiar rig, as she lies at her moorings oS Purfleet.

There is nothing particularly different in her hull, as seen from the shore, from the
ordinary American clippers, except her length and the great sheer forward from the
fore chains to the figure-head; but, oh boarding her, one is struck with her enormous
width of beam, which equals that of the largest line-of-battle ships afloat; and one of
the great peculiarities of the vessel is her singular rig—she having four masts, and
partaking of the qualities of both ship and barque. The topsails, instead of being on the

ordinary plan, are housed, or divided into two; the upper one of which can be reefed
to half its depth, or sent down altogether. The yards of the lower topsails are secured
to the caps of the lower masts by iron slings, and have no further lift from that position.
She has large hurricane-houses on her upper decks; and just abaft the mainmast is a
roundhouse, containing an engine of 8-horse power. This engine does nearly all the

f heavy work of the ship—lifts yards, hauls on the braces, walks up the anchor, and
assists in receiving and discharging the cargo.

In consequence of her immense beam she cannot enter either of the docks here;
and, drawing with her cargo nearly twenty-five feet, she is compelled, from insufficient
depth of water higher up, to discharge her cargo in the Long Reach; but it is intended
when that is accomplished to bring her up to moorings at Blackwall. She is 3400 tons
burthen; 305 feet long; 53 feet beam; hold, 30 feet; and has come here ballasted with
3000 tons of guano. She is the largest sailing ship in the world.

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":i SEAFARERS LOG August 1973

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION* ATLANTIC.GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT•AFL-CIO

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comforting to know that one's dependents and beneficiaries are
well<protected by all of the comprehensive SIU welfare programs.

To secure this protection and to facilitate prompt processing and
payment of claims, Seafarers are urgently reminded of the necessity
of keeping up-to-date enrollment-beneficiary cards on file in the
SIU Welfare Plan office at headquarters.

Seafarers who have never filled out one of these cards should
. do so immediately. ^

A reproduction of both sides of the card appears on this page 5,
'7 for convenient clipping and mailing. It is essential that both sides
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Should any change have occurred since a card was filed—an- ^
other dependent, a change in beneficiary, a change in address—a ^
new card must be submitted as soon as possible.

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required* The correct date of signing is also important since the
latest card on file is the one referred to in the event of a claim.

Additional cards are avaflable on all SlU-contracted vessels and
in SIU halls. They require no postage if mailed from any part of
the Continental United States.

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