Seafarers Log: Vol. 63 No. 7 (2001-07-01)

Seal arers Vote on Standard Agreements _ Pane 3

NEW Z·DRIVE
CHRISTENED

Space Cleared for New Dorm

Union and school officials on June 7 sym­
bolically broke ground for a new 96-room
hotel annex at the Paul Hall Center for
Maritime Training and Education, located
in Piney Point, Md. The annex will contain
single-occupancy dormitory rooms for
upgraders. To make room for the new facil­
ity, the school's old administration building
(unused for some time) was demolished.
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Volume 63, Number 7 July 2001

SIU members (from left) Shane Brulte, Robert Jordan and Derek
Ponamsky, members of the negotiating committee, sign a new three­
year agreement. Page 3



President's Report
.June Swoon? Not Herel

Most people see June as the beginning of summer, a time of vaca-
tions and a period to slow down.

Not the Seafarers.
Let's look at the record.
Three years ago in June, SIU members started

working aboard the first of several "Harbor-Class"
tugs operated by Crowley in the port of Long
Beach.

Two Junes ago, the Joseph Sacco Fire Fighting
and Safety School was graduating it fir t upgrader
from the newly opened facility.

Last year, members in Baltimore began u ing
Michael Sacco their new hall, one of several we have moved to or

renovated.
So, how do we keep this streak going?
The first week of June was a prime example. At the Paul Hall

Center for Maritime Training and Education, the signs of progress
were everywhere.

First, we held the initial membership meeting following the official
merger of the National Maritime Union into the SIU's Atlantic, Gulf,
Lakes and Inland Waters District. It was an emotional moment, some­
thing to savor after all the hard work that went into it.

The SIU is stronger today than we were before the merger. We are
the nation's largest maritime union. Because of incredible support
from the membership, and because of the confidence you've shown in
your officials, things are only going to get better.

A few days later, we dedicated the new simulator annex at Piney
Point in honor of Bob McMillen, co-chairman and chief executive
officer of Saltchuk Resources, Inc., the parent company of Totem
Ocean Trailer Express, Inc. (TOTE).

Bob McMillen represent everything good about U.S. maritime
companies, as do Saltchuk and TOTE. He is a true leader and a friend
to the SIU. Bob believes in the men and women of the U.S. Merchant
Marine. He has shown that faith in many ways-most recently, with
the construction of new RO/ROs for the Jones Act trade.

Take a few minutes to read about the dedication, on page 6, and
you'll appreciate why Bob's name now appears on the building.

As for the simulator complex itself, it is living up to high expecta­
tions. Seafarers are benefiting from deck and engine room courses that
utilize the world's finest training equipment. If you've
experienced-or even seen-the simulator, you know that's not an
exaggeration.

As soon as the dedication ended, we ceremonially broke ground for
the new hotel annex-the future site of a 96-room dormitory that is
being designed for students to have their own single-occupancy rooms.

I can't recall a more positive reaction from Seafarers than what I've
seen and heard in re ponse to this new facility. No question, it's going
to be a tremendous lift for the student and the entire school. It will
encourage more efficient studying and learning, which in tum benefits
our industry as a whole.

Across campus, there was another symbol of the SIU' progress.
Thi one came in the form of the Delta Mariner, the new "rocket ship"
designed to transport space equipment from Alabama to Cape
Canaveral and the We t Coast.

The Delta Mariner represents new shipboard jobs for Seafarers,
and it isn't the only recent example. During the past several weeks, a
newly converted ammunition carrier sailed from Norfolk, Va. with an
SIU crew. On the West Coast, construction began on the first of two
new commercial containerships that will be crewed by Seafarers. Al o
out west, SIU boatmen crewed a brand new, tate-of-the-art Z-drive
tugboat.

Finally, near the end of the month, Seafarers throughout the country
were presented with new standard freightship and tanker agreements
which contain wage increases and improved benefits, along with other
gains that the membership wants.

This kind of progress doesn't happen by accident. It takes an
informed, active and supportive membership. It takes dedicated union
officials who are committed to providing the be t possible representa­
tion. And, in this era when mariner training and certification is more
important than ever, it takes a school like the Paul Hall Center that
delivers top-flight instructors, first-class facilities and unsurpassed
tools like the simulator and our fire fighting and safety school.

I've often said that the SIU is more like a family than a union. We
are also a team-a winning team.

With your ongoing support, our winning streak will continue.

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2 Seafarers LOG

Executive Board Fulfills
Merger-Related Mandate

The SIU executive board on
June 4 appointed two vice presi­
dents at large, carrying out a con­
stitutional amendment approved
by the membership.

Former National Maritime
Union (NMU) officials Rene
Lioeanjie and Charles Stewart
were appointed SIU vice presi­
dents at large, following the
merger of the NMU into the
SIU's Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District.

The SIU executive board meets June 4 in Piney Point, Md.

Creation of the two at-large
slots in the merged union was
approved by the SIU and NMU
memberships during voting which
took place late last year and earli­
er this year.

Lioeanjie formerly served as
NMU pre ident, while Stewart
served as vice president.

As reported in the June issue of
the Seafarers LOG, SIU and
NMU members in May okayed
the details of the merger agree­
ment between the two unions.
Overall, members approved the
agreement by a nearly unanimous
tally. In so doing, they culminated
nearly a half-century of on-again,
off-again efforts to merge the two

organizations.
The May votes were the last in

a series of balloting that began in
December 1999. That sequence
started with SIU and NMU mem­
bers voting by secret ballot to pro­
ceed with merging; continued in
late 2000 with Seafarers approv­
ing two constitutional amend­
ments related to the merger (with
the results affirmed by the SIU's
rank-and-file tallying committee,
whose report in turn was
approved in March 2001 at SIU
hall throughout the country); and
concluded at the May member­
ship meetings of the re pective
unions, where the merger agree­
ment was presented and voted
upon.

American Classic Voyages
Salutes Union Members
With Cruise Discounts
Program Applies to Patriot, Independence

SIU-contracted American
Classic Voyages recently an­
nounced good news for union
members who are planning a
cruise. As a "thank you" to all
union members, the company is
offering pecial rates under a pro­
gram known as "Proud to Sail
American-Proud to Sail
Union."

Through subsidiarie , Ameri­
can Clas ic Voyages operates the
SIU-crewed Independence and
the Patriot on weekly cruises
around the Hawaiian Islands.
Those ship are the nation's only
U.S.-flag, American-crewed deep
sea cruise ves els.

For years, union members at
ea and ashore have played a vital

role in the company's success. In

fact, American Classic is building
two new U.S.-flag cruise ships at
the unionized Litton/Ingalls
Shipyard in Pa cagoula, Miss.

Now, the company is offering
vacation aboard the Inde­
pendence and Patriot to union
members at discounted rates. The
cabins will be the best available
at the time of reservation for all
200 l excursions, excluding
suites.

The discount rates are $559
per person (double occupancy)
aboard the Independence and
$709 per per on (double occu­
pancy) on the Patriot. (These
rates do not include airfare. Also,
taxes and port charges are extra.)

As noted in the announcement
for the di count program, these

During last month's member­
ship meeting in Piney Point, Md.,
SIU President Michael Sacco­
formally addressing members of
the merged union for the first
time-encouraged Seafarers to
appreciate both the history of the
SIU and NMU along with the new
opportunities they will tackle
together.

''This has been a long time
corning, and there were times
when it seemed like a merger
would never happen," Sacco said
to the membership. "Enjoy this
moment-because of what it
means to our organization and our
industry, because of all the hard
work that went into it."

The June member­
ship meeting in Piney
Point, Md. proved
emotional and uplift­
ing, as members and
officials of the newly
merged union con­
vened for the first
time.

American-flag cruise ve sels
offer an alternative to those sail­
ing out of South Florida and
California that fly a foreign flag
and employ foreign crews.

Reservations for the Inde­
pendence can be made by calling
1-800-765-7000 or at www.
cruisehawaii.com. For the
Patriot, call 1-877-330-6600 or
visit www.united tateslines.com.
Reservations must be booked by
Sept. 30.

American Classic Voyages
al o operates the SIU-crewed
vessels of the Delta Queen
Steamboat Company and the
Delta Queen Coastal Voyages.

July2001



New Standard Contracts Due for Vote
Five-year Agreements Include Innovative Gains

In an effort to protect and ensure
the continued job security of the SIU
membership, the contracts depart­
ment has negotiated new standard
freightship and tanker agreement
that will be effective from June 16,
2001 through June 15, 2006, pend­
ing ratification. At the time the
Seafarers LOG was going to pres ,
special meetings were being sched­
uled in each port as well as aboard
Seafarers-contracted ships to vote
on the contracts.

In negotiating the new five-year
pacts, the union carefully reviewed
recommendations made by
Seafarers in minutes of shipboard
union meetings, in minutes of
monthly membership meetings at
the various halls, in communica­
tions to the contracts department

and in sessions with Seafarers
attending upgrading classes at the
Paul Hall Center.

In fact, SIU Vice Pre ident
Contracts Augie Tellez notes that
the new agreements include
improvements in the areas most
often cited by Seafarers. This
includes prescription coverage for
dependents at the ame level as a
member; collecting vacation pay
sooner, plu an extra day's vacation;
gains in the pension plan; and wage
increa es (3 percent in each year of
the contract, for ba e wages and
overtime).

The previous contracts achieved
major gains, including expanded
medical coverage for dependents.
The propo ed new contracts go a
step further. Beginning with the first

year of the pacts, members will
receive coverage by the Seafarers
Health and Benefits Plan in accor­
dance with the premier plan level
"G." In addition to the pre cription
coverage for dependents, this
includes:
• an increase of the optical benefit
to $200 (including provisions for
eyeglas e and contacts),
• an increase in the graduated
death benefit for members to
$50,000 (maximum), and
• coverage for organ and tissue
transplant surgery up to a maximum
of $150,000.

In other gain tipulated by the
new contracts, when SIU members
are required to pass a physical
examination by the company, the
co t of transportation to their desig-

nated facility will be reimbursable.
Compensation for loss of clothing
will be increased from $300 to
$500, and whenever a mariner is
required to obtain hi or her own
working gear, including safety
shoes, those items will be fully
reimbursed by the employer.

Additionally, the company
agree that unlicensed personnel
serving aboard the vessel shall be
provided access to sending and
receiving e-mail, if available.

Monetary gains have been
included in each of the five years as
well as an increase in the daily con­
tribution to the Seafarers Money
Purchase Pension Plan. Meanwhile,
the revamp of the Seafarer Pension
Plan benefits will allow members,
after 3,000 days, to use vacation­
benefit days toward pension eligi-

bility, and also use their earned
vacation-benefit dollar amount to
increase their wage-related pension
benefit (by boosting the annual
earning on which the pension is
based).

Under the tentative agreements,
certain shipping rules have been
amended, including one that
requires all Seafarers to possess a
valid STCW endorsement, effective
Feb. 1, 2002, as well a a training
record book (TRB) in order to reg­
ister. Members also must pass the
English competency exam required
by the U.S. Coast Guard.

More details of the new agree­
ment and the ratification votes will
be published in the next issue of the
Seafarers LOG.

Bisso Crews Ratify Pact the SIU despite a campaign
waged by the company not to do
so. Since then, through their
union contracts, they have
achieved their first-ever retire­
ment plan, wage increa es, im­
proved work rules and substan­
tially increased medical benefits.

ment is realizing the union isn't
the enemy. What we' re doing
with the SIU is making ourselves
a better work force."

Seafarers who sail aboard the
tugboats of New Orleans-ha ed
E.N. Bisso Co. said they wanted
better and more affordable med­
ical coverage.

They got it, in a big way.
Bisso boatmen overwhelming­

ly ratified a new three-year con­
tract, effective July 1, that calls
for Seafarers Health and Benefits
Plan coverage at the highest level
for the members and their depen­
dents. The agreement also in­
cludes wage increases and new
work rules desired by the mem­
bers.

Seventy-five SIU members are
employed by Bisso. Of the boat­
men casting ballots in the contract
vote (approximately 70 percent),
99 percent voted in favor of the
agreement.

Serving on the union negotiat­
ing committee were SIU Vice
President Gulf Coast Dean
Corgey, New Orleans Port Agent
Steve Judd, Patrolman Chris
Westbrook and delegates Shane
Brulte, Robert Jordan and
Derek Ponamsky.

Under their old health plan,
members at Bisso had to pay for
coverage, plus pay yearly
deductibles for themselves and
their dependents. In many cases,
they also had to pay for 20 per­
cent of their medical bills. They

had no dental or optical benefits.
With the SIU plan stipulated in

the new contract, there is no cost
to the members to maintain cov­
erage for them elve and their
families; the plan covers 100 per­
cent of all reasonable and cu tom­
ary charges; and the deductible
are $50 per family member, com­
pared to $300 per individual
under the company plan. This
coverage includes prescriptions,
hospital stays, physicians' fees
for inpatient and outpatient care,
diagnostic testing, prenatal and
fo11ow-up care, well-baby care
and more.

Members also gained dental
and optical benefits for them­
selves and their dependents.

The sentiment among Sea­
farers serving on the bargaining
committee is that the contract
itself is excellent, but the gains
also transcend their monetary
value, representing unprecedent­
ed progress at Bisso.

"I'm atisfied, but not for the
most obvious reason," stated
Ponamsky. "Where we came
from (since voting for union rep­
resentation in 1994) to where we
are now is light years. That's how
this has to be viewed.

"Our second contract (ratified
three years ago) had some jumps
in pay that put us at a good, com-

The SIU negotiating committee consisted of (from left) Delegates
Shane Brulte and Robert Jordan, VP Gulf Coast Dean Corgey, Port
Agent Steve Judd, Patrolman Chris Westbrook and Delegate Derek
Pon am sky.

Please be advised that SIU headquarters and all
-,, SJU hiring halls will be closed Monda~ August 20,

2001 for the observance of Paul Hairs birthday
(unless an emergency arises).

July2001

Normal business hours will resume
the following workday.

petitive level locally. This new
contract, getting full health cover­
age, plus some other contract lan­
guage, provides great satisfac­
tion," he continued. "The jumps
we've made, that's what' really
impressive about it."

Bisso boatmen voted to join

"I think we've made a lot of
progress, and give the company
credit for doing business with
us," Ponamsky added. "Manage-

Jordan said the SIU "has bent
over backwards to help us out and
keep us moving forward. Since
we voted for the union, we got a
retirement plan, we got the (bet­
ter) health insurance, we got

Continued on page 9

West Coast Boatmen Welcome New Tug
Left: The new
tug's wheel­
house is built
of aluminum.

Right: This
view from
inside the

wheelhouse
shows some
of the high-
tech equip­

ment on the
Wyne ma

Spirit.

Among those attending the christening are (from left) Mate/Deckhand Wade Edwards and Brusco Tug and
Barge Senior VP Henry Brusco; Engineer Willy Brown and Deckhand Casanova Langi; and Brusco CEO Bo
Brusco.

SIU boatmen on the We t Coast welcomed new
job opportunities May 18 with the christening of the
Z-drive tug lifynema Spirit, operated by Brusco Tug
and Barge of Port Hueneme, Calif.

The new boat, 78 feet long and 30 feet wide, is a
tractor tug with 3,600 hp and 100,000 pounds of bol­
lard pull. It has a light running speed of 13 knots.

According to the company, the Wynema Spirit is
"the most powerful tug of its size in the United
States."

Built by Diversified Marine, Inc. of Portland,
Ore., the boat is named after a 19th Century
American settlement.

In announcing the christening, the company said
the lifynema Spirit's state-of-the-art design and
equipment are "the result of extended research, per­
formance studie and recommendations as well as a
wi h Ii t of the mo t important performance charac-

tenstics for a tug working within the Port of
Hueneme. The result is a strong tractor tug with
extensive push/pull strength. She is short and light
with quick, almost cat-like movement.... Because
tugs at the port also meet vessels and deliver the
pilot, the lifynema Spirit also had to be suitable for
work outside the calm of the inner harbor."

Brusco also touted the boat's fire fighting gear,
which includes a forward mounted Darley fire ump
capable of shooting 1,800 gallons per minute. The
tug al o can discharge more than 300 gallons of fire­
retardant foam in six minutes.

Much of the tug's construction took place in an
usual etting: aboard a floating barge in Oregon's
Columbia River. When nearly complete, the boat
was tran ported to a floating drydock in Portland.

Bru co Tug and Barge operate 28 tugs along the
West Coast.

Seafarers LOG 3



Solitude Crew Saved by Performance
The SIU-crewed Performance

just happened to be in the right
place at the appropriate time May
7-in the general vicinity of
some 150 nautical miles north­
northwest of Bermuda. So was
the Solitude, a privately owned
catamaran which was in distress.

The Solitude, captained and
owned and by Robert M. Unnold
of Stamford, Conn., had lost
steering and had been demasted,
courtesy of 30-plus knot winds.

Unnold and his crew of six
were at the mercy of the sea,
which he recalls was "cresting at
25 or more feet with froth blow­
ing off the wave tops." After call­
ing the U.S. Coast Guard Search
and Rescue Unit and Bermuda
Harbor Radio with a handheld
satellite phone, only to discover
that help was very distant,
Unnold turned to a handheld
VHF radio. He hoped to reach
any vessel in the area.

Shortly after he sent out his
distress signal, a reply came back
from the SIU-crewed vessel.
"How good it was to hear 'Vessel
in distress, this is the
Performance,'" Unnold said in a
letter to U.S. Ship Management,
Inc., the Performance '.s operator.

Shortly thereafter, the
Performance arrived on the

Crew members aboard the Solitude are ready to toss a line to the SIU­
crewed Performance, which answered the catamaran's distress signal.

scene. The captain maneuvered
his vessel into position on the
first attempt and successfully res­
cued Unnold and his crew from
the still surging foredeck of the
Solitude without injury.

SIU crew members aboard the
Performance at the time of the
rescue were: Bosun Jimmie
Scheck, AB Sherman Hudson,
AB Archie Slater, AB Bennie
Spencer, AB Dimitrios Papan­
dreou, AB Thomas Banks,
QMED Ernest Gibson, QMED
Gregorio Blanco, GUDE Ali
Mohsin, Chief Steward Richard
Woroby, Chief Cook Joel
Molinos and Steward Assistant
Felix Dickerson.

According to Unnold, the res­
cue went very quickly. "A total of
92 minutes elapsed from our dis­
tress call to 'all hands on deck,'"
he said. Following the rescue, the
Performance proceeded to
Charleston, S.C., its next port of
call.

"During the trip, the ship's
company [and crew] afforded us
every hospitality, making what
was a difficult situation much
easier," Unnold said. "On behalf
of my crew and myself, a heart­
felt thanks for the caring and
skilled master and crew aboard
Performance."

Crew members from the Performance prepare the crippled catamaran
for towing.

Performance crew members
Chief Mate Paul Coar, left, and
Bosun Jimmie Scheck reel in a
rope that was used to secure the
disabled Solitude for its tow into
the port of Charleston, S.C.

Construction Starts
On TOTE RO/RO

Construction began June 4
at San Diego's National Steel
and Shipbuilding Company
(NASSCO) on the first of two
roll-on, roll-off (RO/RO) ships
for SIU-contracted Totem
Ocean Trailer Express , Inc.
(TOTE).

The vessels- the first U.S.­
built commercial dry cargo
ships in 10 years-are being
constructed for TOTE's
Tacoma-to-Anchorage service.
Ship deliveries are scheduled
for October 2002 and April
2003.

The new ships, designated
the Orea Class, will be 839 feet
long and have a beam of 118
feet. They each will carry 600
cargo trailers and 200 autos.
Powered by twin propulsion
plants (each having its own
propeller and rudder system),
the vessels are designed to trav­
el at up to 24 knots.

Robert Magee, TOTE Presi­
dent and CEO, noted, "TOTE
has been the recipient of two
environmental awards for the
design of the Orea Class ves­
sels. In July 2000, the
States/British Columbia Oil
Spill Task Force awarded its

Legacy Award 2000 to TOTE
in honor of its commitment to
the environment and vessel
safety by designing and build­
ing new cargo vessels with
state-of-the-art oil spill preven­
tion and marine safety fea­
tures." The governors of
Alaska, Washington, Oregon,
and California and the Premier
of British Columbia created the
Oil Spill Task Force Legacy
Award in 1989 as a means to
recognize and support imple­
mentation of model spill pre­
vention, preparedness, and
response programs.

As previously reported in
the Seafarers LOG, TOTE last
year received the Alaska
Department of Environmental
Conservation Commissioner's
Pollution Prevention Award.
"The award noted that Totem
Ocean Trailer Express had
commissioned ships that carry
fuel in double-walled tanks, use
a diesel-electric propulsion sys­
tem, and feature a number of
other attributes that go beyond
what is required by law to pro­
tect Alaska's air and water,"
said Magee.

Notice
Due to a recent court decision in Maryland involving the

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace
Workers, unions now are required to include a summary of the
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act in their
union publications, on web sites and as part of the information
provided to new members.

The SIU as always will fully comply with this decision.
Therefore, the required summary of this law will appear peri­
odically in the Seafarers LOG; is posted on the SIU web site
(www.seafarers.org, in the About The SIU section); and will be
given to new members.

The summary is published on page 20 of this issue of the
LOG.

Indomitable Rescues 149 from Foundering Boat board, it departed Panama and
headed to the scene.

Meanwhile, crew members
from the Indomitable made numer­
ous trips to the Fortuna with food
and water. The rescue boat was
crewed by Chief Mate Matt
Haybell, Bosun Robert Taylor,
Chief Steward James Sivells and
U.S. Marine Cpl. Brett Masek,
who also served as interpreter.
Other SIU crew members aboard
the Indomitable during the rescue
included: ABs Adeeb M. Saleh,
Ziting Xu and James L. Hornby,
OSs William Howell and Clyde
Q. Wynne, MDR Martha E. Bye,
Engine Utility Geoffrey W.
Bagley, Chief Cook Lyvell Hall
and SA Vincent Knight.

Thanks largely to the efforts of
Seafarers who crew the USNS
Indomitable, 149 citizens of
Ecuador today are secure from the
perils of the sea and back in their
homeland.

The Ecuadorians were rescued
during the early morning hours of
March 30 from the Fortuna, a 60-
foot boat whose engines had
stopped five days into a voyage
that began 20 days earlier from
Manta, Ecuador.

Despite the rescue, others may
have been lost at the same time.
The Indomitable, in fact, had been
searching for another vessel
reportedly in distress, the Joselito,
when it came upon the Fortuna.

U.S.Coast Guard (USCG)
District 11 in Alameda, Calif.
received an initial report for a ship

in distress and made calls on emer­
gency frequencies to ascertain the
vessel's name, position and nature
of the emergency, but received no
response. A call was then placed to
USCG representatives in Ecuador,
where a statement was released
naming the Joselito as the vessel in
distress. Further, the report stated
that the Joselito had been adrift 14
days in the vicinity of Isla del
Coco off the western coast of
Columbia.

After tasking a P-3 Orion sur­
veillance aircraft to try and locate
the Joselito, the USGC directed
the Indomitable to join the search
and to proceed to the vessel's esti­
mated position. The Indomitable
was designated the command ship
for the search and rescue mission
along with her sister ship, the SIU-

The USNS Indomitable was designated as the command ship for the
search and rescue mission.

4 Seafarers LOG

crewed USNS Stalwart, and the
surveillance aircraft assisting.

The P-3 aircrew soon spotted a
vessel matching the Joselito's
description. It was adrift with four
people visible, but the name was
not discernible from the air. The
Indomitable left its initial search
area and set course for the position
of the newly cited vessel.
Meanwhile, the Stalwart contin­
ued to search its assigned area and
then swept the area which the
Indomitable had just vacated.

By now, fuel had become a con­
cern for the P-3 crew, so they
returned to their base in Belize for
refueling. Before departing the
area, however, the crew advised
the Indomitable of the crippled
vessel's latest position.

The Indomitable arrived at the
vessel's location during the late
evening hours of March 29, some
nine hours after receiving the new
coordinates. Once the Indomitable
was in position, crew members
shined a spotlight on the hull of the
distressed vessel to read the name.
To their astonishment, the name
Fortuna-not Joselito-was
painted on the ves el' bow and
stem, along with the homeport of
Guayaquil, Ecuador. The
Indomitable reported to the USCG
Di trict 11 what the crew had seen
and advi ed they would wait until

daylight to relay further informa­
tion.

With the arrival of daylight, the
picture became clearer. At least
130 people could now be seen
aboard the Fortuna. The Stalwart
now departed its search area and
set course for the Indomitable to
render assistance.

The Indomitable moved in on
the distressed vessel and tried
without success to reach it via
radio. After getting closer and
finally into shouting distance,
Engine Utility Manuel Hernan­
dez came to the Indomitable s deck
to act as interpreter.

It was learned that the passen­
gers, all 149 of them including
eight females and three teenage
boys, had been without food and
water for three days. It was also
discovered that the vessel was en
route to Guatemala from Ecuador.
Their intended destination wa the
United State via Guatemala and
Mexico. After peaking further to
the stranded passengers aboard the
Fortuna, Hernandez learned that
the vessel's captain and crew had
departed in a mall boat two day
prior and had not returned.

Becau e of the nature of the
information gathered, the Navy
frigate USS Halyburton wa called
to assist. Armed with a legal
detachment from the USCG on

The Stalwart arrived later that
day and provided additional relief
for the stranded passengers. Both
MSC vessels continued their
humanitarian runs to and from the
Fortuna throughout the initial day
and into the next morning.

The USS Halyburton arrived on
the scene during the morning of
April 2 and took the lead on the
rescue. With all 149 passengers
securely loaded aboard its flight
deck, the vessel headed for
Esmeralda , Ecuador with the
Fortuna in tow. The Halyburton
tied up in Ecuador two days later,
but the destiny of the Joselito, its
passengers and crew remains a
mystery.

July2001



New Jobs, New U.S.-Flag Tankers
Among Benefits of Opening ANWR
SIU Members Urged to Mobilize in Grassroots Effort

Thousands of new jobs within
the U.S . maritime industry would
be created if legislation opening
the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge (ANWR) clears Con­
gress.

Members of both the Senate
and House of Representatives are
considering the proposal con­
tamed within President Bush's
energy plan , which wa released
in May.

Job opportunities would be
available to Seafarers to crew the
new U.S.-flag tankers that would
be built to move the oil.

The SIU endorsed the propos­
al to open ANWR during a March
press conference on Capitol Hill.
SIU President Michael Sacco,
along with the presidents of sev­
eral other unions, spoke in favor
of opening the refuge to drilling.

"By opening ANWR, the
United States can increase
domestic oil production, reduce
our reliance on foreign sources of
oil and create hundreds of thou-

sands of new jobs for American
workers," noted Sacco, who addi­
tionally is president of the 8-rnil­
lion member Maritime Trades
Department, AFL-CIO.

"ANWR will be explored and
drilled by American workers; the
oil transported through U.S .-built
pipeline ; refined and di tributed
by domestic facilities ; and its by­
products used by U.S. energy
producers and U.S. con umer .
Many o1 our brothers and sisters
in maritime labor will crew the
environmentally safe, double­
hulled, U.S.-flagged tankers that
will carry the oil from Alaska,"
Sacco added.

Coalition Formed

The SIU has joined with more
than a dozen trade unions as well
as a wide variety of businesses in
a coalition to promote the explo­
ration and drilling of ANWR
called JobPower. The group esti­
mates approximately 700,000
domestic jobs could be generated

Thousands Rally
For 'Charleston 5'
Seafarers Show ILA Support

Seafarers were among the
thousands of union members and
community and religious activists
who joined together in South
Carolina June 9 to demonstrate
support for five Longshoremen
who face long jail terms in what
observers say are trumped-up
charges.

the lowest rate of unionization in
the nation.

The rally was conducted on
the grounds of the state capitol
and featured charismatic and
powerful speeches by union, civil
rights and religious officials from
all over the South as well as from
other parts of the country and the
globe.

by opening the northern Alaska
region.

In its energy policy, the White
Hou e seeks to allow exploration
and drilling in a small portion­
eq ui valent to the size of a modern
international airport-of the 19
mi 11 ion acre refuge.

"We are proposing to open
only a mall fraction - 8 percent -
of ANWR for oil and gas explo­
ration," tated the Bush adminis­
tration document. "Between 6
and 16 billion barrels of oil exist
in ANWR. The expected output
of oil would equal 30 years of oil
imports from Saudi Arabia and
almost 60 years of Iraqi oil
imports."

What Can Be Done
Seafarers, retirees and their

families are urged to contact their
members of Congress to let the
elected officials know how open­
ing ANWR would affect them.
Letters, emails and phone calls to
congressional offices will let sen-

ators and representatives know
how important opening ANWR is
to the people in their states.

Additional oil that would be
pumped from Alaska would call
for new tankers in the U.S.-flag
fleet. The new vessels would gen­
erate new jobs for Seafarers.
This, in tum, would make sure
the needed manpower would be
trained and available in case the
U.S. merchant fleet is required in
a time of national emergency.

These tankers would be built
in domestic yards, providing ne\\
jobs for shipbuilders and their
suppliers. This, also, would have
the effect of insuring a strong
U.S. shipbuilding base if needed
in time of war.

SIU halls will have postcard~
available at the counter that mem­
bers can sign and mail to their
elected officials. These cards will
make the basic point that opening
ANWR would be good for the
country's economic and national
security.

SAMPLE LETTER (or email)

The Honorable ----~­
U.S. Senate (or U.S. House of

Representatives)
Washington, DC 20510 (or 20515)

(Email addresses of members
of Congress are available on the
SIU website, www.seafarers.org, in
the Legislation section.)

Dear Sen. or (or Rep.) ___ _

I am urging your support for leg­
islation that would open the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge to oil
exploration and drilling.

I believe this is important to all
Americans because it will provide
new good-paying jobs here at home
as well as help our country become
more energy independent.

I am an American merchant
mariner and a voter. I know that
opening ANWR will further revital­
ize the U.S.-flag commercial fleet.
New and safe double-hulled tankers
would be built to move the oil, cre­
ating jobs in our shipyards and
aboard these vessels. This will help
strengthen our nation's security by
making sure we have trained per­
sonnel in our yards and on our
ships in case of a war or emer­
gency.

I hope you will consider support­
ing such legislation when it comes
before you. Thank you for your time
and I look forward to hearing from
you.

Sincerely,

The 'Charleston 5,' members
of ILA locals 14 22 and 1771 in
Charleston , are charged with
felony rioting stemming from
what witnesses say was a police­
initiated disturbance as union
members gathered on the city's
docks to peacefully protest the
use of nonunion stevedores in
January 2000.

SIU members in attendance
included Wayne Wilson, Roy
Frett, Michael Amador, Larry
Richardson, Robert Lee,
George Vorise, Harry Mays,
Lydell Grant, Unity Bostick,
Jack Jackson, Grigoriy Kireev,
Regina Ewing and Buddy
Barber, along with SIU Jackson­
ville, Fla. Port Agent Tony
McQuay, SIU Representative
Harmando "Sal" Salazar and
McQuay's sons, Vincent and
Travis.

Thousands of union members, including Seafarers, and other supporters of the Charleston 5 demonstrate
June 9 in South Carolina.

While the dispute developed
over job issues, state and local
union officials say the harsh reac­
tion by law enforcement and state
officials was motivated by a
desire to discourage workers in
the state from exercising their
rights on the job. South Carolina,
a so-called right-to-work state,
entices corporate investment by
touting its anti-union climate and

ILA President
John Bowers

July 2001

"We send a message to all
union-busters in Charleston who
are trying to bankrupt the long­
shore workers and send five of
them to jail. Our message is this:
We know what you' re up to and

AFL-CIO Exec. VP
Linda Chavez-Thompson

you're not going to get away with
it," said AFL-CIO Executive Vice
President Linda Chavez­
Thompson at the rally.

In October 1999, the shipping
firm Nordana Lines ended its 23-
year relationship with the ILA
locals and began using nonunion
workers to offload and load its
ships in Charleston. Local 1422
President Ken Riley says the

UMWA President
Cecil Roberts

unions responded with peaceful
pickets that slightly delayed two
Nordana ships from completing
their work.

On Jan. 20, when Nordana's
Skodsborg docked, 600 state and
local police officers in riot gear
were on hand to respond to any
worker protests. Some police
were in armored personnel vehi­
cles, others on horseback. Police
helicopters were in the air and
police patrol boats on the water.

"You would think there was
going to be a terrorist attack on
the state of South Carolina,"
Riley says.

To avoid any confrontation,
union members stayed at their
hall while the police officers con­
gregated around the freight termi­
nal about 150 yards away. Later
that evening ays Riley, the
workers decided to march to the
terminal to exercise their right to
picket. That' when police initiat­
ed the clash by pushing the pick­
et back, Riley notes.

When the police pu hed the
picketers back, Riley and the
other officers from the local ere-

ated a buffer between the police
and the pickets. At that point, one
of the cops ran out of formation
and clubbed Riley in the head. A
fight ensued, according to a
report by the Campaign for
Workers' Rights in South
Carolina.

Eight workers were arrested
on misdemeanor charges . How­
ever, South Carolina Attorney
General Charlie Condon stepped
in and charged the eight with
felony rioting. Charleston Magis­
trate James Gosnell Jr. dismissed
those charges due to lack of evi­
dence, according to a report in
Charleston's The Post and
Courier. Condon then persuaded
a grand jury to issue felony
indictments of the Charleston 5.
Since their indictment, the five
have been under house arrest,
unable to leave from 7 p.m. to 7
a.m.

His goal , Condon told the
paper, was "jail, jail and more
jail."

A strong union movement in
South Carolina would damage

Continued on page 7

Seafarers LOG 5



'All in This Together'

Simulator Building Named for McMillen
The latest structural addition to

the Paul Hall Center for Maritime
Training & Education officially
was dedicated June 7. The building
that houses the school's world-class
simulator was dubbed the Bob
McMillen Simulator Annex during
an on-site ceremony overseen by
SIU President Mike Sacco.

The complex's 65-year-old
namesake is co-chairman and chief
executive officer of Saltchuk
Resources, Inc., the parent compa­
ny of Totem Ocean Trailer Express,
Inc. (TOTE). McMillen was presi­
dent and chief executive officer of
TOTE from 1977 to 1993. A gradu­
ate of Denison University in
Granville, Ohio, he is a veteran of
the U.S. Air Force and has more
than 35 years' experience in trans­
portation service.

Guest speakers included Robert
P. Magee, president and CEO of
TOTE; Michael D. Garvey, co­
chairman/chief executive officer,
Saltchuk Resources and Chuck
Knox, former National Football
League coach. In addition to the
honoree, guest speakers and mem­
bers of their respective families, the
dedication was attended by more
than 100 Seafarers, SIU officials
and school personnel.

President Sacco offered remarks
about the school, its mission and
some of its accomplishments. He
noted that the Paul Hall Center is
recognized as a model of labor­
management cooperation through­
out the maritime industry.

"This school is a perfect exam­
ple of what can be accomplished
when we work together," he said.
"It is a great place for young men
and women to begin their careers as
merchant mariners."

Sacco pointed out that the
school also is designed for contin­
ued vocational training, so students
can return and advance all the way
from the entry ratings to officers, if
they want to.

"And we offer academic sup­
port, too," Sacco continued. "Stu­
dents can earn a GED here at Piney
Point. They can receive college
credits for many of our vocational
classes, and there's even a college

Robert B. McMillen addresses the
audience during the June 7 dedi­
cation ceremony at the Paul Hall
Center for Maritime Training and
Education in which the school's
new simulator complex was
named in his honor.

program where students can earn
an associate' s degree."

Examining how far the school
has advanced since it opened in
1967, Sacco said that the institu­
tion's progress has been unbeliev­
able. In the early days, the school
had very modest facilities and
lifeboat was the only class offered,
he recalled.

"Today we offer more than
three-dozen Coast Guard-approved
courses. We've built classroom
and hands-on training facilities
throughout the campus. We train
thousands of students each year.

"In 1999, we opened a new
campus for a fire fighting and safe­
ty school that truly is world-class,"
Sacco continued. "We teach fire
fighting, damage control, confined
space safety and water survival at
that facility, which is built specifi­
cally to simulate shipboard condi­
tions."

Turning his attention to the
building being dedicated, Sacco
offered, "The new simulator build­
ing features absolutely state-of-the­
art simulators for shiphandling,
engine room operations, crane
operations, liquid cargo transfer
and GMDSS. I'm proud of this
school, and proud of the people
who make it possible."

Despite the school's accom­
plishments to date, Sacco sees
many challenges ahead. He plans,
however, to meet them aggressive­
ly. "Don't think for a minute that
we're going to rest on our success,"
he said. "The reason the Paul Hall
Center is so dynamic, and the rea­
son it's so valuable to our students
and contracted companies, is that
this school never stops moving for­
ward. We understand that the mar­
itime industry constantly change .
We understand that there are
tougher and tougher training
requirements on the men and
women who crew SIU ship . We
understand that SIU-contracted

In addition to the honoree, guest speakers and their respective family
members, the June 7 Bob McMillen Simulator Annex dedication cere­
mony was attended by more than 100 people from the SIU's local and
national communities.

6 Seafarers LOG

companies have a huge investment
in their vessels and equipment.
That's why we provide the world's
best-trained mariners, and we'll
continue that mission for as long as
there is a U.S.-flag Merchant
Marine."

Magee lauded McMillen for his
perspective and leadership abilities.
He pointed out that TOTE has pros­
pered despite the many challenges
facing American-flag companies.

"Bob has the right perspective,
and thank God that he has taken a
lot of us along with him."

McMillen's lasting legacy to the
transportation industry will be the
reinvestment that he has helped
promote, according to Magee. "You
can't reinvest in this business
unless you have been successful,"
he aid, "and Bob taught all of us in
the Saltchuk and TOTE family how
to be successful in this business."

Garvey said he and his company
were proud and honored that the
SIU was recognizing McMillen in
such a fashion. He praised Mc­
Millen for his accomplishments in
the labor relations arena.

"Over the years Bob has set the
standard and is the model for good
labor relations in our company,"
Garvey said. He attributed
McMillen' s terrific track record to
two qualities: respect and trustwor­
thiness.

"Bob McMillen always demon­
strated respect for the men and
women who work in our company
and respect for the people who rep­
resent them in labor," Magee said.
"He always attempted to under­
stand their point [of view] because
he recognized that we are all in this
together.

"Bob has always been a man of
his word," Garvey continued. "As
we all know, labor relations can get
kind of dicey at times and so a pre­
mium is paid on people who are
known to keep their word. Bob
comes by these graces very natural
and he deals with everybody that
way, not just those in labor rela­
tions. And that's what made him a
close friend of a colleague and
mine for almost 20 years."

Concerning the SIU, the school
and the naming of a facility in
McMillen's honor, Garvey said,
"It's an incredible statement for this
union to name a building after a
businessman. It speaks volumes
about the leadership of this union.
It also says, in a very dramatic way,
that we are all in this thing togeth­
er."

Knox said that he has known
McMillen for more than 15 years.
Recalling the days when he
coached in the NFL, Knox said,
"Bob McMillen came to every one
of our games. He sat with my wife.
They both waited patiently for me
after the game-win or lose-and
we'd go back to the house, eat
some pizza and drink some wine."

Laughing, Knox added, "Bob
could critique the game for me.
When we ran inside, we should
have been going outside, when we
threw the ball, we should have been
running it and if we didn't go for it
on fourth down, then would should
have gone for it."

Turning erious, Knox de­
scribed McMillen as "the most
charitable human being that I have
ever been around. He's involved in
more charitie with more people in
the city of Seattle than anybody."

Focusing on McMillen as a
businessman, Knox discussed his
impre sions of Saltchuk Resource .
"I have been impressed with the
direction that company has taken

Michael D. Garvey, co-chair­
man/CEO, Saltchuk Resources,
Inc., labeled Robert B. McMillen a
model for good labor relations.

with Mike Garvey, Stan Barer and
Bob Magee. I can te11 you this,
there's no company in the Pacific
Northwest that's held in higher
esteem or admired more than
Saltchuk Resources. They are a
people organization, they respond
to the needs of the community, they
hire good people and they keep
their word."

"When think of Bob
McMillen, I think of partnership,
friendship, trust, working together
and building together," Sacco said
during his introduction of the
event's honoree. Describing Mc­
Millen a someone who worked his
way up and one who understands
the transportation industry, Sacco
said, "He's always been a straight
shooter; he tells you like it is. I
could go on and on about Bob, but
I'll sum it up by saying Bob
McMillen is the type of person that
gives me great hope for the future
of the U.S. Merchant Marine."

After sharing that he's
approaching his 66'h birthday,
McMillen offered, "In those 66
years, I can't think of any event that
mean more to me than what's hap­
pening today. From the bottom of
my heart, I want you to know how
much I appreciate it and thank you
o much."

Recalling the early day when
he came aboard at TOTE a its third
president, McMillen said, "It was a
struggling young company barely
two years old. Since than time, I
have developed and had a wonder­
ful clo e relationship with the SIU.

"I still admire what you and the
Seafarers have accompli hed here
at this school at Piney Point. It
come a a great source of pride and
gratitude that you would consider
my name to be associated with this
great new addition," he said.

Robert P. Magee, president and
CEO of Totem Ocean Trailer
Express, Inc., praised McMillen
for his leadership.

Speaking of the facility being
named in his honor, McMillen said,
"The state-of-the-art simulator will
add further value to this already
impressive institution by improving
on the quality of the Seafarers you
are turning out and greatly shorten­
ing the training and experience
process. Using this technology to
constantly update and expand the
types of situations an individual
can experience, you will be saving
our industry millions of dollars in
time and improved quality of ser­
vice.

"From the perspective of a
shipowner who is spending hun­
dreds of millions of dollars on new
ships and tugs, you're helping to
protect and add value to our invest­
ment in the U.S.-flag merchant
marine," he continued. "Our most
important asset is our people. This
facility will improve your already
best-in-the-world sailors. It will
improve the safety of navigation
and keep our Saltchuk companies
efficient in our difficult business."

In addition to the foregoing ben­
efits, the presence of the new simu­
lator facility will accomplish anoth­
er significant objective, according
to Magee. "This new facility will
also demonstrate to our con­
stituents in Washington, D.C. that
we all are willing to reinvest in the
Jones Act."

McMillen concluded, "With a
partnership like we have, the future
looks great and the sky is the limit."

With that, McMillen's son
unveiled the signage on the simula­
tor building that bears his father's
name. A ribbon cutting ceremony
followed and the Bob McMillen
Simulator Annex took its place on
the school's rapidly changing cam­
pus.

July 2001



Converted and Renamed,
Carter Will Join MSC1s
Prepositioning Fleet

Allene G. Carter, daughter-in-law
of Staff Sgt. Edward A. Carter, Jr.,
addresses the audience during
the renaming ceremony.

The U.S. Military Sealift Com­
mand (MSC) during ceremonies
June 12 at the Norfolk (Va.)
Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp.
renamed the SID-crewed OOCL
Innovation to the SSG Edward A.
Carter, Jr., in memory of the
World War II Medal of Honor
recipient.

As previously reported, the
vessel was one of two which have
been moved from the Maritime
Security Program (MSP) to
MSC's fleet. (The SID-crewed Lt.
Col. John U.D. Page, the Carter 's
sister ship, was the other.) Both

Bosun T.C. Oneyear, left, was among the Seafarers from the Carter
who attended the renaming ceremony. He is joined by Norfolk SIU
Representative George Kenny.

underwent conversion at the ship­
yard from commercial container­
ships to self- ustaining ammuni­
tion transporters. Meanwhile, two
other ships (previously foreign­
flag) are switching to the Stars and
Stripes and emolling the MSP,
resulting in a net gain of two ships
for the SID.

Allene G. Carter, daughter-in­
law of the individual for whom the
ve sel wa named, was the ship's
sponsor. She broke the ceremonial
bottle of champagne on the ves­
sel's hull, officially naming it.
Sandy Carter, Allene's daughter,
served as maid of honor; and
Karen Carter, Sgt. Carter's other
daughter-in-law, assisted Allene as
matron of honor. Sgt. Carter 's
sons, Edward A. Carter ill and
William Carter, were also in atten­
dance as was Corey Carter, Sgt.
Carter's grandson.

Army Brig. Gen. Donald D.
Parker, commanding general,
Deployment Support Command,
served as the event's principle
speaker. Also addressing the gath­
ering were MSC Commander Vice
Adm. Gordon S. Holder; John F.
Reinhart, CEO, Maersk Line
Limited; and Alexander J.
Krekick, president, Norfolk
Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp.,

Seal arers Show Support for ILA Members
Continued from page 5

one of the state's major corporate
draws, says Donna Dewitt, South
Carolina AFL-CIO president.

"The last thing state officials
want to see is workers standing
up to corporations, organizing
and winning. That means better
wages and standards of living for
workers, but it's sort of hard to
sell to a company looking for a
low-wage, docile workforce," she
says.

"The police, under the appar­
ent leadership of the attorney
general, are clamping down on
the workers' rights to peacefully
protest. If they don't have that
right, then effectively workers
don't have any kind of rights to
organize, no matter what's on the
books," she adds.

Riley notes that the largely
African American Local 1422 i
an example that workers who
face real discrimination and a dif­
ficult time finding good jobs can

unionize and organize for a better
life-an example anti-union
forces and state officials would
just as soon crush, he says.

He and Dewitt also say the
locals' involvement in the com­
munity and politics are other rea­
sons that some of the tate's
politicians have targeted the
Charleston unions.

"Our problems began when
we started getting involved in
state politics. We wanted to start
trying to put people in positions
to change what's going on in
South Carolina," Riley says.
"Here you have a minority local
union that's strong and very
involved in the political roots of
its community. They're using the
longshore unions as an example
because they are strong leaders
and the state doesn't want others
to see them that way," Dewitt
says.

"This is not a union fight. This
is a fight for all of us," State Sen.
McKinley Washington Jr. (D)

told a crowd of 400 community
and religious activists at a rally
for the workers shortly after the
incident.

Many of the thousands of
activists who joined the march
and rally on the state capitol in
Columbia June 9 are members of
the Charleston 5 defense commit­
tees formed by local unions and
communities in more than a
dozen port cities along the
Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf
and West coasts.

Dewitt sent a call out to the
AFL-CIO's state federations to
take the lead in encouraging the
forming committees and asking
central labor councils to adopt
resolutions of support.

She says her office has
received more than 1,000 phone
calls and e-mails from people and
groups seeking ways to help the
workers.

"I've been really amazed by
how people are coming together
to fight this kind of injustice."

Editor '.s note: Portions of this
article are reprinted from the
AFL-CIO.

SIU crew members from the Carter observe the ceremony. Pictured
from left are QE1 Donald Hastings, Steward James Kidd, Steward
Assistant Tony Rios and Chief Cook Gilbert Louis.

and chief operation officer, U.S.
Marine Repair.

Sgt. Page, an Army infantry­
man, posthumously was awarded
the Medal of Honor for his action
on March 23, 1945 near Speyer,
Germany.

The tank on which he was rid­
ing received bazooka and small
arms fire from the vicinity of a
large warehouse to its left front.
Sgt. Carter and his squad took
cover behind an intervening road
bank. He volunteered to lead a
three-man patrol to the warehouse
where the original bazooka fire
originated.

From there, they were to ascer­
tain the location and strength of
the opposing position and advance
approximately 150 yards across an
open field. As the patrol left the
covered position, one of its mem­
bers instantly was killed by intense
enemy small arm fire. Sgt. Carter
ordered the remaining two patrol
members back to the covered posi­
tion to cover him while he pro­
ceeded with the mission. Enemy
fire killed one of the remaining two
as they retreated to the covered
position. Meanwhile, an enemy
machine gun wounded Sgt. Carter
three times in the left arm as he
continued to advance. He received
another wound in his left leg that
knocked him off his feet as he pro­
ceeded toward his objective.

As he took wound tablets and
drank from his canteen, the enemy
shot it from his left hand, the bul­
let going through his hand.
Disregarding his wounds, he con­
tinued his advance until he was
within 30 yards of his objective.
Now under extremely intense fire,
Sgt. Carter took cover behind a
bank and remained there for about

two hours.
Eight enemy riflemen ap­

proached Sgt. Carter, apparently
to take him prisoner. He killed six
of them and captured the other
two. Sgt. Carter refused to be
evacuated until he had given full
information about what he had
seen and learned from the cap­
tured soldiers. These two enemy
soldiers later gave valuable infor­
mation which greatly facilitated
the advance on Speyer.

As a result of his heroic
actions, Sgt Carter was awarded
the Distinguished Service Cross.
Almost a half-century later, in
1997, he was posthumously
awarded the Medal of Honor.

The SSG Edward A. Carter, Jr.
will preposition Army ammuni­
tion at sea, adding greatly to the
U.S. military's combat readiness.
The 949.8-foot vessel has four
cranes on deck that enable the ship
to on-load and off-load ammuni­
tion without the use of shoreside
cranes. This feature gives the
Carter the critical flexibility to
off-load in undeveloped or under­
developed port facilities.

The Carter and Page wi11 carry
all of the Army's containerized
prepositioned ammunition. Each
can carry a total of 2,500, 20-foot
containers. The vessel will operate
from the Diego Garcia area in the
Indian Ocean and will join a fleet
of more than 36 afloat preposi­
tioning ships worldwide under
MSC.

Maersk operates about two
dozen SIU-crewed vessels for
MSC and in the Maritime Security
Program. Its Seafarers-crewed
fleet includes containerships, roll­
on/roll off prepositioning vessels
and T-AGOS ships.

The SSG Edward A Carter, Jr. is tied up at the Norfolk Shipbuilding &
Drydock Corporation for the ceremony.

Rep. Moakley Dies at 74

Among those representing the SIU at the rally are (from left) Wayne
Wilson, Buddy Barber, SIU Jacksonville, Fla. Port Agent Tony McQuay,
his sons Travis and Vincent, Roy Frett, Tony Elliott, Dennis Elliott, SIU
Patrolman Harmando "Sal" Salazar and Regina Ewing .

July2001

U.S . Rep. Joe Moakley (D­
Mass.), a strong supporter of the
U.S.-flag maritime indu try,
passed away May 28 after bat­
tling leukemia. He was 74.

Rep. Moakley in 1996 helped
secure passage of the Maritime
Security Program. A year later,
he cosponsored a House re olu­
tion backing the Jones Act.

A native of South Bo ton,
Mass., Rep. Moakley served in
the U.S. Navy from 1943-46. He
graduated from Suffolk Uni-

versity Law School in 1956.
He first was elected to

Congre s in 1972 and was
reelected to each succeeding
Congre . He chaired the House
Rules Committee from 1989-94.

Nearly 5,000 people attended
his memorial service, including
President George W. Bush,
Former President Bill Clinton,
U.S. Senators Ted Kennedy and
John Kerry, and former Vice
President Al Gore. U.S. Rep. Joe Moakley

Seafarers LOG 7



Seafarers Observe Maritime Day

SIU St. Louis Port Agent Becky Sleeper presents remarks written by
SIU President Michael Sacco for the service held at Soldiers' Memorial
to honor the accomplishments and sacrifices of the United States
Merchant Marine.

Maritime Day was observed
across the country in late May.
Three separate events were held
May 22 in Washington, D.C.
(see June 2001 LOG).

Additionally, in St. Louis, SIU
Port Agent Becky Sleeper read
remarks written by SIU President
Michael Sacco at a May 22 pro­
gram hosted by the S.S. Samuel
Parker Chapter of the American
Merchant Marine- and Navy
Armed Guard Veterans.

In San Pedro, Calif., the SIU
participated in a May 19 memo­
rial service at the American
Merchant Marine Veterans
Memorial.

Also on May 19, the
Jeremiah O'Brien set out on its
annual Memorial Day cruise in

SIU-Crewed Tug Helps Deepen NY /NJ Channel
A project to deepen major shipping channels in

the port of New York and New Jersey is under
way, and members of the Seafarers International
Union are assisting.

The SIU-crewed American Champion, an
American Marine Corp. tug based on the West
Coast, has been put into service to help dredging
operations in the Kill Van Kull channel. This
waterway-between Staten Island, N.Y. and
Bayonne, N.J-links Upper New York Bay to
Newark Bay and serves major marine and petro­
leum terminals.

Deepening the Kill Van Kull channel to 45 feet

is critical to the port's operations since modem
ships require water depths beyond what currently
exist. Dredging the waterway will enable deep­
draft vessels to safely navigate the channels lead­
ing to the port and also will significantly increase
the port's ability to attract more cargo, thereby
helping ensure that New York/New Jersey
remains an East Coast hub for shipping.

The American Champion's work involves tak­
ing the sludge dredge out to the site for collection
of the material and then to the dumping area. The
tug is expected to remain on the job for two or
three years.

Clockwise, from
top left, the
American

Champion at the
pier, Deckhand
Gary Cardillo,
Captain Garry
Matthews and
Captain Daniel

Camara.

Honoring American merchant mariners at the Veterans Memorial in
San Pedro, Calif. are (from left) SIU Dispatcher Jesse Solis, Wilmington
Port Agent John Cox, DEU Debra Johnson, Storekeeper Terry Malone,
NMU Port Agent Ike Williams and EU Javier Montoya (Crowley Marine
Services).

San Francisco harbor. The
Jeremiah O'Brien is one of the
last remaining Liberty ships
from WWII and has been lov-

In a moving ceremony in
San Francisco harbor that

was accompanied by an
honor guard, SIU

Government Services
Rep Chester Wheeler laid
a wreath on behalf of the

Seafarers International
Union to those seafarers

who gave their lives in
service to their country.

ingly restored and maintained
by a proud crew and a group of
dedicated volunteers.

Chattanooga Remembers
WWII Merchant Mariners

The courage and dedication of World War II merchant mariners
was remembered Tuesday, May 22-National Maritime
Day-when a monument was dedicated in the Circle of Honor at
Chattanooga (Tenn.) National Cemetery.

As an honor guard performed a 21-gun salute, it was a time to
reflect not only on those seafarers who gave their lives to help deliv­
er armies and military equipment into enemy territories, but also on
that overlooked group of mariners who returned from their difficult
ervice to resume civilian life, only to be refused veteran status. It

was not until nearly forty years later-in 1988-that merchant
mariners finally received government recognition as veterans.

During World War II alone, 733 American vessels were sunk,
and an estimated 7,000 merchant seamen and officers were lost as
a result of enemy action and war-related causes.

Ju t as it was not easy for the surviving WWII merchant
mariners, so was it a trial to erect the new monument.

A May 23, 2001 article in the Chattanooga Times Free Press
notes that members of the Tri-State Chapter of the American
Merchant Marine Veterans paid a subcontractor $500 to begin work
on the stone memorial, but he took the money and disappeared.

When this was brought to the attention of Amanda Ingle, who,
with her parents and sister, operates Ringgold Monument Co., they
decided to give them the monument.

"They've [the veteran mariners] done a lot for the country, for
us and for our freedom," she aid.

An editorial in
an electronic sup­
plement to the
Chattanooga
Times Free Press
notes that this
newly dedicated
monument honors
those who died
and also "reminds
us, a it should, of
the courage and
dedication of the
intrepid eafarer
who till live
among us, and
who helped win a

Catching up on the latest news in the LOG are (from left) American Champion deckhands Eric Grove, Gary righteous war LEST WE FORGET Cardillo and Danilo Vukotic. long ago."

B Seafarers LOS July2001



Allison Devastates Houston
Tropical Storm Causes More Floods in Northeast

Tropical Storm Allison
caused more than $4 billion in
damages last month in Houston,
then continued through the
Northeast, triggering floods and
heavy rains as far north as New
England. At least 43 deaths are
attributed to the storm, which
first made landfall in Texas on
June 6.

The SIU hall at 1221 Pierce
Street in Houston sustained signif­
icant damage and was closed on
Saturday, June 9. The first floor of
the three-story building-contain­
ing a garage and lobby-was
flooded with a foot of water, and

the elevator remained inoperable
as this issue of the Seafarers LOG
went to press.

The union's other Houston
hall, the former NMU offices at
8329 Lawndale Street, was not
damaged.

At least four Seafarers-crewed
hips reportedly were impacted

by Allison, which dumped nearly
three feet of water in and around
Houston. The Mt. Washington
broke loose and hit both the
Equality State and the Cape
Texas. All three vessels were in
reduced operating status (ROS).
The engine room on the Sealand

Motivator was flooded. Damage
estimates were not available at
press time.

There were no reports of fatal­
ities or serious injuries among
Seafarers and their families, but
property damage for many of
those individuals in the Houston
area was inevitable. By mid-June,
more than 44,000 Texans had
applied for as istance through the
Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA), the vast major­
ity from Harris County. Ac­
cording to press reports, FEMA
was inspecting approximately
3,600 homes per day.

AP Photo Eric Gay
Onlookers stand on an overpass where flood waters have covered Interstate 10 in Houston.

Not Pushy, Just Assertive

Seafarers crew many vessels in service for the U.S. Military Sealift Command, including the surveil­
lance ship USNS Assertive (above). Pictured aboard the 224-foot vessel are (below left, from left)
Chief Cook Marjorie Harris and Chief Steward L. Keane, and (right) Bosun Clifford Blackmon, SIU
Wilmington, Calif. Port Agent John Cox and AB William Jacobs.

July 2001

The SIU hall on Pierce Street sustained flood damage on the first floor,
rendering the elevator inoperable (inset).

In all, 28 Texas counties were
declared disaster areas, which
made them eligible for federal
aid.

The U.S. Coast Guard, utiliz­
ing small boats and aircraft, res­
cued 194 people in the Houston
area June 9-10. The agency
reported "several minor releases
of pollution into the Houston
Ship Channel, [but] no significant
releases or discharges in or

around the ship channel due to
the heavy flooding."

Allison is being described as
by far the most expensive disas­
ter in Houston. For now, the
damage estimates include homes,
commercial buildings and busi­
ness inventory, but not vehicles
nor the contents of homes, med­
ical, government and arts build­
ings, the Houston Chronicle
reported.

New Bisso Contract Ratified
Continued from page 3

some new contract language ....
We don't want to break the com­
pany, we just want to share and be
treated fairly. We've progressed,
and it's getting better."

Brulte described the new con­
tract as "a huge stepping stone.
Our progress has been unbeliev­
able, and the health insurance
boosted morale with a lot of the
guys here."

He further stated that union
representation "is good in the fact
that it gives us the ability to have
a voice with the company. It has
definitely increased the respect
we get. They're more willing to
listen to your point of view."

Corgey pointed out that the
atmosphere during negotiations
(which took place beginning
April 26 and ending May 26) was
more productive than in the past.
"Slowly but surely, we're build­
ing a better working relationship
with Bisso."

He also praised the boatmen
for their "unwavering solidarity

and support from beginning to
end. The members did a great job
providing input about what they
wanted in a new contract, and the
entire committee worked hard to
get it done."

Like the other committee
members, Judd noted that "the
main push from the fleet entering
negotiations was that they wanted
better medical coverage and more
affordable coverage. They got the
top plan available."

He also credited Brulte, Jordan
and Ponamsky for their work on
the committee.

"Everybody in the fleet has the
grit and character needed to be a
delegate, but they couldn't have
chosen better individuals. All
three were very capable and pre­
cise in describing what the mem­
bers needed and why they needed
it."

Bisso operates a fleet of 16
boats, primarily working in ship­
docking operations from the
mouth of the Mississippi River to
Baton Rouge, La. They also per­
form some offshore work.

G\ . .A
/ ·"1-

Among those approving the contract were (top photo, from left) Robert
Jordan, Jimmy Gervais, Buddy Foreman , Shane Brulte, Alex
Blessman, Chad Bordelon and Matt Wilson, and (below) Brulte,
Rodney Kimble, Randy Mayeaux, Yancey Mayfield, Marvin Langston,
Pate Maguire and Jordan.

Seafarers LOG 9



At Work in the Port of Houston

The galley gang aboard the HM/ Defender includes (from
left) GSU Nelson Bernardez, Steward Juan B. Gonzalez
and Chief Cook Isabel Sabio.

Shoregang members Fernando Urias
(left) and Gilbert Rodriguez safely go
about their work.

Right:
Adalberto

Guity leaves
the hall after

the last job
call at 4 p.m. SIU VP Dean Corgey addresses the

membership at the monthly meeting.

SIU patrolmen Kenneth Moore (left) and Frank Cottongin assist mem­
bers while behind the counter in the Houston hall.

Left: Mariano Norales takes a
standby job to help load stores
aboard the Sea/and Florida.

Aboard The Deacon are (from left) Captain Jeff
Lock, SIU Rep Frank Cottongin, Asst. Engineer
Ted Sliter and AB Michael Jackson.

AB Ralph Moore was aboard the
Sea/and Florida, a U.S. Ship
Management vessel, when it
pulled into the port of Houston.

Completing some paperwork for Houston shoregang
member Fernando Urias (right) are SIU Assistant VP Jim
McGee (left) and Patrolman Kenneth Moore.

Recertified Bosun John Cain
attends the membership meeting
at the Houston hall. Houston shoregang member Robert

Zepeda helps load stores.

Retired SIU member John Clark
helps out behind the counter after
the union meeting.

10 Seafarers LOG

Above: SIU members participate in the monthly member­
ship meeting held in the Houston hall.

Left: QMED James Beatty (left) gets assistance in
completing his retirement papers from Secretary
Janice Hunicke and Patrolman Kenneth Moore.

Below: Working aboard the tug Gretchen are
(from left) QMT Quincy Parker Ill, 1st Mate
Gene Tuttle, AB Raymond McGuire and AEA
Michael Lynch .

Ju/y2001



July2001

Births, weddings, reunions : .. These are some of the
events we all look forward to and like to share with our
fellow Seafarers.

If you have a family-related photo you would like to be
included in the next family photo page, please send it to
the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD
207 46. Photos will be returned, if so requested.

If e-mailing digital images, please send them to
dhirtes@seafarers.org. The higher the resolution,

the better.

Seafarers LOS 11



Ground Cleared
For Hotel Annex

Union and school officials on
June 7 symbolically broke
ground for a new 96-room hotel
annex at the Paul Hall Center for
Maritime Training and Edu­
cation, located in Piney Point.
Md.

Construction of the new facil­
ity, projected to be completed
sometime next year, should com­
mence in the near future. "At this
point, we have already done the
primary leg work necessary to
get the project going," stated
Don Nolan, vice president of the
Paul Hall Center. "We still have
to finalize and submit our archi­
tectural and engineering draw­
ings for approval. Once they are
submitted, the approval process

could take a month or longer."
The annex will contain sin­

gle-occupancy dormitory rooms
for upgraders-a popular pros­
pect among Seafarers throughout
the country.

To make room for the new
facility on the Southern Mary­
land campus, the school's old
administration building (unused
for some time) was demolished
May 31. In addition to a contrac­
tor and members of the local fire
department, personnel from the
school assisted in the demolition
project, Nolan said.

The school's main hotel cur­
rently has 250 dual-occupancy
rooms.

With all of the debris gone, heavy machinery moved in to grade the soil in preparation for construction.

Several trees had to be cut and removed from the construction site.

'89 Piney Point Grads Reunite

For three members of trainee class No. 439, Alaska Tanker Co.'s Marine
Columbia recently was the setting for an informal reunion. Chief Steward John
Huyett (right), Third Mate Durin Chappe (left} and Second Engineer Victor Mull
graduated together in July 1989 from the entry-level training program at the
Paul Hall Center, located in Piney Point, Md. Huyett pointed out that the trio
not only ended up sailing on the same ship, but also "covered all three depart­
ments."

12 Seafarers LOG

A contractor takes down a section of the school's old administration building to make room for
the new hotel annex.

After the old administration building had been leveled, crews removed the debris. Local firemen
used the occasion to hone some of their skills as they deliberately set fire to portions of the fall­
en structure, then extinguished them.

July 2001



b'.t?tox~nq , tpe one at left show how the
M~l!n~('~_.wv~riable ballast design
ttto ,satl wtth an 8-foot draft-enough

to enable this recent stop in Piney Point, Md .

• 'g ..

~~Destination: Piney Point
O~~~:c~h;tr~~~~st 'Rocket Ship' Delta Mariner Docks at School

ships docked last
month at the Paul Hall
Center for Maritime Training and Education, located in Piney Point, Md.

The Delta Mariner, designed to transport rocket boosters and other space
hardware, spent three weeks at the southern Maryland facility. Students and
other guests toured the distinctive vessel, which entered service last year.

"It's a fantastic ship," said Bosun David Dinnes, one of numerous crew
members from the Delta Mariner who recently completed the STCW Basic
Safety Training (BST) class at Piney Point. "Great crew, great officers and a
very different kind of vessel. I had always worked deep sea on the regular
tankers and freighters, but this one's unique."

A 1977 graduate of the trainee program at the Paul Hall Center, Dinnes
said the Delta Mariner was scheduled to sail late last month to Pensacola,
Fla., then on to Decatur, Ala. to pick up a rocket booster. The ship most
recently transported a booster to Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Operated by Gulf Caribe, the 312-foot vessel was constructed at Halter
Marine in Gulfport, Miss. Its variable ballast design allow it to operate on
rivers (with an 8-foot draft) as well as oceans (12 feet).

The Delta Mariner 's main mission is hauling Boeing' Delta IV flight
hardware stowed on a custom securing system. Besides the boosters, the ship
can transport upper-stage rocket motors, satellites and more. When fully
loaded, the vessel carries what is believed to be the world's most expensive
cargo.

Usually, the ship travels between Decatur, Cape Canaveral and
Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

SIU members sailing aboard the vessel during the voyage to Piney Point
included Dinnes, Henning Jensen, Stephen Powell, Jamie Hall, Gregory
Wilson, Joseph Kadak, William ewell, Domingo Gordian Jr. , lvin
Dinkins, Herbert Scypes, Arthur Quinney, Darryl Coale, Clarence Scott,
Kevin Shinn, Kevin Samuels, Lonnie Gamble Jr. and Americus Bell Jr.

Crowley Tug Ready for Sea Trials

Deck Utility Steve L. Phelps (at right)
stands aboard the newly refurbished
Crowley tug Patriarch. Above, he secures
the tow wire for sea trials.

CONTRIBUTE TC> SPAI:?_

July 2001

Crew members aboard the
Delta Mariner welcome
SIU President Michael

Sacco (center), SIU VP
Contracts Augie Tellez

(fourth from left) and SIU
Mobile, Ala. Port Agent Ed

Kelly (second from right)
during a June 7 tour.

Company officials
recently presented
SIU President
Michael Sacco (left)
with a large model of
the Delta Mariner.

SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE
SIU PACIFIC DISTRICT PENSION PLAll

This is a summary of the annual report for SIU Pacific District Pension Plan, 94-6061923 for the
fiscal year ended July 31, 2000. The annual report has been filed with the U.S. Department of Labor,
as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (BRISA).

Basic financial Statement
Benefits under the plan are provided by the plan. Plan expenses were $14,427,974. These

expenses included $1,077,005 in administrative expenses and $13,350,969 in benefits paid to par­
ticipants and beneficiaries. A total of 4,4 76 persons were participants in or beneficiaries of the plan
at the end of the plan year, a1Lbougb not all these persons had yet earned the right to receive bene­
fits.

The value of the plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the plan, was $144,055,342 as of July
31, 2000, compared to $147,907,172 as of July 31, 1999. During the plan year, the plan experi­
enced a decrease in its net assets of $3,851,830. This decrease includes unrealized appreciation or
depreciation in the value of plan assets that is the difference between the value of the plan's assets
at the end of the year and the value of the assets at the beginning of the year or the cost of assets
acquired during the year. The plan had a total income of $10,576,144, including employer contri­
butions of $88,130, and earnings from investments of $10,480,347, and other income of $7,667.

Minimum Funding Standards
An actuary's statement shows that enough money was contributed to the plan to keep it funded

in accordance with the minimum funding standards of BRISA.

Your Rights to Additional Information
You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, on request. The

items listed below are included in that report:
1. an accountant's report;
2. financial information and information on payments to service providers;
3. assets held for investment;
4. transactions in excess of 5 percent of plan assets; and
5. actuarial information regarding the funding of the plan.

To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of SIU
Pacific District Pension Plan, who is the administrator, at 1422 Market Street, San Francisco, CA
94102. The charge to cover copying costs will be $2.50 for the full annual report, or $0.25 per page
for any part thereof.

You al o have the right to receive from the plan administrator, on request and at no charge, a
tatement of the assets and liabilities of the plan and accompanying notes, or a statement of income

and expenses of the plan and accompanying note , or both. If you request a copy of the full annual
report from the plan admini trator, these two statements and accompanying notes will be included
as part of that report. The charge to cover copying costs given above does not include a charge for
the copying of these portions of the report because the e portions are furnished without charge.

You also have the legally protected right to ex.amine the annual report at the main office of the
plan, 1422 Market Street. San Francisco, CA 94102 and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in
Washington, D.C., or to obtain a copy from the DOL upon payment of copying co ts. Requests to
the DOL should be addressed to: Public Disclosure Room, Room N5638, Pension and Welfare
Benefit Admini tration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington,
DC 20210.

Seafarers LOG 13

-



What's in
It for Me?
Let1s face it.
The work in our industry is getting more complicated all the time. Just
think about all the new things we1ve seen happen in the last few years ...

• new Coast Guard regulations, including STCW requirements
• bigger and more sophisticated ships, boats, tugs and barges

• new examinations for licenses

If you're going to have job security, you've got to keep up with the indus­
try!

That's what the Paul Hall Center is for-to give those
of us working in the deck, engine and steward departments the skills
needed to get ahead in our jobs and earn more money.

he Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and
Education, located in Piney Point, Md., is the
largest training facility for unlicensed deep

• er a 1n an wa erways
boatmen in the United States. Its program includes:

1 Unlicensed Apprentice
Program. This curriculum pro·
vides young men and women

who have no maritime experience
with the basic skills they will need
to serve aboard U.S-flag ships or
tugs and towboats. It builds man­
power for our industry and helps
young people enjoy the benefits of
union membership.

2 Upgrading. The Paul Hall
Center has courses for every
single unlicensed rating in our

industry, plus a course of study for
those pursuing a license. The
instructors at the school work with

each mariner as an individual, so
every student learns what he or she
needs to know to get ahead.
Upgrading at the Paul Hall Center is
an efficient way for a Seafarer to
get a better job, earn more money
and have job security.

3 Academic Education. It can be
really difficult to pass a Coast
Guard exam if you have trouble

with reading or mathematics. The
academic program at the Paul Hall
Center helps SIU members learn
these skills. You can even earn a
high school diploma or an associate
of applied science degree.

Education is one way your union helps all Seafarers get a bigger piece of the pie-better jobs, more security,

better pay. To find out which courses currently are scheduled at the Paul Hall Center, turn to page 21.

14 Seafarers LOB July2001



Dispatchers' Report for Deep Sea

*TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups

Class A Class B Class C

Port
Algonac
Baltimore
Guam
Honolulu
Houston
Jacksonville
Mobile
New Orleans
New York
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Piney Point
Puerto Rico
San Francisco
St. Louis
Tacoma
Wilmington
Totals

Port
Algonac
Baltimore
Guam
Honolulu
Houston
Jacksonville
Mobile
New Orleans
New York
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Piney Point
Puerto Rico
San Francisco
St. Louis
Tacoma
Wilmington
Totals

Port
Algonac
Baltimore
Guam
Honolulu
Houston
Jackson ville
Mobile
New Orleans
New York
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Piney Point
Puerto Rico
San Francisco
St. Louis
Tacoma
Wilmington
Totals

Port
Algonac
Baltimore
Guam
Honolulu
Houston
Jacksonville
Mobile
New Orleans
New York
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Piney Point
Puerto Rico
San Francisco

St. Louis

0
8
2

12
31

33
14
22
28
13

6
2

6
29

2
31
26

265

0
6
0
6

16
18
9

14
15
3
2
4
5

13
l

13
10

135

0
4
0

10
9

20
5
8

21
7
2
1
5

24
2

26
28

172

0
0
0
6

3
4
2
2
6
2
0
0
2
7

0
Tacoma 8
Wilmington 5
Totals 47

Totals All
Departments 619

1
2
2
4

14
21

6
12
14
18
5
4

6
7

6
7

13
142

1
4
0
7
7

16
6

14
12
11
2
2
3
7

3
11
10

116

0
0
0
5

0
2
3
2
4
6
0
3
0
7
0
1
9

42

2
3
2

24
12
12
7
8

26
9
1

16
1

16
2

26
7

174

474

2

1
8
6
5
5
7
9
9
3
5
2
7

5
9

12
96

3
1
0
0
4
7
1
2
3
9
0
1
2
6
l
8
5

53

0
0
0

20
2
4
1
0
0
6
0

1
0
1
3

40

1
2
3

86
7

21
2
8

20
12
2

18
5
9
0

20
11

227

416

MAY 16 - JUNE 15, 2001

TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups

Class A Class B Class C

DECK DEPARTMENT
0 0 2
2 l
2 0
3

22
29
6

23
16
14
2
1

12
18
2

25

2
18
24

7
12
9
9
5
3
5
7
3
6

7

6
4
3
3
3
9
2
3
5
2
3
5

Trip
Reliefs

0
1
0
1
6

15
3
8
8
5

1
2
5

17
14 10 9 11

191 121 68 85

ENGINE DEPARTMENT
0 0 0
3
0
4

11
21

5
6
7
4
2
1
5
7
1
9
5

5
0
2
5

9
4
8
8
6
2
1
7
4
2
5
4

1
0
0
2
5
0
2
3
3
0

2

0
5
4

4
0
0

6
9
5
3
4
3
2

2
2

0
3
5

91 72 30 49

STEWARD DEPARTMENT
0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
8
8

16
5

9
10
6
2
2
3

21
0

18

2
4
4
4

10

l
3
0

2
0
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0

18 4 0
128 37 9

5
8
5

2
7
7
3
0
0

1
8
0

12
10
68

ENTRY DEPARTMENT
0 1 l
0 3 0
0 2 l
2
4
1
0
1
7
0
0
0
4
6
0
3
1

29

439

7

7
8
7

11

13
7

0
14
6
ll
2

13
6

118

348

33
4

10
3
6
8

12
0

16
8
3
0

11
5

121

228

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

202

**REGISTERED ON BEACH
All Groups

Class A Class B Class C

2 2
17
1

19
45
61
24
35
45
19
10
4

13
37
2

43
43

420

0
7
0
8

26
31
14
19
27
12
3
4

6
15
2

16
13

203

4
0

16
18
33
7

18
31
11
2
1

3
41

4
37
33

260

0
1
0

12
2
5
2
3
7
2
1
0
3

10
0

14
9

71

954

4
3
9

18
31
7

19
22
20

4
6
4
8
4

10
20

191

I
8
0
8
9

28
7

16
15
15
3
7
1

12
4

12
13
59

0

0
7
2
6
5
8
7
9
0
6
0
6
2
3

10
72

2
4
l

51
20
23
11
1l
48
14
2

20
3

20
3

32
19

284

706

1
7
6

12
9
6
9
9
5
4
1
8
8

11
17

115

4
4
0
5
8
9
l
6
2

6
2

7

11
6

74

0
0
0

50
2
6
l
3
3
7
0
1
0

2
5
2

83

4
3
2

214
11
34
4
9

42
17
4

16
4
9

35
19

428

700

*"Total Registered" means the number of Seafarers who actually registered for shipping at the port.
**"Registered on Beach" means the total number of Seafarers regi tered at the port.

July2001

August & September 2001
Membership Meetings

Deep Sea, Lakes, Inland Waters

Piney Point ............. Monday: August 6
Tuesday: September 4*
(*change created by Labor Day holiday)

Algonac .................. Friday: August 10, September 7

Baltimore ................ Thursday: August 9, September 6

Boston ..................... Friday: August 10, September 7

Duluth ..................... Wednesday: August 15, September 12

Honolulu., ............... Friday: August 17, September 14

Houston .................. Monday: August 13, September 10

Houston .................. Friday: August 17, September 14
(Lawndale Street)

Jack on ville ............ Thursday: August 9, September 6

Jersey City .............. Wednesday: August 22, September 19

Mobile .................... Wednesday: August 15, September 12

New Bedford .......... Tuesday: August 21, September 18

New Orleans ........... Tuesday: August 14, September 11

New York ................ Tuesday: August 7, September 4

Norfolk ................... Thursday: August 9, September 6

Philadelphia ............ Wednesday: August 8. September 5

Port Everglades ....... Thursday: August 16, September 13

San Francisco ......... Thursday: August 16, September 13

San Juan ... .. ..... ........ Thursday: August 9, September 6

St. Louis ................. Friday: August 17, September 14

Savannah ................ Friday: August 10, September?

Tacoma ............... ... . Friday: August 24, September 21

Wilmington ............... Tuesday: August 21 *
Monday: September 17
(*change created by Paul Hall birthday holiday)

Each pan's meeting starts at 10:30 a.m.

Personals

RUBEN SALAZAR
Please get in touch with Craig Holdredge at (805)

595-7266.

WANTED:
Victims of shanghais in Baltimore from

the 1920s through the 1950s.
Author Rafael Alvarez is writing a history of the

Baltimore waterfront and would like information from
anyone who was shanghaied, knew of the practice or
knows someone (living or dead) who was. Please con­
tact the author at (410) 327-5254, or write him at 627
South Macon Street, Baltimore, MD 21222. You may
also e-mail him at book@alvareefi,ction.com.

Alvarez also is interested in talking with anyone who
helped organize the maritime unions in Baltimore during
the 1930s.

NOTICE TO ALL SEAFARERS:

If you plan to continue sailing after Feb. 1, 2002, NOW

is the time to meet the requirements of the amended

STCW convention. Apply to the Paul Hall Center to

complete all the U. S. Coast Guard-approved courses

required for your STCW compliance.

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Seafarers International Union
Directory

Michael Sacco, President

John Fay, Execucive Vice PresidenJ

David Heindel, Secretary-Treasurer

Augustin Tellez, Vice President Contracts

Jack Caffey, Vice PresidenJ Atlantic Coast

Tom Orzechowski,
Vice President lakes and Inland Waters

Dean Corgey, Vice President Gulf Coast

Nicholas J. Marrone, Vice President West Coast

Kennett Mangram,
Vice President Government Services

Rene Lioeanjie, Vice President at large

Charles Stewart, Vice President at .large .. ..
HEADQUARTERS

5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746
(301) 899-0675

ALGONAC
520 St. Clair River Dr., Algonac, MI 48001

(810) 794-4988

ALTON
325 Market St., Suite B, Alton, lL 62002

(618) 462-3456

ANCHORAGE
721 Sesame St., #IC, Anchorage, AK 99503

(907) 561-4988

BALTIMORE
2315 Essex St., Baltimore, MD 21224

(410) 327-4900

BOSTON
520 Dorchester Ave., Boston, MA 02127

(617) 269-7877

DULUTH
705 Medical Arts Building, Duluth, MN 55802

(218) 722-4110

- '> GUAM

•

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125 Sunny Plaza, Suite 301-E
Tun Jesus Crisostomo St., Tamuning, Guam 96911

(671) 647-1350

HONOLULU
606 Kalihi St., Honolulu, HI 96819

(808) 845~5222

HOUSTON
1221 Pierce St., Houston, TX 77002

(713) 659-5152

8329 Lawndale St., Houston, TX 77012
(713) 928~3381

JACKSONVILLE
3315 Liberty St., Jacksonville, FL 32206

(904) 353-0987

JERSEY CITY
99 MontgQmety St., Jersey City, NJ 07302

(201) 435-9424

MOBILE
1640 Dauphin lsland Pkwy, Mobile, AL 36605

. . (334) 478-0016

NEW BEDFORD
48 Uni<m St., New Bedford, MA 02740

(508) 997-5404

NEW ORLEANS
3911 Lapalco Blvd., Harvey, LA 70058

(504) 328-7545

NEW YORK
635 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11232

(718) 499-6600

NORFOLK
115 Third St., Norfolk, VA 23510

(757) 622-1892

PIDLADELPIDA
2604 S. 4 St., Philadelphia, PA 19148

(215) 336-3818

PINEY POINT
P.O. Box 75, Piney Point, MD 20674

(301) 994-0010

PORT EVERGLADES
1221 S. Andrews Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316

(954) 522-7984

SAN FRANCISCO
350 Fremont St, San Francisco, CA 94105

(415) 543-5855

Government Services Division: (415) 861-3400

SANTURCE
1057 Fernandez Juncos Ave., Stop 161-2

Santurce, PR 00907
(787) 721-4033

ST.LOUIS
4581 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116

(314) 752-6500

SAVANNAH
2220 Bull St. , Savannah, GA 31041

(912) 238-4958

TACOMA
3411 South Union Ave., Tacoma, WA 98409

(253) 272-7774

Wll.MINGTON
510 N. Broad Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744

(3 IO) 549-4000

16 Seafarers LOG

Dispatchers' Report for Great Lakes
MAY 16 - JUNE 15, 2001

L-Lakes NP - Non Priority CL - Company/Lakes

*TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups

TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups

**REGISTERED ON BEACH
All Groups

Class CL Class L Class NP Class CL Class L Class NP Class CL Class L Class NP

Port DECK DEPARTMENT
Algonac 0 14 14 0 6 5 0 8 9
Port ENGINE DEPARTMENT
Algonac 0 11 4 0 8 1 0 3 3
Port STEWARD DEPARTMENT
Algonac 0 4 4 0 4 4 0 2 3
Port ENTRY DEPARTMENT
Algonac 0 12 33 0 3 10 0 9 23

Totals All Depts 0 41 55 0 21 20 0 22 38
*"Total Registered" means the number of Seafarers who actually registered for shipping at the port.
**"Registered on Beach" means the total number of Seafarers registered at the port.

Dispatchers' Report for Inland Waters
MAY 16 - JUNE 15, 2001

*TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SIDPPED **REGISTERED ON BEACH
All Groups All Groups All Groups

Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B

Region DECK DEPARTMENT
Atlantic Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gulf Coast 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 0
Lakes, Inland Waters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Coast 1 3 5 3 2 5 2 5
Totals 3 5 6 5 4 5 2 5
Region ENGINE DEPARTMENT
Atlantic Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gulf Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lakes, Inland Waters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Region STEWARD DEPARTMENT
Atlantic Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gulf Coast 0 0 3 0 0 l ·o< 0
Lakes, Inland Waters 0 0 o;. 0 ' 0 0 0 0
West Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0

Totals All Depts 3 5 9 5 4 6 2 5
*"Total Registered" means the number of Seafarers who actually registered for shipping at the port.
**"Registered on Beach" means the total number of Seafarers registered at the port.

PIG-FROM-THE-PAST
This photo was

sent to the Seafarers
LOG by AB Gerald
A. Foley of Valley
Lee, Md. It was taken
Feb. 18, 1947 aboard
a Liberty ship in
Buenos Aires,
Argentina

Foley's father, 2nd
Cook/Baker Walter
Foley, is in the cen­
ter.

If anyone has a
vintage union-related
photograph he or she
would like to share
with the LOG reader­
ship, it should be sent
to the Seafarers
LOG, 5201 Auth Way,
Camp Springs, MD
20746.

Photographs will
be returned, if so
requested.

Class C

0
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July2001



An inland captain is among
the 11 Seafarers announc­
ing their retirements this

month. Robert E. Brush navigat­
ed the inland waterways as a cap­
tain for nearly 40 years. Along the
way, he upgraded his Seafaring
skills at the SIU's training school
in Piney Point, Md.

Six of the retirees sailed in the
deep sea division. Two plied the
Great Lakes while the remaining
three, including Brush, navigated
the inland waterways.

Six of the retirees worked in
the deck department, two shipped
in the engine department and three
sailed in the steward department.

On this page, the Seafarers
LOG presents brief biographical
accounts of the retiring Seafarers.

DEEP SEA

JOSEPH E.
CHAD ZAK,
71, began his
career with the
Seafarers in
L 951. Brother
Chadzak first

~ sailed aboard
\ Sinclair Oil

Corp. 's Bull Finch. The deck
department member last shipped
aboard the Overseas Traveler.
operated by Ocean Clipper Inc.
Brother Chadzak call Philadel­
phia home.

JUAN
DAVOCOL,
77, tarted his
SIU career in
1988 in
Honolulu.
Prior to
becoming a
Seafarer,

Brother Davocol served in the
U.S. Navy. Born in the
Philippines, he first sailed aboard
the USNS Assertive, operated by
Sea Mobility, Inc. The steward
department member last worked
aboard Maer k Line, Inc.' USNS
Invincible. Brother Davocol
re ides in Aiea, Hawaii.

TOMAS P.
DEL­
ROSARIO,
59, began his
SIU career in
1976, joining
in Honolulu.
Brother

~~~~~~ DelRosario
first shipped aboard a States
Steamship Co. vessel. A native of
the Philippmes, he sailed as a
member of the steward depart­
ment. Brother DelRosario
upgraded his skills at the SIU's
training school in Piney Point,
Md. in 1980 and 1998. He last
worked aboard the SS
Independence, operated by
American Hawaii Cruises.
Brother DelRosario make in
home in Honolulu.

PAULM.
HONEY­
CUTT, 54,
tarted hi

career with the
SJ in 1968 in
the port of
New York. A
native of West
Virginia. Brother Honeycutt first
sailed aboard Waterman
Steamship Corp. 's Hastings. He
shipped as a member of the
engine department. Brother
Honeycutt upgraded his skills at
the SIU's training school in Piney

Kudos to the Ewa Steward Department

Captain J.W. Bert, master aboard the SS Ewa, sent the LOG
this photo of the ship's "great steward department." From the left
are BR Dave West, Chief Cook Philip Lau and Assistant Cook
Frank Crim. The SS Ewa is a Matson Navigation Co. vessel.

Ju/y200t

Welcome Ashore
Each month, the Seafarers LOG pays tribute to the SIU members who have devoted their

working lives to sailing aboard U.S.-fiag vessels on the deep seas, inland waterways or

Great Lakes. Listed below are brief biographical sketches of those members who recently

retired from the union. The brothers and sisters of the SIU thank those members for a job

well done and wish them happiness and good health in the days ahead.

Point, Md. in 1975, 1995 and
L 997. He last sailed aboard the
!TB Baltimore, operated by
Sheridan Transportation Co.
Brother Honeycutt makes his
home in Dunbar, W. Va.

GEORGE
KOULOU­
RIS, 66, was
born in
Greece. He
began his
career with the
Seafarers in
L 990, joining

in Puerto Rico. The steward
department member first shipped
aboard American Oversea
Marine Corp. s Cape Carthage.
He upgraded his skills at the
SIU's training school in 1991 and
l 994. Brother Koulouris last
shipped aboard the Sea-Land
Producer. He resides in Old San
Juan, P.R.

MICHAEL PELL, 45, hails
from Louisiana. He tarted his
SIU career in 1971, joining in the
port of New Orlean . A member
of the deck department, he first
shipped aboard a Hudson
Waterways Corp. •vessel. Brother
Pell upgraded his kill in 1977
and 1999 at the SIU' training
chool in Piney Point, Md. He

la t worked aboard PR Inc.,
Guavama. Brother Pell make, hi
hom-e in Picayune, Mi s.

GREAT LAKES

MOHSIN A. HARHARA, 58,
joined the Seafarers in 1976 in
the port of New York. "Born in
Arabia, Brother Harhara started

out in the deep
sea division,
first sailing
aboard the
Hudson, oper­
ated by Cove
Shipping Inc.
He later trans­
ferred to Great
Lakes vessels. The engine depart­
ment member upgraded his skills
at the SIU's training school in
Piney Point, Md. in 1990. Brother
Harhara last worked aboard
American Steamship Co. ·s
American Mariner. He lives in
Niles, lll.

I~~~~ CARLL.
LINTS, 58

, joined the
Seafarers in
1971 in
Frankfort,
Mich. Born in
Minnesota, he

~----~ first sailed on
the J.S. Young, an American
Steamship Co. vessel. Brother
Lints shipped as a member of the
deck department. He last sailed
aboard the H. Lee White, another
American Steamship Co. vessel.
Brother Lints lives in Elberta,
Mich.

INLAND

ROBERTE.
BRUH 56,
started his SIU
career in 1961,
joining in the
port of
Norfolk, Va.
Before becom-

mg a Seafarer, he served in the
U.S. Marine Corps. Boatman
Brush first shipped aboard a
Capital Transportation Corp. ves­
sel. A member of the deck depart­
ment, he sailed as a captam.
Boatman Brush upgraded his
skills at the SIU's traming school
in Piney Point, Md. He last
worked aboard a McAllister
Towing of Virginia vessel.
Boatman Brush makes his home
in Newport News, Va.

FREDDY E.
HAMILTON,
62, hails from
Georgia. He
joined the SIU
in 1983 in the
port of
Jacksonville,
Fla. Boatman

Hamilton first shipped aboard a
Dixie Carriers vessel. A member
of the deck department, he last
worked aboard a Crowley Towing
& Transportation vessel in
Jacksonville. Boatman Hamilton
lives in Floral City. Fla.

DESMOND
K. ROBERT­
SON, 61,
started his SIU
career in 1970.
A native of
Guyana, Boat­
man Robert­
on first sailed

aboard a vessel operated by the
Brooklyn Eastern Dist. Terminal
Railroad. He shipped in the deck
department, last working aboard a
New York Dock Railway Co. ves­
sel. Boatman Robertson lives in
Brooklyn, N.Y.

Reprinted from past issues of the Seafarers LOG regular July membership meetings, after
members voted on it at special meetings
held in all ports in June. The approval
both times was overwhelming.

1948
The Seafarers International Union rocked
the maritime industry this week with the
dramatic announcement that the union
hiring hall will be retained in its contracts
with member companies of the Atlantic
and Gulf Ship
Operators

The new agreements provide for across­
the-board wage increases in each of the
three years of the contract. They also call
for substantial increases in vacation, pen-

sion and welfare
benefits.

Association.
Agreement between
the union and the
association, repre­
senting nine major
companies, came

TJ-JJS MOJ"ITJ-J 1991

JJ"I SIU J-JJSTORY
Members of the SIU
Government
Services Division are

after almost three
weeks of negotia-
tions during which the SIU committee
firmly refused to discuss any other issue
until its demands for retention of the hir­
ing hall had been recognized. With the
central issue settled to the union's satisfac­
tion, discussions on other contractual
issues are now in progress.

1975
The SIU membership continues to over­
whelmingly approve the new tanker and
freightship contracts which were negotiat­
ed last month with all SIU-contracted
operators. The new three-year agreements
were submitted again for ratification at all

assisting the military
in its efforts to clean
up 1 8 inches of ash

coating most of the Subic Bay Naval Base
following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo
in the Philippines. MSCPAC Seafarers,
who crew the Pacific fleet vessels of the
Military Sealift Command, also have
pulled duty in evacuation efforts conduct­
ed in June and July.
The volcano, located approximately 1 8
miles northeast of the military complex,
continues to spout lava and ash more than
a month after its initial eruption June 9.
Crew members have discovered a major
problem with the volcano's debris is its
tendency to turn into a concrete-like sub­
stance when mixed with water.

Seafarers LOG 17



Rnal Departures
DEEP SEA

HERMAN BALZI
r---=-....,,,.,,,""""'----. Pensioner

Herman Balzi,
89, passed away
March 6. Born
in Switzerland,
he joined the
Marine Cooks
and Stewards
(MC&S) and
sailed as a

member of the steward department.
Brother Balzi started receiving his
pension in 1978. He resided in
Navato, Calif.

ANNE BLIZZARD
Pensioner Anne
Blizzard, 84,
died March 22.
Born in
Louisiana,
Sister Blizzard
joined the SIU
in 1947 in New
Orleans. She
first shipped

aboard the Del Sol, operated by
Mississippi Shipping Co. Inc. A
member of the steward department,
she last worked aboard a Delta
Steamship Lines vessel. Sister
Blizzard began receiving her pen­
sion in 1968. She resided in Metaire,
La.

JOHN DAWSON
Brother John Dawson, 34, died Jan.
29. Born in Massachusetts, he start­
ed his SIU career in 1991 in the port
of Piney Point, Md. The deck
department member first sailed
aboard the USNS lt)iman. He last
shipped aboard Interocean Ugland
Management Corp. 's Brenton Reef
Brother Dawson was a resident of
Concord, N.H.

THOMAS FAULKNER
Pensioner
Thomas
Faulkner, 78,
passed away
April 28.
Brother
Faulkner began
his SIU career
in 1943 in
Boston. Before

becoming a Seafarer, Brother
Faulkner served in the U.S. Army
from 1944 to 1946. The Massachu­
setts native first sailed on the Robin
Kettering, operated by Sinclair Oil
Corp. A member of the deck depart­
ment, he last shipped aboard the
Sea-Land Seattle. Brother Faulkner
started receiving his pension in
1980. Plymouth, Mass. was his
home.

SEBASTIAN FOTI
Pensioner
Sebastian Foti,
83,died Feb. 20.
Brother Foti
began his career
with the SIU in
1941, joining in
Gloucester,
Mass. He first

.____ __ _:::.__ __ ~ sailed aboard an
AH Bull Steamship Co. vessel. The
Massachusetts native shipped as a
member of the deck department. He
last sailed aboard the Worth, operat­
ed by Worth Oil. Brother Foti began
receiving his pension in 1976. He
was a resident of Las Vegas, Nev.

FRANCESCO FRAONE

18

Pensioner
Francesco
Fraone, 72,
passed away
Jan. 26. Brother
Fraone started
his career with
the SIU in 1946
in the port of
Baltimore. He

Seafarers LOG

first sailed aboard a Sprogue Steam­
ship Company vessel. The steward
department member last shipped
aboard a Waterman Steamship Corp.
vessel. He began receiving his pen­
sion in 1983. Brother Fraone called
Kenner, La. home.

EDGAR FREIMANIS
.----.........,.....---~ Pensioner

Edgar
Friemanis, 77,
died March 10.
Born in Europe,
Brother
Freimanis start­
ed his SIU
career in 194 3.
He joined in the

port of New York and fir t sailed
aboard Emerson Steamship Co. 's
Catherine. Brother Freimanis sailed
in the deck department. He last
worked aboard a Michigan Tankers
Inc. vessel. Brother Freimanis start­
ed receiving his pension in 1977.
Slidell, La. was his home.

WILLIE GRANT

Brother Willie Grant, 58, passed
away Dec. 9, 2000. He started his
career with the Seafarers in 1965 in
New York. Brother Grant first sailed
aboard the R.D. Conrad, operated by
Maritime Operations Inc. The stew­
ard department member was born in
Florida. He last sailed on the Sea­
Land Achiever. Brother Grant was a
resident of Jack onville, Fla.

PAUL GROSLOUIS

Pensioner Paul Groslouis, 83, died
March 17. Born in Canada, Brother
Groslouis started his career with the
MC&S. The steward department
member started receiving his pen­
sion in 1972. He resided in Citrus
Heights, Calif.

ALIT IBRAHIM
Pensioner Alit
Ibrahim, 79,
passed away
Feb. 20.
Brother Ibrahim
started his SIU
career in 1959
in New York.
Born in Yugo­
slavia, he first

sailed on an lnterocean Management
Corp. vessel. The steward depart­
ment member last shipped aboard
the R. Semmes, operated by Sea­
Land Service, Inc. Brother Ibrahim
started receiving his pension in
1976. Albany, N.Y. was his home.

BOBBY MESSERALL
Pensioner
Bobby
Messerall, 79
died March 19.
A native of
Pennsylvania,
he started his
SIU career in
1944 in the port
of New York.

Before joining the SIU, Brother
Messerall served in the U.S. Navy
from 1942 to 1943. He first sailed
aboard Alcoa Steamship Co.'s Alcoa
Planter. The engine department
member last shipped on U.S. Steel
Corp.'s Columbia. Brother Messerall
began receiving his pension in 1976.
He called Reno, Nev. home.

WALTER MURPHY
.---= ....... ::::------. Pensioner

Walter Murphy,
85, passed
away Jan. 1.
Brother
Murphy tarted
his career with
the SIU in 1972
in the port of

Mobile, Ala. The Alabama native
first shipped aboard the Volusia. He
sailed in the engine department, last
working aboard Waterman Steam­
ship Corp.'s A. Middleton. Brother
Murphy began receiving his pension
in 1981. He resided in Mobile.

FRANCISCO PEREZ
Brother
Francisco
Perez, 44 died
April 30. He
started his SIU
career in 197 5,
joining in the
port of Piney
Point, Md. The

'---'--=~-"""--........__~ New York
native first sailed aboard the Sea­
Land Anchorage. A member of the
deck department, he last shipped on
Tyco' Global Link. Brother Perez
lived in Bronx, N.Y.

MARK STEVENSON

Brother Mark
Stevenson, 32,
died March 28.
He began his
SIU career in
1986, joining in
New York.
Brother Steven­
son first sailed
aboard the PFC

William Baugh, operated by Maersk
Line, Ltd. Born in Elizabeth, N.J.,
the steward department member last
sailed on Osprey-Acomarit Ship
Management's Lt. Col. Calvin P.
Titus. Brother Stevenson was a resi­
dent of Linden, N.J.

HAROLD STRAUSS

Pensioner Harold Strauss, 76, passed
away March 20. Brother Strauss
started his SIU career in 1952 in
New York. Prior to joining the SIU,
the New York native served in the
U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946. He

first sailed aboard a Waterman
Steamship Corp. vessel. The steward
department member started receiv­
ing his pension in 1990. He called

Reno, Nev. home.

GEORGE THOMPSON

ltill•~ii:""I Pensioner
George
Thompson, 70,
died Jan. 1.
Born in Penn­
sylvania, he
started his SIU
career in 1971
in New York.
Before becom­

ing a Seafarer, he served with the
U.S. Navy from 1947 to 1951.
Brother Thompson first sailed on
U.S. Steel Corp.'s Columbia. The
engine department member last
shipped aboard the Cape Farewell.
Brother Thompson started receiving
his pension in 1995. Philadelphia
was his home.

DAVID VanHORN
Pensioner
David VanHorn,
73, passed away
May 7. He
started his
career with the
Seafarers in
1953 in San
Francisco.

c......c:n_=....' Before joining
the SIU, he served in the U.S. Army
from 1946 to 1949. He first sailed
on Ore Steam hip Corp.'s Marore.
The engine department member last
shipped aboard the Cape May, oper­
ated by OMI Ship Management, Inc.
He started receiving his pen ion in
1989. Brother Van Hom lived in
Jack onville, Fla.

INLAND

VINCENTE BARCO
Pensioner
Vincente Barco,
62, died March
12. Boatman
Barco started
his SIU career
in 1978 in the
port of New
Orleans. Born

'-----'"'---~-----"----' in Cuba, the
deck department member last sailed
on a Sheridan Transportation Co.
vessel. He began receiving his pen­
sion in 1993. Boatman Barco lived
in Dover, Fla.

ARTHUR CAMPBELL

Pensioner
Arthur
Campbell, 89
passed away
March 14.
Boatman
Campbell
joined the SIU
in 1963 in Port

"""""~~--'Arthur, Texas.
Born in Louisiana, he first sailed
aboard a Sabine Towing Company
vessel. Boatman Campbell worked
in the steward department, last sail­
ing aboard a H vide Marine vessel.
He began receiving his pension in
1977. Boatman Campbell resided in
Durango, Col.

JOHN DAVIS

Pensioner John
Davis, 81, died
Jan. 1. He start­
ed his SIU
career in 1960
in New York.
Before joining
the Seafarers,
Boatman Davis
served in the

U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1945. Born
in Jersey City, N.J., Boatman Davis
first sailed aboard a vessel operated
by the marine division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. He
shipped as a member of the deck
department. He began receiving his
pension in 1981. Boatman Davis
lived in Chandler, Ariz.

LAWRENCE HOLT

Pensioner Lawrence Holt, 77, passed
away Feb. 17. Born in Alabama, he
started his career with the SIU in
1944 in the port of Mobile, Ala.
Boatman Holt shipped in the steward
department and began receiving his
pension in 1966. He lived in Mobile.

RICHARD KESTLER
Pensioner
Richard Kestler,
67, died Nov.
16, 2000.
Boatman
Kestler joined
the SIU in 1965
in the port of
Baltimore.
Before becom­

ing a Seafarer, he served in the U.S .
Army from 1954 to 1956. The
Maryland native first sailed aboard a
Tangier Marine Transportation Co.
vessel. A member of the deck depart­
ment, he last shipped aboard a vessel
operated by McAllister Towing of
Baltimore. Boatman Ke tler started
receiving his pension in 1995. He
lived in Berkley Springs, W. Va.

CHARLES MOORE

Pensioner Charle Moore, 76, pa ed
away Dec. 27, 2000. Boatman
Moore started his SIU career in
1972 in the port of Norfolk, Va. A
captain, he shipped a a member of
the deck department. Boatman
Moore la t sailed aboard a Northeast

AMZIPRINE

Towing Co.
vessel. He start­
ed receiving his
pension in
1989. Boatman
Moore lived in
Oyster, Va.

Pensioner Arnzi Prine, 77, died Dec.
28, 2000. Boatman Prine began his
career with the SIU in 1964 in St.
Louis. Before joining the Seafarers,
the Kentucky native served in the
U.S. Army from 1943 to 1947.
Boatman Prine shipped in the deck
department, sailing primarily aboard
American Commercial Barge Line
vessels. Boatman Prine started
receiving his pension in 1986. He
lived in Metropolis, Ill.

CLAUDE SANKEY

Pensioner
Claude Sankey,
68, passed away
April 17. A cap­
tain, Boatman
Sankey started
his SIU career
in 1982 in
Algonac, Mich.

........ =.........,""""'-"-----'--1 The Wisconsin
native first sailed aboard a Tampa
Tugs vessel. Boatman Sankey began
receiving his pension in 1998. He
called Caspain, Mich. home.

HOWARD SEGREST

Pensioner
Howard
Segrest, 51
passed away
Feb. 27. He
started his
career with the
Seafarers in
1971 in Port

..:;,_...i___J Arthur, Tex.
Prior to joining the SIU, the Arizona
native served in the U.S. Army from
1967 to 1970. He sailed as a mem­
ber of the engine department. Boat­
man Segrest sailed primarily aboard
Hvide Marine vessels. He began
receiving his pension in 1995.
Vector, Texas was his home.

GEORGE WOTHERS

Pensioner
George
Wothers, 77,
died March 22.
The Marcus
Hook, Pa.
native joined the
SIU in 1961 in
Philadelphia.

.___ __ _...;,.. __ _..Before becom-

ing a Seafarer, he served in the U.S.
Navy from 1941 to 1945. A member
of the engine department, he last
shipped aboard a Taylor Marine
Towing Co. vessel. Boatman
Wothers started receiving his pension
in 1987. He resided in Aston, Pa.

GREAT LAKES

STANLEY FOLTA
Pensioner
Stanley Folta,
74, passed
away April 13.
Brother Folta
started his SIU
career in 1957
in the port of
Detroit. Before
becoming a

Seafarer, the Utica, N.Y. native
served in the U.S. Navy from 1945
to 1946. He first sailed aboard the
Cantigny, operated by Interocean

Continued on page 20

July 2001



Digest of Shipboard
Union Meetings

The Seafarers LOG attempts to print as many digests of union shipboard
minutes as possible. On occasion, because of space

limitations, some will be omitted.

Ships minutes first are reviewed by the union's contract department.
Those issues requiring attention or resolution are addressed by the union

upon receipt of the ships' minutes. The minutes are then forwarded
to the Seafarers LOG tor publication.

GUAYAMA (NPR-Navieras),
April 15-Chairman Raymond F.
Gorju, Secretary Gina G.
Lightfoot, Educational Director
Eddie E. Johnson, Deck Delegate
Paul J. Latorre, Engine Delegate
Samuel Garrett, Steward Dele­
gate Jerry S. Gant. Chairman
announced payoff April 17 in
Jacksonville. He spoke about
bankruptcy proceedings by
Navieras-NPR's parent company
but noted company still paying
benefits for union members. Also
talked about upcoming vote on
SIU-NMU merger. Educational
director encouraged everyone to
upgrade at Paul Hall Center for
Maritime Training and Education
in Piney Point, Md., especially to
take required STCW courses.
Treasurer noted $223 in ship's
fund. Some disputed OT reported
in engine department. Suggestion
made regarding seatime and term
limits for union officials in next
election. Bosun gave vote of
thanks to steward department for
excellent food and clean ship and
to crew members for helping keep
ship tidy. Next port: San Juan, P.R.

GUS DARNELL (OSI), April 8-
Chairman Patrick B. Rankin,
Secretary Robert L. Easley, Deck
Delegate Randolph D. Cash,
Engine Delegate Paul Pagano,
Steward Delegate Simone J. Solo­
mon. Chairman reviewed e · -
dent's report from LOG and en­

uraged crew members to support
president's recommendations.
Secretary talked about separating
plastic items from regular garbage.
Educational director reminded
members to check availability of
STCW courses and send in appli­
cation as soon as possible. No
beefs or disputed OT reported.
Recommendation made for con­
tracts department to look into
reducing time needed for pension
benefits.

HAWAII (CSX Lines), April 1-
Chairman Billy G. Hill, Secretary
Nick Andrews, Educational
Director Tracy J. Hill, Deck
Delegate James R. Blitch Jr.,
Engine Delegate Anthony Rosa,
Steward Delegate Jose Santiago.
Chairman announced payoff April
6 in Jacksonville. He thanked all
departments for working safely.
Educational director reminded
crew members about need for
STCW compliance by Feb. 1,
2002. Treasurer noted $45 in
ship's fund. No beefs or disputed
OT reported. Suggestion given for
contracts department to look into
reducing seatime needed for vaca­
tion and increasing pension bene­
fits. Next port: San Juan, P.R.

H. LEE WHITE (American
Steamship Co.), April 8-
Chairman William H. Mulcahy,
Secretary Harley 0. Thies,
Educational Director Norman P.
Guild, Deck Delegate Ronald L.
Vandercook, Engine Delegate Ali
Elmadari. Chairman noted all
benefits applications are aboard
and available for crew. He talked
about clinic cards and possible
impact of STCW regulations on
Great Lakes members. Educational
director stressed importance of
upgrading skills at Piney Point.
Treasurer requested clarification
on funding of satellite TV. Deck

July2001

delegate reported winches fixed
but water pre sure in rooms still
low. Clarification on everal issues
requested by engine and teward
department . Request made for
improved vacation, pension and
medical benefits. Bosun reported
ship in good shape and members
in good spirits. Next port: Detroit.

HUMACAO (NPR-Navieras),
April 22-Chairman Robert T.,
Grubbs, Secretary Ekow Doff oh,
Educational Director Angel S.
Hernandez, Deck Delegate
Dwayne Gordon, Engine Delegate
Kenneth A. Adamczak, Steward
Delegate David Camacho. Chair­
man announced payoff in San
Juan, P.R. following meeting.
Educational director reminded
crew of need to comply with
amended STCW convention by
Feb. 1, 2002. Treasurer stated
$200 in ship's fund. Some disput­
ed OT reported by engine dele­
gate. Crew members asked to
rewind movies when through.
Suggestions made to lower
required seatime needed for retire­
ment and reduce time needed for
vacation check. Request also made
for information on new contract.
Capt. Rigg ordered new lounge
furniture for crew lounge to be
delivered in Philadelphia. Next
port: San Juan.

INDEPENDENCE (American
Hawaii ruises), pri 4-
Chairman Renato C. Govico,
Secretary Jennifer Smith, Deck
Delegate Erik W. Leibold. Chair­
man noted job well done during
shipyard period. He encouraged
crew members to attend STCW
classes at Paul Hall Center.
Secretary stated health plan ID
cards being mailed in early April.
Clarification requested on payment
of flights to and from ship. Sug­
gestion made to improve dental
benefits. Discussion held on retire­
ment and pension plans. Crew
agreed merger of SIU and NMU
will benefit all members.

INTEGRITY (U.S. Ship Mgmt.),
April 15-Chairman Domingo
Leon Jr., Secretary Stephanie L.
Sizemore, Educational Director
Dennis R. Baker. Bosun thanked
all departments for working well
together. Secretary noted new
toasters ordered for crew mess.
Everyone advised to register at
Piney Point for STCW training.
Classes are filling up quickly with
fast-approaching Feb. 1, 2001
deadline. Educational director
shared information booklet about
STCW from U.S. Coast Guard
explaining why all crew members
need the training in order to sail.
Disputed OT in deck and steward
departments due to delayed sail­
ing. Suggestion made to increase
pension benefits in next contract
and have prescription coverage for
dependents. Also recommended
that crew members be paid trans­
portation to place of residence.
New washer requested for crew
laundry. Vote of thanks given to
steward department for outstand­
ing menus and food. Next port :
Elizabeth, N.J.; Charleston, S.C.;
Houston; Freeport, Bahamas.

KODIAK (CSX Lines), April 22-
Chairman Garry D. Walker,
Secretary Steven M. Dickson,
Educational Director Alfonso D.

Bombita Jr., Engine Delegate
Gebar H. Ogbe, Steward Delegate
Pat Conlon. Chairman stated let­
ter sent to contracts department
regarding new contract negotia­
tions and request to be paid off on
arrival in Tacoma after every trip.
He reminded crew that ship's com­
mittee members are elected and
other members may vote to replace
anyone on the committee. He also
asked that bilingual crew members
speak English in public spaces.
Everyone given vote of thanks by
chairman for keeping ves el clean
and safe. Educational director stat­
ed upgrading skills and STCW
requirements at Paul Hall Center is
highly recommended. Engine dele­
gate reported beef and some di -
puted OT in his department.
Request made for company to look
into cable TV hookup at Tacoma
port facility, like in Dutch Harbor.
Steward department thanked for
great food and service.

LIBERTY SEA (Liberty Maritime
Corp.), April 15-Chairman
Harold L. Sebring, Secretary
James Tucker, Educational
Director Samuel M. Addo, Engine
Delegate Bryan T. Field, Steward
Terry N. White. Everything going
well, according to chairman.
Secretary thanked crew members
for keeping plastic items separate
from other refuse and reminded
everyone to tum in dirty linen
when leaving ship. Educational
director stressed importance of
making sure all shipping docu­
ments, including STCW, are up to
date. Upgrading opportunities are
available at Paul Hall Center and
classes fill up quickly. No beefs or
disputed OT reported. Request
made for new VCR, and ship's
radio and TV antenna need repair.
Vote of thanks given to teward
department for job well done. Next
port: ew Orlean .

LT. COL. CAL VIN P. TITUS
(Osprey Ship Mgmt.), April 1-
Chairman • R an, ecre-
tary Kevin P. Deegan, Educational
Director Richard D. Hannon.
Chairman reported long, safe voy­
age from Guam to North Carolina.
Secretary noted crew worked well
together; no major problems.
Those crew members wishing fur­
ther training were given informa­
tion on classes at Paul Hall Center
by educational director. No beefs
or disputed OT reported. Company
purchased new furniture for lounge
and mess deck. Ship also got new
washing machine and several
movies. Thanks given to steward
department for excellent meals and
barbecues. Thanks also given to
deck and engine departments for
assisting steward department. Next
port: Wilmington, N.C.

MAERSK TENNESSEE (Maersk
Lines), April 22-Chairman
James J. Keevan, Secretary
Dwight E. Wuerth, Educational
Director David W. King, Deck
Delegate J.C. Wagner. Chairman
stated bosun and one <layman get­
ting off in Balboa, Panama, where
payoff will take place. Educational
director suggested everyone
upgrade at Piney Point as soon as
possible to avoid rush to beat Feb.
1, 2002 deadline for STCW com­
pliance. Treasurer announced $449
in ship's fund. Some disputed OT
reported in engine department.
Reque t made for water filters in
primary drinking areas such as
water fountains and in galley.
After payoff in Panama, ship head­
ing to Colombia, Peru and Chile.

NAVIGATOR (CSX Lines), April
15-Chairman William E. Lough,
Secretary Richard A. Riley,
Educational Director Daniel F.
Dean, Steward Delegate Susano
Cortez. Chairman read president's
report from LOG. Discussion
ensued. Chairman also reminded
crew members to check expiration
dates on shipping documents and

renew, if necessary. Secretary said
that with money raised aboard
ship, crew purchased fresh fish in
Guam and had money left over for
10 new movies. A letter has been
drafted from ship's committee to
get new furniture in crew lounge.
Educational director reminded
crew that Paul Hall Center is open
all year long. Everyone should
upgrade when they can, especially
for STCW courses. Some beefs

contract. Treasurer announced
$194 in cookout fund and $305 in
ship's fund. No beefs or disputed
OT reported. Bosun told members
all communications received are
discussed and posted for anyone to
read. He said vessel waiting for
confirmation about SIU unlicensed
apprentice. Crew praised President
Mike Sacco and his staff for a job
well done in helping revitalize the
U.S. merchant marine. Vote of

Celebrating on the ITB Groton

Sharing a moment of laughter aboard the /TB Groton are (from left)
Bosun Sid "Big Daddy" Wallace, AB Joshua "Shaft" Mensah and
Pumpman Pete Santiago. Mensah is enjoying his freshly made
"chicken hot cakes," complete with birthday candle!

reported in engine department.
Discus ion held about family and
medical leave policy; copies dis­
tributed. Also discussed false posi­
tive drug test results. Steward
department and Ali Naser recog­
nized for job well done. Next
ports: Tacoma, Wash.; Oakland,
Calif.; Honolulu; Guam.

NEW YORK (ATC), April 14-
Chairman J. Carlos Loureiro,
Secretary Nancy S. Heyden,
Educational Director Edward H.
Self, Deck Delegate Raymond
Johnson, Engine Delegate Victor
L. ermudez. hairman
announced payoff at anchor in San
Francisco April 16. Reliefs will
arrive Monday or Tuesday; stores
will be loaded Tuesday. Vessel
expected to lay up May 10 for
indefinite period at anchor in Far
East. Bosun reminded deck and
engine department members to
upgrade STCW certificates by
Feb. 1, 2002 and all crew will need
STCW basic safety to ship out by
that date. Suggestion made that
STCW basic safety training course
be given at union halls as well as
Piney Point to help eliminate last
minute rush at Paul Hall Center.
Another proposal was for members
in San Diego and Houston areas
possibly to attend courses in those
cities. Secretary noted requested
mattresses would not arrive this
trip due to layup. Educational
director stated no set date yet to
start ATC safety training, which
will probably be conducted aboard
ship. No beefs or disputed OT
reported. Recommendation to con­
tracts department to look into
decreasing time required to file for
vacation pay.

PACIFIC (CSX Lines), April 1-
Chairman Lothar G. Reck,
Secretary Robert P. Mosley,
Educational Director Keith L.
Jordan Sr., Engine Delegate
Rhonda Koski. Bosun talked
about merger of SIU and NMU
and about wage increases aboard
military hip . He reminded crew
members of importance of con­
tributing to SPAD and advised
them to read LOG to keep abreast
of union news. He announced pay­
off April 6 in Tacoma, Wash. and
suggested that everyone be on time
for customs and immigration.
Secretary stressed need to get
STCW before deadline date of
Feb. 1, 2002. Educational director
spoke about upgrading skills at
Piney Point and knowing the union

thanks given to steward depart­
ment for good meals and to deck
department for job well done. Next
ports: Oakland, Calif.; Hawaii;
Guam, Hong Kong; Taiwan.

PATRIOT (U.S. Ship Mgmt.),
April I-Chairman Paul L.
Lucky, Secretary Pablo C.
Alvarez. Chairman announced
payoff in Lake Charles, La.
Secretary advised crew to send
applications for STCW courses as
soon as possible. Treasurer noted
$300 in ship's fund. No beefs or
disputed OT reported. Request
made for improved ventilation in
engine room. Steward department
given vote of thanks.

SEALAND ACHIEVER (U.S.
Ship Mgmt.), April 15-Chairman
Michael Duggan, Secretary
Kenneth A. Hagan, Deck
Delegate Michael Charnesky, En­
gine Delegate Gregory T. Johns,
Steward Delegate Robert T. Seim.
Chairman announced payoff April
23 in Houston. He noted new gym
area for crew and advised every­
one to enroll in STCW classes
before Feb. 1, 2002 deadline.
Chairman requested daily news
synopsis from captain. This is
because Armed Forces Radio has
been discontinued and has
deprived vessels and seamen on
foreign voyages of any source of
news, sports, etc., for weeks at a
time. He thanked Houston and
Jacksonville patrolmen for union
updates, schooling information and
settlement of grievances. Educa­
tional director stressed need to
upgrade skills at Paul Hall Center.
He also emphasized importance of
contributing to SPAD and how
every donation makes a difference.
Treasurer stated $12 in ship's
movie fund. No beefs or disputed
OT reported. Communications
received from contracts depart­
ment regarding dayworkers stand­
ing gangway watch. Next port:
Charleston, S.C.

SEALAND PRIDE (U.S. Ship
Mgmt.), April 15-Chairman
Jessie L. Thomas Jr., Secretary
Alphonse L. Holland. Bosun
reported on need for STCW by
Feb. 1, 2002. Secretary noted ves­
sel to pay off after shipboard meet­
ing with patrolman. Educational
director suggested everyone attend
upgrading classes at Piney Point.
No beefs or disputed OT reported.
Clarification requested on status of
pension under new contract.

Seafarers LOG 19



Aboard the Gibson in Guam Final Departures
Continued from page 18

Management. A member of the engine depart­
ment, Brother Folta last shipped on the
American Steamship Co. 's Charles E. Wilson.
He began receiving his pension in 1992.
Brother Folta lived in Schuyler, N .Y.

PERCY JOHNSON
Pensioner Percy John on
84, died Jan. 3. Brother
Johnson began hi SIU
career in 1960 in Detriot
Born in Ellison Bay, Wi:..
he hipped as a member
of the engine department
He worked primarily
aboard Reiss Steamship
Co. ve el , including the

Clemens A. Reiss. Brother Johnson began
receiving his pen ion in 1970. He resided in
Sister Bay, Wis.

BERT KAISER

U.S. Army from 1945 to
1948 and from 1951 to
1955. Born in
Pennsylvania, Brother
Lawrence first sailed
aboard an American
Steamship Co. vessel.
The engine department
member last shipped

-...llllllll......___.. ....... aboard the Nicolet.
Brother Lawrence began receiving his pension
in 1989. He lived in Escanaba, Mich.

RALPH MARKER
Pensioner Ralph Marker,
80 died Nov. 16. 2000.
Born in Michigan,
Brother Marker started
his SIU career in 1963,
joining in Toledo, Ohio.
Prior to becoming a
Seafarer, he served in the
U.S. Army from 194 I to
1945. Brother Marker

This photo was snapped when SIU Representative Bryan Powell (left) visited the SP5
Eric G. Gibson in Guam at the end of April. With him aboard the Osprey Ship
Management, Inc. vessel are (from left) Guam unlicensed apprentices Rodney
Dupree, Joshua Rosario and Brian Rosario, and Guam Port Agent Matthew Holley.

shipped a~ a member of the engine depart­
ment. Erie Sand Steamship's Lakewood wa:.
among the ves el on which he sailed. Brother
Marker, who retired in 1985, lived in his
native Michigan.

ALLEN RENWICK

Pensioner Richard
Laurenty, 68, passed
away April 16. He started
his SIU career in 1961.
Before joining the
Seafarers, Brother
Laurenty served in the
U.S. Navy from 1951 to
1955. A member of the
deck department, the

Cleveland native sailed primarily aboard Great
Lakes Towing Co. ves els. Brother Laurenty
started receiving hi pension in 1994. He was
a re ident of Painesville, Ohio.

WILLIS LAWRENCE

Pensioner Allen Renwick,
76, passed away Jan 2.
He started his SIU career
in 1961 in Detroit. Born
in Canada, he first sailed
on an American
Steamship Co. vessel.
The engine department
member last shipped

:;.__-- aboard the Richard J.
Reiss, operated by Erie Sand Steamship.
Brother Renwick started receiving his pension
in 1989. He resided in Tampa. Fla.

JOHN STAN
Pensioner John Stan, 73,
passed away Nov. 21,
2000. Brother Stan started
his SIU career in 1973,
joining in Detroit. Before
becoming a e arer, he
served in the U.S . a
from 1946 to 1950. The
Ohio native first sailed

AB Rob Thompson (left) mixes paint while Bosun Mike Sinclair rigs up a spray gun to
give the vessel's cargo hatches a new coat of paint.

Pensioner Willis Lawrence, 73, passed away
March 17. Brother Lawrence started his SIU
career in 1960, joining in the port of Detroit.
Prior to becoming a Seafarer, he served in the

L!....;i~.c=~=-L__J aboard the Peter Reiss, an
American Steam hip Co. vessel. Brother Stan
shipped as a member of the deck department.
He last sailed on the Henry Steinbrenner.
Brother Stan started receiving his pension in
1992. He was a resident of Martins Ferry, Ohio.

. Know Your Rights
FINANCIAL REPORTS. The

Constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf,
Lake~ and Inland Water District/NMU
makes specific provision for safeguarding
the membership's money and union
finances . The constitution require~ a
detailed audit by certified public accoun­
tants every year, which is to be submitted to
the membership by the secretary-treasurer.
A yearly finance committee of
rank-and-file members, elected by the
membership. each year examines the
finances of the union and reports fully their
finding~ and recommendations. Members
of this committee may make dissenting
reports, specific recommendations and sep­
arate findings

TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the
SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland
Waters District/NMU are administered in
accordance with the provisions of various
trust fund agreement . All these agreement
specify that the trustees in charge of these
fund1. shall equally consist of union and
management representatives and their
alternates. All expenditure and disburse­
ments 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 .

SIIlPPING RIGHTS. A member's ship­
ping right1. and seniority are protected
exclusively by contracts between the union
and the employers. Members should get to
know their shipping rights. Copie of these
contract!. are posted and available in all
union halls. If members believe there have
been violations of their shipping or senior­
it) rights as contained in the contracts
between the union and the employers, they
should notif) the Seafarer Appeal Board
b) certified mail, return receipt requested.
The proper address for this is:

Augustin Tellez, Chairman
Seafarers Appeals Board

5201 Auth Way. Camp Springs, MD 20746

Full copies of contracts as referred to are
available to members at all times, either by
writmg direct!) to the union or to the

20 Seafarers LOG

Seafarers Appeals Board.
CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU con­

tracts are available in all SIU halls. These
contracts specify the wages and conditions
under which an SIU member works and
lives aboard a ship or boat. Members
should know their contract rights, as well
as their obligations, such as filing for over­
time (OT) on the proper sheets and in the
proper manner. If, at any time, a member
believes that an SIU patrolman or other
union official fails to protect their contrac­
tual rights properly, he or she should con­
tact the nearest SIU port agent.

EDITORIAL POLICY -THE SEA­
FARERS WG. The Seafarers LOG tradi ­
tionally has refrained from publishing any
article serving the political purposes of any
individual in the union, officer or member.
It also ha refrained from publishing articles
deemed harmful to the union or its collec­
tive membership. Thi1> established policy
has been reaffirmed by membership action
at the September 1960 meetings in all con­
stitutional ports. The responsibility for Sea­
farers LOG policy is vested in an editorial
board which consists of the executive
board of the union. The executive board
may delegate, from among its rank . 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 circum­
stances should any member pay any money
for any reason unless he is given such
receipt. In the event anyone attempts to
require any such payment be made without
supplying a receipt. or if a member i
required to make a payment and is given an
official receipt, but feels that he or she
should not have been required to make
such payment, thi should immediately be
reported to union headquarter .

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SI
Constitution are available in all union halls.
All members should obtain copie of thi
constitution o a to familiarize them elves
with its contents. Any time a member feel

any other member or officer is attempting
to deprive him or her of any constitutional
right or obligation by any methods, such as
dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as
all other details, the member so affected
should immediately notify headquarters.

EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are
guaranteed equal right in employment and
as member of the SIU. These rights are
clearly et forth in the SIU Constitution and
in the contract which the union has nego­
tiated with the employers. Consequently,
no member may be discriminated against
because of race, creed, color, sex, national
or geographic origin.

If any member feels that he or she i1.
denied the equal rights to which he or he is
entitled, the member should notify union
headquarter

MEMBER RIGHTS/LMRDA. The
Labor-Management Reporting and
Disclo ure Act (LMRDA) guarantee cer­
tain rights to union members and imposes
certain responsibilities on union officers.
The Office of Labor-Management
Standards (OLMS) enforces many
LMRDA provisions while other provisions.
such as the bill of rights. may only be
enforced by union member through pri­
vate suit in Federal court.

Union Member Rights
Bill of Rights: Union members have

equal rights to participate in union activi­
ties: freedom of speech and assembly; a
voice in setting rate1. of dues, fees and
asse ment ; protection of the right to sue;
and afeguards against improper discipline.

Copies of Collective Bargaining
Agreements: Union members and
nonunion employee have the right to
receive or inspect copie of collective bar­
gaining agreements.

Reports: Unions are required to file an
initial information report (Form LM-1),
copie of con titution and bylaws, and an
annual financial report (Fonn LM-2/3/4)
with OLMS. Union mu t make the report
available to member and permit member
to examine upporting records for just
cause. The reports are public information
and copies are available from OLMS.

Officer Elections: Union member have
the right to nominate candidates for office;
run for office: ca t a secret ballot; and
prote t the conduct of an election.

Officer Removal: Local union member
have the right to an adequate procedure for

the removal of an elected officer guilty of
serious misconduct.

Trusteeships: Unions may on!) be
placed in trusteeship by a parent body for
the reasons specified in the LMRDA.

Prohibition Against Violence: No one
may use or threaten to use force or violence
to interfere with a union member in the
exercise of LMRDA rights.

Union Officer Responsibilities
Financial Safeguards: Union officers

have a duty to manage the funds and prop­
erty of the union solely for the benefit of
the union and its member in accordance
with the union's constitution and bylaws.
Union officers or employees who embezzle
or steal union funds or other assets commit
a Federal crime punishable by a fine and/or
imprisonment.

Bonding: Union officers or employees
who handle union funds or property must
be bonded to provide protection against
losses if their union has property and annu­
al financial receipts which exceed $5,000.

Labor Organization Reports: Union
officers must file an initial information
report (Fonn LM-1) and annual financial
reports (Fonns LM-2/3/4) with OLMS; and
retain the records necessary to verify the
reports for at least five year1. .

Officer Reports: Union officers and
employees must file reports concerning any
loans and benefits received from, or certain
financial interests in. employer who e
employees their unions represent and bu i­
ne ses that deal with their unions.

Officer Elections: Union~ must hold
elections of officers of local union~ by
secret ballot at least every three year ; con­
duct regular election in accordance with
their constitution and bylaw1. and preserve
all records for one year; mai l a notice of
election to every member at lea t 15 days
prior to the election; comply with a candi­
date' reque t to di tribute campaign mate­
rial ; not use union funds or re ource to
promote any candidate (nor may employer
funds or re ource be used); permit candi­
date to have election observer ; and allow
candidates to in pect the union ' member-
hip list once within 30 day prior t( the

election.
Restrictions on Holding Office: A per­

on convicted of certain crime ma" not
serve as a union officer, employee or -other

representative of a union for up to 13 years.
Loans: A union may not have outstand­

ing loans to any one officer or employee
that in total exceed $2,000 at any time.

Fines: A union may not pay the fine of
any officer or employee convicted of any
willful violation of the LMRDA.

(Note: The above is only a summary of
the LMRDA. Full text of the Act, which
comprises Sections 401-531 of Title 29 of
the United States Code, may be found in
many public libraries, or by writing the
U.S. Deparlment of Labor; Office of Labor­
Management Standards, 200 Constitution
Ave., Nw, Room N-5616, Washington, DC
20210, or on the internet at www.dol.gov.)

SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVI­
TY DONATION - SPAD. SPAD is a
separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are
used to further its objecTh and purposes
including, but not limited to, furthering the
political . social and economic interests of
maritime workers, the preservation and fur­
thering of the American merchant marine
with improved employment opportunities
for seamen and boatmen and the advance­
ment of trade union concepts. In connec­
tion with such objects, SPAD supports and
contributes to political candidates for elec­
tive office. All contributions are voluntary.
No contribution may be solicited or
received because of force, job discrimina­
tion, financial reprisal, or threat of such
conduct, or as a condition of membership
in the union or of employment. If a contri­
bution i made b) reason of the above
improper conduct, the member should noti­
f) the Seafarers International Union or
SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of
the contribution for inve tigation and
appropriate action and refund, if involun­
tary. A member should upport SPAD to
protect and further his or her economic,
political and social interests, and American
trade union concepts.

NOTIFYING THE UNION- If at any
time a member feels that any of the above
rights have been violated, or that he or she
has been denied the constitutional right of
access to union records or infonnation, the
member should immediately notify SIU
President Michael Sacco at headquarters by
certified mail, return receipt requested. The
address is:

Michael Sacco, President
Seafarers International Union

5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746.

July 2001



SEAFARERS PAUL HALL CENTER
UPGRADING COURSE SCHEDULE

The following is the schedule for classes for the months of July through October 2001
at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Md. All pro­
grams are geared to improve the job skills of Seafarers and to promote the American
maritime industry.

Please note that this schedule may change to reflect the needs of the membership, the
maritime industry and-in times of conflict-the nation's security.

Students attending any of these classes should check in the Saturday before their
course's start date. The courses listed here will begin promptly on the morning of the
start dates. For classes ending on a Friday, departure reservations should be made for
Saturday.

Seafarers who have any questions regarding the upgrading courses offered at the Paul
Hall Center may call the admissions office at (301) 994-0010.

Course

Deck Upgrading Courses
Arrival Date

Able Seaman
(including simulator
steering assessments)

Lifeboatman/Water Survival

Radar (simulator)

Radar (one-day renewal)

Radar (three-day renewal,)

Automatic Radar Plotting Aids*
(ARPA) (simulator)
(*must have radar unlimited)

GMDS (simulator)

idge Resource Management

July 28
August25
September 22
October 20

July 14
August 11
Septembers
October6

August 11
September 8
October6

July 6
July 27
August24
September 21
October19

July 3
July 23

July7
August 25
September 22
October 20

Jul)' 7
August 4

eptember 1
September 29

ctobe

July 14
September 1
September 29
October 27

Engine Upgrading Courses
Course

Fireman/Watertender & Oiler

Arrival Date

July 14
September 8

Date of Completion

August 24
September 21
October 19
November 16

July 28
August25
September 22
October 20

August24
September 21
October19

July 5
July 26

July 13
August 31
September 28
October 26

July 21
August 18

eptember 15
October 13

ovem

July 20
September 7
October 5
November2

Date of Completion

August 24
October 19

QMED - Any Rating

Welding

Course

August 25

July 21
September 15
October 13

Steward Upgrading Courses
Start Date

November 16

August 10
Octobers
November2

Date of Completion

Galley Operations/ Advanced Galley Operations modules start every week beginning
Jannary 8. Certified Chief Cook/Chief Steward classes start every other week beginning
Jannary 6.

Recertification
Bosun Recertification

Steward Recertification

September 8

July7

Course

Safety Specialty Courses
Arrival Date

Advanced Fire Fighting - First Aid

Government Vessels

STCW Medical Care Provider

Basic Fire Fighting/STCW
Basic Safety

Tanker Familiarization/
Assistant Cargo (DL)*
*must hav~ basic re hJin

Tankerman (PIC) Barge*
(*must have basic fire fighJillg)

August 11

July7
July 21
August 4
August 18
September 1
September 15
September 29
October 13
October 27

August 11
September 22
October 20

July 7
July 21
July 28
August 4
August 25
Septembers
September 15
September 22
September 29
October 20
October 27

July 21
August 4
August 18
September 15
October 13
October 28

August 11
October6

October 8

August 6

Date of Completion

August25

July 27
August 10
August 24
September7
September 21
October S
October 19
November2
November16

August 18
September 29
October27

July 14
July 27
August 3
August 11
September 1
September 14
September 21
September 28
October6
October26
November3

August 4
August 14
September l
September 29
October 27
November 10

August 18
October 13

Academic Department Courses
General education and college courses are available as needed. In addition, basic voca­
tional support program courses are offered throughout the year, one week prior to the
AB, QMED, FOWf. Third Mate, Tanker Assistant and Water Survival courses. An intro­
duction to computers course will be self-study.

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UPGRADING APPLICATION

Name ___________________________ _

Address _____________ ______________ _

Telephone __________ _ Date of Birth ________ _

Deep Sea Member D Lakes Member D Inland Waters Member 0

If the following information is not filled out completely, your application will not be

processed.

Social Security#__________ Book# __________ _

Seniority _____________ Department ________ _

U.S. Citizen: Yes D No D Home Port

Endorsement(s) or License(s) now held _______________ _

Are you a graduate of the SHLSS/PHC trainee program? D Yes D No

If yes, class#-------- -----------------­

Have you attended any SHLSS/PHC upgrading courses? D Yes D No

If yes, course(s) taken ________________ _____ _

Do you hold the U.S. Coast Guard Lifeboatman Endorsement?

0 Yes 0 No Firefighting: 0 Yes 0 No CPR: 0 Yes 0 No

Primary language spoken

July2001

With this application, COPIES of the following must be sent: One hundred and twenty
( 120) days seatimefor the previous year, one day in the last six months prior to the date
your class starts, USMMD ( z-card) front and back, front page of your union book indi­
cating your department and seniority, and qualifying seatime for the course if it is
Coast Guard tested. All FOWT, AB and QMED ap;plicants must submit a U.S. Coast Guard
fee of $280 with their agplication. The payment should be made with a money order only.
payable to LMSS.

BEGIN END
COURSE DATE DATE

LAST VESSEL: ______________ Rating: ___ _

Date On: ___________ _ Date Off:

SIGNATURE _____________ DATE

NOTE: Transportation will be paid in accordance with the scheduling letter only if you
present original receipts and successfully complete the course. If you have any ques­
tions, contact your port agent before departing for Piney Point.

RETURN COMPLETED APPUCATION TO: Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education,

Admissions Office, P.O. Box 75, Piney Point, MD 20674-0075; or fax to (301) 994-2189.

The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman hip at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and
Education is a private, non-profit, equal opportunity institution and admits students, who are otherwise qual­
ified, of any race, nationality or sex. The school complies with applicable laws with regard to admission,
acce or treatment of tudents in its programs or activitie . 7101

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Paul Hall Center Classes

Phase m Unlicensed Apprentices - These unlicensed apprentices are in the third phase of their
training and completed the tanker assistant cargo class June 8 under the instruction of Jim Shaffer
(right). Included in the class roster are (in no particular order) Justin Armstrong, Jeff Edwards, David
Johnson, Bryan Wells, Robert Benson, Reginald Johnson Jr. , Darrick Johnson, Anjwar Brooks, Jessie
Castor IV, Robert Rester, Jesse Hale, Steve Bentley, Chris Marquez, Grady Mason and Adrian Moore.

ARPA- Completing the course work June 13 for their ARPA endorse­
ments are NATCO (in no particular order) John Meyers, Ben Johnson,
Howard Hawrey, Robert LaPointe and Ricky Mcclenton. Their instructor
was Mike Smith (far left).

Able Seaman - June 29 was graduation day for upgrading Seafarers in the AB
class. They are (in alphabetical order) Jose Baltazar, Joseph Brosher, Jim Browne,
Arnulfo Calderon, Janan Driggers, Joshua Ellerbee, Ray Hebert, James Heiney,
Melvin Hill , Keith Jasmine, Michael Jejenich, Sandra Naylor, David Parks, Jose
Sanchez, Ruben Siclot and Charles VanDeventer.

Computer Lab Class

The students assigned to the computer lab the week of June 4-8 receive certifi­
cates for completing a variety of courses at different levels (including computer
basics, Windows 95, Excel 97, Powerpoint 97 and Access 97), depending on
their abilities and interests. From the left are Joie Flesher, Instructor Rick
Prucha, Shawn Williams, Mario Ordonez, Lon Oliver and Andrew Hayden.

Basic Fire Fighting/STCW - Upgrading Seafarers attending the June 11-15 basic
fire fighting/STCW course are (in no specific order) Thomas Strother, Gerardo Frederick,
Junior Guity, Manuel Lata, Mark Hayes, Harold Kinney Jr., Andre Carriere, Raymond
Maddock, Albert Austin Jr. , Mostafa Loumrhari , Anibal Matos, Earl Kendrick, Richard
Barnhart, David Knuth, Darrin Eastridge, Richard Houghton, Quinton Herrera, Juan Boissett,
David Loison and Thomas Gay. Their instructor, Kathy Battles, is at right.

Lifeboatman/Water Survival - Graduating June 29 from the lifeboatman/water
survival course are (in no particular order) William Newell, Greg Wilson, John Bergstrom,
Adalberto Colon, Jeffrey Levie, Louis Santiago, Michael Kaye, Reynaldo Lacoyo, Junior
Guity, Ashby Furlough, Juan Boissert, Charles Bayim, Earl Kendrick, Edwin Fuller, Gugenio
Lopez, Timothy Perry, George Santiago, Jerome Smith, Wilfredo Rodriguez, Rodney Wilson,
Corrie Stockton, Mariano Gutiuerrez and Geoffrey Bell. Their instructor was Bernabe
Pelingon.

Any student who has registered for a class and finds-for whatever reason-that he or she cannot attend,

please inform the admissions department so that another student may take that place.

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Paul Hall Center Classes

Oct. 9-0ct. 13, 2000-Deren Atienza, Quirino Bangloy, Johnny Dahilig, Sigfred Erickson, John
Ferreira, Jimmy Kincaid, Alan Larson, Oscar Luis, Patrick Miyoski, Anwar Muthana, Crispulo Orosco,
Loreto Orosco, Dwayne Paishon, Eric Quayle, Alejandro Quirolgcio, Eric Silvia and Ponato Tabag.

Oct. 14-0ct. 18, 2000-Jose Ayon-Ayon, Edgardo Bitlon, Roger
Casido, Edgardo Deguzman, Wayne Dimmer, Romel Gante, Bobby Harris,
Sean Hayes, Hamilton Kaopua, Barney Lagunero, Judy Martinez, lreneo
Padilla, Miguel Palisoc, Constantine Udarbe, Mark Villa and Gerardo
Villanueva

Basic Safety
Training Classes
Held in Hawaii

Jan. 29-Feb. 2, 2001-Michael Bautista, Jonas Bocaya, oel
Bocaya, John Dacuag, Danny Minor, Guadalupe Pastor, Alan Raffinan,
Mario Siclot, George Tidwell , Dwigh Tolentino, Augus us a , ·
Udan, Leopoldo Viernes, Jimmy Whiting , Delvin Wilson, John
Zimmerman and Prescilo Zuniga.

Feb. 5-Feb. 9, 2001-Julio Alvarez, Cassandra Burdett, Ludivico
Castillo, Rholand Daan, Dominico Dacua, Keith Foster, Roman
Genetiano, Joseph Hemmingway, Leonardo ldos, Getollo Medallo,
Shan-Kwen Moon, Guadalupe Pastor, Jaime Racpan, Abdulaziz Saleh,
Henry Sondie, Mohamed Wasel and Mariano Ylaya.

Feb. 26-March 2, 2001-Latoya Barner, Jeffrey Cerezo, Elmer
Clemente, Edijanto Effendi, Vicente Escala, Fadel Hasan, Romarico
Hinyon, Lanui Kekuewa, Jack Kem, Barry Madriaga, Hussein
Mohamed, Modesto Ordonez, Rene Rater, Joseph Rodrigues,
Kenneth Smith, Michael Stribling, Wan-Ting Su and Henry Wright Jr.

Ju/y20D1

Oct. 19-0ct. 23, 2000-Edward Ah San, Jaime Austria, Editho Barraca, Edgardo Basye, Jose Bautista
Jr., Emmanuel Bayani, Mark Cabasag, Roland Cabasag, Milagros Clark, Noel Comacho, Justo Flores,
Artemia Gandeza, Federico Giray, Abdul Hasan, Hazza Hussein, Kiash Kattil, James Leavy, Falefatu
Maluina, Romeo Manansala, Arthur Medeiros, Gregory Rice, Salah Saleh, Deserie Westergard.

Feb. 18-Feb. 23,
2001-Evelyn Blumberg, Paul

Burnett, Scott Cooper, Generoso
Corpus, Bernardino Eda, Jerico

Elgarico Jr., Erlinda Fabia,
Christy Fernando, Gregorio
Gandeza, Larry Genetiano,
Robert Johnson, Aldanette

Kalama, Gary Keapproth, Enno
Kok, La'Shay Parilla, Mila

Lansangan, Jason Masse, Victor
Mendez, Antonio Miana, Carolyn

Milstead, Mohamed Noor, Joseph
Perez, Cory Robinson, Mike

Stanton, William Staton, Ronel
Sugui, Thomas Farrell, Bobby

Javier and Teodoro Pascual.

Feb. 12-Feb. 16,
2001- Ricky Arroyo, Andre
Bernard, Brenda Black,-Sylvia
Canzoneri, Theodore Cheong,
Edward Cromaz, Hilario David,
Elmore Hill, Gerhard Jakits,
loannis Kazantsis, Flavia
Manning, Cornelio Nazareno,
Genevieve Oliva, Matas
Reventes, David Robbins, Fale
Timoteo, Clayton Yeung and
Lambert Yuen.

March 4-March 9,
2001-Derek Aguon,
Michael Apparra, Alfonso
Benda, Apolonio Cruz,
Cesar Dela Cruz, Dana
Duarte, Edgardo Ines,
Mario Luis, David Makua,
Leonida Pelegrino, eoffrey
Potter, Randolf Rabago,
Julanne Robertson, Mario
Santos, Dazsha Sausa,
Lawrence Silva, Joselito
Torre and Julius Udan.

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SUMMARY
ANNUAL REPORT

SIB Pacific District Pension Plan
-page13

Working and Lean1ing on the Atlantic
Unlicensed Apprentices Get On-the-Job Training

A 42-day run to the Mediterranean and
back was plenty of time for the crew aboard
the Atlantic to do their jobs as well as "show
the ropes" to two newcomers-unlicensed
apprentices Michael McClendon and Daniel
Thompson.

With Paul Domes as recertified bosun for
the voyage, the U.S. Ship Management Co.
vessel made stops in Spain, Malta and Italy
before returning to New York; Charleston,
S.C.; Freeport, Bahamas; and a payoff in
Houston.

It was a good learning experience for the
two unlicensed apprentices, who are in the sec­
ond phase of the training program at the Paul
Hall Center for Maritime Training and
Education in Piney Point, Md. During their 12
weeks aboard ship, they will serve in each of
the different departments and maintain a jour­
nal of their activities before returning to the
schoo] for additional training.

Holding up the Atlantic's sailing board in Algeciras, Spain are (from left) AB Douglas
Hodges, 2"d Mate Douglas Nemeth and AB Lee A. DuBany.

Unlicensed apprentice Michael McClendon
gets some hands-on training aboard the
Atlantic, his first ship. Clockwise, from top,
he cleans oil out of buckets from the bilges
in the lower engine room, sougees the
walls and pipes in the main engine room,
and tries out the bosun's chair for some
painting on the side of the vessel.

Preparing to dock in Algeciras, Spain are (from left) AB
Douglas Hodges, 3rd Mate Robert Crawford and unli­
censed apprentices Daniel Thompson and Michael
Mcclendon.

With help and advice from his
shipmates, unlicensed apprentice
Daniel Thompson learns the cor­
rect way to get things done.
Counter-clockwise from top, he
receives some tips on letting go
of the tugboat line in Freeport, line
handling techniques while tying
up the ship, and keeping the crew
areas clean.

Left: AB Lydella Grant
(left) and DEU John
Cooper stand by for
docking in Malta.
Cooper sent the LOG
the photos appearing on
this page.

Right: AB Carl Sanders,
who ships from the port

of Jacksonville, uses the
bosun's chair to help
paint the side of the

vessel.

Every new person enter­

ing the maritime industry

needs certain basic skills

and knowledge before

embarking on more spe­

cific career training. The

unlicensed apprentice

program at the Paul Hall

Center provides that -

and more.


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