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M/V Norfolk Rescues Four Sailors from S/V Moflete by Noah Myrus Requesting Assistance for the Distressed Fuel and Antibiotics to the S/V Moflete Volume 48, Number 3 March 2018 M/V Norfolk rescues four sailors from S/V Moflete By Noah Myrus requesting assistance for the distressed fuel and antibiotics to the S/V Moflete. the sailboat was taking on water and that Master, M/V Norfolk sailing vessel Moflete. The M/V Norfolk was then released from they needed to abandon ship. The next morning at daybreak, the assistance by the MRCC and resumed With great teamwork and tremen- On the evening of February 4, 2018, Norfolk rendezvoused with the S/V its voyage. dous determination, the crew of the M/V while 700 miles east of the Windward Moflete. The sailing vessel had damaged A short while later, a distress call was Norfolk was able to snatch the four Islands, the M/V Norfolk received a satel- rigging and was unable to sail. received from the S/V Moflete via VHF sailors from the clutches of the sea in lite call from the Fort DE France MRCC M/V Norfolk was to supply diesel radio. The crew of the Moflete advised that rough conditions. Photos courtesy of Captain Noah Myrus In February, the M/V Norfolk rescued four sailors from the S/V Moflete — here with officers and crewmembers of the Norfolk. More photos on page 7 First phase of Orca Class conversion to LNG complete The following article was released ter while drastically reducing nitrogen February 26 by TOTE Maritime. oxides (NOx) and carbon dioxide. Reduced TOTE Maritime Alaska has complet- emissions will result in a healthier environ- ed the first of four conversion periods for ment for Tacoma, Wash., Puget Sound and the Orca Class vessels, a process which will Anchorage, Alaska, the communities in enable the ships to use liquefied natural gas which TOTE Maritime operates. (LNG) as fuel. TOTE Maritime’s North “We are excited to be the first ship- Star arrived in Anchorage February 25, ping company in the United States to under- completing her first voyage after being out- take this important environmental effort,” fitted with two LNG tanks immediately noted Mike Noone, President of TOTE behind the ship’s bridge. Maritime Alaska. “And we are appreciative In addition to the LNG tanks and of our customers and partners who support accompanying infrastructure, the ship our ongoing effort to innovate in ways that received critical engine updates necessary reflect our commitment to the environment to utilize LNG as a fuel and underwent a and communities we serve.” standard regulatory dry-dock. Over the next four years, three more TOTE Maritime was the first maritime conversion periods will be required to final- shipping company in the world to announce ize the transition of TOTE Maritime its intention to convert their fleet, enabling Alaska’s vessels to LNG. Each of these con- the engines to use both LNG and diesel. version periods will take place in the winter This conversion will drastically to minimize the impact to customers and reduce air emissions from TOTE consumers alike. The conversion of both Maritime’s Alaska ships, virtually eliminat- ships is scheduled to be complete in the first ing sulfur oxides (SOx) and particulate mat- Photo: TOTE Maritime quarter of 2021. Reminder: AMO election nomination Maersk Peary serves in Operation period advanced, balloting extended Deep Freeze 2018 for McMurdo Station Page 2: Under recent amendments to the AMO National Constitution, the Page 12: At the beginning of February, the Maersk Peary delivered nomination period for the 2018 AMO election will open with the May nearly 100 percent of the fuel McMurdo Station in Antarctica will need membership meeting and close with the beginning of the June member- for the year, including nearly 5 million gallons of diesel fuel and ship meeting. Ballots will be mailed August 1, rather than September 1. 500,000 gallons of aviation fuel. AMO National Constitution included in this edition ■ Copyright © 2018 American Maritime Officers [email protected] 2 • American Maritime Officer March 2018 NTSB releases final report Reminder: Nomination on El Faro investigation period advanced for 2018 The National Transportation Safety Board in February released the final report on its investigation of the October 1, 2015 sinking of the U.S.-flagged cargo ship S/S El Faro, which resulted in the loss of all 33 crewmembers, including 11 members of AMO election, balloting American Maritime Officers. The report is available on the NTSB accident report detail page (https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/MAR1701.aspx). period extended The complete report can be downloaded directly from the NTSB website As a reminder regarding the 2018 American Maritime Officers election of (https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/MAR1701.pdf). national officers, under the amendment to Article XI, Section 3(g) of the AMO National Constitution adopted in February, the balloting period is lengthened at the front end so the union can meet the required installation of elected officers on January 1, 2019. As a result, the entire election timetable will advance by 30 days. Candidates for office now have from the commencement of the May membership meeting at AMO National Headquarters until the commencement Accurate cost-benefit of the June membership meeting at AMO National Headquarters to file their nominations, instead of from the June membership meeting until the July mem- analysis for construction of bership meeting. Ballots for the 2018 AMO election will be mailed on August 1, rather than September 1, adding one month to the balloting period. a second Poe-sized lock All AMO members are urged to confirm their current home mailing addresses with headquarters or to provide alternative addresses if they would pre- fer that their ballots be mailed elsewhere. The union will issue reminders through- needed for crucial maritime out the election timetable. transportation infrastructure production of automobiles, appliances and heavy equipment would end soon afterwards. A 2017 study commissioned by the U.S. Treasury Department finds that a second Poe- project to advance sized lock would have a net economic benefit of as much as $1.7 billion and a b/c ratio The following is excerpted from a position statement published in January by the between 2.0 and 4.0. Great Lakes Maritime Task Force, a labor-industry coalition of which American Maritime Construction of a second Poe-sized lock would be a boon to the Great Lakes basin’s Officers is a member. economy. Consider this: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting an Economic Reevaluation Report ■ (ERR) on a second Poe-sized lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The Corps’ 2005 analysis At the peak of construction of the lock proper, 250 workers will be employed and incorrectly assumed the railroads could move the cargo that transits the Soo Locks at no over the length project 1.5 million manhours will be generated. ■ additional cost. That false premise resulted in a benefit/cost (b/c) ratio of less than 1.0, so Nearly 1 of every 4 dollars spent on the project will wind up as regional incomes the project has been ineligible for funding in an administration budget. Stakeholders have in an area where a good-paying job means maybe $20,000 per year. ■ actively engaged in the ERR to correct the errors that produced the low b/c ratio. The project will use more than 1.1 million tons of domestically-quarried limestone, 60,000 tons of U.S.-made cement, and 25,000 tons of American-made steel. ■ Background While most dollars will go to local workers, expenditures for gates, electronics, The Soo Locks connect Lake Superior to the lower four Great Lakes and St. machinery, and engineering will mean jobs for workers and manufacturers nationwide. Lawrence Seaway and allow the shipment of iron ore from mines in Minnesota and Michigan, coal from western states, and grain from American and Canadian farms to end Benefits users in the United States, Canada and overseas. Cargo movement through the Soo Locks The American economy cannot thrive without reliable shipping through the Soo can top 80 million tons per year. Locks. The Great Lakes region is home to 50 percent of the nation’s steelmaking capacity, The need for a second Poe-sized lock becomes more critical each passing day. Poe- an industry that generates 135,000 direct jobs, and another 865,000 in supplier industries. class vessels (their size restricts them to the Poe Lock) represent nearly 70 percent of U.S.- The vast majority of the iron ore that feeds those mills transits the Soo Locks. The Soo flag carrying capacity on the Great Lakes, and in 2016 moved 97 percent of the 48.8 million Locks make possible the shipment of clean-burning, low sulfur coal from western states to tons of cargo American lakers moved through the Soo Locks. The new generation of Great Lakes basin power plants. The Soo Locks also allow grain from the Plains States and Canadian lakers are likewise restricted to the Poe Lock. Were the Poe Lock incapacitated Canadian provinces to be shipped overseas. for a lengthy period, the Great Lakes steel, power generation and manufacturing industries The Soo Locks are now the only way iron ore can be shipped by water from the mines would come to a standstill. Grain exports would suffer too. The U.S. Army Corps of in Minnesota and Michigan to U.S. steel mills. The iron ore mine that shipped through Engineers has estimated that a 30-day closure of Poe Lock would result in an economic loss Escanaba, Michigan, on the north shore of Lake Michigan has exhausted mineable reserves of $160 million. and the final cargoes were loaded in April 2017.
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