Vol. 55, No.5 The International Marine Division of ILA/AFL-CIO Sept. | Oct. 2019

Official Voice of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots

Maersk Montana Crew Rescues Mariner From Sinking Sailboat Approval of Labor Unions Hits 50-Year High MLA Unions Pledge Solidarity With Striking Auto Workers The Master, Mate & Pilot is the Table of Contents official voice of the International Organization Vol. 55, No. 5 September | October 2019 of Masters, Mates & Pilots From the President 1 (International Marine Division of the ILA), The battle waged by thousands of striking auto workers brings AFL-CIO. © 2019 IOMMP. into sharp focus the challenges facing MM&P and the U.S. labor The Master, Mate & Pilot (ISSN movement as a whole. 0025-5033) is published bimonthly by the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots. MM&P News Briefs 2 Headquarters: 700 Maritime Blvd., Maersk Montana crew rescues mariner from sinking sailboat; Suite B, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1953. approval of labor unions hits 50-year high; MLA unions pledge Phone: (410) 850-8700 solidarity with striking auto workers; World War II Merchant E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.bridgedeck.org Marine Congressional Gold Medal legislation passed by House, Periodicals Postage Paid at awaits Senate action; Congress investigates Trump labor board for Elkridge, MD and additional flouting legal precedent to favor business and target unions. offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Master, Mate & Pilot, 700 Maritime MM&P Health & Benefit Plans 20 Blvd., Suite B, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1953 “Surprise” medical bills are a growing problem for patients and Don Marcus insurers. Here are some simple steps that every participant in the Chairman, Editorial Board Lisa Rosenthal MM&P health plan should take now. Communications Director

News From MITAGS 22 INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS Don Marcus, President MITAGS West staffers visit Linthicum Heights; MM&P deck officers Don Josberger, Secretary-Treasurer study handling characteristics of Matson’s Kanaloa-class ships; VICE PRESIDENTS Great Lakes & Gulf members in fire-fighting class. Thomas Bell, Great Lakes & Gulf Stephen H. Doherty, Atlantic Maritime Thomas Larkin, Offshore Atlantic MM&P Pensioners 23 Klaus Luhta, Offshore Gulf & Government Affairs MM&P Directory 24 George A. Quick, Pilots Randall H. Rockwood, Federal Cross’d the Final Bar 27 Employees Timothy Saffle, Pacific Maritime Region Thank You Contributors to the MM&P PCF! 28 Lars Turner, Offshore Pacific

The International Marine Division of ILA/AFL-CIO Vol. 55, No.5 Sept. | Oct. 2019 Connect With Us! About the Cover Official Voice of the International [email protected] Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots Captain Larry Campbell aboard the Margaret Moran in the company’s Bridgedeck.org Staten Island shipyard. In the Maersk Montana Crew Rescues Facebook.com/IOMMP Mariner From Sinking Sailboat foreground: MM&P Atlantic Maritime Approval of Labor Unions Hits 50-Year High Group Representative Mike Riordan, MLA Unions Pledge Solidarity YouTube: MastersMatesPilots With Striking Auto Workers who used to sail with Campbell on the tug. “We loved that beautiful boat, and Instagram: bridgedeck our crew/family at work,” Riordan says. Twitter: @MMP_Union FROM THE PRESIDENT

Labor in 2019

Union Sisters and Brothers,

Like most Unions around the country, Masters, Mates & Pilots faces its share of challenges in 2019. As this is being written, our members in Alaska are confronting the threat of unprecedented reductions in service to the Alaska Marine Highway System, our members employed aboard Pasha container vessels in the Hawaii trade face an uncertain future and our tugboat workers in the Port of San Juan continue in their years’ long battle for an equitable collective bargaining agreement. In the bigger picture, this is the story of labor in America and working people generally in 2019. As this is being written, 55,000 auto workers are on strike against General Motors, a company whose CEO was paid $22 million last year, a company that reported a pre-tax profit of $10.8 billion in 2018 and that received a $13.4 billion taxpayer-funded bailout in 2008. capital Juneau must be fought and won to preserve the first-class Notwithstanding this largess, the company is on a quest to close ferry system that has served coastal communities and infused the plants in North America, outsource the work overseas and south state economy for almost sixty years. of the border, and undercut the wages, working conditions and In all our battles, we must stand together and remember that benefits that once made the United Auto Workers one of the however difficult today’s circumstances may seem, the MM&P most successful Unions in the world and helped build America’s members who came before us and built our organization—in middle class. peace and in war—went through far more challenging times. The story is not simply one of corporate greed. The social With that in mind, I urge all our members to follow events compact between Capital and Labor is a vestige of the distant closely and participate in the functions of our Union. past: government by the corporations for the corporations is We are a democratic organization. We rely on membership now the reality. The infamous 2010 Supreme Court decision input, participation and collective action. All members have in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ushered in an recently received at least one important referendum ballot. era of more cash and corruption in politics than had been the This ballot concerns our relationship with the International norm within any living memory. Last year, in Janus v. American Longshoremen’s Association. It seeks your authority to adjust Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council that relationship as necessary to properly defend our interests. In 13, the Supreme Court continued its attack on our democratic two Inland membership groups, additional ballots will or have system by attempting to undermine the most important bastion been mailed asking for your approval to restructure our dues of working people: their Unions. systems in these regions to a more equitable, progressive manner Our democratic system will survive, as will trade unions, of assessment. Please review these referenda carefully and seek but unless far-reaching changes are made to our system and additional information if needed. consideration given to the future of our civil society, there will To rise to the many challenges ahead, we must have the be upheaval, similar to what caused progressive change in similar necessary financial resources and the freedom to act in the best eras of America’s past. interests of our members. MM&P leaders answer to you. We are What the UAW is going through to defend its’ members jobs, making ourselves available at every juncture to respond to your way of life and future is no different in principle from the battles questions and are sparing no effort to defend your jobs. MM&P is fighting in Alaska, on the West Coast and around the Sincerely & fraternally, country. The National Labor Relations Board, former arbiter of industrial justice, has become a bad joke. The foxes are now Don Marcus guarding the hen house. In Alaska, a political battle in the state MM&P President

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Crew of Maersk Montana Rescues Mariner From Sinking Sailboat

The officers and crew of Maersk Montana are being commended for saving a mariner who abandoned his sinking sailboat on the night of Sept. 20 in the Eastern Atlantic about 200 miles southwest of Cork, Ireland. Maersk Montana received the initial distress call as it was sailing en route to Antwerp. It diverted from its course to close on the distressed vessel, eventually making voice contact with the lone sailor, Mihail “Miki” Chumachenkov, who said his sailboat, La Belle Vie, was taking on water. After updating other vessels closing on the scene from further away, Captain Richard G. Hoey agreed to be on-scene commander. He and Miki then settled on a rescue plan: Montana would remain upwind of La Belle Vie and approach close aboard until a messenger line could be sent. Maersk Montana crew with the rescued sailor. (Front row, left to right) Third Mate Steven A stronger line would then be passed and Miller; Claribel Cabral, SA; (second row) James Cameron, chief steward; Sunnil Motley, bosun; made fast to the mast so the sailboat could lie Fethanegest Demoz, AB; Eddie Almodovar, electrician; Chief Mate Forrest Halley; Captain alongside and Miki could be brought aboard Richard Hoey; Miki Chumachenkov (survivor); (third row) George Phillips, AB; Blaine McDonough, cadet; Brett Starr, cadet; Chief Engineer Jeremy Travers. by whatever means was most convenient. “The pilot ladder was ready, a pair of nets were ready to lower from anywhere on the deck and many lines were made ready,” reported Third Mate Stephen J. Miller. “At 1945, Maersk Montana began her approach,” he wrote. “This was the tricky part. The ship needed to be at a speed slow enough to where she could run the engine astern and yet fast enough to catch La Belle Vie, which was still under sail, to maintain a stable condition.” “To make this work, Chief Engineer Jeremy Travers led a gang of lookouts on the bridge wings,” while the other members of the engineering department manned the equipment below. Miller “picked out La Belle Vie’s weak radar return from the heavy background interference caused by the Force 8 seas and continuously passed the boat’s position and the ship’s true course and speed to Captain Hoey so that he could manage the motion of the ship to both power and drift onto La Belle Vie.” “A containership is anything but graceful in a windy and rough sea at slow speed,” Miller noted. “And then it was done,” he said. “Miki opened the sea cocks on his boat, grabbed his bag and climbed the pilot ladder.” By 2130, Maersk Montana was back en route to Antwerp. MM&P President Don Marcus commended Captain Hoey, Chief Mate Samuel “Forrest” Halley, Second Mate William B. Coulter, Third Mate Miller and the entire crew of Maersk Montana. “Congratulations on a job well done in your expert rescue work,” he said. “This is an achievement you will always be able to look back on with great pride and satisfaction.” Miller chronicled the rescue in an article that was published in gCaptain. To read it, go to: gcaptain.com/the-rescue-maersk-montana- rescues-survivor-of-la-belle-vie.

2 The Master, Mate & Pilot - September | October 2019 Approval of Labor Unions Hits 50-Year High

Americans’ approval of labor unions has surpassed 60 percent for to under 12 percent in 2017. Last year, union representation was the third year in a row. A Gallup poll released in September found under 11 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. that 64 percent of Americans approve of labor unions, among the highest percentage measured by pollsters in the past five decades. The poll showed that Democrats, Independents and Republicans are all more likely to view unions positively now than they were at Overall, 82 percent of the low point recorded a decade ago after the 2008 recession. Since 2009, approval of labor unions has increased among each party Democrats and 45 percent of group by 16 or 17 points. Overall, 82 percent of Democrats said they approve of labor Republicans say they approve of unions, as opposed to 45 percent of Republicans. Eighty-six percent of American adults living in a household with a union labor unions. member approve of unions, compared with 60 percent of those living in nonunion households. For decades, unions in the United States have been under attack A recent Pew Research poll found that more than half of by anti-labor politicians and corporate CEOs. Since 1979, union Americans believe that the decline in union representation is bad representation has dropped by more than half, from 27 percent for working people.

Congress Investigates Trump Labor Board for Flouting Legal Precedent to Favor Business and Target Unions

Leaders of the House Committee on Education and Labor have In the first months of fiscal year 2019, for example, the board notified officials appointed to the National Labor Relations Board reversed its position and brought charges against 21 labor groups in by President Trump that they have mounted an investigation into a cases in which the unions had previously been found to not be at raft of recent agency decisions that reverse years of legal precedent fault. to favor business at the expense of working people and their Committee Chair Robert “Bobby” Scott (D-Va.) and unions. Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.)–chairwoman of the The NLRB was created by Congress with the mandate to Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions— “encourage the practice and procedure of collective bargaining.” want “a list of cases in which the Office of the General Counsel But Congressional investigators say that instead of being even- has requested that the Board overrule or modify its own existing handed in enforcing the law, the agency under Trump appears to be precedent since Nov. 8, 2017.” “significantly narrowing employers’ liability… and reviving charges Another request: detailed information on instances in which against unions at an unprecedented level.” Trump appointees have modified the agency’s position to the In a letter to NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb, they request detriment of unions while regional NLRB offices, administrative documents for Trump’s first two and a half years in office that law judges or appeals court judges were still in the midst of show, for example, the number of times the agency has reversed its investigating or deciding the cases in question. previous decisions regarding which part is at fault in labor disputes.

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MLA Unions Meet, Pledge Solidarity With Striking Auto Workers

The Maritime Labor Alliance unions met in Washington, D.C., “We support your efforts to restore your members’ terms and in September to establish the MLA’s strategic priorities for the conditions of employment to where they should rightfully be and coming months. They took the opportunity to reach out to striking to receive a fair share of the profits that GM is reaping.” members of the United Auto Workers union. “Please let us know what we can do to assist you and your “We wish to offer you our support and solidarity in your strike members during this critical struggle,” they wrote. “Our members against General Motors,” the five MLA union presidents wrote in a are willing and able to participate in demonstrations and other letter to UAW President Gary Jones. activities.” “We salute your stand against the betrayal of the auto workers The letter was signed by MM&P President Don Marcus and the who built GM, who agreed to concessions when survival required leaders of the other MLA member unions: International Longshore it and who are now being short-changed and cast aside when the and Warehouse Union President Willie Adams, Marine Engineers’ company is flush.” Beneficial Association President Marshall Ainley, American Radio “The UAW fought to establish the working conditions, wages, Association President John Radcliffe and Inland Boatmen’s Union health care coverage and retirement security that set the standard President Marina Secchitano. for all labor in North America.”

Officials of the Maritime Labor Alliance unions met in Washington to establish the MLA’s strategic priorities for the coming months.(Left to right) Dennis Young (ILWU), Marshall Ainley (MEBA), Ed Sternberg (ARA), Trina Arnold (IBU), Marina Secchitano (ILWU), Bob Olvera Jr. (ILWU), Willie Adams (ILWU), Jeff Duncan (MEBA), Ed Ferris (ILWU), Don Marcus (MM&P), Bill Van Loo (MEBA), Tim Saffle (MM&P), Klaus Luhta (MM&P), Don Josberger (MM&P), Richard Wolcott (ARA), Kelly Anderson (ARA) and Erick Siahaan (MEBA).

4 The Master, Mate & Pilot - September | October 2019 Thank You PCF Contributors: You Made These Victories Possible!

In a year when the stakes were high and the odds were stacked Our supporters in Congress soundly defeated a proposal that against us, you stepped up. would have allowed waivers of the Jones Act for reasons other than Thanks to your support, we had the resources to help elect pro- national defense. maritime and pro-labor members of Congress: men and women This has all been possible because of your support. Thank you for who work with us every day to strengthen the industry and protect contributing to the PCF! maritime jobs. Of course, the battle is far from over. We must keep building Here are just some of the victories your support has already made on these successes. Now is the time for everyone to dig deep and possible this year: support the MM&P PCF. • legislation to extend the critically important Maritime Security MM&P members, pensioners and employees: please contribute Program for another 10 years and to increase funding for MSP to the PCF today. is moving through Congress; You can find a list of individuals who have received a contribution from our PCF in the Members Only section of our • legislation to strengthen enforcement of U.S.-flag cargo website, bridgedeck.org. preference shipping requirements is likewise moving forward; If you have any questions about these or other individuals • legislation to grow U.S.-flag tanker and LNG fleets has been seeking election in 2020, contact your MM&P area vice president introduced and is gathering support. or regional representative, MM&P headquarters or MIRAID.

The Miami/Port Everglades Union Hall Has Moved!

The Miami/Port Everglades Union Hall has moved! The phone number will remain the same: 954-946-7883. The new address is:

Broward Outpatient Medical Center 150 SW 12th Ave., Suite 205 Pompano FL 33069-3237

The MM&P Miami/Port Everglades Union Hall moved in August. In the photo, dispatchers Jennipher Miller (right) and Andrea Fortin (left) with MM&P Atlantic Ports Vice President Tom Larkin.

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June 2020 Deadline for Terminals to Comply With Seafarer Access Rule

Maritime facilities have until June 1 of next year to ensure access to ports and terminals mandated by the Coast Guard rule on terminal access that was finalized earlier this year. The rule requires facility owners and operators to ensure free access between ship and shore to seafarers, pilots and representatives of seamen’s welfare and labor organizations. Specifically, it requires each facility to “provide a system for seamen assigned to a vessel at that facility, pilots, and representatives of seamen’s welfare and labor organizations to board and depart the vessel through the facility in a timely manner at no cost to the individual.” Under the rule, access procedures must be documented in each vessel’s Facility Security Plan and approved by the local Captain of the Port. The Coast Guard says that most facilities are already in compliance with the rule. The others have until Feb. 3, 2020 to document exactly how they will meet the requirements and until June 1 to achieve full compliance. Questions about an individual facility’s compliance or security plan should be directed to the local Captain of the Port.

The owner or operator must ensure that access is actually provided in all instances.

Under the terms of the rule, the facility owner or operator must ensure that access is provided through one or more of the following methods: • regularly scheduled escort between the vessel and the facility gate that conforms to the vessel’s watch schedule as agreed on between the vessel and facility; • an on-call escort between the vessel and the facility gate; • arrangements with taxi services or other transportation services, ensuring that any costs for providing the access described, above the service’s standard fees charged to any customer, are not charged to the individual to whom such access is provided. If a facility provides arrangements with taxi services or other transportation services as the only method for providing access, the facility is responsible for paying any fees for transit within the facility. If an access method relies on a third party, a back-up access method that will be used if the third party is unable to or does not provide the required access in any instance must be provided by the owner or operator. The owner or operator must ensure that access is actually provided in all instances. The rule is expected to have a positive impact on the working conditions of mariners in every MM&P Membership Group. It was the result of years of work by maritime attorney and MM&P Vice President George Quick, who shepherded the measure from legislation through agency regulatory channels.

6 The Master, Mate & Pilot - September | October 2019 House of Representatives Passes WWII Mariner “Gold Coin” Bill

World War II merchant mariners moved one step closer to receiving long overdue recognition for their service to our nation when the House of Representatives in September passed a bill that would authorize the issuance of a Congressional gold medal to the class of World War II mariners. Sponsored by Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), the bill attracted almost 302 cosponsors prior to consideration by the full House, which approved it unanimously. The measure now goes to the Senate, where a similar effort is being led by Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski. “Throughout the Second World War, our armed forces relied on the Merchant Marine to ferry supplies, cargo and personnel into both theaters of operation, and they paid a heavy price in service World War II veterans and family members with Rep. John Garamendi, who sponsored the “Gold Coin” bill. (Left to right) Sheila Sova, Gerard Driscoll, to their country,” Garamendi says. “The Merchant Garamendi, Charles Mills, Laura Johnson Riddle and Eugene Barner. Marine suffered the highest per capita casualty rate “I introduced this bill to give these veterans and their families the honor in the U.S. Armed Forces.” and respect they are owed,” Garamendi says. “An estimated 8,300 mariners lost their lives, and another 12,000 were wounded, to make sure our service members could keep fighting. Yet, these mariners who put their lives on the line were not even given veteran status until 1988.” “A Congressional Gold Medal would give them the recognition they deserve, and that’s why I introduced this bill: to give these veterans and their families the honor and respect they are owed.” “I’m pleased that this bill has passed the House and I will work to ensure it passes the Senate and becomes law,” he said.

A Visit to Sault Ste. Marie

MM&P Great Lakes & Gulf Vice President Tom Bell met recently with employees of Great Lakes Towing at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. The town is the site of the Soo Locks, which connect Lake Superior to the Lower Lakes via the St. Marys River.

Aboard the Great Lakes Towing tug Kentucky. (Left to right) MM&P Captain Evan Keating, AB Jess Preston (SIU) and MM&P Engineer Fred Carr.

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MM&P Members Celebrate Labor Day

Union members, their friends, families and other supporters turned out on Sept. 2 for Labor Day. In Los Angeles, upwards of 15,000 people participated in the city’s annual Labor Day Parade. In Everett, Wash., Lars Turner and his daughter joined the march organized by the Snohomish County Labor Council. The march began at the Everett Workers’ Memorial and ended at the Everett Labor Temple, where everyone enjoyed a cookout and block party. Joining in the festivities were members of unions representing professional engineers, public employees, laborers, electricians, ironworkers, carpenters, painters, and food and commercial workers. In Cleveland, the crew of the RV Lake Guardian watched the National Labor Day Air Show with their union representative Tom Bell. The ship sails on behalf of the U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office, gathering environmental data to gauge the health of the Great Lakes.

Lars Turner and his daughter support labor’s gains during a march through Everett, Wash., organized by the Snohomish and Island County Labor Council.

The crew ofRV Lake Guardian enjoyed the National Labor Day MM&P contingent assembles in front of the Los Angeles/ weekend air show in Cleveland. (Left to right) Tom Bell, Steve Long Beach union hall for the annual Labor Day March. (Left Persinger, George Bouhall, Dean Deliyanides, David Freese (green to right) Matthew Papania, Steve McKittrick, Paul Nielsen, shirt in back row), John Melcher (flowered shirt), Irenee Salva, Kevin Grace Nielsen, Jerry Myregard, Stan Myregard, Peter Grate, Struzik, Carl Grensing (white shirt) and Joseph Hayes. Wendy Karnes and Jax Karnes.

8 The Master, Mate & Pilot - September | October 2019 Professional Mariner: “New Shaver Tug Easily the Most Powerful on the Columbia River”

Shaver Transportation’s new tugboat Samantha S. is the focus of an article in the 2019 edition of Professional Mariner’s American Tugboat Review. “Samantha S. is an 8,432-hp powerhouse built with a striking square bow,” writes the magazine’s Gulf Coast correspondent Brian Gauvin. “With over 110 tons of bollard pull, the tug is easily the most powerful on the Columbia River.” “It’s intended to be a true utility player, handling ship assist and docking, offshore rescue tows and barge tows,” Gauvin writes. “The unusual square bow will be handy escorting big ships through the notorious Columbia River Bar.” Two Shaver port captains—both MM&P members—worked with company officials and Jensen Maritime Consultants to design the new tug. “If a ship crosses the bar without escort, enters the narrow fairway of the channel and loses control, you have a hell of a mess,” says Fred Harding, one of the Shaver port captains who worked on the design of the Samantha S. “This tug is specifically designed to do that work.” “It was a challenge to develop a design that meets the requirements for a Columbia River ‘sea-to-berth’ escort vessel but is still capable of doing routine ship Samantha S. joined the Shaver fleet in June. and barge work,” says Port Captain Brad Korpela. “Before being involved in this project, I had not fully realized the extent of the regulatory and engineering constraints that influence the many aspects of a vessel’s design and that must be met while at the same time keeping cost and the usability of the tug in mind.” Company President Steve Shaver, Harding and Korpela tested the design for the new tug on simulators at MITAGS West. It was during simulation exercises that they decided to add more length to the design and stretch the hull to 112 feet. Decisions on the size of the tug took into account horsepower, fuel capacity and the need to accommodate a 10-person crew on long, offshore emergency tows. “Jensen came up with a 112-foot tug outside the rubber and a 110-ton bollard pull,” Harding said. “There’s nothing with that kind of bollard pull on the river.” He said that as a result of its size and power, the Samantha S. can stop a ship one ship length faster than the ship could stop itself. “The tug has piqued everybody’s interest in the area,” Steve Shaver says.

Columbia River Bar Pilots Seeking Qualified Applicants

The Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots and the Columbia River Bar Pilots are accepting applications to fill vacancies expected in the next few years. Applicants must have a U.S. Unlimited Masters License and at least one year sea time as master on commercial ships over 5,000 GT to apply and two years’ sea time to be accepted. The pilots are an equal opportunity organization looking for captains with a broad range of experience, capable of working in the demanding conditions of the Columbia River Bar. Candidates must have a command personality and be able to handle the wide range of decision making required. They must also be willing and able to contribute to running the business side of the organization. Candidates should submit a complete application packet by Nov. 30, 2019. For applications and instructions, go to: www.oregon.gov/puc/bmp/Pages/Forms.aspx. If more information is needed, contact Susan Johnson, Administrator, Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots, 800 NE Oregon St., Suite 507, Portland, Oregon 97232, [email protected] or 971-673-1530.

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Did You Sail Aboard the Mormactide With Captain Leonard LaRue?

MM&P is seeking to make contact with anyone who sailed with Captain Leonard LaRue aboard the Mormactide between 1952 and 1954. During the Korean War, Captain LaRue and the crew of the cargo ship SS Meredith Victory saved more than 14,000 people, giving them refuge aboard ship and risking their own lives to carry them 450 miles through mine-infested waters from the docks of Hungnam to safety on Geoji Island. The Meredith Victory evacuation, which took place Dec. 23-5, 1950, has come to be known as “the Christmas Miracle.” The Meredith Victory itself has often been described as “the Ship of Miracles” because it was designed to carry only 12 passengers and a 47-person crew. When Captain LaRue stopped sailing in 1954, he became a Benedictine monk. As Brother Marinus, OSB, he served the community of St. Paul Abbey, in Newton, N.J., until his death in 2001. A cause for canonization, the process by which a Christian church declares that a person who has died was a saint, is now underway for Brother Marinus. After he stopped sailing, Captain To that end, Fr. Sinclair Oubre of the Apostleship of the Sea in Beaumont, Texas, and an AB LaRue became Brother Marinus, OSB, serving the community of with the Seafarers International Union, is working with the Tribunal of the Diocese of Paterson St. Paul Abbey, in Newton, N.J., to gather evidence on LaRue’s life. In August, the tribunal heard the testimony of Adm. J. Robert until his death in 2001. Lunney, who served as staff officer aboard the SS Meredith Victory. It hopes to interview the two living crewmembers in the near future. Others with information to share, in particular people who sailed with LaRue on the Mormactide between 1952 and 1954, are encouraged to send a message to: [email protected] or to call the MM&P Communications Department at 410-691-8146 so that an interview can be arranged. You may contact Fr. Sinclair directly at 409-749-0171, by email at sinclair.oubre@ stellamarismail.org, or by post at 1500 Jefferson Drive, Port Arthur, Texas 77642. As part of the process, historical experts will review all documents relating to Brother Marinus while he was a merchant mariner and a monk. Members of the tribunal. (Left to right) Fr. Pawel Tomczyk, diocesan postulator; Dr. Mary Mazzarella, consultant for the cause; Fr. Sinclair Oubre; and Bishop Arthur Serratelli.

Memorial to “the Christmas Miracle” on Geoji Island, where the refugees disembarked the Meredith Victory.

10 The Master, Mate & Pilot - September | October 2019 A.P. Moller-Maersk Hosts US Customs’ 230th Anniversary

MM&P licensed deck officers aboard Maersk Kinloss served as unofficial ambassadors in August when A.P. Moller-Maersk hosted a ceremony at APM Terminals Port Elizabeth to recognize the first vessel clearance ever performed by U.S. Customs. Participants in the ceremony included port executives, members of the press, and CBP and Coast Guard officials. “The 6,200 TEU capacity U.S.- flag Kinloss was the focal point for a commemorative ceremony honoring 230 years of service by U.S. Customs at America’s seaports,” the company said in a statement. The Kinloss stood in for the two-masted sailing ship Aboard Maersk Kinloss. (Left to right) Chief Mate Kimberleigh Navradszky Persis, which arrived at the Port of New York on Aug. 5, (off signing), Captain Chris Murray, Captain Tom Larkin, 1789, with a load of cargo from Italy. Chief Mate Shawn Ouellette , Third Mate Sam Osgood and (on signing) (off signing) In a nod to history, Maersk Kinloss Captain Third Mate Ryan MacAffee(on signing). Christopher Murray presented the Application for Unlading (CBP Form #3171) for the vessel to CBP officials. “The Customs document was duly signed and stamped, formally executing the permit in accordance with the procedures of the late 18th Century,” the company noted in a press release. “In that era, this process would also have included the payment to the Customs Collector of the tonnage taxes.” A Customs duty fee of $774.71 was duly collected based on the assessed values of the goods entering the port 230 Maersk Kinloss was central to a historical reenactment of the first vessel clearance ever performed by U.S. Customs, on Aug. 5, 1789. years ago aboard the Persis.

Panama Tug Captains in Negotiations Training

A group of tugboat captains who belong to MM&P’s Panama affiliate, Unión de Capitanes y Oficiales de Cubierta, participated in negotiations training this summer. UCOC represents tug captains and associated vessel personnel who work on the Panama Canal. The group became an MM&P affiliate in 2016. Since then, MM&P and the International Transport Workers’ Federation have been working Tugboat captains who belong to UCOC with representatives of MM&P during negotiations with UCOC to defend working training this summer. (Left to right) MM&P Representative Eduardo Iglesias, Ray Feurtado, Pedro Mejias, Cristobal Falquez, Daniel Camazon, Ivan De La Guardia, Agustin Ureña, MM&P conditions on the canal. Pacific Ports Vice President J. Lars Turner and Antonio Wray.

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MM&P Members at Baydelta Maritime Put New Hybrid Tug Through Its Paces

Captain Mike Harbarth and engineer Paul Terrell, MM&P “Delta Teresa’s large engine room with touch-screen control members who work at Baydelta Maritime, were interviewed by panel make engineer Paul Terrell’s work a little easier,” Conley Professional Mariner about the company’s new hybrid tug, Delta reports. The panel displays oil pressure, engine temperature and Teresa. other data points, and allows for alerts or alarms to be tracked over “Captains can run the vessel using electric motors powered by time. Together, these features offer a comprehensive picture of up to four Caterpillar gensets or using just the twin 2,650-hp Cat mechanical performance. 3516 Tier 3 main engines,” writes Casey Conley of Professional The touch-screen control panel “will steer me in the right Mariner for a feature story in the 2019 edition of American direction, definitely,” said engineer Paul Terrell. “It’s a lot better Tugboat Review. than just a little red light.” Captains can quickly switch between propulsion modes simply Baydelta crews live aboard the 100-by-40-foot tug for up to two by touching a button. For maximum power, both systems can weeks. On the main deck are: the galley and a mess with seating run simultaneously. Among the benefits expected from the hybrid for eight, a lounge with cable TV; the captain’s single bunk and a system: lower emissions, reduced fuel consumption and lower double bunk. There are two more double bunks below. maintenance costs over time. Baydelta Maritime now operates in Los Angeles/Long Beach The new tug also offers greater control at low speeds; when jobs Harbor as well as in the Bay Area, where crews escort tankers require it, the props can turn as slowly as 1 rpm. “That puts this traveling to and from refineries north of San Francisco. boat into a whole different class,” Harbarth says. “… We can really To read the entire article, go to: https://tinyurl.com/baydeltatug. finesse with this tug.”

Greetings From Our Members at Blue and Gold!

Members of the MM&P United Inland Group-Pacific Maritime Region who work for Blue and Gold Fleet operate and maintain the vessels in the San Francisco Bay Area’s public ferry service. The service is overseen for the city by the Board of Directors of the Water Emergency Transportation Authority. Blue and Gold has operated on San Francisco Bay since 1979.

Captain Al Lewis in the wheelhouse. Blue and Gold Fleet Captain Keith Martin (left) and Senior Deckhand Reggie Steele at Pier 39 in San Francisco.

12 The Master, Mate & Pilot - September | October 2019 Visit to the Edgar B. Speer in Conneaut, Ohio

MM&P Great Lakes & Gulf Vice President Tom Bell boarded the MV Edgar B. Speer when it called at Conneaut, Ohio, on Lake Erie. The vessel is owned by Great Lakes Fleet. The licensed deck officers aboard the ship are MM&P members. (Left to right) Chief Mate Mark Blatnic, Captain Michael Diduch and Third Mate Mark Andresek.

Photo Credit: Ron Colpus

ILWU Canada President Rob Ashton With MM&P Secretary-Treasurer Don Josberger

A new ILWU Canada study reports that thousands of family-supporting jobs will be lost in Canada if worker-replacing technology is introduced in ports. ILWU Canada President Ron Ashton discussed the challenges posed by automation with MM&P Secretary- Treasurer Don Josberger when the two attended the ILA Convention. “The threat of automation is real for all maritime workers, but longshore workers are on the front lines in the battle to preserve jobs,” Ashton says. “The government has to step in. If (a company) does away with a worker’s job, they should pay a penalty.”

Central Gulf Lines and Waterman Steamship Announce Major Rebranding Effort

SEACOR Holdings Inc. has announced a major rebranding effort among two of its subsidiaries that will now operate under the Waterman Logistics banner. The company has issued the following statement on the rebranding effort. Central Gulf Lines Inc. has become Waterman Transport Inc. and together with its sister company, Waterman Steamship Corporation, comprise the Waterman Logistics brand. The rebranded Waterman businesses will continue to provide door-to-door logistics to commercial and U.S. military clients around the world. Our use of the Waterman name dates back to 1919. Waterman has supported the U.S. military in peacetime and every major conflict since World War II. It will remain a leading participant in the Maritime Security Program and continue to operate four large Pure Car Truck Carriers. In addition, Waterman Logistics will continue to expand its commercial business. Henry Nuzum, President of the Waterman businesses, explains: “We have been a leading transporter of high and heavy cargo between the U.S. West Coast and the outlying U.S. territories, including Guam. We look forward to bringing this service to international destinations in Asia.”

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“White House Trade Deal Would Suck More Jobs Out of US,” AFL-CIO Says

The U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal that the White House is “In order to change the culture, you have to get rid of all pushing would lead to more job losses in the United States, says 700,000 of those,” Trumka says. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. As an example of the potential impact of Mexico’s protectionist The original North American Free Trade Agreement cost over contracts on workers in the United States, he cites the decision by one million Americans their jobs, a number that does not include Nabisco-Mondelez to shutter its U.S. bakeries and open a plant in thousands of jobs lost this year and last at companies like General Mexico that pays its employees as little as 97 cents an hour. Motors and Nabisco-Mondelez that have shifted work abroad. “If Mexico can’t enforce their own agreements and their own After meeting with Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López laws, then this agreement will never work because their wages will Obrador in September, Trumka said he is still highly skeptical that be artificially low and they will suck jobs and capital out of the the Mexican government can achieve the legal changes spelled out United States,” he says. in the administration plan, known as USMCA. United Steelworkers International President Leo Gerard echoed “As it stands today, it’s unenforceable and therefore we couldn’t Trumka’s concerns in an opinion piece entitled, “NAFTA Old and support it,” Trumka told Chris Wallace in an interview with Fox New: Deals by the Rich for the Rich.” News. “As it is now, labor unions in Mexico frequently are fakes, created and controlled by corporations. New laws, passed in Mexico in As it stands today, the April [to lay a foundation for passage of USCMA], empower Mexicans to form their own worker-controlled labor unions…” proposed US-Mexico-Canada “Realistically, however, free unions aren’t going to pop up overnight in hundreds of thousands of Mexican workplaces,” he trade deal is unenforceable says. “For workers to get real unions and labor agreements, the and therefore we Mexican government will have to actively assure workers’ rights…” couldn’t support it. “But right now, Mexico has no budget for implementation and has not even started to hire the hundreds of judges and inspectors — AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka that the new law requires…” “If the Trump administration insists on rushing through its flawed agreement without common-sense improvements, our The biggest problem, unions say, are Mexico’s protectionist labor movement will mobilize an unrivaled, nationwide organizing contracts, which keep wages artificially low. Signed by employers network to ensure that the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement and corporate-funded groups that don’t actually represent workers, never sees the light of day,” Trumka says. they undercut efforts by bona fide labor groups to negotiate fair “We won’t have any choice but to block it because an wages. It is estimated that in Mexico more than 700,000 such unenforceable deal is a windfall for corporations and a disaster for contracts are currently in force. workers.”

14 The Master, Mate & Pilot - September | October 2019 Visit to the MV Manitowoc in Cleveland

MM&P Great Lakes & Gulf Vice President Tom Bell boarded the MV Manitowoc when it stopped in Cleveland recently to visit with MM&P members aboard the ship. (Left to right) Chief Engineer Craig Fishbough Captain David Richmond, AB Rob Cardinal, Steward Bridget Nagle and Bell.

SUNY and USMMA Cadets Compete for Captain Timothy A. Brown Trophy

The roots of the Monomoy boat date back to the era of whaling and to the surfboats used by the U.S. Lifesaving Service in the early 1870s. Monomoy races between maritime academies were common in the 1950s and 1960s. In addition to the annual inter-academy races, there were quick pick-up races with shipping company crews. The New York Marine Society revived the tradition in 2006, establishing an annual Monomoy competition between first- year Kings Point and SUNY Maritime cadets. Last year, the society voted to expand the initiative by adding a main event named in honor of Captain George C. Previll, past president of the marine society and a Kings Point graduate who served as master of the SUNY training ship. This year the event was hosted by SUNY Maritime College and sponsored by the Boston Marine Society, the Portland Marine Society, the Maine Maritime Academy Alumni Association and Crosby Yacht Yard Inc. The trophy awarded to the winning team is named after Alex Miller of SUNY Maritime receives the Captain Timothy A. Brown Trophy on behalf of his team, which triumphed in this year’s Inter- MM&P President Emeritus Tim Brown, a 1965 graduate of Academy Monomoy Challenge. The trophy is awarded to the school Kings Point. that wins the annual race between Kings Point and SUNY Maritime. On the left is New York Marine Society President Tim Ferrie. On the right is Kevin Tokarski of the Maritime Administration.

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Greetings From Maersk Columbus Sport Fishing Aboard Safmarine Ngami

Five Fort Schuyler grads on the U.S. coastwise portion on Maersk Columbus. (Left to right) Third Assistant Engineer Franco Mahalik ‘17 MEBA, with MM&P members Captain Richard Madden ‘90, Chief Mate Marwan Elsamny ‘11 Second Mate Ernie Caponegro ’14 and Third Mate Stephen Trantel ‘18.

Photo Credit: Military Sealift Command

MM&P officers aboard theSafmarine Ngami with a 300-pound swordfish they caught.(Left to right) Captain William Fisher, Third Mate Diane Kalladeen, Second Mate Mike Sheeder and Chief Mate Tim Van Ahnen.

USS Frank Cable Hosts MSC Executive Director

The officers and crew of the Military Sealift Command submarine tender USS Frank Cable welcomed MSC Executive Director Steven Cade on Aug. 19. Many thanks to USS Frank Cable Master P. Todd Christian for sharing photos!

16 The Master, Mate & Pilot - September | October 2019 Snapshots From the Weeks Marine Fleet

MM&P members crew all three hopper dredges in the WMI fleet. MM&P Great Lakes & Gulf Vice President Tom Bell visited all three vessels over the summer and sent these photos.

Aboard the R.N. Weeks. Greg Rawley (drag tender) and Bret Smith-Sawka (second mate).

Aboard the R.N. Weeks. Rusty Bradshaw (steward) and Troy Billiot (AB).

Aboard the Magdalen. (Left to right) Josh Goodwin (mate), James Willis (drag tender), Will Smith (third Mate) and Joe Purcell (chief mate).

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Life Insurance

Now’s your chance to apply for Life Insurance

Apply for $10,000 of Life Insurance by answering just one hospitalization question1 from October 1 to December 31, 2019, for coverage to be effective December 1, 2019.2

The International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots through MetLife is now offering B:11.25” T:11” you the opportunity to apply for Optional Life insurance. You have a limited-time opportunity S:9” to apply for $10,000 of coverage by answering just one hospitalization question.1

NOTE: The International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots does not receive financial compensation either for making this plan available or in the event that you choose to purchase Optional Life Insurance through this plan.

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To learn more or apply, visit www.metlife.com/MMP from October 1 to December 31, 2019, for coverage to be effective December 1, 2019.2

1. If you answer “yes” to the 90-day hospitalization question or are applying for more than $10,000 of coverage, you must answer 5 health questions. MetLife will review your information and evaluate your request for coverage based upon your answers to the health questions, MetLife’s underwriting rules and other information you authorize us to review. In certain cases, MetLife may request additional information to evaluate your request for coverage. 2. Coverage will become effective on 12/1/19 following the receipt of your completed application for all requests that do not require additional medical information. Requests received after 12/1/19 or requests for amounts that require additional medical information and are not approved by the date listed above will not be effective until the first of the month following approval from MetLife. Like most group insurance policies, MetLife’s group insurance policies contain certain exclusions, limitations and terms for keeping them in force. Any such exclusions, limitations and requirements will be described in the life insurance certificate. Please contact MetLife for more information. Not available in all states.

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CNO Pilots, U.S. Officials, Attend Commissioning of USS Billings

Photo Credit: Marianne Guemo, Navy PAO USS Billings, the Navy’s eighth Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship, was commissioned in a ceremony at Naval Air Station Key Now’s your West on Aug. 3. A crowd of about 1,500—including CNO Pilots, Montana Sen. Jon Tester, Navy officials and a representative of the U.S. Secretary of Defense—were on hand to salute the newly commissioned ship. chance to apply “It was a huge success,” said NAS Key West Harbor Pilot/ Deputy Port Operations Officer William Ballou, who piloted USS Billings into Key West. for Life Insurance CNO Pilots support the Navy at nine installations in the United States and are represented by MM&P. Billings is homeported at Naval Station Mayport, Fla. Billings is the first ship in the U.S. Navy to be named after the largest city Apply for $10,000 of Life Insurance by answering just one hospitalization question1 in Montana. It sails under the motto, “Big Sky Over Troubled Waters.” from October 1 to December 31, 2019, for coverage to be effective December 1, 2019.2 The ship was commissioned in August at NAS Key West.

The International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots through MetLife is now offering B:11.25” T:11” you the opportunity to apply for Optional Life insurance. You have a limited-time opportunity S:9” to apply for $10,000 of coverage by answering just one hospitalization question.1 Here’s an Easy Way to Fend Off Recession and Help NOTE: The International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots does not receive financial Thousands of Americans compensation either for making this plan available or in the event that you choose to purchase “The economy has made steady improvements since the Great Our manufacturing base is further strengthened when federal Optional Life Insurance through this plan. 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Unlike jobs in the on-demand economy—like those in “Wages for low- and middle-income earners remain stagnant,” he Amazon warehouses—jobs in transportation, infrastructure and writes in an opinion piece in Business Insider. manufacturing are more likely to pay a living wage and have benefits To learn more or apply, visit www.metlife.com/MMP from October 1 to December 31, 2019, “But there are immediate steps lawmakers can take to buffer like health insurance and retirement plans. 2 for coverage to be effective December 1, 2019. against fear of an economic slowdown and rebalance America’s “That’s in no small part because of the high union density and economy in favor of working people.” strong tradition of collective bargaining in these sectors,” Willis says. “Chief among them: invest in our transportation system and Another thing to keep in mind: today, the cost of capital is infrastructure.” historically cheap. “Investing now, when interest rates are low, makes As evidence of the need for infrastructure investments, Willis the best financial sense,” he argues. 1. 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Board of Trustees Meetings 2020-21 Offshore Scholarship Applications Eligible dependent children of eligible Offshore members and The last scheduled meetings of the Board of Trustees for 2019 took co-pay pensioners in good standing are reminded to request an place Oct. 15-17. In the next issue of the magazine, I will provide application for the scholarship program. Applicants must be you with a brief overview of the highlights. The Trustees have high school seniors during the 2019-20 school year. Completed scheduled their 2020 meeting dates as follows: Feb. 4-6; June 2-4; applications must be returned to the Plan Office by Nov. 30, 2019. and Oct. 13-15. For more information, contact Madeline Petrelli at the Plan Office at [email protected] or 410-850-8615. Health & Benefit Plan Earnings Limitations for Pensioners and/or Dependents Under the Age of 65 Annual Open Enrollment November and December 2019 As a reminder, pensioners and/or their covered dependents must notify the Plan that they reasonably expect that they will exceed The Health & Benefit Plan will have an Open Enrollment from the earnings limitations for the year. The Plan will offer them the Nov. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2019, for coverage effective Jan. 1, 2020. option of continuing coverage under the Plan with Continuation At the end of October, the Plan Office will mail a Notice of Open of Group Health Coverage (COBRA). Enrollment to eligible participants under the Plan. Please note that the rules of the Plan state that these pensioners/ During the Open Enrollment Period, participants can enroll dependents will also be presumed to exceed the earnings limitations dependents who missed the sixty days’ notification requirement for the following year unless they can demonstrate otherwise for the addition of a dependent who became eligible for coverage in writing. The Plan may request information such as copies of as a result of marriage, the birth of a child, adoption of a child or the federal income tax statement to verify that these pensioners/ placement of a child for adoption or under legal guardianship, or dependents have not exceeded the earnings limitations. If this loss of other group health plan coverage or health insurance policy information is not provided, the rules require the Plan to suspend coverage under which the dependent was covered when initially benefits to these pensioners/dependents. offered the opportunity to enroll in the Plan. Along with the Open Enrollment Notice, the Plan is required Earnings Limitation Forms Needed to provide you with a Summary of Benefits and Coverage Form Sandra Pirtle (SBC). The format of the SBC, including some of the examples, is required by federal law and is only a summary of Plan benefits. Therefore, the summary may not describe all the benefits available to you. Please refer to your Summary Plan Description for additional information about your benefits. Please look for this information in your mailbox in early November.

20 The Master, Mate & Pilot - September | October 2019 Are You Prepared in Case of Be Prepared Before a a Health Emergency? Health Emergency Happens Beware! “Surprise” Medical Bills Are Every MM&P member and dependent should take a few a Serious and Growing Problem minutes to view the list of PPO providers in their area so they More and more Americans are getting a nasty surprise after can be prepared in the case of an emergency. going to an emergency room or seeking care in a doctor’s Go to http://www.cignasharedadministration.com. From there: office: a “surprise” medical bill. Surprise bills can be exorbitant • Click on For Taft-Hartley Plan Members and the risk of receiving one is growing, so the problem is • Click on Medical Shared Administration. The screen that attracting increased attention. They are usually issued by out- appears will be titled Medical Shared Administration of-network health professionals that the patient has had no role Plans. in choosing. • Go to the middle of that page. They tend to occur after an emergency room visit or when • Click on Shared Administration PPO Provider Directory non-emergency care involves secondary providers (such as an • To find a CIGNA network provider, enter your zip code, anesthesiologist or a radiologist) who are not in the insurer’s when you are asked to “Pick,” choose “Medical Plans provider network. PPO” and then “PPO…” and type the kind of provider Studies have shown that today, about one in five emergency you are looking for in the box. room visits involves care from an out-of-network physician. You can also call the provider you are planning to see to For elective inpatient admissions at in-network facilities, the make sure they are a CIGNA PPO provider or call CIGNA number of patients who end up receiving care from an out- at 1-800-768-4695 to ask whether the provider is in the PPO of-network provider is high and growing. The problem has network. made headlines this year as more and more patients have found themselves liable for hundreds or even thousands of dollars in surprise medical bills. Nine states have passed laws to reduce surprise billing, and Pension Plan Missing Participants there is new bipartisan legislation pending in Congress to The Plan has been trying to get in touch with the following address the practice. participants in 2019, and they have not responded to the Plan.

Annual Pension Confirmation Forms Needed Ellis Barrett Evangeline Baura Jackson Miller, II Antoine Tedmore

www.bridgedeck.org - The Master, Mate & Pilot 21 MITAGS West Staff Visits Linthicum Heights Professional staffers who work at the MITAGS West Campus were welcomed at the union’s Linthicum Heights facilities earlier this year for their first official tour of MM&P headquarters. They met with MITAGS East staff and instructors, and toured the simulation facilities. MM&P Gulf Ports and Government Affairs Vice President Klaus Luhta briefed them on the union’s history and organizational structure, and on important maritime policies and programs pending in Congress. Over lunch at the conference center, they heard from Ken Ryan, director of pension, vacation and IRAP at the MM&P Plan Office, who engaged them in a lively Q&A session. MITAGS East and West personnel in the union’s conference room with MM&P Gulf Ports and Government Affairs Vice President Klaus Luhta. (Seated, left to right) Jim Clements, Patrick O’Laughlin, Mark Hokenson, Pasha Amigud, Christa Case, Debbie Walton, Rob Weiner, Bob Kimball, Christine Klimkowski, Emily Hopkins, Justin Bell, Elisabeth Hoover and Klaus Luhta. (Standing, left to right) Dale Bateman, MacKenzie McAninch, Catie Gianelloni, Amanda Meadows, Eric Friend, Scott Conway, Ginger Veighey, Colleen Schaffer, Jenny Pitzen and Rebecca Evans.

MITAGS West simulation team. (Left to right) Rob Weiner, Christa Case, Mark Hokenson, Pasha Amigud and Colleen Schaffer.

Great Lakes & Gulf Members MM&P Officers Focus on New Train at MITAGS Matson Kanaloa Class Ships

Members of the MM&P Great Lakes & Gulf Group attended the Seven MM&P members honed their familiarity with the handling Basic Training Revalidation and Advanced Fire Fighting course characteristics of the Kanaloa class ships in a two-day course at at MITAGS this summer. (Left to right) Jonathan Meader (Weeks MITAGS. TheLurline was the first Kanaloa class ship to join the Marine), Karl Hardesty (Grand River Navigation) and John Vinson Matson fleet. The second, now under construction at NASSCO, (Weeks Marine). Topics covered in the course include command is named Matsonia. (Left to right) Matt Merrill, Tim Clearwater, and control procedures related to the management of shipboard instructor Larry Bergin, Paul Schulman, Brian Spillane and Dean firefighting through pre-fire planning, inspections, organization, Ventimigilia. (Not pictured: John Bloomingdale and James Haley.) tactics, firefighting systems and crew training.

22 The Master, Mate & Pilot - September | October 2019 PENSIONERS

Virginia Bays, a member of the United Inland Group- Stephen Nadeau sailed as Atlantic & Gulf Region, worked in the New Orleans Port master with Farrell Lines Office. before becoming a Biscayne Bay pilot.

Barbara Brown worked at the Maritime Institute of

Technology and Graduate Studies.

Janice Brennan was a supervisor at the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies.

Virginia Brooks was a member of the United Inland James Shelley worked as a department head at the Group-Atlantic & Gulf Region. Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies.

Charles Carubia, shipping out of East Coast ports. He Donald Thayer retired from last sailed for Patriot Contract Services as master of the the MM&P United Inland USNS Watson. Group-Atlantic & Gulf Region.

Michael Casey, shipping out of Gulf ports. He sailed for

Keystone Shipping as master of the Perryville and then became a pilot.

Wallace Christian was a member of the United Inland Group-Atlantic & Gulf Region. Gregg Trunnell last sailed James Cochran Jr. was a member of the United Inland on tankers with West Group-Atlantic & Gulf Region. Coast Shipping. After that, he served as director of MITAGS West. Andrew Hetz, shipping out of West Coast ports. He last sailed for Patriot Contract Services as master of the MV Cape Orlando.

www.bridgedeck.org - The Master, Mate & Pilot 23 Directory of MM&P Offices International Headquarters MM&P Health & Benefit, Offshore Membership Group Miami/Port Everglades 700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B Vacation, Pension, Thomas Larkin Andrea Fortin Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1953 JEC and IRAP Plans Vice President Representative Phone: 410-850-8700 Patrick McCullough Atlantic Ports Broward Outpatient Medical Center Fax: 410-850-0973 150 SW 12th Ave Suite 205 Administrator Klaus Luhta www.bridgedeck.org Pompano FL 33069-3237 MM&P Plans Vice President Phone: 954-946-7883 700 Maritime Blvd., Suite A Gulf Ports & Government Affairs International Officers Linthicum Heights, MD Fax: 954-946-8283 21090-1996 J. Lars Turner [email protected] Donald J. Marcus Phone: 410-850-8500 Vice President President New York/New Jersey Fax: 410-850-8655 Pacific Ports 410-850-8700 ext. 122 Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522 Thomas Larkin [email protected] Boston [email protected] Vice President-Atlantic Ports Don F. Josberger Ron Colpus Hours: Monday – Friday Jay Tripaldi Secretary-Treasurer Thomas Sullivan 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM ET Atlantic Regional Representative 410-850-8700 ext. 116 Representatives 570 Broad Street, Ste 701 [email protected] Atlantic Maritime Group Marine Industrial Park 12 Channel St., Suite 606-A Newark, NJ 07102 Executive Offices Stephen H. Doherty Boston, MA 02210-2333 Phone: 201-963-1900 Vice President Phone: 617-671-0769 Fax: 201-963-5403 George Quick 570 Broad Street, Suite 701 Fax: 617-261-2334 [email protected] VP-Pilot Membership Group Newark, NJ 07102 [email protected] [email protected] 410-691-8144 Direct: 201-830-3407 [email protected] Fax: 201-748-5151 Charleston Norfolk, Va. [email protected] Klaus Luhta John Livingston Mark Nemergut Representative VP-Gulf Ports & Gov’t Affairs Mike Riordan Representative Interstate Corporate Center 410-691-8139 Representative 1481 Tobias Gadson Blvd. 6325 North Center Dr., Ste 100 [email protected] Direct: 201-830-3409 Suite 2C Norfolk, VA 23502 [email protected] Charleston, SC 29407-4794 Frank Scopelliti Phone: 843-766-3565 Phone: 757-489-7406 International Comptroller Rich Russo Fax: 843-766-6352 Fax: 757-489-1715 410-691-8134 City Representative [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Phone: 201-830-3408 Honolulu Oakland Roger Lash [email protected] Jeremy Hope International Representative Randy Swindell Paulina Czernek Coast Agent 410-691-8142 International Representative Representative [email protected] Phone: 201-830-3406 521 Ala Moana Blvd., Ste 254 Veronica Schaible [email protected] Honolulu, HI 96813 Representative Steven M. Miceli Jr. Phone: 808-523-8183 548 Thomas L. Berkley Way International Representative Keith Poissant Fax: 808-538-3672 Oakland, CA 94612 410-691-8149 International Representative [email protected] Phone: 510-808-7068 [email protected] Phone: 973-420-0492 Fax: 510-808-7067 Houston Communications [email protected] [email protected] Klaus Luhta [email protected] Lisa Rosenthal Federal Employees VP-Gulf Ports & Government Affairs Communications Director Seattle Membership Group Nell Wilkerson 410-691-8146 J. Lars Turner [email protected] Randall H. Rockwood Representative 13850 Gulf Freeway, Ste 250 Vice President-Pacific Ports Vice President Kathleen O. Moran Legal Department Executive Office Houston, TX 77034 Representative MM&P Headquarters Phone: 281-464-9650 Gabriel Terrasa 15208 52nd Ave. South, Suite 100 700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B Fax: 281-464-9652 International Counsel Seattle, WA 98188 Linthicum, MD 21090-1953 [email protected] 410-691-8148 Phone: 206-441-8700 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Fax: 206-448-8829 410-691-8131 Los Angeles/Long Beach [email protected] LMSR Contact [email protected] Randi Ciszewski Wendy Karnes Robert P. Chiesa Government Fleet Representative Representative Tampa Gov’t Crewing Coordinator & CNO Pilot Representative 533 N. Marine Ave., Ste A 443-784-8788 MM&P Headquarters Wilmington, CA 90744-5527 Laura Cenkovich [email protected] 700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B Phone: 310-834-7201 Representative Linthicum, MD 21090-1953 4333 S 50th St. Membership Department Fax: 310-834-6667 Cell: 202-679-7594 [email protected] Tampa, FL 33619 Patrice L. Wooten Fax: 732-527-0829 Phone: 813-247-2164 Director of Membership Fax: 813-248-1592 410-691-8151 Hours: 9:00 AM-2:00 PM ET [email protected] [email protected]

24 The Master, Mate & Pilot - September | October 2019 Pilot Membership Group Boston Pilots Hawaii Pilots Association Puget Sound Pilots George A. Quick Richard Stover Tom Heberle Eric vonBrandenfels Vice President President President 101 Stewart St. - Suite 900 3400 N. Furnace Rd. 256 Marginal Street, Bldg 11 Pier 19-Honolulu Harbor Seattle, WA 98101 Jarrettsville, MD 21084 East Boston, MA 02128 P.O. Box 721 Phone: 206-728-6400 Phone: 410-691-8144 Phone: 617-569-4500 Honolulu, HI 96808 Fax: 206-448-3405 Fax: 617-569-4502 Phone: 808-532-7233 Fax: 410-557-7082 Sabine Pilots Fax: 808-532-7229 [email protected] Canaveral Pilots www.hawaiipilots.net Charles Lahaye East Coast Regional Rep. Ben Borgie Presiding Officer Houston Pilots Timothy J. Ferrie Brendan McMillin 5148 West Pkwy. 201 Edgewater St. Co-Chairmen Mark Mitchem Groves, TX 77619 Staten Island, NY 10305 Box 816 Presiding Officer Phone: 409-722-1141 Phone: 718-448-3900 Cape Canaveral, FL 32920 203 Deerwood Glen Drive Fax: 409-962-9223 Fax: 718-447-1582 Phone: 321-783-4645 Deer Park, TX 77536 www.sabinepilots.com [email protected] Phone: 713-645-9620 [email protected] Saint Johns Bar Pilots Charleston Branch Pilots Key West Bar Pilots Association Gulf Coast Regional Rep. Nate Cook Richard D. Moore Whit Smith Alejandro Gonzalez President 8150 S. Loop E. Houston, TX 77017 6 Concord St. P.O. Box 848 4910 Ocean St. Mayport, FL 32233 Phone: 713-645-9620 P.O. Box 179 Key West, FL 33041 Phone: 904-249-5631 [email protected] Charleston, SC 29401 Phone: 305-296-5512 Fax: 904-249-7523 Phone: 843-577-6695 Fax: 305-296-1388 [email protected] West Coast Regional Rep. Fax: 843-577-0632 Mobile Bar Pilots San Juan Bay Pilots Kip Carlson Columbia River Bar Pilots J. Christopher Brock Pier 9, East End Stephen Rivera James Brady President San Francisco, CA 94111 President 100 16th St. P.O. Box 831 Phone: 415-362-5436 P.O. Box 9021033 Astoria, OR 97103-3634 Mobile, AL 36601 [email protected] San Juan, PR 00902-1033 Phone: 503-325-2641 Phone: 251-432-2639 787-722-1166 Fax: 251-432-9964 Alaska Marine Pilots Columbia River Pilots St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots David Arzt Northeast Marine Pilots Christopher D. Eckardt John R. Boyce President MM&P Delegate E. Howard McVay President P.O. Box 920226 13225 N. Lombard 243 Spring St. Richard Tetzlaff Dutch Harbor, AK 99692 Portland, OR 97203 Newport, RI 02840 MM&P Branch Agent Phone: 907-581-1240 Phone: 503-289-9922 Phone: 401-847-9050 P.O. Box 274 Fax: 907-581-1372 Toll Free: 1-800-274-1216 733 E. Broadway [email protected] Coos Bay Pilots Penobscot Bay & River Cape Vincent, NY 13618 Charles L. Yates Aransas-Corpus Christi Pilots Pilots Association Phone: 315-654-2900 President Fax: 315-654-4491 Kevin C. Monaco 686 North Front St. David Gelinas P.O. Box 2767 Coos Bay, OR 97420-2331 President San Francisco Bar Pilots Corpus Christi, TX 78403 Phone: 541-267-6555 Skip Strong Joseph Long Phone: 361-884-5899 Fax: 541-267-5256 Vice President Port Agent Fax: 361-884-1659 Crescent River Port Pilots 18 Mortland Road Kip Carlson Associated Branch Pilots Searsport, ME 04974 MM&P Representative E. Michael Bopp Phone: 207-548-1077 Pier 9, East End Mike Lorino Jr. President Fax: 207-548-1078 San Francisco, CA 94111 3813 N. Cswy Blvd., Ste 100 8712 Highway 23 [email protected] Phone: 415-362-5436 Metairie, LA 70002 Belle Chasse, LA 70037 Fax: 415-982-4721 Phone: 504-831-6615 Phone: 504-392-8001 Pilots Association for the Fax: 504-392-7598 Bay & River Delaware Sandy Hook Pilots Association Maryland Pilots www.crescentpilots.com Jonathan C. Kemmerley John J. DeCruz Eric Nielsen New York President Galveston-Texas City Pilots President President 800 S. Columbus Blvd. John C. Oldmixon 3720 Dillon St. Christos A. Sotirelis Philadelphia, PA 19147 New Jersey President Baltimore, MD 21224 P.O. Box 16110 Phone: 215-465-8340 201 Edgewater St. Phone: 410-276-1337 Galveston, TX 77552 Fax: 215-465-3450 Staten Island, NY 10305 Fax: 410-276-1364 Phone: 409-740-3347 Phone: 718-448-3900 [email protected] Fax: 409-740-3393 Port Everglades Pilots Fax: 718-447-1582 Biscayne Bay Pilots Todd J. Cooper David T. Ulrich Andrew D. Melick Co-Directors Chairman P.O. Box 13017 2911 Port Blvd. Port Everglades, FL 33316 Miami, FL 33132 Phone: 954-522-4491 Phone: 305-374-2791 Fax: 305-374-2375

www.bridgedeck.org - The Master, Mate & Pilot 25 Savannah Pilots Association United Inland Wilmington Pacific Maritime Region Robert T. (“Trey”) Thompson III Membership Group Sly Hunter Pension & Benefit Plans Master Pilot Thomas Bell Regional Representative Columbia Northwest 550 E. York St. VP-Great Lakes & Gulf 533 N. Marine Ave. Marine Benefit Trust P.O. Box 9267 Wilmington, CA 90744-5527 Savannah, GA 31401-3545 Timothy Saffle Phone: 510-808-7066 Patrick McCullough Phone: 912-236-0226 VP-Pacific Maritime Region Fax: 510-808-7064 Administrator Fax: 912-236-6571 Cleveland [email protected] 700 Maritime Blvd., Suite A Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1996 Southeast Alaska Pilots Thomas Bell Phone: 410-850-8500 Kathleen Fleury VP-Great Lakes & Gulf MIRAID Fax: 410-850-8655 1322 Old River Rd., 3rd Floor President C. James Patti Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522 Cleveland, OH 44113 1621 Tongass Ave. - Suite 300 President [email protected] Phone: 216-776-1667 Ketchikan, AK 99901 1025 Connecticut Ave., NW Hours: Monday-Friday Fax: 216-776-1668 Phone: 907-225-9696 Suite 507 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM ET Fax: 907-247-9696 [email protected] Washington, DC 20036-5412 Northwest Maritime [email protected] Juneau Phone: 202-463-6505 www.seapa.com Fax: 202-223-9093 Pension Trust Shannon Adamson [email protected] Southwest Alaska Pilots Randy G. Goodwin Regional Representative Account Executive Ronald A. Ward, II 229 Fourth St. P.O. Box 34203 President Juneau, AK 99801 MM&P Federal Credit Union Seattle, WA 98124 Phone: 907-586-8192 P.O. Box 977 Kathy Ann Klisavage Phone: 206-441-7574 Fax: 907-789-0569 Homer, AK 99603 Manager Fax: 206-441-9110 Phone: 907-235-8783 [email protected] MM&P Headquarters Southwest Marine Health, Fax: 907-235-6119 Oakland 700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B Benefit & Pension Trust [email protected] Linthicum, MD 21090-1953 Sly Hunter Phone: 410-691-8136 Dora Vele Tampa Bay Pilots Regional Representative Fax: 410-859-1623 1200 Wilshire Blvd., 5th Floor Allen L. Thompson 548 Thomas L. Berkley Way Toll-Free: 1-800-382-7777 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Executive Director Oakland, CA 94612 (All U.S. and Puerto Rico) Toll-Free: 1-888-806-8943 1825 Sahlman Dr. Tampa, FL 33605 Phone: 510-808-7066 [email protected] Phone: 813-247-3737 Fax: 510-808-7064 [email protected] Maritime Institute of Fax: 813-247-4425 MM&P Maritime Technology & Graduate Virgin Islands Port Portland Advancement, Training, Studies (MITAGS) Authority Pilots Nick Sorber Education & Safety Program Glen Paine John Amaro Regional Representative Patrick McCullough Executive Director President 2225 N. Lombard St. - No. 206 Administrator [email protected] 6877 Upper Wintberg Portland, OR 97217 Eric Friend St. Thomas, VI 00802 Phone: 503-369-6947 Glen Paine Director 340-998-2260 [email protected] Executive Director [email protected] [email protected] San Juan, Puerto Rico Student Services: 206-739-0720 Virginia Pilot Association Eduardo Iglesias MM&P Health & Benefit, Vacation, Pension, East Coast Campus J. William Cofer Regional Representative President 1055 Kennedy Ave. Ste 914 JEC and IRA 692 Maritime Blvd. 3329 Shore Dr. San Juan, PR 00920 Patrick McCullough Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1952 Main Phone: 410-859-5700 Virginia Beach, VA 23451 Phone: 787-664-3052 Administrator Toll Free: 1-866-656-5568 Phone: 757-496-0995 Fax: 787-723-4494 700 Maritime Blvd., Suite A Admissions: [email protected] Hours: Monday-Friday Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1996 Western Great Lakes Web: www.mitags.org 9:00AM – 1:30PM ET Phone: 1-877-667-5522 Pilots Association [email protected] or 410-850-8500 BWI Airport Shuttle Jon Olney Seattle Fax: 410-850-8655 President [email protected] (avail. 24 hours a day): 6559 S M221, P.O. Box 365 Timothy Saffle 1-866-900-3517 Ext. 0 Brimley, MI 49715 VP-Pacific Maritime Region West Coast Campus Phone: 715-392-5204 Former Atlantic & Gulf Fax: 715-392-1666 Dan Twohig Region Health, Pension 1729 Alaskan Way, S. [email protected] Representative and Education, Safety Seattle, WA 98134-1146 Pacific Maritime Region & Training Funds Main: 206-239-9965 15208 52nd Ave., South, Ste 100 Toll-Free: 1-888-893-7829 Seattle, WA 98188 MM&P Plan Office Admissions: [email protected] Phone: 425-775-1403 700 Maritime Blvd., Suite A Web: www.mitags.org Fax: 425-775-1418 Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1996 [email protected] Phone: 410-850-8500 [email protected] Fax: 410-850-8655 Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522

26 The Master, Mate & Pilot - September | October 2019 CROSS’D THE FINAL BAR

Stuart E. Annas, 63, Aug. 1. A Stephen E. Wardman, 67, Aug. 4. A resident of San resident of New Port Richey, Fla., he Antonio, Texas, and a pensioner since 2017, he last sailed last sailed for Patriot as master of the for American President Lines aboard the APL Agate. He is USNS Sisler. He loved spending time survived by Joseph Wardman. on the lake in his backyard, whether it was entertaining friends and family, or Gordon S. White, 83, June 29. A just with a fishing pole. The lake was resident of Oakland, Calif., and a his happy place. He is survived by his pensioner since 2005, he last sailed mother Sarah Annas; brother Arthur; and sisters Cheryl, for Matson Navigation aboard Karen, Michele, Sarah and Charlene. the MV Mokihana. A U.S. Navy veteran, he managed port projects James G. Johnson, 90, May 14. A resident of Condon, around the world, including bringing Mont., and a pensioner since 1995, he last sailed for Matson containerization to the seaport in Navigation aboard the SS Lurline. He enjoyed motorcycles, Kuwait while with Stanford Research Institute, helping to sailing and classical music. Survivors include his nephew create the port in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, while with Parsons Thomas P. Cullen. Inc. and modernizing ports in Mexico and Bangladesh in World Bank-funded projects. He founded the California Hodgson M. Modinger, 99, June 24. A resident of Maritime Academy Foundation and served as a project Covington, La., and a pensioner since 1983, he last sailed for manager for Pacific Far East Lines and the Port of Oakland. Central Gulf Steamship Company aboard the SS Bay. His He pioneered interactive training videos as founder of Port son wrote, “Nearly 100 years of loving and creating, serving Technologies International. He served as president of the and contributing, traveling and exploring, befriending and Oakland Rotary Club and was a member of Piedmont empowering others, he is now at peace, with his beautiful Community Church, Lakeshore Baptist and Lake Merritt bride Elizabeth at his side in Heaven. He was a Godly man of Breakfast Club. A devoted husband and father, he passed on moderation and peace, dignified justice for others, charitable to his children his love of travel, art and picnicking. Survivors kindness and gratitude, sound wisdom and Holy reflection.” include son Timothy; daughters Christy, Kerry and Lockey; He was a naval combat veteran of World War II. He enjoyed five grandchildren; and many close friends. music and painting, and engaged in a life-long pursuit of literature, art and world culture. Survivors include: sons John Delmar Lee “Bud” Winchester, 96, and Edward; grandchildren Ashley, Jack, Noah and Isabelle; June 28. A resident of Apollo Beach, and 30 nieces and nephews. Fla., and a pensioner since 1984, he last sailed for Marine Transport Lines H. James Pietsch, 92, Aug. 9. A resident of New Port as master of the SS Marine Duval. After Richey, Fla., and a pensioner since 1986, he last sailed for his retirement, he enjoyed traveling American President Lines aboard the President Van Buren. with Betty, his wife of 62 years. He loved the Lord and his family very James F. Randolph, 94, June 28. A resident of Jacksonville, much. He is survived by his children Del Jr., Keith, John Fla., and a pensioner since 1995, he last sailed for Sealand and their spouses; grandchildren Seth, Kylan, Leigh Ann, Services as master of the SL Exchange. Kaleb and Sarah; and great-grandchildren Konnor, Carlisle Madison and McGuire Payne.

www.bridgedeck.org - The Master, Mate & Pilot 27 Honor Roll of PCF Contributors MM&P salutes the union members, pensioners and employees who are making our voice heard in Washington, D.C.

Mark C. Foxvog P Klaus D. Luhta John P. Rawley In Memory of Elmer Chip Eberman George P. MacDonough P Frank E. Reed Jr. Kenneth N. Gaito Richard A. Madden Michael Riordan* Naldo R. Garcia Donald J. Marcus* Howard M. Roberts Larry D. Aasheim Bradley D. Goodwin In Memory of Captain Charles Malue David M. Romano Shannon C. Adamson P Edward Gras Brett J. Marquis Paul D. Rooney P Douglas B. Adriance P P Edward W. Green Richard W. May Lisa Rosenthal Murray G. Alstott* P Gregory P. Gretz In Memory of Captain Tim Brown Sean A. Sabeh Gerald William Anderson P P Jon F. Harrison Eugene W. Mayer Jr. Donald R. Sacca Andrew Banks P Samuel W. Hartshorn Jr. Patrick McCullough Timothy C. Saffle* Evan B. Barbis P Harold J. Held Paul F. McQuarrie P Thomas E. Bell* George W. Schaberg In Memory of Captain Robert Strobel Matthew F. Merrill In Memory of Captain Charles Malue Rafik A. Shahbin Christopher S. Hendrickson Andrew J. Merrill* P Theodore E. Bernhard Steven P. Shils* Andrew W. Hetz Thomas F. Miller Robert Brian Burke Travis A. Shirley James F. Hill* In Memory of Blake Coney Ernest J. Caponegro Carl W. Stein Candyce Hoffman Darrin N. Muenzberg Kenneth J. Carlson Jr. Leonard Arthur Stenback* In Memory of William W. Murphy Randi Ciszewski Thomas E. Stone Captain Charles R. Jenkins & Douglas J. Nagy* Raymond F. Conrady P Tore Stromme P Captain Creston Clarke Jenkins Douglas A. Nemeth Paul Costabile P Conor J. Sullivan Michael J. Holliday Edward B. Newman Kevin G. Coulombe* P William B. Sullivan David H. Hudson* P Paul H. Nielsen* P In Honor of Captain J.D. Cook, Gabriel A. Terrasa Jeff H. Idema* P Joseph O. O’Connor* P USNS Maumee Eduardo E. Iglesias Glen M. Paine In Memory of Captain Frank Reyes Scot A. Couturier Athena I. Thomas In Memory of Captain Charles Malue William L. Palmer James M. Cunningham In Memory of Kate Tzevelekos George M. Darley Christian Johnsen C. James Patti Joe Mark Tuck* In Memory of Charlie Darley Donald F. Josberger Bradley P. Plowman P J. Lars Turner Robert Darley P Christopher G. Kavanagh D. Scott Putty In Memory of Charlie Darley John H. Kerwin P In Memory of Captain Robert Strobel Daniel C. Twohig Morgan H. Densley Henry C. Knox-Dick P Christian Francis Ranosa Peter M. Webster Stephen H. Doherty George W. Koch Jr. P Lloyd S. Rath P Steven E. Werse* In Memory of Jamie Ela Jonathan F. Komlosy* Michael A. Rausa William J. Westrem* Skip A. Evans Michael S. Kozlowski Bruno P. Ravalico P West S. Wilson John W. Farmer III* P Richard W. Larocque P In Memory of Paul Hanley, Chris Glenn Woodward* William H. Fisher Ryan W. Leo Doug Nagele & Roy Geiser George N. Zeluff Jr.* P

* These active and retired members have contributed $1,000 or more. P These pensioners or survivors are singled out for special mention. 28 The Master, Mate & Pilot - September | October 2019 John T. Duff P Roger M. Lash David Roach In Memory of Captain Charles Malue Roch E. Lavault P Coleman D. Rosenberg Dorothy Dunn P David A. Leech Edward B. Royles P In Memory of Darrell Dunn Samuel P. Lesko P Kenneth T. Ryan Jeffrey D. Adamson P Eric A. Dunn Ian S. Lim Patrick P. Ryan Marston W. Albert Marwan A. Elsamny Lawrence T. Lyons P Thomas M. Ryan Walter K. Allison P Barrett Enck George E. Mara Philip F. Same P Bruce M. Badger P Ruth England Nicholas A. Marcantonio James J. Sanders Thomas A. Bagan In Memory of Robert England Donald U. Marshall Jr. P Michael A. Santini Albert Mike Balister Edward W. Enos Jerry Edward Mastricola In Gratitude to Steve Werse Malvina A. Ewers P Edward S. Batcho Jr. P Robert G. Mattsen for His Service to Our Union In Memory of Franklin Ewers P Robert C. Beauregard Ryan T. McAfee John L. Schiavone Keith W. Finnerty P John E. Belcourt Brent A. McClaine Robert H. Schilling James M. Forsyth Derek J. Bender P Charles L. McConaghy P Mitchell Schoonejans Alan D. Fosmo David L. Bennett Ann Marie McCullough Paul T. Schulman Ryan K. Foster P Geoffrey Bird P John J. McEntee William R. Slaughter P James E. Franklin P Sandor Z. Biro Daniel F. McGuire P Gerald V. Smeenk In Memory of Captains Daniel A. Mello Brendan Sean Smith John H. Bloomingdale Ken Fisher & William Hurley P Andrew C. Miller Joseph S. Smith James K. Boak IV Jan M. Fraser P David Boatner P Joseph E. Miller Nick Sorber Nicholas K. Gasper P Joseph Bogusis Bruce D. Mitchell P Robert R. Spencer Matthew M. Gerfin P William H. Boyce Michelle Mitchell George J. Stauter Patrick N. Glenn P P Einar W. Strom John W. Brennan P Elisa A. Moore William D. Good Jr. P P David A. Sulin Jeffrey C. Bridges In Memory of William Good Sr. John M. Morehouse Stacey W. Sullivan Patrick J. Broderick P Jaime Morlett Gerald M. Gordon Brandon M. Teal Richard S. Brooks P P Paul A. Mospens John A. Gorman Arthur J. Thomas P Alexander N. Bryant Philip D. Mouton P Kyle P. Grant Jefferson L. Thomas Michael A. Buckley P Kellen S. Murphy Peter S. Grate Richard N. Thomas P C. Michael Murray Neil J. Caldwell Robert Groh David William Thompson P In Memory of Captains Todd J. Campbell Jorge Gutman Deatra M. Thompson P Charles Malue & Chuck Emery James A. Carbone Dianna L. Hand Jed J. Tweedy P Timothy M. Murray In Memory of Captains Charles Michael K. Hargrave Peter R. Veasey P Nicholas Nastasi Meerman & William Hurley Jacob B. Harlow Mitka A. Von Reis Crooks P Joseph F. Carpenter John J. Healey Lawrence J Neubert Gregory S. Walsh P P Konstantinos Catrakis Raymond Hennessey Nicholas J. Nowaski Ruffin F. Warren P Hao C. Cheong Patrick J. Hennessy James P. Olander Steven D. Watt P P Hao Hong Cheong Clifford E. Hoitt James E. O’Loughlin George A. Werdann Jr. P Bent L. Christiansen P William H. Imken Cornelius C. O’Malley Sark K. Wetzel Ejnar G. Christiansen P John P. Jablonski P Michael B. O’Toole Ronald C. Wilkin P Dale Clark In Memory of Steven A. Palmer Wesley Ralph Wilson Timothy D. Clearwater Captain Joseph Jablonski Antonios Papazis P Patrice L. Wooten In Memory of Captain Barry Costanzi Thomas P. Jacobsen P Peter J. Parise III Christopher C. Zimmerman Dean R. Colver P Christopher R. Kalinowski Michael Victor Parr Mark A. Cooper P Timothy R. Kalke Vasilios L. Pazarzis P West S. Wilson Patrice L. Wooten Michael F. Cotting P Clyde W. Kernohan Jr. P Steven S. Pellegrino Christopher C. Zimmerman Vincent J. Cox P Brian J. Kiesel Ernest C. Petersen P David W. Crawford Robert T. Kimball P Paula C. Phillips Robert A. Dalziel P Richard J. Klein P Norman A. Piianaia P Richard A. Abrams P Nicholas S. Deisher Robert E. Klemm P Jonathon S. Pratt Christopher J. Aiello John J. Dolan P Christopher E. Kluck Stephen F. Procida P Kalamaku C. Akiona Nancy A. Donnelly P Linsey A. Knight Ronald M. Radicali Owen B. Albert In Memory of Georgia O’Neill Damian Krowicki Karen Reyes Frederick W. Allen P Sean M. Doran Michael L. La Maina In Memory of Captain Ed Sherrill John Allen P

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