http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/58ad85313bfed9e8da7605acdb7fd3af.pdf b9bbaa4efe9f6fcb6d16a8aace379b39 PDF Text Text ,, Odldal ...... of die......._ lnt_....tlonal Union• Atlantic, Gaff, Laba an4 lnlan41 Waten Dlstrlet• AFL-CIO . . · Seafarer·s Find ·New Jobs: Obregon IS One of Many • ). · New. SIU-Military. Ships See 1 . . ; VoL 41No.Jlllal'eh1985 ' . . . MTD Fights for . · Maritime Survival .. · . Page 5 �t : . Aft•CI6 . Lane Kirkland throws bb support bebind the. Maritimec .Trades DetJaFtbtent etrort tO revit.Qliie the� m�, as SIVMll> ptesident FrJdk � and MTD E•otb.e Secretary-Treasurer 1- lngrao IWten. Sff pages 15-18 :for fUll of MTD �ulive &ard. meeting. co\lerage · · ·· ·· · I r r Inside:· l r t. � ! II I �-� �: •' ·, Page 3 lt Maritime Bills In Congress i l rt Page 4 SHLSS t ft• !.v SIU Victory in Blended Credit Suit Pages 9-13 �· Sam Houston . l. . I ''Freaked'' �·p · /f ·Mississippi Queen Rolls on the River � Welfare and Pension Reports · 1. Page 14 Pages 19-22 SIU and UIW !. · SIU Boatmen in Norfolk, Va. keep the Grace McAllister (McAllister Brothers) running 24 hours a Page 30 day-see page 6. ·----�---------·-- -- ·-- ·.� · �President's · Report by Frank try and the P. L. 480 program will be that much greater. The U nion has been on top of these developments • .Just this past month we we.re able to win 'an historic decision on the question of blended credit (see story on page Drozak 3). there has been a lot of press coverage about the demise of the family farmer. Well, American farmers are not the only people whose way of life is being threat� ened. The merchant seaman's way of life is being threatened as well. And P .L. 480 cargo accounts for as much as 80 percent of all re­ maining jobs .. Seamen and farmers should not be at each other's throats, but should instead be joining forces to let the American people know that something fundamental is happen­ ing in this country . The farmer and We're All In The Same Boat Over the past four years, the American-flag merchant marine has declined by more than 200 vessels, from600m 1980to400 t oday. But, because we were ready and able to seize nt:w opportunities, our Union has managed to organize 48 nt:w �hips in the. past two years. Many Qfthe ships that we have picked up. ar� Navy .·support ve�­ sels that have beeJ1 leased out to the private $e<i:lor. Wages are less tha.-i • whaJ. we Jiave . been accus­ to�<.l Hh�and.so (lr� manning lev­ els . Yet the bottom. line is this: SIU members do not have to sit on t �e beach and wait for jobs� .. an adequate program to promote the development of a_ strong and healthy merchant marine. Yet we live in the real world, not the past, and we will do all we can to adapt and survive. We take this attitude because we believe that we have one overrid­ ing responsibility, whicb. is to see that our_ members have �ccess to jobs . Everything else is secondary. ·Thanks to the support .that we have received from our members, . we have been able ·to fulfill that responsibility. It has not been easy, nor will it be easy. Righfnow th re ate rpany you already have . Right now, we are in the forefront of a. "life· or death'' battle to preserve our right to carry P. L. 480cargoes and Atas­ kan oil. \Ve did not create the situation that the maritime industry is in today, nor did we endorse the re­ election of President Reagan, whom we believe has not come up with dangers to the maritime industry, the greatest of which is the deter­ mination of some segments of the agricultural community to do away with the P.L. 480 program. The agricultural community feels hard pressed. Even in the best of times , it had looked to do away with the P.L. 480 program. Given the present situation.;__ 15 percent of all American farmers are ex­ pected to declare bankruptcy in the upcoming year-the tempta­ tion to take on the maritime indus- T · � . . the SUP marked the beginning of the modern seamen's movement. Many of the people that we in the SIU c.all our spiritual fathers came out of the SUP. Andrew Furuseth, the father of the modern seamen's movement, and Harry Ltindeberg, who founded the Seafarers International Union of North America, both served as the secretary of the SUP. All maritime.unions can thank these men and o.thers like them-Paul Hall, Joe ·Cumm, Morris Weisberger, Harry Bridges-for making the maritime better, m re humane pla' . lt ha been indu try r entury f truggl il.h ' aJ c ntury f r m rkabl a c mpfi hmenr . been · So sue · , ful h ve the m ritime uni n f th n. in impr ing the Ii c people they represent that few seamen sailin today can conceive of the g at sea. Yet those conditions were real, and they are part of our collectiv� ' · heritage. The next 100 years will be no bed of roses. There are many problems facing us, which in their own ways are just as serious as the ones that Harry Lundeberg and Andrew Furuseth had to fight. The shipowners are fighting each other tooth and nail over what little is left of the American-flag merchant marine. Government has driven a wedge between labor and management. Unions are being pitted against each other-fighting just to survive. There is but one answer for the maritime indu s t r y: unity. And there is but one answer for maritime labor: merger. We have co mmon interests. We have a common history. And we have · common problems, the most obvious of which is how to survive the next 10 - years. Very little divides us except our fear of change. Yet there i s so much. more to gain by putting aside our differences than by letting our foes pick us off one by one. We of the SIU are willing to think the unthinkable. We are willing and ready to talk to anyone at any time aboµt a merger to promote the common interests of our membership . Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America, AUantic, Gutt, lakes and Inland Walers District, AFL-CIO 1985 Vol. 47, No. 3 Executive Board Frank Drozak Joe DIGlorgio Angus "Red" Campbell Vice President Joe Sacco Charles Svenson Editor . President 1 Ed Turner Executive Vice President Mike Sacco Vice President Leon Hall Vice President Vice President Mike Hall Marietta· Homayonpour Associate Editor Associate Editor Ray Bourdius Assistant Editor ·· conditions that men like Andrew Furuseth and Harry Lurideberg had to endure Secretary�·rreasurer New Yori< i HE Sailors Union of the Pacific recently celeb ted ts lOOth anni.vyrs ary � It is an anniversary that we can all honor. In many ways the founding of March LO men and ship operators must put aside their various differences to make sure that the American-flag merchant marine stays afloat well into the 21th century. We at the SIU have stated pub­ licly that we believe that all mari­ time unions should consider merg­ ing. And we practice what we preach. The merger we entered into with the Marine Cooks and Stewards has been beneficial to both organizations . If we do not unite, then our adversaries will be able to take advantage of our differences. It may be a cliche, but it-'s true: we're all in the same boat together. 100,���ars of Progress.: Tomorrow·'s Challenge "American.seamen and ship, operators,... , must put aside their various differences to make sure that the American-flag merchant marine stays afloat well into the 21st century." Unfortunately, that is _not true elsewhere in the maritime indus­ try. These days, it takes twice as much effort just to maintain what the seaman are just the first people to feel the effects of an overvalued dollar and a greatly changed world , marketplace. Just as farmers and the seamen should join forces to fight for a more just society, American sea­ Max Hall Assistant Editor Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos Washington Deborah Greene Assistant Editor · The LOO (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, Tel. 8990675. Second·class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 2 07 90 ·9998 and at additional mailing.offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to . the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, · Md. 20 746. 2 I LOG I March 1 985 "" ._,:.., ·�����----���=====�=- �Court Ba.cks SIU Blended Credit Shipments· Are Preference Cargo The federal government's $1.5 billion Blended Credit program falls under the scope of the nation's cargo preference laws and a t least· 50 percent of the cargo generated under the program must sail on U.S.-flag ships, according to a Feb. 21 ruling by a U.S. District Court judge. The judge's decision, in a suit filed by the SIU and the Transportation Institute, was hailed as major victory for American maritime forces and as a boost for cargo preference laws. However it may be a short-lived win because after the decision, Agriculture Secretary John R. Block, one of the defendants in the suit, said he would begin an attempt to dismantle cargo pref.. erence laws "as we have known them" (see acc()mpanying stofy). The BlendedCreditprogram has been a center.of controversy sillce It beg n,in 1982. At the time it was announced, the U.S. Department·· of Agriculture (U SDA) claimed it did not fall under cargo preference t tutes. But the SIU, other marpartment f itime int re t , the Tran p rtation (DO ) nd the Maritime dmini trati n Mar d argued cargo preference applied. The government also argued that if cargo preference were applied to Blended Credit it would in rease the cost of the agricultural products and defeat the purpose of the program. L the D . ec1s1on rrom . "The very reason for the cargo preference act was the recognition by Congress that without $Uch preference, U .S.-flag vessels would not be able to complete with foreign-flag vessels," Green wrote. Since the program began, more than $1 billion in various financial credits have been extended by the U SDA for the purcha,se of millions of tons of agricultural commodities by fore ign co untrie / Ail .nave been ··' shipped n foreign�ftag vessels. In the suit, the SIU and the other plantiff s contended that cargo preference applies. Basically the 1954 Cargo · Prefe rence Act calls for • mi nimum 50 percent U . . -ftag hare of any ship me nt where the governmentis financially involved. In the Blended Credit program the govemment extends a combination of low-intere t I n and I n guar..; antee . De p i l e thi financi al inv lvem nt, the U DA continued · · "In examining .the defendants' ar­ gument, it is diffi�ult for the Court to understand why Congress would enact legislation establi$hing a cargo preference to help protect the higher· c'"tAmerican 1'fOl'iRme industry, but at thtt time .permit agenc�s to ignore that preference when there are less expensive ways of shipping government-financed cargoes. Fur­ ther, if the Court were to accept the argutne'f'/. that defend<lnts are only ·same to claim cargo preference did not apply. · · Wh�n the program wa an­ n unced in Oct. 1982, both DOT and Marad took the po iti n tha� the cargo. preference laWSc applied. But in July 1983 the two agencies reversed their stands· and fell into step with the USDA. The suit was th n filed in t all three agencies by the JU nd Tl In late 19 3. In her deci i n, Di trict Judge • • · required to apply preference when it is 'practicable'; that is when there is no cost diJferential, there .would be no need to enact cargo preference legislati(>n. Ifshipping costs were the same for U.S.-jlag vessels and for­ eign..jlag vessels, the Cargo Prefer­ ence Act would haYe been completely unnecessary.'' From U.S. District Court Judge. June L. Green's Blended Credit decision. · June L. Green found, ''A review of the. complete legi lative hj lory of the Carg Preference Act dem­ on trate th t it wa pa ed by .· ongre with the e pre ed de ir that it apply to •programs financed in any way by federal funds'. , . . It is not limited, a s the defendants so contend, merely to foreign aid programs, concessional ·1ransac.. tions or goyemmeht procurement. · . . . The defend nt rgurtie'nfis with ut merit." Block 'Attacks Preference '', It Drozak ay. Time to Work Together· · · · ·When a U.S. District Court judge ruled that the government's Blended Credit 'Ptygram must ship half its commodities. on A.m rican ships, SIU President Frank Dr zak said, "We hope that in the days bead these agencies will concern· them­ selves with preserving and devel­ oping our important shipping ca­ pabilities, rather than devising ways to cause its liquidation." John R.Block, U.S.Department of Agriculture secretary, took a. different view. He said, "We're very disappointed with the court decision on cargo preference, and cargo preferenee would apply to Blended Credit sales. And in that regard it appears to me that the time has arrived· to repeal cargo preference as we have known it," In addition he suspended the shipments of som� 3.5 million tons of wheat and flour worth about $536 million. Block's boss, President Ronald Reagan, said during the recent campaign that he supported cur-. rent cargo preference legislation and would seek neither the expan­ sion nor reduction of the laws. The fight over cargo preference has gone on for years under each administration. While there have been attempts in Congress to re- · . · peal or reduce cargo preference, each beaten back, Block's, state­ ment is the first time a high -level administration official has declared war on the law. Thr ugh ut the Blended Credit c ntr ver y the· SIU ha main· tained that it w n t eekin.g e '­ pansion of cargo preference law it was just asking that the curr at law be obeyed.Even in the lawsuit no actual or punitive damages were sought. The Union was simply seeking the enforcement of the law. Throughout the lawsuit, the SIU and the other plal)tiffs sought grounds to settle the suit, a com­ promise. But the U SDA did not make any serious attempts to reach a fair settlement. After Block's remarks about re­ pealing cargo pr:eference laws, Drozak sent a letter to Block. Fol­ lowing are excerpts from that let­ ter. "During the course of the liti­ gation we repeatedly sought to in­ itiate discussion of policies and copiprQmises that could ·benefit U.S. farmers, U.S. shipping and the national interest. We were re­ buffed and . no . meaningful discus­ sions occurred.. We believe your department made .a mistake in not seriously exploring settlement pos- lU ships like ·t11e Go1M1t .Plloellbt itaD Navfgadon) could end up carrying American grain thanks to a U.S. Federal oart deeiSiob aphotding. cargo preference laws for the Blended Credit program. sibilities at that time. It would be unfortunate . if the same mistake were to be repeated now. We con­ tinue to believe that a rational and joint approach to the issue could benefit all. " .. . Both [U.S. farmers and ocean carriers] face highly subsi­ dized foreign competition, restric­ tive foreigu policies, discrimina­ tory practices and non-tariff barriers. 44 Both industries are essen­ tial to this nation's security and well-being� For that reason mari­ time interests have never opposed the various direct and indirect sub­ sidies required to maintain U.S. agriculture or to permit it to com­ . pete in the international markets. " . . .None of those [cargo pref­ erence] laws result in increasing • • • the costs of American farm prod­ ucts to foreign purchasers or di­ verting those purchasers to alter­ nate suppliers. .. . . . Any possible hostility by U.S farm interests against U.S. shipping could only arise from the possible perception by farm inter- . ests that they could capture as additional subsidies the relatively small amount of funds that the government now expends on the transportation differential for U.S.­ flag ships. Given the relative size of the two subsidies accruing to thetwo industries and the fact that U SDA's own data show that U.S.­ flag transportation differentials have been rapidly decreasing in the last three years as U.S. carriers have modernized and become more (Continued on Page 4.) March 1985 I LOG I 3 --------------�--��------�--.... .. ---__ _... .._ .. ________�--"'---��-·�--�-----��----------------------------------....__... ..., �:� � �- �··� . Shear Presents Reagan's Slashed Marad· Budget ·.� y j : �. .J ' Unlike most people involved in ·"virtually kill the program." _Shear the maritime industry, ·Admiral admitted·. that the· administration Harold E . Shear, head of the Mar_:-.. had hoped to make the subsidies itime Administration, paints a rel­ "less attractive." atively bright picture of what is While liJtle mention was made. occurring. "We are now enter­ of the SPR at the hearing, the issue ing," he said, "a new era of vig­ has garnered considerable atten­ orous, aggressive competition for tion. cargo in world markets."This de­ The administration insists that spite a 200..:vessel decrease in the· the SJ>R is (,!luxury that the country size of the American-flag merchant can ill afford, .given ·the budget fleet, from more than 600 in 1980 crisis and the fact that oil is at its · to fewer than 400 today. lowest price in years. Supporters Shear· painted his rosy picture of the SPR insist that the price of oil is exactly the point. The time when he testified before the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee on to stock up on oil reserves, they Feb. 28. He outlined the details of insist, is when oil prices have de· the administration's maritime au­ dined� not when they a:re at an allthorizations bill for fiscal year 1986, and talked in general terms about some of the trends occurring in the maritime industry today. He stressed that the centerpiece of the administration's plan to re- . vive the.U .S.-fiag merchant marine Like railr d engine n t h is to allow subsidized U.S. oper­ fir t leg f it j um y, t h 99th ators to build new vessels in for­ e i n of ngre I wly pi keign shipyards ...This has met with ing up team. a great· deal of 9pl>osition from Mor< than 100 bill certa:iR segments of the industry, including .the SIU. The ne_\V Maritime Authoriza­ tions·· bill contains further cuts in ·funding for maritime programs. As detailed in the last issue of the_ LOG, the Strategic Petroleum Re­ erve ( PR)w uld bC eliminated, · · and the ban n on tructi n Differ.enti al ub idies c ntinu d> Title XI Loan Guarantees would remain at $900111illion; though ex­ isting annual fees for such guar­ antees would be immediately dou­ bled, from 0.5 percent to 1 percent and eventually to 5 percent. As repo�ed in The Journal of Commerce, industry experts be­ lieve that such an increase. would · ,, ·.1 time high. The administration is intent on eliminating What it calls ·•a double subsidy,'' that is Operating Differ­ ential Subsidies paid to vessels carrying P.L. 480 cargo. In .addi­ tion, it intends to freeze Operating Differential Subsidies at their pres­ ent levels. No new ones would be allowed. When asked if the administration had reached any decision on the payback of CDS funds, Shear re­ plied that there is nothing that the administration could do before May·. 15, because the issue had been regulated by an act of Congress. Attention was given to fundi!lg for Kingspoint. Merchant Manne Academy and to the fact that be­ tween 60-70 percent of the people who graduate from there, and from state and union-run academies, are unable to find sea-going jobs when they graduate, Yet even if the· industry re­ bounds, demand for seamen will Continue to drop because the size of crews is decreasing. When asked who would bear the brunt of these reductions, Shear replied that the licensed crews would remain essentially the same, and that most cuts in crew size would come at the expense of un­ licensed seamen. Congre s Tackles Maritime Issues I__ H 2/28 R.R. 1174 y/ e. markup port. · r . 18' (lnou • 187 (lnou ) H 2/20 ·Credit tablish n w and nded � d rat build and chart r program. (Continued from Page 3.) competitive, this would be a par­ ticularly narrow, self·seeking and egregious position for American agriculture to assert. More likely any hostiijty results from confu­ sion and misunderstanding. from which no one benefits. �· .. . It would also be flatly contrary to the president's re­ peated pledges to maintain and enforce existing cargo preference laws as a major pillar of his mari­ time policy. We urge that you rec­ ognize, as President Reagan re­ peatedly has, that the cargo preferepce laws are as essential to another vital American industry as any of the laws you administer are to American agriculture: '. .. It is .time to begin working together in a spirit of cooperation and under� standing, toward polici.es that can benefit American agriculture, American shipping and the na­ tional interest." 4 I LOG I March 1985 n Maritime Re.cl H.R. 33 (B ) H.R. 227 ) Por1 De. lmproffnlml>-COlt re.cove.ry y ports fi • 3'6 o e.r Au 45 re.ct. COllltnldloa pan noae. barf -·· �More SIU Jobs .. .. TAKX Obregon.R.eadies. for Exercises ;',' The PFC Eugene Obregon was the site of rising anticipation and a hurried pace in the Norfolk shipyard where the $200 million flagship for the Maritime Pre-positionfog Ship fleet withstood elbOw grease, paint fumes· and hammer blows in the final phase of renovations to begin military exercises at sea. According to Capt. Joseph Roney, the Obregon is one of the most modem and technologically advanced ships to .set sail, part tanker and part freighter, with such features as the slewing ramp shown below. · The large slewing ramp can tum 30 degrees port or starboard so the Obregon can dock on either side of a pier for offloading. The ramp also allows for offloading while the ship is in motion or with the attachment of a floating platform carried. onboard that makes a pier unnece�sary for offloading. . . . At right, stores are loaded for tbe Qbregon's first exercise the old fashioned way, however, by pulley, rope and muscle. ;;: :� · ,, . . t I .i' { l i I l I l t .. wi l: j 1· ·· ·A: ,.. : � ·., t f.,.· t 't �� ,\ f +· :i "· .. Shipping in the steward department will be (I. to r.) David West, assistant cook; Mikel StrickJand, steward assistant; Harry Hastings, port steward; Cecil Martin, chief cook; Donald Johnson, steward.assistant, and Jimmy Bartlett, steward/baker. i ,I i i -l.�:. n· :: · •\ ·., g� Second neration seaman Andrew Pierros will be working deck/ n In utlUt 0n -#ae ship is unde r way. Dials and instrumentation boards are.part oh mod m foam generator · assemblage used to quickly put out any fire that cOutd Ignite onboard. · · · · . A 50--foot. hose shown here is like a mini-pipeline that will allow fropa, astern ft�ect by an oil. supply ship while at sea. the Obregon to refuel /.' .. March 1 985 I LOG I 5 ..: · . · �_._,�.� ______________________________________________________.... ..._ .., ____....__ .. .. ___________________________________,.._____________________....__ �.J " In Ian · tug/tow harge/dredge ·'' In Norfolk, Open All Night Grace McAllister Runs· 24 Hours. a Day. with 3 Crews AB Alby Onaly (above) takes a spry leap from the Groce McAIU.ster (McAllister Brother$) while Capt. Myron Lupton (right) waits for bis watch to begin. Aboard the Groce (below) Boatmen chat with Patrolman David "Scrap Iron" Jones, They are, from· the left! Engineer Roy Sawyer, Jones, Deckhand Lindsey West and Mate Buster Britchard. Photos by Lynnette Marshall S OME call her Gracie. Operating in the Norfolk . . harbor, the tug boat Grace McAllister pulls away from the dock at 5 in the afternoon and 7 in the morning with a fresh crew. David 'Scrap Iron' Jones, the Nor­ folk S I U patrolman and ·an insti­ tution to the "City of Bridges," (where Norfolk landing is the ,site of the first dry dock in the U.S.) knows most everyone assigned to her. The Gracie is one of seven McAllister tugs in Norfolk and carries a . three-man workforce for shipdocking contracts it receives. In a city that was settled for the purpose of "servicing ships," ac­ cording to one Norfolk librarian, things are as they should be with the Gracie. She's open all night. · 6 I LOG I March 1985 �-In Memoriam Miller joined the Feb. 4. Brother Union in the port of.Baltimore in 1957_sailing as a ·mate (or the �urtis Bay Towing Co. from 1925tol973. He was ·a -former member of the ILA. Boatman Miller was born in Baltimore and was a resident there. Surviving is a sister, ·Marie Jacobs of Baltimore. w y n. Br t h er :� . : aum nt j ined ,the Union ., ·in the port of Port Arthur, Texas in 1964. He sailed as a cook for Pan Am Towing from 1946to 1953, Slade Towing in 1953. and for D. H. Picton Towing from 1971 to 1972. He was a former member of the NMU, Boilermak­ ers Union and the Machinists Union. Boatman Beaumont was born in Beaumont. Texas and was· a residentthere. Suf\'.iving is a son, Lawrence of Nederland: Texas. · · P rry iU Md. Burial w in B thel Cemetery, Che p k ity, Md. Surviving are his widow, Ruth; two sons, Gibson Jr. III and Udo, and a daughter, Penny. at home in Marquette, Mich. on March 2, 1984. Brother Spagnolo joined the Union in the port of ·Houston in 1972 sailing as an AB for the D. I. Sheridan Trans pottation Co. He was a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces. Boatman Spagnolo was born in Marque�te. Burial was in the Na:gaunee Cem­ etery, Marquette. Surviving are a daughter, Lisa of Las·Vegas, Nev. and his mother, Aurelia of Mar­ quette. Pensioner Wiliiailt':!''l>eter Ulrich Sr., 63, died on Feb. 15. Brother Ulrich joined the.Union in 1944 in the· port of New York sailing as a bridgeman and deckhand for the Penn Central Railroad from 1946 B. 1-28 Oren William Brook, 67, joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1962. He sailed as a mate on the Ros­ alyn· B . . Hudgins and M. L. Sylvia (M. Lee Hudgins & Sons) from 1960to 1961, Graham Transportation from 1961 to 1963 and for JOT from 1963 to 1984. Brother Brook helped io organize . the J:{u gin Co. H w . a'form r member· of the NMU and the Mas� ters, Mates and Pilots Union. Boat­ man Brook was born in Hallieford, Va. and is a resident of Blakes, Va. S •TOTAL REGISTERED All G""''' CIHI A Cius I Clau c 1 0 3 6 4 0 s 3 0 2 0 0 2 16 1 0 43 0 0 1 0 7 0 6 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 11 0 0 3 I 0 0 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 24 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Piney Pont ,.... ............... .................... 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 s 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 . .. . .. .. . . 74 31 41 Glooceller NewYOfk . Phlladelphla Banlmo11 Norfolk . . . • • • • • • • ·o· . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • • . . . . • . . . . • . . • • . . . • • . Mobile ....... . . New Orleans • . . . Jactcsonv!lle . . . San Francisco . . • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • . • . • • . . . • . • • • • . • . . • • . . • • . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . • • • . . . . . . · · · · · · . . . • . • • • . • . . . • • • . . • • . • • . . • • . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . • . . • • . • . . • . . • . . • . • . . • . . • • . • • . . • . . . . • . . . . . . .. .. . . . Wilmngton ........................... engineer for Charles H. Harper Port Pensioner Adam Miller, 76, passed away from lung failure on 1 Port Algonac · Pensioners . __ serving as a machinegunner. Born in Jersey City, N.J. he was a res­ ident of North Bergen, N.J. Sur­ viving are his widow, Catherine; a son, William Jr., and .a. daughter, Marie. Ivie Dejon Dan­ iels, 74, joined the Union in the port <;if Baltimore in 1957 . sailing as a captain aboard the tugs James A. Harperin 1952 and Hamilton in l 972 (Charles H. Harper & Assocs.). Brother Daniels sailed for the com· pany from .1 2 to 1984. He was a .former me m r f the ILA, M P nd th i nsed Marine offi ets Union; al 15 to in 1956. Boatman Daniels ·was born in Ce­ dar Island, N C and is a resident of Glen Burnie, Md. (Continued on Page 25.) · . . Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters Pensioner Stanley Stephen Brat--­ kowski, 61, succumbed to cancer on Jan. 9. Brother Bratkowski: joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1957 sailing as a chief· Wade Henry Chrismon, 56, died on Jan. 24� Brother Chrismon joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1961. He sailed as a deckhand, mate and captain for GATCO in 1957, C. H. Harper Associates in 1973, Allied Towing from 1972 to 1977 and for Ocean Towing from 1981 to 1983. He was born in Reed­ ville, N.C. and was a resident of Edwards, N.C. Surviving is a brother, Lee Chrismon. New David Loots Spagnolo, 46, died Pensioner Gib­ son Hobson G off Sr. II, 67, died of heart failure in the Vet ·rans U.S.·. , , Administration .," ,:, Medical Center, Perry Pt., Md. ori Jan. 23. Brother Goff joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1973 sailing as a cook for McAllister Brothers and JOT from 1972 to 1982. He was a former member of the United Auto Workers Uni n and a v t ran f the : .:: rmy in W rid War LI� servi n captain for Co. K, 47th Infantry Reg. iri Ulm� West Germany. Boatman Goff was born in R t , V :· nd w r i nt · Associates from 1946 to 1964 and Curtis Bay Towing (Occidental Pe­ troleum) from 1964 to 1982. He was a former member of the ILA and hit the bricks in the 1967 mar­ itime beef. Boatman Bratkowski was a veteran of th e U.S. Army in World War II. Born in Baltimore, he was a resident of Selbyville, Del. Surviving are his widow, Betty; a son, Donald, and a daughter, Darlene, all of Baltimore. to 1970 and for the N.Y. Dock Railroad from 1970 to 1981. He was a former member of the Mas, "ters, Mates and Pilots Union. Boat­ . man Ulrich was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War.II Seattle ................................ . Puerto R co ............................ Houston ................................ . . • . St. Lou s Piney Point . Tllal1 • . • . • . . . • • • . . . . • • . . • . . . • . . • . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • • .. • • . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . • • • • . • • . . • • . . • • . . . • • . • • • . • . • • . • • . • . • . . • • . . . . • . . • • . • • . • . . • • . • • . . • • . • . . . • • • • • . . • • . • • . • • New York Ph ladelph a . • • . . . . . . . Gloucester . .. .. . . . . . • • . . . . . Baltimore Norfol Mobile ................................ New Orleans Jaclcsonville . • • . • . . • • • • . . . . . . . . • • • • • . • • . • . . . • • . • . . • . . . . . . . • . . • . . • . • . . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . . . . . • • • • • • . . . • • • • . . • • . . • . • . . • • . • • . • • . . . . • San Fra.ncisco . • . . . . . Wilmington ............................ . . • • . • • . . • . . . . . • . • • . • • . . . . • • Seattle ............................... . Puerto R co ............................. Houston . Algonac ............................... • St. Lou s . Piney Pont . • • . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . • • . • • . • • . • . . . • . • • . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . • . . • . . . • • . • • . . . • . . . . • • . . . • • . • • Tml1 ................................. Port Gloucester • • . • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • • . • • . • • • . . . . • New Yor1c Philadelph I Bal ·mo11 Norfol ................................ Mob le ................................. New Orleans ........................... Jacksonville ....................... ' . . • • • • . • • . • • • . . . . . . . . . . • . . • • . . . • . • • • • . • • • . . . . • . . • . • . • • • . • . . . . . • . • • • • • • • . . • . . . • . . . . . • • • • • . • • • • . . . . . San Francisco .......................... . Wilmington Seattle • • . • • . . • . . • . • • . . • • . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . • • . • . . . • • . . • • . . • • • . • • • . • • . • • . • • . • . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • • . • . . • • • • • • • • . . • • • • • • . . . . . • . . • . • • . . . . . • . • • . • • . . . • Puerto Rico Houston Algonac SI. Lou s . • • . • . • • . . . . . . • • • • . . • • . • • . • • . • . . . • • • • . . . • . . . . • . . . . • • . . • . . . . . • . Talala All D1p1Jtmtntl...... • TOTAL St1PP£0 All GIOll,. Cl1u A Cllll I Cla DECI DEPARTllBIT 0 0 2 13 8 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 II 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I ENGINE OEPARTllOfT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 2 STIWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 74 11 "Total Registered" means the num ber of men who actu lly reg st red for sh pplng I the port last month. the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. • • "Registered on the Beach" mean . • . C • •RfGISTEREO Oii BEACH All a,.,. Cl111 A Cina • Cius c 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 2 16 56 0 18 8 0 13 0 0 6 37 .. 0 113 0 0 1 0 7 0 8 3 0 2 0 0 3 9 3 0 31 0 0 7 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 15 0 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 14 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 .. 0 3 0 .. 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 23 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 0 3 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 31 213 52 12 ·. .; • March 1985 I LOG I 7 �\ ' ·- ·. ---- · Vic Ar Gulf Coast, by V. P . Joe Sacco N our Gulf Coast port of Mobile , Ala ; we' re getting ready for ne­ gotiations with two SIU-contracted companies . · One is Crescent Towing in Mo. bile where the current three-year contract expires April 30. The other is Radcliff Materials with which we will be negotiating a wage re­ opener in the contract. I In other news from Mobile, Port · Agent Tom Glidewell reports that he crewed up the SIU-contracted Sugar Islander (Pacific Gulf) in mid February. The bulk carrier is on her way to the Sudan with grain. . Also, the CS Long Lines (Transoceanic) took on almost a complele crew at the end of February after spending approximately four weeks in Mobile ' s Alabama Drydock for repairs . In the port of New Orleans, we put two full crews aboard the SIU­ contracted passenger paddle wheele rs - Delta Queen and Mississippi Queen .(Delta Queen S.teamboat Co.). Also, we 're cr.ewing up the LASH ves sel Sam Houston (Waterman) this month. The subject of crewing up vessels brings tne to another subject that I'd like to stress-upgrading. The name of the game today is skilled people. For years this Union's leadership has pushed the members to upgqtde. Today, with the increase in ships chartered by the military , the need for skilled Seafarers is greater than ever. If you're on the beach, take advantage of the time to fill out the application for the upgrading courses given at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg 'School in Piney Point, Md. Especially important is the crane course since so many of the ships chartered by the military carry sophisticated crane equipment. Remember that today there are two key issues in the maritime industries-jobs and organizing. They are, of course, related . You can do your part to help your Union by becoming fully qualified for the work that. becom�s availabl . Don't d I y-fill ut th e appli-; . c ti n 't da . .f ' R port ------ Great Lakes &,,Wes t-"' Rivers, by V.P. Mike Sacco HE beginning of March saw the start of fitout on the Great Lakes. SIU-contracted American was fitting out the H . Steamship Lee White and the MIV Buffalo . Huron Portland Cement started fit� ting out two of its ship s . Also being fitted out was the Medusa Chai­ lenger (Medusa Cement) and the . Presque Isle (Litton Industries) . In the dredging area, SIU-con­ tracted Luedtke Engineering has been awarded four j obs. They are in: Grand Haven , Mich. ; Holland, Mich . ; Manitowoc, Wis ., and Ogdensburg, N.Y. Also, SIU-contracted Great Lakes Dredge and Dock was the low bidder for a dredging job in the Cleveland Harbor and Cuyahoga River. That job was to start by the middle of March. Last month I reported that some legal problems were holding up T the traditional release 'of spring dredging information by the Army Corps of Engineers . That problem has now been cleared up and the bids for the dredging work have gone out. On the Mississippi River, heavy rains coupled with melting ice have caused large scale flooding. St. Louis itself did not fare badly but the outlying areas around the city were hard hit. I'm happy to report that a .good labor man , who the SIU strongly supported , won his Democratic primary bid in SL Louis. He's the incumbent mayor of the city, Vince Schoemehl. Winning 73 percent of the primary vote, Schoemehl is expected to win the mayoral election itself which will be held on April 2 . --- Finally ; th()ugh tug and barge work is pretty slow on the Mississippi · River right now, activity is expected to pick. up by the first of April. West Coast, by V. P. George McCartney N E of our SIU-contracted fishing boats from Glouces­ ter, Mass, was lost at sea, but the · five fishermen onboard were res­ cued withoutinjury. The boat was the 90-foot long off.;shore dragger St. Nicholas. She caught fire on March 2 about 1 25 miles east of Gloucester. The five fishermen went into a rubber raft and were soon rescued by the crew of a nearby dragger. The St. Nicholas, which was about 20 years old, eventually ex- ploded and sank. In other news from Gloucester, · our SIU fishing representatives , report that a very successful ship model show was held at the Union hall during the first weekend in March. Sponsored by a ship model club in Gloucester, the show included some 75 displays. In Norfolk a contract negotiation extension was given . to the Association of Maryland Pilots. The extension runs till April 1 . This was done because the company needs some time to reconstruct its operation since it is moving to a shoreside location. Out of Norfolk we're also in negotiations with SIU-contracted Carteret Towing whose headquarters ate in North Carolina. Also, the SIU-contracted Southern Cross; which is being -0perated for the military by lilterocean Management, is in Norfolk right now with her full crew aboard. She carries 57 unlicensed seamen. All are going through training at the Navy base in Norfolk. Sometime in April, the C-3 ship is expected to head for the Mediterranean. Finally, I just want to remind all our Seafarers to make themselves available for the many jobs that will be coming up on ships contracted by the military. 8 I LOG I March 1 985 OUR fishermen and their faithd g w r re ued in the . mid-Pacific by rewmembe fr n l ' · a n I U - n t ra ted hip, th Ma­ nukai (Matson) in early March . - The fishermen and their dog, Old Blue, spent 11 hours on a small raft after abandoning their 50-foot . vessel Aurora. he . Manukai, on which the SIU A& District represents the stew­ . ard department personnel, was en route from Oakland, Calif. to Ho­ F ful East Coast, by V. P. Leon Hall O · ·• nolulu, Hawaii when the Coast Guard notified her captain about the fishermen. Once the Manukai reached the raft, it took three hours to bring the fishermen onboard because of rough seas and very strong winds. In other news concerning Matson, the company will be converting its ship Matsonia which has been l aid up for three years . This roll­ on/roll..off ship will be converted so that she will also be a lift-on/lift­ off containership. She will be able to carry three times her current capacity. Conversion work will be done at the Triple A Shipyard in San Francisco. In Wilmington , Port Agent Mike Worley reports that the third quarterly meeting with SIU-contracted Crowley Towing and Trans­ portation, held in February, was very well attended. These regular -meetings bring together Crowley reps, U nion reps and the rank and file. Other news . from the Wilmington area i s that Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley addressed the February luncheon meeting of the Southern California Ports Council of the Maritime Trades Depart­ ment. The mayor, who's up fQr re-election this spring, spoke about the growth of the port of Los Angeles and its revitalization. He also reiterated 'his support for a strong U . S . merchant marine and his opposition to the export of Alaskan oil. I want to make two final points. First, welcome aboard to Ray Singletary who i s coming from Houston to be an SIU patrolman in Wilmington. Second, congratulations to the SIUNA-artiliated Sailors Union of the Pacific which celebrated its lOOth birthday early this month. · �Th ree-Man Steward Department The Newest Steward Course Offered at SH LSS Modern Maritime vessels are becoming more and more automated and require smaller crews . The galley . has also been automated to the point that !i three - man steward department team· can efficiently feed 2 1 crew members . Streamlined skills , pro­ cedures , and respo ns ibilities are required to run the galley effec­ tively. At the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School . of Seamanship we have developed a new course entitled ' 'The Three-Man Steward Department". co meet this need . The our e i n l ud es ac "." celerared classroom and practical . training for Steward I Baker, Chief Cook and Steward Assistant teams . A shipboard galley and cafeteria has. been designed for this purpose . Topics include galley team management concept , inventory contt;9l, requisitioning and cost control procedures , and menu planning. . All applicants· for the Three Man Steward Department Course must possess the appropriate en­ dorsement. The Steward Assistant must be a graduate of the SHLSS. · San i tat ion i s strong ly stressed as Ri cky Hobson covers each sandwich platter. · The length ofthc course is four , ( 4) weeks. ' 'This type of steward training is job security for the future. " I n structor Laymon Tucker teaches nutrition to t h.e Three- Man Steward Department. Cooperation and coo rdi n at i o n Is necessary on · the serving l i ne. L. to r. Thomas M cQuay, Danny Brown and Ricky Hobson. !. Thomas McQuay adds the fi n i s h i n g touch to t he desserts before serving. S H LSS Trainees enjoy the meal served by t he Three- Man Steward Department. March 1 985 I LOG I 9 �,. �- Q M E. D:'.. . · Clas$iflcation ·.· : . . The following u ·. an updated QMED · list with the classification rating for each member as of March 1985 . It is extremely important to notify the SHLSS if there is any change in your rating. Please check this list carefully. If there is a discrepency in your classification fill out-the coupon at the end of the QMED list and mail it to the Seafarers Harry Lundebcrg School of Seamanship as soon as possible. .· · ,, ;� l, ; ,. · NAME , RATING Abas, Ibrahim Abldln ndang Able, vld Ackley, George Adamaitis, Anthony Adams, Kenneth Adams, Nathan Adkins, Ronnie A ular, Alberto A era, Clifton Alexandrian, Halk Alfaro, Abraham Alfeo, Luciano Al Ina, John Al , Ramon All, Rashid Allen, Jarrtea Allen, Lawrence Alleyne, David All lso Murph Alvar o, Sant ago Amos, Keith Anderson, Clinton Anderson, Gerald Anderso'n , James Anderson, Jon Anderson, Raymond Andrepont, Pertwee · Andrews, Jack Armltstead, Danlel Armstrong, Edgar Arpino, Joseph A8h, Donald Aahcom, Charles Ashley, John Atehortua, Rafael Atwell, Wiiiiam Ayers, Cecll Azar, Richard Bacha, Michael Bad ett, James ey, Michael y Bal o; , . � f. a'J ' ' ; -� .. r. �e :. �aeph Ballesteros, Cosme Balog, Robert Bang, Hans �llno, Cart Baredlan, Arthur Barker, Larry Bamett, J Barrineau, lll lam Barry, Jo h Batchelor, llen Bethla, Necola Baughan, Lonie Baxt.,-, Alan · Beardsley, John Beasle llton Beata, ..,., Beattle, Samuel · Beck, Monte Beeler, Douglas Beeman , Daniel Behneman, Paul Bell, Archibald Bell, Leslie Bell , Robert Benford, Jack Bennett, Herbert Benson, Robert Bent, Eugene Benzenberg, Christopher Bermeo, Jorge Bernadas, Restltuto Bernous, Gerard Berry, George Bertel, Kevin Berwald, Erwin Bigelow, Steve B1 1ey, M ichael Bl etz, John Blletz, Paul Bird, Oscar Bishop, John Bishop, Patrick Black, Alan Blakes, Wiiiie Blanco, Gregorio Bland, Paul Blas ez, Gre ory Blatc ford, Jo n Blethen, Raymond Bligen, Archie Bloomfield, Edward Bolton, Frank Bonafont, Carmelo Bonlfas, John · Boone, James Boreallno, Carl Boudreaux, Carroll . Bougham, John ' Bower, St&Ven Boyd Jr., Boyd, Ric Boyd, Thomas Bozec, Gervais � � " ( ;.·· · \, \i � ; ' t· i. � e � � � Upd�te · NAME 4th 4th 4th 2nd ' 2nd 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd 4th 1 st 1 st 3rd 4th 3rd 2nd 4th 2nd 1 st 2nd 4th 1 st 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 1 st 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd' Brack, Wiiiiam Bradshaw, Howard Brancont, Robert Brandt, Herbert Brannan, George Brass, Daniel Brennan, Michael Brewer, James Brewster, Arthur Brlard, Geremlah Brien, Denis Bright, Richard Brock, James Brown, Albert Brown, Thomas Browning Jr., Kenneth Browning, Steven Brownlee Ray Bryant, A!len Bryant, Bobby Bryant, Leslie Bumpas, Glenn ' Bumpers, Nelson Bunch, Robert Burckhard, Paul Burge, Bernard Burgess, Robert Burgess, Wllllam Bums, Charles Bums, M ichael Burroughs, AlvJn Busby, Don Busby, Richard Butch, Richard Butts, Wiiiie Bee Byerley, Steven Byers, Frank Cachola, Wiii iam Cade, John -�-Caldwell, Robert Callahan, Charles Callahan, Wiii iam Calo, Jose CWnecho 1st 4th 4th 4th 1 st 1st 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 1 st 1st 3rd 4'th 3rd 1st 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 1st 4th 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 1 st 1 st 4th 1 st 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 1 st 4th 1 st 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd 1 st 4th <Mh 4th 2nd 4th 4th 4th 1 st 1 st 4th cam.ron , Qw1ee c.meron, David Campbell, Isadore Campbel Jennings Cannon, obert Carr, John Carrao, Vi ncent Carruthers, .Francis . Carter, Frad Cassidy, John caat a na. Cart Caste o, Agustin Castle Vernon Cate, thomaa Cefaratti, Rl,ldolph Celona, Nicholas Chamberlin, Richard Chance , Walter Chap , Earl Chee y, John Cherry, Dan Chlanese, James Christensen, Jeffrey Christenson, Chester Christian, Donald Christmas Jr., Lorie Clcconardl, Jean Cipullo, Eugene Clark Jr., Thomas Clark, Terrill Clarke, Florian Clausen, Charles Clayton, Edmond Clayton, George Cllne, Larry Clock, Raymond Cody, Calvin Colby, Ernest Cole, Wayne Collison, Audie Combs, James Com eau, Daniel Con e, Victor Conklin, Kevin Convey, Dennis Conway, Frank Conway, Thomas Cook, Harry Cook, Lee Cookman, Richard Coombs, Jimmie Cooper, Gerald Cordova, Wiifredo Corley, Charles Corr, Joseph Cotton, Robin Courtney, John Cousins, Lloyd Couture, Kenneth Cox, Donald Cox, Ernest Coyle, M ichael Crader, Steven Craig Jr., Edward � � e r. � J! RATING 4t h 1 st 1 st 4th 4th 1 st 4th 3rd 4th 4t h 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 2nd 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 1 st 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 1 st 4th 1 st 4th 2nd 4th -1 st 2nd 4th 4th 4th 1st 4th 1 st 4th ' 4th ,, ' ' 3rd ...... 4t h 3rd 4th 3rd 4th 1 st 3rd 4th 1 st 3rd 1 st ·2nd 1 st 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 1st 4th 1st 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 1 st 4th 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 1 st 1st 4th 1st 4th 2nd 1 st 4th 1 st 1 st 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 2nd 1 st 4th 4th 4th 4th 1 st 3rd 3rd RATING NAME Cratgg, Keith Crane, Raymond Crawford, Steve . Croes, Larry Crow, Paul Cruz, Juan Cueva, Nestor Cueva Carmelo Culp, OITl88 Culpepper Jr., Ra mond Cunnln ham, Chr stopher Curtis, homas . Czeslowskl, Simon Dahlhaus, Charles Dalsley lchard Daley, vld Dalman, Gordon Dandy, Edward Daniel, Wadsworth Daniels, Howard Daniels, Ray Darney, Geor e Davidson, Wa ter Davis, Benjamin Davis, James Davia, Kelly Day , John De Agro, Alfred Dean, Robert root, Victor De lbom, Robert Denardo, Michael Dengate, Dennis Dengate Harry Dennis, Marcus Darke; Michael Dambach, James Derosia, Jeffrey Derosier, Alan Devonish, Christopher Dlal, James Diaz, Robert Dickens, Glenn Dickinson, James Dlfabrlzlo, Alfonso Diii, Henry Dillon, Wiiiiam Dlnnes, Stephen Dlsamo oseph Dlsin , axlmo Dltze , Kevin Dixon, Jack Dizon, Romeo Doblou ames Dolan, er , DOnovan, Patrick . ' OooleY. Lonnie -¥h fi � o!' s g:g M4 P. � l)oo'9y ThomM Dcnn. ThOmM , Don1en, Pmtrtck 1 · Dora , Eugene Dow, ary Doyle, Danlel Dryden, James Duarte, Hector Duckworth, Merle Duenas, Bernardino Duffy, James Dukehart, David Dukes, Frederick Duncan, Charles Duncan, Will iam Dunn, Cardel Durand, Felix Duron, Roberto Dwyer, Carroll leson, Charles Ee evarrla, Ramon Eddln , Otis · Edge lchard Ed l , Patrick Ehret, Wiiiiam Elllott, Byron Ellis, Perry Elot, George Emans, Marvin Ensor, Walter Esposito Gennaro Everett, (; ta ton Evosevlch, eorge Fain, Garey Fair, James ·Farmer, DonalCI Farmer, Robert Fay, M ichael Fedesovlch, John Ferebee, Randolph Fergus, Steven Ferreira Jose Fester, M ichael Flcca, Daniel Figueroa, ·Eusebio Flore, Salvatore Fischer, Erik Fisher, James F'ltzgerald, Lynwood Flore1:1, Jorge Flynn; James Foley, Wiiiiam Fonvi lle, James Ford, Elwyn Ford John Forslund, Robert Foster, Albert Fountain, Leon Fowler, Brantley Fralsse, Owen Frazier, Earl Frazier, Homer Frederickson, Eric Freeman, Be amln Freeman Ma French, DOnald � � 08i � 0 � I 1 st 1 st 4th 3rd 3rd 4th, - 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 1 st 1 st 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 1 st 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th ' " (th 4th 1 st 1 st 4th 4th 4th 4th 2nd 4th 4t h 4th 4th 1st 2nd ' 4th 4th _ 4th 4th 4th 4ttl 4th 2nd 4th 3rd 3rd 4.th 4th 1 st •th 1 st 3rd 2nd 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 1 st 3rd 4th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 1 st 4th 4th 1st 4th 4th 3rd 1 st 1 st 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 1 st 4th 2nd 4th 4th 3rd 4th 1 st 4th 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th ' 4th 4th 2nd 4th :'!·� .... � \ : �\'\ NA.M E Frlftd Peter Friedler, Ray Fritz, Charles Fuentes, Erdwln Funk, John Gaines, James L Galeaa lsldro Galka, TMmaa Gallagher, Charles Galllano, Gulseppe Gammon, John Gannon, Kevin Garcia, Alberto Garcl Louis Gard, harles Gardner, Dyke Gary, Thomas Garza, Antonio Gaskins, Jon Gayle, Lawrence Gearhart, Harry Geay, Wiiiiam Geiszler, Rene George, Allen Getman, Scott Getz Edward Glacloione, Si ivano Gifford, Daniel W. G lfford Donald Giibo, 6o nald Giibo, M ichael Giibo, Robert Gllmette, Ron Gizzo, Wiiiiam Glaze, Richard Goins, M ichael Gondzar, Stan Enrique · ;. onzalez, Juan · onzalez, Orlando Goodrum obert Goosby, vld Gord lus, David Gordon, Larry Gordon, Ronald Gore, Eu ene Gore, Je rey . Gower David Grab, 6yrll Graham, Eschol Graham, Kelly Grane Joseph Gray, lll lam Green, H wood Greenflel , John G Douglas G I, Rueben ·· Ottffln 8c , ionzah�z. � H W � � � Grttmh, Oma� a.rTWd Groen n , Richard Gross, harles Guajardo, David Guerrero Orlando Guertin, loule H edom, Edwin Ha ht, Jonathan Hal , John Hall, M ichael Haller, Robert Halmon, Earl Hamblet, AmQld Hambou�. Hamllm Hampson, Charles Hanks, Fletcher Hannon, Richard Harada, Leslie Hardy, Ross Harper, Roman Harrington, Stephen Harris, Bar Harris, Bob y Earle Harris, Frederick Harris, Thomas Harr1s Thomas Hart, 6avid Hart, Grady Hart, Ray Hatchel, Wiiiiam Hawkins, Stanley . Hawkins, Theodore Hawver, Charles Haynie, Edward Head, Fred Heath, Ray Hebert, Allison Hemby, Clarence Heneke, Richard Herbert, Thomas Hernandez, An el Herreleln I I , Jo n Hess, Oliver Hickman, Alton H l gins, John HI , Howard Hiii, Marcos Hill, Mitchell Hi nes, Donald Hines, Larry Hines, Robert H ines, Terry Hlpollto, Jose Hipp, Raymond Hoff, Chester Hoffman, James Horman, Earl Hooper, Allen Hoppe, John Horger, Timothy Horn, Freddie Hom, Kelly Hornish, Allen Hove, Peter � :e P. � � ff RATING NAME ; , •4th . . 4th , ttowteon, James ci:F'"'.{; . , ,Hrlaanthacopoutoa, George". · · Huffman, Carl Huffman, Ronald Humphrlea Mark 4th Hunt, Harold 4th Hunter ndrew 4th Huss, l l lp 1st Hutchinson, James 4th Hutchinson, Richard 4th Hutton, Glen · 4th Hyams, Robert 4th Hyder, Wiiburt 3rd l l laon, James 4th ll')Jla, Ramon · · 3rd tvanauskaa, Lawrence 4th lvanauskaa, Robert 3rd Jackson, Curtis 4th Jackson, Lionel 2nd Jackson obert 4th James, xter 4th Janssen, John 4th Jarvis, Wii iiam 4th Jefferson, Chromer 4th Jenkins, Floyd 3rd Jessie, Ira 4th Joe, Wi i i iam 4th Johna, Gr ory 3rd Johns, Luc an 4th Johnsen, Edward 1 st Johnson, Daniel 2nd Johnson, David 1 st Johnson, Gerald 4th Johnson, Hubert 1 st Johnson, Marcus 3rd Johnson, Ralph · 4th Johnston, Ga 4th Jones, Rlchar 1 st Jones, Robert 4th Jones, Steven 3rd Jordan, Theopolls 4th Joslin, Ra mond 4th Joslin, WI llam 1st Jung, Henry 4th Justice, Roy 1 st Kachel, Jan 4th Karlsson, Francis 1 st Katt, William 2nd Kearney, Joseph 4th Kearney, Lawrence 4th Keeley, John 4th Keene, Vernon 4th Keller, Donald 4th Keller, Frank 1st Kelly, John 4th Kendrick, David 4th Kennedy harles 4th Kenney, llllam 4th Kent, Kenneth 4th Kidd, Torry 2nd Ki er, Barry 3rd Kl een, Chrlst her 3rd Kimbrough, w ••c 4th ' 4th ' Kfncet, Urry Kinchen, � -1st King, Cicero 4th King, Joseph 4th King, Wiii iam 4th Kinsman, Harry 3rd Kirk, John 4th Kirksey, Charles 1 st Kirksey, Vincent 4th Kirton, Robert 2nd Kltlas, Ronald 4th Kittleson, Lyle 4th Klarstrom, Larry 4th Kleinman, Leon 4th Klick, Paul 4th Kling, Howard 4th Koeay, James 4th Koflowltch, Wiii iam 1 st KommlnQs, Nicholas 4th Kop · David 1st Koa ckl, Doblomlr 4th Kosa, Eugene 1st Koatouros, Konstantlnos 1st Kraemer, Frank 4th Kraljevlc, M ichael 4th Krus, Brian 2nd Kues, Stephen 4th Kulus, Theodore 4th Kuzminski, Raymond 4th La'Bounty Robert 4th Lacunza, Ernest 4th Lake, Calvin 4th Lambeth, Marvin 4th Lamphere, Thomas 4th Lane, Alfred 1 st Laner, Ronald 3rd Lang, Alfred ·· 3rd Langford, Clarence 4th Langford, M ichael 4th Lan te , Calvln 3rd Lan ng am, Thomas 4th Larpenteur, Kenneth 4th Larsen, Robert 4th Lashment, Ray 4th Lathllm, Herald 4th 4th ' Lattlck, Paul Laughlin, Douglas 3rd Lawrence, John 4th Lawrence, Wiiiis 3rd Layko, Robert 3rd Layner, Melvin 1 st Ledwel l" Horace 4th Lee, Francis 4th Lee, Hubert 3rd Leeper, Wiiiiam 4th Leight, Donald 4th Lev-1, M ichael 4th Levin, Leon 3rd Llgnos, Wiii iam 4th Limon, Vincent 3rd Llnah, Kenneth 2nd Lindsay, George 4th Lindsey, Wlllle 4th Llnkewlcz, Peter 1st � c: � � fi yf ff � Pc p, h 4th 3rd 1st 4th 4th 2nd 4th 4th 1 st 4th 1 st 1 st 2nd fat 2nd 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 2nd 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 4th 1st 4th . 4th 3rd 1st 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 1st 3rd 3rd 1 st 4th 4th 4th 2nd 4th 1st . 4th 4ttl 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th . 1st 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 2nd 2nd 1 st 2nd 4th 4th 4th 1 st 1 st 4th 2nd 4th 4th ; ·� 4th 4th 4th 1 st 4th 4th 2nd 4th 2nd 3rd 4th 4th 4th 1 st 4th 2nd 4th 3rd 1st 4th 3rd 4th 2nd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 1st 4th 4th 4th 10 I LOG I March 1985 · . --� ·- ·::-::: ·:= . ==� - · -· -·--=----_ -_-------==- --_ --.: ___ _ -· - __ ·--= _ ---------------·--=·-=---_ ----··---··-------------------· -- ------· -==-- -, _ �! (" � I t i' j t I. I �1 r �' i' · I I ; NAME RATING ·l:''"�''i,�\, ·, nn: : ' '' 4th ·•won James . · un nette Wiyn.l <, , <': '"·::,,,r:�, .,, , '4th · · Linton, John · · · 1 st Llwag, ExeQUitf 2nd Lock Leon 4th Lohr, heat.et 4th Long, James 1st Long, Johnnie 4th Long, Stephen 4th L()pet, Manuel . 4th Lorber, Leslie 1st Lowman Clarence 4th R Lukacs, onald 4th Luparl, Armand 4th Lyons, John 4th LaSoraa, M ichael 4th Macha Raymond 4th Maga, homas 1 st Ma yar, Joseph 4th Ma er, Thomas 3rd Makarewicz, Gerald 1 st Makarewicz, Richard 4th Malecek, Barbara 4th Mallinl, Michael 1 st Malmber , Dale 1 st Manard, esae 4th ManclnJ, Russell 1 st Mann, Wiii iam 4th Markowitz, Alvin 4th Marks, Edward 4th Marth, Michael 2nd Martin, Jesse 4th Martin, J� 4th Martin, Philip 4th Marti n, Robert 4th Martinelli, Albert 4th Martinez, Charles 4th Mata, Jose 4th Matos, Rafael 4th May, Michael 1st · Mayo, Kelly 3rd Mealor, Robert 4th Meehan, Vincent 4th Mefferd, Michael 4th Meidi nger, John 4th Melplgnano, Cosimo 4th Merc8.d ngel 4th Merritt, 4th Meyers Michael 4th 1 Mlchae , Joseph 2nd M 1 11ara, Thomas 4th Ml os, Pete 4th 4th Miiiard, David Mii ier, George 4th 2nd Mii ier, Joaquin Mii ier, John 4th Miiier, Robert 4th . . . · � ·'· Mitter, Steven . , MUler, Wllll , . 3rd ., Miits, cec11 · · 4th 4t h Miine, Author Minix, Charles 4th Min ix, Aalel h 4th Miranda, Jo n 4th M1tchell, 1st 'Mltchell, ,, 1•l lei MtttendcMff ..,.., . · 1 at , Moche Jr., ·• • · 1 st '.' 4th ' Mohammed, . ony Mondone, Sonto 4th Moneymaker, Ernest 4th Mooney, Steven 4th 4th Moore, Arthur Moore, George 3rd Moore, James 3rd Moore, Thomas 4th 4th Morales, Angel 4th Morales, Olman Mo an, Donald Mo n, Lee 2nd Morltan Shlgeru 1st Morris, ean 4th Morris, Mortimer 2nd Mortensen, John Ole 4th Mosebach, Frederick 4 th Moss, Talmadg• 4th Mouton, Terry 1at Mullen Jr., Rk:hard 4th Mullins, Jeffrey 2nd Munele, John Murphy, Donald 2nd tat Murphy, Michael 3rd Murray, Brenda 4th Murray, Edward 4th Myers, Joeeph 4th Myers, Oliver 4th McAndrew, Martin 4th McAndrew, Thomas 4th McAvoy, John 1 st McBride, James 4th McBride, Louis 1st Mccabe, John 1 st McCauley, Roy 4th Mccrary, James 4th McCray, James 4th Mccue, Charles 3rd . McDonald, Randy 4th McDonald Richard 4th McDonnel Randy 4th McGarlty, erald 1 st McGarrfty, David · 4th McGaule , Joseph 3rd McGee, oaeph 4t h McGlnty, James 4th McGuire, Michael 1 st Mcilwain, Michael 4th Mcinnes, Leonard 4th McKeehan, Tommy 4th McKenna, John 4th McKnlght Michael 3rd McLaughljn John 4th Mclendon, 'r' homaa 4th Mcleod, Douglas 4th Mcleod, Kerineth 4th McMahon Thomas 3rd McNally, Michael 4th McPartand. Jamee ,. � � � � 2 l l ..1 j 'l >) ! :j J ·I . ·. \ .I . l . ·.l1 'J I J 1 ' ·] ,. . : ·· [.·;. i'.; (�'.\' f;� . '] �": .. ; �·: , l�i t- i. .. f. .� . �.· t f ·· ��; i�' it 11 �I � 5::ri � � :� � Jc � NAME NAME RATING 4�h . Roberta, Hafford McRae. Wiiiiam Roberts, Luther han, John 4th thery, Emmett Robertson, Richard . 4th Rodriguez, car1os Neel, Jerrell 4th Rodriguez, Hector N gron, Joseph 4th N aon, Alan Rodriguez, Juan 4th Nelson, Dan Rodriguez, Manual 4th Nelson, Norman RoCJrlguez, Ruben 4th Rodriguez, Victor Nelson, Rod er 4th NeWhouse, onathon Rogerl!, Earl 4th Newsome, Deshawn Rogers, Lee 4th Rogers, Louis Newsome, James 4th Rogers, Patrick N loholeon, Joseph 3rd Rosario, Rene N lckalaakey, Raymond 3rd Roaatl Richard Nieves, Lula 4th Rose, b anlel Nixon, Leonard 4th Rose, Wii iiam Noll, Michael 4th Rosenberger, Charles Norland, William 4th Ross, John Norris, David 4th Rosal, Eric Nortava, Peter 4th Rougeux, David Novak, Anthony 3rd Rouse, John · Nugent, Raymond 1 st Rowe, Thomas Nurmi, Rudolph 1 st Roy, Alfred O'Brien, Sean 4th Roy, Geo e O'Donnell, David 1 st Rozmus, alenty O'Donnell, James 4th Roznowski, Steven O' Meara Jr., James 1 st Ruiz, John O'Rawe, John 4th Ausclgno, Michael O'Reilly, John 2nd Rush, Robert O'Toole, Michael 1 st Russell, Paul Oberle, Daniel 4th Russo, Michael Oberson, John 4th Oden, Lester 1 st a, Jimmy 4th Ohler, Robert n, Mi iton Okrogly, Alfred 3rd Sacha, Bernard Oliveri, Joseph 1 st Saddy, Luis _, Omdahl, Arthur 4th Sadler, Joaep.h Onufer, Paul 4th r, Eric Oppel, Robert · 4th azar, Julian Orr, Paul 4th Salley, Robert Orsini, Dominick 1 st Salomons mro · Orsini, Joseph 4th Sahchez, bert Osman, Mustafa .- Sanders, Carry Oswald, Marc Santi Pacheco, Edmund 4th . , . s.nto, .,: Pagan, Ernesto 4th t ·. . Pa en, Jacinto 4th ' ' ·a.n o.cecl I Pa nter, Philip Saa , Nikolaos 4th Palmlaano, Pasquale Schaefer, John · 4th Palombo Victor 4th Schlueter, Hans Paloumbla, N ikolaos 1st Schmidt, Anton Panette Frank 4th Schockney, Harry Panko, basrll 2nd Schroeder, Wiiheim 4th Panos, Robert Schufflea, Peter Papageorglou Dlmltrloa . 4th Schu•t•r, Robert 1 Pardovlc;h, .Ph lip .·· . . . . 4th · · Scrtvena, Robert ( ·i�I� ' '. . .th .·• Pner . Kimberly ··. ··. , ,'· . : 4 : . Scuderi, M erte l · .· . : . · · Parrtah ...... 1at . Pwrlah WJlti.tn '4th · .. · s.nt..,ey; Stephen · Pateraon, Mark b. · · t at Patino, Juan 4th setalons, otls 3rd Seymour, Lewis . Patrick, Hermus 4th Patterson, Harris Sharpless, James 4th Patterson, Joseph Shaughnessy, Peter 1' Patterson, Kraig Shaw, Arthur . 4th • �l' ' · Patterson, Neleon 4th Shaw, Devld 4th Shaw, Late Patton, Stephen .4th - . Shaw, l.Joyd . ... .., Payne PeulMn Sven9 · ·· , Onid ShaW> Robert ' 2nd 2nd Pazoe, Jose h Shaw, Ronald 4th Pennick, Jo n . Sharar, Wiiiiam 2nd Penna, John Sherplnskl, John 4th Shine, Don Penrose-, John 4th Shoun, Warren Penton, Leon 4th Sidney, Donald Perdlkls, Splrldon 4th Slejack, Ernest Pardon, Sebastian Simmons, Paul 1 st Perkins, Harold 4th Simpson, S urgeon Perry, Ja 4th Skinner, Jo n Perry, Jo n 1st Skubn Jimmy Peruon; John 3rd Slack, eorge Peterson, Charles 4th Peth, cart Slay, Jamea Petrtk, Laszlo lth · Sluuer Wiiiiam 3td Phllllpa, Donald Smith, Adam tat ' Smith, .eruc. Phillipa, Michael ::tat Phllllpa, Pierce Smith, Charles · 3rd Plcclolo, David Smith, Craig 2 n d Plcclolo, Raymond Smith, Edward 1 st Plckren har1es Smith, Edward 4 t h Pierce, y Smith, Geo e 4th Plterla� Michael Smith, Han le 3rd Plaakln, Eric Smith, M or 4th Poletti; · Rudolf Smith, WI lard 4th Pollsee Edward Smith, William 4 t h Polk, l bert .. ' Smltko, Jame. 4th Pollard, James Snovelle, Walter 3rd Pollard, Wiiiiam Snyder, John 1st Pollard-Lowaley, Guy Sorensen, Egll 3rd Ponti, John Sorensen, Peter 2nd Potts, Anthony Soucy, Phlll 4th Prater, Robert Spanraft, Al rt 1 st Principe, Hen Sparling, David 4th Prlaook, Frank In Speckman, Gene 2nd Pyle, James Spell, Allen Spell, Joel 4th Quebedeaux, Francia Spe_ll, Joseph 2nd Aaba, John Spencer, Bobby 4th Radam, Gordon 4th near, Herbert Aanale, George S ag Timothy . 4th ltla, Emmanuel Stan lewlcz, Alexander 4th Ra tiff, Geor Stanton, Lewis · 4th Aeamey, Be Starr, John 4th Aenale, George St ll, Hyram 4t h Aequlao, Marcelino Ste n, Warren 4th Resendez, Alex Stein me Kenneth 4th Revette, James Stevena, alter 1 st Reyes Jr., Frederick Stewart, Mark 4th Reyes, Jullo 4th Stewart, Rusty Ricco, Christopher Stookmon, Bueford 4th Rich Everett Stone, Eugene 2nd Ricord, abloua 4th Story, Randall Ries, Charles Strode, Wiiiiam 3rd Riiey, John Stroplch, George 4th Alabeck Richard Strozzo, Jeffrey 1 st Alvera, Jose 4th Sulllvan, Clofua Rivers, Sam . 4th Sulllvan, J1mn Rizzo, Francia 4th Sullivan, Wl lllam Roat, Wallace 4t h 4th 1 st 1 st 3rd 4th 1 st 4th 4th 4th . 4th 4th 4th 2nd 4th 1 st 4th 4th 1 st 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 2nd 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 1 st 4th 3rd 4th 1 st 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 1 st 3rd 4th 4th. = : Jc � � � " ;�tr� Pr � � sap� : -. =�tred · � � � � 1' � � g. 31 � �e ,r � � .j � NAME RATING ' .::;:- ' 4th , f{h 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 3rd ..: b � rc � . Valle QSe . . 4th ' . 4th . l•t , . . , , Vane., Fred ·• ·.. . .. VWM, Stanley J•t 1st · Varela; James 4th Vasquez, Pete Vaughn, Alfred 4th 4th Vazquez, Jose 4th Valez, Alberto 1at Vala. Ruben .. 4th 1•t 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 2nd 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 2nd 4th 2nd 4t h 4th • 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 4th 1st 4th 2nd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 1at 4th 4th · i ?Jf, 4th ' 4tti . 31'.d 4th 4th 3rd 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th � .· :rn . 4th > .. t:i<:�r" m · Yah Y.mola, Jefhy Yelland Bttan 3rd . ·;-'f· · 4th . 4th . ' 18t 4th 3rd 3rd . 4th . i fth 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 1 st 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 1 st 4th 4th 1 st 4th 1 st 4th 4th 1st 1 st 2nd 1 st 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 2nd 4th 4th 2nd 4th 2nd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 2nd 4th 4th 2nd •. .. Wllll8m . Young; Wllllani . 'Y(lft(, · . Zabtaza Salvador Zeller Russell Zeme1 , Steven zaellnakl, Tedeuu , 4th . . I, 1st 4th 3rd '\at 4th . 18t . r • . • . • • • . • . . • . • . • . . • . . . ••••• . . . . • • • . . • . . . . • • • • . . • . . • . • . . • . . • . Mail To: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Director of Vocational Education Piney Point, Maryland 20674 The following information is provided to update my records: I received my QMED rating on Date 1st 3rd 1 st 3rd 4th 4t h 4th 4t h 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 4th 1 st 4th 1 st 3rd 4th . ,· ,,.. � . 4th e:,' . . Van' a, Gerald .., , · Van'Hom Devtcf' • ' · .}Van'Pett Timothy verzone, Wiiiard . Vides, Gustavo Vlllapol; Esteban Vllll ran Ruben Vog er; Frederlck Wade, John . Wadli ngton, Michael Wa ner, Richard Wa er, Joe Walker, Larry Walker, Marvin Wal lace, Timothy Wallack, John Walter, Wiiiiam Walters, Steven Walton, Will iam Ware, Hulon Washington, Eddie Watson, Glenn Watson, Glenn Watson, Joa Webber, Olle Weeden, R er Weisner, Ric ard Welch, Douglas Welch, Elvert Welch, Vincent Wescott, Prince Westerholm, Gary Whalen, Paul Whlsenhant, Edward Whistler, Samuel White, Darryl White, Don White, Frank White, Roger Whittle, David Wiatrowski, Theodore · Wiiheim, Mark Wllkerson Herman Williama, hruce WUllama, CecH . , Wtlll4Wlla, Leroy .. · Wiiiiama;· Miiton . :Wl l eon, Haywood Wiison, Richard Wiison, Robert · Wolf, Paul Wolfe, Robert Wolkoskl, John Womack, ler Woodard, laud Worrell, Vasco Wright, Charl ie Wright, John wr• a_ 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 1 st 4th 2nd 1 st 3rd 4th. 4th 4th 1 st 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 1 st 4th 1 st 4th 4th 4th . 3rd 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th � RATING NAME RATING Surrlck, Richard ., Swanson onald Swisher, uce Sylvia, Francis Tameo, Rocco Tanner, Ler Tannla, Ran olph Tateaure, Vincent Taylor, Conrad Ta lor, Thomas Te betts, Melvin Tell, George Tenteromano, Carl Terry, David Thaxton, Aaron Thomas, Alphonse Thomas, McAndrew Thomas, Thomas Thompson, Geor.oe Thompson, Lindsey Tierney, Frederick Timmons, {>avid Tims, James Tims, M ichael Tobias, Thomas Tomaszewski, Richard Torgerson, Robert Torres, Felipe Torres, Francisco Torrez, Roberto Tosado, Efrain Tras.,-, Wiiiiam Trauth, Joae h Treece, Ste en Tremper, M chael Trent, John Trlantafllos, Petros Troche, Osvaldo Trott, Llewellyn TaolakldlB, Panaglotla Tuchek, Philip ' Tucker, John Turk, Bernard Turner, Dougtaa · Turpln chwd ' · Tyler, I Tyler, Robert Tymczyszyn, Frank Tyson, James Ulatowski, Raymond Unglert, Harold Utterback, Randolph Vacca, Michael Vain, Joseph • I have completed the following specialty course(s): Marine Elcctcal ti Maintenace Date Dicscl Regular Refrigeration Systems, Maintenance & Operations � • • . • Date Date Pumproom Maintenance & Operation Marine Electronics Welding -- Automation I bold a __ Date Date Date __ Date valid 3rd / 2nd Assistant Engineer License issued on Date NAME SS# BOOK# ADDRESS TELEPHONE# Note: Each member should provide a photocopy of evidence to substantiate changes ID the above records. ············•·•·········•····•·······•··•···················• March 1 985 I LOG I 1 1 nH I· ! n: !. f . ' .. - · --- -- --· - --- - · - - �SBH E Evaluation of Li brary a Success SH LSS Moves Closer to College Degree Approval In the state of Maryland, schools must participate in a thorough evafuation by_ the · M;uyland State Board of Higher Education (SBHE) in order to be approved to grant college de_grees. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamansliip has been working with the SBHE to gain deg_ree granting approval so that seafarers can earn two-year college degrees in either Nautical Science TeChnology, Marine ��gineering Technology or Maritime Food S ervice M a,n a g e me n t . The evaluation of the school by the SBHE includes all phases of' the operation of SHLSS: mission and and o r g an i z a t i o n goals , fin a n c e s , administration , facilities , s tudent services and catalog curriculum , publications, faculty, admissions, and the library. In February, the SHLSS moved one step closer to achieving state · · . · approval when the school's libr�c was evaluated by Dr. Davia Sumler of the SBHE and Mr. Dori B er t s c h , . a . s p e c i a l i� t a n d consultant. in hbt� services . The library evaluation was very positive, and the work of Janice Smolek, Director of the Library was praised by both Sumler and Bertsch. The collection of the library which includes 14,000 volumes in maritime and other topics and over 240 periodicals was judged as appropriate to . the training and educational goals of the sdiool . The work that Janice Smolek has done over the past year to build up the collection was given positive recognition by the evaluation repon. In addition i the Paul Hall l.ibrarr. was praisea as an excellent facility with its quiet study areas, professional television and audio vtsual media center, an archives for union 'and school history, the auditorium and classroom areas, and of course the museum area. By passing this ,Qhase of the library evaluation SHLSS moves one step closer to its goal of granting college degrees . SHLSS will have its evaluation on all phases of operation presented to ihe SBHE sometime m late sprin� or early summer for the board s approval. Once SHLSS is given approval to grant college degrees , the school will pegin offc;rmg . a two-year occupati<�n?J associates m arts degree to eligible seafarers. When ihe new . Program begins , SIU members will be able to earn college degrees through the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. SHLSS is looking towards bright educational horizons for its stuaents. When the new college program begins, it is hoped that many seafarers will take advantage of . the new opportunity to earn Nautical Science students study i n the l i brary. college degrees in the maritime fieldS. More information about the upcoming college programs will be printea in future issues of · the LOG. . SH LSS Cou rse Reu n ites Friends from the Past On Mondax March 4th, as the Bosun Recertification class began to check in at SHLSS, Randy Giray glanced over the list of class mates and recognized the name Willoughby Calvin Byrd . This was the man whO renied hiin 13 re?fS ago. Randy had been stranded m Calcutta, India in December 197 1 . He was broke, ill and his ass port had expired . H e theic Randy Garay (I .) and Wil lough by Calvin Byrd are reu n i ted, after 1 3 years, b y the Bosun Recerti fication class. · Bosun, Willoughby Byrd . Willoughby listened to his story and decided to go out on a limb to help this young man. He convinced the captain to give Randy a job , althou_gh Randy wasn t a seaman and dido ' t have the proper papers . They went to continued shipping out and Randy joined die SIU Trainee Program, first in New Orleans then at Piney Point, Maryland . Neither man had seen o:r heard from the other until they came to the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, and found they were both enrolled in the Bosun Recertification course . Randy was proud to introduce his wife and fain#y to "the man who rumcd my life. around. I owe . everything to this man and this the Indian consulate · and were told it would take four days to get the ;ippropriate paperwo�k. l!.pon get leavmg the captam said, your gear, get on the ship, we leave tonight. ' ' Randy did receive his seaman papers from another consulate. The return trip to the states took 3 5 days . During that time Randy learned how to be a �UAA!i&:. H had . ·· · lot of time to h other crew memhe s . d f �y the time . the trip was over he had decided to become an SIU member. "I liked the lifestyle, the people and working onboard a ship . " When the ship docKed in New Orleans, Willoughby Byrd and Randy Garay parted . Willoughby union. ' ' When Willoughby recognized Randy he said ' 'I felt so proud of him. I always thought he looked like seaman material. ' ' sH �SS COU RSE GRAOUATES ooooo - . . Radar Querterrneater W•ldlng (I. to r.): Roy Delay, Leon M. Pulley, instructor Dale Rausch, Doug Stah l. Kneeling (I. to r.): Joseph Cosentino, Chris Hunt. Second row (I. to r.): Instructor Abe Easter, Erin Early, Brendan Murphy, Dwane Stevens, Jeffery Fackett. Kneeling: (I. to r.): Robert A. Hudas, Kevin T. Guild. Second row (I. to r.): Andy Blultt, Yahya Masherah, Instructor Biii Foley. Seallft Melntenance end Operetlona Kneeling (I. to r.): Laura Glllesple, Rose McFarlene, George Kugler, Jim Darda. Second row (I . to r.): Paul cates, Peter Platenla, Michael McCarthy, Randy Santucci, David Hood. Refrlgeretlon Kneeling (I. to r.): Wl l l lam Walter, Francisco Torres, Manuel Alvarez. Second row (I. to r.): Anthony Potts, Jim Varela, John Perry, (kneeling) Chuck Gal lagher. Third row (I. to r.): Joe Zofbach, Jimmy Skubna, Lawrence lvanauskas, Instructor Eric Malzkuhn, Aldo A. Santiago. Dell• Queen 1 First row (I. to r.): Howard Evans, Rooseveltt J. Martin, David Branam, Darrel Allen. Second row (I. to r.): Robert . Lee Johnson, Thomas Haas, August Alsina. 12 I LOG I March 1 985 . . . -·---·-::: --·= ::::· =-::: =-::: ----- - ·� � � � � � ·-· - - � � � � -----------------· ·�-- ----- ·----------· ·· - -·------· ·- -� · - _ _ _ - _ · _ _ -_ ·__ . _ _ _ . -_ - _ - _ -- __ __ ..;,..._____:J . .� __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ �I! Prog ram s Geared to I m prove Job Ski l l s And Pro mote U .S. Mari t i me I nd u stry I ! i · Fo l lowi ng are the u pdated cou rse sched u l es for Apri l th ro u g h J u ne 1 985, at the Seafarers H arry Lu ndeberg School "' of Seam an s h i p . Steward U pg rad i ng Co u rses · For conven i ence of t h e members h i p, t h e co u rse sched u l e i s separated i nto f ive categories: . engine department courses ; deck depart ment courses; steward department courses; recert ification programs; adult education cou rses. The start i n g and comp letion dates for all courses are al so l i sted . I n l and Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are prepari ng to u p g rade are advi sed to e n rol l . i n the cou rses of t h e i r choice as early a s possible. Altho u g h every effort w i l l be made to h e l p every m·e m ber, c lasses w i l l _!>e l i m ite� in size-so s i g n up early. Class schedu les may be changed to ref lect membership demands. SI U Representatives i n all ports w i l l assist members i n pre pari n g app l i cations. The fo l lowi n g c l asses wilt be held t h ro u g h J u ne 1 985 as l i sted below: Eng ine . U pg rading - Cou rses · Course Check-In Date CompleH<>n Date · ·. May 30 l J M ari ne Electronics J u ne 28 Aug u st 1 5 Wel d i ng Apri l 1 9 May 24 J u ne 28 M ay 23 J une 27 Aug u st 1 Di esel E n g i n eer Sc holars h i p (Licen se) Apri l 26 J u ne 20 Tan kerman May 1 7 May 30 Dec k U pg rad i ng Cou rses Course Check-I n · Date Completion Date Celestial N avigation · May 1 0 J u ne 1 4 Radar Observer M ay 3 1 J u ne 1 4 J u ne 21 J u ne 1 3 J u ne 20 J u ly 1 1 l Qu artermaster-Ocean Apri l 1 9 May 30 l Li feboat Apri l 8 May 6 Apri l 1 8 May 1 6 Sea l i f t Operat ion s & M a intenance M ay 3 J u ne 7 J u ne 6 J uly 1 1 ll ! ! l I I l l I I I I I I l Recert i ficat ion Prog rams l lI Course Steward Recert i f i cat ion -C heck-In Date J u ne 3 Completion Date J u ly 8 _, Course Check-In/ Completion Date Length of Course Ass i stan t Cook b i -weekly varies Cook and Baker b i -week ly varies Ch ief Cook b i-weekly varies Chief Steward monthly varies Three Man Steward Dept. monthly vari es · · . Ad u l l " , · Ed ucatio n Co u rses Course Check-In Pate J" Completi on Date (G ED) H ig h . School Equ ivalency Program Apri l 26 . J u ne 8 (ESL) Eng l i s h as a Second Lan g u a"ge May 3 May 3 1 (A B E) Ad u l t Basi c Ed ucation May 3 May 3 1 Upgraders Visit the ' 'Hill' ' As part of their Union Education class, these upgraders bad a chance to visit SIU headquarters and then the House . of Representatives' Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee room where legislation vital to the merchant marine is debated. The upgraders are front row (I. to r.) SIU Legislative Director Frank Pecquex, Robert Carroll, Dennis Baker, Steve Bigelow, Jose Valle, David Stritch and Liz DeMato, SIU legislative lobbyist; (front row) Manuel Rodriguez, Joshua Lanier, Jyan Sanchez, Jeffrey Nugent and Paul Crow. March 1 985 I LOG I 1 3 i �60-Foot "Freak'.' .Wave Slams Sam Houston It was the kind of sea you might come across . once in a lifetime . And once was enough for the Sea­ farers aboard the Sam Houston (Waterman Steamship Corp . ) who were battered by a 60-foot "freak" wave last month. It had been a rough ride to begin with. The· Sam Houston hit heavy weather every day from the .time it left Suez in January . In the sec­ ond week of February the Sam Houston was steaming about 470 miles east of Cape . Henry, Va. on its way to Norfolk. The wind was gusting up to 75 knots and seas running about 25 feet. It was nasty enough out that Capt. Robert Stanage brought in the lookouts from the wings of the LASH ship' s bridge . " It was bad out there . They couldn' t see anything , " he said . AB Kenny Parks was one of those lookouts. Instead of standing lookout, Parks was standing watch at the Sam Houston's wheel when the massive wave slammed into the sl:tip. "That would have been it. It just would have washed you away , " he said. " We saw it coming at us. I guess maybe about five or six seconds. I've never seen anything like that l;>een going to sea with the Navy and the S I U for more than 20 years . The moonlight was just faint enough for Stanage to see the wave approach from starboard . He had returned to the bridge from his quarters and his eyes had not quite adjusted, but the wave was cer­ tainly big enough to see . " I've been in this racket for 40 years. That was about as big as I ' ve seen , " he said. When the huge wall of water smashed into the bridge , every­ body ducked. " I thought, 'This is the one , ' " Parks said . , "There isn't _ much you c�n do , just stand there and hang on , " Stanage said. The force of the wave was so · strong that it shattered the thick bridge\ vindows and sent seawater roaring into the bridge. The enor� mous power of the sea ripped away the bulkheads of the chief �ngi­ neer' s and assistant mate ' s quar­ ters. "The water forced in there like a cannon, " Stanage said . The rest of the crew, most in their bunks, thought the Sam Houston must have collided with another ship, because the Houston was hit so hard . 1 4 / LOG I March 1 985 of the mess caused when a 60-foot wave smashed info Spf!lc e Resea rch May Pre:dlct Freak Waves When the ship was battered, the crew was knocked around , but no one sustained any serious injuries . As soon as the wave hit and then passed, " I knew we could be in trouble. I swung hard right and put · the sea behind) me. I knew we couldn't stand up to that sea, " Stanage said . Along with the damage inside , a starboard lifeboat was ripped from its davits, a forward storage hatch was cracked , the electric motors were tom and washed away from In a d i t i n , ' t he deck i n the en­ gineer's fo ' s 'c 'le was forced down and buckled about an inch-and-ahalf. Several years ago off the coast of South Africa, in the Agulhas current, a huge "freak wave" hit the large merchant vessel Bencru­ achuan. This is what happened: ". . . the Bencruachuan was brought to a sudden halt by a large wave and the entire bow section was bent downwards until the bow 20 fe t I wer t h an it h uld me am n t he main instantaneously white hot at the point of bending. The vessel stayed afloat but had to be towed stern first to harbor. ' ' 1 In 1966 the Italian passenger ship Michelangelo was in 1 5 to 30 foot seas during a storm some 800 miles east of New York. It was hit by a "freak wave . " This is what hap­ pened: " . . . Steel superstructures gave way , water smashed through inch­ thick glass windshields 81 feet above the waterline , and t he bulkhead under the bridge was forced back 10 feet. Three people perished and 12 others were injured. " 2 Just last month Seafarers aboard the Sam Houston (Waterman Steamship Corp . ) were battered by a 60-foot "freak wave" which caused considerable damage (see accompanying story) . Every Seafarer . has bounced around, and probably will again, in some pretty heavy seas in the wintertime North Atlantic, .around the tip of South Africa or off the coast of Cape Hatteras . According to several experts , a "freak wave" basically is a wave that is twice the size, or even more, than the running seas. Normally encountered in storms, freak waves also have been reported on rela­ tively calm day s . These monstrous waves can range from 40 feet to more than 100 feet high. The honor of the biggest wave ever. reported · · The Sam Houston made its way into Norfolk for some immediate repairs and then sailed into Loui­ siana where more major repairs are being completed. . .. . SIU Rep Mike Paladino said most of the crew told him they believed they were lucky because they were riding a relatively new and well­ built ship . "They said that wave might have just driven some. other �hips right down. " some Scientists Search for Answers . ' 'The water was ankle-deep in the passageways,'' Parks said . Happy to be in port after a long rough trip and an encounter with a one-in-a-million wave are (I. to r.) Daniel Forester, steward assistant; John Aquino, chief steward, and Floyd Dayton, chief cook. ry BR Lar Bradley cleans up the Sam Houston. · and verified goes to an 1 1 2-footer during a severe North Pacific storm in 1933. The one thing these waves have in common is their unpredictabil­ ity. Nobody knows when one might show up. Though they do appear to be more common in certain geographical areas, these freaks h ve b en repo.rt�.d a.r9ul'ld the world. ·· ' ·· · . . Thanks to new outer space-based experiments, mariner� some day may have the advantage of some sort of warning, according to Rob­ ert Beal, a research oceanographer for the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory . " We couldn't predict an individ­ ual wave , " Beal said. But as re­ searchers learn more and more about the waves , they may be able to predict that under certain con­ ditions, such as a low pre ssure system off the coast of Chile , a ship would have an 80 percent chance of facing a giant wave. Normal · waves are created by the action of the wind on the sur­ face of the ocean. Tidal waves are the result of underwater volcanic activity or earthquakes and usually do not reach any significant height until they approach land. But nobody is quite sure what causes a freak wave. There are two theories, according to Beal . The first theory is very simple­ It' s just a matter of odds. There are millions of waves created every day around the world, and some of them are going to be monsters. Or as Beal said, "The extremely improbable wave is at the edge of the probability curve . " But he added that there are just not enough stati stics to say if that is true or not . The second reason i s a bit more (Continued on Page 25.) �At MTD Boq.rd Meeting _ ,. f 1· II ! I National Leaders U rge New Efforts to Build U . S. Merchant Marine T J ll l 1 I l l I .\ ·I l ' t I r I 1 l I I I ·· i � ' 1 . '· l · [. i \I HE leadership of . the 8-million member AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, and a number of influential leaders in Congress and the American labor movement, are uniied in their demand for a federal program to revitalize this nation's merchant marine. Speaker after speaker atthe MTD's exe,c,�_hlv"e bqard meeting in Bal Harbour, Fla. last month underscored a common theme: the American merchant marine is v.ital to America's national defense, and it is facing its worst crisis ever. From MTD President Fr:ank Drozak , Congressional Leader Thomas "Tip" O'Neill, AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland and other national leaders came the charge that tire Reagan administration has, over the past four years, either totally wiped out or severely crippled programs which have encouraged the privately operated U . S . merchant marine for more than 60 Years. In his report to the leaders of the 44 national unions that make up · the Maritime Trades Department, MTD President Frank Drozak said: "We are· committed to a new start for the maritime industry; based on guideline programs established by existing law and mOdified tO attain objectives in today's environment. " · · But, Drozak pointed ouf. th�t it is "more than frustratiflil t.P'-�- to develop positive programs while we are fighting rear-guard actions to. preserve existing programs . " Drozak said that we must offer " new ideas and new options-alternatives to our present maritime policy . ' ' The MTD's executive board responded to Drozak's call for " sound programs to revitalize our industry" by adopting carefully thought-out resolutions which call on Congress anQ the administration to: : • Assure the availability of cargo for American merchant ships by negotiating bilateral . stiippmg agreements, enforcing exi st i ng cargo law , and adoptin · the .Code .of Conduct. f9r>-I..iJte r; Cgnferences dra'.Vn up by th United lion _·. ·· Conference · �� Trade .�- Dev�lopment (UNCTAD) • Extend t1le Jones Act's protections for Amc;rican c tal shippiog, .: maritime operations within 200 miles off the coast. · .·. · · · ·. . tQ a� · · . • " · • Continue transfer of Navy supply and support ships to private sector . . operation. then U . .-ftag hipJ)ing o:n Lb Ore t Lak and inland waterw y '• 'Tran fer 'certain C "f'Guard dutie · to the priv te _ �ctor. • Expand American fishing_and canning industries and implement programs' _ .. _ • tre . to protect them from unfair competition. • Use surplus funds from the maritime operating differential subsidy to finance merchant seamen's health care and support and shipment of American grain to the Soviet Union aboard U . S . -flag . vessels . • Develop a forward�looking oceans policy based on future marine tech. nological i!lnovations . ., TJ�+'.',,: > •) - . . . •• _ _ . .. · . (Continued on Next Page.) l . · ,. , · . I 1 ; SU.!alu!I-' ol llw H�use ot RepreSeil�tives , Tip" 6'Ndb always tells it like it is, and that's the way Jt was· when be spoke to America's labor leaders at the MTD board meeting: "We were crushed in the presidential race and our (Democratic] Party is facing a time of trial. The Republicans are making dramatk inroads among white Southerners, young people and blue coUar workers. They are well-financed� and weU-organized. The . big questiom is: Can we work together? It is time to put a premimn on reSlllts rather than the pl'OCt!$; on winning rather than satisfying_ sel&h particular interests. " · : ::;; .... . .,· Rep. Joe Addabbo, chairman ot the House Subcommittee on Defense Approj>riations, said be was pleased that the Navy is turning to AmeriCa's merchant Oeet for •dive support roles in both supply and logistics. He--uid that the Navy is acting upon "lessons learned from the war in the Falklands." Congressman Addabbo said: "I was .very interested in bis [the Secretary of the Navy] statement that the key to Great Britain's success was that they had a merchant fleet they .could call upon." Rep. Mario Biaggi, chairman of the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee, also told it like it was. He told the maritime community that be was "frustrated" with a maritime industry tbat is "fractured and divided . " He warned that the maritime industry "lS · caught in a whirlpool that can only lead to its demise/' � we can develop a "unity of purpose supf)orted by seagoingmaritime and shipyard labor, subsidh:ed and unsubsidiied vessel operators, foreign trade and domestic trade operators, shippers, and, most importantly, the administration. " March 1 985 I LOG I 15 �' \ i. : � Steve Edney. natioaal director of the United Industrial Workers, announced the launthlag of an "all-Americaa ' • 100 pen:ent Union canned tuna campaign, and asked for the full suprt_of A�'s trade unions . Workers at the C.H.B Co. 's West Coast plant are all mtwber . . . . . � SIUNA· . . ·�. . -.S of .. . . ,·. . .· ·' - -· ' · • . . MTD President Fnulk . Drozidt ttPorted on the success of the C meeting in the winter of 1984. Drozak called for a continuatiOI! to the needs of D1aritime industry that can support and assure � '. National Lee New Efforts U . S. Mercnc (C()Dtinu In an address to the MTD boar( that the Reagan administration, a� weaken the nation's shipping .and and " user fees" for channel mark Kirkland stressed that the labo1 Congress, " but to the American 1 · . available to us. And we will make and that we are clearly addressing I The statement on m aritime polii by the MTD board on issues of � affiliates. In other action , the board rec< Drozak on the operations of the gi year ago. Drozak noted that the p and the press aware of the maritin Ray McKay, president or the Marine Engineers District 2, called upon the maritime community to unite behind programs which will benefit our industry, our membership and our. nation. Larry Jackson, secretary-treasurer of the Grain MiUers, presented the MTD resolu­ tion calling for a greater cooperative effort between maritime interests and farmers. candidates who will work to solve Speakers addressing the board, Thomas P. O ' Neill ; Rep. Mario Marine & Fisheries subcommittee House Defense Appropriations s1 Rudy Oswald ; Legislative Direct01 and Organization & Field Servicei New MTD Executive Board members pose for their· pictures with MTD President Frank Drozak, left, and MTD Executive Secretary-Treasurer Jean lngrao, right. They are Vera Catalli, secretary-treasurer of the Distillery Workers, and Tom Stapleton, business manager of Local 3 of the Operating Engineers. 1 6 / LOG I March 1 985 John Perkins, director of the AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education, said that "we did a good job in the 1984 elections-­ and we can do even better. " Capt. Leo Berger, president of Apex !\­ ready to cooperate in a joint eft'ort wltli "importers and exporters will be encou1 �' . l ' 1 i John Kelley, president of 08ice and ProfeSsional Employees, said that we should continue the Grassrots o political efforts. soots Political Campaign -Whidl the MTD had endorsed at their board grassroots program to "raise the consciousness of Americaa voters utlonal defense." " ,- .. rs Urge Build lt.:,.Marine ; ,, Page 15.) . L�Cio Pt(Jsiden� Lane Kii-kland :noted of its budget p po al . ·w · uld fulther jpbtii!ding capacity through subsidy cuts [and Coast Guard services. � · bwement would take its case not only to by whatever means are effective and hat our members understand the issues most vital concerns as working people. " as one of more than two dozen adopted cular concern to the department and its SIU of President Roman Gralewicz, teft, pores oyet the MTD meeting agenda with Roger Desjardins, the Canadian union's secretary-treasurer. � f � a report from MTD President Frank �roots educational program established a ram had succeeded in making the public pdustry ' s problems hse problems. � and had helped elect Justin Ostro, vice president of the Machin­ ists, caned for stronger � for Anr­ ican interests in the U.S.•Japan Trade & Transportation agreements. · ides Kirkland , included House Speaker chairman of the House Merchant Joseph P. Addabbo, chairman of the mittee ; AFL-CIO Re � earch Director , y Denison ; COPE Director John Perkins rector Alan Kistler. . �i , � r I I<·?. \ i< L, :ii...•< ·' \ne, said that the U.S. shipping industry was �ritime labor to lower costs so that American bd to ship American." James Hatfield, president ofthe Glass , Plas­ tics & Bottle Workers, urged Congress to adopt fair international trade standards. Andrew Boyle, executive vice president of the SIU of Canada, presented the MTD's statement supporting a national maritime policy for Canada. March 1 985 I LOG I 1 7 ' r--- - ----- - �MTD Meeting in Pictures · ' \ ,, � Teddy Gleason, president of the International Longshoremen's Association, had some harsh words for the Waterfront Commission Act which "hampers revitalization of U.S. ports. " vb president of the SIU, left, and Jim Hatfletd, president of the Glass, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers, review legislative materials · at the bOard meeting. Ed Turner, executive : l . Rudy Oswald, director of research for the AFL:CIO, said that new avenues of bar­ g.pning must be explored to keep pace with the rapid changes in America's industrial ud ' lad George Knaly, international representative of the Electrical Workers (IBEW), called for stronger worker safety laws,. I . ',. . ,' ' r j' : � '; . Ray Denison, who beads the AFL-CIO's legislative department, had higb· pralse for the Grassroots political education program sponsored by the MTD and spearheaded by the SIU during the 1984 political campaigns. L r Stephen Leslie, president of the Operating Engineers, and vice president of the MTD, urged a strong resolution on U.S. dredging operations. 1 8 / LOG I March 1 985 William Lucy, secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, submitted a strong resolution on making more cargo accessible to U.S.-Oag ships. itime Council of New York & Vicinity, urged Congress to "fulfill the mandate of the 1920 and 1936 Merchant Marine Acts." Page Groton, assistant to the president of the Boilermakers and Shipbuilders, ponders the challenges facing the maritime industry. Dominic Carnevale, assistant to the presi­ dent of the Plumbers International, intro­ duced resolutions calling for tax reforms and a national water resources development policy. Frank Lonardo, president of the Port Mar­ �wbeder, the Mississippi Queen, cruises up and down the Missis.sippi River, taking het � back to a gracious age in Amerk8ll history. History Comes ·Alive on th� Missi sippi Story and Photos bx Deborah Greene , . . . . H· ; •\'.,;::.: ;:;f:..!.�;.:, . .: · ·.:;:-,. . :. . . . . . . -1. - •• • • ···, . ·: ::. · •,'.: ,.·-" UCH can be Written about the different kinds of boats that ply the waters of the Mississippi River-ferries, tugs, dredges, houseboats, sail­ boats and ocean-going vessels. But the most impressive of all are the steamboats. Fashioned after the steamboats of old, the SIU-crewed Mississippi Queen and Delta Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) rival any of the luxury passenger liners of to­ day. On July 25, 1976, as part of the bicentennial celebration, the Mis- M sissippi Queen was commissioned rying passengers along 1 ,700 miles of the Mississippi River-from New in Cincinn�ti, Ohio, joining her · $i ter the legendary D lta Queen,. . , . rtean in the uth to Minn p.. t. Paul in the north. , oli I which wa built in 1 926. . . . the Delta Queen is considered The big red paddlewheel s chum the "queen mother" of p(i$senger along just fast enough to get where boats. She is truly a relic of the they're going but slow enough for past-a floating palace-and her their passeJtge'rs to s�vor the jour­ mahogany and brass staircase is ney along riverbanks and levees to the most elegant structure on the historical ports that recall another river. era, with stops at some of the grand The Mississippi Queen is larger plantations and antebellum homes than her sister, and her exterior that line both banks of the river. lines, often described as a " white wedding cake," are similar to the Both the Mississippi Queen and riverboats of a century ago. the Delta Queen have recently come Steaming under the American out of drydock for repairs, c:lressing flag, both paddlewheelers continue up and Coast Guard inspections. to work their way up and down They now make their home in New the 19th century water paths , car.; Orleans, where · the Delta Queen Steamboat Co. is moving its cor­ porate headquarters from Cincin­ nati, Ohio. A $2 million, 30,000foot facility is being built at the Robin Street Wharf on the Missis­ sippi River, just past the site of the 1 984 Louisiana World' s Fafr. Queen:· · · . And the 320 men and women of the SIU who ride and work aboard the paddlewheelers recently ap­ proved a new two-year contract signed between the SIU and the Delta Queen Steamboat Co. , ef­ fective Jan. 1 , 1 985. The photos on this and on the following pages were taken in mid­ February on a three-day cruise from New Orleans to Baton Rouge-the Mississippi Queen's first voyage of the new year. These are the boat's crew-pur­ sers , waiters, deckhands , cooks, porters , maids, bartenders , engine­ room members--the ones who help make history come alive for those passengers fortunate enough to sail on the largest, most spectacular riverboat ever. The calliope was made especially for· the Mississippi Queen by Art Davis of Seattle, Wash. It is the world's largest, and on a clear day can be heard for five miles. March 1 985 I LOG I 1 9 ": . , �Aboard the Mississippi Queen �rs enJ�y touring N6ttOway, the largest plantation, h ome In the South (backgrotmd), Deckhands Aaron Rucker (I.) and Robert. o: Pou are busy on deck. · Wh Ue . During. a ·pre ··iind · bOat drlu, decklta)ldS don their. life vests and meet o� deck to await fUrtber instrm:tion. ' . f ,. Gregory Allen (I.) and Thomas Mari:h; both 1st cOoks, h�lp ptep�re the final dlnner cruise. Jim Williams, busboy, cleans up after the mini buffet breakfast in the Lower Paddlewheel Bar (note paddlewheel in' the background). of Ut, r f · Suz Mackh, b&rtender, is kept busy in the Paddlewheel Bar. 20 I LOG I March 1 985 Darrel Allen is the man to see , not only because he's in charge of the laundry room, but also. because he's the vessel chairman. Nathan Eldridge, deckhand, maneuvers himself into a tight situation to clean the paddlewheeler's windows. �Aboard the Mississippi Queen Porters Shawn Peper (I.) and Mark Condrui get the breakfast linen from the closet. Calvin Fox, 1st cook, helps ready the galley f?r dinner. Purser Maureen Mackler helps passengers check in for the three-day cruise. l i ! � Also onboard for the Mississippi Queen's first voyage of the year are, from the left: Pat Fahey, executive :vke pre,sident of Delta Queen Steamboat Co.; Jim McGee, SIU New Orleans rep; Frank Freed, �ent of the Delta Queen Steamboat Co., and Capt. Charlie H. 'Ritchie, master. Byron Wilson (I.) and Eddie Gray, waiters, put the finishing touch, some whipped cream, on the pecan pie. Deckhand Jim Martin, paintbrush in band, makes repairs to the deck. a few Steve Stadtmiller, waiter_, sets a table for yet another delicious meal. Steve bas been saillng on-and-oft' since 1978. Deckhands help secure the gangway for departure from Nottoway Plantation. March 1 985 I LOG I 21 �Aboard the· Misstssip � Queen Dave Branan, cook, puts away the breakfast leftovers in the crew's galley. Wltb the Wipe of a clot&; Larry Trosdail'� .._Ian, g$ rid . of fingerprints on the � door to the dining saloon . Sonny Mueller is one ment mem�rs. of the paddlewbeefer's engine depart· ..... · . . . .. . _ ,..., �rs used the theater to watch '�ltafden of the Lost Ark" and ''Showboat," crewmembers gathered there for meetings conducted ttY SIU ltep Jim McGee (r.). Jim talked about the new CODtract jlllJ. l, � members to attend upgrading mrses at Piney POint and get their endOrsements� aDd •�we..ed any other question that were bl'.ougbt up; Wblle U.t wentinto effect · · · ;. , _ \ ' ' Larry Lawreoa! WOHams, GSU, puts out deU plates in the crew . galle� WllkinsOn. ,, bead Plisanger's wl cl:eWmembers .ne·-.re required to · particl· pate In the fire and boat driB. Btotbers Robert (I.) and David Heitz, . both 1st cooksJ stand outside their .cabia door with their Uf� vests on, waltiQg for the "all dear" sipal. ctri-l.Wt . �: . . Dre...-es ,., c.t olf from - . Nottoway Plaotatieo • , . Willie Haning, port.., � a � vacu--. el oae . al. the carpeted stairways. 22 I LOG I March 1 985 ---- -··--- · · ------------- . 'l �Sea-Land Leader Pays Off When she docked at her berth in Port Elizabeth, N .J. on Jan. 1 0 , the SIU-contracted Sea-Land Leader (Sea-Land Service) had just come through some bad weather and rough seas on the Atlantic Ocean. Because of the weather, she was forced to arrive two days late. The Sea-Land Leader is a D-6 ship-she has a six cylinder diesel engine . With a length of 662 feet, she ' s capable of carrying 595 con­ tainers . The vessel has a cruising speed of 1 8 . 3 knots . Normally making round trips of 28 days duration, the Sea-Land Leader stops in such East Coast ports as Wilmington and Charles­ ton , and goes on to the European cities of Rotterdam , Netherlands and Algeciras, Spain. �·Paul Pallas, able seaman, pours himself a cup of coffee. ' ,, ; Seafarer Pat Bishop sails in the engine room Relaxing in the recreation room on the Sea­ Land Letuhr is Brother sails as mesmian. Visiting the ship during the payoff on Jan. 10 is SIU Representative Joe Air, seated. Beside him is Seafarer Panagiotis Kanavos, electrician aboard the vessel . Bill Sierra, who Seafarer John Coates shlls as wiper aboard the D-6 vessel . of the Sea-I.And Leader as QMED. N.J., the Sea-Land Leader shows signs of the bad weather she bad encountered in early January . _. Docked at her berth in Port Euiabeth, ' the Atlantic Ocean. . on March 1 985 I LOG / 23 �- .· ' ,•, �: Deep Sea the Portsmouth (N. H.)"Navy Yar�. Seafarer Ells was a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces in World War I and a member of the Cana­ dian Legion. Born in Nova Scotia, Canada, he was a naturalized U.S. citizen and a resident of Berlin, N. H. Interment was in Harmony Grove Cementery, Portsmouth. Surviving are a son, Leonard Jr. of Abington, N. H.; three brothers, Henry, Clarence and Frederick, all of Nova Scotia, and three sisters, Mary MacDonald of Berlin, N. H. , Leona Wood and Masie Hudson, both of Nova Scotia. Pensioner Arthur William Brown, 70, passed away on Nov. 9, 1984. Brother Brown joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Wilming,. � ton, Calif. He was a resident of San Diego, Calif. · · Pensioner Henry George R. Crack- _, nell, died on Nov.- Pensioner 1, 1975. . Brother Cracknell· joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1954 and sailed as a FOWT aboard the SS Robin Kirk (Robin Line) in 1957. He also sailed as a cook during the Vietnam War. Seafarer Cracknell hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef and the 1962 Robin Line strike. A native of London, England, he was a resident of Smithtown, N.Y. Sur­ viving is a daughter, Joan Vitale of Smithtown. · . · ·Pens,i6ii�it.,.;;ci David �·'73; . · · two daughters, Barbara Toth of Edmore and Frances. Pensioner riaan Fase, Ad­ 72, passed away from heart failure �ar his home in the Netherlands on Jan. 8. Brother Fase joined the SIU in 1946 in the. port of New York sailing as a bosun arid deck delegate. He sailed. 4Z years. Seafarer Fase was born in Rotterdam, Holland and was a nat­ uralized· U.S. citizen.- Cremation took place in the Rotterdam-Zuid Crematory. Surviving are his widow, Lieselotte and a daughter, Ingrid. Pensioner Ci­ cero Alfred Doug· las died on Feb. heart attack in February. Brother Hall joined the SIU· in 1944 in the port of New York sail­ ing as a chief cook _ Pensioner Leon· ard . Clayton Ells . Sr., 87, suc- Billie Joe Feris, 61, died on · Feb. 1. Brother Feris joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk in 1971 sailing as a saloon messman and BR utility. He was born in Stam­ ford, Texas and was a resident of New Orleans. Surviving are his Pensioner Ivan John Tarkov, 76, passed away on Feb. 2. Brother ' Tarkov joined the SIU ih 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. . He sailed 40 years and walked the picket line in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor beef. 'Seafarer Tarkov was born in Kharkov; U.S.S.R .. and was a naturalized . . . . ' aboard the SS American Heritage (Westchester Marine). He was born in Hubbard, Ohio and was a resi­ dent of Reno, Nev. Surviving are three brothers, Donald, Wendell of Camel, Ohio and George of Youngstown, Ohio, and a sister, Elizabeth Centofanti of Poland, Ohio. · · >"Peri· io�er re de rick aarold Jaynes, · . pequa�'·. " • ··... 77, suc­ cumbed to heart­ lung failure in the Winter Haven (Fla.) Hospital on Feb. 1. Brother Jaynes joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. He was born in Somerville, Mass. and was a resident of Auburndale, Fla. Cre­ mation took place in the Lakeland (Fla.) Crematory. Surviving are his widow, Virginia and two sons, Richard and Stephen. · 14. Brother Doug­ las was a resident of Richmond, Va. He retited in 1968. Sur-Yiving are his widow, Lillian and a granddaugMer, Lana Smith. Feb. 9. Brother Morse joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Mobile sail­ ing as a chief stew­ ard. He was·a vet­ eran of the U.S. Army in World War I. Seafarer Morse was born in Alabama and was a resident of Mobile. Surviving is his widow, Mildred. Charles Thomas Hall, 64, died of a . Grand Rapids, Mich. Surviving are Pensioner Wil­ liam Ervin Morse, 90, passed away on Pensioner -· Sr., 79, . died of cancer in the Southeast Alabama Medical . Center, Dothan, Ala. on Feb. 1. Fain Brother joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Norfolk sailing as a chief elec­ trician. He sailed 3� years:- Sea­ farer Fain was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II serving in the battles of Normandy, North­ ern France, the Rhineland, Ar­ dennes and . Central Europe cam�gn :'�'. H 'wa' aw ardedn.fbe. American Defense Service Medal and the European Theater of Op­ erations Service Ribbon. A native of Groveton, Texas, he was a res­ ident of Louisville, Ala. Burial was in the Louisville Cemetery. Sur­ viving are a son, Earl Henry Jr. of the U.S. Air. Force in Montgom­ ery, Ala., and two sisters, Mabel Beaty of Louisville and Mynion Carpenter of Andalusia, Ala. brother, John of Milwaukee, and two sisters, Josephine of Seattle and Marion Zarling of Menomonee Falls, Wis. George Horst Freddin, 55, died in Atlantic City, N.J. on Dec. 15, 1982. Brother Freddin joined the SIU in the port of Corpus Christi, Texas in 1958. He was a resident of San Francisco. Surviving is his widow, Barbara of Pearl River, La. Early Henry Fain succumbed to cancer in the Tri­ Coµ_nty Community Hospital, Home .1'wsp;, Mich. on July 11, 19.84. Brother David joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1960 sailing as a FOWT. He was also a -"r shipyard machinist and· began sail­ ing in 1951. Seafarer David was born in Chicago, Ill. and lived in Edmore, Mich. , Cremation took place in the Graceland Crematory, cumbed to a stroke in the Androscog­ , gin Valley Hospi­ . tal, Berlin, N.H. on Feb. 11. Brother Ells joined ihe SIU in the port of New York in 1951 sailing as an AB. He also worked as a pipefitter and steamfitter in widow, Kathryn; two sons, John and Andrew, and a daughter, Al­ ice. Pensioner Theologos Demetriou Kalaitzis, 70; passed away in Jan­ uary. Brother Kalaitzis joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1962 sailing as a cook. He was born in Greece and was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Seafarer Kalaitzis was a resident, of Athens, Greece. Sur­ viving are his widow, Sophia and a son, Demetriou of Houston. Matthew Magdic, 61, died on Feb, 4. Brother Magdic joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1962 sailing as· an AB. He was a v,eteran of the U.S. Army and the U.S. Coast Guard. Seafarer Magdic was born in Milwaukee, Wis. and was a resident of Meridian, Miss. Surviving are his widow, Mary; a .. . " ' � ·Snr'Viving . , lJ;S.- c mzen , · . res1 1 ng 111···M. .¥:. · . · . .. - are 'his widow, Lydia and two sons, Igor of Queens, N.Y. and John.· ! '..,,,.. :<./?'''"·") · j lj . Pension�r wn. .·nam August Teff­ ner, 67, died of .! J cancer in the Fran­ cis Scott Key Medical Center, Baltimore on Jan. 3. B rother Teffner '· joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a FOWT. He was born in Bal­ timore and was a resident of Lans­ downe, Md. Interment was in the Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore City, Md. Surviving is his widow, Ida Mae. I Pensioner � Thomas Francis Vaughn, 70, passed away on Feb: 1. Vaughn joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Boston, Mass. . sailing as a FOWT. He sailed 36 years. Seafarer· Vaughn was a veteran of the U.s.· Navy in World War II. Born in Boston, he was a resident of South Boston, Mass. Surving are his widow, Mary and a sister, Catherine of Boston. · Brother f t (Continued on Next Page.) t I ' 24 I LOG I March 1 985 --- ------ - --- ----- -- ---.------ - ---- • __-.:.:::....:.-..::._•.:::: •- • --· - m ., l - ------- :J. �,,. (Continued from Preceding �ge.) Pensioner l ·l I Ed­ ward Jerome Ze­ browski, 55, died on Jan. 31. Btother Zebrowsld joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1 955 sailing as a bosun. He began sailing in 1 949. Seafarer Zebrowski was on the picket line in the 1 961 N. Y. Harbor beef. And he was a veteran of the U.S. Army after the Korean War. A native of Cleve­ land, Ohio, he was a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Surviving is his mother J 1icheline of Houston. Great Lakes (Continued from Page Pensioner Elmer Christensen, 87, passed away on F�b. 5. Brother Leonard Harry Di Torno, 64, joined the Union in the port of Philadel­ phia in 1 966 sailing as a mate, pilot and captain for Curtis Bay Towing Co., Brother Di Torno was on a SIU Contract Negotiating Committee in 1 972. He was a for­ mer member of the Operating En­ gineers Union, Local 28. Boatman Di Torno is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. A native of Philadelphia, he is a resident there. the port of Milwaukee', Wis. in 1 961 . He sailed as a linesman and oiler for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during World War I, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. from 1950 to 1 955 and the Great Lakes Towing Co. from 1 956 to 1 966. He was a former member of the Tug Workers Union from 1 955 tq 1 960. Laker Christensen was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving as an MP in World War II. Born in Kewaunee, Wis., he was a res­ of Sturgeon Bay, Wis. Sur­ viving is his son, Richard of Gey­ ser, Mont. Pensioner Anto­ nio A. Zelaya Sr., 71 , died on Feb. 7. Brother Zelaya joined the SIU in the port of Balti­ more in 1 955 sail. ing as a FOWT. He sailed 28 years. Seafarer Zelaya was bQarin Hon­ duras and was.. a resident of San Francisw. Surviving are his widow, Chloe and a son, Antonio Jr. · 7.) Inland Pensions Christensen joined the Union in ident Pensioner Lawrence Edmund Courtney Sr., 76, died on Dec. 'i9, 1 984. Brother Courtney joined the Union in the port of Buffalo, N.Y. in 1 960 sailing as linesman and FOWT for Great Lakes Towing from 1 936 to 1976. He. sailed 51 years. Laker. C Ortriey Was a for­ mer ·nl ·· �be r of the Tug Workers U �iori from 1 936 to 1 960. A native of Buffalo, he was a resident of Hamburg, N. Y. Surviving are his widow, Blanche and twQ sons, Lawrence·Jr. andGary. Elias William Landrum, 62, joined the Union in the port of Phil­ adelphia in 1974 sailing as a cook for IOT from 1965 to 1 984. Brother Landrum is a vet­ ..,..;.� eran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Brewton, Ala. and is a resident of Pensacola, Fla. David Bennie Willis , 65, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1 960 sailing as an AB, mate and · ---- Gene Carl Neubauer, 65, joined the Union in the port of Philadel­ phia in 1 975 sailing as a mate for Taylor and Anderson from 1 973 to 1 984. Brother Neubauer was born iri Tuttle, N.D. and is a resident of Milmont Park, Pa. (Continued from Page captain for the NBC Lines and IOT in 1 970. Brother Willis was a former member of Local 333. He is a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II. Boatman. gathered by a 1 978 satellite mission 14.) and the other from a 1 984 Space scientific. The possibility of a freak Shuttle mission. Beal said that if this information wave occurs when a set of waves or swells meets a strong current, proves that when a certain set of and the interaction of the two sys­ tems can produce conditions for the one..in-a..:million wave. conditions occur freak waves are ·· · · ll1�n1ber, · . . � .• · generated, then ships can be warned in advance. • Jdeally" t llit�s could9.rbit the e rth, constantly rehiying-' fut'or:� mation to a ground station.\vhicfi in tum could make up-to-the-minute forecasts for shipping lanes. Howev r B aJ ·d, h · r m ' . · · ·· · · could not be in operation until the 1 990s, and much would depend on what scientists discover from the information they have already gathered. Until then, Seafarers will prob­ ably echo the thoughts of an Eng­ lish sailor who survived a giant freak wave in 1 91 6, "Earnestly we hope that never again would we encounter such a wave.'' 1 . From Heavy Weather Sailing by K. Adlard Coles, © 1980, John deGraff, Inc. , 2. From NOAA, Vol. 1 3 #1, Win­ ter 1983. DRUGS CAN END YOUR CAREER/ AND YOUR LIFE Tl/INK ABOUT ••• v., � ..,..·-..,,__.:.;;�. W}�W:. f�eV£� IT/ March 1985 I LOG I 25 ! I l i ­ · Willis was born in Morehead City, N.C. and is a resident there. Scientists have been making complicated studies of the seas for decades. But much of their infor­ Personals mation has been based on theory Ollie E . Johannisson Bill Cofone and reports from survivors of freak and Ple��Qµr, on Bill a.t (302) . ipcide�ts,· ',(he e.�P:.'�. <;>. e�.(l� r \• : n· ' Charles Job 12 . H� w ' uld H�e t9 hear .. so vast only small p<>rtion · of th m A retired SIU Antho y from you. could be studied accurately. La Torre, is trying to locate his Thanks to new radar techniques former deck department shipmates Eschol Graham and space exploration, researchers (1 945-1 953) and would like you now can gather vast amounts of M.adeline and your daughter both to contact him at 258 Senator data about large patches of ocean Cindy would like you to get in St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 1 1220. from several hundred miles above tquch with them. Call (518) 561 the earth's surface. The new radar 5667, or write Cindy Schrimps­ Sheldon G. Lowder can actually "see" an individual Greene, 1 05 S. Peru St., Lot 29, wave. The life of a freak wave may Plattsburgh, N. Y. 1 290 I. Please contact Douglas A. Craft be only matter of seconds or min­ at 3836 38th St� Des Moines, Iowa· utes, so it would be impossible to 50310. James Rexford relay that information from a space satellite to an earjh station to a James Rexford (sailing on the Joseph Moody ship. USNS Northern Light) is asked to Currently scientists are studying Please contact your daughter, please contactGary Baun at (313) two large sets of information, one Jolee in New Orleans. 961-1080. · . ·· ,,, . ·U · . ''· �... CL L NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Directory Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes FEB. 1-28, 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Frank Drozak, President Ed Turner, Exec. Vice President Joe DIGlorglo, Secretary-Treasurer Leon H.all, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George Mccartney, Vice President **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT Algonac ..................... 2 9 0 0 6 2 0 Port Algonac 0 0 5 43 0 22 ENGINE DEPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . .. . . . . Port 0 0 2 HEADQUARTERS STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 2 Algonac ..................... 4 14 6 0 0 Totals All Departments ........ 6 31 9 0 1 Algonac ..................... 0 Port 0 0 8 0 5 48 12 0 10 121 16 0 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) 621-5450 ENTRY DEPARTMENT *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea FEB. 1-28, 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class C Class A Class B TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class e-· Class C Class A 4 62 7 6 22 12 47 43 36 29 69 14 4 27 0 0 382 7 21 5 2 10 7 8 19 8 12 30 4 19 11 0 1 164 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 57 6 3 18 16 20 44 18 22 23 9 3 28 0 0 269 2 49 8 9 12 9 34 25 30 15 51 9 1 35 0 0 289 0 14 4 1 2 2 8 5 8 7 29 0 12 6 0 4 102 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 26 1 3 4 7 13 29 20 9 12 3 2 24 0 0 153 Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ..................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville .. . . ...... . . .. . .. 0 31 6 3 12 10 23 11 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wilmington ................. 13 42 7 8 21 0 0 221 1 7 2 1 7 3 3 7 5 1 0 27 2 1 6 5 13 15 43 18 41 6 8 19 0 0 204 Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ..................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ................. Totals...................... **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 2 20 3 0 5 8 10 30 2 12 21 6 27 6 0 1 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 16 8 165 17 19 32 7 122 81 81 59 69 14 5 83 0 0 762 8 38 14 11 19 1 8 35 20 29 30 9 24 15 2 0 263 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 8 3 123 21 14 15 8 79 50 57 32 51 22 4 62 0 0 541 4 20 9 0 7 2 13 11 18 12 29 4 18 11 0 0 158 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 11 1 76 9 12 16 6 56 9 99 31 4 21 4 3 2 1 5 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 12 35 1 0 417 2 29 2 0 5 116 0 10 0 0 0 11 7 92 47 21 36 . 10 57 39 83 66 84 24 74 33 1 1 675 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 0 0 2 65 0 1 0 89 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile· • • . . • • • . • . . . • • • . . . . . • New Orleans ................ Jaci<sonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ................. Totals...................... Port 0 28 0 0 3 0 7 3 4 3 13 1 12 5 0 4 83 ' 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ................. Totals...................... 34 6 1 24 0 0 12 80 1 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 21 0 18 0 0 6 4 4 11 2 2 8 1 112 7 0 12 187 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 0 0 0 107 42 14 6 0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 11 Rogers St. 01930 (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU, Hawaii 707 Alakea St. 96813 (808) 537-5714 HOUSTON, Tex. 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Broo klyn 11232 (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. STEWARD DEPARTMENT San Francisco ............... �. Trip Reliefs DECK DEPARTMENT Port of Ports Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ..................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ................. Totals...................... 1 30 2 2 6 3 16 19 42 8 42 1 10 5 0 0 187 4 43 18 4 21 7 19 22 23 19 84 12 114 19 0 1 410 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 109 0 1 0 114 0 0 0 0 1 55 11 11 10 3 46 19 99 24 42 13 13 22 0 0 369 Totals All Departments........ 1,079 756 146 626 423 111 35 2,089 1,212 115 3 St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (213) 549-4000 111 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping in the month of February was down from the month of January. A total of 1,195 jolSs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,195 Jobs shipped, 626 jobs or about 52 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people.·A total of 35 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 926 jobs have been shipped. 26 I LOG I March 1 985 Support SPAD �Richard Hemey, 58, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Phil­ . adelphia sailing as a bosun. Brother Heffley last sailed on the SS Rose City (Westchester Marine) in 1984: He was born in Philadelphia and is a resident of Cardiff, N .J. Jerome ''Jerry" Andrew Pro­ dey, 63, joined the SIU in the Stefan ''Steve" Kadziola, 65, Joseph Ruben Valdes, 61, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1959 sailing as a chief electri­ cian. Brother Valdes is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Redlands, Calif. and is a resident of Bel­ lingham, Wash. port of Baltimore in 1956 sailing as a cook. Brother Prodney was born in Maryland and is a resi­ dent of Baltimore. Adolfo Anavitarte, 65, joined the SIU in 1944 in ·the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Anavitarte hit the bricks in the 1961 GreaterN.Y. Harbor beef and the 1965 District Coun­ cil 37 strike. He was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Everett James Beasley, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1960. Brother Beas­ ley also ·sailed inland for the National Marine Service from 1955 to 1984. He was born in Miami, Fla. and is a resident of Gretna, La. Robert Bernard Benjamin, 67, joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of New York sailing as a baker, waiter and chief steward. Brother Benjamin walked the picket lines in the 1961 N.Y. H�rbor strike and the 1965 Dis­ trict· Council 37 beef. He was born in KoJ.wmo, Ind. and is a resident of Phoenix, Ariz. I � j ine<i the joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1953 sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Kad­ ziola was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Pro­ gram in 1976. He sailed for 45 years and during the Vietnam War. Seafarer Kadziola was born in Denmark and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. He is a resident of Ho!?<>ken, N .J. Willard Roy Layton, 59, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Savannah, Ga. sailing as a _bo­ sun. Brother Layton is a veteran of the. U.S. Army after the Ko­ - rea:n War serving as a private in the Co. C, 14th Infantry Regi­ :Jm�:b ment, the "Golden Dragons" at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. He was born in South Carolina and is-a resident of San Francisco. Rafael Matos, 62, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Baltimore sailing as an AB. Brother Matos was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Tom River, N.J. Bunce.Jr. m, . New York in 1957 sailing as an AB. Brother Bunce was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and is a resident of Rockville Centre, N.Y. I port of.Mobile sailing as an oiler. Brother Busby is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Waynesboro, Miss. and is a resident of Mobile. Theodore "Ted" Richard Goodman, 66, joined the SIU in I 1942 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a recertified chief stew­ ard. Brother Goodman. was graduated from the Union's Re­ certified Stewards Program in November 1979. He was born in New Orleans and is a resident of New York City. Hubert Owen Halfhill, 60, joined the SIU in the port of Wilmington, Calif. in 1951 sail­ ing as an AB. Brother Halfllill sailed during 1946. He is a vet­ eran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Halfllill was born in Bardstown, Ry. and is a resident of St. Augustine Beach, Fla. Van Voorhees, Great lakes Albert John �d, 66, joined the Union in the port of Duluth, Minn. in 1968 sailing as an AB and wheelsman. Brother Les­ sard is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He ' was born in Duluth and is a · · I William Edward AIJep M ormJq 65; j ined the SIU in the p6rt of IU,;in the port of Richard Carroll Busby, 59, joined the SIU in 1947 in the 65, joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1963 sailing as an AB and LNG quartermaster. Brother Van Voorhees is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War 11. He was born in Neshkoro, Wis. and is a resident of Meridian, Calif. Charles New York in 1952 sailing as a FOWT and oiler. Brother McCormick earned his 2nd as­ sistant engineer's license from MEBA, District 2 in 1966. He also worked in steel construc­ tion. Seafarer McCormick was born in Scotland and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. McCormick is a. resid�nt of Morris Plains, NJ. Dewey Alvin Penton Sr., 54, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1958 sailing as an AB and cook. Brother Penton began sailing in 1947. He was born in Pearl River, La. and is a resident there. Michael John Niksich, 65, joined the Union in the port of Chicago, Ill. in 1%1 sailing as a rodman and junior engineer for the Chicago Sanitary District from 1945 to 1950 and as a range­ man and buoy setter for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. from 1950 to 1985. Brother Nitsich is also an instrument man for survey equipment. He is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. Laker Niksich was born in Chicago and is a resident there. Carl Francis Shircel, 65, joined the Union in the port of Detroit, Mich. in 1960 sailing as an AB and wheelsman. Brother Shircel sailed during World War II. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Laker Shircel was born in Sheboygan, Wis. and is a resident there. Atlantic Fishermen Retired Bosun Royb Meffert, right, gets his first SIU pension check from Jacksonville Port Agent George RipoU. Peter J. Lovasco, 62, joined the SIU-merged Gloucester (Mass.) Fishermen's Union in 1983 sailing as an AB. Brother Lovasco is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. He was born in Gloucester and is a resident there. March 1 985 I LOG I 27 - �· i·· l" . LNG AQUARIUS (Energy Transpor­ tation Corp.), January 20--Chairman Lu­ ther Myrex; Educational Director Brenda Murry-Dye; Steward Delegate Anthony Curran.·No disputed OT. There is $172 in the ship's fund. The bosun said that no new communicati0ns had been received but everything is posted on the board, so members . were advised to check it fre­ quently to keep abreast of the changes. He also stressed that every eligible mem� . -bar shO\Jld take advantage of the upgrading courses· at Piney P9int and strive for ad­ vancement.The main point, tie said, is that "with no effort you cannot go fbrward:". The ship's secretary passed along the news of Frank Mongelli's death to the crew who were going to start a fund tor Mongelli's favorite charity to be donated in his tnem.. ..:: .l),. ory. It was noted that many members are ignoring the proper clothing requirements in the messhall by coming in with no shirts, flip-flops, swimming trunks and the like. If this doesn't change, the· steward said that they will be refus0d service. Next ports: Himeji and Osaka, Japan. _. COVE SAILOR (Cove Shipping), Jan­ uary 27-Chairman Richard Gibbons; Sec­ retary Neville Johnson; Educational Direc­ tor Yen Hutchinson; Deck Delegate Bennie Hobbs; Engine Delegate R. Zurfluh; Stew­ ard Delegate John Collins. No disputed OT reported. The chairman talked about the new contract, and a discussion ensued about port time which was eliminated. from the contract. He noted that this issue is a · very important one for the SIU in competing for jobs with other maritime unions. The educational director told members that he is leaving this trip and that he gave the ship's fund of $200 to Steward Neville Johnson for safekeeping. A new TV as well as two electric heaters tor the messhall should be installed. Next port: Houston, Texas. ST. LOUIS (Sea-Lan9 Service), Jan­ uary 20--Chairman Frank Rodriguei; Sec­ retary H. Ortiz; Educational Director Turner. Some disputed. OT was reported in the deck department. The chairman bro1,_.1ght all members up-to-date on Union activities as per President Drozak's report, explaln­ ing that the Union must work hancf-in-h&nd with the companies. He also explained the n&cessity of cutting back crews on ships if the Union is to survive. "The brothers on this ship understand the needs and will give 100 percent backing to our leader­ ship." The secretary also stressed the importance of contributing to SPAD. "We have to know that our president and offi­ cials are doing the best for all of us in Washington, even with the Reagan admin­ istration against us. That's why we have to keep supporting SPAD." A motion was made and seconded that the members be kept up-to-date on all imp6rtant issues affecting them, such as the elimination of port time and the elimination of crew jobs. One minute of silence was stood for our departed brothers and sisters. And a vote of thanks was given to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. Of special note was this report to the Seafarer's LOG: "We should be proud to have a newspaper like the LOG, for it supplies us with all the information and proceedings of our Union." Servdr,·��, ,?�hairman AE. Weaver; Secretary Lorn A. Davis; Educa­ tional Director A. Rhymes;·E e Dele­ gate James P. McNeely. Some disputed OT for lodging in the Bremerhaven ship­ yard (Germany) was reported. Also, every· o�:;..Will.:recelve .$2o _tor IOdging duec .to · . ·.. while In AlgE1Ciras, Spain. the chairman reports: "We are finally out of the shipyard after 19 days and are on /',,. Mitchell Jr.; Educational Director Andreas our way to Elizabeth, N.J. We will be, .. ,.. ....... Alexakis; Deck Delegate Robert Lambert; arriving late due to bad weather conditic:Jn,S. Engine Delegate Edward Ezra; Steward We will return to Rotterdam Mid �main Delegate M. Degollado. No beefs or dis­ th.ere for approxim,ately aeven to 10 days." puted OT were reported in any of the After that,1::ttte 1sfttP Should return to its departments. Floyd Mitchell, who has been regUlar shipping schedule. Both the TV treasurer for the past four months, asked and the VC�need repair. Also, chairs are that a new treast.ire.r be .&Jetted because needed in the lounge and in the messhalls, he will · leave the. ship this trip. Robert and the washer and dryer in the crew Lambert was elec!ed and will take charge laundry need to be repaired. Next port: of the two funds ($73 in the ship's fund EUzabeth, N.J. .• · �X�EJ. n• tary H.A. Galicki; Educati6nal Director P. · Colonna; Deck Delegate C.H. Foley; En­ gine Delegate T. Rodriguez; Steward Del­ egate K.R. Druek. No beefs or disputed OT. Most of ·this meeting was spent in discussions on the new contract. Joe Air met the ship in Elizabeth, N.J., explained the new contract and answered all ques­ tions from the members. A vote of thanks was given to the chief steward and �he cooks for the "fine chow coming out of the galley." The ship is paying off in San Juan, P.R. this trip; then she'll sail back to Eliz­ abeth. . r .· . .·. the steward department for a job well done. All stood for one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers and sis­ ters. Next port: Corpus Christi, Texas. .. ��,·l!,�·LAND CONSUMER (Sea-Land BORINQUEN (Puerto Rico Marine), February 3-Chairman A. Molina; Secre­ �:,_ OGDEN LEADER (OMI), February 10Chairman Arthur Harrington; Secretary Floyd ., BEAVER STATE (Apex Marine), Jan­ uary 3-Chairman G. Mattiolli; Secretary F. Costango; Educational Director C. Cas­ tro; Deck Delegate A. Zepada; Engine Delegate C. Taylor; Steward Delegate F. Monsibais. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. The chairman announced that the Beaver State would arrive at Big Stone Anchorage for lightering and that launch service would be available. The repair list from last voyage was reviewed and the completed repairs were noted. Mention was �madeot. .� �w drapeS, furniture and t$19 tamps fot 'the 'crew lounge and of the new washer and dryer which were provided in the crew laundry room. A new clock is still needed for the crew . lounge. The steward department was given a vote of thanks for a job well done during the holiday season andfor the fine Christmas and New Year's dinners. A vote of thanks also was given to Alan Bartley for the use of his personal video movies. "They were great" Next port: Delaware City, Del. CONSTITUTION (American Hawaii Cruises), January 13-Chairman William Mansf�ld; Secretary J.C. Dillon. All is going well aboard the Constitution, with no major beefs or disputed OT reported; A report from Frank Drozak and the executive board. was read to the crew. A videotape also was shown pertaining to Drozak's report on the new contract, and a vote was taken: 27 for, 1 against, 4 abstentions. A motion was made and seconded to ask SIU head­ quarters to negotiate a standard SIU con­ tract with American Hawaii Cruises. A vote . was taken on this matter and was unani� mously accepted. A couple additional suggestions were made. One was to install a new washer and dryer; the other, to provide more night lunches. meeting. Rather, the Union patrolman came aboard in Baton Rouge, La. and talked about the new ·shipping rules. A special vote of thanks was given to Chief Steward R. de Boissiere for ttie "best holiday feed­ ing-Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's-,-with exotic wines and specialty foods. Mr. Santa Claus himself." A vote of thanks also was giv�n to Bosun M. Beech­ ing for all his help during the holiday preparations. "We are proud of him. We have the best engine department in. the fleet . . . Our ship is the best." In addition to the praise given to crewmembers of the Ogden Champion, a special vote of thanks was given to "our Union president, Mr. Frank Orozak, Red Campbell and all the Union officials for all their help in making our Union strong. Our battle has just begun and we must show support with deeds, not talk." One minute of silence was observed in meinory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next part: Everett, Mass. LNG LEO (Energy Transportation Corp.), January 20--Chairman J.P. Davis; Sec­ retary Henry Jones Jr.; Educational Direc­ tor QMED A. Abidn; Deck Delegate Billie B. Darley; Engine Delegate Roy C. Mc­ Cauley; Steward Delegate C.J. Gallery. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $97.65" in the ship's SIU communications fund. The arrival pools are working and the ·· Pac-Man machine. is ·doing wen-both money·makers for the ship's fund which, 'after purchasing a racquetball set, contains $61. The bOsun spoke about the courses available at Piney Point and the importance and of contributing to SP AD. He also stressed safety aboard ship ;;it all times. ln ·addition to a special safety bulletin from the com­ pany, there is a safety locker onboard in the forepeak which is· always open and contains all types of safety equipment. The passageway doors to the outside deck are to tie kept closed at all times and the air lock doors on the main deck are to be used as much as possible. Also, safety shoes are a MUST on deck. Chai.rs were brought aboard ship last trip for the crew's rec. room. Unfortunately, they are not lounge chairs, and this will be taken care of in Japan with the port captain. Several re­ minders were given: to wear-1he proper clothing to meals, to keep the noise down and respect your shipmates and to be careful in Indonesian ports. "Stay loose-­ be the GOOD AMERICAN." .A voJe of thanks was given to the steward depart­ ment, especially to the new chief cook. Next port: Tobata, Japan. OGDEN CHAMPION (0MI), Januafy _ 21.:=_chairman Marion Beeching; Secre­ tary R. de Boissiere; Educational.Director J.W. Philpot; Steward Delegate P. Willis, No department reports were given at this $260 in the movie fund). He also has been asked to purchase new films in port whenever possible with money from the movie fund. All hands were' asked to be more consid&rate ab<>ut USing the mov­ ies..-and tQ be sure and rewind them and replace them in the correct cover when . finished viewing them. One minute of si­ lence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port: Baton Rouge, La. · · OVERSEAS O"IO (Maritime Over­ seas), January 31-Chairman James Ba1,1d0in; Secretary A. Salem; Educational Di­ rector Thomas Koubek; Deck Delegate C. Zambantis; Engine Delegate K. Kerami­ das; Steward Delegate W. Matsoukas. No disputed OT. Payoff is scheduled to take place In Corpus Christi, Texas. The chair­ man called the Union hall in Houston re­ garding port time.. He was informed that port time has .been eliminated and passed that information 0n to the crew. He also stressed the importance of upgrading at Piney Point cln.d <>(donating to SPAD. The Secretaf)'. noted that to this date the LOG is the onfy real communiCation between the members and.Union headquarters. He urged everyone to read the articles thor­ ougMy and to share the LOGs with other shipmates. A vote of thanks was given to SEA-LAND DEFENDER . (Sea-Land Service), January 6-Chairman Clifford Perreira; Secretary Ceasar F. Blanco ; Ed­ ucational Director Gerald Van Epps; Deck Delegate Eli W. Kralich; Engine Delegate Ira Jessie; Steward Delegate DWight Wuerth. No disputed OT reported. There is $32.23 in the ship's fund. The chairman reported to the members that there may be a drastic rut in manpower on all Sea-Land ships, reducing the number of unlicensed per­ sonnel in each department to a specific number. The boarding patrolman will ex­ plain this more fully and will be able to answer all questions. One concern was brought up regarding stores: whether the ship is being short-changed or not, why no ice cream was sent aboard for the Christ­ mas and New Year's holidays, and why they ran out of oranges again. These problems will be checked out. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. SEA·LAND ECONOMY (Sea-Land Service), January 6-Chairman John Hig­ gins; Secretary Wheeler Washington; Ed­ ucational Director W.R. Thomas. S6me disputed OT was reported in the engine department. There is $40 In the ship's 28 I LOG I March 1 985 ' .-.:., '"--__;,____...;,;. � '� ·� � �. � � : "� �1�<': :� ·, �� �� ·� �" � � · · ·� ·� � ·�' < : �� · :'� __ . _..______........ ' ·�� . ... .... .. ..:;.;-.... .. ..;..;.;;....;.;,; .;; __�__...... lllill:.$iii liflj lfMilli i liillllli lll illWl iio .. l ...�"'11li� ii ....-------------.. .. ----....-.. --....------- --....-. ---- ....� . ..... �. , Daniel. Some disputed OT was reported in the steward department during voyages 47, 48 and 49. The chainnan talked about the future of the Sea�Land Mariner. "As you all know," he said, ''the MIV Mariner will be reconverted in the shi ard $0�­ time this July. When the shjp comes out from the yard, the manning scale will be reduced to a Skeleton crew: six in the deck department. three iri the engine department and three in the steward department-1 2 unlicensed crewmembers in all." Brother E.A. Gomez wi ll send a letter to one of the Union officials on behalf of all Sea-Land ships' crews to ask for help in finding a means of transportation from the new Sea­ Land pier in Kobe, Japan (which is far from downtown Kobe), into the city and back to . Ute ship. Taxis are out of 1he question due to the exorbit.ant costs. Next ports: Yoko­ hama and Kobe, JaJ>an; then on to Hong Kong and Kaohsiung, TaiWan, and finally back to Oakland, Calif. tor payoff in late · . '' • D�aes� of Sh�ps llee��n11s py I l l I I treasury and $20Q was· coltected to give to the Houston Seamen's Club at Christmas. No major beefs were brought up at the meet ing. The shipping industry. is not in good shape at the present time, and, ac­ cording to the chainnan, It is in the interest of each indivi.dual member to do his or her best job on each ship they crew. "It 1s· not important that we Hke each other. it i s important that w e .do 0u r jobs to the best of our abifrties." Any member who is eligible to take advantage of the upgrading oppor­ tunities at Piney Point is encouraged to do so. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a good job well ,. done, especially the great meals at Christmas and New Year's. ·· · · �· MARINER (Sea-Land SeMce), Chairman Ben Mignano; Secre­ tary s. Amper; Educa�I Director A. ·· February. STAR OF TEXAS (Titan Navigation), February 1 0-Chairtnan. Gene Paschall; Secretary J. Fletcher; Educational Olractor G.P. Pollard-Low9ey; Steward Delegate Hatty J. Curry. Everything is in Qoocf shape in all departments, with no beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Chainnan Paschall discussed the reduction in the number of crew and asked all members to support the S1U's pc)litical activities.. noted that 8Y9lytt:ing has. been running . smoothly and that he certainly appreciates the crew's cooperation, especiaDy witti the steward department being short-handed. The educatiOnal director reminded all hands to read the LOG and k"1>. up with �t's going on In the A, vote · The --ry Texas crewed up in San Francisco bound for Singapore, and its next port and port of payoff will be Philadlephia, Pa. STONEWALL JACKSON (Water­ man), January 21-Chainnan Carl T. Li­ neberry; Secretary Thomas Liles Jr.; Ed- . ucational Director Benjamin F. Cooley ; Deck Delegate Ronald S. Davis; Engine Dele­ gate Raymond L Cullpepper Jr. ; Steward Delegate Jerry Wayne Watkins. The stew� ard department reported some disputed OT; otherwisaeverything is going smoothly, and the little everyday problems that arise are being ironed out. There is $550 in the movie fund. A motion was made to aSk the contracts department to find out why the contract was broken by having the payrolt on the Stonewall Jackson stopped Decem­ ber 10. This affects · social sec_urity pay- rnents, unemployment payments-.and pen­ sion credits. The captain asked the crew how they wanted the launch schedule made up. Following a discussion, the members decided that the launch should· leave the ship on even hours and leave the shore on odd hours; Wjttl an additional 7 p.m. 1aonet{'for: ffle steward · department. One minute of silEffice was stood in memory of our departed borthers and sisters. Next ports: Thailand, Singapore, the Suez Canal; then back to Norfolk, Va. for payoff at the end of February. .· o:iarttlrn�:HnduStry; Offical ships minutes were also received from the following vessels: · AMERICAN CONDOR ARCHON BROOIS RANGE CAGUAS LNG CAPRICORN COVE TRADER DELTA SUD FALCON COUNTESS . LNG LIBRA LONG BEACH MASSACHUsms SGT. MATEJ KOCAK NEW YORK OGDEN HUDSON . OGDEN LEADER OGDEN SACRAMENTO OGDEN WIWMETTE OVERSEAS ARCTIC OVERSEAS HARRIETTE OVERSEAS VALD£Z OVERSEAS WASHINGTON PANAMA PONCE PRIDE OF '™8 PUERTO RICO SAN JUNI SEA·LAllD ADVENTURER SEA·LMD Dml.OP£R SEA-Wftl EXPLORER SfA.LANli EXPRESS SEA-LAND lllHOVATOR SEA-LAND PACER SEA-LAND SEA-LAND PIONEER SEA-LAND PRODUCER SEA-LAND VBfTURE SEA�LMD VOYAGER SENATOR TRMSCOLORADO PATRIOT of thailks� was given •to the steWard de­ partment for an $xcellent job. The Stw of KNOW YOUR RIGHTS KNOW YOUR RIGHTS . , . a l l Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to famil iarize themselves with its con­ tents. Any· time you feel any member or officer is attempt­ ing to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges. trials, etc., as well as all other details. then the member so affected should im mediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal · rights in employment and as members of the S I U . These rights are clearly set forth in the SI U constitution and i n the contracts which the Un ion h a s negotiated w i t h the employers. Consequently, no memtler may Ile disc rimi­ TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the S I U Atlantic, G ulf. Lakes and l n l.and Waters District are admin istered in accordance with the prov isions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these fund1> shall equally consist of U n ion and management represen tatives and their alternates. A l l expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. A l l trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. --IUtllfflllhllfflll HI patrolman or other Union oflkial, in. your opinion, fails to protect your cootract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senior­ ity are protected exclusively by the contracts between the U n ion and the employers: Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted ana available in all Union halls. I f you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained i n the contracts between the Union and the employers, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail. return re­ ceipt requested. The proper address for this is: A..- ''Red'' Campbell � EDITORIAL POLl Y - THE LOG. The Log has trad itionallY, refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual . in the U n ion, officer or member. has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the U n ion or its collective membership. This establ ished policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1 960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Log policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Bo.ard of the U n io,n . The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks. one individual to­ carry out this responsibility. It Cbainmn, Seafarers Appall Board 5ltl Audi W.7 ..... BrlUmDla W.7 Prince Georps cont, . c..., Spriap, Md. l8746 CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are avail­ able i n all SI U halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your .ship or boat. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as fil ing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU ' CONSTIT,UTIONA L R I GHTS A N D OBLIGA· TIONS. Copies of the S I U constitution are available in FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the S I U Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requ i res a detailed audi t by Certified Public Accountants every three months. which are to be suhm itted to the membership by the Secretary-Treas.urer,. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members� -ele<,:ted by the membership, makes examination each quarter of the finances of the U n ion and reports fu lly their findings an(! recommenda­ tions. Members of this comm ittee may m ake dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings; . Full copies of contracts as re'ferred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or. .to .the Seafarers A ppeals Board. KNOW 'YOUR'· ' ' RIGHrs · : · ,. __ · PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to .be paid to . anyoqe i n any official capacity i n the SIU unless an official Onion receipt is given for same. Under no circum­ stances shou.l d any n1ember pay any money for any reason unless . he is gi.ven such receipt. In the event anyone attempts io require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt. or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels thal he should not have been required to make such payment. this should immediately be reported to Union headquarters. nated against because of race. creed. color. sex. and na­ tional or geographic origi n . If any m�mber feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled. he should notify U n ion headquarters. .I SEAFARERS POLmCAL ACTIVITY DONATION _;.,SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro­ ceeds are used to further its objects and purposes includ­ ing. but not lim ited to, furthering the political. social and economic interests of maritime workers. the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant M arine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade u n ion concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are volunta,ry. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force. job discrimination, financial reprisal. or threat of such conduct, or as a con­ dition of membership in the Union or of employment. a contribution i s made by reason o f the above improper conduct, notify the Seafarers U n ion or SPAD hy certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for i nvestigation • 1 I ,, i If and appropriate action and refund. if involuntary. Sup­ port SPAD to pmtect and further your economic, poli­ tical and social interests. and American trade union concepts. If at aa7 time a member reell that aa7 al the abeYe ripU llaff Ileen ....._.. , or that he U. lleea denAed bis twllhlltiolll rtpt of aca. to Ullilm ncards er Wwwdw, lie .... Im 'J · r, DeCll'y SIU Praiclent Fnak Oroak -' Headqurten b7 cerdfted _., nt8r'D reatpt nq1u1eJ. The addral il SJll Autlt w., 111111 111ar11M-• W.J, Prince Georps Couty, Camp Spriap, Md. l874'. - March 1 985 I LOG I 29 · '' �.I i' i . ' ···. f'.. :·. Summary Annual Reports Seafarers Welfare Plan Seafarers Pension Plan This is a summary of the annual report of Seafarers Welfare Plan, Lb. # 13-5557534 for Jan. 1 , 1982 to Dec. 3 1 , 1982. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). This is a summary of the annual report of Seafarers Pension Plan I.D. # 13-6100329 for Jan, l, 1982 to Dec. 3 1 , 1982. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Basic Financial Statement The value of Plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the Plan, was $6,787,384 as of Dec . 3 1 , 1982 compared to $ 1 3 ,61 7,209.00 as of Dec. 3 1 , 198 1 . During the Plan year, the Plan experienced a decrease in its assets of $6,829,825. This included unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the value of Plan assets; that is, the difference between the value of the Plan's assets as of the end of the year as compared to the value of the assets at the beginning of the year or the cost of assets acquired during the year. During the Plan year, the Plan had totat income of $2 1 , 148,384, including employer contributions of $20,65 1 , 124 and earnings from investments of $485,988. Plan expenses were ,$27 ;978,209 and are comprised of three classes of expenses ( I ) Welfare Benefit expenses ,of $24,50),538, (2) Administrative expenses o f $3 ,205,631 and (3) other exp(:nses of $267,040. ·":. , · . . . Basic Financial Statement The value of Plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the Pfan, was $207,768,933 as of Jan. 1 , 1982 compared to $245,369,073 as of Dec. 3 1 , 1982. During the Plan year, the Plan experienced an increase in its net assets of $37,600 , 1 40. This included unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the value of Plan assets; that is, the difference between the value of the Plan assets at the end of the year and the value of the assets at the beginning of the year or the· costs of assets acquired during the year. During the year, the Plan had fotal income of $52,373,729, including employer contributions of $8,562,336, and earnings from investments of $43,81 1 ,393. Plan' expenses were $ 14,773,589. These expenses included $12,875,489 in benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries ; $ 1 ,274,852 in administrative expenses, and $623,248 for fees, insurance premiums and other such expenses. Your Rights to Additional Information You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, · . , . on request. The items listed below are included in that report. I . An accountant's report. 2. Assets held for investment. To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of Mr. Al Jensen, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. The charge to cover . copying costs will be $ 1 .00 for a full annual report, or $. 10 per page for any part thereof. You also have the right to receive from the Plan administrator on request and at no charge, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Plan and accompanying notes, or a statement of income and expenses of the Plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full annual report from the Plan administrator, these two statements and accompanying notes will be - included as part of that report. The charge to cover copying costs given above does not in�lude a charge for the copying of these portions o� the .report because these portions are furnished without charge. You also have the right to examine the annual report at the main office of the Plan , 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, and at the U . S . Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. , or to obtain a copy from the U . S . Department of Labor upon payment of copying costs. Requests to the Department should be addressed to Public Disclosure Room N4677, Pension and Welfare Benefits Programs, U.S. Department' of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave . , N . W . , Washington, D.C. 202 16. "· Your Rights to Additional Information You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or ariy part thereof, on request. The items listed below are included in that report; 1 . An accountant's report. 2. Assets hel(I for investment. To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of Mr. Al Jensen, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md . 20746. The charge to cover copying costs will be $ 1 .00 for the full annual report, or $0. 10 per page for any part thereof. You also have the right to receive from the plan administrator, on request and at no charge, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Plan and accompanying notes, or a statement of income and expenses of the Plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full . annual report from the Plan administrator, . these two statements and accompanying notes. .�ill be included as part of the report. The charge to cover copying costs given above does .QOt include a charge for the copying of these portions of the report because these portions"J:tre.f.urnished without charge . You also have the right to examine the annual re fr'aftlte-'10ain office of the Plan, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, and at the U .S . Department of Labor in Washington, D . C . , or to obtain a copy from the U . S . Department <>f Labor upon payment of copying costs. Requests to the Department should be addressed to Public Disclosure Room N4677, Pension and Welfare Benefit Program, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Co'1stitution Ave . , N . W . , Washington, D.C. 20216. · po : . ,- united l ndustrial Workers of · North America Welfare Plan U nited I ndustrial Workers of North America Pension' Rian This is a summary of the annual · report of United Industrial Workers of North America Welfare Plan, 13-5677156, for Jan. 1 , 1982 to Dec. 3 1 , 1982 . The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). .,': l•i•• ' ' ' Your Rights to Additional lnformatj9n You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, on request. The items listed below are included iri that report: l . An accountant's report. 2. Assets held for investment. To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of Mr. Al Jensen, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. The charge to cover copying costs will be $ 1 .00 for the full annual report or $0. 10 per page for any part · thereof. You also have the right to receive from the Plan administrator, on request and at no charge, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Plan and accompanying notes, or a statement of income and expenses of the Plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full annual report from the Plan administrator, these two statements and accompanying notes will be included as part of the report. The charge tQ cover copying costs given above does not include a charge for the copying of these portions of the report because these portions are furnished without charge. You also have the right to examine the annual report at the main office of the Plan, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, and at the U . S . Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. , or to obtain a copy from the U;S. Department of Labor upon payment of copying costs. Requests to the Department should be addressed to Public Disclosure, Room N4677, Pension and Welfare Benefit Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave . , N . W . , Washington, D.C. 202 16. '( � ..r -· ·. 30 I LOG I March 1 985 ' ...-, .;, .'i'· ,•;.., �.,:.�i':'r,"- · · ;. �'\!.'.--� '.�:). .>, � ... ,,.:, t . .: '• : , �.. w This is a summary of the annual report of .United .Jndt.tst'fliil orkers of North America Pension �Ian, 1 1 -6106805, for Jan 1', J 2 lo Dec. 3 1 , 1982. The annual report has been filed with the Inteinat &evenue. Service, as required under the Employee Retirement lm:ome: �urity Act of 1974 (ERISA). • . Basic Financial Statement The value of Plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the .Plan, was $3,738,493 as of Jan. I , 1982, compared to $3,230,529 as of Dec. 3 1 , 1982. During the Plan year the Plan experienced a decrease in its net assets of $507,964. This inclu4ed unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the value of Plan assets; that is, the difference between the value of the Pian's as.sets at the end of the year and the value of the assets at the beginning of the year, or the cost of assets acquired during the year. During the Plan year, the Plan had total income of $3,564,434, including employer contributions of $3 ,029 ,638 earnings from investment of 1$534, 796. Plan expenses were $4, 125,603 (netting a loss of $56 1 , 1 69 paid from the Plan's Fund . Balance) and are comprised of three classes of expenses: ( 1 ) Welfare benefit expenses. of $3,242,03 1 ; (2) Administrative expenses of $745,237, and (3) Other expenses of $138,335. Welfare Benefits in the amount of$4, 1 l 7,223 were made directly to participants or their beneficiaries, and $8,380 to other organizations or individuals providing welfare benefits. Administrative expenses were comprised of salaries, fees and commissions, Fudiciary Insurance premiums, and general administrative expenses. Other expenses were comprised of provisions for contributions doubtful of collection, and litigation settlement of a medical claim. · ' Basic Financial Statement The value of Plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the Plan, was $ 1 1 ,720,47 1 as of Jan. 1 , 1982, compared to $14,953,618 as of Dec. 3 1 , 1982. During the Plan year the Plan experienced an increase in its net asset of $3,233, 147. This included unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the value of Plan assets ; that is, the difference between the. value of the Plan's assets at the end of the year and the value of the assets at the - begbming of the year or the cost of assets acquired during the year. During the Plan year,' the Plan had total income of $3,697,42 1 , including employer contributions of $944,588, and earnings from investments of $2,752,833. Plan expenses were $464,274 and are comprised of two types: (1) Pension Benefit Expenses of $204,770 and (2) Administrative Expenses of $259,504. The $204,770 Pension benefit payments were made directly to participants or their beneficiaries. Administrative expenses were comprised of-salaries, fees, and commissions, Fiduciary Insurance premiums,. and general administrative expenses. · Your Rights to Additional Information You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, on request. The items listed below are included in that report: 1 . An accoun�nt's report. 2. Assets held for investment. To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of Mr. Al Jensen, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. The charge to cover copyil1$ costs will be $ 1 .00 for the full annual report, or $0. 10 per page for any part thereof! You also have the right to receive from the Plan administrator, on request and at no charge, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Plan and accompanying notes, or a statement of income and expenses of the plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full annual report from the Plan administrator, these two statements and accompanying notes will be included as part of that report. The charge to cover copying costs given above does not include a charge for the copying of these portions of the report because these portions are furnished without charge. You also have the right to examine the annual report at the main office of the Plan, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, and at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. , or to obtain a copy from the U . S . Department of Labor upon payment of copying costs. Request to the Department should be addressed to Public Disclosure Room N4677, Pension and Welfare Benefit Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave . , N . W. , Washington, D.C. 202 16. / �Letters To The Editor 'SHLSS Is an Outstanding Facility • • • ' Frank Drozak: ,AB someone who has had a long association with the maritime industry, it is heartening for me to see what is being offered to mariners at your Piney Point, Md. facility. The tour you arranged on Jan.. 23, 1985 provided me with an insight of a truly outstanding facility. _ The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship is an impressive facility offering skills needed to meet the challenges of the future . . . . Sincerely, Wallace 'l'. Sansone Deputy Commander llilitary Sealitt Command 'Working Together Toward Success . . . ' Frank Drozak: .J1 · Sil) upgraders toured the Capitol and other sites during a visit in. February. Pictured (from the bottom step up) are Laura Gillespie, Paul Cates, Barbara Jean Stevenson, . David Hood, Peter PaJtania, Rose May Mcfarlane (obscured), Michael McCarthy, SHLSS Instructor Joe WaU and SIU lobbyist Liz DeMato. -i�:�.,� "?·'.''i,"t' I would like to take this opportunity to thank the personnel of the �a.f&rers Harry Lundeberg Sc:Q.ool of Seamanship at J;>iney Point, Md. :for t.b.eir etrorts 1n showing nie their school. . . . . s!Mt working wgethet .now tri peacetime 8lJ t,here � _NO'I' ourselves with �h' ()t}lers' methodB and . operations when and if there is a war. Much of the success that our· We m�t be much time to fa.mil1arize country Will ga.m on the battlefield of tomorrow will depend on our j oint efforts both then and now to work together to b.uild a strong relationship. l·hope..tha.t my visit Will help what has alWSiYS been .',".;.;i;f;< \/ mutually beneft�tal w9:r� . - · ., · · a strong bond between the military and the merchant marine . . . . Sincerely yours, Carlos J. 'l'ibbetta Montltly MeanbersJtip Meetings Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters :· Date . Port Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, April 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . · . . . . . . . Tuesday , April 9 MAJ, 'l'C Plana & 'l'r•tntng Officer DepartJnent Qf the Anny 10:30 'Credit Where Credit's Due . . . ' It seems that .the only time attention is brought upon someone is thing iB wrong or someone has done wrong. During the last three montJl.s, I've sailed as ftrst assistant and then a.m. when · some . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, April 1 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0: 30 a.m. chief engineer on the Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, April 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a.m. Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , April II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0:30 a . m . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , April I I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l0:30 a . m . Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, April "· work for. . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m� New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday , April 1 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , April 1 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0: 30 a.m. Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday , April 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a . m . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, April 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a.m. San Juan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , April 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, April 1 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 �.m. Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, April 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a.m. Duluth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday , April 1 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ·. Tuesday, April 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Jersey City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, April 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0: 30 Due to their effo�, the engineroom has benefited greatly, and a.m. Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, April 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a.m. I'd like to see just credit given which far exceed that which could be induced solely by the wages they 1 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 3 0 a.m. H ouston . . . . . . . · . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday; April 15 . . . . . . . . . . $ea-Lane Venture. to the entire engineroom unlicensed personnel for an effort given which has shown personal qualities of dedication and dependability everyone involved can take pride tn a job well done. · Rather than single out individuals, I'd just like to list our engineroom personnel-for it has truly been a concerted effort: Hugh Wells, electrician; Monte Beck, reefer maintenance; Rudy Lopez, engine utility; E�ar Young, OMU; John Rizzo, OMU; Harold Welch, OMU; Elias Ruiz, wiper; Guadalupe Barida, wiper. A.gain, my special thanks to all of these men for being good crewmen, good shipmates and great people with whom it has been a privilege to work. a.m. . My hi&Jlen personal regards, llo4ney C. Baxter Chief Bnafneer, 8.L. Venture ·A MERICAN IS BEAUTIF'UL luy American ... and look for the Union Labe l UNION LABEL ANO SERVICE TRADES DEPARTMENT. AFL-CIO • ... March 1 985 I LOG I 31 �SIU President Frank Drozak Calls for Unity Sailors Union of the Pacific Celebrates ·� · ·, ' 1 OOth Anniversary The Sailors Union ·dates its exist­ "You can put me in jail but you voice of the modern seamen' s m_ove­ ence to a meeting held on the Folsom ment. cannot give me narrower quarters than Street Wharf on March 6, 1 885, where · as a seaman I have always had. You Furuseth joined forces with Sen. LL major maritime unions were 300 seamen met to talk about how they cannot give ine coarser food than I Robert Lafollette of Wisconsin and represented at a dinner at the could improve their working condi­ have always eaten. You cannot make other progressives to help pass such Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco hon­ me lonelier than I have always been . ' ' tions. landmark bills as the Macguire Act oring the ' lOOth anniversary of the These seamen voted to demand . an ( 1 895) , the White Act ( 1 898), the His­ Another secretary of the S U P was Sailors Union of the Pacific . Harry Lundeberg, who founded the immediate $5 raise, and they formed toric Seamen ' s Act of 1 9 1 5 and the · the Coastal Seamen' s Union, a pre­ Seafarers International Union of North Shipping Act of 1 9 1 6 . Politicians joined with industry and A Norwegian b y birth , he used the cursor of the SUP and several other America (SIUNA) in 1938. labor leaders to honor the SUP and Indeed, the ties between the SIU English language to its maximum ef­ its many achievements. Many were . , maritime unions, including the SIU. and the .SUP have always been strong. In January 1887, Anders Furuseth fect . Furuseth roused the conscience from the California area, where the · In the March 6th edition of the West of Congress and the nation through Union is based; many travelled across was elected secretary of the CSU. Coast Sailors, SUP Patrolman Bill Furuseth later became the first great such moving testimony as this: the nation to be a.t .this festive and Armstrong talked about the close re­ memory-evoking . celebratien. lationship between Paul . Hall, presi­ Earlier in the week, Rep. Sala Bur­ dent of the SIU from 1957 until his ton (D-Calif. ) had placed an article in death in 1 980, and former SUP Sec­ the Congressional Record recounting retary Morris Weisberger. the many accomplishments that the Drozak alluded to these close ties SUP had achieved during its first 1 00 when he spoke at the Fairmont Hotel. years . He also stressed the need to make In addition to ending the crimp sys­ One hundred years ago a group of bedraggled seamen met on a wharf in those ties stronger. tem, which placed seamen in a con­ San Francisco to discuss the problems that were facing them : pove_rty , "I believe , " said Drozak , "that we dition of near-slavery that today's ignorance , a system of hiring that denied dignity and promoted malnutrition [maritime unions] can continue to workers would find difficult compre­ and near-slavery . achieve gains for our members and From that one meeting sprang the modern seamen's movement and all that hending, the Union was instrumental their families-but only if we work has come from . it: better wages, better conditions, pride . in helping the industry as a whole together. Unity of purpose and soli­ It is a measure of the success of that first meeting that the I OOth anniversary improve wages and benefits and in darity of ·actions are our best tools to of the SUP was held at the Fairmont, on top of Nob Hill . Even thQugh the fighting for civil rights and democratic pull our industry out of this dark peprinciples on the waterfront. Fairmont is but two short miles from the docks. of San Francisco, It· is far riod. enough away spiritually and economically t� dramatize that seamen have,. President Drozak extended the SIU's ···"'-'..l e shipowners are split'and fight"warmest good wishes and fraternal travelled the distances in just 100 short years. the ing eaciioni�I Thete can b e no better way to honor the successes of' the first 100 years of greetings" to the SUP as it celebrated reduced cargo ava1la•""Ame��nthe SUP than by all maritime unions joining forces to combat the problems its long and colorful history . !Y� �IJl-:ftag vesi>elsl,'� he said, "an'&� facing today's sailor. " In this rocky and unpredictable ment has driven a wedge betwee. . We seamen face different problems : foreign competition, advanced tech­ maritime industry , " Drozak said, "it . ,,,,., is a major achievement simply to sur­ nology, lack of a government policy on trade and economic development. labor · and management. Unions are "''- · . b¢ing pitted against each U nlic.en d seamen mu l' contcild with reduc d manning . �s on new vive. Tbe Sai!w.s .Union ttas nqt Q�)' ''tngjust to survive. And I could go on vessels. Licensed camcn are threatened with the' ioss of survjved . . . it has filways btSen ·on and· ori, but I will stop with this one And like all other workers , we must contend with historical forces that are the front line of progress for its mem­ / last remark. changing the conditions under which pension and welfare benefits are distrib­ bers and for its fellow m�ners . " ·. �.'There is but one answer (or all uted. The dinner commemorating this · o n� u.s. Drozitk said, "and there i . In their own ways , these problems are just as serious as the ones that faced special occasion was held less than ' way for us as seam�p,... That is merg­ our brothers and sisters 1 00 years ago. And as Drozak said , there is no way two miles away from the actual spot ers-m raer t.nfons." that we can deal. with them if we do not unite. where the SUP was founded. by Max Hall , A v ,, The Legacy of the SU P : I n Unity Is Strength . · :Jt �- ' 'I • , · ·· 'tt+�;,��, at.is feft lo_f · .. arglii rtl ng tights. cit�er-,..fight- . · · Men gather outside the SUP hall in the Audifred Building o n East Street (now the Embarcadero) where Andrew Furuseth (inset) had his office during the pivotal 1901 waterfront strike. tJOft � s u p po rt the S I U B lood Ba n k 32 I LOG I March 1 985 Pacitk ·�� • , by th SaDors Union of the "You sbaU not �!" Hallmark ac determined leader, Harry Lundeberg, backed by a handful of dedicated SUP nletf� their ground at Pier 41 in San Francisco during the Sheperd Line beef in 193$18 a successful confrontation that stopped the NMU-CIO from raiding the ship Sea. Their courage to stand up and be counted stood the union in good stead in onrc� challenge after challenge in its 100-yeal" history. T�·· . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1980-1989 Description An account of the resource Volumes XLII-LI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993; Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource March 1985 Description An account of the resource Headlines: WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT 100 YEARS OF PROGRESS BLENDED CREDIT SHIPMENTS ARE PREFERENCE CARGO DROZAK SAYS IT'S TIME TO WORK TOGETHER SHEAR PRESENTS REAGAN'S SLASHED MARAD BUDGET TAKX OBREGON READIES FOR EXERCISES GRACE MCALISTER RUNS 24 HOURS A DAY WITH 3 CREWS THREE-MAN STEWARD DEPARTMENT SHLSS MOVES CLOSER TO COLLEGE DEGREE APPROVAL SHLSS COURSE REUNITES FRIENDS FROM THE PAST 60-FOOT "FREAK" WAVE SLAMS SAM HOUSTON SPACE RESEARCH MAY PREDICT FREAK WAVES NATIONAL LEADERS URGE NEW EFFORTS TO BUILD U.S. MERCHANT MARINE HISTORY COMES ALIVE ON THE MISSISSIPPI QUEEN SEA-LAND LEADER PAYS OFF SAILORS UNION OF THE PACIFIC CELEBRATES 100TH ANNIVERSARY THE LEGACY OF THE SUP: IN UNITY IS STRENGTH Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/1/1985 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 47, No. 3 1985 Periodicals Seafarers Log