http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/7b078baa54a0cd464475d7a5e449f1d8.PDF dc9e12eeedfa721deafaf2490e5578c9 PDF Text Text mmm ': J; ' •-• • ••• v...:v. , -..f./y: I SEAFAKEISS •v'-h Volume 52, Number 4 April 1990 Giant Agnbnsiness Lust For Greater ProSts Would Destroy Nation's Shipping Independence f >'r •':\ • 7- 6 n c •f Cost to tJ.S. Taxpayer of Agricunurai Exports s^L.\.w'v-V".^Jy. '• 3- Funds spent by U.S. gov­ ernment for using U.S.flag ships. 2- $336,385,000 0- AGRICULTURE SHIPPING SOURCE: Unfted States Department of Agriculture 1991 Budget Summary, Budget of the United States Government FY 1991, USDA Office Of Budget and Program Analysis, Maritime Adininlstratlon Budget Fiscal Year 1991. J:CD >1— OOOC. —tjoo 0000 m-<o o(7>o>2:o $ 7,260,600,000 Funds spent by U.S. gov­ ernment for promoting sales of agri­ cultural ex­ ports and purchasing commodities for giveaways. Agriculture Panel Moves Ship Rgt To Senate Floor M^nce again the giant commodity interests are trying to get Congress to re­ duce or drop the cargo preference re­ quirement that applies to three percent of government-supported agricultural export products. But some members of Congress, con­ scious of the vital role played by U.S. ship­ ping in the rmdonal economic and security interests, are striking back with threats of allowing the purchase of such cargoes on the world's open mar­ kets. For stories on the cargo preference issue, see pages 3,16 and 17. • o-Ha: -• o Pagi Gov^t Service Sli Wins Back Pay Be — -f'fi , 'v-r,/ —looH-tC-f- mOoo o O-H 002:0 O I O • I—t Ut 2:0 I > H- 00 CX> r- o o o OJ •-H m •xi—i on >J O o o hH- ...i'r' - • • -I: .]'• r i; : Bahama Jinx Ship Fii . 200 Feared Dead .—^ Page 4 ".'07 > • Union Cooks Scon High In Top Culinmy Test - Page 5 Great Lakes Seafarers Get Set for Htout Page 12 Seafarers Get New FIreflghtIng Course The SIU's Lundeberg School of Seamanship has launched a new advanced training course in firefighting that includes the latest technology for handling marine fires. Coinciding with the offering of the new class, the Lundeberg School has begun conducting its firefighting courses at the University of Mary­ land in La Plata, less than an hour away from Piney Point, where the union's educational facility is located. In photo at right, taken by SIU member Les R. Farrell, Seafarers practice extinguishing a simulated deck fire at the La Plata training facility. For more photos and story, see page 6. "•fj-a •'f f • 7f|:. • A# 9 f •' 'M' ' 'vm Time to Return Maritime Administration to Commerce Department See President's Report -• �seuMEKioe President's Report '-'P' f - • • v,;.v: ;• ':- j Ir'm.r • \t,' ','• i-- V 'i:fi f; - • .,' h .'r.-n -.. . • •- . ' IIIPV ;\.v y' I .s vyi'p ft- ••-•5-0, tl'll ;.: ;'f f. vV-'V There can be no mistaking now that the Department of Transportation hasn't the slightest intention of making any serious creative effort to reverse the decline of the American-flag shipping industry. The record of the Department since 1981, when it took on the responsibility for maritime from the Department of Commerce, shows a steady lessening of interest in the state of the country's shipping capability. But the clinch­ er is the Transportation Department's recently issued "Statement of Na­ tional Transportation Policy" which, so far as railroads, bridges and highways are concemed, has been various­ ly appraised as a "dud" that "should be sent to the White House dumpster." On maritime it is even worse. , Aside from some acknowledgment that maritime is vital to the national security and some vague references to the need for shipping reform so that it can improve its competitive position, the "statement of policy" gave not the slightest sign of encouragement: no positive goals were set, no evidence shown that the department intends to do anyI Sling to promote American shipping. Not that we expected anything more from DOT; but we gave Siem the benefit of the doubt in the hope that the "statement of policy" might finally reveal that it understands the differences between the problems of maritime and those of the railroads, buses. Coast Guard, bridges, highways and the rest of its responsibilities. So if anyone was waiting for further proof that DOT has no intentions of moving maritime forward, we have it now. And that brings me to a suggestion that I put forth just a year ago: that on the basis of the record since 1981, it was a serious mist^e for all of the maritime industry to have agreed, as it did, with the Reagan administration, to transfer the Maritime Administration from the Department of Commerce to the Department of Transportation. I remember how we in the SIU and the rest of the industry, in the late '60s under the late Paul Hall's leadership, fought successfully against President Lyndon Johnson's move to transfer the Maritime Administra­ tion to a newly created Department of Transportation. We were to be shifted, along with the Coast Guard, to DOT which would also be respon­ sible for rails, highways, bridges and airlines. The Congress voted to ex­ clude the Maritime Administration from the new federal department, and MarAd remained in Commerce. SIU President Hall felt, however, that the nation's maritime affairs were important enough to warrant them being housed in an independent agency where they would get maximum attention and be directly respon­ sible to the president. Backed by the AFL-CIO and almost all of the maritime industry, the independent agency plan was overwhelmingly ap­ proved by a vote of 324 to 44 in the House of Representatives, including "yes" votes by former President Gerald Ford and the now president of the United States, George H.W. Bush, and then by the Senate. But an angiy Lyndon Johnson let the bill die on his desk without taking any action, effectively killing the proposal to establish the Maritime Administration as an independent agency. When the Nixon administration took over the reins of government, it immediately began working to strengthen American-flag shipping as can­ didate Nixon had said he would. MarAd was continued in the Depart­ ment of Commerce and the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 resulted. As evidence of the Nixon administration's determination to improve the nation's maritime posture, the new act provided that the Maritime Ad­ ministrator be elevated to Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs, a post that was ably handled by Andrew Gibson. The Nixon and Ford administrations were the last to show concem for the state of America's shipping industry, and it has been going downhill ever since. President Reagan, who had pledged a program to revitalize shipping, got industry support in 1981 for the transfer of the responsibility for maritime from Commerce to the Department of Transportation, and it has been suffocating from that moment to this. The record of DOT is a poor one. In 1981 the U.S. had 612 active, privately owned vessels. Today the number is 377. Although the SIU has maintained a favorable job ratio, seafaring jobs overall have been cut in half since 1981. Since 1981, the construction differential subsidy, and with it our shipbuilding base, has disappeared. Operating subsidies have been slashed and Title XI loan guarantees have been discontinued. Here is another example of the industry's deterioration under the DOT. Either the Transportation Department does not understand the sig­ nificance to the United States of a merchant fleet operating on the oceans of the world or it chooses to ignore it One of the most convincing proofs of DOT'S determination to downgrade the role of U.S. shipping was its decision to eliihinate the four maritime attache posts in the American em­ bassies in Great Britain, Brazil, CJreece and Japan. Not only were these offices sources of vital maritime information to this country, they were physical reminders to the world of America's position as a maritime na­ tion and a world power. They were appropriate and necessary instru­ ments of foreign policy. Their closing signaled to the world that the U.S. was continuing on the slide down to a second-rate power. So the experience of the nine years under DOT certainly indicates that the move from the Department of Commerce was not only not helpful, it appears to have been an error of some magnitude, and there is no sign of any improvement anywhere on the horizon. It should be pointed out that the problem is not one of personnel. The Secretary of Transportation has in several instances been supportive of American shipping, as he was when certain interests sought to exempt the Polish aid shipments from cargo preference, and as he is in the cur­ rent oil spill problem. The people in the Maritime Administration are competent and dedicated. The problem is that maritime does not belong in a department that has other priorities and is concemed principally with railroads, bridges, highways and airlines. It is a department that is regulatory oriented, rather than promotional. It is logical that maritime belongs in a department more concemed with promoting U.S. industries at home and abroad and which has the mechanism for dealing with inter­ national commerce, of which ocean shipping is a part. Within DOT, the Maritime Administration operates under a handicap, for example when it attempts to negotiate shipping agreements with the Soviet Union and China. While the location of the agency responsible for the welfare of U.S. shipping is alone no assurance that it will prosper, it can at least provide the proper atmosphere wherein its problems are understood and the atten­ tion it gets is not subordinated to other concems that are given much :i^ rfi'sifi 1 Pp'' ,K py r'-':-'^-t;-/' Iv' April 1990 Volume 52, Number 4 The Seafarers LCXJ (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by the Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District; AFLaO; 5201 Auth Way; Camp Springs, MD 20746. Telephone (301) 899-0675. Second-class j^stage paid at MSG iSince Georges, 20790-9998 and at additional maUing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. I^ident, Michael Sacco; Secretary-Treasurer, Joe DiGiorgio; Executive Vice President, Joe Sacco; Vice President Collective Bargaining, Angus "Red" Campbell; Vice President Atlantic Coast, Jack Caffey; Vice Presi­ dent Gulf Coast, Thomas Giideweil; Vice President West Coast, George MrCartney; Vice President Lakes and Inland Waters, John Fay; Vice President Government Services, Roy "Buck" Mercer. Communications Department Director, Jessica Smith; Associate Editors, Darnel Duncan and Max Hall; Associate Editor/Production, Deborah Greene. , W-; P''.Pp. % •,r, higher priority. To our list of objectives for improving the condition of U.S.-flag ship­ ping, we must now add getting the Maritime Administration into the ap­ propriate federal department—the Department of Commerce. v.'-'" '-'f • Rank and File Finance Group Meets SIU members elected to review the union's fourth quarter of 1989 financial records meet with Secretary-Treasurer Joseph , ph DiGiorgio. Pictured above are (clockwise from bottom left) Wagner Pellerin, illerir Robert Carson, Charles C. Clausen Jr., DiGiorgio, Stanley D. Vienna, Joseph Fratini, Gregorlo A. Blanco and Arthur H. Baredian. iP^' • ?P:P' P' IIS ' 'M Index to LOG Features COBRA Notice Dispatchers'Report/Deep Sea .......... Dispatchers'Report/Inland ........... Dispatchers'Report/Great Lakes . . . Final Departures Know Your Rights Letters to the Editor .... ....... Lundeherg School Application . . ... . . . . . • Lundeherg School Course Schedule ....... Meeting Notice • • • • • Pensioners Ships Minutes Union Hall Directory ........ • • • • Page ... 26 ... 20 ... 22 ... 22 ..29-30 ... 30 ... 19 ... 31 ... 31 ... 20 ... 21 ..25-26 ... 22 �vv... ^ APRIL 1990 v; -.i-i' Commodity Interests Seek to Scuttle U.S. Shipping AnA-Cargo Preference Amendments to Farm BUI WUl Be Brought to Senate Floor Debate The first shot has been fired in the 1990 battle to maintain the law that calls for carriage of 75 percent of U.S. government-generated agricultural cargoes to b« shipped on American-flag bottoms. Earlier this month in a meeting of the Senate Agriculture Gommittee where the main subject was the Food for Peace provisions of the so-called 1990 fairm bill. Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) launched an effort to eliminate or weaken the cargo preference requirement that applies to government-impelled food aid. Although Lugar agreed to raise his amendments on the Senate floor, he used the meeting as a forum to begin his 1990 campaign against U. S. shipping. Currently, 75 percent of govern­ ment-generated food aid must be carried on U.S.-flag vessels. Prior to 1985 the amount allocated through the cargo preference law for American ships was 50 percent. The enactment of the 1985 food bill, known as the Food Security Act, contained a carefully con­ structed compromise reached be­ tween maritime and agricultural groups and supported by a majority in the Congress. As part of the compromise, maritime groups agreed to limit the application of cargo preference to aid cargoes and not to promotional programs of the Departnient of Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corporation. In return, the •. f.': ... . farm lobby agreed to increase the share of food aid transported by waterbome commerce to 75 per­ cent. The three-tier amendment Lugar introduced during the Senate Agriculture Committee meeting proposed the following scenarios. First, complete exemption from cargo preference laws for U.S. government agricultural assistance programs to foreign recipients. If this amendment fails, Lugar's second proposal would bring down the share of total food aid carried on U.S.-flag vessels from 75 per­ cent back to 50 percent, the level established by the 1954 Cargo Preference Act and in place up until the Compromise of 1985. In the event that this amendment fails, Lugar's third proposal would mandate that 25 percent of all food aid cargoes be shipped from Great Lakes ports. Senator Slade Gorton (R-WA) also proposed a rollback to a cargo preference requirement of 50 per­ cent, citing the absence of grain cargoes originating from his home state of Washington. Speaking eloquently in defense of cargo preference. Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) pointed out how foes of the ship American concept often distort facts. . . On November 8,1989, the Department of Agriculture approved the P.L.480 cargo preference shipment of grain — 50,000 tons of com to Poland. The rate being charged by the U.S. vessel was $36 a ton." At the same time, Cochran noted, some Senators were saying the cost of shipping on U.S.-flag vessels was around $70 to $80 per ton. Senator Thomas A. Daschle (DSD) reminded the committee mem­ bers that advocating the use of. foreign-flag carriers because of a so-called cheaper cost could raise questions about doing the same for die food aid commodities themsel­ ves. Daschle asked the committee members if anyone knew the cost of wheat in other nations. Senator Lugar withdrew his anti-cargo preference amendments presented to the committee and said he would raise them during the floor debate in Congress on the 1990 farm bill. The Indiana senator took this course of action because of a Senate rale that would allow another committee to take up any introduced amendment that dealt with an issue within its juris­ diction. In the case of the cargo preference amendments, the matter could have been taken up by the Senate Commerce Committee and its merchant marine subcommittee. A review by another committee could have delayed the 1990 farm bill, a consequence Lugar and other senators were not anxious to ac­ tivate. Lugar's promise to raise his op­ position to cargo preference when the farm bill is being discussed by the full Senate indicates the maritime community can expect yet another battle on the issue of the carriage of 75 percent of the food aid cargoes by U.S.-flag vessels. For an analysis of U.S. government monies spent to support the promotion of agricuiturai products, includ­ ing grain, and the amount directed towards shipping costs, see centerfolddpages16 pages K and 17. Anticipating the attack on cargo preference, the presidents of four maritime unions, including the SIU, urged Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), who serves as chairman of Ae committee, to reject any at­ tempt to circumvent the existing cargo preference law. The maritime union presidents pointed out, "We have not at­ tempted to increase our statutory share or otherwise change its terms." Their letter said, "Rolling back cargo preference require­ ments to the 50 percent pre-1985 level would not provide any benefit to the agricultural industry. Under existing law, the cost attributable to the increase in American-flag ves­ sel participation from 50 percent to the 75 percent level is paid by the Department of Transportation, not the Department of Agriculture." MarAd Head Insists on U.S. Ship Role in Soviet Pact • '•••" ' . . . •' s*" 5 -i • ' i' •••• The agribusiness lobby has been rebuffed by the head of the Maritime Administration (MarAd) in its attempt to tor­ pedo a proposal to share cargo in equal thirds be­ tween Soviet, Leback American and third-nation vessels under the terms of a new maritime agreement between the two superpowers. Last month, the National As­ sociation of Wheat Growers notified the administration of its belief that cargo sharing provisions in a American-Soviet maritime pact would harm U.S. grain sales to the Soviets. Responding by letter to the con­ cerns of the wheat growers, MarAd Administrator Captain Warren G. Leback said the U.S. proposal to provide access to one-third of the cargoes between the two nations to American-flag vessels "in no way jeopardizes the so-called 'free' flow of grain to the Soviet Union. In fact, all decisions on what rates will be paid will remain as they are — with the Soviet entities. U.S.fla'g vessels would be eligible to carry one-third of bulk grain car­ goes only if they can do so at world market freight rates." Leback noted the advantage the Soviet government has by having a "monopoly position in controlling access to cargo by stipulating the terms and conditions of sale." In addition to controlling the large Soviet fleet, the government in that country handles all aspects of ves­ sel chartering. "Because U.S.-flag vessels will compete on an equal footing with other carriers, it should m^e no difference to U.S. exporters of wheat whether their cargoes are shipped on a U.S.-flag vessel or a foreign-flag vessel There is no obligation that the Soviets pay any additional premium for a U.S.-flag vessel," Leback concluded. The MarAd chief also took the opportunity of addressing the American Association of Port Authorities earlier this month to stress the administration's commit­ ment to developing trade and transportation markets abroad. Leback told the participants of that meeting the concept of cargo sharing is a fair one, stating, "the cargo originates here, it's only fair that American-flag carriers" be al­ lowed to transport a portion of the products to be shipped, if they remain competitive with world rates. Talks with the Soviets on a bilateral maritime pact will con­ tinue in Moscow next month. Two rounds of negotiations have been held to date. The Maritime Ad­ ministration is the lead American government agency in the talks. On the negotiating table are the AYm •: •A Continued on page 10 ..M; SIU Gov't Setvices Division Wins MSCPAC Pay Beef Unlicensed deck department members of the SIU's Government Services Division will be receiving back pay with interest for all claimed overtime for watchstanding in port between the hours of 1700 and 0800 the next day denied since May 1, 1989. The Military Sealift Com­ mand—^Pacific Fleet (MSCPAC) announced the agreement before a hearing by the Federal Labor Rela^ tions Authority (FLRA) took place. Four union members—Barry D. Smith, Jinks Rhaney, John Meno Torees and Owen Dale Mooneyofficially filed the grievance, stat­ ing the lack of overtime pay was a violation of the union's contract with MSCPAC. -Ay,- Roy "Buck" Mercer, SIU vice president for the Government Ser­ vices Division, said this is a major victory for the members and would result in thousands of dollars going into the affected members' wallets. The Military Sealift Command (MSG) eliminated the overtime unilaterally in an effort to save money. Under the agreement, MSG stated it would "not interfere with the bargaining relationship be­ tween MSCPAC and the SIU by unilaterally implementing changes in overtime pay practices" without first bargaining with the SIU. MSG also agreed that it would not make any changes in the con­ tract without first negotiating with the union, would not interfere with -IK. employees' rights to file a charge with the FLRA and would reinstate the overtime pay as well as provide back pay for those affected. A copy of the agreement is being sent to all vessels in MSCPAC for members to review. After receiving the charges, the FLRA asked the SIU for all docu­ ments relating to the case. It also interviewed the union officials who attended the meetings to find out why the overtime was cut out. Mercer said he hoped the agree­ ment will end the confusion that has enveloped deck department mem­ bers for almost a year. He was not certain when checks would be is­ sued. is- - 'f �, ' V'.-'. .'-.'AV..••:.«••.; .. f/.': sma^m Fire on Bahama-Flag Ship Ends in 200 Deaths Scandinavian Star Had Been Cited Previously by NTSB mr- i:UC'h •;\ II' : •;••? • -T- ' 1. The loss of close to 200 lives in a lire aboard a Bahamian-flag passenger/ferry vessel would not have happened if recommenda­ tions made by the American government's transportation safety agency had been imple­ mented last year. The Scandinavian Star, which caught nre earlier this month as it sailed between Norway and Den­ mark, was the same vessel inves­ tigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for an engineroom blaze that occurred when the ship was engaged in the passenger cruise trade operating out of a U.S. port and owned by SeaEscape. The NTSB found the probable cause of the March 1988 Scan­ dinavian Star fire to be lack of preventive maintenance, inade­ quate crew training, lack of written firefighting procedures, mal­ functioning of a fire suppression system and the inability of crewmembers to communicate in a common language with each other and with passengers. The NTSB recommended that safety standards and training pro­ cedures be adopted not only on the Scandinavian Star but also on all foreign-flag cruise ships canying American passengers and sailing from U.S. ports. Initial investigations and tes­ timony regarding the April 7 fire on the Scandinavian Star indicate that crewmembers appeared con­ fused and ill-equipped to handle the emergency situation. According to the Associated Press, in a hearing before a Scan­ dinavian maritime authorities, police and judges, the master of the vessel, Oddvar Finstad, said he knew nothing about the ship's emergency plan or evacuation pro­ cedures and he was unaware of his role in an emergency team. The Scandinavian Star captain also acknowledged that the re­ quired fire and evacuation drills had not been held. The ship's first officer, who held the position of safety officer, said in testimony that he knew nothing about inter­ national safety regulations that re­ quire fire drills when more than 25 percent of the crew is new. - r. " 1 Firemen try to put out the fire in the bridge of the Scandinavian Star hours after the crippled ferry was towed to the port of Lysekii, Sweden. Officials suspect arson as the cause. News reports quoted passengers who said ttaee separate fires were set outside of cabins near the stem of the vessel while the Scan­ dinavian Star, which is now owned by the Danish company Da-No Line, was sailing between Norway and Denmark. Passengers said the crew, made up of individuals from the Philip­ pines and Portugal, were unable to understand the commands of the Norwegian master or other Scan­ dinavian officers. Additionally, crewmembers could not communi­ cate with passengers. Most of the crew had only signed on the Bahamian-flag vessel a few days before the fire. The master testified that safety procedures were not checked be­ cause "we had been onboard such a short time that we hadn't gotten around to it." The Scandinavian Star's safety officer reported during the inquity that he had not had any time to train the crew in rescue operations before the vessel was underway across the Skagarrak (Channel. The officers of the vessel tes­ tified that they abandoned the buming ship in a lifeboat while many passengers remained aboard waiting to be rescued. Oyer 160 bodies have been recovered. The death toll is es­ timated to be closer to 200 because no exact number of passengers is available. It had been the practice of the Scandinavian Star to not in­ clude children on the list of pas­ sengers. Additionally, the only passenger list on the date of the fire was kept on the bridge. That list was partially burned on April 7. Butcher Named to TRANSCOI\/l, Donovan New Head of NISC President George Bush has nominated Vice Admiral Paul D. Butcher to be the deputy com­ mander and chief of staff of the U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM). Butcher, who has been the commander of the Military TRANSCOM coordinates the wartime work of the Navy's MSC, the Air Force's Military Airlift Command and the Army's Military Traffic Management Command. Donovan also joined the Navy as an enlisted man. In 1955, he received a fleet apipointment to the ' 'W •iAdmiral Francis Donovan A rescue helicopter hovers over the ferry Scandinavian Star after it caught fire in the North Sea between Norway and Denmark. Sealift Command (MSC), will be relieved by Rear Admiral Francis Donovan. Butcher, a West Virginia native, started his career in the Navy as an enlisted man in 1948. He has com­ manded several vessels and task for­ ces. He is a former commander of Nayal Surface Group/Western Pacific and deputy commander and chief of staff of the Atlantic fleet. Admiral Paul D. Butcher U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD. Besides being commander of five ships and an amphibious force, he is a former deputy commandant of Armapolis and operations direc­ tor at the National Military Com­ mand Center of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The MSC provides logistical sufrport to U.S. forces deployed worldwide. �^ f\. - r< APRIt 1990 Hulse Pan^ Iteaewmg Cost of IkHtle lhlls/B(atam Impact of Intemational Protocols Also Under Study as Congress Moves to Enact OU SpiU L^Iation The U.S. House of Repre­ sentatives conferees for the om­ nibus oil spill legislation have asked their staff to provide further information about the cost of fit­ ting U.S.-flag tankers and barges widi double hulls or double bot­ toms. The conferees, meeting before Congress recessed for Easter, also asked the staff to gather opinions from states'attorneys general on the possible impact of federal ratification of the protocols of liability on laws being considered and passed by states. The conferees' meeting was the first since House and Senate staf­ fers began working on compromise language for the legislation. Both houses of Congress passed by a large majority oil spill bills. How­ ever, differences in several major areas have prevented overall pas­ sage of the legislation. The action of the House conferees is expected to delay by several more weeks any possible action. Under the House bill, all newly constructed tankers entering U.S. ports must be fitted with double hulls or bottoms. Existing tankers, under the House bill, would be re­ quired to phase in the double hulls and double bottoms over a 15 year period. The Senate bill requires the federal government to issue regula­ tions on tanker construction. House conferees stated they had insufficient information concern­ ing the costs to tanker and barge operators as well as the consumer. Another difference between the Senate and House versions of the legislation concerns American participation in the international protocols governing liability for oil spills. Under the House bill, the United States would be a par­ ticipant in the intemational liability fund. The Senate bill, however, does not allow the United States to sign on to the intemational conven­ tions governing oil spill liability. While work has been continuing on the oil spill bill, a House over­ sight subcommittee heard from a Coast Guard official that double hulls or bottoms are not the total answer. Rear Admiral Joel Sipes of the Differences have prevented passage of the MIL usee Office of Marine Safety, Security and Environment told the a hearing on the Exxon Valdez that while double hulls and bottoms may be effective in groundings they would not protect Ae environ­ ment from spills caused by col­ lisions. Sipes said collisions are the prime cause of oil spills. He also noted that retrofitting tankers and barges with double bottoms and hulls could create a safety problem. U.S. Representative Billy Tauzin (D-LA) said oil spill con­ ferees are looking at something other than double hulls and bot­ toms, including the hydrostatic loading plan that was described in depth in the March 1990 edition of the Seafarers LOG Under a proposal put forth by George Blake, executive vice president of Maritime Overseas Corporation, a tanker would be loaded to the point that the weight of the oil carried equals the pres­ sure of the seawater surrounding the vessel. In the event of a ground­ ing, if the tanker's load is hydrostatically balanced with the seawater, the amount of spillage would be minimal. The beauty of the Blake proposal is that it could be imple­ mented immediately, without ex­ pensive retrofitting or new construction. '-i') % • ; V; • 'i • J--*, o 1 Bosun Ross Hailed by MSC 'r. SIU Cooks Capture Roned Culinary Prize Two stu­ dents from the Seafarers Harry Lund e b e r g School, along with Execu­ tive Chef Romeo Lupinacci, showed they are better than "the Grume best" last month at a regional culinary com­ petition in Washington, DC. Lupinacci Among the many items prepared for the contest were platters of meats and seafood, Maryland stuffed ham, vegetable gar­ nishes, hors d'oeuvres and much more. Avalon The highlight of the 65-foot display was an enorm­ ous tallow sculpture of a bald eagle with its wings spread. Chief Steward Lauren Cmme, Chief Cook Steve Avalon and Lupinacci finished third in the American Culinary Federation's Grand Salon of Culinary Arts competi­ tion for the Washington, DC area held last month. The trio was up against the best chefs from more than 60 restaurants, hotels The centerpiece of the Lundeberg School display Is this and resorts from bald eagle made of hardened animal fatMaryland, Virginia, Delaware, West Virginia and Washington. "I am really proud of what they did," Lupinacci said as he delivered the third place trophy to Lun­ deberg School Vice Presi­ dent Ken Conklin. "This was the first time the Lun­ deberg School competed. Cmme and Avalon really were dedicated, putting in more than 200 hours into the project." The trio spent the morning setting up the display, Lupinacci said. They had three hours to work on it in the ballroom of the Washington Sheraton before all the chefs had to leave so judging could take place. The only identification to each group's display was a number assigned by the federation so the judges would have no idea who prepared what. The competition is held by the federation among its members in various locations across the country to determine the U.S. Culinary Olym­ pic team. Lupinacci has not heard if any members This pork plate Including stuffed leg of old Maryland ham, of the Lundeberg team cheeses and vegetables was one of many Items the trio has qualified. spent more than 200 hours preparing for the competition. Bosun Jose Ross takes a break outside one of the llferafts he and his deck department prepared for Inspection on the DSNS Chauvenet. Bosun Jose Ross was recognized by Vice Admiral Paul Butcher for the work he and his deck depart­ ment crew did in preparing the USNS Chauvenet for its inspection after an overhaul. In a letter dated to SIU member Ross, the commander of the Military Sealift Command, said, "You are commended for your stel­ lar performance as ship's bosun (on the) USNS Chauvenet. You exer­ cised superb professional knowledge and leadership in or­ ganizing a deck department pre­ viously ignored." Butcher noted the work per­ formed to prepare winches, cargo booms, davits, ground tackle and lifeboats during the overhaul and inspection. He closed by saying, "It is a pleasure to work with men of your caliber and I look forward to that opportunity again." Ross, who graduated from the Lundeberg School in 1980, said he was surprised when he received the letter aboard the USNS Chauvenet. He said both the deck and engine departments deserved the praise. "All of my ABs worked very hard for this inspection," Ross noted. The able seamen on the Chauvenet were David Hooper, Hershel Turner, Jeffrey Serman, Robert Wankmueller, Charles Willingham and William Steele. Before joining the SIU, Ross served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. His younger brother, Frankie, sails with the SIU in the steward department. :ir . . :h �SEAFARERS LOG Advanced Firefighting Course Added to SlU School Agenda With the addition of an ad­ vanced firefighting course to its curriculum, the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship has become the first union training facility to offer both U.S. Coast Guard-approved basic and ad­ vanced firefighting training for merchant mariners. To efficiently conduct both courses, the school has moved its firefighting training facility from the federally-run center in Freehold, NJ to one owned by the University of Maryland in LaPlata, less than 45 miles from where the Lundeberg School is located in Piney Point. Only five other schools in the country offer the U.S. Coast Guard approved advanced training, ac­ cording to Bill Eglinton, director of vocational education. Neetran Nee (left) and Aaron Vaughan unfurl a hose as they prepare for firefighting training at the new LaPlata, MD facility. "This is a very unique oppor­ tunity for SIU members," Eglinton said when the USCG certificate of approval for the Lundeberg School's advanced firefighting class arrived last month. "With the changes in Coast Guard regula­ tions, more members are going to have to renew their firefighting training. The school can provide these courses." The Coast Guard requires men and women applying for a maritime license, those wishing to upgrade their license and those renewing their license to pass an advanced firefighting course. Before entering an advanced pro­ gram, the USCG stipulates that mariners must have passed an ap­ proved basic firefighting course within five years of taking the ad­ vanced session. The advanced course is designed, through classwork and hands-on experience, to mirror how to supervise an onboard fire, to learn what manpower and equip­ ment should be utilized and how to keep a fire-damaged vessel afloat. The course covers what may be available to handle fires at sea arid in port and how to determine when a fire cannot be extinguished even though the vessel still is operation­ al. Byran Cummings, a firefighting instructor at the Lundeberg School, said the SIU members taking the course would spend a day on the Bull Shepard, which is docked at Piney Point, and be faced with various fire situations. The students would be graded on how well they handle the simulated fires in order to save the ship. Fel­ low students will critique each scenario. A 100-question test will be given the final day. A score of 70 or greater is needed to pass. Hands-on experience for the basic program will switch from the New Jersey location to the LaPlata site. Although firefighting is not required by the Coast Guard for unlicensed mariners, the basic course is required by the Lun­ deberg School for all graduates no matter if they are trainees or upgraders. "We feel that within a year or two the Coast Guard will demand it," Cummings said. "We want our members to be prepared." The basic course features two days of classroom training fol­ lowed by a day at the LaPlata facility. To graduate, students must score at least 70 percent on a 50question test. Eglinton said the school has been negotiating with the Univer­ sity of Maryland, the Maritime Ad­ ministration (MarAd) and USCG for more than 18 months to allow the Seafarers to use the LaPlata location. The Maryland training area has a three-story building which can be used to simulate fires on a deck or within an engineroom, pits for mock tank fires and a con­ verted trailer that is set up to spew various smokes and gases that might be encountered on a vessel. Cummings noted the LaPlata facility offers students a realistic approach to firefighting. "The stu- While a straw fire is unlikely aboard a vessel, this Lundeberg trainee ap­ proaches the fire as if it were in the engineroom. Jeffrey Riemersma (left) assists Jamie Overby into his life support system. All the photographs on this page were provided by AS Les R. iFarrell. As backups prepare to support the hose, a trainee gives the order to start the water. All Lundeberg students and upgraders now will receive firefighting education at a University of Maryland facility 45 miles from Piney Point. dents will be able to feel the condi­ tions of heat and smoke," Cum­ mings said. "We now are able to use different scenarios. SIU mem­ bers can leam to use their gut feel­ ings to find and extinguish a fire." Both Eglinton and Cummings noted that Norman Atwater, senior MarAd firefighting instructor at the Freehold, NJ facility, was very instrumental in helping the Lun­ deberg School get MarAd and Coast Guard approval for the LaPlata site. They also thanked USCG Lt. Commander Scott Glover of Baltimore, Robert Spears of the USCG Washington, DC Training and Qualification Branch of Merchant Vessel Per­ sonnel, and Chris Krusa, MarAd's Maritime Training Specialist, for their assistance with the project. Cummings and John Smith will serve as the instructors for the Lun­ deberg School firefighting cour­ ses. After serving as a volunteer firefighter for six years in Prince George's County, MD, Cummings went to work for the department fiilltime. He retired in 1989 after 18 years as a certified master firefighter, the highest ranking recognized by the International Association of Fire Fighters. He started working as an instructor at Piney Point in July 1989. Smith came to the Lundeberg School in March 1988 after retiring from the Navy. He received his training at Texas A&M University and has been a volunteer firefighter in Lexington Park, MD for 25 years. He has served as a firefight­ ing field instructor for the Univer­ sity of Maryland. Advanced classes are set for May 14 through 18, June 25 through 29, August 13 through 17 and October 29 through November 2. To register for the advanced course, members must have taken basic firefighting within the last five years at a qualified location like the Freehold facility, and present their credentials. Further information on the course is avail­ able from the school. �jmmo •••E • •• -m SlU Stands by lAM in Year-Long Beef •-•fill,-- "" • ''•'M IM fi.• te' • i-'t I '• '1 «l''' • • •> • '! . -,,E.'\'!IE>#!'. •'. . • ". \ J.H. "Bucldy"Raspberry ILA Leader Dies After Long Illness J. H. "Buddy" Raspberry, 59, general vice president of the Inter­ national Longshoremen's Associa­ tion, passed away March 22 in Houston after suffering an ex­ tended illness. Seafarers across the country joined striking members of the International Association of Machinists (lAM) to com­ memorate the one year anniversary of their job action against Eastern Airlines. Union members representing many different crafts and services rallied at airports served by Eastern to show solidarity with the machinists. Chanting their battle cry of "One Day More!", the machinists' union vowed to remain on the line until Frank Lorenzo, chairman of Eastern's parent or­ ganization, Texas Air, is forced to sell the airline or rehire the strikers. lAM spokesman Frank Ortis said his members have been uplifted by several recent events, despite the inability of the House of Representatives to override a •111... .m--:- Chief Steward Raymond Groves (with glasses) and Recertified Steward Lincoln Finn lead a group of Seafarers past the Eastern ticket counter in Washington's National Airport. These SlU members were among thousands of union members who participated in demonstrations of support for striking machinists held around the country on the first anniversary oil the IAM strike against Frank Lorenzo's Eastern Airlines. Raspberry also served as the president of the South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District of the ILA, From that post, he negotiated in 1986 the first contract for southern and Gulf ports apart from the master contract that had served all Atlantic and Gulf ports. Raspberry proceeded with the negotiations rather than lose jobs to non-ILA dock operators. The Houston native attended Texas A&M University and the University of Texas before serving in the Air Force. Upon his dis­ charge, he went to work with the ILA. Raspberry rose through the ranks of ILA Local 1273 serving as personnel director, then getting elected president of the body in 1968. He was named secretarytreasurer of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast District by 1974. Four years later, he became president. In 1987, Raspberry was elected the international's general vice presi­ dent. He is survived by his wife, Velda; a son. Randy; two daughters, Chris Raspberry and Lisa Bowers; and two grandchildren. Services were held March 26 in Madisonville, TX.. Seafarers, from the left, Ambrose Cucinotta,E. Doruth and L. Trott walk the Eastern picket line with representatives from other New York-area unions at La Guardia Airport. presidential veto in January of a bill that would have required the presi­ dent to call in a mediator to review and attempt to settle the dispute. He referred to David Shapiro's audit of the company for a federal bankruptcy court and Easterri's reneging of a payback agreement made in March. Shapiro is the court-appointed examiner who reviewed the financial dealings be­ tween Eastern and Texas Air. On March 1, Shapiro told the court Texas Air had underpaid Eastern hundreds of millions of dollars on 12 different accounts. including the sale of its reservation system. He said the underpayment may have helped launch Eastern into bankruptcy. The independent auditor's report tended to support the machinists contention that Lorenzo was stripping Eastern of its assets to bolster Texas Air's non-union subsidiary. Continental Airlines. The report contained a quote by one Texas Air official who said Continental would "cher­ ry-pick the core parts of the Eastern system and become in effect the substitute carrier." Last month. Eastern reached an agreement with its creditors to pay nearly 50 cents on every dollar of debt. The bankrupt company also offered to make up the remaining debt with stock options. Feder^ Bankruptcy Judge Burton R. Lifland, who has presided over the Eastern bankruptcy case since the company filed for reorganization five days after the JAM went on strike, approved the deal. By the end of March, Eastern announced it could not stand by the agreeriient. The creditors, who are owed about $1 billion, contacted Judge Lifland and asked the court to appoint a trustee to run the com­ pany or order an immediate liqui­ dation of the company to sell the remaining assets. Lifland scheduled April 13 as the date to hear the creditors' complaints against Texas Air. The machinists, who began calling for a trustee to oversee Eastern when the company filed for bankruptcy, also have a hearing in Lifland's court to seek a trustee. This meeting will take place May 9. The current situation facing Lorenzo—agreement on the part of the creditors, the unions and much of the flying public—has resulted in widespread speculation that the union-buster may be forced to sell Eastern, a move the IAM would welcome. IAM members began theirstrike against Eastern on March 4, 1989, after Lorenzo locked them out the day before. The machinists were Continued on page 26 Byron Kelley Named to Great Lakes Commission Byron Kelley, SIU assistant vice president for the Great Lakes and inland waters, has become the second labor delegate to the 32member Great Lakes Commission. Kelley, 56, was named to the eight-state panel by Michigan Governor James Blanchard to rep­ resent groups or organizations in­ terested in or affected by the Great Lakes. Blanchard said in his letter of appointment to Kelley that he had "every confidence that the state of Michigan will benefit from your background and experience." Kelley joined the Tug, Firemen, Linesmen, Oilers and Watchmen Protective Association, AFL, in 1951. Ten years later, that union became the Inland Boatmen Union of the Great Lakes when it merged with the SIU. Kelley becomes only the second labor official to be named to the commission in its 35year history. The goal of the Great Lakes Commission is "to promote the or­ derly, integrated and comprehen­ sive development, use and conservation of the water resources of the Great Lakes Basin." It deals with such issues as funding a second lock at Sault Ste., Marie, MI, developing a regional steel policy and creating task forces to advise Washington politicians on the needs of the region. "I am very honored to be con­ sidered and appointed," Kelley said. "I look forward to Ae oppor­ tunity to put forth a balanced opinion to the commission by ap­ proaching the side of waterbome transportation." » <4 • Recertified Steward Ray Loretta was one of many SIU members to hit the bricks outside National Airport's Eastern terminal on March 3. . - ':f- EE" '.1 h' , 'E �SOFARCK106 8 Trnvelling Union School Team Holds Tialning on Bellatrix mim t •• I' When the USNS Bellatrix left the North Florida Shipyard in Jack­ sonville to sail to its new home port of Galveston, TX, the IMC vessel carried an extra erewmember: Lundeberg Instructor Harry Alongi. The teacher led the SIU crew aboard the ship in a series of train­ ing sessions. Among the topics covered were lifeboat drills, firefighting, damage control, flooding and overall job safety. Alongi said classes ran ap­ proximately two hours in both the morning and afternoon. They are required periodically by the Military Sealift Command. One of the instruments MSC wanted Alongi to explain to the crew was the recently installed thermal heat indicator. "I didn't even know how to work it," Alongi recalled. "The crew brought it to me. I read the instructions, then exp^ned it to everyone aboard, from Crewmembers William Burlis (left) and James Williams learn how to operate a thermal heat indicator which is used to locate personnel trapped in smoke-filled spaces. the mate on down." He said the sensitive instrument registers dif­ ferences in heat being given by ob­ jects. Its primary purpose is to save the life of aerewmember by finding him or her in a smoke-filled room. Karaczynski to Cycle Across United States •r: ' p. r';: -'f' Alongi reported the crew picked up the new procedures very quick­ ly. He praised the group as being very good to work with. GSU Constance Povalini demonstrates the fit of a survival suit which would be used in the event the USNS Bellatrix had to be abandoned. •iW MET Course Grade Find Jobs Earl Langley (left) became the first graduate of the Lundeberg School's Marine Electronics Technician (MET) course to catch a job as a MET on the cable ship Lono Lines. Langley recently completed his training at Piney Point. Along with Frances Brown (center) and Jay Moorehead (not pic­ tured), he studied mathematics, Morse code and analog and digital com­ puters and automation during the 12-week course. All three passed the very demanding FCC radio telegraph exam. Instructor Russ Levin (right) said all three found the course very challenging and rewarding. The 15-mile roundtrip Jake Karaczynski pedals every day from his home in Great Mills, MD to nearby Piney Point will seem like nothing on May 12. The Lundeberg School instructor will start on a 47day, 3,200-mile bicycle trip across the country from Los Angeles to Boston for charity. Karaczynski, 35, has rfever at­ tempted anything like this before. He has been riding a bicycle for as long as he can remember, but the most riding he ever had done until now was in weekend outings with friends or his cycling club. The vocational instructor also has a his­ tory of volunteer work. So, when he heard about the cross-country jour­ ney, he put the two together. His goal is to raise at least $5,000 to help create an animal shelter in St. M^'s County (where Piney Point is located) for the humane society. "There is no shelter in the county," Karaczynski noted. "Memters of the society have to care for the animals until an owner can be found." He found his own pet, a cat named Chainsaw, by housing it for the shelter. The tour is sponsored by the League of American Wheelmen of which the Brooklyn native is a member. The trip will follow a route across the desert southwest, down the Santa Fe trail to Dodge City, KS, across the Great Plains and Mississippi River, through the Midwest to the Appalachians and finally Boston. In order to make the trip in 47 days, some of the daily rides will be almost 120 miles long. Besides raising funds for the charities of the numerous cyclists involved, the League is using it to demonstrate bicycling as a transportation mode as well as a form of exercise. To prepare for the trek, Karaczyhski has been riding his bicycle to work every day. On weekends, he has been averaging trips of 75 miles, but recently, as the starting date draws near, he has increased the distance. If anyone is interested in pledg­ ing money for Karaczynski's ef­ fort, they can contact him at the Lundeberg School. Collision Avoidance Radar Study Is Part of SIU School Curriculum Unionists from Ecuador at School The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship recently hosted representatives from the maritime unions of Ecuador. The group toured the facilities as part of a labor exchange in conjunction with the George Meany Institute of Labor Studies and the U.S. State Department. The tour included visits to the shiphandling simulator, several classrooms and the Paul Hall Maritime Museum and Library. The Lundeberg School has adopted training on collision avoidance radar as a standard part of the training for students taking the Radar Observer Unlimited course. Instructor Jim Brown said the school decided to include the train­ ing because the Coast Guard is preparing to make it a requirement. "We don't know when the Coast Guard will announce the change, but we will be ready when it does," Brown noted. "The Coast Guard has announced the proposed change. It is up to them to imple­ ment it." Students work in one of the four shiphandling simulator rooms all five days of the class. During the first four days, they are given the same situation to plot on radar. On the final day, the scenario takes a new twist. All four simulators recreate a situation where there are ships in open water headed toward each other. The stu­ dents must decide what to do with their own vessel by determining the speed, direction and any possible course corrections made by the other three ships involved through the use of their own radar. "It is not exactly like actually being on a ship using the system, but it is as close as we can get," Brown said. �-J.!-- . „,r . ; imiw iiii i; i;,,.)iii:[!:y-iriini'iXi:n'^ APRIUm .= :;|!gv;i.',#-.i 4 '. ' •., •Sea-Land Port Steward Jimmy Mann (standing) addresses the recertified stewards. Mann is a graduate of the Lundeberg School and sailed in the steward department before being hired by Sea-Land. \ t2 : • "i Twelve Sill Stewards Study for Top Rating Training to be a recertified steward is not limited to the classroom. The stewards have to show they know their way around the galley. Kris Hopkins (center) and Ray Loretta (right) watch as Rafael Evans decorates a cake made during the galley training part of their recertified steward course. An even 12—11 men and one woman—^marched across the stage last month at Piney Point to receive their certificates of graduation from the Recertified Steward course. The crew studied from January 29 to March 5 and left behind lasting memories at the school. "They were one of the best groups we've ever had here," said Ken Conklin, vice president of the Lundeberg School. "They worked very hard and took advantage of everything the school had to offer." Among the items available to the students was the ability to work in both the galley and the classroom. The 12 SIU members studied menu planning and inventory control. They were able to work on computers to learn how effective these machines can be for their jobs. Galley detail included food preparation, dessert and pastry maJking and ice sculpting. The stewards discussed cost controls, inventories and making effective decisions on food usage with Sea-Land Port Steward Jimmy Mann, a Lundeberg School graduate himself. The stewards also met with representatives of the union and its health and pension plans. Contracts between the SIU and its various contracted companies were reviewed with officials of the union's collective bargaining department. The union's political operation was viewed firsthand by the stewards during a day spent in Washington with SIU Washington representatives. "They were a good bunch," said Romeo Lupinacci, executive chef at the school, "lliey learned a great deal from the course. More than half of them started their careers right here (Piney Point). They were very appreciative and grateful for all that has been done for them by the school." Carl Peth, director of admissions, recalled one steward in par­ ticular. "Kris Hopkins is known throughout Piney Point and the union as being there when needed," Peth noted. "He ships from Piney Point. Bart Rogers and the others in manpower know they can call on him." As they received their certificates during the March Piney Point membership meeting from Angus "Red" Campbell, SIU vice presi­ dent for collective bargaining, each of th^tewards thanked the union, the school and the instructors for the training and advice they received during their stay. ".r • • • i- _ , ' -y. '' -^r • :r-:$ •P. A 4 • .'V . •FF i-jii 1 P'-M. p y..: j, I./, J,,' .'.y • ••••Si •' ••jT... .•.-•xP--' V A' .-•'v...•av. • mA:.. ••• Ji'A- James Gleaton prepares the final touches on his freshly baked cake. • •i:;' .'lA 'i '44S-4!y A-''' •" '• i �SOFMROtS 106 10 MV Omar and MV Justine Rogers Pass Through St. Louis SIU crewmembers on the MV Omar readied the vessel for a new tow after workers at Walkers Boatyard completed minor repairs. Another Orgulf boat, the MV Justine Rogers was on a run on the Missis­ sippi River system last month. /jSv'V-y *.•-•_ .Iv . vr '; •:., • -'V ... ' As the two boats neared the port of St. Louis, SIU union representative Joe Sigler boarded the vessels to meet with crewmembers and answer any questions on the conditions of work under the union contract, wel­ fare claims and upgrading at the SIU's Lundeberg School. Deckhands Richard Daily (left) and James Chandler inspect the lines before the Omar leaves the boatyard after repairs. The MV Justine Rogers is the larger of the two Orgulf Transporta­ tion vessels. Its bridge is almost six stories high. The tug can handle up to 40 barges of dry cargo for runs be­ tween Moore's Landing, near Wyatt, MO (where the borders of Missouri, Kentucky and Illinois meet) and the New Orleans delta area of the southern Mississippi River. Lead Deckhand Vern Hoens prepares for making up a tow aboard the MV Omar in Walkers Boatyard, Paduch, KY. The MV Omar runs the Ohio and northern Mississippi rivers from the Moore's Landing staging area. It can push a maximum of 15 barges on its journeys. "• •#;.'• SIU Port Representative Joe Sigler (right) helps Deckhand Bobby Mann with a welfare claim. ,•." • -v . - •••.•••"• • Deckhand Mark Hargon carries a ratchet to the bow of the Justine Rogers to do some work. Third for U.S. Ships Cook Betty Reichert has dinner ready and waiting for the crew. The word from the boat is she does a fine job in the galley. Continued from page 3 • v.; •; >"'- following discussion items: greater and easier access for Soviet and U.S.-flag vessels in each nation's ports, involve­ ment in each country's crosstrades and cargo sharing which, in effect, would designate a portion of the products shipped between the two superpowere to the merchant marine of each country. The SIU position on cargo sharing varies somewhat from the position taken by the Maritime Administration in this respect: the union believes that if grain sales to the Soviet Union are sub­ sidized by U.S. taxpayers, then the cost of transporting the commodity should also be part of the American government's responsibility. Converse­ ly, the union believes that if the grain is purchased at world market rates, then U.S.-flag shipping must also compete with world transportation rates. MV Justine Rogers. Lunch is just a few minutes away as Lead Deckhand Elvin Lane (left) and Deckhand W.T. Bush wait in the crew's lounge of the Justine Rogers. Cook Sharon Munford is busy working on another delicious meal for the crew of Orgulf's Omar tug. • • •; -i,; . • �APRIUm r'm': V: 1 Union Shows Soiiciarlty With Greyhound Strikers The "White Caps" spring into action as a Baltimore-bound, scab-driven Greyhound tries to enter the terminal in Washington, DC. The photo above was taken by SlU Bosun James L. Carter. jj.j-' QMED Frank Jaworski yells at a fink driver attempting to enter the Philadelphia Greyhound terminal. Recertified Bosuns Robert Carson and George Diefenbach march with ATU members to demonstratre the support of the SlU against Greyhound. Seafarers have joined their brothers in the Amalgamated Tran­ sit Union (ATU) on the picket line against the management of Greyhound Lines, Inc., the owners of America's single nationwide bus service. From Washington, DC to Los Angeles, SIU members have hit the bricks in a show of unity with the bus drivers, maintenance workers and some office personnel who went on strike March 2. After years of concessions and wage cutbacks, ATU members went to the bargaining table this year seeking to regain some of their losses. Instead, Greyhound, which turned a profit since merging with Trail ways, balked and said it needed more concessions in order to operate. Only two days after the strike began, a veteran union driver, Robert Waterhouse, was killed by a scab-operated Greyhound bus while Waterhouse was walking a picket line in Redding, CA. T^e bus finally was pulled over two blocks from the scene of the acci­ dent, but the scab driver has yet to be cWged. The ATU has reported more I than 60 men, women and children have been struck and in­ jured on the lines. A federal mediator has been trying to reinstate the contract talks which ended when the strike began. Each time a date has been set. Greyhound management has backed out claiming it will not negotiate until the violence, which the company claims is being per­ petuated by the ATU, has stopped. Since the Waterhouse incident, buses across the country have been hit by gunfire. Although the com­ pany has claimed the union is not doing enough to prevent "these acts of terrorism" from happening. Greyhound has not proven that the ATU is behind or even connected to the shootings. Ed Strait, president of the Amal­ gamated Council of Greyhound Local Unions, said Greyhound is simply trying to use the gunfire "as a basic tactic to avoid going back to the bargaining table. We view it as a subterfuge." Strait repeated the fact that the ATU does not condone the shootings and is working with authorities to prevent them. Since 1983, drivers' salaries have fa:ilen from $31,324 to $24,750. The union has agreed to give-backs twice during that period in order to keep Greyhound rolling. This year, ATU is insisting on wage increases while the company wants to tie wage increases to socalled incentives and safety records that the union believes are simply a cover for weakening the union. The ATU filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board claiming Greyhound did not bargain in good faith before the strike. It also said the company is trying to bust the union. Greyhouse, which turned a profit in 1989, is spending almost $3.5 mil­ lion a month on strike security. |7t'" -,iR -if • ,,.v, • Turner Joins Headquarters Government Relations Dep't '-V: The Seafarers International Union has named Terry Turner, 42, as a Washington Representative for the union's Department of Con­ gressional and Governmental Rela­ tions. Turner's assignment's will in­ clude tracking maritime activity in the Senate. He joins the union's Washington team that includes Frank Pecquex, whose primary area of responsibility is the House of Representatives. Turner has an extensive back­ ground in maritime legislative af­ fairs for the SIU having been the field representative for Kentucky since 1981. The San Diego, CA native graduated from the University of Missouri in.,.1970 with a degree in psychology/special education. In 1975, Turner worked as a political organizer in the Jimmy Carter presidential campaign. He worked on the staff of Chuck T- GSU Stoney Hardy, OS Lyid Davis, DEU John Grisler, OMU Larry Holbert and Wilmington Port Agent Dpn Anderson participate in a memorial march in Los Angeles for striking G^yhountl driver Robert Waterhouse who was killed by a fink driver the second day| of the strike. Terry Turner Robb's campaign to become Virginia's lieutenant governor during 1977, then was employed in the White House Speaker's Bureau for President Carter. Turner worked as a political consultant for a Washington-based firm from 1978 to 1979 before he signed on to the campaign for the Carter/Mondale presidential/ vice presidential ticket. SEAFARERS SUPPORT ATU AGAINST GREYHOUND < Recertified Bosuns Paul Lewis and Carmine Bova take a break from tha picket line. Bova was nudged on the left side by a scab-driven bus while he was walking the line in Washington. T 4'^%. �scujum m 12 i- •. "P • ';• •.-.'i'l, 1.. •• Time to get the lifeboats ready for inspection as Bosun Mike Schaff unhitches the lines used to secure the craft for winter on the Belle River. Deckhands Willis Kingston (left) and John E. Parks race to return to the tug Arthur F. Zemen Jr., a Great Lakes Dredge and Docks tug, after moving a barge. Great Lakes Seafarers Prepare Stiips for Season h '. '•" ' ir: •W: ,. • '• V,v. ••• i|;'., i:' : :- Like a sleepy bear yawning and stretch­ ing after a winter hibernation, the shipyards arourid the Great Lakes are showing signs of life again after a winter-long layoff. Mariners have been making their way to places like Duluth, MN; Green Bay, WI; Waukegan, IL; Detroit, MI; Toledo, OH and Buffalo, NY to wake up the vessels of the Lakes. Beginning in mid-March, engine and steward crews have been onboard to fire up the ships and prepare the galleys for the nine-month sailing season. The deck department for most vessels arrived a few days later. The crews had to prepare the vessels— cement carriers, ore ships, grain haulers, tugboats and more—^for the annual Coast Guard inspections. Life preservers and vests had to be repositioned. Flare gims needed to be checked. Lifeboats had to be readied. This was the charge of the deck department. The black gang had to make sure the ice that formed both inside and outside the vessels had not harmed.the giant diesels hidden in the belly of the ships. Conveyor belts were examined and tested so they would be set for the taconite, com, coal and other materials that would be loaded into the holds. The steward department first made sure the galley was in working order. Then the galley gang began preparing the meals that can make the difference between a rough trip and a smooth voyage. Yet, during all this activity, there still is time to catch up on the lives of fellow shipmates. Tales of hunting, ice fishing. Continued on page 13 f-.: :• ? ••V -J •.•-;. 1 -.• ;• SlU Algonac Port Agent Jack Allen (left) talks with Deckhand Bill Cartwright aboard the Great Lakes Dredge and Docks tug Curly B. Conveyorman Tim Orban loads both arms for another trip into the engine room of the Buffalo. �.. Ami 1990 -'T- 13 • fm. • : • • ' "'v..' ' ';r' 'if- •' >•' • »l V M, .' '-v'r w' Sailing time draws near for the ASC St. Clair as Wheelman Ru(^ Tahtinen (left) and Watchman Mike "Gonzo" Bensman secure a tarp used to protect a life raft during winter. Shipmates Together Again QMED John Perry tests a water tank aboard the Belle River. QMED Dave Camerop checks the oil before firing up the diesel on the ASC Sam Laud. Continued from page 12 families and vacations to far-off (usually warm) places could be heard throughout meals and breaks. Some members used the time off to upgrade their skills at the union's Lundeberg School. Unlike the deep sea division, most mem­ bers have permanent jobs on the Lakes ves­ sels. The members look forward to seeing their friends and shipmates when the season begins and catching up on the latest news. Once cleared by the Coast Guard to sail, the ships' officers and owners check the calendar to plan the maiden voyageof the new season. None of the vessels dares to leave on a Friday—bad luck, don't you know. Everyone knows a tale or two alwut a vessel that started out on a Friday and had disaster strike during the season. Also, any Great Lakes member will scratch out the 13th for a first sailing date. Despite the Friday or 13th obstacles, the sailing date usually is within 48 hours of the inspection. Then, like the bear staggering out of its cave in search of food, the vessels, one by one, leave their docks and head down the channels and rivers to load cargo and resume the ritual once more. Wheelman Brendan Mure operates the aftwencneV during night loading opera­ tions on the American Republic. I Second Cook Julian Budnick slices dough to prepare dinner rolls for the crew of the Buffalo. Oiler Kirby Zolniberek replaces a light It bulb of the Paul H. T(bwnsend. • Luhchtime is getting near on the Belle River as Porter Ahmed Nasser peels an onion. •Watchman John Watson (left) and Bosun Jack Bluitt check out the activity on the deck of the cement carrier Paul H. Townsend, an Inland Lakes Management ship. ... V ' at Duluth Port Employee Delores Cheslak is greeted in the crew's galley of the ASC Charles E. Wilson by Bosun Mike LaFoille, AB Bob Hedine and Watchman Lowell Amundson. �' V,-' ' ^ 14 SEUARCRSm Activify Is Non'Stop on the USNS Mercury f -f Chief Cook Benjamin Bulatoo keeps an eye on the stove making sure dinner comes out just right. Even in port, the galley gang of the USNS Mercury still has its hands full to feed the crew. While a skeletal crew may be onboard. Chief Steward Africano Lakandula has enough work to stay busy. "Not only do we have to plan meals for the time we're docked, but we have to prepare now for what we want when the ship sails," Lakandula said. The steward department does a fine job in keeping the galley and dining areas spotless. Activity al­ ways is buzzing in the shipyard and there never is any idea when a snap inspection will be held. The USNS Mercury is part of the Military Sealift Command's Pacific Division. Its unlicensed department is crewed by members of the SIU's Government Services Division. Steward Utility Bienvenido Aguilar handOS William Smith stands watch on the grill during a break in the dinner the USNS Mercury. preparation. wr if ''f. Chief Steward Africano Lukandula prepares the inventory so he can plan ahead for meals when the Mercury is at sea. .'rT,-.' Steward Utility Pablo Catalasan gets ready to serve a steak for dinner. Steward Utility Clifford Walker makes sure the dining area is ready when mealtime arrives. ... I ''-f .'t.i. yVatch AB Barry Patin (left) hands Raleign Minix, SlU port employee for the Gbvemment Services Division, a visitor's pass for the USNS Mercury. �APRI11990 -J,J IWo OM-timeis Living in Utah Drop by SflJ Headquarters • '•> . SlU President Michael Sacco (left) and Executive Vice President Joseph Sacco (right) greet retired bosuns I jns Ralph Murray and Tom Reading during a recent visit to the SlU headquarters. Captain Rakyta's Art Woik is a Chance to 'Cioate' John Rakyta is so protid of his job as a tugboat captain that he has designed a ring for the workers of the merchant marine. Captain Rakyta has divided his time between his maritime work and his art since the 1960s. When he started as a deckhand in Rakyta Tampa, the captain also began "fooling around with art." He has designed rings for veterans, mem­ bers of the armed forces and the National Association of Muzzle Loaders. But his latest project,, designing a ring for seafarers and others who ship on U.S.-flag ves­ sels, gives Brother Rakyta an oppoitnity to combine his art skills and his career. John Rakyta joined the SIU in 1965 when he was a mate with Gulf Atlantic Towing in Florida. He be­ came a captain in 1967 and stayed in Florida until 1979 when he moved to the West Coast with Crowley Maritime. John and his wife decided to live in Arizona, a six-and-a-half hour commute frOm work. Rakyta works on tugs in Long B^ach and Los Angeles Harbor. He also has been involved in offshore construction work. He positioned a single anchor leg mooring buoy off Santa Barbara where the industrial ship Santa Inez is stationed. That vessel has equipment to clean the sulphur and sand out of offshore oil for Exxon. After it is filled, tankers carry the oil to Los Angeles. The former Floridian is at home in the West. On the job, he works with "a great group of guys" and has served with the same cook and engineer since 1983. Off the job, R^yta says he enjoys the moun­ tains and Arizona. He participates in hunting, trapping and archery ac­ tivities and likes to go camping north of the Grand Canyon. Rakyta also makes stained glass windows. Having been "always fascinated" by these windows, he took classes in Tiffany and leaded glass. He sells some windows but gives others away. Four Rakyta stained glass windows stand in a church near his home in Arizona. Soon, another will go to England. The captain finds his projects very satisfying, "It's something I create; it's like any art work. When you do something, you put part of yourself mto It. His love of wildlife shows up in some of his stained glass windows which depict trees and desert flowers. Rakyta and one of his sons are considering taxidermy, the art of stuffing and mounting birds and animals. Rakyta appreciates his member- Pictured above is a drawing of the ring Captain Rakyta designed. ship in the SIU. He says, "The union has given me a lot of oppor­ tunity. It's been a benefit to me as far as moving up. They've always supported me. I've always sup­ ported the union. They've always provided a job for me." Rakyta has advice for young people entering the industry: "Try and do your best. Be fair to your fellow workers and take advantage of all the school has to offer." Doing his own bit for the education of fellow union members, the captain has trained many young and old deckhands to run boats, move barges and become mates. To show his love of his life's work, Rakyta decided to make someAing of quality for merchant Continued on page 28 When Ralph Murray hits the road, it is almost certain that Tom Reading will be with him. From their neighboring homes in Utah, the two retired bosuns have been seen lately in SIU halls from San Francisco to Piney Point and other points in between. But their travels across the country are nothing compared with the tales they tell as SIU members sailing around the world. Murray, who turns 65 this month, joined the Seafarers in 1943 in the port of Norfolk, VA. He worked in many of the convoys that travelled across the Atlantic as part of the World War II effort. "We'd be in convoys of 200 to 300 ships with 10 naval vessels surrounding us," Murray recalled. "Not much protection. Everybody got scared when the bombs started dropping. Don't let anybody tell you any different." He told of ships trying to get through the Strait of Gibraltar to bring supplies to Allied troops in the Mediterranean theater. "We'd sail in three ships at a time. The (German) U-boats would hide under the Spanish fishing boats and go after us. But if we made it to a certain point, the British ships would take over protecting us." Murray claimed he was hit once, by a mine, during the war. "I wasn't no hero," he claimed. But his wife, Bette, told another story. "I bet he didn't tell you he was taken prisoner three times. He doesn't like to talk about it. The first two times the Germans stopped his ship before blowing it up. The crew got into lifeboats and were told to row back to England. The third time he was held prisoner for 18 months until the war ended." After a stint in Detroit follow­ ing the war, Murray retumed to the sea until his retirement last year. His travels took him back to some of the places he visited during the war. "Even now there are places around Europe and North Africa that look like they did right after the war. You couldn't tell if the war ended 45 years ago or last week." Murray worked as a patrolman in the port of New York in the early '60s before being asked to help crew the first of {he cable ships. Helped Organize Long Lines "I was on the Long Lines for \0V2 years. The union sent md" to Germany in 1962 while the ship was being built. I watched and leamed all that I could so I would understand the ship. But in 1963 the shipyard went bankrupt. The company kept a couple of officers, the Iwsun (Murray) and electrical officer in Germany because they didn't want to lose the talent. In mid-'63 a crew was sent over and we sailed the ship to Baltimore where it finally was finished." Bette Murray met her husbandto-be when he was bosun on the Long Lines while it was stationed in Honolulu. "I worked at a bar and had this friend who was looking for a boyfriend. I knew this one man (Murray) came in every night so I was going to introduce her to him. She didn't come in for a week. By then I decided to keep him." Within two years, the couple had made their way to Reno, NV to get married. Mrs. Murray remembered, " The justice of peace office was closed for an hour, so we went and played a slot machine. I won $1,100. We used that for our down payment on a house." Murray had a history of running a smooth ship as a bosun. "There are no big beefs. All a bosun has to •;/<"• • .f; ' '}'• . • if-' ^All a bosun has to do is make time to listen.' M —Murray do is make time to listen. The prob­ lem with most younger members is they have to be taught. A kid's main problem is he is away from home. The older members have to teach the younger members what it is all about. That's why I got Tom, here,, to go back to school to become a recertified bosun." \ y .'5 I'.y -f' Reading Has Vlidng Blood Tom Reading nodded in agree­ ment. After having a career in the military, Reading went to sea for the SIU. "I was involved in a lot of the organizing efforts with Ralph. I'll tell you why we won so many. We had the best contract, we had the best members and we had the best president, Paul Hall," Read­ ing said. "Our union is only as good as our product." Reading is of Scandinavian heritage. "I'm a Viking and proud of it," said the 71-year-old. I cut a cord of wood everyday. I've got to keep active." The bosun then puts his wood to use, making repairs around his home. Although he went to sea at the age of 12 as a deckboy on a Nor­ wegian ship, Reading did not be­ come an SIU member until 1966. He spent 27 years in the Army. Both Reading and Murray agree that new members need to know the histoiy of the union. "There are a lot of bosuns who don't take the time to talk with younger members," Murray said. "When a guy is trying, we have got to help him." Executive Vice President Joe Sacco said Brothers Murray and Reading practice what they preach. "Both of them spend a great deal of time talking about union matters with new mem­ bers," he said. When they aren't on the road, the pair stays busy at home by gardening, painting houses, chop­ ping wood and, when they find the time, fishing. Neither said he plans to ring the slow bell anytime soon. iS• r ^1 :• 'r 1 L ;• . �HrH •• :^'-'J'. ''^y^ • • • yy y:';j ^'v-lAf-'i:.'', r*' c' ' ' "•: :;,, -v;;. .-i-.Xi- ' • •• ^vT-y-y, 'I * •: . B.-; vi-yigW''r;-.3>a:!^ '•''" :• 'yyy '^'yiy.'-y yy<yy'^vilsysyy'';:.,/y'MB-,-: y SEAFARm m • I' I?•'• •/' '-• APRIl 1990 y:y:^y|i&35y '•y Jf •4y:y^yy'::' ^xftt;•yyfy^yy y*]y - -'• '^y •yyy-H:':, V.y •, . .V- y • .' • •-:•-• 5t|::y::yyy..;; iSyy': ay-y- y B.' = • • '• I yyiyy :-':m vtiiyy" -^f:lyyy 'i:iss fyy'yy'y--;^ :• •yK -y -< '• • ••'•., . •". yi:y:4y:yK.:yy^ ay?y.4«y;y',;yyy-y; yN:y' Blind to the National Interest, Commodity Profiteers Would Destroy American Fleet H iy',y.- y 'vyy yy'WCy:'y-yy" • >r'- -; '. •'• To promote U.S, agricultural products around the world, the Department of Agriculture maintains a small army of attaches posted in embassies and consu­ lates around the world. • •# ; ' .%• S>'3i*? In addition to the 60 attaches who dedi­ cate themselves to increasing American farm exports, the U.S. government maintains 15 agricultural trade offices overseas. The cost to the American tax payer is in the millions. On the other hand, the Maritime Administration, which at one time had five foreign-based representatives, now has zero. •m^- yy^'y-u - - 4. In the latest caigo preference bottle on Capitol Hifl, those who seek to enrich their ' own profits ore attempting to upset a pofey that has pnriected America's best '"t- i' • interests since the end of World War 11. •'•0' The maritime industry's supporters on Capitol Hill pointed out that if it was logical to target U.S.-flag ship­ ping for supposed economies, it would make equal sense to deny the participation of American agricultural inter­ ests in the emergency aid program. In theory, they pointed out, the federal government could maximize food allocations to Poland by purchasing less expensive agricultural products from foreign nations. But, said these members of Congress, agriculture is vital to the U.S. economy, and so is the merchant marine because it is a vital component of our national defense structure. Agribusiness and the commodity brokers do a staggering amount of business in the world market, but P.L. 480 cargoes con­ stitute only about 20 percent of the total amount of farm products sold abroad. -"•H.-'c=.' -'j^- •V\ In fiscal 1988 total U.S. agricultural ex­ ports amounted to more than $35.8 billion. 1^- : f, How much of that cargo moved on Amer­ ican bottoms? A MERE THREE PERCENT. In other words, foreign-flag ships carried 97 PERCENT of U.S. government-gener­ ated agricultural export cargoes. 77 The success of that legislation can be measured by the fact that American wheat exports have increased by 30 percent since that time, proving that government policy can have a major effect on supporting a domestic indus­ try. The maritime industry understands, a world trade domi­ nated by protectionist policies of governments. It is forced to operate in a market that includes direct subsi­ dies, tax credits and preference systems designed by many nations to promote their own fleets. Failure to help American-flag shipping compete in that world market would do more than merely endanger the maritime industry itself. At stake is the ability of the merchant marine to fulfill its historic role as the nation's fourth arm of defense in time of crisis. To have a fleet in readiness to carry out its national defense requirements means that America must have an active merchant marine functioning in the peace­ time carriage of cargo to and from our shores. No political considerations—and certainly no consider­ ations of the need to gain special favor for other seg­ ments of the American economy—can justify trading off the nation's maritime capabilities. ' •: • The giant agribusiness interests were defeated as Con­ gress rejected efforts to waive, weaken or undermine cargo preference requirements on food aid for Poland. The maritime .industry will be looking to these same enlightened House and Senate members to turn back this new effort by the heavily subsidized commodity dealers to sink the American-flag fleet. • '• : }y'm MM '/•fr. ... ; i.• • •••il ' ' TI W' MM. •I > T! •he national interest is all-embracing and covers the public welfare, security and economic considera­ tions. In the case of both the agricultural export and mari­ time communities, each is forced to do business in a world where no level playing field exists. The 1985 Food Security Act was enacted at a time when America's share of commercial wheat and flour exports dropped from 50 percent to about 33 percent between 1981 and 1984. The law was designed to assist American food producers to compete in a world market in which many governments subsidize their a^cultural exports even more liberally than does the United States. To promote, purchase and distribute -:: h,- i Export Credits Short-term: Intermediate-term Guarantees (GdM-103) Export Enhancement Program (EEP) PL 480 (deduct ocean freight differential ^,900,000 on Tifle f and III progr (deduct ocean freight differential on Title 11 programs) Foreign Agricultural Service Targeted Export Assistance OfRos (tf Intematkmal Cooperation and DNsvelopfnent Tom $4,789,800,000 425.500,000 338,300,000 1,486,500.000 <43,900.000) p.' 1 <28,300,000) 95,100,000 200,000,000 37,800,000 $74WO,600,000 OpertUing Differentiai Subsidy (from MarAd outlays) Oc^ Freight OMeietrttial-r-Cargo Preference il/lll Title II Sectiori 418 PL 480 Ocean Freight Differential (from USOA outlays) SOlffiCEitMMd IWI.USOAOfltoor 23,808.000 10,819,000 9,151,000 43,900,000 28.300.000 Title 11 Total 1M1 , .'rerireor ' • • '. ---• • •:'fy Lj iff 1989ActualGoverhfiiehtOutlays On Behalf of Agricultural BxfMrta ._ •y' ^•^•yy ymmm States. In addition to the $1.4 billion to cover the P.L. 480 shipments, 1989 outlays to promote the sale of American farm products overseas included: • More than $5.1 billion in export credits to assure that the agricultural giants were paid even when foreign purchasers defaulted on their debts. • $338.3 million for an "export enhancement pro­ gram" and $200 million for "targeted export assist­ ance"—both expenditures for the purpose of making American farm commodities more attractive to for­ eign buyers. • $95.1 million for the Foreign Agricultural Service, which places American representatives in key em­ bassies and consulates around the world, whose fulltime job is to represent American agricultural inter­ ests abroad. • $37.6 million for the Office of International Coopera­ tion and Development to provide market develop­ ment and trade promotion services for American agribusiness. All this adds up to 1989 outlays totalling $7.26 billion for farm interests—just to promote and sell American farm products in foreign countries. That doesn't include any of the billions of dollars spent by the government annually to stabilize domestic agricultural prices to as­ sure a profitable existence for the farm industry. Those sums stand in sharp contrast to the pittance the federal government allocates to the entire maritime in­ dustry. In addition to the $115.9 million which the gov­ ernment spent in 1989 for the ocean freight differential under cargo preference, it invested $220.4 million in op­ erating differential subsidies. That's an annual total of just over $336 million for all of maritime—compared with the $7.6 billion just to cover subsidies for the agricultural commodity industry's foreign sales. Why do these agricultural giants—whose subsidies for overseas sales are more than 22 times the total govern­ ment outlay for the maritime industry—want to write American-flag ship^ping out of the next farm bill? Their argument is that the national interest would bet­ ter be served if the tax dollars which now go to maritime's ocean freight differential subsidies were used, in­ stead, to buy additional agricultural commodities. This ploy is not a new one. Last year, during debate on legislation to provide emergency aid to Poland, the maritime industry had to beat back efforts on the floor of l50th the House and Senate to waive U.S. maritime pol­ icy reserving a portion of that cargo for American-fl^ vessels. Proponents of the scheme to delete cargo preference requirements on food shipments to Poland claimed that such action was necessary to maximize the amount of commodities being made available to the Polish people. '• Those who are willing to sacrifice the U.S. merchant marine in order to ship on foreign-flag vessels in the interest of sav­ ing a buck have been asked to extend the same logic to the sale of commodities. In last fall's debate on cargo preference as it applied to aid cargoes to Poland, many congressmen pointed out that cheaper goods can be had around the world. At the time of that debate, butter costs in the United States were $2,656 per metric ton compared to $1,850 for the same amount in Europe. Additionally wheat in the United States was selling for $161 to $166 per metric ton, while in Europe the cost was $158. American grain exports face stiff competi­ tion from Argentina, Australia, Canada and the European Economic Community. At any given time, at least one of these nations or groups of nations is likely to offer agricul­ tural products at a lower cost than the U.S. price for the same commodity. •fcf- vr S>y:':',' eavily subsidized by the American government so they can sell farm commodities overseas, profitswollen agribusiness interests are scheming on Capitol Hill to eliminate U.S.-flag shipping from carrying these taxpayer-supported cargoes. In what would amount to torpedoing a five-year-old pact between farmers and the maritime industry, agricul­ tural and commodity interests are gearing up to wipe out cargo preference laws which mandate that 75 percent of government-subsidized cargoes must be carried on Amer­ ican bottoms. The goal of these agricultural giants is to completely eliminate U.S.-flag shipping as a factor in this nation's aid programs. In search of added profits, they apparently are willing not only to destroy American shipping but also to sacrifice national security, since the presence of a domestic fleet in peacetime is vital to assure the carriage of military cargo in time of crisis. Additionally, a U.S. fleet ensures that essential products can reach America even in the event of economic embargoes and boycotts called by foreign interests. As Congress prepares to debate renewal of the 1985 Food Security Act, giant farm groups are trying to line up support in the House and Senate to change the rules so that they will have unlimited freedom to use foreignflag ships exclusively in carrying their cargo to overseas markets. In fiscal 1989, the Department of Agriculture spent nearly $1.4 billion of the taxpayers' money to underwrite the foreign sales of agricultural products by the giant commodity brokers under the provisions of P.L. 480. Subsidies to American shipping for the carriage of these cargoes cost Agriculture a mere $72.2 million in that same year. That represented the Department's share of the differential between American and foreign ocean freight costs involved in carrying 50 percent of P.L. 480 cargoes in American vessels. The Department of Transportation laid out an addi­ tional $48 million in maritime subsidies that same year to cover the remaining 25 percent of the governmentimpelled cargo reserved for American-flag vessels under the terms of the 1985 Food Security Act. In other words, the total ocean freight differential paid to carry farm commodities in American-flag vessels amounted to approximately $116 million—a scant 8 per­ cent of what the American taxpayers shelled out to farm interests to subsidize the: sale of their products overseas. The huge sums of money handed over to agribusiness for P.L. 480 sales abroad are dwarfed by the total amount of tax dollars shelled out to the agricultural in­ dustry to help it compete in the world market. ! H'^''-rvy'y'yy'y-'i"' f-'i"'' The Farm Lobby vs. What's Best for America I [::j:^: ''-y , vy l . y^yy:%%yy"'y.'; / ....• yy'i'«' '•"yy'''yy'y y y-BpMpyfS: y% •' J' . i �|r . . • •.• - •' .•••• -•••• • 18 •'/ •'^.• ..?/v v'-- •- • ij^'. Exxon Vaklez Skipper Cleared By Juiy of Criminal Charge .^i t'. • ?' ^ •; : { • • "l:/ The skipper of the Exxon Valdez was found not guilty of second-degree criminal mischief last month after six weeks of tes­ timony in a court case that resulted from the Exxon company tanker's spill of more than 10 million gal­ lons of oil in Alaska's Prince Wil­ liam Sound last year. Captain Joseph Hazelwood, a resident of Huntington, NY, was found guilty on one of the four charges, a misdemeanor accusing him of "unlawful and negligent discharge. ,. of petroleum into or upon the waters of the state of Alaska." The Exxon Valdez master was in his quarters and not on the bridge of the 987-foot tanker when the grounding oc­ curred. Captain Hazelwood had left the third mate in charge after the vessel sailed from the port of Valdez. After 10 hours of deliberation, the jury found Captain Hazelwood not guilty of the criminal mischief felony charge. Thejury also found the 43-year-old skipper not guilty of operating a watercraft under the influence of intoxicating liquor and not guilty of recklessly engag­ ing in conduct that resulted in the grounding of the Exxon Valdez on Bligh Reef. Superior Court Judge Karl Johnstone, a licensed commercial fisherman, sentenced Captain Hazelwood to spend 1,000 hours helping to clean Alaska's oilcovered shores and pay $50,000 in restitution over a period of time. Defense attorneys said the sen­ tence would be appealed. In a press conference after the verdict was announced. Captain Hazelwood indicated his desire to return to work. "I'd like to go back to sea. It's what I do," he said. Jury members explained how they arrived at their decision after the trial. Several said while evidence demonstrated that at some point Captain Hazelwood was drunk, there was nothing con­ clusive presented by the prosecut­ ing attorneys to prove he was intoxicated at the time of the tanker's grounding on Bligh Reef. The January 30 graduates of trainee lifeboat class 450 are: (1st row, left to right) Thomas W. Walker, Antjuan Webb-Birch, William J. Cameron, Ed­ ward Shamburg— ^ 1:..., Watklns, Robert A. A Gagllotl; Shamburger, William Li Hurley, Cornelius ' to right) Derrick Young, Michael S. Thornbury, Mike Nickels, (2nd row, left ; Jit:, Hazelwood, as he listens to his acquittal of three major charges. Hazelwood's attorney, Richard Madson, said the state had proved only that the captain was guilty of "bad breath." If convicted of all four charges. Captain Hazelwood could have faced a little more than seven years in jail and $61,000 in fines. More than 150 lawsuits have been generated by the oil spilled from die Exxon Valdez on March 24,1989 in Prince William Sound. Both Exxon Corporation and Exxon Shipping Company have been charged with a five-count federal indictment. Among the charge's facing Exxon is the ac­ cusation that the company know­ ingly employed crewmembers incapable of doing their jobs. Instructor Jake KaraczynskI (far right) guided the February 28 graduates of trainee lifeboat class 451 through the curriculum. They are: (1st row, left to right) Christopher Allen, Michael H. Chavez, Louis J. Francis, Gredory P. Calvello, Sonia Wolfman, Gregory Hickman, Robert M. Claessens, Dennis Reece Halstead; (2nd row, left to right) William J. RIeckelman, Thomas F. Sterenchak, Ricky L. Carter, Jason1R. Collins, Gerald L. Watklns, Kevin M. Kertesz, Randy Lee McAtee, Fred Freeman, Lee K. Danlelson, Joseph J. SmIglelskI and Brian Struense. MARITIME ROUNDUP In an effort to develop trade with China, American President Lines recently opened offices in Shan­ ghai, Tianjin and Dalian. APL es­ tablished modem-day service to China in 1979 and began direct weekly sailings to Whampoa and Chiwan a year ago. 4 '\ si: . : y**.' The passenger ship SS Monterey has been purchased by a Panamanian company, Compania Naviera Panocean SA. The ship will be registered under a Panamanian flag. The U.S. Maritime Administration has given its approval to the sale. • /}. SSAfARCRS LOG New SlU Members Complete Lifeboat Course ^ <£> <£> siu r -; 1838 PR Phone Workers Aided by SlU Elected officials in Puerto Rico Intend to sell the Island's government-run telephone company to private Interests. Puerto RIcan telephone workers, fearing the transfer will jeopardize their job security, marched In protest of the sale last month. The he SlU members pictured above joined the San Juan march: (from left to right) Catalino Gonzalez, Anton o Rodriguez, Juan Ayala, Joseph Reyes, Harold Gathers, Gregorlo Ortiz, Ruperto Rivera Jr., Terrene Daniels and Rufino Torres. The Port of New York and New Jersey announced a 10 per­ cent increase in general cargo volume during 1989 as compared to 1988. This marked an end to a slide that began in the early '80s. Port officials said they were op­ timistic that the tumaround will continue into the '90s. President Bush has nominated Rear Admiral William J. Kline to be the new commandant of the Coast Guard. Transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner has nominated Robert E. Martinez as deputy maritime administrator and Penny L. Eastman as deputy administrator for inland water­ ways and the Great Lakes. M American Hawaii Cruises began advertising voyages on the Constitution and Independence on national television last month. Al­ though the company has advertised the cmise ships in spot markets for the last three years, this is its first effort at the overall national market. Crowley Maritime Corpora­ tion announced it was relocating its headquarters to Oakland, CA. The company had been based in nearby San Francisco for almost a century. The move will begin August 1. • •f- �''' $;»• T' • '^- mil 1990 Letters to the Editor Question: What was the worst weather or storm that you have experienced while at sea? (Asked of SIU members at the union hall in San Francisco, CA.) Roland "Bosun Bear" Blanchett, Bosun—It was January 1984. I was on the USNS Hassayampa as bosun/ mate. We were unrepping (underway replenish­ ment) the Camden and had an emergency breakaway because of high seas. The Camden broke to the left and its wake slammed onto our deck. My leg slid into the opening in a pallet which kept me from going over the side. I only suffered bruises and abrasions. Constance Beitran, Laundryman—I was on­ board the USNS Harkness in Oc­ tober 1989 when two typhoons hit one after the other. The winds for both were over 100 miles per hour. Posts were falling down. We were ready to leave the Philippines but couldn't. Fereuza Gilford, Entry/Steward— I was in Ty­ phoon Jeannie in 1948. I never got sick, but I sat up all night in my life jacket. The waves washed a crewmember into the bridge. He weighed more than 200 pounds. Ernie Woodman, Engine Depart­ ment—It was January 1978 on the last voyage of the SS Mon­ terey, which was on a 30-day cruise out of San Francisco. We were trying to outrun a typhoon but it changed directions. We spent 36 hours in it. All the pas­ sengers were seasick. Lucretia Ander­ son, Chief Stew­ ard—I was working as a telephone oper­ ator in the late '60s. We were sailing in the Tazman Sea between Australia and New Zealand. Its waters are either very rough or clear as glass. It was after midnight and the seas were very rough. The bar and cocktail lounge were above me and I could hear the glasses and bottles falling. I was ordered to go to the dining room to help clean the mess. There was no carpeting and chairs were all over the place. The next day the seas still were rough. One passenger sat down for brealrfast. As he got set to take a bite, his chair slid backwards and he just missed going down the steps. Wayman Sellers, Ordinary Sea­ man—^The first time I sailed was as an ordi­ nary seaman on -the USNS Silas Bent. We hit 20foot swells on the way to Yoko­ hama. It was scary to me. We were rocking and rolling. I was the only one shocked. Now it has become a part of life. Mitchell Ancar, Assistant Cook—| This was years ago. I was on a Liberty Ship and we were carrying troops and equipment across the Pacific to the Philip­ pines. We hit a typhoon and I thought we were going under. I saw planes, caterpillars and trad­ ers flying overhead and off the deck. I have been in rough ones but that was the worst. Sylvester Mason, Chief Cook—I was on the troop carrier General Billy Mitchell in 1959 taking troops from the Oak­ land Army Base. We carried 1800 recruits. The cots were stacked five high on the ship. We hit a storm off Okinawa. Those soldiers started getting sick and falling on each other. They certainly were green re­ cruits. It was hell getting that ship clean and getting rid of the smell afterwards. Roscoe Williams, Chief Steward— I hope this doesn't jinx me but I am one of the fortunate few to not have been in a major storm. I have seen some rough weather, but nothing bad since I started sailing in 1966. Mazur Reports Prompt Payment Of Bills by Welfare Plan; Urges Members to Stick With SIU To the Editor: I have recently undergone some very serious surgery. When all of the Medicare forms, hospital bills and doctor bills stopped coming, I mailed four large business enve­ lopes bulging with paperwork to the (union's) claims office. I want all of you who read this fine little tabloid to know how grateful I shall always be to the Welfare Plan for the very efficient and prompt manner in which these bills were all paid. This is the SIU way of taking care of us old pen­ sioners. Each one of us is impor­ tant just as long as we are still around. To those of you who have cho­ sen a sea-going career, I want you to know that you are very fortunate indeed that you are members of the SIU and are privileged to earn your living aboard SIU ships. No other union will give you more job secu­ rity than the SIU and no union will take better care of you when your sea-going days are over. So be ever vigilant and always back yom union, your whole future depends on it. Aiid always remem­ ber, if you don't take care of what you have, you will lose it. In con­ clusion, my very best wishes to all of our union officials, my former shipmates who are still around and to all of you who are still shipping out. God bless the SIU, there is none better. Charlie Lee Mazur Chipo Valley, Arizona WWII Gunner Recalls 'Good Job' Of Members of Merchant Marine To the Editor: To start off, I think you people are doing a good job. I was in the Navy, World War n, October 4, 1941 to December 10, 1945. I was in the Armed Guard. I was on five of your ships. I will never forget all the good men I met. They did a good job. We didn't help them much, but when we needed help, they were there... I was on ships Arthur Middleton, Lurline, George Boutwell, Antelope Hills and Durham Vic­ tory. The Arthur Middleton was built in a Mississippi shipyard. It was built as the African (jomet but we took it out of New York in December, made one trip. It was (ju taken over by the dbast Guard and named the USS Arthur Middleton APA 25—the sixth most decorated ship in WWII. I was gunner mate 21c... I have a brother in the merchant marine. He's been in over 19 years. Charles Howell. We had an uncle who shipped out over 50 years—Bill Treadway. He shipped out of Mobile and New Orleans. My uncle has passed on now. I'm retired from American Airlines. I was a union man for 32 years. James Howell Tyler, Texas iii Paul Y. Point Thanks Union To the Editor: ... I would like to retire my book at this time because I am no longer sailing... • I would like, and let me stress this point, to thank the SIU for all that it's done for me. I never got a hard time from anyone I ever dealt with. Thank you... Paul Y. Point Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Editor's Note: This letter was originally received by SIU Phila­ delphia Port Agent David Heindel who forwarded it to the LOG. i i i Quick Action by Union Eases Member Geier in Time of Stress To the Editor: I really appreciate the great in­ terest and quick action taken to help straighten out my problems due to long delayed medical bill payments which put unwanted stress on me in fighting my termi­ nal cancer. It takes a big load off my mind. My deepest respect and grati­ tude ... May God bless you all. I hope my model ship, donated to the SIU years ago, is still on display at the Lundeberg Training School. I am always a loyal SIU mem­ ber. My special thanks for the per­ sonal interest and action by new SIU San Francisco Business Agent Nick Celona, Vice President George McCartney and Vince Cbss, aliso Welfare Plan Adminis­ trator Leo Bonser... I• Harry Geier San Francisco, California Editor's Note: Brother Geier sent the above printed communication in the form of a mailgram to SIU President Michael Sacco and Ex­ ecutive Vice President Joseph Sacco. i i Tellez Family Thanks SIU For Love and Support To Our Friends in the SIU: We would like to express our most sincere appreciation to all our friends in the le SIU sn for all the sup­ port and love shown us during our recent loss. It was heartwarming to know that there were so many good peo­ ple thinking of Maria and David. Your prayers and expressions of sympathy were a great source of strength and comfort during this time, and it will never be forgotten. God bless you all. Tellez Family t ,• �h:'' :• 20 Dispatchers* Report for Deep Sea t'y. MARCH 1-31, 1990 *tOTAL REGISTERED AU Groups Class A Class B Class C fef'Iri!: .-S '•• •v;\. •' \ Port New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Honolulu Houston St. Louis Piney Point Totals Port New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Honolulu Houston St. Louis Piney Point Totals Port New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmii^on Seattle Puerto Rico Honolulu Houston St. Louis Piney Point Totals Port New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville : San Francisco Wilmingtpii Seattle Puerto Rico Honolulu Houston i1 St. Louis Piney Point Totals DECK DEPARTMENT 13 2 6 4 7 14 11 lb 7 9 2 8 8 1 :i 103 1,4: Sfefc: 290 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 26 3 5 14 15 18 21 9 18 5 3 25 0 • s.:. •: :•• 4 7 6 4 5• 0 4 • sI A• . 168 1 0 I 3 3 5 , 2 . 3 0 6 4 0 : 2 38 67 %r.:i • 18 2 2 5 4 12 0 w 0 A 1 • A 2 4 5 4 2 2 4 3 • 3 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 34 22 I • .1 ' 0 • ,3^^^':' 1 2 2 8 14 9 11 " 11 • sW- 0 4 <• 1 6 2 1 3 47 1 '• 0 / 115 . , ,6s;f| 41 2 6 .: 3 • 1 2 8 4 7 18 2 11 23 ;V!-4 25 8 15 • 36 5 •-.•;^3.: • ' ' 13 1 7 , 32 0 0 2 11 10 5 '7 "V 35 • ' 8 1 ... 1 •••; 86 59 4 32 1 .. 1 2 5 4 6 1 12 3 11 yy-4 20 14 86 23 12 27 0 6 38 9 1 250 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 "• 0 0 14 3 0 3 30 13 0 2 2 6 10 g 26 12 16 1 5 9 117 2 1 lv"|;g 1 2 2 3 6 0 2 0 10 1 - 0 , .,5 36 6 0 0 ! gi .i 4 1 4 1 11 1 •:6l3iV' >1/' 1 ii^:ll • • 4 0 3 0 1 0 59 14 If^ 3 ' 0 0 1 111 23 2 . '0 7' 268 1 iV:: 3 7 0 5 i9 9 15 3 2 7 0 0 84 6 12 14 13 11 3 6 44 14 2 27 196 0 7 1 8 5 16 4 2 137 2 2 0 199 :0 15 0 .... 4 3 8 8 9 11 '• 2 0 0. 4 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 m0 4 4 37 0 12 120 1 1 137 m1 0 1 169 - is 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 5 17 4 41 15 20 10 3 11 0 0 159 ^ •••v:44 Piney Point Monday, May 7 NewYiak V . Tuesday, May 8 Philadelphia Wednesday, May 9 Baltiinore Thursday, May 10 Norfolk Thursday, May 10 Jacksonville Thursday, May 10 A^opac Friday, May 11 Homtmi Monday, May 14 New Orleans Tuesday, May 15 Mobile Wednesday, May 16 San Francisco Thursday, May 17 Wilmington Monday, May 21 Seattle Friday, May 25 San Juan Thursday, May 10 St. Loins Friday, May 18 Honohdn Friday, May 18 Dnhith Wednesday, May 16 Jersey City Wednesday, May 23 NewBedfiMrd Tuesday, May 22 0 1 2 2 2 .f • '''Ir . •'•I. .'V ' :li^i :• t'} NOTICES ;:::5:;v 3 0 20 2 0 10. . 100 42 30 5 19 4 0 10 18 20 16 18 20 9 7 57 '"T6 5 36 276 8 5 18 14 22 12 4 3 170 4 3 0 286 593 477 306 515 Totals All Departments 705 441 340 *"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 March was up from the month of February. A tot^ of l,m jobs were shipped on SlU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,286 jobs shipped, 515 jobs or about^ ^rcent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority Pe®Pi®-^'"P i!? were shipped. Since the trip reUef program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 11,781 jobs have been shipped. ,:4:: - Seafarers Invited to Fish Fry At Mobile, Alabama Union Hcdl Any Seafarers and SIU pensioners are invited to attend a April 28 fish fry being held in honor of all the union brothers and sisters who died aboard ship or in the work place. The event is being held at the union's Mobile, Alabama hall in conjunction with the AFL-CIO, which has designated April 28 as a workmen's me­ morial day. For further information on the April 28 fish fry at the Mobile union hall, contact Richard McCall at (205)675-3597 or (205)675-6526. Information on the event can also be obtained frxtm the union hall at (205)4780916 or Edd Morris at (205)432-4949. (|> ' '-YLs-',' •El®?- 1 • ENTRY DEPARTMENT 7' - Sea, takes. Waters **REG1STERED ON BEACH AU Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Membmlup 4 Port Arthur Catholic Parish To Hold Maritime Day Memorial A Maritime Day service will be held on May 19 at 10:00 am at the Sundial Memorial on Lakeshore Drive in the Port Arthur/Beaumont area of Texas. All SIU members and retirees are invited to attend. Additionally, St. Anne Catholic Parish has asked that names of in­ dividuals who have died at sea be forwarded to Father Sinclair Oubre, so mention can be made of these seamen during the service. Fr Oubre can be reached at (409)832-9%3 or P.O Box 3429; 2715 Calder at Eleventh Street Beaumont, Texas 77704. i":,'" �» r.lW.Uilli^ ,.1^1', .iiW APRIL 1990 24 SlU Members Retire ThisMonth The Seafarers Pension Plan an­ nounces the retirement of 24 SIU members this month. A total of 14 sailed in the deep sea division and five each in the inland and Great Lakes divisions. Inland member Joseph Pullen Jr. has been with the union for the longest period, beginning his career with the SIU in 1940. The oldest member to retire is Heinz Ulrich at 69. Brother Ulrich, a deep sea mem­ ber, was bom in Germany. He will be living in Alexander, NY during his retirement. DEEP SEA WALTER AMMANN Walter Ammann, 62, joined the Seafarers in March 1945 in the port of Phila­ delphia. The To­ ledo, OH native sailed in the engine department. Brother Ammann resides in Seattle, WA. JAMES W. HARNETT James W. Barnett, 62, joined the SIU in Febraary 1945 in his native Mobile, AL. The galley gang veteran upgraded twice at the Lundeberg School, becoming a recertified steward in 1984. Brother Bamett shipped from the ports of Mobile and Jacksonville, PL. He lives in Theodore, AL. JOSEPH D. BARTLETT Joseph D. Bartlett, 68, joined the union in July 1942 in the port of Baltimore. The deck department veteran was bom in Washington, DC. Brother Bartlett now calls Hayward, CA home. EUGENE W. BENT Eugene W. Bent, 64, joined the Seafarers in March 1957 in the port of New York. A native of New Jersey, he served in the Army from 1944 to 1946. Brother Bent upgraded his en­ gine department endorsement at Piney Point during 1976. He resides in Hayward, CA. THOMAS E. BEWLEY Thomas E. Bewley, 66, joined the SIU in Febmary 1953 in the port of Balti­ more. The Cleve­ land native sailed in the deck department. Brother Be­ wley has retir^ to San Fr^cisco. '"w.p .: Jjj 21 DELMARE. CRAIG DEAN W. PRINDLE Delmar E. Craig, 63, joined the Seaf^arers as a member of the Great Lakes Divi­ sion in Septem­ ber 1962 in the port of Detroit. A native of Wilming­ ton, NC, he started sailing in the deep sea division when he worked in the deck department aboard the Seatrain Texas. Brother Craig calls Avi 11a, MO home. Dean W. Prindle, 65, joined the Seafarers in April 1967 in the port of New York. Bom in Oakland, CA, he served in the Air Force from 1946 to 1948. Brother Prindle started his deck ca­ reer on Waterman vessels. He up­ graded at Piney Point in both 1976 and 1977. He lives in Hayward, CA. HEINZ ULRICH JOSEPH P. GAVIN Joseph P. Gavin, 65, joined the union in Decem­ ber 1943 in the port of New York. He was bom in WilkesBarre, PA. Brother Gavin upgraded to recertified bosun at the Lundeberg School in 1975. He lives in Jackson­ ville, FL, from where he shipped before retiring. JAMES E. GROSS James E. Gross, 65, joined the Seafarers in No­ vember 1947 in the port of New York. Bom in North Carolina, he shipped in the steward depart­ ment. Brother Gross calls Camden, NChome. Heinz Ulrich, 69, joined the SIU in August 1949 in the port of New York. The native of Germany served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945. He upgraded his deck department endor­ sements at the Lundeberg School in 1977 and 1978. Brother Ulrich re­ sides in Alexander, NY. RICHARD WILLIAMS Richard Wil­ liams, 64, joined the union in May 1958 in the port of San Francisco. The steward de­ partment veteran was bom in Mississippi. Brother Williams retired to Oakland, CA. ELIZE KITCHEN ROBERT T. YARBROUGH Elize Kitchen, 60, joined the SIU in January 1954 in the port of New York. He was bom in Cayce, SC and served in the Army from 1951 to 1953. Brother Kitchen was a mem­ ber of the galley gang. He resides in Baltimore. Robert T. Yarbrough, 64, joined the Seafar­ ers in July 1951 in the port of Mo­ bile, AL. He was bom in Wood­ land, AL and served in the Navy from 1944 to 1946. Brother Yarbrough shipped in the deck de^ partment. He lives in Lake Chiu-les, LA. WILLIAM R. McCLINTIC William R. McClintic, 65, joined the union in Au­ gust 1967 in the port of San Fran­ cisco. A native of Santa Cmz, CA, he served in the Navy from 1941 to 1945. Brother McClintic sailed in the black gang. He upgraded at the Lundeberg School in 1976 and 1978. He lives in Tiburon, CA. ROBERT G.MILLER Robert G. Miller, 58, graduated from the Andrew Fumseth Train­ ing School in New York in April 1959. The native of the Rahway, NJ served in the Army between 1946 and 1949. Brother Miller started his deck career on the S.S. Choctaw. He has retired to Linden, NJ. INLAND FRANK BOROWICK Frank Borowick, 62, joined the SIU in July 1972 in the port of Bal­ timore. The Mary­ land native served in the Army from 1950 to 1952. He shipped in the deck department on Curtis Bay Towing vessels. Boat­ man Borowick resides in Baltimore. department in both the inland and deep sea divisions. He calls Sander­ son, FL home. JOSEPH R. PULLEN JR. Joseph R. Pullen Jr., 67, joined the Seafarers in Au­ gust 1940 in the port of Mobile, AL. A native'bf Texas, Boatman Pullen shipped in the engine depart­ ment. He resides in Westwego, TX. HENRY TULEWICZ Henry Tulewicz^ 63, joined the SIU in June 1961 in the port of Phil­ adelphia. He was bom in Pennsyl­ vania and served in the Navy from 1944 to 1946. Boatman Tulewicz sailed in the deck department. He attended the 1978 contract conference at Piney Point. He lives in Clemington, NJ, GREAT LAKES JOSEPH P. CREGUER Joseph P. Creguer, 65, joined the SIU in June 1965 in the port of Al­ pena, Ml. The Michigan native sailed in the deck department. Brother Creguer lives in Ossineke, MI. WILLIAM OGSTON William Ogston, 62, joined the union in Septem­ ber 1961 in his native Sault Ste. Marie, MI. After serving in the Army Air Force, Brother Ogston shipped in the black gaiig for Great Lakes Dredge and Dock. He has re­ tired to Brimley, MI. ROBERT L. POWELL Robert L. Powell, 61, joined the Seafarers in Octo­ ber 1960 in the port of Detroit. He was bom in West Virginia and served in the Air Force from 1946 to 1950. Brother Powell sailed in the engine department. He resides in Mannington, WV. RAYMOND J. SMITH Raymond J. Smith, 62, joined the SIU in Febmary 1962 in his native Cleveland. After serving in the Navy from 1944 to 1946, Brother Smith shipped in the deck department on Great Lakes Towing vessels. He calls Lakewood, OH home. BOBBY G. WILSON RONALDCANADY Ronald Canady, 56, joined the union in April 1951 in the port of Savannah, GA. Bom in Georgia, Boatman Canady sailed in the deck ...i' •«' Bobby G. Wil­ son, 58, joined the union in June 1966 in the port of Detroit. The deck department veteran was bom in Tennessee. Brother Wilson lives in LaFollette, TN, 4 . I' . �> SEAFARCRS LOG 22 "•K •• '• : m:'-Wy-\ CU-Company/Lakes L—Lakes MARCH 1-31, 1990 i£''W: NP—Non Priority •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 17 2 STEWARD DEPARTMENT w '-X- ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 • ••REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT MM l:':- Seafarers Intematioaal Union Direrfory Dispatchers' Repert for Greal Lakes B 2 0 •' 16^ ^ 0 45 4 iM 22 I Totals Ail Departments 0 . 50 28 0 79 3 0 97 28 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"R.egistered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Dispatchers' Report for Inland Waters MARCH 1-31, 1990 •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C ••REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port iNew York Philadelphia IBBltimoi Norfolk MobUe New Orleans ficksoavflli Francisco ' Seattle m' • Norfolk Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville^ San Francisdi j^filmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston j Algonac I St. Louis f point Totals Port New York , |Philadelp^ iBattunor% Norfolk Mobile New Orleans STEWARD DEPARTMENT Ssm Francisco Wilmingtort Seattle Puerto Rico Houston |]^ey Points Totals Totals All Departments 49 16 52 66 14 124 243 108 107 •"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. HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC 520 St. Clair River Dr. Algonac, MI 48001 (313)794-4988 BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Baltimore, MD 21202 (301)327-4900 DULUTH 705 Medical Arts Building ;; Duluth, MN 55802 (218) 722-4110 HONOLULU 636 Cooke St. Honolulu, HI 96813 tfc. (808) 523-5434 HOUSTON l:ai 1221 Pierce St, Houston, TX 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE 3315 Liberty St. Jacksonville, FL 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City, NJ 07302 (201) 435-9424 MOBILE 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. Mobile, AL 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW BEDFORD 50 Union St. New Bedford, MA 02740 (508) 997-5404 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 Fourth Ave. Brooklyn. NY 11232 , (718)499-6600 NOREOLK 115 Third StNorfolk, VA 23510 (804)622-1892 FHILADELPBIA V 2604 S. 4 St. Philadelphia. PA 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT St. Mary's County Piney Point, MD 20674 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 543-5855 fi-.' Government Services Division (415) 861-3400 SANTURCE 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 Santurce, PR 00907 (809)721-4033 SEATTLE 2505 First Ave. Seattle, WA 98121 (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS 4581 Gravois Ave. St. Louis, MO 63116 (314) 752-6500 WILMINGTON 510 N. Broad Ave. Wilmington, CA 90744 (213) 549-4000 PERSONALS RAY MCDONALD of Tampa Please contact Greg Hess at (303) 399-9628. ALGATHAM Please contact Marguerite Maresco Basso at (914) 779-3189, 110 Grandview Blvd., Yonkers, NY 10710. �Lundebeig School Graduates Six Classes •' ife I '.U-. X' '-i 'M,. , V • MA '• . Jff t' Upgrader Lifeboat Course -J: The January 30 lifeboat graduating class consisted of both SlU and MSG Alessi-SIU, Leslie Farrell-SIU, Everette W. Sanders-SIU; (2nd row, left to members. Instructor Casey Taylor (back row, 2nd from left) taught the right) David Silvio-MSC,BrianC.Gauntt-SIU, Patrick K.Hanley-SIU, Michael conibin^ class all about emergency drills, lifeboat equipment and survival Allen-MSC, Craig Pearson-SIU, Rick Strongman-SIU, Richard C. Savi-SIU, / I'-- •.,;f' "A •' -T-' •s: • -'f • -^'rSW'S: Shiphandling Simulator Class This six-week course leading to endorsement as fireman/watertender, oiler consists of classroom instruction and practical training. Under the instruc­ tion of Jim Shaffer (far right), the following wipers graduated on January 29: (first row kneeling, left to right) William Heaton, Calvin Hicks, Mohsin Harhara, Garth A. Beattie; (2nd row, left to right) Marion VanBuren Franklin, Juan Martrinez, Gino Igneri, Johnny Guzman Jr., James Murray Jr.; (3rd row, left to right) Wayne Toole, Robert Ramsey, Steve Churchya, Rick Soto, Thom Kreutzer, Bill Kovack, Phil Zaiewski and Kleo Helm. This Coast Guard-approved course provides realistic bridge watchstanding training for deck personnel aboard both deep sea and inland vessels. Instructors Jake Karaczysnki (left) and Jim Brown (second from left) helped guide the four members pictured above through the two-week course. Tney are (left to right) Greg Johnson, Joan Ellis, Roy Delay and David Barber. •/ : • • V- ••• • ••••' ; -rSi- "i • '- .'A' .> . Hydraulics Class Instructor Bill Foley (left) taught the January hydraulics course in both classroom and practical training. Completing the course, which covered such topics as f uids, actuators, control devices, pumps, reservoirs, sym­ bols and hyudraulic systems in marine equipment, are (left to right) Bruce Smith, John Herrlein, D. Rush Ingram, Jim Musker and Charles Betz. , / V 1 ••• 'V.\:Z'. * '• T : •i Welding •I Eight members completed the Lundeberg School's welding class in March and were awarded a certificate of graduation. Instructbr Bilf Foley (far right) trained the students in electric arc welding and cutting and oxy-acetylene brazing, welding and cutting. Class participants are (front row, from the left) Donald A. Thornton, David M. Tillman, Rene Raoul Rosario; (back row, from the left) David Barber, D. Rush Ingram, Joseph Negron and Jim Musker. Missing from the photo is Herman Best. '-.t: ; • V; -.nw Upgrader Lifeboat Course Correction The Seafarers LOG incorrectly identified an upgrader in the December lifeboat class. The name should have read Alice M. Caballero-Wilder. We regret the error. Learning lifeboat skills and water survival techniques leads to lifeboatman certification at the Lundeberg School. Under the instruction of Jake Karaczynski (left), the following members made up the February 28 graduating class: rx « »: (leftto right) Jeffrey Sutton, Paula Plaisance, Duane Bergeson, Calvin York, Stephen Avallone, Samuel E. Monroe and Franz Winiker. •. 1-• •{••• I^^ Fireman, Oiler, Watertender Course ' •:yyi :if •> • 'v- • • •#. •£:.v V'it 'A' ••V I'is . i • • - ; .V-' r �SUFARISS tOG 24 ilig^Jvv • lis®-. •t--/';''"'. •-' - ' • .1 rrV;, Vi. "'r'' , I ' '-' "'.v'- As Summer Hears, SlU Families Look to Piney Point Vacations T he Seafarers Harry Limdeberg School of Seaman­ ship is available over the summer as a vacation site for SIU mem­ bers and their families. Nestled on the banks of the St. George's Creek in Piney Point, MD, the Lundeberg School's location allows for day trips throughout historic southern Maryland and the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The Lun­ deberg School itself also offers comfortable surroundings and many activities for a family. Housing the largest training facility for deep sea merchant seafarers and inland waterways boatmen in the United States, the Lundeberg School is composed of a number of administrative and educational buildings as well as a library and maritime museum and a six-story training arid recreation center on more than 60 acres of waterfront property. A number of these rooms in the training and recrea­ tion center have been set aside during the summer months for vacationing SIU members and their families. Each room contains two double beds, color TV, bureaus, desks and a table with chairs. The Lundeberg School offers an olympic-sized swimming pool, teimis courts, game room, pool tables and a health spa featuring the latest in body-building equip­ ment, including Nautilus, free weights and a universal gym. A sauna and steamroom are also on site. Located in the main build­ ing are the Sea Chest, which sells personal items,.souvenirs, magazines and snacks, and the Anchor Bar, designed to resemble a Viking longboat and featuring the wooden frgurehead which originally highlighted the SIU hall's Port O'Call bar in Brooklyn. Boating and fishing ac­ tivities are also avmlable to vacationing seafarers and their families. There are many day trips that a vacationing SIU family can take using the school as a base. dent Abraham Lincoln. Mudd's house, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is open for tours. Another landmark is Smallwood State Park, the former plantation of William Smallwood, a Maryland patriot leader during the Revolutionary War. Besides the restored house, Smallwood State Park offers a marina for boat launching, a pic­ nic area and a nature trail. On cer­ tain occasions there are crafts demonstrations, military exhibi­ tions and other special events. working plantation overlooking the Patuxent River, and the Naval Air Test and Evaluation Museum, the nation's only museum dedicated to the testing and evaluation of naval aircraft. At Point Lookout State Park is the site of Fort Lincoln, an ear­ then fort and prisoner-of-war camp built by Confederate prisoners during the Civil War. On St. Clement's Island is the Potomac River Museum, which tells the story of the region. Many specif events take place during the summer months in St. Maiy's Coimty including fairs, the Governor's Cup Yacht Race and the annual jousting tourna­ ment. DAY TRIPS St. Mary's Coun­ ty: Piney Point is located in St. Mary's Coimty— and there is a lit­ tle something of iirterest for everyone who spends time in this rural area which dif­ fers little from what the first set­ tlers to this coimtry may have seen. Established in 1637, St. Mary's is a county of "firsts." It was the first proprietary colony in America, Ae first colony to practice religious toleration, the first colony to have peaceful rela­ tions with the native Indians, the first Maryland capital, the first site to place a black in a governmental position, and the place where the first request for the women's right to vote was recorded. Apart from the historical landmarks to visit, St. Mary's boasts 400 miles of shoreline, in­ cluding a 250-acre fishing lake, public beaches, tidal waterways, hiking trails and imspoiled countryside. It's the site of Sotterley Mansion, an 18th century Charles County: Ri^tnexttoSt. Mary's County is Charles County where rolling fields of tobacco surround picturesque villages. Perhaps one of Charles County's more notable residents was Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, the country doctor who examined John Wilkes Booth's fractured leg fol­ lowing his assassination of Presi­ Prince George's County: Named in honor of Prince George of Den­ mark, who was married to Prin­ cess Anne, the heir to the throne of England, Prince George's County was established in 1696 as an agricultural colony whose main export was tobacco. As the county grew during the 1700s so did the economy, and many of the stately mansions in this area—which are open for special events and tours—were built during this period through the Civil War. Prince George's County is also the home of Wild World Amusement Park, one of America's largest water parks. Besides all the water park fun. Wild World offers a variety of "thrill rides & kiddie rides." The "Wild One" roller coaster was voted one of America's top 10 roller coasters. Nine di^ereiit facilities operated by NASA are located in Prince George's County at the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. The Visitor's Center of­ fers many different hands-on ex­ hibits as well as public tours. And each year, Goddard launches more than 1,0(X) model rockets from the grounds of the Visitor's Center. Visitors can join the launch team at the CenConUnued on page 26 SEAFARERS TRAINING & RECREATION CENTER UNION MEMBER VACATION RATES Reservation Information A vacation stay at the Lundeberg School is limited to two weeks per family. Member $40.40/day Spouse $ 9.45/day Child $ 9.45/day Note: There is no charge for children under the age of 12. The prices listed above include all meals. Send completed application form to Seafarers Training & Recreation Center, Piney Point, MD 20674 or call (301) 994-0010. Name:. Social Security Number: Book Number: Address: Telephone #: ( ) Number in Party/Age of (IMdren, if applicable: Date of Arrival 2nd choice: ' 1st choice: • 3rd choice: Stay is limited to two weeks. Date of Departure: • ; -: , 4/90 .;r �AMnimo 25 minutes ^mittett. CAPELLA (IMC), Januaiy 8 — Chairman James Dawson, Secretary H. M. Davis, Educational Director R. Smith, Deck Delegate John Cartos, Engine Delegate Mike Novak. Chairman discussed ship's contract with crew who asked contracts • department to review overtime situation onboard. Secretary reminded members to do their part to keep vessel clean. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked company to replace non-working refrigerators. Crew urged contracts de­ partment to fight for membership bene­ fits during upcoming negotiations. Next port: Oakland, CA. C>IP£i.L4 (IMC), January 28 — Chair­ man David N. Martz, Secretary H. M. Davis, Educational Director R. Smith, Steward Delegate Richard Emanuel. Chairman stated no VCR has been in­ stalled in crew lounge. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Crew asked contracts department for information on overtime and vacation pay on IMC vessels. Next port: Pusan, Korea. OVERSEAS ALICE (Maritime Overseas), January 21 — Chairman Stephen Argay, Secretary C. Leper Jr., Educa­ tional Director Donald Leight, Deck Delegate Steve Sylvia, Engine Delegate Jerry LaPeruta. Chairman announced crew working well together. Engine dele­ gate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by deck and stew­ ard delegates. Crew reminded to follow policy for discarding plastics. Next port: Thameshaven, U.K. RALEIGH BAY(Sea-Land Service), Janu­ ary 28 — Chairman Howard Knox, Sec­ retary E. Vazquez, Educational Director D. Greiner, Deck Delegate J. Ocot, En­ gine Delegate All Mohsin, Steward Del­ egate Sergio Morales. Chairman reviewed procedures on SIU drug pro­ gram. Secretary thanked crew for keep­ ing lounge clean. He complimented Wiper All Mohsin and SA Ramon de la Paz for terrific job they have done. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked steward department for fine Job. Next port: Elizabeth, NJ. SEA-LAND ATLANTIC{Sea-Land Ser­ vice), January 28 — Chairman W. C. Byrd, Secretary J. Rivera, Educational Director Michael Derringe, Deck Dele­ gate James V. Higgins, Steward Dele­ gate Ronald Tarantino. Chairman announced ship scheduled to arrive in Charleston, SC on February 2. Educa­ tional director noted no money in ship's treasury. Steward delegate reported dis­ puted OT. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported by the deck and engine delegates. Crew asked union to look into raising pension and dental benefits. Steward said ship running out of food, especially pastries and fruits. Next ports: Charles­ ton, Port Everglades, FL and Houston. SEA-LAND DEVELOPER{Sea-Land Ser­ vice), January 22 — Chairman R. W. Pinkham, Secretary P. P. Lopez, Educa­ tional Director Jerry Lamhert, Deck Delegate R. S. Bynum, Engine Delegate R. W. Dehlhom, Steward Delegate T. Pope. Chairman announced vessel would be going into dry dock in Kobe, Japan on its next voyage. Treasurer listed $38.25 in ship's fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Next port: Tacoma, WA. SEA-LAND KODIAK (Sea-Land Service), January 18 — Chairman John Glenn, Secretary Melvin Morgan, Educational Director Sam Hacker. Chairman asked contracts department to review possibil­ ity of member being able to regain job after being declared fit following illness. He announced payoff in Tacoma, WA upon arrival. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. Crew told new movies would be coming onboard this trip. Crew gave vote of thanks to steward department. Deck and engine departments declared best since ship came out. Next port: Ta­ coma, WA. SEA-LAND NAVIGATOR{Sea-Land Ser­ vice), January 31 — Chairman Don McFariand, Secretary John Alamar, Educational Director Walter C. Ste­ vens, Deck Delegate D. McGath, Stew­ ard Delegate Jimmy Williams. Chairman reported very smooth trip with problems already handled. Steward de­ partment thanked for good food, espe­ cially New Year's Day meal. Secretary thanked crew for keeping quarters and recreation room clean. Treasurer an­ nounced $84,in ship's fiind. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew received Seafarers LOG on last visit to Long Beach, CA. Crew asked Sea-Land to pro­ vide transportation at all ports to safely take crew to and from main gates. WESTWARD VENTURE {lOT), Januaiy 29 — Chairman George Vukmir, Secre­ tary Sherman Jarman, Educational Di­ rector John Ross, Deck Delegate Ahmed Hussain, Engine Delegate Mi- Members of the Overseas Ohio's steward department posed for this photo during the vessel's stopover In Nederland, TX. Pictured from the left are QMED 0. Suazo, Steward/Baker Earl Gray Sr. and QMED J. Miranda. chael Brown, Steward Delegate Jacob Dusich. Educational director announced installation of new VCR. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Crew discussed SIU drug policy and upcoming contract nego­ tiations. Next port: Tacoma, WA. AMERICAN HERITAGE{Apex Marine), February 25 — Chairman J. Passapera, Secretary J. Gonzalez, Deck Delegate Robert Dennis, Engine Delegate Kevin Quinlan, Steward Delegate George T. Winfield. Chairman said crew is so large that additional washing machine and ice machine are needed. Secretary asked company to provide crew with contin­ gency evacuation plan for extremely ill or injured members. Engine delegate re­ ported disputed OT. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported by deck and steward delegates. Steward asked company to fu­ migate ship. Next port: St. Croix, VI. CAROLINA (Puerto Rico Marine), Febru­ ary 4,1990 — Chairman Edwin Rivera, Secretary R. Maldonado. Treasurer re­ ported no money in the movie fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked contract negotiating committee to permit relief to retain job when perma­ nent meniber does not return. Crew re­ ported trouble with individuals who are not members of the crew. They have bro­ ken lounge door and have eaten night lunches. Next port: San Juan, PR. GALVESTON flJiy (Sea-Land Service), February 18 — Chairman Paul M. Butterworth, Secretary T. J. Smith, Ed­ ucational Director A. O. Cuevas, Deck Delegate Joseph M. McGill, Engine Delegate Daniel L. Johnson, Steward DepartmentJoeL. Clark. Chairman . urged members to tell captain if they want off when ship docks in Charleston, SC. He updated crew on SIU drug-test­ ing policy. Treasurer atmounced $147.50 in movie fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked SIU to look into raising pensions and guarding against loss of permanent job because of illness. Ship will be changing runs from Gulf to North Atlantic. Crew complained about stack gas on bridge. Crew reminded not to cook in quarters. Steward department given vote of thanks. Next port: Charles­ ton, Port Everglades, FL and Houston, TX. J/I/ilMC40 (Puerto Rico Marine), Febraary 4,1990 — Chairman P. Flores, Sec­ retary Cassle B. Carter Jr., Educational Director William B. Turner, Engine Delegate Robert Clark, Steward Dele­ gate M. Robles. Chairman announced payoff scheduled on arrival at Elizabeth, NJ February 7. He said individuals who are not crewmembers are eating all night lunch and fruit. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked chief engineer to adjust temperature controls in quarters to accommodate local jiort. Crew also sought to have shower water control fixed to keep hot water coming from cold faucet and steam from hot. Steward department thanked for job well done. Next port: Elizabeth. LIBERTY SEA (Liberty Maritime), Febmary 4 — Chairman Cesar Gutierrez, Secretary R. Black, Educational Direc­ tor T. Koubik, Deck Delegate George McCurley, Engine Delegate Alphonse Thomas, Steward Delegate Ambrose Gabriel Jr. Chairman said VCR needs repaired. Deck delegate reported dis­ puted OT. Engine and steward delegates reported no beefs or disputed OT. Crew thanked steward department for fine job. OMI CHARGER (OMI Corp.), February 4 — Chairman F. R. Schwarz, Secretary N. Johnson, Educational Director Wiley Yarber. Chairman and secretary re­ minded crew to separate plastics from bi­ odegradable trash. Educational director urged members to upgrade at Piney Point. Treasurer reported $400 and 800 movies in ship's collection. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked wel­ fare department to investigate reduction of days to qualify for pension. Captain Weis invited to end of meeting to an­ nounce new OMI safety recognition pol­ icy which will include prizes and awards to ships and crewmembers who reduce lost manhours. Next port: Texas City, TX. OMI SACRAMENTO{OMI Corp.), Febru­ ary 25 — Chairman Sy Yaras, Secretary David Der, Deck Delegate Jack Brown, Steward Delegate Willie J.Grant. Chairman reminded members to upgrade at Lundeberg School. He thanked stew­ ard department for fine job. He asked contracts department to look into allow­ ing permanent members to regain job after retuming from illness. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Deck and engine departments thanked for keeping ship clean. Ship scheduled to be in Germany for five to seven days. Crew asked wel­ fare plan to review policy for family cov­ erage. '''''' '•f:r '• : ''-M . ' ^ • '• Clyde Kreiss, chief steward aboard the Overseas Chicago, In photo taken In Texas City, TX. OVERSEAS JOYCE (Maritime Overseas), February 22 — Chairman Richard Bradford, Secretary Steven Parker, Ed­ ucational Director Leonard Viles, Deck Delegate Duane Stevens, Steward Dele­ gate Keith Barfield. Chairman advised crew VCR will be replaced upon arrival. He told departing members to stay on­ board until replacements sign on. Secre­ tary said chandler in New York still delivering out-dated bread and spoiled fruit. He said company is aware of prob­ lem. Educational director requested all members to upgrade at Piney Point. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Seafarers LOG received onboard. Crew thanked steward department for fine meals and fresh breads. Next ports: Jacksonville, FL, Baltimore and Newark, NJ. OVERSEAS NEW YORK{Maritime Over­ seas), February 4— Chairman M. Gal- , braith. Secretary J. White, Educational Director L. W. Philpot, Deck Delegate J. McLean, Engine Delegate R. Santos, Steward Delegate W. Fruge. Chairman announced payoff when vessel arrives in Houston. He urged all members to up­ grade at Lundeberg School. Deck delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by the engine and steward delegates. Crew asked union to review increase in pension plan. Crew thanked steward department for good food and ship's cleanliness. Next port: Houston, TX. ROBERT E. LEE (Waterman), February 4 — Chairman Mark Trepp, Secretary Ernie Hoitt, Educational Director B. F. Cooley. Chairman reminded crew to do­ nate to SPAD and upgrade at Piney Point. Secretary told crew he had vaca­ tion, welfare and upgrading forms in case any are needed. Treasurer asked crew to rewind videos before retuming them. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Next port: Alexandria, Egypt. Continued on page 26 ;T • f '''Z •''A' �26 :'V ^g; '•'!• SlU Family Vacation Continued from page 24 ter on the Hrst and third Sunday of each month, and are invited to bring their own model rockets to launch. And Prince George's County is home to Camp Springs, site of the SIU headquarters. Anne Arundel County: Named in honor of the wife of Cecil Calvert, Maryland's foundI I ing sponsor, Anne .Zd Arundel County is famous for Annapolis, the state capital, and the Chesapeake Bay. With more miles of shoreline on the Bay than any other county, Anne Arundel is home to snug har­ bors, sandy beaches, picturesque waterfront towns—and fabulous seafood. First settled in 1649, Annapolis was once the capital of the new United States for nine months. The street plan of the two major circles and radiating streets remains the same as the original design of 1695. Home to the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis is a lovely city through which to take a leisurely stroll. History is everywhere, from the oldest state house in continuous use in the United States to the his­ toric taverns to the BannekerDouglass Museum of Afro-American Life and History to the city docks, boutiques and waterfront restaurants. All this is Just a short drive from the Lundeberg School. if' S-:-! fv. li-^k I)... m: 'X' ' iig.: I ri. ":• M:": ,>• :«• sr. f i-i> • 1:.,: V' all-- .Northern Virginia: I Across the Potomac iRiver from Washing­ ton, DC and just about an hour-and-ahalf drive from Piney Point is Ar­ lington County and the City of Al­ exandria, both rich in history. One of the most historic spots , in Arlington is Arlington House, the memorial to Robert E. Lee. It is situated atop a hill in Arlington National Cemetery, site of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and where President John Ken­ nedy, his brother, Robert, and many other of America's patriots are buried. The U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial "Iwo Jima" is lo­ cated in Arlington as is the Penta­ gon, headquarters for the U.S. Department of Defense and the world's largest office building. An 88-acre bird sanctuary in the middle of the Potomac River is dedicated to the nation's 26th pres­ ident, Theodore Roosevelt, and nearby is the Netherlands Carillon, a 49-1^11 tower, a gift from the Dutch people in gratitude for American aid given during World Warn. '£5^ In addition, a trip to Arlington offers the opportunity to visit the oldest standing log cabin in Northem Virginia, built in 1743, and the Nationd Inventors Hall of Fame, featuring artifacts of 44 members, including Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Alva Edison and Orville , and Wilbur Wright. Next to Arlington is Alexan­ dria, a riverfront town with a rich trading heritage. Best known as George Washington's hometown and site of his beloved Mt. Ver­ non, there are walking, trolley and boat tours of the historic area. Historical buildings are packed into a small area—the boy­ hood home of Robert E. Lee and the Old Presbyterian Meeting House where Washington's fiineral sermons were delivered, to name but two. Established in 1749 by a group of Scottish merchants, Al­ exandria is a tourist's haven, with specialty shops, historic homes, seafood and ethnic restau­ rants, art galleries and antiques shops. Washington, DC: A good way-to get acquainted with all of the sites of inter­ est in the nation's capital is a trip on the Tourmobile—a narrated, shuttle bus tour to 18 major sites in the area including the Jefferson, Washington and Lincoln memorials. That way, the tourist can get an idea of what he wants to explore further— from the Capitol, White House and Supreme Court to the hundreds of Smithsonian Institu­ tion museum exhibits (all free). Among the Srtiithsonian muse­ ums are the Museum of Natural History, Museum of American History and the National Air and Space Museum. The Museum of American Histoty is known as the "nation's attic" because every­ thing is there—from the First Ladies' gowns to old cars and fire engines, to coin and stamp collections. The nation's capital offers many art museums as well, in­ cluding the National Gallery of Art, the Hirshhom Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Corco­ ran Gallery of Art. The Library of Congress, the nation's central depository of books and infoimation, is housed in three separate buildings, all open to the public, and the Na­ tional Archives is home to the major original American docu­ ments such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. A particu­ larly moving attraction is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Many families enjoy the tours conducted by the FBI of that agency's headquarters as well as a visit to the United States Treasury's printing site, where one can actually watch the nation's paper currency being made. It will take more than a day— or even a weekend—^to see some of the more famous landmarks, much less the other significant at­ tractions in the District of Colum­ bia. Since the nation's capital is only about a hour-and-a-half from Piney Point, many vacation­ ing seafarers make more than one trip to the city while staying at the Lundeberg School. '•raia-.-'Sii- ••i -' • ^^ji^s^gests Continued from page 25 SEA-IAND DISCOVERY (Sea-Land Service), February 18 — Chairman S. Rollo, Secretary J. R. Collis, Educa­ tional Director C. Welsh, Deck E)elegate R. Garay, Engine Delegate S. Padilia, Steward Delegate R. Escobar. Chairman announced payoff as soon as the vessel arrives in Elizabeth, NJ. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Steward department given vote of thanks by crew. Next ports: San Juan, Rio Haina and Jacksonville, FL. SEA-LAND EXPLORER (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), February 11 — Chairman W. E. Lough, Secretary W. Hawkins. Chair­ man announced crew with permanent jobs do not have to sign off only in Long Beach, CA. Treasurer stated $419 in ship's fund. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. Steward department thanked for job well done. SEA-LAND UBERATOR (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), February 25 — Chairman V. J. ArdowskI, Secretary C. M. Modeiias, Educational Director E. L. Ford. Chair­ man advised crew about hazardous work­ ing conditions and urged them to report any such problems. He stressed the im­ portance of preventing injuries. He an­ nounced ship would pay off upon arrival in Long Beach, CA. Secretary thanked members for keeping crew lounge clean at all times. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. Crew held moment of silence for departed brothers and sisters. Next port: Long Beach, CA. SEA-LAND TRADER(Sea-Land Service), February 24 — Chairman J. Rader, Secretaiy R. Spencer, Educational Director M. Mefferd, Engine Delegate Willie Lee Jr. Chairman reminded members after being paid off in Long Beach, CA to be wary of thieves. Secretary urged members to donate to SPAD. Educa­ tional director stressed importance of SOFJUUKSIOG safety onboard vessel. Deck delegate re­ ported OT; engine delegate reported beef; steward delegate reported no beefs or disputed OT. Steward department thanked by crew. ULTRASEA (American Transport), Febru­ ary 18 — Chairman Jim Hassan, Secre­ tary John C. Reed, Educational Director E. Figueroa. Chairman reported a beef between him and chief mate. Treasurer noted $100 in movie fund. No other beefs or disputed OT reported. Steward department thanked for good food. WILLIAM B. BAUGHiMaersk), February 4 — Chairman Richard Fahey, Secretary William Justi, Educational Director H. C. Cancey. Chairman announced copy of drug laws onboard and all members should read it. He asked all members to submit list of items which need repair. Secretary announced travel pay would be included in February payoff. Vocational director told members to upgrade at Lundeberg School. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Steward department thanked for excellent job. Next port: Diego Garcia. OMI CHAMPION(OMl Corp.), March 5 — Chairman William R. Dawson, Secre­ tary Floyd Payton. Chairman announced payoff will take place in Norfolk. Trea­ surer reported $40 in ship's fund. No dis­ puted OT or beefs reported. OVERSEAS CHICAGO (Maritime Over­ seas), March 3 — Chairman John Zepeda, Secretary Clyde Kreiss, Educa­ tional Director Mark Sawin, Deck Dele­ gate Billy G. Hill, Engine Delegate E. Whisenhant, Steward Delegate A. Fuchini. Chairman announced payoff in Nederland, TX upon arrival. He said next voyage will be to Scotland. No beefs or disputed OT reported. February Seafarers LOG received. Crew asked to review pension requirements. It asked negotia­ tion committee to add another AB and make bosim a day worker. Crew re­ minded to upgrade at Piney Point, next • port: Nederland, TX. Seafarers Welfare Plan Notice COBRA: Continuation Heaith Coverage Seafarers or their dependents who have lost eligibility for health care coverage under the Rules and Regulations of the Seafarers Welfare Plan, may be eligible to purchase, at a pre­ mium, welfare coverage directly from the Flan. Seafarers who have lost their eligibility for Plan coverage must notify the Plan office immediately to find out whether or not they or their dependents may elect to continue benefits under this program. To obtain more information about this program, seafarers may call the membership sendees office at 1-800-CLAIMS-4 (1-800252-4674) or may write to: CX)BRA Program, Seafarers Welfare Plan 5201 Auth Way Gimp Springs, Maryland 20746 (The April 1989 edition of the Seafarers LOG contains a com­ plete description of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act—or COBRA—program.) Eastern Strike Continued from page 7 joined by the Airline Pilots As­ sociation and the Transport Work­ ers Union, which represented the flight attendants, in a sympathy walkout, thus crippling Eastern's operations. On March 9, 1989, Lorenzo placed Eastern under federal bankruptcy protection and has been trying to rebuild the car­ rier with scabs and through Lifland's court. As the LOG went to press, the airlines' creditors were seeking the ap^intment of an independent operating trustee to be assigned to the company. Judge Lifland is currently hold­ ing hearings on the airline's finan­ cial situation. �£5J- iSsi»"s«# APRIL 1990 27 At the Mobile hall's membership meeting SlU members listen to the monthly dispatcher's report on shipping and registration. Scenes from the SlU's Mobile Hall jVi* •pim 4.- V r-' •V- ; -V VM '• i /• •V'l. I MM Robert Vance (left) talks with Ex­ ecutive Vice President Joseph Sacco before a membership meet­ ing. Vance tells younger SlU mem­ bers to fill the union's jobs because, '1he sun doesn't always shine on the dog's tail, and you can't take it for granted that things will always go well." Bevelow D. Locke, who retired in 1978, is pictured with his daughter Heather. Brother Locke last sailed on Puerto Rico Marine's Aguadilla as a reefer electrician. SlU member Walter Guy is pic­ tured above as he,waits for the union meeting to begin. ' ''.'h ;• 1::•i "si* ''.'T,-' ' . J I i •! . J"' Standing in front of the union hall's new soda pop machine are QMED Electrician Jerald "Rex" Graham, retired Recertified Bosun Fred "Johnny" Johnson, Chief Cook Jack Rankin and Alicia Sanders, the secretary for the Mobile office. On the phone is DEU Clarence Scott. i QMED Pumpman Charlie E. Durden drops by the Mobile hall with his wife, Socorro, and daughter, Jamie Lee, to fill out and submit a welfare claim form. Brother Durden reported that his daughter had dislocated her shoulder but after a hospital visit she is doing fine. -1 • f •• 'v . vj - • I'-" ' -I V.-.-Ki Sean Walker (left), who currently sails as a junior engineer, is dispatched to the USNS Capella by Port Agent Dave Carter. -J • . L-k-.-- ' •I f '" irf ' • - t r: iV Pictured at the Mobile hall counter are AB Henry Gable, Bosun Raul Lawrence, Crescent Towing tug deckhand Ricky N. Shutlock and QMED James L. Bates. Brother Gable was on his way to the Baldornero Lopez in Saipan while Brother Bates was enjoying his time off the William Button. Photographed in front of a picture of the late Paul Hall, the union's president until his death in 1980, are Eloris B. Tart and Chief Cook Jack Rankin. Brother Tart has played an important role in the union from participating in beefs to developing procedures that work. His suggestion on changing the ratings in the steward department to a straight chief cook and a steward/baker was put into effect around 1980. : . •It •• •tj �StAFJUim LOG 28 -;;i^ t i. :'.rMf.. ;•• •:•:./••/ ••; •••.• ^^Riil , VvF" : Captain Designs Ring Bentz Visits Daughter in Coiiege in Maryiand Veteran AB and SIU man Henry Bentz stopped by the union's head­ quarters last month during a visit to the area. Maryland was Brother Bentz's destination because his daughter Joann is currently en­ rolled at the University of Maryland. At headquarters, Bentz introduced Joann to SIU officials '•'»• IS'V ; '•'•"•">3^ ••:' SIU member and Pittsburgh Steelers fan Henry Bentz came by the union's headquarters building last month. Above, Brother Bentz (second from left) and his daughter, Joann, are flanked by SIU Executive Vice President Joseph Sacco (left) and Secretary-Treasurer Joseph DiGiorgio. Diego, who attends the University of Utah. Diego Bentz plays foot­ ball for the school's Ruiming Utes team. •U#-.','-'^vv' -VW' .... •• •i .>U-' -iM''-- v iss -, . •• •' :• . ,•• •/ ''^"• '"•; . • . - -. Brother Bentz's son Diego plays football for the University of Utah Running Utes. Brother Bentz divides his time on the beach between the Utah city, Puerto Rico and his native Pit­ tsburgh. He also visits family in Pasadena and Maryland during time off between ships. Brother Bentz told "Red" Campbell that he thoroughly enjoys keeping up with his family. Bentz began sailing in August 1953 at the age of 20, applying for his union permit in the port of New York. After a stint in the U.S. Army from '55 to '57, he became a full book member on October 31, 1958. He upgraded at the Seafarers Harry Limdeberg School of Seamanship in 1964 and 1967. Continued from page 15 mariners: a ring. He had felt for a long time that merchant mariners should have a ring comparable to those worn by service academy graduates. The ring's design states "United States Merchant Marine" around a birthstone. Other features include a sailing ship, two anchors and "1776" on one side and an anchor within the U.S. shield, two propellers and "USMM" on the other side. According to Rakyta, the ring "represents our industry, repre­ sents everyone involved with ships or tugs." Because many people in the industry have not had a chance to attend college or the Merchant Marine Academy at King's Point, they have "no ring, nothing, to show for their participation in the fourth arm of defense, the U.S. merchant marine," he said. Brother Rakyta believes his ring can be worn proudly by anyone involved with U.S. shipping. Rakyta has found a company in New York that will produce his design. He asks that any members interested in obtaining a ring write him personally at Captain John Rakyta, 3740 Sharon, Prescott Val­ ley, AZ 86314. After hearing from any individual interested in the merchant marine ring. Captain Rakyta will send out information on how to order one. - :•.; • .}x \r. u 'i-f, •h" \i.. '• i! . i'i . f." •o rrj and staff, reminisced with Execu­ tive Vice President Joseph Sacco about the days they sailed together in the '60s and compared notes with Vice President of Contracts Angus "Red" Campbell on the for­ tunes of the Pittsburgh Steelers. During the '60s, Brother Bentz sailed on many ships with Michael and Joseph Sacco, who now serve as the union's president and execu­ tive vice president respectively. While chatting last month in Joe Sacco's office, the two recalled some of the trips they had made together. "Henry was my watch partner," Joe Sacco explained. "He was very good company and a great seaman. We spent many hours talking about the merchant marine and shipping." Vice President Campbell describes Henry Bentz as a good SIU man. "On any beefs that the union was involved in, Henry has always made himself available." Both Campbell and Bentz were bom and raised in Pittsburgh. When the two get together, the conversation quickly tums to the records and activities of their hometown baseball and football teams. Campbell says Bentz is as good as an encyclopedia when it comes to information on the Pit­ tsburgh Pirates and Steelers. Joann is not the only child of Henry and Lourdes Bentz to go to college. While at headquarters. Brother Bentz provided Red Campbell with a photo of his son. Shirley displays freshly baked bread and doughnuts. Can't Beat the Food On the Harry Fisher Gerald Shirley^ an SIU Steward Baker, recently provided the Seafarers LOG with photographic proof of the culinary accomplish­ ments of the galley gang on the Harry Fisher. The group that keeps the crew of the Maersk Line vessel happy are pictured in photo at right. From left to right they are Steward Baker Gerald Shirley, Steward Assistant Omar Omar, Assistant Cook David Collison, Steward Assistants Genevieve Morris and Timmy Cyprus and Chief Cook Billy Gigante. Gigante (left) and Collison bring another tray of lobster tails to the serving line. �miiim Final DEEP SEA JOHN F.HALL JR. JULIUS BOCALA JohnF. Hall Jr., 64, passed away Jan­ uary 18. He was bom in Hahira, GA and served in the Army Air Corps from 1943 to 1947. After joining the union in Savannah, GA in December 1955, Seafarer Hall sailed in the engine department. His first ship was the Oregon Naviga­ tion. He upgraded at the Lundeberg School in 1979 and 1985. Brother Hall was ship­ ping from the port of Jackson­ ville, FL at the time of his death. Julius Bocaia, 78, passed away December 9, 1989. The Philip­ pines native joined the Seafar­ ers in August 1947 in the port of New York. He worked in the steward department. Brother Bocaia retired in June 1971. JAMES W. CANARD James W. Canard, 74, died February 23. Bom in Missis­ sippi, the deck de­ partment veteran joined the union in February 1951 in the port of New York. Brother Canard started collecting his pension in October 1982. EDWARD S. FAIRFIELD Edward S. Fair­ field, 81. pas.sed away Feb­ ruary 5. The Phila­ delphia native served in the Marines from 1930 to 1934. He started his engine department career when he joined the SIU in April 1953 in the port of New York. Brother Fairfield began receiving his pension in Au­ gust 1974. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth. HOWARD F. FOREMAN Howard F. Fore­ man, 67, died De­ cember 16, 1989. Bom in Clarence, MO, Brother Foreman joined the Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards, prior to its merger with the SIU, in May 1953 in the port of San Francisco. He re­ tired in January 1986. His wife, Dorothy, survives him. LUIS G. GONZALEZ Luis G. Gonzalez, 69, passed away Febmary 25. The Texas native joined the SIU in Au­ gust 1947 in the port of New York. He continued his engine departhient career when he , joined District 2 MEBA in 1968. Brother Gonzalez started to collect his pension in Sep­ tember 1985. HOYT L. HACKNEY Hoyt L. Hackney, 72, died March I. Bom in Arkansas^ Brother Hackney joined the Seafarers in Septem­ ber 1951 in the port of Galves­ ton, TX. He was a member of the black gang. He is survived by his wife, Edith. TOMMY JENKINS Tommy Jenkins, 87, died January 30. The charter member joined the Seafarers in January 1939 in the port of Mobile, AL. Brother Jenkins worked in the galley gang before retiring in January 1968. His wife, Taletha, survives him. KERMITA. KNUTSON Kermit A. Knutson, 82, passed away Feb­ mary 18. The Wis­ consin na­ tive joined the SIU in June 1944 in the port of Baltimore. He sailed in the steward depart­ ment. Brother Knutson retired in January 1973. FRANK C.KUMIEGA Frank C. Kumiega, 68, died March 14. Bom in WilkesBarre, PA, he served in the Army from 1942 to 1945. Brother Kumiega shipped in the steward depart­ ment after joining the SIU in December 1949 in the port of New York. He started drawing his pension in Febmary 1980. WOODROW W. LAWTON Woodrow W. Lawton, 73, passed away Febmary 19. The Georgia native was a charter member, joining the union in November 1938 in the port of Savannah. Brother Lawton upgraded to Recertified Bosun during 1975 at Piney Point. He retired in March 1987. He is survived by his wife, Delores. ELTON W. LOW Elton W. Low, 71, died Jan­ uary 10. He served in the Army from 1942 to 1958. Brother. Low joined the Marine Cooks and Stewards in August 1974 in his native Seattle before the union merged with the SIU. He began collecting his pension in September 1981. His wife, Mary, survives him. department and sailed from the port of Jacksonville before retiring in December 1988. WOODROW W. McDANIEL JOHN D. MOORE Woodrow W. McDaniel, 77, passed away March 6. Bom in Winona, WV, he served in the Navy from 1942 to 1944. Brother McDaniel joined the Seafarers in January 1952 in the port of Baltimore. The engine depart­ ment veterari's first ship was the Sea Cliff. He joined Dis­ trict 2 MEBA in 1967. Heretired in June 1972. He is survived by his wife, Virginia. John D. Moore, 68, died De­ cember 23, 1989. The Louisi­ ana native served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1939 to 1945. He joined the union in November 1951 in the port of New York. Brother Moore up­ graded to Recertified Bosun in 1975 at the Lundeberg School. He started collecting his pen­ sion in November 1986. JOHN P. "BUD" McGORIAN John P. "Bud" McGorian, 68, died March 20 in San Fran­ cisco. Before coming ashore to own restaurants in San Fran­ cisco and New Mexico, Brother McGorian served as business agent for the Marine Cooks and Stewards. He also sailed as maitre d' and chief steward aboard the President Wilson (American President Lines) and the hospital ship USS Hope when it was under MCS contract. He was buried March 27 at Mt. Tamaipais Cemetery in San Rafael, CA. GEORGE H.MALIN George H. Malin, 64, passed away Jan­ uary 2. Bom in Chicago as George Malinowski, he served in the Army from 1944 to 1946. He joined the union in March 1958 in the port of New York. Brother Malin sailed in the black gang before retiring in November 1985. IRVIN MATTHEWS Irvin Matthews, 69, died Febm­ ary 13. He was bom in Pensacola, FL and served in the Army from 1943 to 1946. Brother Matthews joined the Seafarers in August 1951 in the port of New York. He sailed in the galley gang. He started drawing his pension in October 1985. HERBERT MINICK Herbert Minick, 63, passed away De­ cember 4, 1989 at his home in Jacksonville, FL. He served in the Navy from 1944 to 1946. After joining the SIU in March 1969 in the port of San Francisco, he sailed aboard Waterman's Andrew Jackson, named after the president from Brother Minick's native Ten­ nessee. He worked in the deck JOHNR. MURPHY John R. Murphy, 72, passed away Feb­ mary 10. The Balti­ more na­ tive joined the Seafarers in June 1951 in the port of New York. Brother Murphy shipped in the deck department. He re­ tired in December 1983. JOSEPH J. NAWROCKI John J. Nawrocki, 63, died Jan­ uary 18. A native of Peimsylvania, he served in the Army from 1945 to 1946. He joined the union in October 1955 in the port of Baltimore. Brother Nawrocki sailed in the steward department before retiring in May 1984. CHARLES PERKINS Charles Perkins, 80, passed away December 28, 1989. The Alabama native was a charter member of the SIU having joined in December 1938 in the port of Mobile. He sailed with the galley gang until he re­ tired in December 197,1. Brother Perkins is survived by his wife, Inez. JULIUS B.SCHUTTE Julius B. Schutte, 91, died March 9. Bom in Connecticut, he served in the Navy from 1916 to 1919. Brother Schutte joined the SIU in January 1944 in the port of New York. He sailed in the steward depart­ ment and started collecting his pension in January 1964. His wife, Marie, survives him. WILLIE SCOPOLITES Willie Scopolites, 75, passed away January 24. He served in the Army from 1942 to 1945 then joined the Seafarers in his native Mobile in 1961. The steward department veteran began his career with Mobile Towing Company. Brother Scopolites was buried in Pinecrest Cemetery in Mobile. His wife, Lucille, survives him. JOHN W. SAMSEL JohnW. Samsel, 64, passed away Jan­ uary 30. The Con­ necticut native the port of Boston. Brother Samsel sailed in the deck department before retiring in September 1981. A/ :T THEODORE L. SIMONDS Theodore L. Simonds, 66, died March 13. He was bom in New York and joined the Seafarers in April 1943 in the port of New Yoric. Brother Simonds shipped in the deck depart­ ment. He started receiving his pension in March 1975. t m . --'-11. • n~ ^ •- : CARLOS VELEZ Carlos Velez,71, passed away Febmary 13. The Puerto Rico na­ tive joined the union in May 1947 in the port of San Juan, He sailed in the deck depart­ ment. Brother Velez retired in August 1963. His wife, Sal- . vadora, survives him. RAYMOND ROGERS * Raymond Rogers, 65, died December 23, 1989. After serv­ ing in the Navy from 1941 to 1961, the Blofton, FL native joined the union in October 1965 in the port of Jacksonville. He contin­ ued to sail from that port in the deck department until he re­ tired in August 1989. Brother Rogers is survived by his wife, Dorothy. •. - .v INLAND JOHN V. CLEARMAN JohnV. Clearman, 82, died January 28. The native of Monroe, LA served in the Army from 1942 to 1945. He joined the SIU in December 1956 in the port of Mobile, AL. Boatman Clearman sailed in the deck depart­ ment. He started collecting his pension in April 1973. He is siu-vived by his wife, Edwina. HOUSTON E. COOPER Houston E. Coo­ per, 75, passed away Jan­ uary 9. He was bom in CoatUmed on page 30 t• �I.-- : •• a..:': r- ^ ill® .-•••a.. iSAFMiteits m 30 Continued from page 29 Franklinton, LA. Boatman Cooper joined the Seafarers in November 1956 in the port of New Orleans. The engine department veteran retired in August 1973. His wife, Eva Viola, survives him. VITO DI GIOVANNI .,1 Vito Di Giovanni, 77, died Februaiy 27. He joined the union in May 1956 in his native New Orleans. Boatman Di Giovanni sailed in the deck department. He started drawing his pension in January 1973. OTTO M. FELKER OttoM. Felker, 81, passed away March 3. The Pen­ nsylvania native joined the SIU in November 1956 in the port of Baltimore. He was a veteran of the galley gang. Boatman Felker retired in August 1976. He is survived by his wife, Ruth. FRANK FLETCHER Frank Fletcher, 67, died February 11. Bom near Mc Coll, SC, he served in the Navy from 1939 to 1942. Boatman Fletcher joined the Seafarers in June 1961 in the port of Philadelphia. He sailed,in the deck department on McAlister Brothers vessels. He retired in January 1986. His wife, Catherine, survives him. #:• Vr" '• ._,/ •.\N - •••. • - »'• /• .* ••AHV':; V;V-: • :.V>\ i • • JIMMIEA.MOODY •tr.;, Jimmie Moody, 61, passed away Feb­ ruary 26. Bom in Theodore, AL, he joined the union in Au­ gust 1956 in the port of Mo­ bile. During his deck department career, he worked for Ideal Cement and Gulf Ma­ rine companies. Boatman Moody attended the 1984 In­ land Conference at Piney Point. He retired in December ji. f • • ••• !\ • ' !i) - i/i . 11 1986. His wife, Mamie Lee, survives him. KENNETH R.POSEY Kenneth R. Posey, 60, died Febmary 24. He was borrt in Marbury, MD and served in the Army from 1951 to 1953. After joining the union in Sep­ tember 1973 in the port of Piney Point, Boatman Posey shipped on Steuart Transporta­ tion vessels.He was an active member at the time of his death. EARL E. TALBOTT Earl E. Talbott, 63, passed away March 1. After serving in the Army from 1944 to 1946, the Florida native started his SIU deck career in the deep sea division in April 1948 in the port of New York. Boatman Talbott acquired his inland book in 1964 in Port Arthur, TX and sailed in both divisions until he retired in August 1988. He upgraded at the Lundeberg School during 1974. '"i •CK • This is a summary of the Annual Report for the SIU PD-PMA Supplemental Benefits Fund [Employer Identification No. 94-1431246, Plan No. 501] for the year ended July 31,1989. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement IncomeSecurity Act of 1974 (ERISA). Basic Financial Statement Benefits under the plan are provided by a trust arran­ gement. Plan expenses were $7,667,835. These ex­ penses included $226,549 in administrative expenses and $7,441,286 in benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries. A total of 1,588 persons were par­ ticipants in or beneficiaries of the plan at the end of the plan year, although not all of these persons had yet earned the right to receive benefits. The value of plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the plan, was $2,793,303 as of July 31, 1989, compai^ to $2,646,335 as of the beginning of the plan year. During the plan year the plan experienced an increase in its net assets of $146,968. The plan had total income of $7,814,803 including employer con­ tributions of $7,449,935, earnings from investments of $308,840, and other income of $56,028. Your Rights to Additional Information You have the right to receive a copy of the full Annual Report, or any part thereof, on request. The items listed below are included in that report: 1. An accountant's report; 2. Assets held for investments; 3. Transactions in excess of five percent (5%) of the fund assets. To obtain a copy of the full Annual Report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of the Flan Administrator, SIU PD-PMASupplemental Benefits Fund, 522 Harrison Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. Telephone number: (415) 495-6882. You also have the legally protected right to examine the Annual Report at the main office of the Plan, 522 Harrison Street,San Francisco, CA 94105, 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 Elepaitment of Labor should be addressed to: Public Disclosure Room, N5507 Pension and Welfare Benefit Administration U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20210 GREAT LAKES JAMES A. BROCK James A. Brock, 72, died March 5. The St. Peter, MN na­ tive served in the Navy from 1945 to 1946. Brother Brock joined the SIU in Febmary 1974 in the port of Duluth, MN. He sailed in the deck department on American Steamship Com­ pany vessels. He was an active member at the time of his death. JOSEPH FURMAN Joseph ^ , Furman, 70, passed away De­ cember 18,1989. He was bom in Amsterdam, NY and served in the Army from 1941 to 1945. Brother Furman shipped in the deck department on Great Lakes Dredge and Dock ves­ sels after joining the Seafarers in August 1961 in the port of Buffalo, NY. He started draw­ ing his pension in May 1981. HOWARD HANSON Howard Hanson, 63, died Feb­ ruaiy 28. The native of Iron River, WI served in the Army from 1950 to 1952. He joined the union in September 1977 in the port of Duluth, MN. He was an active member when he passed away. Cancer Claims Life of David Tellez David Tellez, 50, died of can­ cer Febru­ ary 27 at Lutherian Hospital in Brooklyn. Bom in Ponce, PR, Tellez graduated in August 1959 from the Andrew Fumseth Training School in New York. His first vessel was the S.S. Rose Knot with Suwanee Steamship Com­ pany. He upgraded in 1965 and 1979, becoming a Recertified Summary Annual Report for the SIU PD-PMA Supplemental Benefits Fund Bosun. His last job was on the Sea-Land shoregang in Port Eliza­ beth, NJ. Tellez had a strong history of volunteering for union activities. He hit the bricks in many picket lines from the 1961 New York Harbor beef to the more recent Sonat/Maritrans beef. Tellez is survived by his wife, Martha, and two sons, Raymond and David Jr. as well as his brother, Augie, assistant vice president of the SIU. Tellez was buried March 2 in the Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accounts every year, which is to be sub­ mitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A yearly finance committee of rank and file members, elected by the member­ ship, makes examination each year of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissent­ ing reports, specific recommenda­ tions and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are ad­ ministered in accordance with the provisions of various, trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management repre­ sentatives and Uieir altemates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust fiinds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trus­ tees. All trust fund financial records are available at the head­ quarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. A member's shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by contracts between the Union and the employers. Members should get to know their shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If members believe there have been violations of their shipping or seniority rights as con­ tain^ in the contracts between the Union and the employers, they should notify the Seafarers Ap­ peals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to members at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Ap­ peals Board. :• ' ' " CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which an SIU member works and lives aboard a ship or boat. Members should know their contract rights, as well as their obligations, such as filing for overtime (OT) on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, a member believes that an SIU patrolman or other Union official fails to protect their contract rights properly, they should contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—THE SEAFARERS LOG. The Seafarers LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any ar­ ticle serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, of­ ficer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This estab­ lished policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the Sep­ tember 1960 meetings in all con­ stitutional ports. The responsibility for Seafarers LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to cany out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no cir­ cumstances should any member pay any money for any reason un­ less he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to Union headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are avail­ able in all Union halls. All mem>ers should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time a member feels any other member or officer is attempting to deprive him or her of any constitu­ tional right or obligation by any methods such asdealing with char­ ges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, the member so affected should immediately notify head­ quarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no member may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, sex and national or geographic origin. If any mem­ bers feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify Union head­ quarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL AC­ TIVITY DONATION—SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to fur­ ther its objects and purposes including, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation and fur­ thering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employ­ ment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connec­ tion with such objects. SPAD sup­ ports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job dis­ crimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a con­ dition of membership in the Union or of employment. If acontribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, the member should notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for in­ vestigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. A mem­ ber should support SPAD to protect and further his economic, political and social interests, and American trade union concepts. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or infor­ mation, he should immediately notify SIU President Michael Sacco at headquarters by cer­ tified mail, return receipt re­ quested. The address is 5201 Auth Way, Camp Sprites, MD 20746. �uMml0 ihoMmti^ to Im^im M SIM^fSIU Memhors oml •;May-July 1990 • ' The foltci^ing is the current course schedule for May-July 1990 at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship; ' ^ The course schedule may change to reflect the membership's and industry's needs. PLEASE NOTE: All members'are required to take firefighting when attending the Lundebe/^ School. July 20 Allfitudents must take the Od Spdl Prevention and Cpp^nment class pripr^ to the Sealift Operations and Maintenance course., y' July5 May 14 Marine Electrical Maintenance July 23; Sef^mber 14 Diesel En^ne Technology June 8 May 14 July 20 Pumproom Maintenance & Operations June 11 July 20 ReArigeration Maint. & Operations June 11 All students in the Engine Department will have a two-week Sealift Familiarization class at the end of their regular course. Deik Upending CotirsBi 1990 Adult idutafion Schedule Check-In Date Dale May28 Jitfy23 Augu^Sl All students rnust take the Oil Spill Prevention and Containment class prior to the Sealift Operations and Maintenance course. Lifeboatnuui May 14 May 25 June I I June 22 ;j«SiS2 July 9 Juiy'20 V. ShiphandHng SiiniMiitor May 21 May 31 ® iRSi'S June 25 July 6 Celestial NaVi^tion May? Jane 8 ... ': Limited License June 11 August 1? Upon completion of courise, the Sealift Operations & Maintenance cdurs^ must be taken. Course AbleSeanpn Steward Upgrading Courses Check-In Completion Course Date Date All open-ended (contact admisskMis Assistant Coidr, Cook and Baker (rflice for starting date) Chief Cook, Chief Steward All students in the Steward Program will have a two-week Sealift Famil­ iarization class at the end of their regular course. SHISS (allege Fragram Sehedule hr 1990 FULL 8-week Scs^ous May, 28 throng Jidy 20 (Firsi) Address. (City) Telephone. (Zip Code) '• yy. "yy May 14 May 18 July 9 July 13 July 23 July 27 Upon completion the Sealift Operations course must be taken. No • NoQ CPR: • Yes No • " (Area Code)" With this application COPIES of your discharges must be submitted showing sufficient time to qualify yourself for the course(s) requested. You must also submit a COPY of the first page of your union book indicating your department and seniority, as well as, a COPY of your clinic card. The Admissions Office WILL NOT schedule until this is received. VESSEL RATING HELD DATE SHIPPED DATE OF DISCHARGE Book #. Social Security #. ;• • :V; DepartmenL Seniority Veteran of U.S. Armed Forces: • Yes • No U.S. Citizen: • Yes • No ^ SIGNATUREL I Am interested in the Following Course(s) Checked Below or Indicated Here if Not Listed Endorsement(s) or License(s) Now Held. Are you a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program: • Yes • No (If yes, fill in below) Trainee Program: Fronu to Last grade of school completed. (dales allended) Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses: • Yes •No (if yes, fill in below) Course(s) Taken. Oil Spill Preventiwi & Containment (1 wedr) Primary Language Spoken. Mo./Day/Year Deep Sea Member • Lakes Member • Inland Waters Member • Pacific • If the following information is not filled out completely your applica­ tion will not be processed. Home Port Completion Date July2 Oil Spill Course Firefighting: • Yes (Street) (State) Check-In Date May 28 Course Steward Recertification Date Available for training _ Date of Birth- (Middle) KecertUicatiott Programs • Yes Upgndiag Upplkation (Last) w Do you hold the U.S. Coast Guard Life Boatman Endorsement; SEAFARERS HARRY LUNDEBERG SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP Name- The Adult Education courses of Adult Basic Education (ABE), High School Equivalency (GED) and English As A Second Language (ESL) are six weeks in length. Check-In Completion Course ' Date Date September 8 Hi^ Scho(d Equivalency (Gpi) July 30 September 7 Adult Basic Education (ABE) July 30 September 7 English as a Second Language (ESL) July 30 July 6 ABE/ESL Lifelraat Ih'eparation Course June 18 The Developmental Studies Class (DVS) will be offered one week prior to some of the upgrading classes. June 8 Developmental Studies June 4 July 16 Jnly20 DECK • AB/Sealift • 1st Class Pilot • Third Mate n Radar Observer Unlimited n Master Inspected Towing Vessel • Towboat Operator Inland n Celestial Navigation • Simulator Course ENGINE • FOWt • QMED—Any Rating • Variable Speed DC Drive Systems (Marine Electronics) • Marine Electrical Maintenance • Pumproom Maintenance & Operation DATE. • Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operation • Diesel Engine Technology • Assistant Engineer/Chief Engineer Motor Vessel • Original 3rd Engineer Steam or Motor n Refrigerated Containers Advanced Maintenance • Electro-Hydraulic Systems Q Automation • Hydraulics Q Marine Electronics Technician STEWARD • Assistant Cook Utility n Cook and Baker • Chief Cook • Chief Steward • Towboat Inland Cook ALL DEPARTMENTS • Welding • Ufeboatman (Must be taken with another course) ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Q Adult Basic Education (ABE) O High School Equivalency Program (GED) • Developmental'Studies (DVS) Q English as a Second Language (ESL) • ABE/ESL Lifeboat Preparation COLLEGE PROGRAM n Associates in Arts Degree • Certificate Programs No InmporUlioB win be paid oidess you prescat origiiial receipfe BTKI successfully conpktc the conne. RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrading Center. Piney Point. MD. 20674 4/90 •'"la iL-f �H' SKM VAWtKltS April 1990 Vtriume 52, Number 4 Roesch's Fitout May Be More of a Roundup mf'%:. ^ 'l' '< m: •i'r, •\i} •^V.! I '.• '• • i ^ ^.V.V ^ : 'T'. • •A -J • \\y\ . , ' ,f'' • .'f X '.; - •,' ••: O';'^ :4 t v'' " -' •' i The "Hanging of the Horns" by the deck department's "bad boys" aboard the William R. Roesch sig­ nifies the start of a new shipping season on the Great Lakes. These are not your typical horns. Yes, the bulk carrier meets U.S. Coast Guard regulations with air horns, foghorns and bullhorns. Yes, the extra set of horns hangs just above the bridge. However, it would be tough to describe the extra set as a s^ety feature, unless the Pringle Transit vessel was being rammed. You see, the extra set of horns aboard the Roesch is from a steer and measures seven feet in length. The horns first made their ap­ pearance last year. Watchman Dave Kole brought the set to the vessel in honor of the ship's cap­ tain, Harlow Anderson of Colorado. "The captain is such a good guy to us that we had to do some^ing for him," Kole said. When Kole rustled the horns in the wild-and-woolly town of Al­ pena, MI, he knew he had to take them to the Roesch. The deck department, nicknamed the "bad boys," worked together to drill holes in the bridge so the horns could preside over the ship. "The horns serve as our flag," Kole said. "When the old man is aboard, the horns are up front. -mm} As Dave Kole steadies the horns, Leonard Scott pulls out the pliers to tighten some bolts. With the horns finally in place, the Roesch "bad boys" are ready for anotherl season. From the left are Conveyorman Don Pinkowski, Deckhand Ray Bennick, Watchman Tom Hocking, Wheelman John Kernohan, Watchman Leonard Scott, Watchman Dave Kile and Ordinary Seaman Jack Chapin. When the season ends, we take them down until the next season." With the holes already in place, the process of getting the horns up to the bridge and positioning them takes about one hour. Once the horns are in place, the crew goes back to the business of preparing the vessel for the 1990 Great Lakes shipping season. For the future, crewmembers are thinking about adopting the term "round up" rather than "fitout" for the start of a new season. ^Watchman Leonard Scott takes care of the seven-foot horns while other members of the crew gather the tools needed to hang the set on the bridge of the Pringle Transit ^ vessel. 18-Year-Old Missing for 2 Years St I;. P-Vv.-^ IjpV-'- itt <.':>• V'.'-V ms Loredana Elena Balu as she ap­ peared in a photo taken two years ago. Wk- The SIU has joined with the Na­ tional Center for Missing and Exploited Children in a photo distribution campaign of young people who have been reported as missing. Over the past several months, the SIU has published photos of missing children compiled by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Surprisingly, an overwhelming majority of the cases handled by the center do not involve abductions by strangers. Rather, they deal with children who have been kidnapped by fami­ ly members or children who have run away on their own accord. h^x- W'S ft' Wk: I;r O- • ; • m• I- -i. « m -. ;i 3 ^ I'l Watchman Dave Kole, who originally brought the steer's horns to the Roesch, is set to begin work to hang them for another season. Loredana Elena Balu is a typical case. Missing since 1988, the child left home while staying with friends of the family in San An­ tonio, TX. She had just turned 16, and her parents have not seen her since. Because many runaway teenagers do not possess marketable skills, they are at high risk of being exploited. Some wind up living on the streets, running drugs or selling their bodies. It is a national tragedy. Anyone having information about Loredana Elena Balu should contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. She sometimes goes by the name Dana, Lora or Michelle, and she has a birthmark behind her ear. There are some scars on her forehead, and her light brown hair was dyed black when she was last seen. The number of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is 1-800-843-5678. If anyone knows the whereabouts of Loredana, they may also call the San Antonio, TX Police Depart­ ment, Missing Persons Unit at 1512-299-7484 or their local FBI office. Summary Annual Report for the SIU PD-PMA Supplemental Benefits Fund — Page 26 � 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 1990-1999 Description An account of the resource Volumes LII-LXI 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 April 1990 Description An account of the resource Headlines: COMMODITY INTERESTS SEEK TO SCUTTLE U.S. SHIPPING MARAD HEAD ISNSISTS ON U.S. SHIP ROLE IN SOVIET PACT SIU GOV'T SERVICES DIVISION WINS MSCPAC PAY BEEF FIRE ON BAHAMA-FLAG SHIP ENDS IN 200 DEATHS BUTCHER NAMED TO TRANSCOM, DONOVAN NEW HEAD OF MSC HOUSE PANEL REVIEWING COST OF DOUBLE HULLS/BOTTOMS SIU COOKS CAPTURE FAMED CULINARY PRIZE ADVANCED FIREFIGHTING COURSE ADDED TO SIU SCHOOL AGENDA SIU STANDS BY IAM IN YEAR-LONG BEEF ILA LEADER DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS BYRON KELLEY NAMED TO GREAT LAKES COMMISSION TRAVELLING UNION SCHOOL TEAM HOLDS TRAINING ON BELLATRIX KARACZYNSKI TO CYCLE ACROSS UNITED STATES COLLISION AVOIDANCE RADAR STUDY IS PART OF SIU SCHOOL CURRICULUM TWELVE SIU STEWARDS STUDY FOR TOP RATING MV OMAR AND MV JUSTINE ROGERS PASS THROUGH ST. LOUIS UNION SHOWS SOLIDARITY WITH GREYHOUND STRIKERS TURNER JOINS HEADQUARTERS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DEP'T GREAT LAKES SEAFARERS PREPARE SHIPS FOR SEASON ACTIVITY IS NON-STOP ON THE USNS MERCURY TWO OLD-TIMERS LIVING IN UTAH DROP BY SIU HEADQUARTERS CAPTAIN RAKYTA'S ART WORK IS A CHANCE TO 'CREATE' THE FARM LOBBY VS. WHAT'S BEST FOR AMERICA EXXON VALDEZ SKIPPER CLEARED BY JURY OF CRIMINAL CHARGE AS SUMMER NEARS, SIU FAMILIES LOOK TO PINEY POINT VACATIONS SCENES FROM THE SIU'S MOBILE HALL BENTZ VISITS DAUGHTER IN COLLEGE IN MARYLAND ROESCH'S FITOUT MAY BE MORE OF A ROUNDUP 18 YEAR OLD MISSING FOR 2 YEARS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 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 4/1/1990 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. 52, No. 4 1990 Periodicals Seafarers Log