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I; :.,t ft I -• ••; . ?• In Which They Served Seafarers who manned merchant ships in the Persian Gulf operation draw applause as they march in Washington, D.C.'s National Victory Parade. Page 5. t i-r 5..;/ >"-«':ift>v-y -szsaa TU:?'* x ;i • ;" 'S:'-d. �, J* SMMKMlOe President's Report The Jones Act Nothing ever changes. From the moment the Jones Act went into effect as part of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, enemies of the American merchant marine have sought to wipe out or weaken this nation's cabotage laws. These'fights continue up until this very moment. V'U* •-••>>i;'--.:, , \'> V- •'•.• r- •^' .•i\ • . - 7 -. •,'- ••'•• I The runaway-flag operator from the U.S. and his international coun­ terpart, which constitute a well organized and highly financed force, are constantly sniping at the Jones Act, which provides for waterbome transportation in the coastwise, inter-coastal and non­ contiguous trades to be conducted on ships built in the United States and manned by American citizens. Re­ cently there has been evidence the runaway operator and international shipping interests are not going to be shy about their attempts to annihilate America's do­ mestic shipping industry. In fact, if recent attacks on the Jones Act in the press indicate which way the wind is blowing, it appears we can expect several full frontal Michael Sacco assaults on American cabotage laws. Consequently, we have to maintain our vigilance because this law is the backbone of American shipping, preventing the wholesale invasion of our domestic trades by foreign-owned vessels crewed by foreign workers. •'^y • Those of us who make up the American maritime indust^ never can relax. A single lax moment on our part means an opportunity for those forces we struggle against which would destroy not only a U.S.-flag shipping capability but also the jobs in which we seamen make our living. v;.'-:.- In light of evidence of growing international clamor against the Jones Act, all of the seamen's movement have to coalesce, in full force and effect, exercising our individual and collective strength. We certainly don't propose to allow our enemies an opportunity to win by picking us apart, or having our position weakened by isolation. Among the indications of increasing assaults on American cabotage laws are articles appearing on the pages of an international shipping magazine and the British publication, the Economist. After labeling the Jones Act as an "ineffective and expensive" bit of protectionism, the Economist (March 23, 1991 edition) threw out the notion that "aircraft, rather than ships, are often more crucial for today's armed forces." The massive sealift necessary to supply the multi-national coalition of forces in the recent Persian Gulf engagement seems to have escaped the Econ­ omist's attention. I:': Runaway Owners Look to Trade Pact Talks •v.- • V,-' .- J-. Trade Winds International Shipping Gazette (June 7, 1991 edition) su^ests that no American "legislator or administration has anything political to gain from a crusade against the Act." The publication pro­ poses, "Therefore, pressure to remove it must come from outside, and there are some golden opportunities ahead." The article, which is enti­ tled "Abolish the Jones Act," looks to the upcoming talks for a North American Free Trade Agreement and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade negotiations as a big chance to torpedo American cabotage laws. •'••• -i • • -•••• ^ .v.: "Xm •M: .t-" .,•• r J" V. A'j? I'X' ' '-I:- •; '* Flag-of-convenience ships currently sail the high seas unencumbered by tax laws or rigorous safety and inspection rules and manned by workers from impoverished nations willing to accept just a few bucks for pay. These same runaway shipowners—both American and those of other traditional maritime nations—are panting over the possibility of getting into the Jones Act trade. The International Ship Registry Review (Vol. 4, No. 5; May 1991), a newsletter catering to the flag-of-conven­ ience operator, advises its constituency that the U.S./Mexico trade talks could be a bonanza for foreign interests desiring to get into the domestic marine transit trade. The publication notes, "One consequence of the trade pact could well be the opening up of U.S. cabotage trade to foreign flag vessels bareboated into Mexico." The SIU and the American maritime industry have been successful up to now in keeping shipping out of the trade pact negotiations in which our government is participating. The U.S. government has been inter­ ested in putting waterbome transit on the trade talk agenda so it can swap the various programs aimed at maintaining a U.S.-flag shipping capability in return for something it wants in behalf of other industries. If it were not for our efforts and the rest of the industry supporting our views, maybe the Jones Act would have been dealt a very severe blow already. So we know what we have to do. We must stay alert and keep on working and make certain we never drop our guard. Anti-Scab Bill Vote Hears The House of Representatives is expected to debate and vote on legislation to outlaw the use of socalled permanent replacement workers—known as "scabs" to trade unionists—when the elected officials retum to Washington fol­ lowing the July 4th recess. The SIU is working with the AFL-CIO, the national federation of trade unionists, to urge mem­ bers of Congress to support the Workplace Fairness Bill protect­ ing the jobs of workers who have exercised their legal right to strike. Already 210 members of the House have signed their names as cosponsors of the legislation, known as H.R. 5 and introduced by Congressman William Clay (DMo.). That figure represents al­ most half the membership of the House of Representatives. In the Senate, which is expected to take up the bill—S. 55—^in the fall, 31 legislators are cosponsoring the bill introduced by Howard Metzenbaum (D-Ohio). Following a communication from SIU President Michael Sacco urg­ ing Seafarers and their families to contact their congressional rep­ resentatives and senators to ask for support for the bills, thousands of postcards and letters have been sent by SIU members. Additional postcards asking the legislators to support the bills are available in SIU halls for members to fill out and send. The bills, which would make it illegal for an employer to replace a worker who had been on strike with an individual who had been a scab during the beef, have met with vigorous opposition from cer­ tain sectors of the business com­ munity. H.R. 5 already has cleared three House committees on its way to this month's deliberation by the members. The Senate version was marked up by the Labor and Hu­ man Resources Committee last month, the first of several com­ mittees that will consider the leg­ islation. 'Buy, Ship American' Pmnsion Unked te House Cash AM Bill The House of Representatives has passed a foreign aid bill with an amendment requiring those na­ tions that receive cash from the U.S. government to spend half of the funds on American goods and transport them on U.S-flag ships. The Senate already is consid­ ering its own foreign aid bill in addition to one being forwarded by the House. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has ap­ proved an amendment setting the amount of cash aid—actual dollars sent to a nation—to be spent on U.S. goods and transportation at 30 percent. As the House was considering the foreign aid package last month, a debate erupted on the floor when Representative Doug Bereuter (RNeb.) tried to kill the amendment offered by Representative Robert Torricelli (D-N.J.) to force those nations receiving cash aid to spend 50 percent ofit on U.S. goods and services. The debate turned into a fight over the use of U.S.-flag shipping. Numerous House members from both political parties rallied to the Volume 53, Number 7 defense of the U.S. merchant ma­ rine to help defeat Bereuter's at­ tack 175 to 246. Torricelli noted, "A great na­ tion cannot be without maritime power, and a great nation cannot continue to be blind to the fact that it cannot provide cash around the world without at least asking that half ofit be spent in the United States." Speaking out in favor of a socalled buy American/ship Ameri­ can provision were Representa­ tives Les'AuCoin (D-Ore.), Helen Bentley (R-Md.), Eliot L. Engel (D-N.Y.), Tom Lantos (D-Calif.), Norman F. Lent (R-N.Y.), Ronald K. Machtley (R-R.L), Nancy Pelosi (D-Calijf.), Larry Smith (DFla.) and Gerald B. Solomon (RN.Y.). Should the Senate pass a foreign aid bill, a conference committee will resolve differences between that and the House version and submit the compromise legisla­ tion to both chambers of Congress for approval. The package would then be sent to the president for his signature or rejection. July 1991 The Seafarers LOG aSSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by the Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District; AFL-CIO; 5201 Auth Way; Camp Springs, Md. 20746. Telephone (301) 8990675. Second-class postage paid at MSC Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. Communications Department Director and Editor, Jessica Smith', Assistant Editor, Daniel Duncan; Associate Editors, Jordan Biscardo and Max Hall; Associate Editor/Production, Deborah Greene; Art Director, Bill Brower. �Ci^3Etfi£ili= MY mi S•>,ji;:s •••''i?;v• Flagging Out Runs Into Trouble •;V !'- ^5'#: MarAd Official Tips Mitt, Seamen's Unions Suggests Second Registry Fighting Back In a complete reversal of the traditional American shipping advocacy role of the Maritime Administration, the agency's chief suggested to Congress consideration of a second registry for the United States. The bizarre proposal The crewing practices of of circumstances concern­ '(£M •,-' v.V-?'t?.y 'Mii:-' - ••ir touched off vigorous ques­ tioning by House Merchant Marine Subcommittee Chairman Walter Jones (DN.C.) and ranking Repub­ lican Helen Bentley (R-Md.) who challenged the Mari­ time Administrator to state precisely what he meant. Under the panel mem­ bers' strong questioning as to the precise plans for manning second registry vessels. Captain Warren Leback glossed over the details, claiming lack of knowledge in this area. Ad­ ditionally, although he was fuHy versed in the tax ben­ efits accruing the shi­ powner under the Norwe­ gian second registry scheme, he indicated' sketchy knowledge of the manning aspect. second registries generally give the shipowner an op­ portunity to hire crewmembers from anywhere in the world. Norway's second regis­ try claims the master of any of its ships has to be Nor­ wegian. However, it is widely known in shipping circles that exemptions to this minimal crewing level are granted liberally and most NIS vessels sail with­ out a single Norwegian crewmember. In his prepared testi­ mony submitted to the House panel, which was considering the matter of operating differential sub­ sidies for U.S.-flag liner companies, the administra­ tor painted a dismal picture ing the future of the Amer­ ican merchant marine, and he called for a debate on what should be done. Once again his testimony showed that the executive branch of government is not going to take any role in promoting the American merchant marine. Second registries are de­ vices which allow ship owners to dress up their vessels with the symbolic flag of a tradition^ mari­ time power—such as Nor­ way, Denmark or Ger­ many. Meanwhile, the registry offers all the socalled benefits of a runaway operation—^tax evasion schemes, the ability to man ships with third-world crews and less stringent safety and inspection procedures. Jones, Bentley Challenge Leback on Second Registry ':;.U^:::y'- mm. "•'•v •' '••,-• - -• ir- Maritime Administrator Leback's suggestion that a second registry be considered for American-flag shipping drew sharp questions from House merchant marine panel Chairman Walter Jones (D-N.C.) and Representative Helen Delich Bentley (R-Md.). Here is the exchange between Jones, Bentley and Leback as transcribed by the LOG. Jones: Captain, you state that we should consider establishing a second registry which would allow for some foreign seamen to serve onboard these vessels, is the administration considering making such a legislative proposal and, if so, when will a decision be made on this type of recommendation? Further, what national security concems would the administration have concerning the establishment of a second registry? » Leback: The administration is not advocating a second registry at this point or in the near term or the future. We raise the question of the second registry because that is prevalent throughout the world at this time, it is being recognized as a subject for debate in this country. The mayor seafaring countries of the world—such as Nonvay, Sweden, Denmark, West Germany and the United Kingdom—have or are looking at second registries as compared to open registries. Second registries give those countries the ability to control their fleets using different manning skills, different tax levies, different operating criteria. The administration has no position on a secOiid registry, it has merely stated that it should be an issue to be looked at. • Bentley: But Captain Leback, I am curious as to what is a second registry? Does this mean that the U.S. flag will be on the American ships under second registry? Or is it the Pan-HonLib combination or what? And what kind of seamen are we going to have on there? Leback: As I stated earlier, Mrs. Bentley, this is a trend in the world. Bentley: i know, but what... LelMCk: We have no position as to what it would be under U.S. laws, a second registry. Bentley: Well, what does second registry mean in Norway, Denmark, these places you have described? Leback: Okay. In Nonvay, it is the NiS registry. The Nonvegian international Ship Registry provides for the Nonwegian flag to be on the stem of the ve^el, certain manning requirements and, very importantly, tax benefits that they do not accrue under the regular Nonwegian registry, i think somewhere last year there was a very pressing question in Norway with the Norwegian government over the tax situation. Since last year the tax benefits that were accrued to Nonwegian owners under their NiS registry or their international registry amounted to over 800 million dollars U.S., which, translated into equity provides for the replacement of well over 100 vessels or 120 vessels under the Nonvegian flag. It is an issue that will be talked about, but the Administration has no position, no idea. It is there to say what is it and how is it working. Bentley: Well, Norwegian ships, are they all Norwegian crewmembers? Leback: No they are not. Bentley: What are they? LeiMck: I don't know, i would assume they are recognized, certified mariners from throughout the world. Normally, they would have a given number of Norwegian citizens. That number I have not looked at. it needs to be developed, it needs to be looked at. •V-.'r' Zim America's radio officer (center) leads the Israeli Sea Officers picket line in a 48-hour strike. She is flanked by George "Scotty" Ulrich (left), day business agent for iLWU Local 13 and SlU Patrolman George J. Tricker. •r The tendency on the part of traditional maritime powers to resort to flagging out — whether under a runaway scheme or a second registry charade — has begun to seafaring unions accused stir vigorous protest their government of con­ from affected foreign union seamen. Seafarers in Spain and Israel recently rolled up their sleeves and began a counter­ attack to kill any effort in those countries to abandon the national fleets and took steps to ensure that their members retain their jobs. As the LOG went to press, the Israeli Sea Offi­ cers Union (ISOU) an­ nounced that high-ranking officials of Zim Israel Nav­ igation Company, the sole enterprise to make up Is­ rael's merchant marine, were ready to meet at the negotiation table to address the issue of Israeli-owned vessels operating under flags-of-convenience. The agreement for talks came on the heels of a se­ ries of 48-hour demonstra­ tive strikes launched by ISOU members against Zim vessels docked in the Is­ raeli ports of Haifa, Ashdod and Eilat; Piraeus, Greece; Los Angeles and Port Eliz­ abeth, N.J. Just a few days prior to the ISOU's news of talks with Zim, Spanish seafarer unions announced a dra­ matic settlement of their dispute with the govern­ ment of Spain which had indicated its intention to flagout the public-financed fleet — a move that could affect the livelihoods of close to 5,000 mariners. As a result of the accord, the Spanish seamen ended a series of progressive strikes against the government's 10 ship­ ping companies. The government of Spain had announced its intention to abandon the national flag and look to runaway regis­ try options. The Spanish cocting a plan which would not resolve the public fleet's problems and would in­ stead make Spanish sea­ men foreigners on their own ships and ultimately force them out of work, filling their shipboard positions with third-world crewmem­ bers. In calling the strike, the Spanish seafarers—through the unions SLMM-CCOO and UGT-MM — noted the government and public shipping companies had de­ veloped a blueprint that had no other purpose than the "exploitation of the vessels with crews in conditions of modem slavery." The di­ rective blasted the plan to abandon the Spanish flag as "the most shameful deed to take place in the entire history of the merchant ma­ rine" of Spain. Talks to Start The Spanish seamen conducted 96-hour strikes against selective targets. The government and its shipping companies had agreed to talks before the Spanish unions had to im­ plement more drastic and extended job actions. The militant protest of the Spanish seafaring unions, which began June •12, resulted in an agree­ ment with the government and the chief executive of­ ficers of each of the public shipping companies. The flag-out move was stopped dead in its tracks, and a committee was established to fully review the causes contributing to the Operat­ ing deficits claimed by the companies. Continued on page IS /• V :: m . zzr. yfy �A.'A': '-V-*'' ~*1'' SaFARlRS 'v} .••' '. - \. ••': ' •'•'•'' •', 'vvx'/V- -'A' •;: ,:-v .;. ^ '-• .if' . • .;>A -A ' •'•y;: --Av ' I'A •-'S " K AA'^AyA.;|A'A-A: :••;•?'•.- AAii-'A • 1,1 a A"v; l^s^k.Kv' Hundreds of Seafarers, Retirees Review Benefits A "A,, ' _,: >-••/ %''r'-r IggjS-" -'vA • ••. • '"''A' Members, pensioners and their families travelled to the union halls in New York, St. Louis and Nor­ folk, Va. last month to ask ques­ tions and l^arn the latest information concerning the vari­ ous SIU benefits programs includ­ ing medical, pension and vacation. One pensioner making time to attend a meeting was Marion Par­ ker and his wife, Dorothy, of Williamsburg, Va. The couple drove one hour to the Seafarers benefits conference in Norfolk seeking an answer to a particular problem they were having with his Medicare claim. Brother Parker had been hospi­ talized, hut Medicare disqualifled the claim because the new repre­ sentatives for the federal insurance program in Virginia were confused about how to handle a claim in­ volving a Seafarer, See page 15 for more photos and dates of up­ coming conferences, ••'-,••. '••• Ai' • •• '•• •M • k ' A'A'''f'A' A A,''.AAA A •'v:'A^t AAAAAAA' :.;• ;:|AAA:;; : ;'A|AA Mrs. Parker, who had worked with employee insurance claims for the city of Williamsburg before she retired, asked for help from Seafarers Welfare Plan Adminis­ trator Nick Marrone, the plan's Ed­ ucation Director Leo Bonser and Port Agent Mike Paladino. Before the conference was over, the trio had resolved the problem with the local Medicare office, and the hos­ pital was assured its payment would he coming soon. Speaking of the benefits confer­ ences, "I thought it was a good idea to do this," Mrs. Parker told a re­ porter for the Seafarers LOG. "It lets people find out what is going on. Pensioner Alfredo Rios, his wife, Rebecca, and daughter, Raquel, attended the conference in New York to report about the ex­ cellent care Brother Rios received at Methodist Hospital when he re­ ceived a pacemaker. "The staff worked hard to make sure my family was comfortable and understood what was happen­ ing," Rios said. Representatives from Method­ ist Hospital were on hand at the New York gathering to answer questions from the members and their families as well as provide medical screenings. Methodist re­ cently was named the preferred provider organization to supply physicals and other medical needs for the members and their families Members, pensioners and their famiiies fill the New York hall for the port's benefits conference to learn more about the various programs available to them. in the New York area. In St. Louis, the inland mem­ bers, retirees and families attend­ ing proved they had the same questions and concerns as the pri­ marily deep sea members who have attended the other confer­ ences. At all ports, those attending asked about the medical, death and sickness and accident benefits, the several pension plans, coverage for family members and the process for vacation pay. Houston and Mo­ bile, Ala. are the other SIU ports to have held benefits conferences. Seafarers, pensioners and their families interested in attending a future conference should consult the schedule of meetings on page 15 and contact their union halls to confirm attendance. Each hall can provide the interested party with a time for each workshop session. Seafarers Welfare Plan Administrator Nick Marrone (far right) reviews a benefits conference packet with (from left) Chief Steward Floyd PaJ^on, Norfolk (Va.) Port Agent Mike Paladino and AB Tony Dundee. Seafarers Welfare Plan Administrator Nick Marrone (left) and Plan Education Director Leo Bonser address a packed house In the New York union hall. Retired Steward George Gibbons hits the deck to ask a question during the New York meeting. Rose Danmeyer, wife of pensioner Clifford Danmeyer, gets her pressure checked by Irene Reyes. Informing the families of SIU members about the various plans Is an Important part of the confereiices as Sandra Delmonte (right) discovers. While her husband, Douglas, is sailing aboard the USNS Kane, she came with her sons,Anthony and Erin (who is being held by his grandmother). ••X^'I'S • ••AA., Collecting Information about the various SIU benefits proirams are (from left) AB Chris Psanis, black-gang member grai ' in Carmello and AB Joe Chiaramonte. Joh '•''A:)'. Pensioner Francisco Pineiro, a 40-year engine department veteran, brought his daughter, Margarlte Rivera, to the Klew York meeting. A.,A ''AAA'I^IA Tom Keagney, of the Sea-Land, shoreganq, asks a question about the pension plan. ':' �i ' : :;:3 m ..v''i^;.:>'.^3'-,.--.. JUIY1991 m Spirits High as Seafarers March in Victory Parade 3«i: si'""' ^ • "Fantastic!" was the descrip­ tion provided by Chief Steward John Venables, one of the 65 SIU members representing all Seafar­ ers who participated in the Persian Gulf sealift operation in a march down the streets of Washington, D.C. and past President George Bush in the National Victory Cel­ ebration Parade to honor Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm veter­ ans. The Seafarers, joined by mem­ bers from the SIUNA-affiliated Sailors' Union of the Pacific and the Marine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders and Wipers Associa­ tion, were part of a contingent of civilian mariners representing all segments of shipboard personnel marching in the June 8 parade be­ hind the banner of "America's Merchant Marine." The milit^ invited civilian mariners to partic­ ipate because of the major role they played in getting materiel to the troops, marking the first time they were invited to march in a parade. "It was an emotional high," Venables told a reporter for the Seafarers LOG. "After a block or two into the march, it hit me what this was all about.!was impressed the merchant marine was in­ cluded." -The parade viewers, estimated by the National Park Service to number 200,000, waved American flags and 'Thank you!' signs to the thousands of troops marching in review. Unlike the military which remained in parade formation, the merchant mariners were able to in­ teract with the crowd by waving, flashing thumbs up and' V for vic­ tory signs and meeting with the audience. "We were shaking hands and getting kisses," said the steward who sails from Piney Point. "Ev­ eryone was friendly. It was really gratifying." Venables sailed aboard the American Kestrel, a LASH prepositioning vessel stationed in Diego Garcia during the war. "We were part of the first convoy to arrive in Saudi," he recalled. "It was very hot when we got there. We had to adjust the menus so the crew could retain water. We started making a lot of salads and soups." Venables and approximately 30 other SIU members stayed in the nation's capital after the two-hour parade to attend a presidential pic- Seafarers made up the largest contingent of civilian shipboard personnel in the parade honoring Persian Gulf War veterans. nic for the participants and view a fireworks display. "I felt like crying and I know some of the guys had tears in their eyes," recalled Chief Cook Cheryl Neff. "I didn't think it would be that warm a reception. It was one of the best days of my life." Neff noted one of the event's biggest thrills was seeing the president and Mrs. Bush. Like sev­ eral others who looked up at the presidential reviewing stand, Neff said she "spotted Barbara first. She waved back and gave a thumbs up sign. I never saw a president before." The steward department mem­ ber, who sails from the port of Phil­ adelphia, shipped aboard the Cape Catoche, a Ready Reserve Force (RRF) vessel, during Desert Shield. "This made it worth­ while," she added. John Quinter, a pumpman from the port of Seattle, received a hug and a kiss from a woman in the crowd, then watched a retiree get a flower from a child. "I didn't expect anything like this," he said. "I'd do it again in a minute." Quinter, who served aboard the tanker Courier in the Persian Gulf theater, said he "gave the presi­ dent a 'V sign" when he spotted the chief executive. Cook/Baker Ida Frizelle said her feet hurt when she completed the 2.7-mile route, "But I wanted to do it again." She reported she was happy to be a part of the parade, but sad others did not get to experience it. One of the "others" to whom she referred is her husband Edward Frizelle, an SIU hawsepiper serv­ ing as third mate aboard the USNS Indomitable. Ida Frizelle, who ships from the port of Honolulu, sailed aboard the Sgt. William Button, a prepositioning vessel, early in &e conflict, then shipped out again aboard the RRF ship Cape Nome. Other SIU members to march in the nationally televised parade were Zein Achmad, Lucretia Anderson, Thomas Barry, James Beatty, George Bronson, Fiorendo Bucella, Sergio Castellanos, Paul Castillo and Kathy Chester. Also marching were Nathan Collins, Benjamin Conway, John Cronan, George Darley, Herbert Davis, Chris­ topher Derra, Ekow Doffoh, Curtis Dunlap, Richard E. Em­ manuel and Daniel Ficca. Participating were Fred Free­ man, Mark Freeman, Lonnie Gamble, John Giles, Jeff Giles, Charles Hampton, Alvin John­ son, Ivonne Gonzales, Russ Levin and Hugh Mauley. Other marchers were Michael McCarthy, Arthur Medeiros, George Montgomery, Robert Miller, Edd Morris, Joseph Negron, San Negron, Alvin Robin­ son Jr., Lorrin Rodrigues, Herbert Rodriguez, J.P. Rouyea, Michael Stearman, Marvin St. George, Ken Stratton, Sean Sul­ livan, Eric Sutton, Kathleen Sut­ ton, John Thomas, Darrell Touchstone and John Tucker. Rounding out the SIU contin­ gent were Aaron Wells, Michael Wells, Michael Whytock, Paul Wright and Gerald "Tony" Yore. Besides the merchant mariners, units representing the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard marched in the parade.They were joined by some of the equip­ ment used during the fighting which was carried to the front by U.S.-flag vessels—equipment like a Patriot missile system, "humvee" jeep-type vehicles. M1A1 tanks and armored personnelcarriers. More than 80 aircraft, including Stealth bombers and fighters, flew over the parade which was headed by General Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of all allied forces dur­ ing the war. 3 ,«;5- 'VV ' Seafarers join with representatives of other maritime unions in acknowledging the cheers of the crowd during the National Victory Celebration Parade in Washington. : ' , • '^ J -, ?^!'•-l';. •, -_.' -•• At Piney Point, preparations are made for the Bill's participation in the Persian Gulf victory parade held last month in the nation's capital. White-capp^ SIU members marchir ) in the parade pass through the check point for all participants in the event. ^ V i' •.'i, ' • y . �••• i j-c" I ''-y^ i;rgi;' ;•^ SUFAReRSlOG Coast Guanl Proposes Seamen Pay Fee for Z-Cards ' W; •••k- -•:^. - -XfM-^'/s wMmmW'M. M •V^'- 'K:- MS '• ••• '-'i. w,. ••>:• iiv.' .•St., ,f>7:-:^- ••'•!:. ;, The U.S. Coast Guard has an­ nounced its plans to charge mer­ chant mariners for their docu­ ments, also known as Z-cards, and licenses. The agency recently published its announcement in the Federal Register. Any comments concern­ ing the change in Coast Guard policy are due by August 5. The fees will not go into effect until the public has an opportunity to comment on the Coast Guard plan. The agency can revise its proposals after considering the in­ formation provided by interested parties before finalizing the rule. As the LOG went to press, the SIU was formulating a response to the Coast Guard proposal for submission before the August 5 deadline. The Coast Guard's announce­ ment comes on the heels of the agency's decision to have all mer­ chant mariners renew their licen­ ses and documents every five years. The Coast Guard divided the procedure for obtaining docu­ ments and licenses into three sep­ arate fee categories; evaluation, examination and issuance. Each fee will have to be paid prior to Category License Upper Level — • • — • • • •.. • • • • • Lower Level ....•• • • Radio Officer ...... • — •• •• ••• •• •• • Renewals or Endorsement? —......... Certificate of Registry Ctiief Purser, Purser, and Senior Assistant Purser •• Junior Assistant Purser, Medical Doctor, and Professional fiturse ............. Mercfiant Mariner Document (MMD) MMD Endorsed with Qualified Rating — MMD without Qualified Rating ••• ... — —...... Other Fees Duplicate or Replacement of License, Certificate of Registry, or MMD ^ Evaluation fee* ExaninaHon lee Issuance lee $70 ($17) 65(17) 45(17) 45 3 $225 380 •— 55 $35 35 35 435 $330 ($347) 180(197) 80(97) 135 45(17) -(17) '' — — 35 35 80(97) 35 (52) 60(17) -(17) 40 35 35 135(152) 35 (52) — 35 35 — •. — Totalis . ' An additional $17 charge for an FBI criminal record check would tie added to the evaluatloln fee if the application is for an original license, original certificate of registry, or original merchant mariner document. ^ Maximum totals—without and with an FBI criminal reconf check. 3 For limited examinations administered for certain licenses, the proposed examination fee is $55. * The fee also applies to issuance of a renewal with a continuity endorsement issued under § 10.209(g). 5 There is presently a $10 fee in 33 CFR subpart 1.25 for a duplicate continuous discharge book or copies of certificates of discharge. The Coast Guard proposes to move this fee from 33 CFR subpart 1.25 to a section in 46 CFR part 12. Source: Federal Register, June 20, 1991. receiving the agency's service. This means an examination fee would be paid each time an applicant takes a test, whether or not the mariner successfully completes it. The proposed fee for the issu­ ance of a merchant mariner's doc­ ument without a qualified rating would be $35. A document with a qualified rating would include the $35 issuance fee, a $60 evaluation fee and a $40 examination fee for a total cost of $135. Presently there is no charge for any merchant mariner's docu­ ment. However, the Coast Guard does impose a $10 fee to replace a lost document. Other categories and fees are listed within the chart on this page. The Coast Guard announced the fees are based on the cost to the agency of providing the service. The Department of Transportation agency announced the fee pro­ gram as a way to meet its financial requirements under the 1990 feder£d budget act. That bill specified that any increases in a U.S. gov­ ernment agency's budget must be offset with an equal increase in funds. The Department of Trans­ portation plans to use the Coast Guard documenting and licensing fees as a way to increase its rev­ enues. Crews Begin to Clear Base, Docks At Subfc Bay after Volcano Erupts Recovery operations are under way at the Subic Bay Naval Base in the Philippines following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, about 18 miles to the northeast, last month. Power has been restored to the base arid fresh water again is available, according to a spokesperson with the Military Sealift Command Pacific Fleet (MSCPAC). SIU Government Services Division crewmembers assisted in the evacuation of American citizens from the area. The USNS Spica carried 500 civilians during one voyage. MSCPAC vessels have been detoured to the port of Cebu, about 400 southeast of Subic Bay. Crewmembers discovered water only turned the volcano's debris into a concrete-like substance when they tried to wash off vessels tied at the port, so they are using shovels to clean buildings and unclog drains from the sand, lava and ash spewed across the base by' the volcano. Subic Bay is the largest U.S. Navy supply depot and ship repair yard overseas. j; " Archives Seeking Stories and Artifacts From World War II Merchant Mariners The National Archives is gathering information, stories and other artifacts for a year-long exhibit on the U.S. merchant marine in World War II. The exhibit, which is S(:heduled to open December 7, will concentrate on the ports of Philadelphia, Baltimore and Norfolk, Va. The archives is seeking photographs, film footage, logbooks and oral or video remembrances by World War II era seafarers. For more information, contact Christine Henderson, National Archives Mid-Atlantic Region, Room 1500, William Penn Post Office Annex, Ninth and Market Street, PhUadelphia, PA 19107 or caU (215)597-3000. •• 'M -I, : 4 it IIP Rallies Behind New Zealand Seafarers Hawaiian Upgraders Visit Representatives SIU members who sail from the port of Honolulu recently met with Hawaii's two senators and one of the state's congressmen in the nation's capital to discuss bills affecting the U.S.-flag merchant marine. Chief Cook upgrader Jioia de Leon places an SIU pin on Senator Daniel Akaka's lapel. Senator Daniel Inouye shows the Lundeberg School students some of the native Hawaiian artifacts in his office. Congressman Neil Abercrombie poses with QMEDs Daniel Powers and Paul Barbadillo; Cook and Bakers Lorrin Rodrigues. Dwight Maeda, Patricia Piccione, Plana Motusanga, Karen Fehspl and Vince Grande; and Chief Cooks Edward Aperto, Arthur Medeiros, Ida Frizelle and de Leon. Fifty-one unions representing seamen and longshoremen in 36 nations throughout the free world meeting last month in London pledged their cooperation to New Zealand's seafarers who are in the fight of their lives. The International Transport Workers Federation which brings together employees in all modes of transportation, including the SIU, called on all of its affiliates to "take all steps possible, including mdustnal action" to demonstrate support for their brother and sister seafarers in New Zealand. The government of that country has proposed drastic measures under the guise of reforming the economy which would render nuU and void existing bargaining agreements between maritime umons and management and wipe out existing cabotage rules governing waterbome trade between Australia and New Zealand as well as domestic shippmg routes. " ' �JULY 1991 . Sea-Land Hawaii Rescues Three Downed Fiiers SlU crewmembers ready one of the Sea-Land Hawaii's lifeboats to pick up the three downed seaplane survivors. SIU members sailing onboard the Sea-Land Hawaii helped save the lives of three Califomians whose seaplane ditched June 18 more than 500 miles northeast of Hilo, Hawaii. Bosun Carrol Heick, ABs Henry Scott and Har­ vey Smith and black-gang mem­ bers Rodney Pontlflet and Steve Rollins manned the lifeboat which rescued the three downed fliers. Don Hauslik, 56, Nol Pederson, 44, and Eva Akata, 26, all of Califomia, spent more than 20 hours in the water before being spotted by the crew of a Coast Guard C-130 search plane. The Coast Guard alerted the Sea-Land Hawaii, which also was looking for the two men and one woman, and the res­ cue was completed within an hour. The Sea-Land Hawaii trans­ ported the Califomians to the big island of Hawaii, and from there they went for observation to The Queen's Medical Center. Akata was released that same day, while Pederson and Hauslik were admit­ ted in guarded and fair condition, respectively. Both were released shortly thereafter. Coast Guard spokesman Neil Anderson commended the SeaLand Hawaii's performance. "From our experiences, they al­ ways do an excellent job," he said. "They're always cooperative and we never have any problems." The ordeal began when Hauslik, Pederson and Akata took off from Santa Barbara, Calif, en route to Maui. The twin-engine seaplane eventually lost oil pressure in its right engine, leaving the aircraft at half-power. "It was just too heavy to fly on one motor," Hauslik told the Honolulu Advertiser. "We were at 7,000 feet and couldn't maintain any altitude, so we had to ditch" around 4 p.m. June 18. The plane impacted at 90 mph, a feeling Hauslik likened to hitting a concrete wall. It sank quickly. ' v:; f while the trio donned bright yellow life vests, tied themselves together and began what turned out to be a 20-hour wait. The downed fliers had reason for hope as they sent a distress signal before ditching. Hauslik said he and his companions could see search planes throughout the night. Lookouts Doubled Roughly nine hours after the distress signal went out, the SeaLand Hawaii, originally headed for Honolulu, joined two search planes in the vicinity of the crashlanding. The Sea-Land Hawaii's 26-man crew "lined the rails and doubled the lookouts," Captain Stanley Malewski told the paper. At one point, the ship came within a mile of the trio, but no one spotted them in the dark ocean's 8-foot swells. The C-130 eventu­ ally sighted them at 11:41 a.m. on June 19, however, and the SeaLand Hawaii (then 25 miles away) completed the rescue within the hour. Chief Mate Kent Flick, who commanded the lifeboat, praised the seamanship and professional I^rformances of Scott, Smith, Pontiflet, Heick and Rollins, as well as the rest of the SIU crew. Mil • .'1. SS President Johnson and Crew Survive Sudden Cycione The Seafarers-crewed freighter President Johnson miraculously survived being hit by a cyclone April 6 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Only one crewmember. Chief Electrician Dale Cunningham, was injured during the violent storm. Cunningham suffered only bruises, despite being caught in winds which exceeded 90 knots. The American President Lines vessel, however, sustained severe damage but has already been re­ paired and is back in service. I irV'• "As big as that ship is, [the storm] just did a job on us," Chief Cook Donald Garrison recently told a reporter from the Seafarers LOG. "It was like a little toy in that wind." Eyewitness Account Garrison, who joined the Ma­ rine Cooks and Stewards in 1967 before its merger with the SIU AGLIWD, said the cyclone hit completely without warning. "All of a sudden it just started," he re­ called. "I saw die containers being ripped open and cargo flying ev­ erywhere, and then the visibility got so bad we couldn't see any­ thing. That ship was bouncing like a basketball. "I just stood by with a life jacket and a survival suit. If I had been on deck, I would have been in big trouble It had to be a miracle" no one was seriously injured. Despite the storm, the President Johnson now "looks really good," steward department member Christopher Hopkins said. Hop­ kins signed on the Johnson June 1. He said crewmembers had already put the incident behind them. "Nobody really talked about it," said Hopkins, who joined the union in 1976. "They just wanted to get their work done, get on with die routines. "As far as the ship, I saw no noticeable damage." Ship at Anchorage The frightening episode began at approximately 1:30 p.m. with the President Johnson anchored in Kaohsiung. Heavy rains and winds of up to 40 knots came with pas­ sage of a local storm front, not unusual at that time of year. But a few minutes later, things turned dramatically worse. The wind whipped at 80-90 knots, vis­ ibility was reduced to zero and the ship listed over 10 degrees. Atmo­ spheric pressure dropped 40 milli­ bars in less than five minutes. The ship's anemometer was destroyed when the wind reached 90 knots. Crewmembers described the sound as like that of a passing freight train. One man thought the President Johnson had collided with another ship and was scraping down its side. In fact, the Piesident Johnson dragged anchor for about a halfmile, and half astem was rung up on the engines to prevent a colli­ sion with a loaded tanker also at anchor. Bob Austin H, master of the ves­ sel, noted the ship's windows and bulkheads bowed in and out and water squirted horizontally through door seals. During the cyclone's peak, three containers were ripped out of their lashings. One container was lifted about 50 feet—it struck the range light mast, causing major d^age; then on its way down it hit and destroyed the starboard lifeboat. Metal fragments struck the Marisat anteima and put a one-foot hole in the dome. The ship's main antenna was shorn at the base and landed on the sundeck. Catwalks between the hatches were ripped out. Lasts for Five Minutes The President Johnson was in the windstorm for roughly five minutes, although it seemed more like five hours to electrician Cun­ ningham. According to a report from Austin, Cunningham was adding water to the batteries in the D.G. set when the cyclone hit. The drop in atmospheric pressure caused pneumatic controls on the D.G.'s CO2 system to release, flooding the container with CO2 while Cunningham was inside. Cunningham got out of the con­ tainer by feeling his way. Seeking shelter on the main deck, he was lifted and hurled by the wind be­ fore grabbing a ventilator. He shielded himself from the wind; when it subsided, Cunningham crawled to the main deck door and was hauled inside by two ABs. Incredibly, Cunningham suf­ fered only bruises. In a letter to the crew, Austin said, "Our stewards stood by until the ship was safely moored, to serve meals. "Gentlemen, you performed exemplary and I cannot praise you enough for your profession­ alism." No other vessels in the anchor­ age encountered the cyclone or sustained damage. However, four fishing vessels were reported cap­ sized or sunk. Also serving aboard the Presi­ dent Johnson during the surprise cyclone were galley gang mem­ bers: William Burdette, Dartagnan McGlothen, John Bennett, Harold Younce Jr. and Thomas Markham. Some of the containers aboard the President Johnson were torn from their lashings following a freak cyclone. v.; pi' •-r'' y •••( . • �a,, •• 8 ~7~ f, .5!aaafyK-'ra'''''vlf.''V B0r§i -y. r' fWy^fyy--- Seafarers Score High in Sea-Land Cuiinary Seminar Not everyone can maintain an "A" average at a school like Cor­ nell University. But a dozen men and women representing the SIU did just that during a one-week intensive semi­ nar sponsored by Sea-Land and conducted at Cornell last May. Lundeberg School Culinary Direc­ tor Don Nolan reported that the class average test score for the union's students was 95 percent. With participants spending as many as 14 hours per day worldng WBM'M >/'•• 4 Ekow Doffoh and Don Nolan sample some of the prepared broccoli and car­ rots. Each plate of vegetables was cooked in a different way. F'!-' •' - " SOfARBtSm •-";' ••"^'H'';--^'?;.''' "r: -L^.- • and studying on the campus in Ith­ aca, N.Y., rriany subjects were cov­ ered. Professor Mary Tabacchi, Cornell's leading food chemist, launched the week by discussing food's various components and the effects those elements have on the body. Students leamed about new food technologies such as hydro­ ponics and aquaculture (sciences of growing food in water instead of in soil). Another professor taught a fiveday sanitation course formulated by the National Restaurant Association's Educational Foun­ dation, while other sessions were devoted to various cooking tech­ niques with state-of-the-art equip­ ment. Numerous lab sessions also were conducted. "The sanitation course was ex­ cellent," said Nolan, who has worked at the Lundebdrg School for 20 years. "It was very in-depth. "We also covered nutrition, purchasing and receiving, food chemistry... Personally, I got a lot out of the purchasing and receiving techniques. There are tricks these vendors can use against us." While parts of the seminar were complex, covering subjects such as microbiology, others were com­ paratively simple. "We worked on taking food and preparing it many different ways instead of doing the same thing over and over," Nolan said. Participants spent time in vari­ ous food lab sessions preparing meals and testing a wide range of equipment. Among the items they prepared were chicken fajitas, Mexican tortilla soup and smoked seafood with greens and tarragon sauce. In one session, a senior food and beverage lecturer covered cultural and intemational cuisine as applied to cafeteria-style service. Once again the seminar participants went to work preparing various ex­ otic dishes. The purpose of this exercise was to show stewards they can be creative with menu plan­ ning at sea. The five-day program "was worthwhile for a lot of different reasons," said Delinda Clarke a Lundeberg School instmctor par­ ticipating in the course. "The teachers imparted a lot of knowl­ edge in a short amount of time. For instance, the sanitation course alone usually takes nine weeks, so there's no way it could have been done (at the seminar) if everyone wasn't so into it. "They really stressed nutrition. ... I've been able to bring back a lot of what we leamed and pass it along." The seminar was planned by Jim Mann, Sea-Land's fleet com­ missary manager and a 1977 grad­ uate of the Lundeberg School. Mann also graduated from Comell's School of Hotel Admin­ istration in 1983. "The vessel crews are a vital part of the Sea-Land family," said Mann. "Since they spend much of their lives at sea, it's critical that we provide them with a comfortable environment, from the food they eat to the beds they sleep in." Besides Nolan, Clarke and Mdnn, the following Seafarers at­ tended the seminar: Chief Stew­ ards Eva Myers, Ekow DofToh, Mike Thornton, Don GaNung and Patrick Olin; Sea-Land Port Stewards Ron Jones, Ed Martin and Jim Myers and Lundeberg School Instmctor Ed White. ,11. f-r. I/-":? r'' -I • '•4 Don Nolan discusses with a Cornell University faculty member the different ways a roast can be prepared and served. Seafarers (from left) Ed Martin, Don Nolan and Ekow Doffoh take a look at the state-of-the-art oven in the instructional galley at CorneH's School of Hotel Admin­ istration, which runs an internationally recognized program in the culinary field. Piney Point Baking Instructor Delinda Clarke (left) prepares spanikopita (Greek spinach and feta cheese pie) while Mike Thornton, an SIU steward from the port of Jacksonville, prepares Szechuan oven hung duck. Standing in front of Cornell's school of hotel administration following successful completion of the seminar are, from left, Piney Point Steward Instructor Ed White, Piney Point Baking Instructor Delinda Clarke, Lundeberg School Culinary Director Don Nolan and Chief Steward Patrick Olin (American Hawaii Cruises). The class average test score was 95 percent. Includedin that group of hard-studying jartiapants who revived certificates of completion are, from left, chief stewards Jon GaNung, Mike Thornton, Eva Myers, Ekow Doffoh and Patrick Olin (American l3W3tl Cruis6s). • - .i ^ •" :S. , :y �JULY1991 • .>}; Philadelphia Health Unit Provides Quality Care for Seafarers ;;..r"!,''W'i*''. ' 'V- The Seafarers Welfare Plan has desi^ated another noted medical facility as a preferred provider or­ ganization (PPO). In March, the SIU contracted with the Healthmark Incorporated Clinic at Methodist Hospital in South Philadelphia, minutes from the Philadelphia union hall. Al­ ready, the clinic has provided qual­ ity health care for more than 300 Seafarers. Regarded as Philadelphia's lead­ ing occupational medicine provider, Healthmark Incorporated is an affil­ iate of the Methodist Hospital Foun­ dation. Philadelphia's Methodist Hospital soon wiU celebrate its cen­ tennial. "Our doctors and nurses are ex­ perienced in preventive and emer­ gency medicine," said Healthmark Clinic Charge Nurse Jo Ann Charge Nurse Jo Ann Tomlinson en­ joys interacting with Seafarers. TomlinsoiL "Because we're in the hospital, we have access to any­ thing we might need, including the emergency room. "We always put our patients first." SIU members have responded positively to the clinic, which opened in 1983. "Everything went fine. The people treat you good, and I had no problems," said AB Joe Mieluchowski, recently treated there. "I haven't been to that many (medical facilities), but it's obvious there's no confusion here." Bosun Kevin Merckx also was satisfied with his experience at Healthmark: "The people are friendly, and it's very clean." Meeting Seafarers' Needs The Seafarers Welfare Plan preferred provider institutions will be made in the Seafarers LOG and by the welfare plan as they are arranged. Offering Numerous Services The Healthmark Clinic in Phil­ adelphia is staffed by physicians and nurses who are experienced in occupational health, family prac­ tice and emergency medicine. The Healthmark Clinic Is located In Philadelphia's Methodist Hospital, minutes from the Philadelphia SIU hall. ' (SWP) selected Healthmark after careful review of the various med­ ical facilities in the Philadelphia area. The plan determined the Healthmark Clinic is able to pro­ vide all of the medical services re­ quired by Seafarers, such as fit-for-duty physicals, care for ill­ ness and treatment of injuries. "We picked this clinic in the same manner" as other PPOs, said Deborah Kleinberg, an associate counsel for the plan. "We're look­ ing for quality and ability to meet the special needs of our people." She said Seafarers have been pleased with the Healthmark Clinic's fine reputation and the qualifications of its staff. This arrangement represents continued progress in preferred provider health care for Seafarers. Throughout the country, the wel­ fare plan is contracting with a pre­ ferred provider in each of the cities where an SIU clinic has been lo­ cated. Combats Spiraling Costs The program was started to en­ sure that Seafarers and their fami­ lies continue to obtain quality medical care and, at the same time, help the welfare plan combat per­ petually rising health costs. A pre­ ferred provider clinic or hospital is simply a medical facility which agrees to provide services to Sea­ farers and their families for a nego­ tiated reimbursement rate. There are many advantages to using PPOs, including: • Using a facility which is familiar with S^eafarers and whose staff knows the unique needs of the membership and their families. lows the welfare plan to use these savings to benefit members and their dependents. • Preferred provider organization hospitals are among the biggest in their cities. To date, the SIU has designated the following PPOs: Seattle—Vir­ ginia Mason Hospital; San Fran­ cisco—St. Mary's Hospital; Honolulu—Straub Hospital; New Orleans—^Tulane University Hos­ pital and Medical Center; New York—^Methodist Hospital; Phila­ delphia—Methodist Hospital and Healthmark Incorporated Clinic; Baltimore—^Johns Hopkins Uni­ versity Center for Occupational and Environmental Health ^d Francis Scott Key Hospital. Announcements of additional Among the services they pro­ vide are: job matched pre-employ­ ment physicals; physicals required for licensure; annual examina­ tions; diagnostic studies, including X-rays, Magnetic Resonance Im­ aging and CT Scan; hearing tests; vision and glaucoma screenings; blood tests; drug screens; pulmo­ nary function tests; cardiovascular studies, including stress testing and EKG; drug tests; motor coor­ dination tests; and health risk as­ sessment. "Occupational medicine is not something that many people know a lot about," said Healthmark Clinic Medical Director Dr. Rich­ ard Donze. Dr. Donze has worked at Meth­ odist Hospital for eight years. He and others at the clinic expressed enthusiasm for working with Sea­ farers. "Quite frankly, I've found it interesting learning about the dif­ ferent things that attract [Seafar­ ers] to that Wnd of life," Dr. Donze said. "They're courteous, hard­ working people who have a certain yearning for adventure." a.:. •• : . J •; • f I 'i -m "Hike to listen to their stories!" said Nurse Tomlinson. "We ask them to send postcards, and I'm going to start a bulletin board." .-i i-mw .1 AB Joe Mieluchowski makes a fist (Inphoto above) as RN Suzanne Mead preps him for some blood tests. Below, Bosun KevinI Merckx Merckx gets g his blood pressure checked. • Streamlined claims procedures for members and dependents using the facility. . ^''' <'J^"''.' Dr. Richard Donze Is the medical direc­ tor at the Philadelphia clinic. • Use of these facilities allows the welfare plan to monitor claims and make sure the hospital is offering services efficiently and maintain­ ing high standards of quality of care. • When the hospital sees many Sea­ farers and their families using the facility, reasonable rates for ser­ vices can be maintained. This al- i--' -'fi i. - . -JfT, MMa I �.'•.V^ -:T- 5«.;3sr' SEAFARERS 106 10 . Wf- •ii; ;••. : • Inland Lakes .i;';... • •sp;-' f : ,l Vj. ', Oiler Glenn Barilik, a Lundeberg School graduate, checks the oil in one of the cement carrier's engines. The J.A.W. Iglehart is getting ready for the busy summer season on the Great Lakes by being one of the first vessels out of safe harbor this spring. The self-unloading cement car­ rier can be found on any of the five Great Lakes. Some of its regular ports include Duluth, Miim., Supe­ rior, Wis., Detroit and Alpena, Mich., Cleveland, Buffalo, N.Y. and Bath, Ontario, Canada. Bosun Daniel Hull noted the SIU members aboard the Iglehart constitute an excellent crew. The Alpena resident said he has seen quite a few changes in his 35 years sailing with Inland Lakes Manage­ ment on the Lakes. Those changes Hull included are the placement of computers aboard ships, conver­ sion from steam to diesel engines and increasing ability of the ships to do more. ABs Robert Twite and Jerold Saxon pointed out the Iglehart c^ empty its nine cargo holds in 20 hours thanks to the conveyor belts running through the belly of the vessel. "Usually we carry three or four types of cement per load," Saxon told a reporter for the Sea­ farers LOG as he was monitoring one of the two off-loading belts. "Our job is to make sure two types don't mix." Oiler Glenn Barilik does not ' regret the day he decided to be­ come a merchant mariner. "I was working in a shop—non-unionand getting behind on my bills," the 23-year-old said. "I asked some sailors about their jobs and they told me to go to Piney Point." After Barilik graduated from the Lundeberg School in Novem­ ber 1989, he sailed deep sea. The black-gang member retumed to his native Lakes region to be closer to home. This way "my [two] kids remember who I am," he added. Deckhand Dave Gapske surveys the height of the J.A.W. Iglehart while painting its hull. !lk ki vl'-• - v:f Deckhand Lee Howard applies a fresh coat of paint to the hull of the Iglehart shortly after fitout. AS Watchman Robert Twite waits for the signal to open a cargo hold for unloading. •:y: Porter Ahmed Kaid brings bread to the Iglehart's mess room. o-.'•'•'••if '•' Keeping his eyes on the control board is Assistant Conveyorman Ron Cummings. AS Watchman Jerold Saxon repeats instructions he has received to monitor the unloading of a hold. •-. ,'• r;. • '• X' m'. Porter Mohammed El-Janny takes pride in the J.A.W. Ingleharfs spotless galley. Keeping the woridng space clean is just one of his duties. Bosun Daniel Hull (left) releases the latch on the crane used to move an oil barrel on the deck of the Iglehart. Wiper Robert Zielaskowski is ready to secure the barrel. Second Cook Robert Bertrand takes chocolate cake to hungry crewmembers aboard the Iglehart. �.' '.V' .©|: JULY 1991 ;" |- n -r- DeLeon Has Successful Concert Debut at Lundeberg Scheet SEifc'Siil rw!r^;T.-i*isw». 'til •'.." After a nervous start, SIU upgrader Jioia de Leon got an enjoy­ able taste of show business during the monthly visitors day at the Sea­ farers Harty Lundeberg School of Seamanship in May. A member of the SIU since 1989, de Leon entertained a crowd of more than 100 persons with a 20-song solo concert performance. In the audience were parents, friends and families of upgraders as well as citizens who live in the neighborhood surrounding the Lundeberg School. SIU President Michael Sacco also was in the Jioia de Leon, an SIU member for the past two years, is currently enrolled in the chief cook upgrading program at the Lundeberg School. crowd, which responded enthusi­ astically to de Leon's lively sing­ ing of country music. "The more I sang, the more my confidence grew," de Leon, 38, re­ cently told a reporter from the Sea­ farers LOG. While de Leon's first concert was successful, she had to overcome a shaky beginning. "I walked onstage and looked into the crowd's eyes," said Jioia (pro­ nounced joy-a), "and the words to that first song just left me. Then about the third line, something kicked in and I was fine from there." After the one-hour concert, when Sacco approached de Leon and commended her performance, "I felt like a little kid," she said. "He has such a busy schedule.... I didn't even realize he was there." Jioia, who is upgrading in the chief cook program, grew up in Jacksonville, N.C. and has lived with her mother and sister in Ho­ nolulu, Hawaii since 1985. She has sailed as a steward assistant pri­ marily onboard the Baldomero Lopez, a prepositioning ship oper­ ated by AMSEA, and she made two trips to the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield. Jioia discovered her musical tal­ ent thanks, in part, to her sister. Dee Dee, who regularly competes in Hawaiian songfests. Dee Dee introduced Jioia to Karaoke, a Jap­ anese style of singing which means "with orchestra." Karaoke singers use audio cassettes which provide accompanying music and, in some cases, backup singing. The Karaoke machines also have mi­ crophones, speakers and speaker outlets for the live singer. "Really, this whole thing started by accident. I bought a Karaoke machine (in 1990) strictly to have something to do on the ship," ex­ plained Jioia, who jokingly de­ scribed her singing voice as "raspy and low." ITie tapes "have music on one side and the words on the other side." Though she had never per­ formed before an audience—in fact, rarely even sang in the shower—^Jioia quickly became en­ amored of her newfound hobby. She practiced in private and slowly became comfortable with the ma­ chine and her own singing. De Leon signed off the ship in late 1990 and went to Piney Point to upgrade. Near the end of March 1991, Lundeberg School Vice President Ken Conklin and his as­ sistant Bob Clinton heard Jioia in­ formally singing Karaoke for fellow students and subsequently asked her to perform at may visi­ tors Day. With one month to prepare for the show, Jioia rehearsed her set and also arranged for country-style stage decorations, including hay bales, flowers and a wooden horse. V'l -.s ',m In concert, she sang songs such as Bette Midler's "From A Distance," Barbara Mandrell's "Years" and Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams." "I'm glad I did it, but I'll prob­ ably never do it again," de Leon said with a laugh. Indeed, despite her strong apti­ tude for music, Jioia knows her future is at se^i. "Since I started singing, so many people have com­ plimented me," de Leon said. "It makes you feel good when you touch someone's life like that. "But I like the ocean; That's where I want to be." 'CM'j •"•V SIU President Michael Sacco com­ mends Jioia de Leon following her singing debut held during the school's May Visitors Day. Seafarer Rates Cape Farewell As 'Good Ship' with 'Good Crew' • .if Crewmembers aboard the Cape Farewell characterize life on the Ready Reserve Force, IMC-contracted vessel as busy but reward­ ing. As SIU member AB Tim Fitzgerald put it, "The hours can get a little long, but she's a good ship with a good crew. And the money's pretty good, too." Bosun John Thompson re­ cently noted in a letter (accompa­ nied by photographs shot by Fitzgerald) to the Seafarers LOG the working hours grew particu­ larly long.during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. At times, work was steady around-the-clock. Thompson reported a full schedule between cargo opera­ tions, too. The maintenance pro­ gram required on a vessel coming off a five-year layup is comprehen­ sive, he said. Chief Electrician Jim Hall added, "If it breaks down today. we're on it today. Everybody pitches in, and slowly but surely, it's all Coming together." Among the Farewell's crewmembers are "first trippers" from the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, OS Joel Willmott and Wiper Eric McKinney. Bosun Thompson re­ ported their training has "stood them in good stead, but both say they're headed back to the school to upgrade." According to Willmott, "There's always more to leam out here." With the challenging workload, crewmembers naturally work up quite an appetite. Or, as Thompson related, perhaps they just cannot stay away from the messhall be­ cause of the fine fare mmed out by Chief Steward Vern Wallen and his fellow galley gang members. "We're always glad to, see him after spending a rainy night on deck," the bosun said. The Cape Farewell also has its share of veteran seamen, although one of them, AB Dave Ketchum, "recently retired after 20 years of service. Brother Ketchum retumed to sea because he valiantly an­ swered the call for sealift, Thomp­ son said. Crewmembers described Ketchum as a valuable addition who eagerly shared his knowledge. Ketchum said the Cape Farewell would be his last ship, although the other crewmembers respectfully hope he changes his mind. Wiper Eric McKinney (left) and OS Joel Willmott are "first trippers." Cfiief Electrician Jim Hall washes up before dinner. Chief Cook Lee Jordan (left) and Chief Steward Vern Wallen prepare dinner. Bosun John Thompson does some lifeboat maintenance aboard ship. .V r ; '/ • .ii T-. "i• yl-. ¥•••• • 4;: AB Tim Fitzgerald characterizes life on the Cape Farewell as busy but rewarding. f riTT ^ \ •'-••i. �'Til- 2l .•:~A\\. 12 safARotsm i-MKSSiMiiBia'S un Canales and King Tie Knot at Sea :#'-slilS y,-_ - ."4 the happy wedding party poses for the camera. From left are Steward/Baker Michael Pooler (best man), Antlonette King Canales, Third Mate James Trimble (bride's guardian), Carlos Canales and Captain Paul Foran. -.. > ..W ;-^ •--I'''• :--vf^|v--- When SIU members Carlos Canales and Antlonette King got engaged onboard OMI Corp.'s Cape Clear last winter, they planned to get married some time after signing off the Ready Reserve Force vessel. But when Operation Desert Storm ended. Bosun Canales and Steward Assistant King decided they could not wait. In a ceremony conducted by Captain Paul S. Foran, Canales and King tied the knot at sea March 13 with the Cape Clear headed for Ad Damman, Saudi Arabia. Actually, it was Foran who sug­ gested the ocean wedding. "Once the final word came from the president, saying the war was over, you can't imagine the jubila­ tion," recalled Canales, who joined the Seafarers in 1964 in the port of Seattle. "We were heading for the U.S. [to get supplies] when the war ended, but we were happy to turn around. "While we were going to Ad Damman, the captain said, 'Do you two want to get married now?'" Canales and King, who had dated each other since 1988, ea­ gerly took advantage of the oppor­ tunity. " We had a beautiful ceremony, and it went just like we planned," the new Mrs. Canales recently told a reporter for the Seafarers LOG. "Tell every Seafarer that when it's time to get married, they should get married on the ocean!" Antoinette King Canales joined the SIU in 1988 in the port of Jack­ sonville, Fla. She said she and her husband, after signing off the Cape Clear May 1, purchased a home near her shipping port. "No complaints," Mrs. Canales said. "It seems like everything is going our way." While the Canales' still are brimming with enthusiasm regard­ ing their marriage, they certainly have not forgotten their wartime experiences onboard the Cape Clear. Canales and King signed on November 2 knowing die risks in­ volved in transporting ammunition and troops. The bosun described the Persian ' Ab Gulf port areas as "a madhouse. It took 10,(XX) people working like bees in a three-mile area. We were so elated when it was over." Indeed, during the CanalesKing wedding, the captain re­ minded Cape Clear crewmembers they had much to be both proud of and thankful for. "As we enjoy this beautiful weather on this beautiful occasion," Foran said at the cere­ mony, "I think it is only right that we recognize and give thauiks for our good fortune. I am very proud to stand behind the crew of the Cape Clear. Every one of us was a volunteer who took the job, know­ ing full well the risks ... " I do not wish to ruin the atmo­ sphere by dwelling on that which is sad, but I do hope that each and every one of you takes the time to give thanks for our safe voyage. took the photographs, which An­ toinette King Canales sent to the LOG. Were the bride and groom ner­ vous? "We were petrified!" ad­ mitted Bosun Canales, who purchased the rings in Singapore one week before the wedding. Though nervous, the couple en­ joyed their surroundings. "The stem was set up as a church, and then switched to a night club," Bosun Canales recalled. "Every­ one worked like troopers, and it showed. The whole thing was very profession^." Said Steward Assistant King Canales, "They spoiled me." The pair met in 1988, when they sailed together onboard the Cleve­ land. The Canales' plans for the near future include a stateside wed­ ding ceremony, so they may share Mr. and Mrs. Canales enjoy a piece of wedding cake at their shipboard reception. pray for the safe retum of all the men and women in the Persian Gulf, and ask that God watches over the souls of those who were lost in action, as well as those who have given their lives to the sea." Also participating in the cere­ mony were Steward/Baker Mi­ chael Pooler (best man) and Third Mate James Trimble (acting guardian). DEU John T. Bounds their joy with relatives. Canales wants to complete bosun recertification, while King Canales plans to upgrade at the Lundeberg School. "We're hoping to go to the school together," said the bosun. And at some point, the couple will find time for a belated honey­ moon. The Seafarers LOG was not the only recipient of Canales wedding pictures and literature. Captain Foran wrote to President George Bush after the war—the letter ex­ pressed congratulations but also concern regarding the tlse of for­ eign-flag vessels—and he en­ closed photos and a wedding program. - Cape Clear Steward Department Bids Farewell to Persian Gulf Duty Freshly-baked doughnuts are never too good for a crew that just spent four-and-a-half months In the Persian Gulf, ac­ cording to Steward/Baker Michael Pooler, above left, who sent these photos to the Seafarers LOG. Members of the Cape Clear's steward department take pride in their work. •'- a-'- / 'r. m^ ' /-.f .11'^ They are, standing from the left. Steward Assistant Larry Bachelor, Chief Cook Danilo Soriano, Steward Assistant Roily Acosta, Steward Assistant Edgar Colcol; seated from the left, Steward/Baker Michael Pooler and Steward Assis­ tant Antionette King Canales. The bride is teary-eyed during the wed­ ding ceremony conducted by Captain Paul S. Foran aboard ship. �juiY m 13 Panel Blocks 1946 Date for WWII Mariner Vet Status The House Veterans Affairs Committee once again is blocking progress on a bill providing the same cutoff date for veteran status for World War Il-era merchant mariners as received by other members of the U.S. military. The Merchant Mariners Fair­ ness Act of 1991, also known as H.R. 44, passed the House Mer­ chant Marine and Fisheries Com­ mittee unanimously, as it had in the last session of Congress. The legislation was forwarded to the Veterans Affairs Committee for its next hearing. As happened during the previous session of Congress, the committee chair­ man, C. V. "Sonny" Montgomery (D-Miss.), has not scheduled a meeting for the bill. Although Jack Fields (R-Texas) sponsored the same bill in 1989 and pushed it through the Mer^ hant Marine and Fisheries Com­ mittee, of which he is a member, the 101st Congress adjoumed be­ fore Montgomery's committee ever reviewed the legislation. In a strong communication to the House veterans panel chair­ man, SIU President Michael Sacco urged the committee "to extend prompt and favorable consider­ ation to this laudable legislation. "In our judgment, it is proper and fitting to honor all the mer­ chant mariners who served their country with distinction during World War II." The legislation would extend World War II veteran status to American merchant mariners who sailed between August 15, 1945 and December 31, 1946, the date President Hany Truman declared as the end of hostilities. Seamen who sailed between December 7,1941 and August 15, 1945 were declared World War II veterans in Januaiy 1988 by the secretary of the Air Force — the branch of the Department of De­ fense that oversees matters pertain­ ing to veterans. The recognition came after seamen and their allies fought for veterans status for WWII mariners for more than 40 years a fight which included an eight-eary court case. The ruling made them eligible to receive such in speaking before the American Merchant Marine Veterans Convention last month, SIU President Michael Sacco (right) recognized retired SIU official Ed Turner's continuing efforts on behalf of WWIi-era merchant mariners to gain all the benefits to which they are entitled. Turner was a founding member of the merchant mariner veteran group. ' -J: ::: .i: Seafarers—Write Vet Panel Members Show Your Support for H.R. 44 Ilft. To urge members of the House Veterans Affairs Committee to support H.R. 44 the extension for World War Il-era merchant mariners' veterans status—write to: The Honorable (name) United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Democrats C. V. "Sonny" Montgomery, Miss.—Chairman Don Edwards, Calif. Douglas Applegate, Ohio Lane Evans, 111. Timothy Penny, Mont. Harley Staggers, W.Va. J. Roy Rowland, Ga. Jim Slattery, Kan. Claude Harris, Ala. Joseph Kennedy, Mass. Elizabeth Patterson, S.C. George Sangmeister, 111. Ben Jones, Ga. Jill Long, Ind. Pete Peterson, Fla. Chet Edwards, Texas Maxine Waters, Calif. Turner Active in Seamen's Vet Group Department of Veterans Affairs benefits as disability compensa­ tion, pensions, medical care and burials. By selecting August 15, 1945 (rather than December 31,1946) as the end of eligibility for merchant mariners, the Department of De­ fense has excluded approximately 2,500 living seafarers from World War n veteran status and benefits received by those who served in the armed services. • :;^:i Bill Brewster, Okla. Owen Pickett, Va. Pete Geren, Texas Republicans Bob Stump, Ariz." Ranking Member J. P. Hammerschmidt, Ark. Chalmers Wylie, Ohio ' Christopher Smith, N.J. Dan Burton, Ind. Michael Bilirakis, Fla. Thomas Ridge, Penn. Craig James, Fla. Cliff Steams, Fla. BillPaxon,N.Y. Floyd Spence, S.C. Dick Nichols, Kan. Rick Santorum, Penn. • . •-i-'i •I ..rii -•i: •:'i£ % STATEN ISLAND ADVANCEB MONDAY. JUNE 10. 1991 •• : • .' l " '!'•' » M .|y Fair treatment for o few old soilors It was hot until the end of Augiut 1946 that the War Slipping Administration went out of exis­ tence. Over the ensuing four months, awaiting Truman's proc­ lamation that ended the state of war, the merchant seamen re­ mained subject to Navy disci­ pline. It is difficult to understand why they should not receive ibe same benefits accorded to other members of the armed seryiecs. In the ^rmous bag of cohg^ si<nial concerns. Fields' UllSis small potatoes. The events ^t led to the unfairness happened a long time ago. Those udio were in their 20s then are in their 70s now. They are nootivated chiefly by personal pride in the adiievenoents of the Merchant Marine. In the teeth of German U-boats they transported 7 million soldiers and uncounted tons of supplies and ammunition. These few survivors ask only to be treated as other veterans have been treatd. They ask for fair play. I am on their side every indi of the way. Overdue justice for Merchant Marine World War 11 vets WASHINGTON - For most veterans of World War 11, the war that began on Dec. 7,1941, ended on Dec. 31,1946. President Harry Truman fixed that cutoff date for veterans' benefits, and that, as they say, was that. But in the process of disbanding the armed forces in the immedi­ ate postwar period, the govern­ ment fell into an act of indefensi­ ble unfairness: Members of the Merchant Marine were denied veterans' status. More than 40 years elapsed before that unfair­ ness was corrected. After a pro­ longed battle in court against the Department of Defense, the ma­ riners in early January 1988 won the same general rights that oth­ ers had enjoyed all along. They became officially "veterans." This belated act seemed too good to be true, and as it turned out, it was too good to be true. On Jan. 17,1988, in a shamefully vin­ dictive response to the court de­ cree, the defeated Department of Defense imposed a further act of unfairness on the surviving old sailors. The secretary of the air force, to whom the rraponsibility strangely had been delegated, ar­ bitrarily fixed the seamen's cutoff date as Aug. 15, 1945, instead of Dec. 31, 1946. Relatively speaking, only a handful of men were affected by the cutoff decree of 1988. Fewer than 2,500 reportedly are still alive. That is all. These are the survivors of 20,000 merchant sea­ men who were still in training when hostilities ended on Aug. 15, 1945. At that time they were still ashore. They had not yet been ordered to ports in Europe or in Asia. To treat them fairly now, in 1991, would amount largely to a symbolic act — a flag for their coffins and a marker for their graves. The old salts long ago p^sed an age at which Of college benefits mi^t have helped them. Few would be candidates for guaranteed GI loans. The cost to the taxpayers could be measured in nickels and dimes. Rep. Jack Fields, R-Texas, has been trying for the past three years to rectify the injustice. The House Ck>mmittee on . Merchant Marine and Fisheries unani­ mously approved his fairness bill a year ago, but the measure ran into a stone wall named Sonny Montgomery, D-Miss., chairman of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and there it died. I tried to get Montgomery's side of the story,, but he failed to return re­ peated calls. Now the Committee on Mer­ chant Marine and Fisheries has again unanimously endorsed Fields' bill. Unfortunately for the aging merchant seamen, the Depvtment of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs oppose the bill. The sailors are too few in number to be bothered with. Only an appeal to fair play seems likely to move the measure to enactment The opponents' principal objection is that after Aug. 15, 1945, merchant seamen were no longer subject to military control. The answer to^that is yes and no. All through the war the marin­ ers occupied an anomalous status. Technicallv thev were still civil- A CONSERVATIVE VIEW ians, but they were subject to the full panoply Of military discipline. Their pay, as the U.S. District Court concluded, was "approxi­ mately omi^able" to the pay of men in the Navy. Adm. Chester Nimite described the Merchant Marine as "an auxiliary of the Army and Navy in time of .war." The court found that 5,662 mo-chant seamdn lost their lives to enemy action; another 600 were taken laisoner; their casualty rate almost exactly matched the casu­ alty rate of the U.S. Marine Corps. By every imaginable criteria, their service was tantamount to military service, even though they received (H-ders throu^ the War Shiiqdng Administratioa •r»l> • JamM J. tOlpaOM'a oohiim, thW ViMff" SppMVI and Thuraday on Nationally Syndicated Columnist Supports Seamen's Cause James J. Kilpatrick, whose column appears in hundreds of newspapers around the country, devoted a recent column to the need for passage of a bill which vrauld establish the same veterans status cutoff date for World^/Var li merchant mariners as the one set for the armed forces. Legisiatidn proposed by Representative Jack •. .S • Universal Press Syndicate. ©1991 Fieids (R-Texas) wouid extend the cutoff date from August 15,1945 to December 31, 1946 for World War il seamen applying for veterans status. Tfie column is reprinted with permission of the author, who before had written of the need for veterans status for Worid War li-era seafarers. ' • •.- • , • •ri- • '1- i V . .TS- •. vi . aada 'I' , • ' "r • mmm I. • - �T7?; .•' • •- '-j: •'! .: fi -V" SEAFUlCliSm 14 • "liv I V •V fl;'.':-_ .,,, • •• ', ' '' • ' I . .,.' •' .'l ... Deckhand Antonio P. Temudo and Engineer Jose Carrico clean boards which are used in the fish hold of the Foz Do Mondego. -L-; • "'S • 1^- .,!••••; - •• The SiU-crewed Foz Do Mondego sails from the port of New Bedford, Mass. 'fV,'.' •. •'.• " . Five SIU Fishermen Handle A New Bedford Dragger If If; Y::.' The SlU-crewed FA'^ Fez Do Mondego sails from the port of New Bedford, Mass., a fishing village at the beginning of the Cape Cod peninsula. The vessel's name means "where the river Mondego meets the sea." Five crewmembers, all of Portuguese de­ scent, man the Foz Do Mondego. Captain Luis Baptista, part owner of the vessel, joins in the work with Engineer Jose Carrico, Cook Herminio Meca, Mate Antonio Rebeio and Deckhand Antonio Temudo. A typical voyage lasts approximately one week to 10 days. The Foz Do Mondego is a "dragger" and sails as far as the Canadian line roughly 120 miles to the northeast, said New Bedford Port Agent Henri Francois. The Foz Do Mondego catches a variety of fish, including cod, flounder, sole and various other flatfish. Occasionally the crew is fortunate enough to catch lobster, which means extra money. The size of the catches varies but usually is substantial. For example in mid-June, the crew returned from one trip with 19,100 pounds of fish. There is no season for crewmembers onboard the Foz Do Mondego. They fish year-round, taking three days ashore after voyages of more than eight days. Seatime depends on how long it takes to fill the holds. Baptista's main concerns include over­ fishing by non-union boat owners and pro­ posals by certain Massachusetts lobstermen Deckhand Antonio P. Temudo unloads fish from the boat's hold. which would prevent draggers from selling lobsters they inadvertently catch—even if caught in state waters. The Foz Do Mondego is one of 90 fishing vessels in New Bedford under contract with the SIU. The union boats are well main­ tained and productive. New Bedford piers routinely land the highest value catch in the United States. I , •• -3°' -fl fl; i, •• I., ; SI • Cook Herminio Meca and Mate Antonio Rebeio unload the day's catch. r ."i /'u, «•/:?, J v.-:' ' •' 3 31 Captain Luis Baptista, right, talks with Mate Antonio Rebeio. Deckhand Antonio P. Temudo guides a basket of fish from the boat's hold. �; • •' yy-r^v: • ^ •'• '•i'V''V,'-'''.^''-V '"'"•^ 'r jy^y.myyy mm :V-"'-V; --vn . '>^-^p"','wJ:-'ii'' •'Vi'-''i" ''•• -"•- • ^ ''' ••-•, '. iSSSiiJIi:® J-/.-;--A' V •• ; , .--^ JULY199I ' .-_.J •-• L.-^^ f.:> -' Ten More Benefits Talks Slated for Year Benefits conferences already have been held in Houston, Mo­ bile, New York, Norfolk and St. Louis. Upcoming sessions are scheduled in the other ports as listed below. Wednesday, Philadelphia July 10 San Francisco Thursday, July 18 Wilmington Monday, July 22 Seattle Friday, July 26 Baltimore Thursday, August 8 New Orleans Tuesday, September 10 Honolulu Friday, September 13 Jacksonville Thursday, October 10 San Juan Thursday, November? Algonac Friday, December 6 :••• ./-r'v.r.v':? •-• vvfe-^' M =•'. / ' .! John Padilla and his daughter enjoy a sample of the food provided at the benefits seminars. Pensioners Andy Anderson (left) and Joe Robertson (center) join Captain Knockie Hudgins in gathering materials. 'V"" . • •„•*?;'?:.„• •; V. ••-.•' '' '" '' •.:• y"} •\' • '• .'•: ;' \>;.•^v ,'•• SEArARERS BENEFITS St. Louis Patrolman Joe Sigler (left) discusses the day's workshops and other activities with Steward/Baker R. Hanson. •.vna AB Bob Trainor gets up before a packed house to ask a question relating to the plans' death benefits. Spanish, Israeli Seamen Fight Flag-Out IMoves Continued from page 3 Since May, ISOU members had been turning up the heat in their beef with Zim, oiie of the world's largest shipping companies. The ISOU forcefully protested Zim's policy of circumventing Is­ raeli law which dictates that ships owned, controlled or operated by Israeli citizens and corporations must fly the Israeli flag. Since the mid-1980s, Zim systematically has sought and obtained waivers to the national flag requirement from the Israeli government on trumped up grounds. This desertion from the Israeli flag has resulted in a loss of close to 500 ISOU jobs. To emphasize that the ISOU will not stand idly by as Zim con­ trives to replace Israeli seafarers with third-world crews, the union called a series of demonstrative strikes last month. The docking pilots in Israel's three port cities — all of whom are members of the ISOU — did not render any service to Zim ships throughout the course of one weekend. Six of Zim's runaway-flag ships and four Israeli vessels were stopped in their tracks. The Zim Italia's ISOU crew- members struck while the vessel docked in Piraeus, Greece. Simi­ larly, the Zim America ISOU crew began their job action while in Los Angeles, and the officers of the Zim Canada engaged in a 48-hour action when berthed in Port Eliz­ abeth, N.J. The SIU, along with the International Longshore Workers Union, Checkers and Teamsters on the west coast and the International Longshoremen's Association on the east coast, in­ dicated their support for the ac­ tions of the brother Israeli seamen. The agreement to begin talks between Zim and the ISOU, an­ nounced as the LOG went to press, is the first movement on the com­ pany's part to address the policy of flagging out with the seamen affected by such a course of ac­ tion. ISOU representatives indi­ cated optimism over this devel­ opment and reported another reason to be hopeful. As a token of goodwill, Zim's management announced it would pay full back wages to all the seamen who took part in the strikes. ISOU officers told the Seafarers LOG Zim made this decision on their own initia­ tive, with no pressure from the Israeli sea officers. War Bonus Payments Are Delayed . ;'. ': :;i'I'.- ymiy" " '' "'^ ' • y:\-y . Seafarers are urged to be patient while waiting to receive their war bonus payments. The Maritime Administration (MarAd) and the Military Sealift Command announced in April that war bonuses had been approved for merchant mariners who sailed on U.S.-flag vessels operating in the Persian Gulf west of 53 degrees east longitude between the start of U.S. fighting on January 17 and the formal cease-fire on April 11. Mariners were told to make cop­ ies of their discharges as proof of the dates they sailed in the war zone. The copies were to be sent to the marine operations manager of the company operating that par­ ticular vessel. "To every Seafarer who has called asking about the war bonus, we have asked him or her to be patient," Chris Knisa, a maritime training specialist at MarAd, told the Seafarers LOG. "You are eligible for it in ac­ cordance with the parameters al­ ready announced. You will be get­ ting the bonus, but it does take time." Krusa noted the paperwork is quite heavy with all the retroactive requests for payments received by MarAd from the companies. "We have to verify all requests. Some mariners think that because their ship carried military equipment and sailed in the Middle East, like only to Israel, they qualify. Un­ fortunately, they don't," he added. Augie Tellez, SIU assistant vice president, said the union has been working with its contracted op­ erators and the government in an attempt to clear up the bureau­ cratic delays. Tellez said Seafarers would be kept apprised of devel­ opments on this matter through membership meetings and the LOG. During the second day of the strike of Zim America officers, the SIU hosted a cookout for their brother and sister seafarers. Patrolman Tricker (second from left), who is handling the grill, is joined by three crewmembers. 4 ISOU officer Eli Romano (right) is joined by Seafarers in Port Elizabeth, N.J. where the Zim Canada was expected to berth. From left are Joe Vazquez, Edd Morris, Andy Vidal, Richard Almojera and Romano. - -ir;' �!eSfS3aa«^T!:-3:]»?ffp SEAFAHeitS 106 Dispatchers* Report for Deep Sea MAY 16-JUNE 15, 1991 HUeHI^ Deep " 'i-i-r,; inneyPoiiit Monday, Auguist 5 lb Tuesday, September 3 New York Tuesdiay, August 6 Tuesday, September 3 pbil^p^ Wednesday; August 7 Wednesday, September 4 Baltimore Thursday, August 8 Thursday, Septembers Norfolk Thursday, August 8 f 'i . ^ f.'.'• S»r b',' i 5 • JacksonvUle Thurisday, August 8 Thursday, September 5 10 13 I' WM ':>>lloii$ton'' Monday, August 12 ^ September 9 New Orieans Tuesday, August 13 Tuesday, September 10 Mobile Wednesday, August 14 Wednesday, September II San Francisco Thursday, August 15 Thursday, September 12 Wilmington Monday, August 19 Monday, Septepibe| lb 2 6 12 14 'S:i rJV- 7^ Friday, August 9 ? Fiiday, September 6 io 3 Port Philadelphia Baltimore 1 133 1 107 11 19 31 15 27 14 10 8 49 5 10 60 20 15 5 5 143 3 liW ENGINE DEPARTMENT 20 4 T 5 4 a iaanjuan Thursday, August 8 Thursday, September 5 St. Louis Friday, August 16 Friday, September 13 Honolulu Friday, August 16 Friday, September 13 Duluth Wednesday, August 14 Wednesday, September 11 Jersey City Wednei^ay, August 21 Wednesday, September 18 New Bedford Wednesday, August 21 Tuesday, September 17 Personals Pamela (Ex-Chief Cook Aboard the SS Del Vaile) Please contact Luis Escobai at (808) 935-9987 or write to him at P.O. Box 802, Hilo, Hawaii 96721. Shipmates of James Orin Thomas Will any former shipmate of JamesOrin Thomas please call Jeity Little at (409) 838-9941. Mr. little needs to talk with you in order to help me. Thanks. X-MAN John Steeber (aka Joey Ramone) needs your address. Write him at 24 Grant PL, Irvington, N.J. 07111. Norfolk Mobile New Orleans Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Hpnolulu ^mton .Louis BY Point Algonac Totals 11 12 0 1 4 29 15 6 8 5 7 3 y 3 165 35 .3 • ^ 0 7 15 6 11 3 36 10 1 a Ad 2 388 0 50 208 2 291 401 Totals All Departments 630 548 715 510 455 632 234 877 560 619 •"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. A total of 1,831 jobs wwe shipped on SlU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,831 jobs shipped, 510 jobs or about 28 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C** seniority people. From May 16 to June 15, a total of 234 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief proeram began on April 1, 1982, a total of 14,261 jobs have been shipped. �mm juiYim T '•'a, a he Seafarers Pension Plan an­ nounces the retirement of 32 members this month. Twenty-two of those signing off sailed in the deep sea division, nine sailed in the inland division and one sailed on Great Lakes ships. Deck department member An­ drew N. Boney and steward depart­ ment member Robert E. Thomas have been members longer than any of the others to retire. Brothers Boney and Thomas joined the Sea­ farers in 1945. At 71 (as of February), galley gang member Saturino Simsuangco is the oldest of the new pensioners. Likewise, fellow steward depart­ ment Seafarer Byron Smith, also re­ tiring, celebrated his 71st birthday in May. Brief biographical sketches of these and the other new pensioners follow: DEEP SEA CHESTER L. ANDERSON, 65, joined the Seafarers in June 1955 in the port of San Francisco. A native of Canada, he sailed in the deck de­ partment. Brother Anderson has re­ tired to his native Newfoundland. ANDREW N. BONEY, 63, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York. Bom in Windsor, Va., he shipped in the deck de­ partment. Brother Boney graduated from the bosun recertification course in March 1974. He served in the Army from 1950 to 1951 and now calls South Hill, Va. home. HENRY J. BROADUS, 51, joined the union in 1957 in the port of Mo­ bile, Ala. Bom in Mobile, he sailed in the steward department. Brother Broadus resides in Grand Bay, Ala. JAMES HUGOS, 65, joined the Seafar­ ers in 1958 in the port of Lake Charles, La. Brother Buggs was a member of the galley gang and still calls'^his na­ tive Lake Charles home. VIRGIL J. CAMPBELL, 66, joined the SIU in 1973 in the port of Hous­ ton. Bom in Cov­ ington County, Ala., Brother Campbell is a veteran of both the Army (1944-46) and Air Force (1946-53). He sailed in the steward department, upgraded at the Lundeberg School and retired to An­ dalusia, Ala. GEORGE E. HARRISON, 61, joined the SIU in 1953 in the port of New York. The Mathews, Va. native sailed in the engine department and upgraded at the Lundeberg School in -t. —sr_r. - •;» To Our New Pensioners ... Thanks for a Job Well Done Each month in the Seafarers LOG, the names of SIU members who recently have become pensioners appear with a brief biographical sketch. These men arid women have served the maritime industry well, and the SIU and all their union brothers and sisters wish them happiness and health in the days ahead. 1984. Brother Harrison still lives in Mathews. RONALD K. CARRAWAY, 60, joined the union in 1958 in the port of New York. The De­ troit native was a member of the deck department who upgraded at the Lundeberg School in 1982. Brother Carraway served in the Army from 1946 until 1951. He re­ sides in the Philippines. JOHN E. DOYLE, 62, joined the Seafar­ ers in 1946 in the port of New York. Bom in To­ ledo, Ohio, Brother Doyle shipped in the deck department. In 1960 he received a personal safety award for work onboard the Maiden Creek. He served in the Army from 1948 to 1950 and lives in San Fran­ cisco. CHARLES H. HURLBURT, 61, joined the union in 1959. Bom in Roches­ ter, N.Y., Brother Hurlburt was a member of the galley gang. He served in the Navy from 1947 until 1951 and currently resides in Houston. LEON LOCKEY, 70, joined the Seafarers in 1956 in the port of Balti­ more. The native of Mississippi shipped in the black-gang and up­ graded at the Lundeberg School. Brother Lockey served in the Army from 1945 to 1949. He lives in New Orleans. ANTHONY J. MELANSON, 64, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Brother Melanson sailed in the deck department. He served in the Navy from 1945 to 1947 and retired to Jersey City, N.J. BYRON SMITH, 71, joined the union in 1965 in the port of San Francisco. Bom in England, Brother Smith shipped in the steward depart­ ment. He calls Oakland, Calif, home. DAVID KETCHUM, 56, joined the Seafar­ ers in 1955 in the port of Balti­ more. The Mary­ land native sailed in the deck department. Brother Ketchum frequently upgraded at the Lundeberg School and lives in Baltir more. THOMAS R. NAVARRE, 63, joined the SIU in 1951 in the port of New York. He was bom in Louisi­ ana and shipped in the steward de­ partment. Brother Navarre frequently upgraded at the Lundeberg School and served in the Army ftem 1945 to 1946. He retired to San Pedro, Calif. MIKE OHANNESIAN, 65, joined the union in 1947 in the port of Nor­ folk, Va. Bom in Michigan, he sailed in the deck department. Brother Ohaimesian served in the Navy from 1943 until 1946. He lives in Wilmington, Calif. ALVIN C. OLANDER, 65, joined the Seafar­ ers in 1947 in the port of New York. The Maine native was a member of the galley gang, and he frequently up­ graded at the Lundeberg School. Brother Olander resides in Virginia. ALFRED T. PORCARI,61, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York. The Marine Corps veteran was bom in Brooklyn, N.Y. He shipped in the deck and steward departments and upgraded at the Lundeberg School. Brother Porcari retired to Richmond Hill, N.Y. LINWOODC. RICH, 66, joined the union in 1976 in the port of New York. Bom in Maine, he sailed in the deck de­ partment. Brother Rich com­ pleted bosun recertification in 1981. He served in the Navy from 1942 to 1966 and lives in Pasadena, Texas. SATURINO SIMSUANGCO, 71, joined the Seafarers in 1964 in the port of Bal­ timore. A native of the Philip­ pines, he shipped in the steward department. Brother Simsuangco served in the Navy from 1945 until 1952. He resides in East Bmnswick, NJ. ROBERT E. THOMAS, 65, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Mobile, Ala. Bom in Missis­ sippi, he was a member of the galley gang. Brother Thomas re­ ceived a safety award in 1961 for his work onboard the SS Wacosta. He retired to New Orleans. JAMES A. WALLER, 65, joined the union in 1949 in the .port of Tampa, Fla. The native of Savannah, Ga. shipped in the deck department. Brother Waller served in the Navy from 1944 to 1946. He resides in Georgia. RICHARD K. WILLIAMS, 65, joined the Seafarers in 1947 in the port of Norfolk, Va. Bom in Peters­ burg, Va., he sailed in the deck department. Brother Williams frequently up­ graded at the Lundeberg School. He lives in Roper, N.C. INLAND ROBERT G. ELIA, 63, joined the union in 1974 in the port of Philadel­ phia. A native of Vineland, N.J., Boatman Elia shipped in the steward department. He resides in Vineland. WALTER D. HENRY, 66, joined the SIU in 1979 in the port of Tampa, Ha. The Ohio native shipped in the deck department. Boatman Henry upgraded at the Lundeberg School in 1985. He re­ tired to Riverview, Fla. i- ROMAN JANKOWIAK, 62, joined the union in 1957 in the port of Balti­ more. He sailed in the deck de­ partment. Boat­ man Jankowiak served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1946 to 1948. He lives in his native Baltimore. JOSEPH H. KLEIMAN, 63, joined the Seafar­ ers in 1957 in the port of Houston. The Galveston, Texas native shipped in the black-gang. Boatman Kleiman re­ tired to his native Galveston. Continued on page 21 •S • �mmm • A.-' . '.f. .,'••• •'' '"- ' •'• -.V''V •^.''C •'-'•-!•.• I." • •' •y/'' • " • ••• ' 18 SEAfARlRS LOG "•.a',' DispatchersV Report for Groat Lakes CL—Company/Lakes L—Lakes NP—Hon Priority MAY I6-JUNE 15,1991 •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port :onac I;- :r^ DECK DEPARTMENT i, wxx%:m: Port •mmikia Port -•i ^- .• TOTAL SHIPPED ••REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Class CL Class L Class NP 9.^?- IS I ENGINE DEPARTMENT STEWARD DEPARTMENT ENTRY DEPARTMENT 'm' (I 9 Totals Ail Departments 0 41 35 0 80 8 0 65 51 *"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. Diopatchoro* Roport for inland Wators MAY 16--JUNE 15, 1991 •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A - Class B Class C . '-X' 1 0 5 0 0 n 0 17 2 0 0 0 A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 r 'o 0 n A A A A m. AVilmih^ri Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Algonac St Louis Piney Point Totals ••REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT Port New York Philadelphi Norfolk Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C ' . 0 14 Port lew:York,,,^, Xphiladelpliia' Norfolk Mobile New Orleans J Jacksonville [ San Franciscd (Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston St. Louis Piney Point Totals Port XNew York Philadelphia .kji Norfolk Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Algonac St. Louis BneSLPoinf Totals Totals All Departments 55 1 20 23 0 15 235 98 41 •"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. Onraff Ofradwr President liiicliael Sacco • 'Secretary-Treasurer John Fay' pyecutive Vice President ' Joseph Sacco Vice President Collective Bargaining . Anguus "Red" Campbell Vice President West Coast •George.'McCairt^ ' ;Viee President Government Services ; Roy A. VBuck?^Merce^ Vice President Atlantic Coast .; JackCaffiey Vice President Lakes and Inland Waters Byron Kelley Vice President Gulf Coast • • • .'DeanCorgey " •'sX HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 (301)899-0675 ; 'ALGONAC • "• ,. 520 St..Clair River Dr. • .yi:\X0-Algonac, MI 48001 ^ ^7^ (313)794-4988 ' X BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St, Baltimore, MD 21202 ' -/S's (301) 327-4900 DULUTH 705 Medical Arts Building Dulutb, MN 55802 (218)722-4110 HONOLULU 606 Kalihi Street Honolulu. HI 96819 (808)845-5222 HOUSTON 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 -JC4 , (201)435-9424 , MOBILE sf 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy, Mobile, AL 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW BEDFORD 50 Union St. New Bedford, MA 02740 (508) 997-5404 'XX-' NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 Fourth Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11232 . . , (718)499-6600 J NORFOLK 115 Third St. Norfolk, VA 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 8. 4 St. Philadelphia, PA 19148 ; (215) 336-3818 * 1> X PD^ POINT St. Mary's County Piney Point, Jjfb 20674 ; ;.:^|7xx-' (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO X|| XX 350 Fremont St. San Francisco, CA 94105 X (415) 543-5855 Gdvemmerit 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 X (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS 4581 Gravois Ave. St. Louis, MO 63116 ':-'XXy:X.y' 'v.-xX->7' (314) 752-6500 WILMINGTON 510 N. Broad Ave. Wilmington, CA 90744 (213)54^000 ... V .c A'.'" • ../X. Ji'v 'X ®?S|xilx7 �mm mibm •.••; •;. • -' '•rjT', ; JULY 1991 .;' ' ' Vie Seafarers LOG Mtempts to print as many digests of union stilptward minutes as possible. On occasion, because of space iimMtions, some witt be omitted. Ships minutes are reviewed by the union's contract department. Those Issues requiring attention or resolution are addressed by the union upon receipt of the ships minutes. CAPE MOHICAN (OMl Corp.), Janu­ ary 20 — Chairman David N. Martz, Secretary Manuel Faria, Deck Delegate Ronald Makowiecki, Engine Delegate Robert W. Carey, Steward Delegate Luis Lopez. Chairman discussed ran­ dom drug testing, asked crew to separate plastics from rest of trash and called for intensive fire and boat drills, as ship was headed for Persian Gulf. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Operation Desert Shield bulletin was read. Crew reported some of allotments mailed on January 1 had not been received at home. Crew also thanked steward department for job well done. CAPE MOHICAN iOMl Coip.), Febru­ ary 20 — Chairman David N. Martz, Secretary Manuel Faria, Educational Di­ rector R.O'Brian, Deck Delegate Elmer Meyer, Engine Delegate Robert W. Carey, Steward Delegate Luis Lopez. Chairman asked crew to minimize noise in passageways and keep pantry and crew lounge clean, also asked captain if danger pay was approved for January and February. Educational director sug^ gested crewmembers might get books or­ dered from MSC and upgrade at Piney Point. Steward delegate reported beef. Deck and engine delegates reported no beefs or disputed OT. Crewmembers asked contracts department for clarifica­ tion of imminent danger pay. Crew ex­ tended vote of thanks to steward department. NEDLLOYD J/C/DSO/V (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), February 24 — Chairman John Neff, Secretary R.G. Connolly. Chair­ man discussed substance abuse and its implications, also spoke about ship's cleanliness. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. Crew thanked Chief Cook Mohamed Abdelfattah and GSUs Jose Santiago and Mike Strickland for doing good job. Crew observed one min­ ute of silence in memory of departed brothers and sisters. PFC EUGENE A. OflffEGOiV(Water­ man), February 17 Chairmari E.A. Rihn, Secretary Patrick Helton, E>eck Delegate Gary J. Ryhne, Engine Dele­ gate Maximo Dising, Steward Delegate Albert H. Hendricks. Chairman noted he is available to help with any prob­ lems. No beefs or disputed OT reported. CAPE FLORIDA (IMC), March 4 — Chairman Bryan Peirsol, Secretary Wil­ liam Pitt, Educational Director Michael Manuel, Deck Delegate Roland Noble, Engine Delegate Robert Sails, Steward Delegate Daniel Watts. Deck delegate reported disputed OT. Engine and stew­ ard delegates reported no beefs or dis­ puted OT. Crew asked contracts department to look into dental benefits for family members. Crew inquired about war risk bonus. In Persian Gulf, crew witnessed several attacks and saw missile land approximately 300 yards to starboard side of ship. CAPE HUDSON (lOM), March 10 — Chairman George Cruz, Secretary Humberto Ortiz. Chairman explained Persian Gulf bonuses. Treasurer pro­ posed an emergency fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked for mattresses for use on deck during hot weather. GREEN VALLEY (Waterman), March 24 — Chairman Andrew Mack, Secre­ tary Robert Bright. Steward delegate re­ ported disputed OT and beef. No disputed OT or beefs reported by deck and engine delegates. Crew requested contracts department look into changes for vacation time and benefits program. Galley gang thanked by crew.'Next ports: Newport News,Va., Savannah, Ga. and New Orleans. OI/E/7S£AS>ll7Cr/C (Maritime Over­ seas), March 9 — Chairman John Little, Secretary Fernando Urias, Deck Dele­ gate Tim Olvany, Engine Delegate Andy Lopez, Steward Delegate RJ. Koiecki. Chairman announced possible layup of up to 10 days without layoff. He indicated reliefs per old shipping rules would likely be reinstated. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew re­ quested contracts department to maintain or increase current manning scale due to safety considerations. Steward depart- • ment thanked for good meals. Next port: Nederland, Texas. SEA-LAND CRUSADER (Sea-Land Service), March 31 — Chairman Joseph A. Osario, Secretary Nick Andrews, Deck Delegate Glenn Reynolds, Stew­ ard Delegate Jose Ortiz. Treasurer listed $50 in ship funds. Deck delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported by engine delegate or steward delegate. Crew requested in­ creased variety of food, asked that offi­ cers refrain from visiting crew lounge. Next port: San Juan, P.R. Steward Assistant Rut! DeMont Is h^py with the answer she received concerning a union contract situation aboard the Cape Farewell. until end of voyage. Educational director explained shiphandling simulator course at Lundeberg School. Deck delegate asked for advance notice for future watch schedule changes. Steward dele­ gate reported disputed OT and need for condiment trays for rougfrseg^ He also noted SA's room was floodeoTrom deck drain. Ship is still short two VCRs. TV and radio antennas need repair. Next port: Norfolk, Va. couraged all members to upgrade at Piney Point and contribute to SPAD. Deck delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by engine or steward delegates. Crew asked con­ tracts department to review an increase in dental benefits and v acation time counting toward retirement. All mem­ bers were asked to keep coffee mess area clean and reduce noise in passageways after working hours. AMERICAN FALCON (American Transport), April 24 — Chairman Bill Van Horn, Secretary Karen Van Horn, Educational Director Kevin Gordon, Deck Delegate Dave Johnson, Steward Delegate John Ganter. Chairman an­ nounced upcoming payoff. Educational director noted opportunity to upgrade at Piney Point. No beefs or disputed OT re­ port^. Crew requested mattress pads for plastic mattresses and replacement chairs for cabins. Kevin Gordon sought infor­ mation about lost and stolen luggage. - . Next port: Wilmington, N.C. CAPEHORNdOM), April 21 — Chairman Paul Domes, Secretary W. Schmale. Chairman announced payoff scheduled for Saturday. He said clarifica­ tion on war bonuses was forthcoming. Delegates reported no beefs or disputed OT. \. • CAPE HUDSON (lOM), April 21 — Chairman Leonard Spivey, Secretary Humherto Ortiz, Educational Director John Yarber. Secretary announced, in honor of fatally injured former chairman George Craz, each crewmember would CAPE HENRY(lOM), March 24 — Chairman William Hampson, Secretary Ralph Thomas. Secretary asked crew to properly dispose of plastic. Engine dele­ gate reported beef with chief engineer. No disputed OT reported by deck and steward delegates. S4AfHO(/SrOIV(Waterman), March 17 — Chairman H.O. Leake, Eiducational Director Russell Zeller. Chairman reported agreement between officers and crew to split cost for radio/scanner. He announced upcoming ship inspection. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked about shortening wait for money for those getting off ship. Next port: Newport News, Va. Getting Questions Answered • 19 USNS BOLD(V.S. Marine Manage­ ment), March 8 — Chairman Ernest Caltenback, Secretary John MacDougal. Chairman reported dissatis­ faction with loss of exercise room and impending loss of rec room. He also noted captain does not approve overtime Getting the Facts Cape Farewell crewmembers AB Ralph Capetta (left). Chief Cook Gary Owens (second from left) and Bosun Tom Walker (standing) talk with Patrolman Anthony McQuay before sailing to the Persian Gulf. CAPE ANN(Amsea), April 19 — Chairman William Dawson, Secretary Glenn D'Ambrosio, Deck Delegate Howard Hare, Engine Delegate Mon­ roe Monsiur. Chairman noted payoff would take place in Yorktown, Va. later in month. Educational director stressed importance of upgrading at Piney Point. Chief Steward Glenn D'Ambrosio was elected ship's treasurer, and he listed $30 in ship fund. Deck delegate reported dis­ puted OT. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported by engine delegate or steward delegate. Crew received verification of war bonus. Crew asked for new furni­ ture, ice machine and ventilation system for rec room. Next port: Yorktown. CAPE DUCATO (lOM), April 7 — Chairman George J. Diefenbach, Secretaiy Ramond L. Jones, Educafional Di­ rector J. Griffith, Deck Delegate Donald Davis, Engine Delegate Van C. Jones, Steward Delegate Larry Ewing. Chairman reminded watch personnel to make coffee for their reliefs. He urged everyone to upgrade as soon as possible. Deck delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by engine or steward delegates. Crew observed one minute of silence in memory of departed brothers and sisters. CAPE FAREWELL (IMC), April 14 — Chairman John Thompson, Secretary W.Waller, Deck Delegate Tim Fitzger­ ald, Engine Delegate Henry Hall, Stew­ ard Delegate Rati DeMont. Educational director urged everyone to upgrade. Deck delegate reported disputed OT. En­ gine delegate reported no beefs or dis­ puted OT. Steward delegate reported 90-day stores due in Germany. Crew re­ quested headquarters' attention regard­ ing compensation difficulties. Everyone was asked to abide by new plastic dis­ posal law. Crewmembers want new mov­ ies, planned swap in Germany. CAPE FLORIDA (IMC), April 21 — Chairman Bryan Peirsol, Secretaiy Wil­ liam Pitt, Deck Delegate Roland Noble, Engine Delegate Albert Ragnoni, Stew­ ard Delegate Dan Watts. Chairman said no word had been received regarding war bonuses. Educational director en- •mite make $1CX) donation to Mrs. George Cruz. Educational director recommended upgrading at Lundeberg School. No brofs or disputed OT reported. Crew planned to start new ship's fund, as old one was sent to Mrs. Cruz. Crew said laundry facilities needed repair. Crew ob­ served one minute of silence in memory of departed brothers and sisters. CONSTELLATION(Maersk), April 2 — Chairman Salvatore Ciciulla, Secre­ tary L. Fend, Deck Delegate H. Wood, Engine Delegate A. Meyer, Steward Del­ egate C. Dominguez. Secretary stressed importance of SPAD donations. Educa­ tional director described the facilities crewmembers can enjoy while upgrading at Lundeberg School in Piney Point. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked for clarification regarding war bonus. Crew voted to purchase video rewinder to save weir on VCR. Steward department thanked crew for helping keep ship clean. Crew asked for patroir man at payoff as many new members want to pay dues and initiation. COURIER (Vulcan Carriers), April 9 — Chairman Kadir P. Amat, Secretary Dana Zuls. Chairman reported ship re­ ceived contract and issues of LOG. He asked for clarification from contracts de­ partment regarding length of current as­ signment. He reported captain declined launch service when ship was at anchor for three days because captain thought they would not be there more than 24 hours. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew suggested contracts department look into increases in pension and vaca­ tion pay. GUS DARNELL (Ocean Shipholding), April 14 — Chairman Terry Thomas, Secretary Richard Paulson, Educational Director Larry Phillips, Deck Delegate J.F. Caballero, Engine E)elegate Craig Croft, Steward Delegate Antonio Carrasquillo. Chairman announced cancella­ tion of relief provision was lifted. He reported ship lacking numerous items, in­ cluding fresh bruit and vegetables. He said coffee was being made at 0930 for Continued on page 20 • ,/r ' •< -r • t •• i I- �ssgte8ssa£s»s"t?T-s-;s; ' -:,' Continued from page 19 -!•' 1000 coffee time. Educational director encouraged SPAD donations and upgrad­ ing at Lundeberg School. Deck delegate asked for verification on midnight hot meal for 12-to-4 watch. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Crew noted cleaning gear needed and reported enjoyable cookouts and basketball games on fantail once or twice monthly with smooth sail­ ing in between. G/?E47L>lWD(IOM), April 28 — Chairman Dennis Brown, Secretary Paul Calimer, Educational Director C. Hines, Deck Delegate Robert O'Conneii, Engine Delegate Steve Bigelow, Steward Delegate David Campbell. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. Next port: Tacoma, Wash. ;Vl ^i^:-r SGT.MATEJKOCAK (Waterman), April 7 — Chairman Angelo Urti, Secre­ tary Milton Phelps, Educational Direc­ tor D. Peterson, Deck Delegate Michael Duggan, Engine Delegate Michael Tremper, Steward Delegate Antonio Prizmik. Chairman reported no union mail received during current voyage. He thanked all departments for cooperation and announced payoff scheduled for midmonth. Secretary also thanked depart­ ments for cooperation and support. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew dis­ cussed war bonuses, reminded those get­ ting off to register on time returning to home port. Crew observed one minute of silence in memory of departed brothers and sisters. ••f. • '^:\ i: :f. • ''' •'• • -' •f tf •: ti •• ti ,:• •,^ • w- 'V,. '--'Ir '• » • -'i -t.-' ROBERT E. LEE(Waterman), April 14 — Chairman William Penny Jr., Secretary Paul Hunt, Educational Direc­ tor Jerald Graham. Educational direc­ tor strongly encouraged members to upgrade at Piney Point and take advan­ tage of educational opportunities offered by union. Treasurer listed $2(X) in movie fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew reported mail not arriving regu­ larly, extended vote of thanks to QMED Charlie Smith's wife for sending LOGS by mail. Also extended vote of thanks to engine, deck and steward departments and offered sympathies to families who lost loved ones on Stonewall Jackson. Next port: Norfolk, Va. LIBERTY BELLE, (Liberty Maritime), April 28 — Chairman E.K. Bryan, Sec­ retary I.R. Fletcher, Educational Direc­ tor E. Smith. Chairman reported smooth trip, asked members to take advantage of upgrading and educational opportunities at Piney Point. He explained advantage of job security attained by upgrading. SEAMfffAS LOG -,1"ST- Deck and engine delegates reported dis­ puted OT. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported by steward delegate. Rec room VCR needs replaced. Crew asked to keep noise down in quarters while others sleep. Crew extended vote of thanks to steward department for good food and clean dining area. Next port: Portland, Ore. LIBERTY STAR (Liheny Maritime), April 28 — Chairman Joseph San Filippo, Secretary Vincent Sanchez Jr., Educational Director Jose Hipolito, Deck Delegate Willie Chestnutt, Stew­ ard Delegate Stanley Daranda. Chair­ man reported good trip to Singapore, though one man hospitalized due to ill­ ness. Chairman thanked crew and an­ nounced retirement following current trip. He said ship would arrive in Port­ land, Ore. May 7, with payoff following day. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked galley gang "especially GSU Stanley Daranda" for cleanliness, also commended upkeep of living areas. ITB MOBILE (Sheridan Transporta­ tion), April 21 — Chairman David Palumbo. Secretary F. Cordero, Educational Director Jerry Dellinger, Deck Delegate Joseph E. Miller. Chair­ man said he was proud of crew. Educa­ tional director urged donations to SPAD and upgrading at Lundeberg School. Treasurer listed $15 in ship's fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked galley gang, also received thanks for helping during meal hours with riding gangs. Next port: New York. NUEVO SAN JUAN (Pueno Rico Ma­ rine), April — Chairman Manuel Silva, Secretary Charles Curley, Educational Director CJ. Gallagher, Deck Delegate Robert Kirk. Chairman stressed import tance of donating to SPAD. He asked crewmembers to keep mess hall closed while in port, also asked them to help keep garbage sorted. Educational direc­ tor noted entire ship's fund was used to purchase microwave oven. Deck dele­ gate reported dispute over some division of wages. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported by engine or steward delegates. Crew discussed ship safety and cleanli­ ness as well as internal cooperation. Chairman added this is one of best crews he has sailed with. OMI LEADER iOMl), April 28 — Chairman Ronald Charles, Secretary William Rohles, Educational Director Dyke P. Gardner^ Deck Delegate Efstratios Zouhantis, Engine Delegate Sean D. Walker, Steward Delegate Glo­ ria Holmes. Chairman announced pay­ off due at next port. Deck delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported by engine or stew- SpM" •'' '^_-l,'.'v ••• ir " 'f:'-;: f", "f • 7f-' i;-':. -;r '.i. • r OMI WABASH (OMI), April 21 — Chairman Joseph Moore, Secretary TJ. Smith, Educational Director Patrick McNamara, Deck Delegate George Lugo, Engine Delegate Paul Ben Adams, Steward Delegate Cesar Avila. Treasurer listed $12 in movie fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew sug­ gested contracts department look into changes in retirement, health plans and pay scale. Next port: Baltimore. OMI WILLAMETTE (OMI Corp.), April 28 — Chairman C. Pryor, Secre­ tary Robert Scott, Educational Director J. Badgett, Engine Delegate Daniel Bland, Steward Delegate James Prado. Chairman announced payoff in Long Beach, Calif. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. Robert Scott gave Bosun Pryor and crew a vote of thanks for condition of ship, also asked everyone to upgrade, if not for themselves, for families. OVERSEAS OH/O (Maritime Over­ seas), April 7 — Chairman C,0, Herrera, Secretary E. Gray, Educational Director Monte Beck, Deck Delegate W. Douglas, Engine Delegate G. Banda, Steward Delegate R. Brown. Chairman advised crew old washer fixed and new one installed. He said vessel scheduled for two trips to Valdez, Alaska. Secretary stated almost 20 mov­ ies have been added to library. Educa­ tional director reminded Seafarers to upgrade at Lundeberg School and con­ tribute to SPAD. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked when pre-war shipping rules will return. Steward de­ partment thanked for excellent job. Next ports: Vialdez and Long Beach, Calif. PA TRIOT(Vulcan Carriers), April 11 — Chairman Ralph Gibbs, Secretary Rudolf Springat, Educational Director Lesley Cope, Deck Delegate Gene Dimmick, Engine Delegate John Wil­ son, Steward Delegate Gerald Kirtsey. Chairman reported smooth sailing. Edu­ cational director urged members to do­ nate to SPAD. Treasurer Chris Jensen noted $762.90 in ship's fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked contracts department to explore possibil­ ity of company providing ship with enough money for draws when docking between payoffs. Members asked for de­ tails on war bonus. No mail received for two months. Galley gang thanked for fine food. Next port: Subic Bay, Philip­ pines. PRIDE OF TEXAS (Seahawk Manage­ ment), April 8 — Chairman Henry E. Jones, Secretary F. Robertson, Educa­ tional Director R. Lukacs, Steward Dele­ gate Eddie Fisher. Chairman announced payoff to take place April 10 in New Or­ leans. Educational director urged eligible crewmembers to upgrade at Piney Point. Treasurer listed $210 in ship's fund. Deck delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by engine and steward delegates. Crewmembers had questions about signing foreign arti­ cles at time of payoff. Members noted air conditioning not working properly in rooms. Next port: New Orleans. PFC EUGENE OBREGON (Water­ man), April 21 — Chairman E.A. Rihn, Secretary Patrick Helton, Deck Dele­ gate Gary J. Rhyne, Engine Delegate Maximo Dising, Steward Delegate Al­ bert L. Hendricks. Chairman thanked everyone for smooth trip, said they needed to ask patrolman for clarification on sanitary duties of DEU. Secretary thanked deck and engine departments for cooperation. Educational director asted each crewmember to contribute two vid­ eotapes to ship's collection. No beefs or OT disputes reported. Crew thanked gal­ ley gang. Next port: Port Hueneme, Calif. ||t; I iW' ; t :•- ard delegates. Crew thanked steward de­ partment for good food and good wpric. . '••• Patrolman Aboard Cape Farewell Helps Settle Welfare Matter Patrolman Anthony McQuay (right) helps Bosun Tom Walker (left) with a union welfare matter while OMU Wilbert Miles and AS Albert Hadley wait in line. RANGER (Vuncan Carriers), April 15 — Chairman Juan Castillo, Secretary Roger Linasan, Educational Director Randall Firestine, Deck Delegate Jim Delay, Steward Delegate Joanne Knight. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. Crew requested new washing ma­ chine. SEA-LAND ACHIEVER (Sea-Land Service), April 14 — Chairman John Bertolino, Secretary J. DeLise, Deck Delegate Joe Chiaramonte, Engine Del­ egate Robert Vance. Chairman reported payoff due at next port, Elizabeth, N.J. Educational director urged upgrading at Lundeberg School. Deck and steward delegates reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by engine delegate. Crew requested additional laun­ dry equipment. SEA-LAND ATLANTIC (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), April I — Chairman W.C. Byrd, Secretary R. K. Ward, Educational Di­ rector J. Ashley. Secretary noted TV an­ tenna receiver needs repair. Steward delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by deck and en­ gine delegates. Crew waiting for individ­ ual room refrigerators. Next port: Charleston, S.C. SEA-LAND CHALLENGER (SeaLand Service), April 14 — Chairman Roy L. Williams, Secretary H.L. Scypes, Educational Director Dennis Baker, Engine Delegate,Valentin Martinez, Steward Delegate Jessie Lee James. Chairman requested patrolman at payoff in Elizabeth, N.J. Steward depart­ ment thanked deck gang for cooking at Easter cookout. Crew thanked galley gang, especially Chief Cook Jessie James, for good food and hard work. Next port: Elizabeth. SEA-LAND CONSUMER (Sea Land Service), April 23 — Chairman Raul Iglesias. Secretary Luis Iturrino, Educa­ tional Director Jack Davis, Deck Delegate Tom Gruber. Chairman noted anyone onboard more than eight months needed to get off ship. Deck delegate re­ ported disputed OT. No disputed OT re­ ported by engine or steward delegates. SEA-LAND ENTERPRISE (Sea-Land Service), April 28 — Chairman Eiex Cary Jr., Secretary Louise Martin. Chairman noted successful trip and good crew. Educational director reminded ev­ eryone to upgrade at Piney Point. No beefs or disputed OT reported. SEA-LAND EXPEDITION (Sea-Land Service), April 7 — Chairman Jimmy Hassan, Secretary E. Vazquez, Educa­ tional Director David Dukehart, Stew­ ard Delegate Barry Johnson. Chairman noted everything running smoothly. He announced shipping rules reverted to pre­ war status. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. SEA-LAND EXPLO/IE/? (Sea-Land Service), April 13 — Chairman Ted A. Tolentino, Secretary Suhermadhy Ghani, Educational Director Robert E. Blackwell, Deck Delegate Jabez E. Pegg, Engine Delegate Theodore V. Hawkins, Steward Delegate Ruben Casin Jr. Chairman and secretary anliounced they will be leaving vessel for two-trip relief. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked galley gang for good chow. Next port: Oakland, Calif. SEA-LAND EXPRESS (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), April 6 — Chairman J.M. Ard, Secretary J.L. Johnson, Educational Di­ rector G.Jaramillo. Chairman said trip went well and crew was thanked for keeping ship clean. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew reminded to upgrade at Piney Point. Steward department thanked for job well done. SEA-LAND FREEDOM (Sea-Land Service), April 28 — Chairman Robert Woods, Secretary Gene Sivley, Educa­ tional Director Ray Chapman. Trea­ surer listed $174 in ship's fund, turned in to chairman on April 28. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Crew wished J. Owens and F. Timmons happy retire­ ment and good fishing! Next port: Ta­ coma, Wash. SEA-LAND HAWAII (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), April 9 — Chairman Carroll Continued on pagei2 �MrWM '":vi^r 21 OTILIO MARTINEZ, 63, joined the Seafarers in 1977 in the port of San Juan, P.R. A na­ tive Puerto Rican, Boatman Martinez sailed in the deck depart­ ment. He lives in Santurce, P.R. DELMA E. POLK, 62, joined the union in 1957 in the port of Houston. Bom in Kennard, Texas, he shipped in the deck department and frequently up­ graded at the Lundeberg School. Boatman Polk resides in Kennard, Texas. ENRIQUE N. RIVERA, 63, joined the Seafar­ ers in 1976 in the port of San Juan, P.R. He shipped in the deck de­ partment. He also served in the Coast Guard from 1946 until 1966. Boatman Rivera re­ tired to Rio Piedras, P.R. ROBERT G. TAYLOR, 56, joined the SIU in 1959 in the port of Philadelphia. A native of Vir­ ginia, Boatman Taylor now resides in Mathews, Va. p.: i:J • • m HAMOUD ZAWKARI,65, joined the union in 1966 in the port of Buffalo. Bom in Arabia, he shipped in the deck depart­ ment. Boatman Zawkari retired to Brooklyn, N.Y. GREAT LAKES JACK ALLEN, 59, joined the SlUih 1958 in the port of De­ troit. A native of St. Clair, Mich., he sailed in the deck department. Brother Allen sailed as an AB wheelsman primarily aboard Thomlison Fleet vessels. He became the Duluth (Minn.) port agent in 1971. When the Algonac (Mich.) union hall opened in 1980, Allen was named port agent there. He still calls St. Clair home. CORRECTION An incorrect biography for deep sea pensioner Roy C. McCauIey was pub­ lished in last month's Seafarers LOG. The collected sketch appears below. ROY C. McCAULEY, 65, joined the Seafar­ ers in 1970 in the port of Balti­ more. The native of Alabama up­ graded his engine department rating to QMED in 1974 at the Lundeberg School. Broher Mc­ CauIey last sailed aboard the LNG Gemini. He has retired to Baltimore. Looking Forward to Retirement Charles Corrente, pictured here with his wife, Rose, recently announced his retirement after sailing 40 years with the SIU. Corrente, a galley gang mernber, joined the union in 1951. While Brother Corrente may not be sailing in the future, he will keep up with Seafarers by talking to his son, Dave Heindel, who happens to be an SIU asistant vice president. m'- Senator Sampies Seafarer-Style Chow On a recent inspection of APL's President Adams, Senator John Breaux (D-La.) (second from right) sampled the SIU galley gang's freshly-baked cookies. With Breaux are (from left) SIU San Francisco Port Agent Nick Celona, APL Vice President Gene Pentimonti, Chief Steward Allen HoNinger, Chief Cook A.J. Carpenter and GSU Burt Richardson. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the„SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safe­ guarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every year, which is to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A yearly finance committee of rank-and-file members, elected by the membership, makes examination each year of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recom­ mendations and separate findings. TRUSTFUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land Waters District are administered 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 manage­ ment representatives and their alter­ nates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquar­ ters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. A member's shipping rights and senior­ ity are protected exclusively by con­ tracts between the Union and the employers. Members should get to know their shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in all Union halls. If members believe there have been violations of their shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the employers, they should notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt re­ quested. 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 Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which an SIU mem­ ber works and lives aboard a ship or boat. Members should know theircon­ tract rights, as well as their obliga­ tions, such as filing for overtime (OT) on the proper sheets and in the proper memner. If, at any time, a member believes that an SIU patrolman or other Union official fails to protect their contractual rights properly, they should contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—THE SEAFARERS LOG. The Seafarers LOG traditionally has refrained from publishing any article serving the po­ litical purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It also has 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 September 1960 meetings in all constitutional 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 carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member 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 im­ mediately be reported to Union head­ quarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in all Union halls. All members should ob­ tain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its con­ tents. Any time a member feels any other member or officer is attempting to deprive him of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, the member so affected should immedi­ ately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employ­ ment 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 member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify Union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL AC­ TIVITY DONATION—SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its ob­ jects and purposes including, but not limited to, furthering the political, so­ cial and economic interests of mari­ time workers, the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such ob­ jects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective of­ fice. 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 condi­ tion of membership in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper con­ duct, the member should notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of thecontribution for investigation and appropriate ac­ tion and refund, if involuntary. A member should support SPAD to pro­ tect 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 bis constitutional right of access to Union records oi* information, he should immediately notify SIU President Michael Sacco at head­ quarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. •* • • f tK, . .... • ^ ' ''•c • •'t • •" ••••r f :'W • i. �r'4-- . 22 ' Digeii r:7| • •!, :.|m^ „!/V- • • ' - • •• i -..»•?-. • " K.4. . : Continued from page 20 i! ••,^>••>: : •• .' Heick, Secretary C. Modellas, E>eck E>elegate Larry R. Viola, Engine Delegate Steve Roiiins, Steward Delegate Ed­ mund Nicolas. Chairman announced payoff on arrival in Long Beach, Calif. He urged members to apply to Lundeberg School for upgrading. Deck delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by engine and steward delegates. Crew requested new toaster and repair of hot water machine in crew's lounge. Crewmembers re­ minded to clean laundry room when fin­ ished and clean their rooms when signing off. Next port: Oakland, Calif. • • ;• -> .f. . V. '• • f- • : "rT t- SEA-LAND INNOVATOR{Sea-Land Service), April 14 — Chairman Ken McGregor, Secretary R. Spencer, Edu­ cational Director M. Soidierer, Deck Delegate R. Ciemente, Engine Delegate C. Barbati, Steward Delegate G. Bran­ son. Chairman reminded crew of upcom­ ing safety meeting. He said everything is running smoothly. Educational director urged members to donate to SPAD. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew re­ quested new washer and dryer as well as liquid detergent for engine room washer. Next ports: Yokohama and Kobe, Japan; Pusan, South Korea and Hong Kong. :•. • SEA-LAND LIBERATOR (Sea-Land Service), April 14 — Chairman L.C. Cope, Secretary William Wraten, Deck Delegate Steve Kastel, Engine Delegate E. Ford, Steward Delegate A. Mugalli. Chairman reported death of previous bosun, M. J. Dutch KeefTer, who suf­ fered a heart attack while aboard vessel. He announced ship would be going on new run next voyage and said everything was progressing smoothly. Secretary noted reinstatement of pre-war shipping rules. Educational director reminded members to contribute to SPAD. Deck department expressed regret at loss of Brother Keeffer. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Galley gang thanked for good food. Crew requested repair or re­ placement of crew mess refrigerator. Next port: Long Beach, Calif. ~ft. • .'' • •. ' ri> • .)', ,• i-m. Ivv:. . ••.f'l"". • i.'' *'''''''' I ' , •>'•- * iy- -y . IB'. A"" - i*V •',. • :- • • A I-®'- i'-; •.'*••'i-i SEA-LAND PACIFIC (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), April 7 — Chairman Oscar Wiley, Secretary Don Spangler, Stew­ ard Delegate Bernhard Rombach. Sec­ retary aimounced voyage was smooth with good crew aboard. Treasurer listed $26 in ship's fund. Steward delegate re­ ported disputed OT. No beefs or disput­ ed OT reported by deck and engine delegates. Crew received copies of Sea­ farers LOG. Members reminded to leave rooms clean with fresh set of linens when signing off. Next port: Long Beach, Calif. SEA-LAND PERFORMANCE (SeaLand Service), April 30 — Chairman Robert Newby, Secretary Edward Por­ ter, Educational Director Paul Thomas. No beefs or disputed OT reported. SEA-LAND PRODUCER (Sea-Land Service), April 20 — Chairman B. O'Hanlon, Secretary Jennifer Jim, Deck Delegate George Fries. Treasiuer announced $30 in crew fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked for keeping decks well maintained. Gal­ ley gang thanked for good service. Next port: Oakland, Calif. SEA-LAND QUALITY (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), April 17 — Chairman Calvin James, Secretary Joseph Bennett, Edu­ cational Director J. Walsh, Deck Dele­ gate CharlesQuales, Steward Delegate' Bert Winfleld. Chairman announced ship received notice from headquarters concerning old shipping rules and was expecting clarification on payoff. Secre­ tary thanked crew and galley gang for co­ operation. Engine delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported by deck or steward delegates. Crew suggested two washers be used, one for work clothes and one for good clothes. Crew gave vote of thanks to steward department Next port Houstort SEA-LAND RELIANCE (Sea-Land Service), April 6 — Chairman George Bradley, Secretary L. Rene, Educa­ tional Director Ron Belcher. Chairman atuiounced payoff set for April 8 in Long Beach, Calif. Secretary and treasurer noted $18.61 left in ship's fund after pur­ chase of movies and weight lifting equip­ ment. Educational director urged eligible crewmembers to upgrade at Lundeberg School. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. Crew notified of change in ship­ ping rules to pre-war status. SEA-LAND SPIRIT(Sea-Land Ser­ vice), April 21 — Chairman William Lough, Secretary and Treasurer Roscoe Williams, Educational Director Jim Wil­ liams, Deck Delegate Tyrone Berry, En­ gine Delegate Cliff Miles, Steward Delegate Richard Casuga. Chairman commended ship and crew and an­ nounced upcoming ports. Secretary re­ ported work being done on decks and passageways. Treasurer announced funds given to Bosun John Shoeinstein to tape new movies which will be brought onboard in Oakland, Calif. He listed $275 in ship's fund and $121 in BBQ fund, crew looking for reasonably priced grill. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. Crew noted all requests.for time off should be documented properly. Crew still waiting for new washing ma­ chine; has received new radio, tape and CD player. Steward's mixing box needs repair. Crew thanked galley gang for job well done. Next port: Long Beach, Calif. SEA-LAND TACOMA (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), April 4 — Chairman E. Cain, Sec­ retary L. Lightfoot, Educational Director R. Clock, Engine Delegate G. L. Ackley, Steward Delegate Richard Garcia. Chairman announced payoff in Tacoma, Wash, on arrival. Secretary told crew all union and plans applications are available aboard vessel. Educational di­ rector asked members to report any elec­ trical problems. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Members asked to empty ash­ trays after use. March Seafarers LOG re­ ceived by crew. Steward department received vote of thanks for fine meals prepared during voyage. Next port: Ta­ coma. S£4I.IF7>IAfr>l/?Cr/C (IMC), April 14 — Chairman Robert Saylor, Secre­ tary Sharon Ortiz, Educational Director K. Pennewell, Engine Delegate Douglas L. Johnson. Chairman reported ship passed Coast Guard inspection; Coast Guard was impressed by cooperation of all crewmembers and willingness to par­ ticipate. He announced vote of thanks to galley gang. Treasurer listed $150 in ship fund. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. Steward delegate said shipping companies should provide sugar-free products for diabetic crewmembers, asked steward to order them. Ship cur­ rently has one diabetic onboard. Crew noted everyone should be courteous with other members' clothes left in laundry fa­ cilities. Next port: San Diego, Calif. SEAUFTINDIAN OCEAN(IMC), April 28 — Chairman David Clement. Chairman reported no money in movie fund, asked for patrolman at Piney Point. Educational director urged upgrading at Lundeberg School. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew armounced shortage of equipment and reported faulty gas meter. SUGAR ISLANDER (Pacific Gulf Ma­ rine), April 4 — Chairman W.L. Davis, Secretary M.K. Mueller, Educational Di­ rector C.C. Hall. Chairman noted every­ thing running okay. Educational director urged eligible crewmembers to upgrade at Piney Point. No beefs or disputed OT reported. ULTRASEA (American Maritime), April 14 — Chairman Carlos Spina, S^retary Robert Kennedy, Educational Director Joseph Trauth, Deck Delegate A. Martinez, Steward Delegate Ru­ dolph Xatruch. Chairman armounced upcoming port of Alexandria, Egypt. Secretary urged everyone to keep rec room clean and properly dispose of trash. Treasurer list^ $125 in ship's fund and $25 donation for new micro­ wave oven. Engine delegate reported dis­ puted OT. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported by deck or steward delegates. Crew asked that noise be minimized in passageways, as off-watch members are sleeping. USNSALTAIR(Bay Tankers), April 9 — Chairman Arthur Benner, Secretary Robert Snyder, Educational Director C.J. Brawn, Engine Delegate Dan Smith. Deck delegate reported questions regarding OT and a beef. Engine dele­ gate reported beef over crewmember's unexplained removal from engine room. Steward delegate reported no beefs or disputed OT. Crew noted general dissat­ isfaction among its members. Crew has had same 12 movies for 47 days. It ex- • •• SOHUaHS 106 Schwarz for homemade pastries, Robert Firth for homemade soup and GSUs Wil­ liam Bergen and Alonzo Belcher for good work. CAPE BLANCO (Axnencan President Lines), May 17 — Secretary H. M. Davis. Treasurer reported $1000 in ship's fund. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. Crew thanked SUP for outstand­ ing job on galley repairs. Next port: Jacksonville, Fla. CAPE MA y(OMI Corp.), May 12 — Chairman Dan Marcus; Secretary David Alexander, Educational Director C. Shephard, Deck Delegate Edwin Ri­ vera, Engine Delegate R.R. Bunch, Steward Delegate Scott Owens. Chair- A Farewell Briefing Cape Farewell crewmembers receive a briefing from SlU representatives before the ship sails to the Persian Gulf. tended thanks to steward department for galley cleanliness. Next port: Savaimah, Ga. USNS CHAUVENET(Maiship Opera­ tors), April 2 — Chairman JefTFocardi, Secretary Vicki Barnhart, Educational Director Al Mates, Engine Delegate Dave Hooper, Steward Delegate Al­ fonso Dixon. Chairman announced war bonuses expected, asked everyone to help separate trash and handed out repair lists. Ship will trade movies with USNS Harkness. Secretary informed crewmembers they must purchase own coveralls in port. Educational director re­ minded everyone of upcoming safety in­ spection, said ship still had not received educational literature. Treasurer listed $514.55 in ship's fimd, said none would be spent until amount topped $1,000. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Letter from SIU was read, crew says thanks for reply. Crew noted ice box, ice makers and juice machines all need repair, said everyone should pitch in to keep ship clean. Crew lounge furniture in poor con­ dition. Next port: Dubai. USNS DENEBOLA (Bay Tankers), April 20 — Chairman Ed Kostiha, Sec­ retary Micky Earhart, Educational Di­ rector Erik Hoag, Deck Delegate Dickie Brinkley, Engine Delegate Bill Nathan, Steward Delegate Richard Collins. No beefs or OT disputed OT reported. Crew discussed problems with contract and up­ coming safety week. Crew requested VCR and TV replacement, thanked gal­ ley gang for a good job. USNS REGULUS (Bay Tankers), April 14 — Chairman Gregory Silvero, Secretary George Quinn, Educational Director Olifidio J. Esquivel Jr., Deck Delegate Marion Roper, Engine Dele­ gate Daniel Wagner, Steward Delegate Lawrence James. Educational director encouraged everyone to upgrade at Lundeberg School. Treasurer listed $200 in ship's fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew gave vote of thanks to steward department. AMERICAN HERITAGE (Apex Ma­ rine), May 12 — Chairman Clyde Smith Jr., Secretary Gerhard Schwarz, Educa­ tional Director M.W. Roberson, Deck Delegate Mario Romero, Engine Dele­ gate Kevin Quinlan, Steward Delegate Robert K. Firth. Chairman reported water faucets repaired, said all seamen aboard during trip to Persian Gulf were good SIU sailors. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked Gerh^ man thanked crew for fine job, an­ nounced payoff date and time. Secretary reported stores in poor shape. Educa­ tional director encouraged everyone to upgrade at Lundeberg School. Treasurer listed $150 in ship's fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported by deck or engine delegates. Steward delegate reported disputed OT. Next port: Wilmington, N.C. DELVALLE(OMl Corp.), May 12 — Chairman Stephen Argay, Secretary Mohamed Abdelfattah, Educational Di­ rector T. Marten, Deck Delegate Claude Gordon, Engine Delegate Gua­ dalupe Garza, Steward Delegate Keith Mays. Chairman thanked captain for his behavior toward crew. He asked crewmembers scheduled for departure to clean rooms. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. OS Michael Morgan thanked chairman for his helpfulness with begin­ ners, GOPHEHSWrfdOM), May 12 — Chairman J.Stout, Secretary R. Malozi, Educational Director B. Friske, Deck Delegate J. Dickens, Steward Delegate R. Lang. Chairman reported captain an­ nounced upcoming payoff. Secretary re­ ported problem with quantity of food stores ordered. Will re-stock thoroughly in Jacksonville, Fla. for upcoming voy­ age. Treasurer listed $106 remaining in ship's fund after purchasing $144 worth of fresh shrimp. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew said new dryer needs to be moved from forward to aft house. Crew observed one minute of silence in memory of departed brother and sisters. Crew said after six months in gulf, in­ cluding restriction to ship and unavail­ ability of most American food, they are glad to head for Jacksonville and a welldeserved vacation. GULF TRADER (All Marine Services), May 3;— Chairman Sal Sbriglio, Secre­ tary Christopher Mosley, Educational Director Dennis Claiborn, Deck Dele­ gate John Lafavour, Engine Delegate Leslie Gallo, Steward Delegate John Collins. Chairman reported SIU mail opened and distributeid before he sees it. Vocational director urged newer mem­ bers to upgrade at Piney Point. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew requested new washing machine, VCR, games and microwave oven. The crewmembers also asked for van service to airport for depart­ ing crewmembers. Inquired about getting national newspaper from radio operator in order to stay informed. Next port: Houston. �'V ;v t^V- .'• -•'>>. -vB JULY 1991 23 I' Having sailed during the Ko­ rean and Vietnam wars, SIU mem­ ber Milton J. Phelps found Operation Desert Storm generally "less threatening" by comparison. Phelps, who joined the Seafar­ ers in 1947 in the port of New Orleans, spent more than four months in the Persian Gulf on­ board the SlU-crewed Sgt. Matej Kocak, a Waterman Steamship vessel. "It wasn't really all that scary, but carrying the gas masks was kind of frightening,"Steward/ Baker Phelps recently told a re­ porter from the Seafarers LOG. "Hussein killed his own people, so we knew he wouldn't hesitate to get rid of anyone else. In that sense, , diis conflict was scarier than Korea or Vietnam. Hussein iis crazy, like a Hitler." Phelps noted the Sgt. Matej Kocak was constantly near U.S. military ships during Operation Desert Storm. This provided, to some degree, a sense of security Phelps never enjoyed in Korea or Vietnam. One of the major differences be­ tween Desert Storm and other wars was media coverage. Unlike the days when military-issued newsreels would relate month-old infor­ mation, the Persian Gulf War featured scoreboard-like, aroundthe-clock updates for anyone with access to a television or radio. Wars I- SIU crewmember Milton Phelps takes in the view from atop a captured Iraqi tank. "This was like a TV war," said Phelps, 61. "We had CNN on the ship, so we kept up to date." Phelps, who recently sent the accompanying photographs to the LOG, commended theefforts of all Kocak crewmembers. "I'd like to make special mention of Chief Cook Lonnie Gamble and Assis­ tant Cook Tony Prizmik," he said. "They were outstanding, and they made my job easy. We had up to 260 people on the ship and we ac­ commodated them without a glitch." Other Seafarers serving on­ board the Sgt. Matej Kocak were Bosun Angelo Urti; ABs David Cutchins, Michael Duggan, Hansel Smith, Todd Bright, Bartow Bridges and Lloyd Ayers; Chief Electrician Donald Peterson; QMEDs Robert Hines, Michael Tremper and Richard Belletty; DEU Brian Monner- ABs Bart Bridges (left) and Michael Duggan seem dwarfed by the giant lines aboard the deck of the Kocak ak. jahn; SAs Gilberto Bonitto, Car­ ter Lee, Allen Hendricks and Mi­ guel Castro; and Asst. Cook Robert Seim. J.: "1: Summer Is Here — Where Are You? Time is running out for those just starting to make summer va­ cation plans. But SIU members and their families need look no further than the Seafarers Train­ ing & Recreation Center in Piney Point, Md., part of the SIU's Harry Lundeterg School of Sea­ manship. A Great Deal! A vacation stay at the Lundeberg School is limited to two weeks per family. The Cost per member is $40.40 per day. An additional fee of $9.45 per day is charged for the Seafarer's spouse and for each child (there is no charge for children under the age of 12). This price includes all meals. And for that price, the vaca­ tioner can enjoy comfortable accommodations, use of the school's recreational activities (including fishing, boating, ten­ nis, swimming, exercise room, sauna), three square meals each day, and a base from which to take day trips. A popular spot for many sons and daughters of vaca­ tioning Seafarers is the school's own arts and crafts center. Piney Point is located in St. Mary's County—not far from a number of landmarks. In the vi­ cinity of southern Maryland and Washington D.C. alone are many historic^ sites and museums cel­ ebrating many of the nation's tra­ ditions and early ways of life. Since a vacation stay at the school is limited to two weeks per family, now is the time to make arrangements. Call (301) 9940010 to make quick reservations, or send thecompleted application form to Seafarers Training & Recreation Center, Piney Point, MD 20674. SEAFARERS TRAINING & RECREATION CENTER Reservation Information Name: 'i" I"' f •. 7/91 Taking a breather are, from left, DEU Brian Monnerjahn, Bendix Chuck Laba, AB Michael Duggan, Bosun Angelo Urti, AB David Cutchins and Chief Electrician Donald Peterson. Book#: 88#: Address: Telephone #:. Number in party / ages of children, if applicable: Date of arrival: Galley gang members Lonnie Gamble (left) and Tony Prizmik relax onboard the Sgt. Matej Kocak. 1st choice 2nd choice. 3rd choice Personals Corrections Luther James Tate Gustavus Adolphus College of Minnesota was listed incorrectly as being in Ma^Iand in a story an­ nouncing the Snj scholarship win­ ners on page 2 of the June 1991 Seafarers LOG. AB Roderick Michael Orme ac­ cidentally was left off the crew's list of the Cape Ann in a story on page 11 of the June 1991 Seafar­ ers LOG. Please contact Jane Baenano jagnano at 2119 Aldrin Drive, #1-A, Ocean Township, N.J. 07712 Charlie Durden Please contact ordinal seaman Jimmy Durden II at 404 Abby Road; Peachtree City, Georgia 30269. 8tay is limited to two weeks. Date of Departure: fEj- ,•?. ' • "• : '.1? •p-: �.V-.:' ^^^;• •r . T' • 4 '^v'. f :m'v- ^ =• l' saFJuaKS 106 24 • v " --i^- Luntleberg School Graduatos Ton Classos ":. -fJ^. • 3^r mm • A} 44 if' V.'4 -^vrVvv,; ; • i. ' •.'.'. -4 .. .4. »i4y,.4 •,. • ... .idt.. •. .' '_ ,!i^, :.' •f- ' ' r M ' '-'•4:'4 " •\4-C,-.4 X Trainee Lifeboat Class 474—Graduating from trainee lifeboat class 474 are (from left, kneipling) Shane Blechle, Jeff Viands, Brian Olsen, Daniel Roderick, Brian Bates, Moses Rosario, (second row) Jim Brown (instructor), Jeff Madill, John Fulmer, Fabian Urias, Christopher McKinney, Gerald Stewart, Daniel Krause, Eric Diggs, Scotty Greenlee, Robert Muscato, (third row) Richard Pumphrey, Aleksander Turko, Joey Vickers, Neal Peart, Steve Bowmer, Mark Weaver, Daniel Blackwell and Daryl Long. Trainee Lifeboat Class 475—Recently completing the course require­ ments for graduation from trainee lifeboat class 475 are (from left, kneeling) Jon Eipp, Eric Barron, Jack Boudreaux, Eddie Rembert, Dave Frantz, Royer Sharp, Lydell Grant, Ernesto Pelicas, (second row) Robert O'Connell Jr., Thomas Taber Jr., Robert Whitaker, Jeff Lichtenwalter, Anthony Register, A.J. Eastman, Derrick Crummy, Howard Hendra Jr., Hector Rivera Jr., Anthony Smith and David Decker. ?v- ^ mm fll-; • ••.•••'"f '.-'i '4.^4 l.v;-i! 444-r.: •„ Fireman, Oiler, Watertender—^Working their way up the engine depart­ ment ratings are (from left, kneeling) Ralph Hendershot, John Parkhurst, George Montgomery, Jason Fields, John Kelly, George Tonge, (second row) Jim Nugent, Joe Spell II, Spencer Smith, Joe Richardson, Greg Eastwood, Michael Parker, James Ham, (third row) Steve Cunningham, Peter Gerstenberger, James Beatty, Robert Dennis Jr. John Wiegman (instructor), Sean Sullivan, (fourth row) Dan. Vazquez, Jeffrey Sutton Sr. and Joseph Letang. Not pictured is Aaron Well. Oil Spill Emergency Containment & Cleanup—Completing the course of instruction on how to contain and clean up an oil spill emergency, including classroom, laboratory and on-the-job training, are (from left, front row) Edward Rynberg, Knolly Wiltshire, Robert Remmel, David Aud, (second row) DiMarke Shoulders, Elgin Thompson, Michael Joyner, (third row) Drew Brown, Stephen Votta, Thomas Pruitt and Casey Taylor (instructor). mmmmm Xr' %kk Xm. :-\> . : ...... Ji',••' \kr44. '''K': ^ rS44. „ Upgraders Lifeboat—Receiving their lifeboat training certificates from the Lundeberg School on May 8 are (from left, kneeling) Ben Cusic (instructor), Kathy Ann Chester, Scott Heginbotham, Mark Knapp, Edward Aperto, (second row) Armeninual Thomas, George Maridns, Abraham Murray, J.P. Rouyea, Terry Hosein, Na­ than Collins, (third row) Abdo Shayll Ali, Scott Palen, Romeo Enriquez and Garard McCarthy. Upgraders Lifeboat—Completing the course of study leading to a training certificate in the upgraders lifeboat class of May 20 are (from left) Jim Moore Upgraders Lifeboat—Certificates of training (instructor), Jose Lopez, Jeannie McCracklen, John were received by the June 5 class of upgraders. They Atkinson, William McNeely Jr. Cyril Jenkins and are (from left) Robert Walker, Antonio Centeno, Ahmed Amadou Niang. Muthana and Ron Raykowski (instructor). IS'^ t,:' m--- m •'j' "jN 1•• • • -4 Marine Electrical Maintenance—^This •I • ip •i-.. •.. course leading to a certificate was completed by (from left, front row) Rush Ingram, Mike Wells, John Cronan, (second row) Steve Roberts, Mike LasDulce, George Lindsay and Mike Stearman. Not pictured: Mike Powell. ,'•'•4. .V:;M Pumproom Maintenance—^This seven-week Celestial Navigation—Upgrading members of couse was completed by (from left, kneeling) San An­ the deck department completing the five-week celestial thony Negron, Kenny Hanson, Ken Stratton, Phil Par­ navigation course are (from left) William Travis, Richard ent, (second row) Jim Schaffer (instructor), Fred Vogler, Cavalier, Jake Karaczynski (instructor), Steven Mitchell John Smith, Son Busly, Scott Speedy and Bett Lamers. and Frank Hedge. �«5a?^ MY 1991 DEEP SEA ALBERT AHIN Albert Ahin, 64, passed away March 7. He was bom in Ha­ waii and joined the SIU in 1962 in the port of San Fran­ cisco. Brother Ahin, a member of the deck department, last sailed onboard the Sea-Land Patriot. His remains were scat­ tered at sea. CARMELO ANDREW Pensioner Carmelo Andrew, 92, died as a result of heart . failure April 14. Bom in Puerto Rico, he joined the Sea­ farers in 1940 in the port of New York. Brother Andrew sailed in the engine depart­ ment. He retired in 1965 and is survived by his wife, Guarina. tive of New York joined the Seafarers in 1951 in the port of New York. Brother Calefato shipped in the black-gang. He started collecting his pension in October 1981. JAMES CHEECHIN Pensioner James Chee Chin, 75, passed away April 20 due to heart dis­ ease. A.native of China, he joined the Marine Cooks and Stewards in 1968 in the port of San Francisco. Brother Chin started drawing his pension in April 1981, after the union merged with the AGLIWD. HENRY CLAY Pensioner Henry Clay, 81, died of respiratory failure April 12. The New Road, La. native joined the Marine Cooks and Stewards in 1945. He retired in June 1973, before MCS merged with the AGLIWD. Brother Clay was buried in Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Ore. ANDREW BICKFORD Pensioner Andrew Bickford, 83, died March 4 of respiratory failure, one day before his birth­ day. Bom in Washington, he joined the Marine Cooks and Stewards in 1945 in the port of San Francisco. Brother Bickford started collecting his pension in October 1971, before the union merged with the AGLIWD. He was buried in Willamette Na­ tional Cemeteiy in Portland, Ore. MAURICE CULP Pensioner Maurice Culp, 75, died April 28. Bom in Pennsyl­ vania, he joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Philadel­ phia. Brother Culp sailed as a chief cook. He retired in 1986. LESTER BORGES JOHNM.DAIGLE Pensioner Lester Borges, 63, passed away May 5 as a result of lung can­ cer. A native of Hawaii, he joined the union in 1951 in the port of San Francisco. Brother Borges, who shipped in the en­ gine department, began collect­ ing his pension in January 1991. He was buried in Woodlawn Me­ morial Park in Colma, Calif. Pensioner John M. Daigle, 70, passed away April 11 as a result of heart disease. A native of Louisiana, Brother Daigle retired in 1987. He was buried in the Garden of Gethesemane Cemetery in Houston. KENNETH BOWMAN Pensioner Kenneth Bowman, 57, died May 9. He joined the SIU in 1966 in the port of New York. A native of Wisconsin, Brother Bowman sailed in the steward department and retired in March 1986. He was buried in White Plains (N.Y.) Rural Cemetery. CHARLES H. BRAMBLE Bosun Charles Bramble, 66, . died May 2 aboard the SeaLand Newark Bay. Bom in Permsylvania, Brother Bramble joined the union in the port of Baltimore in 1951. He com­ pleted bosun recertifrcation at the Lundeberg School in Au­ gust 1984. Wn^LIAM CALEFATO Pensioner William Calefato, 74, passed away May 20. The na­ KEVIN DAUGHTRY Kevin Daughtry, 26, drowned May 11. He was bom in Ports­ mouth, Va. and joined the union in 1984 at Piney Point. Brother Daughtry shipped in the engine department. He was an active member at the tirrie of his death. JOSEPH M. DUFFY Pensioner Joseph M. Duffy, 72, passed away May 11 as a result of liver failure. Bom in Brooklyn, he joined the Seafar­ ers in 1952 in the port of New York. Brother Duffy shipped in the deck department and started collecting his pension in October 1983. He was bur­ ied in Town of Catskill (N.Y.) Cemetery. CALVIN FRAZIER Calvin Frazier,'38, passed • away May 29. The Alabama native joined the SIU in 1971 in the port of New York. Brother Frazier sailed in the galley gang. He last shipped in 1985. ANDERS L ELLINGSEN Pensioner Anders I. Ellingsen, 77, died of heart failure April 16. A native of Nor­ way, he joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Wilmington, , . Calif, Brother Ellingsen shipped as a chief electrician. He started collecting his jrension in June 1974. He was bur­ ied in the Seafarers Haven Cemetery in Valley Lee, Md. joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York. He shipped in the deck department. Brother Lowe retired in 1984. THEODORE J. MACRIDES Pensioner Theodore J. Macrides, 86, died of cancer April 17. Bom in Turkey, he joined the Marine Cooks and Stewards in 1945 in the port of San Francisco. Brother Macrides started collecting his pension in October 1970, be­ fore the union merged \yith the AGLIWD. He is survived by his wife. Calliope. WILLIAM L. GIBBS Pensioner William L. Gibbs, 69, lost his battle against can­ cer May 2. Bom in Maryland, he joined the Marine Cooks and Stewards in 1944 in the port of Baltimore. Brother Gibbs retired in 1984, after the union merged with the AGLIWD. He last sailed aboard the Sea-Land Pacer. FRANKLIN O. MILLER Pensioner Franklin O. Miller, 80, died April 17. Bom in Califor­ nia, he joined the union in 1962 in the port of San Francisco. Brother Miller shipped in the engine depart­ ment until he retired in 1980. He is survived by his wife, Nancy. ROBERTO HANNIBAL Pensioner Roberto Hannibal, 68, passed away May 14. He was bom in Puerto Rico and joined the Seafarers in 1944 in the port of Norfolk, Va. Brother Hannibal sailed in the steward department He began collecting his pension in July 1983. LEROY MOBLEY Pensioner Leroy Mobley, 75, passed away March 7 as a re­ sult of kidney failure. A native of South Carolina, he joined the Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards in 1960 and retired in 1977, one year before it merged with the AGLIWD. JIMMIE M. HELFER Pensioner Jimmie M. Hei­ fer, 67, died March 2 as a result of heart disease. A native of Hampton, Term., he joined the uniori in 1959 in the port of Baltimore. Brother Heifer shipped in the engine de­ partment. He retired in 1984. AUERLIOC. MOLINA Pensioner Auerlio C. Molina, 73, passed away April 29. Bom in Honduras, he joined the Ma­ rine Cooks and Stewards in 1952 in the port of New York. Brother Molina began receiv­ ing his pension in March 1980, after the MCS merged with the AGLIWD. CLIFTON JORDAN Pensioner Clifton Jordan, 66, suc­ cumbed to lung cancer May 26. Bom in Mississippi, he joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Philadel­ phia. Brother Jordan, a bosun, began collecting his pension in January 1988. EVELYN P. KISH Pensioner Evelyn P. Kish, 75, passed away Febmary 17. Bom in Indiana, she joined the Marine Cooks and Stewards in 1959. Sister Kish began collect­ ing her pension in December 1974, before the union merged with the AGLIWD. GEORGES. LOWE Pensioner George S,' Lowe, 69, died May 2. The Maryland native HARRY MONAHAN Pensioner Harry Monahan, 62, died Decem­ ber 12 as a result of heart fail­ ure. A na­ tive of Jersey City, N.J., he joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York. Brother Monahan sailed in the deck de­ partment and retired in 1977. He is survived by his wife, Ottilie, three children and eight grandchildren. POTENCIANO PACULBA Pensioner Potenciano Paculba, 81, passed away March 18 due to car­ diac ar­ rest. He was bom in the Philip­ pine Islands and joined the SIU in 1952 in the port of New Or­ leans. Brother Paculba shipped in the steward department. He started receiving his pension iri January 1975. RODRIGO I. PELAYO Pensioner Rodrigo I. Pelayo, 86, passed away No­ vember 13. A na­ tive of the Philippines, he joined the union in 1945 in the port of New York. Brother Pelayo sailed as a member of the gal­ ley gang. He retired in June 1970. - ....vs - FRANCISCO RIVERA Pensioner Francisco Rivera, 73, died March 10. Bom in Hondu­ ras, he joined the Seafarers in 1973 in the port of New Orleans. Brother Rivera shipped in the steward depart­ ment. He started receiving his pension in April 1983. ' P-" GEORGE ROMANO Pensioner George Romano, 88, passed away March 8 due to heart fail­ ure. The native of Alabama joined the SIU as a charter member in 1938 in the port of Mobile, Ala. Brother Romano sailed in the steward depart­ ment. He retired in August 1968. Brother Romano was buried in Mobile Memorial Gardens. JOHN SIMMONS Pensioner John Simmons, 63, died May 24. Bom in Texas, he joined the Marine Cooks and Stewards in 1954 in the port of Portland, Ore. Brother Simmons started receiving his pension in January 1989, after the MCS merged with the AGLIWD. GEORGE SPILIOTIS Pensioner George Spiliotis, 80, succumbed to cancer April 21. A native of Greece, he joined the SIU in 1956 in the port of New York. Brother Spiliotis sailed in the engine depart­ ment. He retired in December 1974. .• . )! .. JULIUS THRASHER JR. Pensioner Julius Thrasher Jr., 69, passed away April 30 due to car­ diac ar­ rest. The South Carolina native joined the Seafarers in 1943 in the port of New York. Brother Thrasher sailed in the deck de­ partment until he retired in April 1984. He was buried in Continued on page 26 > '€• P y — r —• 5. �m ^inal Departures began collecting his pension in August 1990. Continuedfrom page 25 JOHNS.HUDGINS Pensioner John S. Hudgins, 75, lost his battle with cancer May 5. Bom in Virginia, he joined the union in 1962 in the port of Norfolk. Boatman Hudgins re­ tired from his deck department duties in August 1982. He was buried in St. Paul Cemetery in Susan, Va., and is survived by his wife, Thelma. the National Cemetery in Pineville. La. JOSEPH G. VACCARO Pensioner Joseph G. Vaccaro, 88, died May 2 due to heart failure. He joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of New Or­ leans, his native city. Brother Vaccaro shipped in the steward department. He began receiv­ ing his pension in April 1968. Brother Vaccaro is survived by his wife, Virginia. ••! r •'ii ^-v:l •11 -. ) I'.'"''-':••%• M''' ^•''. < .. • -f: i • tV7. . • • • mms ••' i. •- '• . " v» ;. • V . -• :•' •'. , •... ,' —• ' yv" I'-, ./ ',•. .1 "-v • •.•:/ ERNESTO A. VALDEZ Pensioner Ernesto A. Valdez, 75, passed away May 10 as a result of cardiac arrest. Bom in Puerto Rico, he joined the union in 1944 in the port of New York. Brother Valdez shipped in the galley gang until his retirement in February 1981. He is survived by his wife, Florentina. PETER VANICEK Peter Vanicek, 54, died May 17. A native of Austria, he joined the SIU in 1973 in the port of San Francisco. Brother Vanicdc sailed in the steward department. He was an active member at the time of his death. MURRYWILKERSON Pensioner Murry Wilkeison, 65, passed away May 8. He was bom in Alabama and joined the Seafarers in 1945 in the port of Mobile, Ala. Brother Wilkerson shipped in the galley gang. He last sailed in 1983 onboard the Stonewall Jackson arid started receiving his pension in January 1984. M.. i|y:«f:s YNEZ YNIGUEZ Pensioner Ynez Yniguez, 80, died April 7 due to cardiac arr rest. The native of Mexico was a member of the Marine Cooks and Stewards and sailed as a chief steward. Brother Yniguez began collecting his pension in July 1974, before the MCS merged with the AGLIWD. He is survived by his wife, Wilhelnuna. INLAND •- fj -r,.:,i • y Uii "yv#-.-/1„, t: i .'- ' m -y ' i: • I. •, ii'' • • SIAFAREKS LOG WILFRED BELLMORE Pensioner Wilfred Bellmore, 75, suf­ fered a fatal heart attack April 16. He was bom in Portland, Maine and joined the union in 1966 in the port of Mobile, Ala. Boatman Bellmore shipped as a cook and retired in March 1983. He is survived by his wife, Rosie. HORACE BUZBEE Pensioner Horace Buzbee, 63, passed away May 26. The Ala­ bama native joined the Seafar­ ers in 1971 in the port of Mobile, Ala. Boatman Buzbee, a Korean War veteran, shipped in the deck department. He WILBERT D. GOODWIN Pensioner Wilbert D. Good­ win, 77, passed away April 21 as a result of heart failure. Bom in North Caro­ lina, he joined the union in 1953 in the port of Norfolk, Va. Boatman Goodwin shipped in the deck department until he retired in August 1977. He was buried in Cedar Island (N.C.) Community Cemetery. GEORGE KENEDAY George Keneday, 80, died Jan­ uary 12. He joined the unioil in 1951 in his native New Or­ leans. Boatman Keneday shipped in the deck depart­ ment, and he last sailed in 1971. He was buried in Green­ wood Cemetery in New Or­ leans. PHIL MACKLIN Hid Macklin, 42, passed away January 13. A native of hfissouri, he joined the Seafarers in 1978 in the port of St. Louis. Boatman N^klin shipped in the deck dqrartment. He last sailed in 1981. WILLIAM MILCHING Pensioner William Milching, 72, passed away May 20 as a result of lung cancer. A native of Maryland, he joined the SIU in 1956 in the port of Baltimore. Boatman Milching shipped in the deck department until he retired in August 1981. He was buried in Baltimore's Parkwood Ceme­ tery. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth. GENEPARKS Gene Parks, 51, died April 27. The native of Virginia joined flie Seafarers in 1969 in the port of Norfolk, Va. He sailed in the deck dqrartment and is survived by his wife, Mina. Boatman Parks last shipped in August 1984. GREAT LAKES CARL BROWN Carl Brown, 49, passed away May 8. He was h«m in Detroit and joined the Seafarers in 1976 in that port. Brother Brown sailed in the deck de­ partment. He was an active member at the time of his death. JACKA.HAAVISTO Pensioner Jack A. Haavisto, 78, died of natural causes May 3. A native of Minne­ sota, he joined the union in 1959 in the port of Detroit. Boatman Haavisto shipped in the engine department until he retired in April 1981. He was buried in Sunrise Memorial Park in Duluth, Minn. GERALD F.SCOTT Pensioner Gerald F. Scott, 67, passed away January 10. The Cleveland native joined the union in 1957 in the port of Bufralo, N.Y. He shipped in the engine department and re­ tired in November 1985. Brother Scott was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Cleve­ land. ALIR. YAFAI All R. Yafai, 61, succumbed to cancer May 14. Bom in Arabia, he joined the SIU in 1967 in the port of Detroit. Brother Yafai sailed in the deck department. RAILROAD MARINE JACOB HELLESTO Pensioner Jacob Hellesto, 90, passed away due to cancer May 23. A native of Norway, he joined the SIU in 1960 in the port of New York. Brother Hellesto began receiving his pension in 1965. He was buried in Memorial Gardens in Beverly Hills, Fla. He is survived by his wife, Alice. CORRECTION ROQUE R. MACARAEG Pen- mis­ spelled in last month's Final Departures page in the Seafarers LOG. Brother Macaraeg began receiving his pension in November 1985 and is survived by his wife, Lor­ raine. National Archives ProvMes Additionai information To Hoip Seafarers Verify WWii Service for Benefits In order to obtain veterans' benefits, many merchant seamen who served during World War n have written to the National Archives for copies of logbooks for use in verifying their wartime service (see Seafarers LOG, March 1990, page 26; May 1990, page 25). In addition, the National Archives has in­ formed the Seafarers LOG of several new possible sources of information to assist for­ mer seamen in obtaining the documentation they need in order to qualify for veterans' benefits. First Point of Contact The United States Coast Guard has set Up a special unit to assist former merchant searmen to obtain evidence of wartime service. This unit should be the first point of contact for former seamen. Requests should be sent to: Commandant (G-MVP:1/12) United States Coast Guard 2100 2nd Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 10593-0001 Include with the request any copies of documents which could help verify service, along with Form DD 2168, "Application For Discharge of Member or Survivor of Member of GroupCertified To Have Performed Active Duty with the Armed Forces of the United States." If the Coast Guard cannot locate evidence of service in its records, then the logbooks held by the National Archives regional ar­ chives may be the next best source of verifi­ cation. Requests for copies of merchant vessel logbooks should be addressed to the director of the National Archives regional archives which holds logbooks for the port at which the individual's vessel ended its voyage. (See the May 1990 Seafarers LOG for the ports of voyage termination and the corresponding re­ gional archives center.) Other Sources of Information If service was performed on a vessel oper­ ated by: ARMY TRANSPORT SERVICE — Send DD Form 2168 to: Commander U.S. Army Reserve Personnel Center (PAS-EN) 9700 Page Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63132-5200 NAVAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE — Send DD Form 2168 to: Naval Military Personnel Command (NMPC-3) Navy Department Washington, D.C. 20370-5300 If the veteran is uncertain as to the port where the voyage ended, the Naval Historical center has Vessel Movement Cards of the 10th Fleet which was in charge of convoys and routing during WWII. These cards can pro­ vide dates, ports of arrival and departure and convoy numbers for most American and some foreign-registered vessels. Requestors must provide the Center with the full name of the vessel and approximate dates of the voyage. Write to: Operational Archives Naval Historical Center Building 57 Washington Navy Yard Washington, D.C. 20374-0571 Convoy operations for North Russia and in the Mediterranean Sea were under Royal Navy control. Information conceming convoy numbers may be obtained by writing to: Public Records Office Ruskin Avenue Kew, Richmond Surrey, TW9 4DU, England Medical information on merchant seamen treated at U.S. Public Health Service Hospi­ tals (former Marine Hospitals) may also be available. Requests should include name sea­ man used as a patient, date of birth. Social Security Number, Z-Card Number, location of hospital and approximate date and kind of treatment. Write to: PHS Data Center GWL Hansen's Disease Center Carville,LA 70721 Attn: Director Files on awards and decorations granted to merchant seamen may contain information about the basis for which the medal or award was given. Requests for information should include full name of seaman. Coast Guard Z-Card or Book Number and WWII home address. Write to: U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration, MAR 250 Office of Maritime Labor & Training •400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20590 Attn: Seamen Awards Records of merchant seamen trained by> the U.S. Maritime Service may also be avail­ able. Requests for information should include the name the seaman used during training, date of birth and Social Security Number. Write to: National Personnel Records Center Civilian Personnel Records 111 Winnebago Street St. Louis, MO 63118 Academic, medical and training records of seamen who were enrolled as cadets at the U.S. Maritime Academy may be available. Requests should contain name seaman used as a cadet, date of birth. Social Security Number and dates of enrollment. Send request to: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY 11024-1699 Attn: Director of External Affairs Vessel Status Cards that identify vessels owned or operated by the War Shipping Ad­ ministration (WSA), and articles of tessels owned or operated by the WSA that suffered war damage may be available at the Maritime Administration. Requests for information should include the name of the vessel. Write to: U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration, MAR 573 Chief, Division of Statistics 400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20590 �JULY 1991 27 1991 UPGRADING COUKS SCHEDUU Course The following is the current course schedule for August-December 1991 at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, All programs are geared to improve job skills of SIU members and to promote the American maritime industry. I ^ The course schedule may change to reflect the membership's and industry s needs as well as the national emergency mobilization in the Persian Gulf. Check-In Completion Date Date August 5 August 9 September 16 September 30 October 28 November 1 Upon completion, the Sealift Operations course must be taken. Course Oil Spill Prevention & Containment (1 week) Steward Upgrading Courses Detk Upgioding Courses Check-In Completion Course Date Date Able Seaman September 2 October II October 28 December 6 All students must take the Oil Spill Prevention and Containment class prior to the Sealift Operations and Maintenance course. Lifeboatman Augusts August 16 August 19 August 30 September 2 September 13 September 16 September 27 September 30 October 11 October 14 October 25 October 28 November 8 November 11 November 22 November 25 December 6 December 9 December 20 Ship Handling August 19 August 30 October 14 October 25 December 2 December 13 Radar Observer Unlimited September 2 September 6 October 28 November 1 December 16 December 20 Inland Deck Licenses September 30 December 6 Celestial Navigation November 4 November 29 Third Mate September 2 December 13 Upon completion, the Sealift Operations course must he taken. Tankerman August 19 September 13 November 11 December 6 Check-In Completion Course Date Date Assistant Cook, Cook and Baker, All open-ended (contact admissions Chief Cook, Chief Steward office for starting dates) Upon completion, all students will take a Sealift Familiarization class. • - ' . .V Engine Upgrading Courses Check-In Completion Date Date September 30 December 20 September 2 October II November 11 December 20 All students must take the Oil Spill Prevention and Containment class. Pumproom Maintenance & Operations September 30 November 8 Marine Electrical Maintenance August 5 September 27 October 14 December 6 Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operations August 19 September 27 Marine Electronics Technician September 30 December 20 Basic Electronics August 26 September 20 September 30 October 25 Hydraulics August 5 August 30 Welding September 30 October 25 Deep Sea/Inland Engineers October 7 December 13 Assistant Engineer (Deep Sea & Inland) October 4 December 13 All students in the Engine Department will have a two-week Sealift Familiarization class at the end of their regular course. Course QMED-Any Rating Fireman/Watertender and Oiler • -.• ' - 5HL5S College Program Schedule for 1991 FULL 8-week Sessions August 12 October 21 October 4 December 13 1991 Adult education Schedule Recertiflcation Programs Completion Date November 4 Check-In Date September 30 Course Bosun Recertiflcation UPGRADING APPLICATION Name- Date of Birth- Mo./Dav'Year I Middle) (l-irsl) ([.asD Address- (Slreel) TelephoneL (Cilyl (.Slale) (Zip Code) ' ) (Area Codcl Deep Sea Member • Lakes Member • Inland Waters Member • Pacific • If the foiiqwing information is not filled out completely your application will not be processed. U.S. Citizen: • No Home Port. Endorsement(s) or License(s) now held:^ I ani inlerested in (he rollowing course(s) checked below or Indicaled here if not listed — Are you a graduate of the SHLSS trainee program? If yes. which program: from—^ • Yes • No to Last grade of school com.pleted. ^ (dales allcndcd) Have you attended any SHLSS upgrading courses? • Yes • No If yes, course(s) taken. — — Have you taken any SHLSS Sealift Operations courses? Q Yes • No If yes, how many weeks have you completed? ^ — Do you hold the U.S. Coast Guard Life Boatman Endorsement? • Yes No Firefighting: • Yes • Nq CPR: • Yes D No Date available for training Primary language spoken Completion Date December 6 December 6 October 18 December 6 September 6 With this application COPIES of your discharges must be submitted showing sufficient time to qualify yourself for the course(s) requested. You also must submit a COPY of each of the following: the first page of your union book indicating your departrnent and seniority, your clinic card and the front and back of your Lundeberg School identification card listing the course(s) you have taken and completed. The Admissions Office WILL NOT schedule you until all of the above are received. RATING DATE DATE OF VESSEL HELD SHIPPED DISCHARGE SIGNATURE. Department- ^ • Yes ABE/ESL Lifeboat Preparation Course Check-In Date October 28 October 28 September 29 October 28 August 12 -7 Book #- Social Security #. Seniority— Course High School Equivalency (GED) Adult Basic Education (ABE) English as a Second Language (ESL) ^ ^ ——— — .. DF.CK • AB/Sealift • I St Class Pilot • Third Mate • „Radar Observer Unlimited • Master Inspected Towing Vessel • Towboat Operator Inland • Celestial Navtgation O Simulator Course ENGINE • FOWT • QMED—Any.Rating • Variable Speed DC Drive Systems (Marine Electronics) DATE. [II Marine Flectrical Maintenance P Pumproom Maintenance & Operation • Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operation . • Diesel Kngine Technology • Assistant I-.ngineer/Chief Engineer Motor Vessel [I Original 3rd Engineer Steam or Motor • Refrigerated Containers Advanced Maintenance • lilectro-Hydraulic .Systems • Automation • Hydraulics • Marine Electfonics Technician AEl, DEPARTMEN IS • Welding n l.ifeboatman (Must be taken with another course I ADULT EDUCATION DliPARTMENT • Adult Basic Education (ABE) • High .School liquivalcncy Program (CiED) • Developmental Studies (DV.S) [I Emglish as a Second Language (ESI.) • ABE'ESL Lifeboat Prepai.dion STEWARD • • • • • Assistant Cook Utility Cook and Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward Towboat Inland Cook COLLEGE PRf)GRAM • Associates in Arts Degree P Certihcate Programs Transportation will be paid in accordance with the scheduling letter only if you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. If you have any questions, contact your port agent before departing for Piney Point. RKTURN COMPLETED .APPl.lCATION TO Seafarers Hany l.undeber)! Upgradmn Center Pines Pnint. Ml) 2(Xi74 7/91 r-, • SI. .1. /i' • ' J-iI . �gaSCa*i£GaaaBC SX!A^MtEMtS Looking for a Vacation Spot? Seafarers and their families can utilize the Lundeberg School for a summer vacation. Reasonably priced and easy to reach, the fa­ cility offers recreational and sight­ seeing opportunities. .'"V-.' •il "j-y *; 1^'. Volume 53, Number 7 V • I- July 1991 See page 23 for details. Vice Admiral Donovan Commends Noble Star Seafarers SIU Crew Carries Out Mission in Heavy Seas The Seafarers who crew Noble Star recently received high praise from U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Francis R. Donovan after the group courageously performed lashing operations during severe weather conditions in order to get aid des­ ignated for Kurdish refugees moved as quickly as possible. In late April, the Noble Star de­ livered vital refugee supplies to Mersin, Turkey-Respite incle­ ment weather which not only made sailing difficult, but also prevented stevedores from working at pickup or drop-off points. The bravery and diligence dis­ played by Noble Star crewmembers prompted a letter from Donovan, commander of the Military Sealift Command, laud­ ing the performance of the pro­ positioning vessel's crew. The letter reads, in part: "Your efforts under extremely threatening weather conditions which precipi­ tated the refusal to work of the lashing gangs and dock workers have not gone unnoticed. You had a mission to perform and you com­ pleted that mission even though its completion took you far beyond your realm of responsibility. "You are a true example of our country's merchant marine—our fourth arm of defense. You put the needs of others above your own personal safety and never hesitated to go the extra mile to bring help where help was so urgently needed. "I couldn't be more proud of you, and I consider it an honor to be on the same team " Winds Northerly, 50 Knots The Noble Star in mid-April .r, .:¥• t-'.y'y •:i.1. fcl"' I; i-: •.i'v- 'U. :|3: t: Crewmembers aboard the commended Noble Star are, from left, AB Ricardo Ramos, Chief Cook Michael Lockhart, GSU Julie Cottle, Chief Steward Andrew Mayo, OS Gary Stever, QMED Robert E. Lee, DEU Manuel Lulley, OMU Ron Ellis, OS Lambert Soniat Dufossat, AB Kirk Sloan and QMED Melvin Clivens. was ordered to load 223 40-foot containers of refugee supplies in Marseilles, France, for discharge at Mersin. But after loading the weather tumed harsh. Wind con­ ditions were northerly at 50 knots. Lashing gangs and dock workers would not report to work. The Noble Star's master and crew opted to perform lashing op­ erations and then sail, even though the ship was not obligated to pro­ ceed under such volatile condi­ tions. Bosun Sam Bunch, recalled other complications. The longshoremen had put lashings on the containers before they were loaded onboard, Biinch recently told a reporter from the Seafarers LOG. So, during the storm, crewmembers needed hammers and bars to re-do the lashings. Bunch, 41, worked on the deck Help Locate This Missing Chiiti • I • .J. .. '^•"' Jennifer Marie King Seafarers have been asked by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to assist in lo­ cating Jennifer Marie King, a 17year-old from Hanover Park, 111. King, who uses the name "Marie," was last seen at approxi­ mately 10 a.m. on October 4,1990. The Center believes the 130-pound, 5-foot, 2-inch brunette is an endan­ gered runaway. Anyone with information about King should contact the Center at 1-800-843-5678 or the Hanover (111.) Park Police Department's Missing Persons Unit at 1-708-8370115. Since Jurie 1989, the Seafarers LOG has dedicated a portion of the back page of the publication to dis­ seminate information on missing children. The material is provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children as part of the organization's photo distribu­ tion campaign. |v ••: C.—; ,•. :;L'' "in a basket on a crane." He said, ^ "I did it because I wouldn't ask any crewmember to do something that I wouldn't do." All crewmembers wore safety belts and lines. Bunch noted. One week after arriving in France, the Noble Star—finally free from foul weather—^reached Turkey. There, the crew was greeted by another unpleasant sur­ prise: No labor had l^en ordered for unlashing. Four to Five Bays Saved Once again. Noble Star crewmembers performed extra du­ ties so the refugees would receive aid as soon as possible. Sealift, Inc. Vice President John J. Raggio esti­ mated the crewmembers' efforts saved four to five days on the voy­ age. More importantly, Raggio said, the much-needed supplies were delivered in timely fashion. Bosun Bunch, a U.S. Marine veteran who sails from New Or­ leans, said the crew experienced a great sense of accomplishment: "We felt highly needed and were glad to do it." HoUe Star Among First in Gulf War The Seafarers-crewed Noble Star was part of the first convoy to reach Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf conflict. It was the first ship to sail to the area with medical supplies. A prepositioning ship, the Noble Star was stationed at Diego Garcia when the buildup began. After its initial voyage to Saudi Arabia, the vessel went to Germany and picked up addi­ tional materiel for Ad Damman, Saudi Arabia. The ship later retumed to the States for more sup­ plies, then headed back for the Persian Gulf. Near Mine Biow-Up Bosun Sam Bunch, de­ scribed his experience in the gulf as "11 months of heat." Bunch said the only time he "felt scared [during the Gulf War] was going through the Suez Canal. A tank mine blew up as we went through. "But it was so hot over there, I didn't have time to feel scared." Chief Steward Andrew Mayo, a union member since 1988, de­ scribed the crew as extremely co­ operative. "Things couldn't have been better," said Mayo, 59. Besides Bunch and Mayo, other Seafarers serving aboard the Noble Star during these events were ABs Francis Sloan, Ricai^do Ramos and Robert A. Sanchez; OSs Gary Stever and Lambert Soniat Dufossat; QMEDs Melvin Clivens and Robert Lee; OMU Ronald Ellis; DEU Manuel Lulley; Chief Cook Michael Lockhart; and GSU Julie Cottle. Crewmembers employed aboard the 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo, Baldomero Lopez, William R. Button, PFC Dewayne T. Williams and Jack Lummus for the period of January 1, 1990through June 30,1990, can apply for EPA payments by submitting cop­ ies of dischatges and/or pay vouchers to union headquarters, attention: Con­ tracts Department � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource July 1991 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES ANTI-SCAB BILL VOTE NEARS ‘BUY, SHIP AMERICAN’ PROVISION LINKED TO HOUSE CASH AID BILL FLAGGING OUT RUNS INTO TROUBLE MARAD OFFICIAL TIPS MITT, SUGGESTS SECOND REGISTRY SEAMEN’S UNIONS FIGHTING BACK HUNDREDS OF SEAFARERS, RETIREES REVIEW BENEFITS SPIRITS HIGH AS SEAFARERS MARCH IN VICTORY PARADE COAST GUARD PROPOSES SEAMEN PAY FEE FOR Z-CARDS SEA-LAND HAWAII RESCUES THREE DOWNED FILERS SS PRESIDENT JOHNSON AND CREW SURVIVE SUDDEN CYCLONE SEAFARERS SCORE HIGH IN SEA-LAND CULINARY SEMINAR PHILADELPHIA HEALTH UNIT PROVIDES QUALITY CARE FOR SEAFARERS INLAND LAKES’ CARRIER IS BUSY ON ALL LAKES DELEON HAS SUCCESSFUL CONCERT DEBUT AT LUNDEBERG SCHOOL SEAFARER RATES CAPE FAREWELL AS ‘GOOD SHIP’ WITH ‘GOOD CREW’ BOSUN CANALES AND KING TIE KNOT AT SEA PANEL BLOCKS 1946 DATE FOR WWII MARINER VET STATUS FAIR TREATMENT FOR A FEW OLD SAILORS FIVE SIU FISHERMAN HANDLE A NEW BEDFORD DRAGGER TEN MORE BENEFITS TALKS SLATED FOR YEAR SPANISH, ISRAELI SEAMEN FIGHT FLAG-OUT MOVES WAR BONUS PAYMENTS ARE DELAYED KOCAK SEAFARER COMPARES EXPERIENCES OF THREE WARS NATIONAL ARCHIVES PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO HELP SEAFARERS VERIFY WWII SERVICE FOR BENEFITS SIU CREW CARRIES OUT MISSION IN HEAVY SEAS 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 07/01/1991 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. 53, No. 7 1991 Periodicals Seafarers Log