Vol. 56, No.2 April|May|June 2020

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

Keeping the Supply Lines Open in the Age of Covid-19Global Maritime Industry Pushes for Crew Change To Resume

Unions, Employers Seek “Emergency Stipend” for Maritime Security FleetYour Photos From the Frontlines

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VICE PRESIDENTSThomas Bell, Great Lakes & GulfStephen H. Doherty, Atlantic MaritimeThomas Larkin, Offshore AtlanticKlaus Luhta, Offshore Gulf & Government AffairsGeorge A. Quick, PilotsRandall H. Rockwood, Federal EmployeesTimothy Saffle, Pacific Maritime RegionLars Turner, Offshore Pacific

From the President 1The mariners of the world work to keep the supply lines open in the age of Covid-19.

News Briefs 3Unions, international organizations, call for urgent resumption of crew change process aboard merchant ships; kudos to AMG members aboard Staten Island Ferry, North Ferry and NY Water Taxi; MM&P’s Steve Werse honored by Marine Society of the City of New York; MM&P Civil Service mariners and pilots bring Comfort and Mercy to coronavirus hot spots.

Our American Heroes 10America’s mariners have been designated “essential workers.” We celebrate MM&P members’ achievements with photos from the frontlines.

Washington Observer 14America’s seafaring unions, contracted employers and supporters in Congress press Administration to shore up Maritime Security Program, provide protective equipment and implement additional measures to mitigate pandemic’s toll.

MM&P Health & Benefit Plans 16Temporary changes to MM&P IRAP and MM&P 401(k) arrangement as permitted by the CARES Act; new telemedicine benefit; IRS limitations for 2020.

News From MITAGS 19MITAGS, Maritime Conference Center staff, give back to the community during Covid-19 pandemic.

MM&P Pensioners 20MM&P Directory 21Cross’d the Final Bar 24Thank You Contributors to the MM&P PCF! 26

About the CoverCivil Service mariners aboard USNS Comfort. MM&P members deployed along with Navy medical personnel to help Americans in regions significantly affected by the pandemic. (Left to right) Third Officer William Culp, Third Officer Nathan Grant, First Officer William Courtney, Second Officer Navigator/Operations Victor Deveso, First Officer Andrew Chen, and Second Officer Cargo Brandon Markey.

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Vol. 56, No.2 April | May | June 2020

Official Voice of the International

Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots

Keeping the Supply Lines Open in the Age of Covid-19

Global Maritime Industry Pushes for Crew Change To Resume

Unions, Employers Seek “Emergency Stipend” for Maritime Security Fleet

Your Photos From the Frontlines

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FROM THE PRESIDENT We Deliver

Union Sisters & Brothers,

Once again MM&P members are called into action keeping our nation’s supply chain open and delivering the goods despite the unique risks and hardship that the Covid-19 pandemic has wrought.

For those coming of age during this crisis, it is likely to be remembered as the defining moment of your career; defining what it really means to commit to a career of going to sea for a living. The risks to health and safety, extreme anxiety about loved ones back home, the often blanket and illogical restrictions aboard ship – by now extending to months at a time, and, for those employed overseas aboard shuttle vessels or government contract vessels, the multiple months of extended dispatch time awaiting relief personnel and repatriation: this will be the enduring revelation of what it means to be in the Merchant Marine.

For my generation in MM&P, the defining moment was our Union’s ill-advised tanker strike which painfully exposed our disabilities under federal labor law, our vulnerability to inter-union treachery and resulted in permanent job loss. Reality set in quickly then, and similarly now, when our members have been placed on an almost war-time footing overnight and without notice.

The seafaring life as we know it has its upside but the harsh downside is starkly apparent today. MM&P members are not alone in this circumstance. Worldwide, seafarers – essential work notwithstanding – are left without recourse or recognition. Thousands of seafarers are working months beyond the term of their employment contracts awaiting repatriation, most often restricted to their vessels, and subjected to increasing health risks – both physical and mental.

On the global scale, we have perhaps the most vivid example yet of the corrupt and exploitative Flag of Convenience system. Hundreds of thousands of the 1.6 million seafarers crewing the 95,000 merchant ships of the world are unable to get home at the end of their tours – many of them held aboard idle vessels without pay or stranded in port. Now we can gauge the full measure of the enforcement capability of International Maritime Organization treaties, standards and the Maritime Labor Convention. These generally excellent measures are often ignored by port states, including our own. Until the supply chain breaks, the plight of seafarers will be forgotten except by those who have lived through it.

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For MM&P members, the most absurd and unnecessary injustice comes from none other than the U.S. Navy. Once again holding the Merchant Marine in contempt, the Navy’s Military Sealift Command issued a “gangway up” order that defies belief. This order applies only to Civil Service mariners and contract mariners aboard naval auxiliary and chartered vessels. So, for example, aboard a fleet oiler, the vessel’s Navy crew may come and go in overseas ports, the home port or in shipyard evolutions while the Merchant Marine crew cannot step off the vessel – even if their home is down the street, their car is about to be towed from the base parking lot or their family is waiting at the gate.

In the meantime, ships are undertaking routine shipyard periods in such unhealthy locations as Italy, Bayonne and Boston, during which time merchant mariners cannot leave their vessels, but anywhere from 20-100 shipyard workers, other Navy or MSC personnel may come and go daily with only light screening and little or no personal protective equipment. The result was not long in coming: half the crew of one Civil Service vessel, USNS Grumman, tested positive for Covid-19, including one fatality, while undergoing work at Boston Ship Repair Yard. The ship as a Covid-19 free “bubble” or “citadel” does not work if some are restricted in the bubble and others – even members of the same crew – are free to come and go… One would think that would be pretty obvious.

Also, one would think that the resources of the Federal Government would be available to repatriate U.S seafarers. At this time, five U.S flag commercial shuttle vessels are unable to change out crew members in ports in the Mediterranean, Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf. To their credit, our employers are doing their best to relieve personnel, but the governments of the ports these vessels serve, which have received billions of dollars in U.S. economic and military aid (often delivered directly from these same vessels) are denying transit for mariner crew changes.

Our employers and all the U.S. maritime unions have been seeking assistance from the Federal Government: Department of Transportation/MARAD, U.S. TRANSCOM, State Department and, most recently members of Congress. As this is being written, mariners aboard government contract vessels are finally

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beginning to be relieved and, again, it was the pooled efforts of our employers, not the Federal Government, that is making this possible.

As American-citizen merchant seamen are a component part of the global supply chain, it is not surprising that we are facing the same obstacles to repatriation as the rest of the global seafaring workforce. However, this is particularly difficult to comprehend considering that U.S. citizen merchant seamen are also the fourth arm of defense for the United States. U.S. mariners are supplying our troops overseas and delivering government cargoes of all sorts, including essential foreign aid to many of the same countries that are preventing their repatriation. At the most pragmatic level, how can it be that to date there has been no effective Federal Government intervention to prevent a critical break in the logistical supply chain of our military?

MM&P employers have done their best to ensure the safety of our membership, within the constraints and paucity of resources permitted them. The initial scarcity of face masks, PPE, sanitizing product and, until very recently, the complete lack of approved Covid-19 testing kits cannot be placed at their door. Again, one can only question where the Federal Government has been. This is true, of course, not just for U.S. merchant seamen, but for American transportation workers of every sort – not to mention health care workers and multitudes of other essential workers.

The greatest and hardest work has been done by our own members, aboard ships, tugs, ferries and vessels of all types. They have worked together with their crews from other unions to keep their vessels as safe as possible. Other than at the heart of the Covid-19 pandemic in New York Harbor, where at least three

members (or former members) have tragically passed away and at the fiasco in Boston Ship Repair Yard with our Civil Service mariners (where one member was grievously ill but thankfully recovered), to date our members have been healthy and our ships safe. This is a testament to our members as well as our employers and we must hope this good fortune continues.

Despite the health risks, extended dispatches overseas, restrictions aboard ship, anxieties for loved ones back home and the mental stress, fatigue and increased risk of accidents attendant with those pressures, our members are delivering the goods.

A few vessels have been laid up both in foreign and domestic trades. In inland waters our members have seen jobs evaporate in the harbor boat tourist sector, but when and wherever they are employed, our members perform their duties professionally and without fanfare. Public recognition is not expected in the U.S. Merchant Marine. However, pride of profession and determination to get the job done are expected – and achieved – by our members.

As stated at the outset of this crisis by our most singular and outstanding Maritime Administrator, Mark Buzby, “This is not a fight that any of us wanted, but it is upon us and we must work through it together.”

Once again, the Merchant Marine is left to its own devices. We will prevail, as those who came before us have: in peace and war.

Wishing all good health and safety at sea and ashore.

Fraternally,

Don Marcus,MM&P President

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“To meet the naval hospital ship he would pilot into New York Harbor, Captain Timothy Ferrie wore a respirator mask with his customary coat and tie,” wrote Ian Frazier in the introduction to his article, “Bringing in Comfort,” which was published in the April 13 edition of The New Yorker.

Waiting for the ship, besides Coast Guard and police boats, were ship-watchers with cameras, hovering helicopters, cars and trucks honking their horns and a tug carrying a film crew. Comfort was welcomed to New York City by a giant sign on Pier 40 that read, “I Want to Thank You.”

“At the helm, Captain Timothy Ferrie, a Sandy Hook pilot, licensed and skilled in local waters, had control of the ship—the ‘conn,’ as pilots and ships’ crews call it,” Frazier wrote.

He described the day-to-day work of the Sandy Hook pilots, how Ferrie had “piloted a tanker out of the harbor and into the open ocean the day before, spent the night on the pilots’ station boat, twelve miles out, and received the assignment to bring the Comfort in in the morning.”

Ferrie, who is East Coast regional representative of the MM&P Pilots Membership Group, describes how being a Sandy Hook pilot is a family tradition (his relatives have been pilots since 1882).

“I’ve been piloting for forty years, and I’ve brought thousands of ships in and out of the harbor, including Navy ships,” he said.

Sandy Hook Pilot Timothy Ferrie with Andrew Lindey, captain of USNS Comfort. “Piloting the Comfort, and being part of her work

here, has been the proudest day of my life,” Ferrie said.

Sandy Hook Pilot Timothy Ferrie, at the Conn of Comfort, Profiled in The New Yorker Magazine

Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort arrives in New York City in support of Covid-19 relief efforts.

Photo Credit: USCG Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory J. Mendenhall

“One year during Fleet Week I piloted the John F. Kennedy, a thousand-foot-long aircraft carrier that has since been decommissioned. But piloting the Comfort, and being part of her work here, has been the proudest day of my life.”

NEWS BRIEFS

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NEWS BRIEFS (CONTINUED)

New York Water Taxi Crew Pulls Woman From Water in Brooklyn The crew of New York Water Taxi Rogowsky rescued a woman who had fallen into the water near Brooklyn piers on March 1. The boat was heading westbound towards the Statue of Liberty at approximately 1427 when Captain Kelvin “Tony” Semple received a call from New York traffic about a person in the water.

He mustered the crew, told them to prepare the man overboard equipment and turned the boat around, heading toward Brooklyn piers. “As we approached the pier, I saw a person in the water, holding on to a line. The crew deployed the ladder over the side of Rogowsky and rescued the woman.”

“Luckily she was holding on to a line attached to a piling,” said Ashley Cruz-Batista. “We got as close as possible. I went down the ladder and seeing the fear in her eyes gave me the adrenaline to pull her out of the water. Luckily I got her to the platform and as she was climbing up the ladder, NYPD laid her on deck and put her on a stretcher.”

“As we pulled away, the members of the crew looked at each other in shock: we were heading to the Statue of Liberty before getting the call and a couple of minutes later, we had a life in our hands.”

Crew of New York Water Taxi Rogowsky pulled a person from the water near Brooklyn piers in March. (Left to right) Captain Kelvin Semple, Ashley Cruz-Batista and Jonathan Silva. Not pictured: Khadijah Prescott.

Key Lakes Senior Deck Officers at Winter Meetings

A group of senior deck officers who work for Key Lakes Inc. attended winter meetings in Sarasota,

Fla. (Left to right, back row) James Bittner, Steven Wilczewski; (front row) Michael Didich, Keene

Weekley, Tim Alfson, James Stengel, Mark Blatnic; and Abe Gorgan (seated). Key Lakes operates a fleet

of nine self-unloading bulk cargo vessels which provide service to taconite, coal, and limestone customers on the lower and upper Great Lakes.

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Three MM&P members aboard North Ferry’s Mashomack—Jennifer Card Venth, James Cogan and Michael Mundy—saved a boater who had fallen from his skiff into the 47-degree waters of Shelter Island Sound just after sunset on April 18.

With help from the crew of another ferry, they also got hold of the skiff, and delivered the man and his boat safely to shore. “One soul in the water, one retrieved. Everybody’s alive and the boat’s been retrieved,” Cogan reported on VHS radio.

“They kept both their cool and their schedule,” wrote Charity Robey of the Shelter Island Reporter. “Ferry crews are in harm’s way every day, especially now that Covid-19 forces them into direct contact with a steady stream of potential virus carriers,” she wrote. “But on Saturday evening, the crew of Mashomack had more than microbes to contend with.”

The crew was about an hour into their shift, with Venth at the wheel, when they saw the man guiding a 12-foot aluminum skiff, standing up, without a life vest. He had passed just behind the ferry when Mundy saw him go into the water. The crew immediately began to follow the “man-overboard” procedures that they had practiced many times.

Venth, who was at the forward wheel, asked Cogan to take the wheel and guide the 130-foot-long ferry close enough for the crew to pull the man out of the water while keeping the ferry between the man and his skiff, which was circling out of control nearby. While Cogan steered toward the boater, who was swimming fully clothed in the icy water, Venth kept eyes on him and Mundy

MM&P Members at North Ferry Save Boater

Mike Mundy, Jennifer Venth and Jamie Cogan rescued a man they saw fall from his skiff into Shelter Island Sound.

deployed rescue gear over the side, including a ladder, platform, ropes and life rings.

The skiff continued to run in circles as the Mashomack crew worked to corral the uncontrolled boat, which had become a hazard.

“Every single passenger got out of their cars to see if they could help,” Venth said.

Mundy helped the boater aboard and provided him with a dry change of clothes. He had cuts to his arm and forehead, but declined medical attention.

He returned on Sunday to see about his boat, and leave a few cases of beer as a gesture of thanks to the crew who most likely saved his life. “On the ferry the next day, I looked up at the ladder system on the second level and realized how fast they brought it down to the water,” he said. “I’m glad they were there. They could not have done better.”

The mariners who crew the North Ferry vessels are members of the MM&P Atlantic Maritime Group.

“Their highly professional response to an emergency situation is exactly what I would expect from this well-trained crew,” said AMG Representative Mike Riordan.

“The constant vigilance exercised over their watery domain is to be commended,” he added. “God bless them.”

Ferry crews are in harm’s way every day, especially now that

Covid-19 forces them into direct contact with a steady stream of

potential virus carriers.– Charity Robey,

Shelter Island Reporter.

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NEWS BRIEFS (CONTINUED)

The men and women who are keeping the Staten Island Ferry system running in the midst of the global pandemic are front line responders who are providing an essential public service to all New Yorkers, says New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg.

“Keeping the ferries running, especially so that health care professionals and other essential workers can continue to commute, is an important lifeline,” she wrote in an April 6 letter expressing the city’s gratitude. “In ways we know you may have never expected, you are on the front lines, and I know that you are proud to be serving your City… We are grateful to you all.”

In the letter, Trottenberg said the department is working closely with the unions that represent ferry crews to add on-board and shoreside protections to make the working environment safer.

“We are working hard, along with your union leadership, to address your concerns and make the ferry operation safe and sustainable for you and the traveling public,” she wrote. “We are continuing to strengthen our coordination and are appreciative of their partnership,” she added. “I can assure you all that they have been strong and effective advocates for you.”

Trottenberg gave a special shout out to MM&P Staten Island Ferry Representatives Rich Russo, Ray Hennessey and Frank Lamiquiz.

Among the changes that the city and the unions have implemented to increase safety:

• reducing the ferry schedule to hourly to help reduce the strain on workers and allow for more cleaning of the boats;

• acquiring and distributing masks and gloves;

• closing bathrooms at different times to reduce cleaning needs and installing portable toilets shoreside.

“We are also working closely with you and our colleagues at NYPD to enforce social distancing in the terminals and on the boats,” Trottenberg wrote, adding that the city has launched an aggressive social media and press campaign to get the word out.

She said Staten Islanders “are used to rushing onto and off the boats,” an old habit that dies hard. “But we are making headway in keeping the crowds apart,” she told crewmembers. “We will need your help to keep reinforcing that message.”

“We will continue to keep monitoring our workforce as the crisis continues and looking to find any other ways we can to help protect their health and safety, as well as the health and safety of our passengers,” she wrote.

“Once again, the leadership of both DOT and Ferries appreciate your support and hard work during this unprecedented crisis,” she wrote. “We are very proud of the work being done to keep the ferry running for our fellow New Yorkers.”

“Please continue to stay safe and healthy and if you need anything, please reach out to us!”

“Your Service to the Public Is a Lifeline,” New York City Official Tells Staten Island Ferry Crews

Licensed deck officers aboard Cape Hudson took time out from their busy work schedules to send greetings to the rest of the MM&P fleet. (Left to right) Chief Mate Ben Day, Third Mate Scott Lynch, Captain Conor Sullivan,

Third Mate Dan Baldi and Second Mate Tom Ryan.

Greetings From the LDOs Aboard Cape Hudson

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ITF to Seafarers: “Without Your Sacrifice, the World Would Likely Have Come to A Standstill”The International Transport Workers’ Federation is commending the world’s seafarers for “professionally and diligently doing their jobs during this unprecedented, uncertain time.”

“Despite the restrictions and the threat of exposure to the virus, our unions and their members, the world’s seafarers, continue to perform their duties to ensure that the essential goods we need to live day to day are delivered,” ITF Seafarers’ Section Chair Dave Heindel said in a message to the world’s seafarers.

“For people who have not worked on a ship, it is hard to understand what it is like to live and work for six, eight or even 10 months on board.”

“For seafarers it is a lifestyle, but when contracts end, seafarers are ready to go home and have an absolute right under the International Labor Organization’s Maritime Labor Convention of 2006 to do so.”

As a result of intense lobbying by the ITF and its affiliates, the International Maritime Organization issued a 12-step plan

to its 174 Member States on how to “restart” crew changes so that seafarers can disembark and fresh crews can be deployed.

“Although this does not automatically mean that restrictions will be lifted immediately since each government must put in place processes and procedures for crew changes to happen, it is a step in the right direction,” he said.

“Rest assured that the ITF and its affiliated unions will continue to pressure UN agencies, governments and employers to prioritize the facilitation of crew changes for the world’s seafarers so that it is no longer an issue.”

“The ITF and our affiliates–your unions–will not let up the pressure until every seafarer is home safely and those seafarers that have patiently waited at home to relieve their colleagues are on board so that the world’s goods continue to get where they are needed thanks to all of you.”

MM&P Captain Steve Werse Honored by the Marine Society of the City of New YorkSteve Werse, master mariner and longtime MM&P official, has been honored by the Marine Society of the City of New York with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

He was elected MM&P International Secretary-Treasurer in January 2013, after previously serving as MM&P Atlantic Ports Vice President. An MM&P member since 1979, he has over 30 years at sea, including 21 as master with Central Gulf/Waterman.

“Steve is the quintessential ship’s master,” said MM&P President Don Marcus in his introductory remarks. “Honoring him continues the great tradition of the Marine Society of New York in saluting the achievements of the finest practitioners of the art of being a master mariner.”

“As master with Central Gulf Lines and Waterman Corporation, Steve, his officers and crew received two Citations of Merit for rescues at sea, conducted another four successful rescues at sea and for four consecutive years received the Chamber of Shipping’s Jones-Devlin Award for no down-time injuries.”

“His temperament, his professionalism, his sense of personal honor and integrity separate him from the crowd.”

“Aboard ship or ashore, Steve is a teacher and a mentor,” Marcus added. “He will bend over backwards to give of himself in passing on the skills of our chosen profession to the next generation.”

“His sincere connection with our young members has been a great gift to our organization.”

Steve Werse, master mariner and longtime MM&P official, has been honored by the Marine Society of the City of New York with

an award for lifetime achievement. In the photo (left right) MM&P Atlantic Ports Vice President Tom Larkin, Werse, New York Marine Society President Tim Ferrie and MM&P President Don Marcus.

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NEWS BRIEFS (CONTINUED)

MM&P LDOs Salute Colleagues Aboard Maersk Ships in Suez CanalWhen Covid-19 delayed Suez Canal transits, MM&P licensed deck officers aboard Maersk Kinloss and Maersk Columbus were able to exchange greetings across the water and memorialize the moment with photos. “We were able to see our sister ships and union brothers and sisters at sea due to the schedule delays,” said Maersk Columbus Third Mate Cassandra Clark.

Maersk Columbus Third Mate Cassandra Clark took this photo of Maersk Kinloss.

Maersk Kinloss Third Mate Ernie Caponegro took this photo of Columbus.

Third Mate Cassandra Clark and Chief Mate Marwan Elsamny of Maersk Columbus. Photo Credit: Jack Boro

Maersk Sentosa at anchor off Salalah, awaiting port call, in this photo taken from Maersk Columbus, also awaiting port call.

Photo Credit: Cassandra Clark

Aboard Maersk Columbus, Elsamny and Third Mate Cassandra Clark wave good-bye to the crew of Maersk Kinloss.

Photo Credit: Jack Boro

Maersk Columbus Chief Mate Marwan Elsamny with Maersk Kinloss in the background.

Photo Credit: Cassandra Clark

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Great Lakes Mariners in LAP Class

MM&P and MEBA members who sail on the Great Lakes participated in the License Advancement Program at MITAGS

earlier this year. (Left to right) Robert Cardinal and David Tyson, both employed at Grand River Navigation; Jeremy Mock and

James Throop, both employed at Interlake Steamship Company.

Maersk Kensington Passes Through the Azores

MM&P members aboard Maersk Kensington took advantage of a great photo opportunity as the vessel was passing through the Azores in March. (Left to right) Captain Nicholas Gasper, Chief Mate Timothy Sheridan,

Third Mate Tucker Weisleder and Second Mate Joshua Lamm.

Crew of Matson’s MV Kamokuiki Receives Their “Golden Shellback”

Earlier this year, MM&P licensed deck officers and members of four other unions aboard Matson’s MV Kamokuiki received their “Golden

Shellback” award when their ship crossed the equator. MM&P members aboard the vessel at the time were Captain Louis E. Terramorse, Chief

Mate Robert G. Abbott and Third Mate Jessica N. Mastrella.Also aboard were MEBA Second Mate Robert M. Womble, Chief

Engineer Evan C. Hafford, First Assistant Engineer Glen K. Elliott and Second Assistant Engineer Lucas W. Frank; SUP Boatswain Forrest A. Jackson, ABW Joshua S. Davis, ABW Christian G. Ortiz and ABW Richard N. Kahalewai Jr.; MFOW Electrician Kevin L. Haymer and Oiler Walter J. Tangonan; and SIU Chief Steward Adele E. Williams.

Photo Credit: Robert Womble

CNO Harbor Pilot Jay Anderson Receives His 25 Years of Federal

Service Certificate

CNO Harbor Pilot Jay Anderson (left) received his 25 years of federal service certificate from Chief Pilot Jeff Anderson of Navy Region Northwest at the Bremerton “Pilot Shack.”

Anderson has been with Port Operations for his entire federal service career. He was one of the first two tug captains to take

over operations when naval personnel were taken off the tugs as part of a program aimed at improving operational efficiency.

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AMHS deck officers aboard the Tazlina. (Left to right) Captain Zachary Forst, Chief Mate Joseph Krzesni, Second Mate Elise LaBonte, Company

Third Mate and Pilot Observer for the day Erik Schlechter.

Aboard the Daniel K. Inouye: Second Mate Angel Rodriguez, Captain Frank Reed, Chief Mate Elisa Moore and Third Mate Greg Bijelic.

USNS Patuxent Second Mate Laura Hammond.

Horizon Spirit: Peter Parise.

National Maritime Day, Council of American Master Mariners in Edmonds, Wash., reading a poem titled “When the Last Hand Comes Aboard.” (Left to right) Richard Klein, Kevin Coulombe, Donald Moore Jr.,

Charles Lund and Jim Herron.

Columbia River Bar Pilot Captain Jay Valentine.

Our Members on the Front Line

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Alliance Fairfax: Chief Mate Chuck Hendricks.

Maersk Kinloss Crew.

President Wilson: Captain Lilly Gallo, Chief Mate John Taylor, 1AE Paul Hudson and CE Joe Robson.

SLNC Corsica: (Far left) Second Mate Nicholas Mattern; (foreground) Captain Hedi Marzougui.

SLNC Goodwill: Third Mate William Murphy.

Tug Lincoln: Deckhand Sean Malloy.

Tug Lincoln: Captain Scott Becker.

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Staten Island Ferry: Mate Pat Forde, Pat Egan and Mate Mike Koch.

President Kennedy: Bosun David Ibarra, AB Tim Conley, AB Alex Camacho, Chief Mate Christian Ranosa, AB Earl Eastmark, AB Jen Corner, AB Kim Hoogendam and Third Mate Mike Thomsen.

Photo provided by Pilot Allison Schulte.MV Green Ridge: Second Mate Karynn Marchal.

Ferry Carina: Captain Andrew Miller.

Pilot Tom Heberle aboard the M/V Seven Seas Mariner.

Our Members on the Front Line

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MV President FD Roosevelt: Captain George Werdann, Chief Engineer Nathan Weymouth,

Chief Mate Ryan Evans, Third Mate Douglas Neal,and Second Mate Rexel Dagdag.

Alliance Fairfax: Captain Nick Marcantonio.

Alliance Fairfax: AB Chantell Dawson, Chief Mate Chuck Hendricks, Second Mate Erik Stark and Captain Nick Marcantonio.

ATB Defiance/Ashtabula: (front row)

Cook Charlie Teney, Conveyorman Silas Preston; (back row) AB Dave Tyson,

Assistant Engineer Mitch White,Assistant Engineer Ed Lulko,

Second Mate Dan Grant, Kory Cole, Dan Holowenko, A/Conveyorman Tyler Busch,

Boatswain Josh Bruder and Chief Engineer Sean Gardiner.

Photo by Captain Karl Hardesty, with First Mate Eric Johnson on watch.

Photo provided by Pilot Allison Schulte.

USNS Pomeroy: Chief Mate Peter A. Petrulis.

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WASHINGTON OBSERVER

C. James Patti

Congress and our industry are faced with the unprecedented challenge of responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Together with others in labor and our contracted shipping companies, we continue to direct our efforts in Washington, DC, to ensuring that our government takes the steps necessary to protect the health, safety and jobs of American mariners on all types of vessels.

As we fight to preserve the Jones Act, the Maritime Security Program and cargo preference from attempts to use the pandemic as an excuse to promote foreign shipping interests, we have engaged with our supporters in Congress to ensure that the impact of the virus on our mariners and employers is addressed.

Acknowledging what we have always known to be the case, the Department of Homeland Security has designated merchant mariners as essential workers. They are working aboard vessels in the domestic and foreign trades so consumers and businesses receive the products they need. They are providing the domestic waterborne transportation that other essential workers rely on to get to their jobs.

But despite the essential worker designation, it has been clear from the outset that mariners would not have all they need to do their jobs safely and that our employers would not have the assistance they need to keep their ships sailing and to take care of mariners and other employees who have been laid-off.

The seafaring unions have told Congress and the Administration that a major threat to the ongoing operation of US-flag vessels of all types is the lack of testing kits, personal protective equipment and related supplies for the crews. Mariners’ safety is our highest priority: we will not stop fighting to obtain the kits necessary to test crewmembers and other personnel who have access to ships.

We are also urging Congress to ensure that the militarily useful vessels in the Maritime Security Program continue to sail as much as possible, and that they be maintained in a state of readiness if they are laid-up due to the dwindling base of cargo or the quarantine of the crew.

As commercial and government-generated cargoes continue to decline, without immediate action, the US-flag shipping companies in the Maritime Security Program face the protracted lay-up of their ships.

Notwithstanding the pandemic, America needs a strong, viable, US-flag merchant marine to meet our national security requirements. MM&P and the other maritime unions urged Congress in an April 14 letter to allow vessels enrolled in the MSP to receive the statutory authorized annual stipend without interruption by suspending the requirement that vessels must operate for a minimum of 320 days a year. Maritime labor has proposed that the requirement be suspended if an MSP vessel is

Covid-19: The Fight To Protect Mariners and Jobs Intensifies

Maritime labor and the US-flag shipping companies are standing

together during this difficult time. Together, we will do what we can to meet this challenge.

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laid-up or idle due to loss of cargo or other circumstances. It would further require that if a carrier accepts the MSP stipend under this waiver provision, the affected vessel would have to be maintained in a state of operational readiness, including the employment of the crew. This way, both the vessel and the crew would remain ready and available as needed. The House of Representatives agreed with our proposal and included such language in their latest Covid-19 legislation.

The proposal was also endorsed by Gen. Stephen Lyons, commander, United States Transportation Command: in a May 15 letter, he urged Congress to waive the 320-day “in commerce” rule to enable carriers to receive their full MSP payment, “thereby providing a minimum level of financial liquidity while cargo volumes are significantly reduced.” We will continue to push for this waiver as the House and Senate negotiate the next Covid-19 bill.

We will also continue to urge Congress to couple the MSP stipend and the waiver of the 320-day operating requirement with an emergency supplemental payment to cover the normal and unexpected costs to vessel operators in the period they are unable to carry cargo and generate revenue.

Provided carriers maintain a laid-up vessel in a state of readiness and continue to employ the crew, they would receive the additional emergency payment to keep the MSP fleet and crews ready and available to immediately respond to any national emergency requiring commercial sealift readiness.

Specifically, we are urging Congress to authorize and appropriate $109.8 million to provide $1.83 million to each MSP vessel for the period April 1, 2020 to the end of the current fiscal year, and to authorize $1.82 million per vessel with a total authorization of $109 million for the period Oct. 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021 to be appropriated as needed. It is significant that more than 60 members of Congress have joined Reps. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Rob Wittman (R-Va.) in calling for the approval of this additional funding.

Equally important, we will continue to urge that the Cargo Preference Act of 1954 and Public Resolution 17 be amended so that 100 percent of government-generated cargoes shipped by federal agencies and departments are reserved for US-flag commercial vessels. As commercial cargoes continue their decline, this will help ensure the continued operation of vessels under the US-flag and the continued employment of American merchant mariners. The increase in the share of government-generated cargo carried by US-flag vessels would be subject to the availability of US-flag vessels at fair and reasonable rates as required by existing law.

We are also working to make sure Congress addresses the impact the coronavirus is having on our domestic ferry and other small passenger vessel operations and their crews and employees. The last coronavirus legislative package did provide assistance for these operations through grants and loans, and our effort now is directed towards ensuring that the assistance provided in the last bill is sufficient, and that it is being disbursed quickly and efficiently to those who need it. It is our primary objective that the crews of these vessels who have been laid-off because of the coronavirus receive the compensation they are entitled to under the new paycheck protection program.

Finally, Covid-19 has had a negative impact on maritime unions’ nonprofit vocational training facilities. Consequently, we have urged that the paycheck protection program in the CARES Act be amended so that all maritime union vocational training facilities, including MITAGS, will be eligible to apply for the assistance needed to support their employees, resume essential training and undertake the upgrades necessary to provide our industry with the best trained mariners in the world.

The House of Representatives has included the necessary change to the CARES Act in its latest Covid-19 bill and we will push to have it included in the legislation agreed on by the House and Senate.

Maritime labor and the US-flag shipping companies are standing together during this difficult time for our industry and our country. Together, we will continue to do what we can to meet this challenge.

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Masters, Mates & Pilots PlansAdministrator’s ColumnPATRICK MCCULLOUGH

Board of Trustees MeetingsAs you might have read in the last issue of The Master, Mate & Pilot, the first meetings of the Board of Trustees for this year were held Feb. 4-6. At their February meetings, the Trustees agreed to the following schedule of meetings for 2020:

• June 2-4, 2020• Oct. 13-14, 2020 (Tentative)

The Trustees also tentatively agreed on the following 2021 meeting dates:

• Feb. 2-3, 2021• June 1-2, 2021• Oct, 13-14, 2021 (Tentative)

Health & Benefit Plan

Tele Medicine Coverage for MM&P H&B Plan Participants and Covered DependentsTo assist MM&P Plan participants who need to get in touch with their physician during the current public health emergency about symptoms, a refill or a new prescription, the MM&P Health Plan has introduced a new Tele Medicine benefit that allows participants and covered dependents to obtain medical services by calling their doctor without leaving home.

For information on coverage for Tele Medicine, go to bridgdeck.org, enter the Members’ Only site and scroll down to the bottom of the Members’ Only home page.

Medicare Part D UpdateThe Trustees received the Administrator’s report that the 2020 subsidy application has been approved and that, as of Dec. 31, 2019, the Plan has received subsidy payments from the Medicare Part D Program for last year totaling approximately $806,220.48. The Trustees also received the Administrator’s report that Part D Advisors were able to obtain approximately $30,000 in additional subsidy money for the 2013 Plan year. Part D Advisors will be working on the 2014 to 2016 subsidy years to see if they can obtain additional subsidy money. The Trustees authorized the request.

Open Enrollment for Coverage Effective Jan. 1, 2020The Trustees received the report that during the Annual Open

Enrollment period from November to December 2019, the Plan received new requests for coverage, with a Jan. 1, 2020 effective date, for seven members and 17 dependents.

Pensioners’ Continuation of CoverageThe Trustees agreed, in principle, to extend the Continuation of Coverage Program until the earlier of termination of a participant’s coverage or June 30, 2021. The Trustees have had this program in place since 1987. The Trustees requested that a Plan Amendment be drafted for their review at the next Trustees meeting.

Earnings Limitations for Pensioners and Spouses Under 65 for the 2020 Calendar Year I would like to remind pensioners and spouses under age 65 about the MM&P Health Plan Earnings Limitations for calendar year 2020. On Dec. 12, 2019, the Plan mailed an earnings letter to all affected participants and dependents with an affidavit that must be returned to the Plan Office. If you have not yet returned the affidavit, it is advised that you complete and return it as soon as possible.

Increase in Pensioners Earnings Limitation Jan. 1, 2020The Trustees last year agreed to change the Plan rules to increase the Plan’s pensioner annual earnings limitation, effective Jan. 1, 2020, to $41,000. Effective Jan. 1, 2020, pensioners who are under 65 and who have retired under the MM&P Pension Plan with 20 or more years of pension credit, along with their dependents under 65 who are employed, will be able to receive annual earnings of up to $41,000 without losing their health coverage under the Plan.

Air Ambulance BenefitThe Trustees have requested that I remind members and dependents that the Air Ambulance Benefit is limited to $10,000.00 per incident. The Trustees were informed that members who live in areas such as Alaska, Texas and Washington states may be able to purchase a personal insurance policy for the whole family. It is our understanding that this policy costs between $100 – $150 for the whole family for a year of insurance. This insurance could cover air ambulance costs above the Plan’s maximum benefit of $10,000.00 thereby saving you the cost of the air ambulance above the $10,000.00.

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Individual Retirement Account Plan, Pension Plan and Adjustable Pension Plan

Annual IRS Limitations for 2020For your reference, we have listed below the Internal Revenue Service limitations for 2020. The defined benefit plan limits listed below apply only to participants in the Offshore Pension Plan and/or Adjustable Pension Plan. The 401(k) limits apply only to members whose collective bargaining agreements provide for IRAP/401(k) participation.

IRS Limitations for 2019 2020 2019

Maximum Annual 415 Payout At Age 62 From a Defined Benefit Plan $230,000 $225,000

Maximum Annual Contribution to an Individual’s Defined Contribution Account Under 415(c) $ 57,000 $ 56,000

Maximum Effective 401(k) Deferral $ 19,500 $ 19,000

401(k) Catch-Up Limit-Age 50 and Older $ 6,500 $ 6,000

Maximum Amount of Annual Compensation That Can Be Taken Into Account for Determining Benefits or Contributions Under a Qualified Plan $285,000 $280,000

Wage Base: a) for Social Security Tax $137,700 $132,900 b) for Medicare No Limit No Limit

Please note, as of January 2013, individuals with wages/earned income of more than $200,000 ($250,000 for married couples filing jointly) pay an additional 0.9 percent in Medicare taxes. This Medicare surcharge is paid along with annual income taxes.

Temporary Changes to MM&P IRAP and MM&P 401(k) Arrangement as Permitted by the CARES ActThe Board of Trustees is pleased to advise you of the following temporary benefits available to you, effective immediately, under the MM&P Individual Retirement Account Plan (“IRAP”) and the MM&P 401(k) Arrangement (“401(k) Plan”) (collectively, the “Plan”). These temporary benefits are being provided as permitted by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“the CARES Act”) to assist you during the Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) health crisis.

COVID-19 Related Payments From Your IRAP and/or 401(k) Accounts If you, your spouse, or your tax dependent have been diagnosed with COVID-19, or experience financial hardship as a result of COVID-19, you may be eligible to withdraw money from your IRAP and/or 401(k) account through Dec. 31, 2020 under

special temporary conditions. While the primary purpose of your IRAP and/or 401(k) account is for your retirement, the CARES Act allows the Plan to adopt temporary provisions so you may withdraw this money if you and your family need it now.

If you participate in both IRAP and 401(k), the maximum you can take from both accounts combined is $100,000. If you participate in only IRAP or only the 401(k) Plan, you can take an amount up to $100,000 from your account. The 10 percent penalty on distributions before age 59 ½ is waived for hardship distributions made because of COVID-19.

Hardship distributions are usually subject to income tax in the year of the distribution, but under the CARES Act, you may report the income tax related to your COVID-19 hardship distribution ratably over the next three years instead of all at once.

Also, unlike traditional hardship distributions which cannot be repaid to the Plan, amounts taken for a COVID-19 hardship distribution can be repaid to your IRAP or 401(k) account, in whole or in part, up to three years after you receive the distribution.

To apply: Please contact the Plan Office at 410-850-8500 ext. 636 or ext. 625 to request a hardship application to withdraw money from your account. When you apply, you will have to self-certify to one of the COVID-19 related hardships provided for by the CARES Act and will be required to submit documentation of your financial need to support your application.

Temporary Increase in Plan Loan Maximums to $100,000 Typically, loans of up to $50,000 or 50 percent of your vested account balance are available to 401(k) participants. Now, through Sept. 23, 2020, if you, your spouse or your tax dependent have been diagnosed with COVID-19, or experience certain financial problems as a result of COVID-19, the amount you can take as a loan from your account has been temporarily increased to the lesser of $100,000 or 100 percent of your account. Please note, under the 401(k) Plan you are still limited to taking no more than two loans out at a time.

To apply: Please contact Fidelity at 866-848-6466 to request documentation for securing a new loan.

Temporary Suspension of Loan Repayments for 401(k) ParticipantsUnder the CARES Act, if you, your spouse, or your tax dependent have been diagnosed with COVID-19, or experience certain financial problems as a result of COVID-19, your loan payments due in 2020 may be delayed.

If you currently have a loan, or if you take out a new loan in 2020 and a payment is owed before Dec. 31, 2020, you can contact Fidelity at 866-848-6466 to request that the 401(k) Plan suspend your loan payments.

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You must log in to your Fidelity NetBenefits account or call Fidelity to stop your ACH debit loan repayment during your deferment period.

When payments resume, they will however be adjusted to take into account the delay and additional interest accrued while repayments were suspended. This will increase the amount of your loan repayment and may extend the time it will take to complete the remainder of the term of your loan.

Suspension of Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) for All PlansIf you reach age 70½, the Plan is usually required to pay a portion of your account balance to you as a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). However, under the CARES Act, the Plan is not required to make RMDs during 2020 and the Board of Trustees has agreed to permit RMD suspensions for all participants (whether affected by COVID-19 or not) in both the IRAP and the 401(k) Plan.

If you are over age 70½ and receiving RMD payments in a yearly lump sum distribution, your payment will be automatically suspended unless you contact Fidelity to inform them that you would prefer to receive your 2020 RMD.

If you are over age 70½ and are receiving RMD monthly or quarterly payments, automatic suspensions of your benefits will not apply. You may contact Fidelity to elect suspensions of your monthly RMD payments.

If you have questions or need any additional information, please call the Plan Office at 410-850-8500 ext. 636 or ext. 625. Be well and please stay safe.

Annual Verification of Pensioner Benefits: Pension Plan, Adjustable Pension PlanTo safeguard pension benefits for all participants and their qualified spouses, as they have over the past few years, the Trustees require all pensioners to verify on an annual basis that they have received their pension benefits for the previous year.

The annual verification of pensioner benefits form must be notarized and returned to the Plan Office. If the pensioner resides in a city with an MM&P Port Office, the MM&P Port Official can sign the form instead of a notary. It is our understanding that you may also be able to have this form notarized at your bank or financial institution for little or no cost to you.

Please be advised that the Plan needs to receive this form, properly completed, by the time you are scheduled to receive your May pension benefit payment. We will have to withhold that benefit payment, and all future payments, until the properly completed form is received.

If you have any questions, please contact a Plan Office benefit advisor at 410-850-8647, 410-850-8625 or 410-850-8636.

Pension Plan

Pension Plan Missing Participants

The Plan has been trying to get in touch with the following participants, and they have not responded to the Plan.

2019 Annual Pension Confirmation Forms Needed for Plan Year 2018Jackson Miller, IIAntoine Tedmore

Earnings Limitation for Pensioners and/or Dependents Under the Age of 65 for Plan Year 2019Sandra Pirtle

Earnings Limitation for Pensioners and/or Dependents Under the Age of 65 for Plan Year 2020

Louis Backert Frank ColebrissiNoe Corrales Robin EspinosaDavid Ferbert Gary GelfgrenPaul Goodhue Mary GrimshawMark Jones James LondaginGeorge Lupo Philip LyonsMatthew McInerney Sandra Pirtle

If you know where these individuals have moved, or if you have a phone number, please contact the Pension Plan benefit staff at the Plan Office at 410-850-8636.

Plan Amendments

AMENDMENT NO. 148 TO THEM.M.&P. HEALTH AND BENEFIT PLAN

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Effective February 5, 2020 the following provisions of the Rules and Regulations are amended as follows: Article IV (Benefit Provisions), Part A (Comprehensive Major Medical Benefits), Section 6 (Exclusions), is amended to add a new subsection “V” that clarifies that gene therapy is excluded from Plan coverage and shall state:

V. charges related to Gene Therapy, including but not limited to Zolsgensma. For purposes of this exclusion, Gene Therapy shall mean therapy that involves introducing or inserting human DNA into an individual to replace or compensate for an abnormal or disease-causing mutated gene with a functioning gene that does not contain the abnormality or mutation for purposes of treating or curing a genetic disease. The Plan does not cover any type of Gene Therapy, even if such therapies have received approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

Article IV (Benefit Provisions), Part B (Prescription Drug Benefit), Section 5 (Exclusions), is amended to add a new subsection “M” that clarifies that gene therapy is excluded from Plan coverage and shall state:

M. any prescription or medication that constitutes Gene Therapy, as defined under Article IV, Part A, Section 6.V.

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MITAGS and Maritime Conference Center Staff Give Back to the CommunityWhen the Covid-19 pandemic began, MITAGS staffers immediately started giving back to local communities. Here are just a few of the activities they have been involved in since March.

MITAGS donated classroom medical PPE supplies to Emergency Room staff at Baltimore Washington Medical Center. ER staff at the hospital have hosted students in MITAGS medical training programs for over 29 years. This collaboration has provided students with real life experience invaluable in handling routine and emergency medical situations at sea. MITAGS instructor Jim Clements arranged for transport to the hospital of the supplies.

The Maritime Conference Center’s “audio-visual guru” John Carpenter and his wife Lori put their cooking skills and smoker to use preparing meat loaves, pulled pork and brisket for the elderly and others in high risk groups. Each package is delivered with a note of encouragement, reminding them that someone cares.

MITAGS West Coast team members have donated to a variety of local charities, including Food Line and Khan Academy for Kids. Many are also supporting small businesses and eateries by ordering take out multiple times during the week.

MITAGS Lead Simulator Operator and NSAP Program Manager Catie Gianelloni and her husband Todd have participated in volunteer activities that include making and donating 65 sack lunches to Manna House every other week, and serving and delivering meals for the Prince of Peace Church in Edgewood, Md. Catie has also sewn several dozen masks for local healthcare and emergency response services including Holy Red Cross Hospital, Upper Chesapeake and Harford County EMS and firefighting services.

MITAGS Director Eric Friend has been volunteering through his church and Donate Delaware. He helped collect and deliver 500 masks and six cases of hand sanitizer to Delaware State Police Troop 6. He learned of the need for these supplies from Larry Walther, a MITAGS adjunct MSC Small Arms instructor who also works as an instructor with the Delaware State Police.

Eric has also worked with his church to provide 500 meals and household supplies to families in Delaware. He and a neighbor who belongs to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers partnered with Eric’s church on a sheet drive so volunteers could make face masks.

Masks and cases of hand

sanitizer have been donated to Delaware State Police Troop 6.

MITAGS donated PPE to emergency

room staff at Baltimore Washington

Medical Center.

Catie Gianelloni and her husband Todd are donating bag lunches

and meals through Manna House and

Prince of Peace Church.

Sheets Eric Friend and other volunteers collected should be enough to make 60,000 masks for people in need.

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PENSIONERSKenneth “Kip” Carlson Jr., shipping out of West Coast ports. He sailed for American President Lines as master of the Cape Borda before becoming a San Francisco Bar Pilot in 1988.

Hao C. Cheong worked as an instructor at the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies.

William Imken, shipping out of East Coast ports. He last sailed for Maersk Lines Limited as master of the Maersk Durban.

David Jenkins Jr., shipping out of West Coast ports. He last sailed for Matson Navigation as third mate aboard the Matson Tacoma.

Joao J. Lima, shipping out of East Coast ports. He last sailed for Maersk Lines Limited as second mate aboard the Maersk Memphis.

Edgar O. Montufar worked for Flik Restaurant at the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies.

Robert J. Ramsey, shipping out of West Coast ports. He last sailed for Matson Navigation as master of the Horizon Tacoma.

Barry L. Reese worked as controller at the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies.

Paul Rochford, shipping out of East Coast ports. He last sailed for Patriot Contract Services as master of the Cape Victory.

Johnny Rosado-Negron was a member of the United Inland Group–Atlantic & Gulf Region.

Kyle E. Standfield, shipping out of West Coast ports. He last sailed for Sunrise/Pasha as third mate aboard the Horizon Reliance.

John W. Sullivan, shipping out of West Coast ports. He last sailed for Matson Navigation as master of the Moku Pahu.

David I. Wainwright, worked as a San Francisco Bar Pilot since 1991.

Nella R. Wilkerson was the union representative in the MM&P Houston Hall.

Captain Kip Carlson, Captain Mike Nolls and Chief Engineer Steve

Watson. All three were on the verge of retiring when they crossed paths

on the last voyage of the SS Matsonia.

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Directory of MM&P OfficesInternational Headquarters700 Maritime Blvd., Suite BLinthicum Heights, MD 21090-1953Phone: 410-850-8700 Fax: 410-850-0973www.bridgedeck.org

International OfficersDonald J. Marcus President410-850-8700 ext. 122president@bridgedeck.org

Don F. JosbergerSecretary-Treasurer410-850-8700 ext. 116sec-treas@bridgedeck.org

Executive Offices

George Quick VP-Pilot Membership Group410-691-8144gquick@bridgedeck.org

Klaus LuhtaVP-Gulf Ports & Gov’t Affairs410-691-8139kluhta@bridgedeck.org

Frank Scopelliti International Comptroller410-691-8134fscopelliti@bridgedeck.org

Roger LashInternational Representative410-691-8142rlash@bridgedeck.org

Steven M. Miceli Jr. International Representative410-691-8149 smicelijr@bridgedeck.org

Communications

Lisa Rosenthal Communications Director410-691-8146communications@bridgedeck.org

Legal Department

Gabriel Terrasa International Counsel410-691-8148 gterrasa@bridgedeck.org

LMSR Contact

Robert P. Chiesa Gov’t Crewing Coordinator443-784-8788 rchiesa@bridgedeck.org

Membership Department

Patrice L. WootenDirector of Membership410-691-8151membership@bridgedeck.org

MM&P Health & Benefit, Vacation, Pension, JEC and IRAP PlansPatrick McCullough AdministratorMM&P Plans700 Maritime Blvd., Suite ALinthicum Heights, MD 21090-1996Phone: 410-850-8500 Fax: 410-850-8655Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522PMcCullough@mmpplans.comHours: Monday – Friday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM ET

Atlantic Maritime GroupStephen H. Doherty Vice President570 Broad Street, Suite 701Newark, NJ 07102Direct: 201-830-3407Fax: 201-748-5151sdoherty@bridgedeck.org

Mike RiordanRepresentativeDirect: 201-830-3409mriordan@bridgedeck.org

Rich RussoCity RepresentativePhone: 201-830-3408rrusso@bridgedeck.org

Paulina Czernek International Representative Phone: 201-830-3406pczernek@bridgedeck.org

Keith PoissantInternational RepresentativePhone: 973-420-0492kpoissant@bridgedeck.org

Federal Employees Membership GroupRandall H. RockwoodVice PresidentExecutive OfficeMM&P Headquarters700 Maritime Blvd., Suite BLinthicum, MD 21090-1953rrockwood@bridgedeck.org410-691-8131

Randi Ciszewski Government Fleet Representative & CNO Pilot RepresentativeMM&P Headquarters700 Maritime Blvd., Suite BLinthicum, MD 21090-1953 Cell: 202-679-7594 Fax: 732-527-0829

Offshore Membership GroupThomas LarkinVice PresidentAtlantic Ports

Klaus LuhtaVice President Gulf Ports & Government Affairs

J. Lars TurnerVice PresidentPacific Ports

Boston

Ron ColpusThomas SullivanRepresentativesMarine Industrial Park12 Channel St., Suite 606-ABoston, MA 02210-2333Phone: 617-671-0769Fax: 617-261-2334boston@bridgedeck.org

Charleston

John LivingstonRepresentative 1481 Tobias Gadson Blvd. Suite 2CCharleston, SC 29407-4794Phone: 843-766-3565Fax: 843-766-6352Charleston@bridgedeck.org

Honolulu

Randy Swindell Representative 521 Ala Moana Blvd., Ste 254 Honolulu, HI 96813Phone: 808-523-8183 Fax: 808-538-3672rswindell@bridgedeck.org

Houston

Klaus LuhtaVP-Gulf Ports & Government Affairs

13850 Gulf Freeway, Ste 250 Houston, TX 77034 Phone: 281-464-9650 Fax: 281-464-9652kluhta@bridgedeck.org Houston@bridgedeck.org

Los Angeles/Long Beach

Wendy Karnes Representative533 N. Marine Ave., Ste AWilmington, CA 90744-5527 Phone: 310-834-7201 Fax: 310-834-6667wkarnes@bridgedeck.org

Miami/Port Everglades

Andrea Fortin RepresentativeBroward Outpatient Medical Center150 SW 12th Ave Suite 205Pompano FL 33069-3237Phone: 954-946-7883Fax: 954-946-8283pompano@bridgedeck.org

New York/New Jersey

Thomas Larkin Vice President-Atlantic Ports

Jay TripaldiAtlantic Regional Representative570 Broad Street, Ste 701 Newark, NJ 07102 Phone: 201-963-1900 Fax: 201-963-5403 tlarkin@bridgedeck.org nynj@bridgedeck.org

Norfolk, Va.

Mark NemergutRepresentativeInterstate Corporate Center6325 North Center Dr., Ste 100Norfolk, VA 23502Phone: 757-489-7406Fax: 757-489-1715norfolk@bridgedeck.org

Oakland

Jeremy HopeCoast Agent

Veronica SchaibleRepresentative548 Thomas L. Berkley Way Oakland, CA 94612Phone: 510-808-7068Fax: 510-808-7067jhope@bridgedeck.org vschaible@bridgedeck.org

Seattle

J. Lars TurnerVice President-Pacific Ports

Kathleen O. Moran Representative15208 52nd Ave. South, Suite 100 Seattle, WA 98188Phone: 206-441-8700 Fax: 206-448-8829lturner@bridgedeck.org kmoran@bridgedeck.org

Tampa

Laura Cenkovich Representative4333 S 50th St.Tampa, FL 33619Phone: 813-247-2164 Fax: 813-248-1592 Hours: 9:00 AM-2:00 PM ETtampa@bridgedeck.org

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Pilot Membership GroupGeorge A. Quick Vice President3400 N. Furnace Rd. Jarrettsville, MD 21084Phone: 410-691-8144Fax: 410-557-7082gquick@bridgedeck.org

East Coast Regional Rep.

Timothy J. Ferrie201 Edgewater St. Staten Island, NY 10305Phone: 718-448-3900 Fax: 718-447-1582tferrie@bridgedeck.org

Gulf Coast Regional Rep.

Richard D. Moore8150 S. Loop E. Houston, TX 77017Phone: 713-645-9620Richardmoore1@att.net

West Coast Regional Rep.

Kip CarlsonPier 9, East End San Francisco, CA 94111Phone: 415-389-1763kcarlson@bridgedeck.org

Alaska Marine Pilots

David ArztPresidentP.O. Box 920226 Dutch Harbor, AK 99692Phone: 907-581-1240 Fax: 907-581-1372amp@ampilots.com

Aransas-Corpus Christi Pilots

Kevin C. MonacoP.O. Box 2767 Corpus Christi, TX 78403Phone: 361-884-5899Fax: 361-884-1659

Associated Branch Pilots

Mike Lorino Jr.3813 N. Cswy Blvd., Ste 100Metairie, LA 70002Phone: 504-831-6615

Association Maryland Pilots

Eric Nielsen President3720 Dillon St. Baltimore, MD 21224Phone: 410-276-1337 Fax: 410-276-1364President@mdpilots.com

Biscayne Bay Pilots

Andrew D. MelickChairman2911 Port Blvd.Miami, FL 33132Phone: 305-374-2791 Fax: 305-374-2375

Boston Pilots

Richard StoverPresident256 Marginal Street, Bldg 11East Boston, MA 02128Phone: 617-569-4500Fax: 617-569-4502

Canaveral Pilots

Ben Borgie Richard GrimisonCo-ChairmenBox 816 Cape Canaveral, FL 32920Phone: 321-783-4645TheCanaveralPilots@msn.com

Charleston Branch Pilots

Whit Smith6 Concord St.P.O. Box 179 Charleston, SC 29401Phone: 843-577-6695Fax: 843-577-0632

Columbia River Bar Pilots

James Brady100 16th St.Astoria, OR 97103-3634Phone: 503-325-2641

Columbia River Pilots

Christopher D. EckardtMM&P Delegate13225 N. Lombard Portland, OR 97203Phone: 503-289-9922

Coos Bay Pilots

Charles L. Yates President686 North Front St.Coos Bay, OR 97420-2331Phone: 541-267-6555Fax: 541-267-5256

Crescent River Port Pilots

E. Michael BoppPresident8712 Highway 23 Belle Chasse, LA 70037Phone: 504-392-8001Fax: 504-392-7598www.crescentpilots.com

Galveston-Texas City Pilots

Christos A. SotirelisP.O. Box 16110Galveston, TX 77552Phone: 409-740-3347Fax: 409-740-3393

Hawaii Pilots Association

Tom Heberle PresidentPier 19-Honolulu Harbor P.O. Box 721Honolulu, HI 96808Phone: 808-532-7233Fax: 808-532-7229www.hawaiipilots.net

Houston Pilots

Mark MitchemPresiding Officer203 Deerwood Glen DriveDeer Park, TX 77536Phone: 713-645-9620

Key West Bar Pilots Association

Alejandro GonzalezP.O. Box 848Key West, FL 33041Phone: 305-296-5512 Fax: 305-296-1388

Mobile Bar Pilots

David M. BeraultPresidentP.O. Box 831 Mobile, AL 36601Phone: 251-432-2639 Fax: 251-432-9964

Northeast Marine Pilots

E. Howard McVay243 Spring St. Newport, RI 02840Phone: 401-847-9050 Toll Free: 1-800-274-1216

Penobscot Bay & River Pilots Association

David GelinasPresidentSkip StrongVice President18 Mortland RoadSearsport, ME 04974Phone: 207-548-1077Fax: 207-548-1078pilots@penbaypilots.com

Pilots Association for the Bay & River Delaware

Jonathan C. Kemmerley President800 S. Columbus Blvd. Philadelphia, PA 19147Phone: 215-465-8340 Fax: 215-465-3450

Port Everglades Pilots

Todd J. Cooper David T. Ulrich Co-DirectorsP.O. Box 13017 Port Everglades, FL 33316Phone: 954-522-4491

Puget Sound Pilots

Eric vonBrandenfels2003 Western Ave. - Suite 200Seattle, WA 98121Phone: 206-518-5484Fax: 206-448-3405

Sabine Pilots

Charles LahayePresiding Officer5148 West Pkwy.Groves, TX 77619Phone: 409-722-1141 Fax: 409-962-9223www.sabinepilots.com

Saint Johns Bar Pilots

Nate CookPresident4910 Ocean St. Mayport, FL 32233Phone: 904-249-5631 Fax: 904-249-7523admin@jaxpilots.com

San Juan Bay Pilots

Stephen RiveraPresidentP.O. Box 9021033San Juan, PR 00902-1033787-722-1166

St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots

John R. Boyce President

Pat BroderickMM&P Branch Agent P.O. Box 274230 North Point StreetCape Vincent, NY 13618Phone: 315-250-1477Fax: 315-654-4491

San Francisco Bar Pilots

Joseph LongPort Agent

Zack Kellerman MM&P RepresentativePier 9, East End San Francisco, CA 94111Phone: 415-362-5436 Fax: 415-982-4721

Sandy Hook Pilots

John J. DeCruzNew York President

Brendan D. FoleyNew Jersey President

Rob DebrowskiBranch Agentrdebrowski@sandyhookpilots.com

201 Edgewater St. Staten Island, NY 10305Phone: 718-448-3900 Fax: 718-447-1582

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Savannah Pilots Association

Robert T. (“Trey”) Thompson IIIMaster Pilot130 Houston St. P.O. Box 9267 Savannah, GA 31401-3528 Phone: 912-236-0226 Fax: 912-236-6571

Southeast Alaska Pilots

Kathleen FleuryPresident1621 Tongass Ave. - Suite 300Ketchikan, AK 99901Phone: 907-225-9696 Fax: 907-247-9696pilots@seapa.com www.seapa.com

Southwest Alaska Pilots

Ronald A. Ward, IIPresidentP.O. Box 977 Homer, AK 99603Phone: 907-235-8783 Fax: 907-235-6119swpilots@gci.net

Tampa Bay Pilots

Allen L. Thompson Executive Director 1825 Sahlman Dr. Tampa, FL 33605Phone: 813-247-3737 Fax: 813-247-4425

Virgin Islands Port Authority Pilots

John Amaro President6877 Upper WintbergSt. Thomas, VI 00802 340-998-2260Srpilot580@aol.com

Virginia Pilot Association

J. William Cofer President3329 Shore Dr. Virginia Beach, VA 23451Phone: 757-496-0995

Western Great Lakes Pilots Association

Jon OlneyPresident6559 S M221, P.O. Box 365Brimley, MI 49715Phone: 715-392-5204 Fax: 715-392-1666wglpa.president@aol.com

United Inland Membership GroupThomas Bell VP-Great Lakes & Gulf

Timothy SaffleVP-Pacific Maritime Region

Cleveland

Thomas Bell VP-Great Lakes & Gulf1322 Old River Rd., 3rd FloorCleveland, OH 44113Phone: 216-776-1667 Fax: 216-776-1668tbell@bridgedeck.org

Juneau

Shannon AdamsonRegional Representative229 Fourth St. Juneau, AK 99801Phone: 907-586-8192 Fax: 907-789-0569sadamson@bridgedeck.org

Oakland

Sly HunterRegional Representative548 Thomas L. Berkley WayOakland, CA 94612Phone: 510-808-7066 Fax: 510-808-7064shunter@bridgedeck.org

Portland

Nick Sorber Regional Representative2225 N. Lombard St. - No. 206 Portland, OR 97217Phone: 503-369-6947nsorber@bridgedeck.org

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Eduardo Iglesias Regional Representative1055 Kennedy Ave. Ste 914San Juan, PR 00920Phone: 787-664-3052Fax: 787-723-4494Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00AM – 1:30PM ETeiglesias@bridgedeck.org

Seattle

Timothy SaffleVP-Pacific Maritime Region

Dan TwohigRepresentativePacific Maritime Region15208 52nd Ave., South, Ste 100Seattle, WA 98188Phone: 425-775-1403Fax: 425-775-1418tsaffle@bridgedeck.org dtwohig@bridgedeck.org

Wilmington

Sly HunterRegional Representative533 N. Marine Ave. Wilmington, CA 90744-5527 Phone: 510-808-7066Fax: 510-808-7064shunter@bridgedeck.org

MIRAIDC. James Patti President1025 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 507Washington, DC 20036-5412Phone: 202-463-6505 Fax: 202-223-9093jpatti@miraid.org

MM&P Federal Credit UnionKathy Ann Klisavage ManagerMM&P Headquarters700 Maritime Blvd., Suite BLinthicum, MD 21090-1953Phone: 410-691-8136Fax: 410-859-1623Toll-Free: 1-800-382-7777 (All U.S. and Puerto Rico)mmpfcu@bridgedeck.org

MM&P Maritime Advancement, Training, Education & Safety Program Patrick McCullough Administrator

Glen Paine Executive Director

MM&P Health & Benefit, Vacation, Pension, JEC and IRAPatrick McCulloughAdministrator700 Maritime Blvd., Suite ALinthicum Heights, MD 21090-1996Phone: 1-877-667-5522 or 410-850-8500Fax: 410-850-8655pmccullough@mmpplans.com

Former Atlantic & Gulf Region Health, Pension and Education, Safety & Training FundsMM&P Plan Office700 Maritime Blvd., Suite ALinthicum Heights, MD 21090-1996Phone: 410-850-8500Fax: 410-850-8655Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522

Pacific Maritime Region Pension & Benefit Plans

Columbia Northwest Marine Benefit Trust

Patrick McCullough Administrator700 Maritime Blvd., Suite ALinthicum Heights, MD 21090-1996Phone: 410-850-8500 Fax: 410-850-8655Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522pmccullough@mmpplans.comHours: Monday-Friday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM ET

Northwest Maritime Pension Trust

Randy G. GoodwinAccount Executive P.O. Box 34203 Seattle, WA 98124Phone: 206-441-7574 Fax: 206-441-9110

Southwest Marine Health, Benefit & Pension Trust

Dora Vele1200 Wilshire Blvd., 5th FloorLos Angeles, CA 90017Toll-Free: 1-888-806-8943

Maritime Institute of Technology & Graduate Studies (MITAGS)Glen PaineExecutive Director gpaine@mitags.org

Eric FriendDirector efriend@mitags.orgStudent Services: 206-739-0720

East Coast Campus

692 Maritime Blvd. Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1952Main Phone: 410-859-5700Toll Free: 1-866-656-5568Admissions: admissions@mitags.orgWeb: www.mitags.org

BWI Airport Shuttle

(avail. 24 hours a day):1-866-900-3517 Ext. 0

West Coast Campus

1729 Alaskan Way, S.Seattle, WA 98134-1146Main: 206-239-9965Toll-Free: 1-888-893-7829Admissions: admissions@mates.orgWeb: www.mitags.org

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CROSS’D THE FINAL BAR Harry C. Avera, 84, Dec. 29, 2019. A resident of Jacksonville, Fla., he worked as chief engineer for Moran Towing as a member of the MM&P Atlantic & Gulf Membership Group. He enjoyed fishing, car racing, and he loved the outdoors. He is survived by his wife Carolyn and son Clinton.

Bruce H. Bartlett, 95, Feb. 6. A resident of Port Ludlow, Wash., and a pensioner since 1994, he last sailed for Sealand Services aboard the Sealand Anchorage. He served in the Pacific and Atlantic during World War II. He was an avid skier and tennis player. He crossed the Pacific to Japan with his wife in their 40-foot sailboat. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Ingeborg, daughter Cheryl, son Robert, and four grandchildren.

Daniel N. Cartmill, 72, Dec. 16, 2019. A resident of Eliot, Maine, and a pensioner since 1998, he last sailed for NPR Inc. aboard the SS Mayaguez. He served with distinction as an MM&P Boston Port Representative. He enjoyed spending time with his family and traveling. He is survived by his wife Kathleen, sons Adam and Kyle, and five grandchildren.

James V. Cochran Jr., 72, Dec. 30, 2019. A resident of Gibsonton, Fla., and a pensioner since 2019, he was a member of the MM&P Atlantic & Gulf Membership Group. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Jeanette, stepdaughter Patricia Worden and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Jay Dady, April 8. Former president and secretary-treasurer of ILA Local 333, his maritime industry career spanned 52 years, including three decades in union politics. A union man through and through, he was well-respected by the brotherhood, knew almost everyone in the Local by their first

name and had a knack for negotiations. He is survived by his wife Doris, sons John and Jay Jr., daughter April, 12 grandchildren and many family members in the maritime industry who proudly share the Dady name.

James Lewis Davis, 84, Dec. 24, 2019. A resident of Kelseyville, Calif., and a pensioner since 1998, he last sailed for Sealand Services as master of the Sealand Patriot.

Ernest L. Dudley, 80, Dec. 9, 2019. A resident of Baltimore, Md., and a pensioner since 1998, he worked for My Cleaning Service. He is survived by his wife Virginia and his children Deanna and Ernest Dudley Jr.

Don Michael Filoni, 73, Dec. 1, 2019. A resident of Welaka, Fla., and a pensioner since 2011, he last sailed for Waterman Steamship Company aboard the SS Major Stephen W. Pless. He served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was a member of American Legion Post #45 and in his spare time he enjoyed working on his sailboat and his 1968 Ford truck. He is survived by his wife Cheryl Ann, daughter Latishia “Tish,” sister Lizabeth, grandchildren Alexis and Garrett, great-granddaughter Shelby, step-children Samantha, Robert and Donald, four step-grandchildren, and his cousin Ed. He also leaves his devoted orange and white bob-tailed cat, “Master Gunnery Sergeant Scooter T. Jones.”

David N. Hutchinson, 72, Dec. 2, 2019. A resident of East Derry, N.H., and a pensioner since 2013, he last sailed for Maersk Lines Limited aboard the Sealand Eagle. An army veteran, he spent 25 years at sea and lived a life of adventure, building a family home in Maine and supporting his

wife’s baton twirling team. He was known as the man who could fix anything and was often asked to do so. He is remembered for “loving his family above all else and gave them his best gift, the gift of his time. He woke each day with a ‘just peachy’ outlook, whatever the task at hand.” He was a formidable opponent in trivia games because of his encyclopedic knowledge. He is survived by his wife Gina; brothers Norman, Martin and Scott and their spouses; sons David Jr., Jeremy and their spouses; daughter Dawn Marie and her partner Gerard; stepdaughters Lori and Lisa and their spouses; eleven grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Joseph C. Jones, 75, Nov. 18, 2019. A resident of Glenwood, Md., he worked for Reinauer Transportation, and was a member of the MM&P Atlantic Maritime Group.

Jesse Martinez, 83, Dec. 14, 2019. A resident of Rosharon, Texas and a pensioner since 1988, he last sailed for Lykes Brothers Steamship aboard the SS Charlotte Lykes. A navy veteran, he built every home that he lived in and was known for his unwavering

love for Jesus Christ, his generous personality, strong opinions, and his everlasting love for his wife and family. He is survived by his sons Jesse, Martin and John and their spouses, and six grandchildren.

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Roger P. Minville, 88, Jan. 29. A resident of Montmagny, Québec, Canada, and a pensioner since 1985, he last sailed for Amoco Transport Company aboard the SS Amoco Delaware.

Richard A. Olsen, 89, April 20. A resident of Denville, N.J., and a proud member and official of ILA Local 333, he worked as a tugboat captain before retiring in 1993. He served as quartermaster aboard the USS Bearss, a Fletcher-class destroyer, during the Korean conflict. He was a devoted family

man who was actively involved in his community as a member of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, the Sons of Norway at Nor-Bu Lodge, and the VFW in Danville. He is remembered as a “one-of-a-kind man, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend.” Survivors include his son James, a member of the Atlantic Maritime Group and an MM&P convention delegate, his son Douglas, and their spouses; son-in-law Walter Uhlig, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sister-in-law Evelyn, many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Charles R. Redding, 86, Dec. 15, 2019. A resident of Tampa, Fla., and a pensioner since 1998, he was a member of the MM&P Atlantic & Gulf Membership Group. An air force veteran, he is remembered as a dedicated family man and a “kind, loving soul who was always more concerned for the well-being of others ahead of himself.” He was dedicated to feeding and helping the homeless along Hillsborough River. He is survived by his wife Nellie, daughter Myra, son Charles Jr., five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, his sister Jettie Lea Lowery, his niece and nephew, two great-nephews and a great-niece.

Joseph D. Smith III, 76, Nov. 19, 2019. A resident of Long Beach, Calif., and a pensioner since 1999, he last sailed for Sealand Services aboard the Sealand Explorer.

James Lee Yarbrough, 90, Dec. 28, 2019. A resident of La Grange, Ga., and a pensioner since 1986, he last sailed for Lykes Brothers Steamship Company as master of the MV Lyra. He served in the U.S. Army. Survivors include his companion for the past six years Helen Cash, brothers John and William and their spouses, nieces and nephews Keith, Mark, John Jr., Mary Lynn, William Jr. and Dana.

Crossing the Bar

Sunset and evening star,And one clear call for me!

And may there be no moaning of the bar,When I put out to sea,

But such a tide as moving seems asleep,Too full for sound and foam,

When that which drew from out the boundless deepTurns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,And after that the dark!

And may there be no sadness of farewell,When I embark;

For tho’ from out our bourne Time and PlaceThe flood may bear me far,

I hope to see my pilot face to faceWhen I have crossed the bar.

— Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)

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Honor Roll of PCF ContributorsMM&P salutes the union members, pensioners and employees who are making our voice heard in Washington, D.C.

Larry D. Aasheim Shannon C. Adamson Murray G. Alstott* P

Gerald William Anderson* Thomas E. Bell* In Memory of Captain Charles Malue

David L. Bennett Robert Brian Burke Ernest J. Caponegro James A. Carbone P

In Memory of Captains CJ Meerman & William Hurley

Kenneth J. Carlson Jr. Hao C. Cheong Hao Hong Cheong P

Randi Ciszewski Paul Costabile P

Kevin G. Coulombe* P

In Honor of Captain Ed Barr, SS Santa AdelaScot A. Couturier Thomas B. Crawford George M. Darley In Memory of Charlie Darley

Robert Darley P

In Memory of Charlie DarleyMorgan H. Densley Stephen H. Doherty In Memory of Jamie Ela and Eric Nordberg

Nancy A. Donnelly P

In Memory of Georgia O’NeillEric A. Dunn Marwan A. Elsamny John W. Farmer III* P

William H. Fisher* Alan D. Fosmo Mark C. Foxvog P

In Memory of Elmer “Chip” EbermanWilliam W. Fransen* P

Kenneth N. Gaito Naldo R. Garcia Bradley D. Goodwin Edward Gras P

Gregory P. Gretz* Jon F. Harrison P

Samuel W. Hartshorn Jr. P

Harold J. Held In Memory of Captain Robert Strobel

Christopher S. Hendrickson

James F. Hill* Candyce Hoffman In Memory of Captain Charles R. Jenkins & Creston Clarke Jenkins

Michael J. Holliday Jeremy R. Hope David H. Hudson P

Jeff H. Idema P

Eduardo E. Iglesias In Memory of Captain Charles Malue

Christian Johnsen Donald F. Josberger Christopher G. Kavanagh* John Kelly* P

John H. Kerwin P

Christopher E. Kluck Henry C. Knox-Dick P

George W. Koch Jr. P

Jonathan F. Komlosy* Michael S. Kozlowski Richard W. Larocque* P

Ryan W. Leo Joshua D. Leonardi Klaus D. Luhta Richard A. Madden Joan Malue* P

In Memory of Captain Charles MalueDonald J. Marcus* In Memory of Captain Charles Malue

Brett J. Marquis Robert G. Mattsen Richard W. May P

In Memory of Captain Tim BrownEugene W. Mayer Jr. P

Patrick McCullough Paul F. McQuarrie P

Andrew J. Merrill* Matthew F. Merrill Steven M. Miceli C. Michael MurrayIn Memory of Captain Charles Malue & Chuck Emery

Douglas J. Nagy* Douglas A. Nemeth Edward B. Newman* Michael L. Nickel P

In Memory of Augusta NickelPaul H. Nielsen P

John J. O’Boyle Joseph O. O’Connor* P

Michael B. O’Toole Glen M. Paine William L. Palmer*

Peter J. Parise III C. James Patti Georg E. Pedersen* P

In Memory of Bill Lancaster & Steve StablyJonathon S. Pratt D. Scott Putty P

In Memory of Captain Robert StrobelLloyd S. Rath P

Michael A. Rausa Bruno Ravalico P

In Memory of Paul Hanley, Doug Nagele & Roy Geiser

John P. Rawley Michael Riordan* Howard M. Roberts David M. Romano Paul D. Rooney P

Coleman D. Rosenberg Sean A. Sabeh Donald R. Sacca Timothy C. Saffle* George W. Schaberg P

Paul T. Schulman Rafik A. Shahbin Steven P. Shils* P

Nick Sorber Jennifer L. Stair Carl W. Stein Leonard Arthur Stenback* Thomas E. Stone Tore Stromme P

Conor J. Sullivan William B. Sullivan Gabriel A. Terrasa In Memory of Captain Frank Reyes

Joe Mark Tuck J. Lars Turner Daniel C. Twohig Mitka A. Von Reis Crooks Steven E. Werse P

William J. Westrem* West S. Wilson Chris Glenn Woodward* George N. Zeluff Jr.* P

Jeffrey D. Adamson P

Douglas B. Adriance Marston W. Albert Walter K. Allison P

Bruce M. Badger P

Albert Mike Balister Andrew Banks Evan B. Barbis Edward S. Batcho Jr. P

Robert C. Beauregard Derek J. Bender P

Theodore E. Bernhard Geoffrey Bird P

Sandor Z. Biro John H. Bloomingdale James K. Boak IV P

David Boatner P

William H. Boyce Jeffrey C. Bridges P

Michael A. Buckley Neil J. Caldwell Todd J. Campbell P

Robert J. Carter Konstantinos Catrakis P

Bent L. Christiansen P

Ejnar G. Christiansen P

James L. Clements Dean R. Colver P

Mark A. Cooper P

Nicole J. Cornali Brett T. Cowan Vincent J. Cox P

David W. Crawford Che N. Cuellar Andrew Cullen P

Joseph J. Davis Thomas A. Delamater P

Sean M. Doran Dale S. Dubrin P

John T. Duff P

In Memory of Captain Charles MalueDorothy Dunn P

In Memory of Darrell DunnRuth England P

In Memory of Robert EnglandGlen E. Engstrand Malvina A. Ewers P

In Memory of Franklin EwersKeith W. Finnerty Jay W B Frank P

James E. Franklin P

In Memory of Captains Ken Fisher & William Hurley

Jan M. Fraser P

Mark S. Garcia Nicholas K. Gasper Nicole Geideman

* These active and retired members have contributed $1,000 or more. P These pensioners or survivors are singled out for special mention.

www.bridgedeck.org - The Master, Mate & Pilot 27* These active and retired members have contributed $1,000 or more. P These pensioners or survivors are singled out for special mention.

Matthew M. Gerfin Patrick N. Glenn William D. Good Jr. P

In Memory of William Good, Sr.Gerald M. Gordon P

John A. Gorman P

Kyle P. Grant Peter S. Grate P

Edward W. Green P

Robert Groh P

Mike F. Gruninger Jorge Gutman Daniel S. Hall Samuel F. Halley Dianna L. Hand Michael K. Hargrave P

Jacob B. Harlow John J. Healey Charles E. Hendricks Raymond Hennessey Patrick J. Hennessy Michael C. Herig Andrew W. Hetz P

Tylar D. Hochstetler Richard G. Hoey Ezra L. Hunter Keith Hunter P

William H. Imken P

John P. Jablonski P

In Memory of Captain Joseph JablonskiThomas P. Jacobsen P

Christopher R. Kalinowski Timothy R. Kalke Bronson N. Kau Kevin J. Kavanagh Clyde W. Kernohan Jr. P

Brian J. Kiesel Robert T. Kimball P

Richard J. Klein P

Robert E. Klemm P

Brian M. Koppel Damian Krowicki Michael L. La Maina William Charles Laprade Roger M. Lash Roch E. Lavault P

Samuel P. Lesko P

Ian S. Lim Lawrence T. Lyons P

George E. Mara Donald U. Marshall Jr. P

Jerry Edward Mastricola Edward T. Matlack Ryan T. McAfee Thomas C. McCarthy Brent A. McClaine Charles L. McConaghy P

Ann Marie McCullough Daniel F. McGuire P

Daniel A. Mello Mark P. Michals Joseph E. Miller Bruce D. Mitchell P

Michelle Mitchell James L. Mixon Elisa A. Moore John M. Morehouse

Jaime Morlett Brian A. Mossman Darrin N. Muenzberg William W. Murphy Lawrence J Neubert P

Nicholas J. Nowaski Gregory S. Oelkers James P. Olander P

James E. O’Loughlin P

Shawn D. Ouellette Robert R. Owen P

Steven A. Palmer Antonios Papazis P

Michael G. Parenteau Michael Victor Parr Christopher N. Paul Vasilios L. Pazarzis P

Paula C. Phillips Norman A. Piianaia P

Bradley P. Plowman Stephen F. Procida P

Ronald M. Radicali Frank E. Reed Jr. David Roach Javier A. Rodriguez Lisa Rosenthal Edward B. Royles P

Kenneth T. Ryan Thomas M. Ryan Philip F. Same James J. Sanders Michael A. Santini In Gratitude to Steve Werse for His Service to Our Union

Robert H. Schilling P

Mitchell Schoonejans Travis A. Shirley Robert H. Sienel William R. Slaughter P

Gerald V. Smeenk P

Brendan Sean Smith Joseph S. Smith Robert R. Spencer P

George J. Stauter P

Einar W. Strom P

David A. Sulin P

Stacey W. Sullivan Brandon M. Teal Arthur J. Thomas P

Jefferson L. Thomas Richard N. Thomas David William Thompson Deatra M. Thompson Jed J. Tweedy Robert Vasko P

Dean C. Ventimiglia Joseph P. Waldera Ruffin F. Warren Steven D. Watt P

Wesley Ralph Wilson Christopher C. Zimmerman West S. Wilson Patrice L. Wooten Christopher C. Zimmerman

Richard A. Abrams P

Scott F. Abrams P

Christopher J. Aiello Kalamaku C. Akiona Owen B. Albert Frederick W. Allen P

John Allen P

Andrew J. Altum Salvador E. Alvarado Jay M. Anderson Robert N. Anderson P

Noel E. Anthonysz Timothy M. Arey Keith Austin Dennis S. Badaczewski II Thomas A. Bagan Christopher D. Baker Matthew P. Bakis Kenneth S. Barron Charles K. Barthrop P

Steve J. Batchelor Jr. P

Olgierd C. Becker John E. Belcourt Anthony J. Belmonte P

Jeffrey L. Bentley Brian M. Bermudez Brian E. Bernard Christian A. Bethlen Ellis Blacksmith Jennifer M. Bono Charles E. Booher P

Anthony G. Boudouin Bryan T. Boyle Frank W. Branlund P

Allan R. Breese P

James P. Brennan P

Anders K. Brinch Michael S. Brown P

Wardell E. Brown P

Melanie J. Brunmeier Douglas K. Buchanan Jonathan D. Buffington Bert D. Burris Nathan T. Caballero Charles H. Cahill Gregory S. Callery Joseph-Glenn E. Callos Paul D. Calvin Craig P. Campbell Lindsey S. Carlson Joseph F. Carpenter Dylan E. Carrara Chriss B. Carson P

Joseph J. Carson Scott Carson Juan C. Carvajal P

Paul R. Casken Thomas J. Catalanotto P

John C. Chapman P

Glenn S. Chiger Stanislaw Chomicz Christopher N. Cichon

Cassandra A. Clark Dale Clark Stephen J. Clearwater Timothy D. Clearwater In Memory of Captain Barry Costanzi

Paul E. Coan Anthony Colla P

Robin A. Colonas Russell C. Cooper Gary J. Cordes P

Thomas J. Cortese Michael F. Cotting P

David E. Cox P

John C. Cronin John F. Cronin P

Todd C. Crossman P

Edward Crowe P

Jeremy D. Cunningham Omar X. D’Abreu Wilbur J. Dahn Robert A. Dalziel P

Gregory V. Danaher Leopold A. Dawson P

Benjamin J. Day Nicholas S. Deisher Stephen A. Dejong Marguerite Delambily P

In Memory of Robert DelambilyJoseph F. Delehant P

Freedom K. Dennis Jeremey A. Depaolo Edward J. Deslauriers P

Ross Diaz Scott J. Dickinson Timothy J. Dickson Bernard J. Diggins P

Lyle G. Donovan Jerome J. Dorman P

Geoffrey Dunlop P

Jason K. Edwards Travis J. Edwards David K. Engen P

Marc D. Ennis Eric L. Eschen P

William J. Esselstrom Skip A. Evans Stanley J. Fabas David T. Fadoul Leo Perry Falasco Ian J. Falkenberg Shawn L. Farrell Robert M. Febos P

Steven E. Filler Karl R. Fisher William P. Fitzpatrick Robert E. Foley Ryan K. Foster Jessie L. Fragata Kevin L. Franssen Matthew A. Franzek J. Peter Fritz P

Alain Ali Froutan P

David S. Fulton Christopher W. Funke Eric R. Furnholm Ethan J. Galac Hugh P. Gallagher P

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Lillian M. Gallo Nicholas P. Garay Allen Garfinkle P

Hayden W. Gifford Joshua M. Gilbert Francis Gerard Gilroy Gregory A. Goolishian Jr. Joseph D. Graceffa P

Earl N. Gray Paul A. Gregware Jr. P

Paul J. Grepo P

Jason M. Grosshans John B. Groth II David C. Haa P

Timothy J. Hagan P

Brandt R. Hager Kenneth J. Halsall P

Michael D. Harris William H. Hermes P

James D. Herron P

Edward B. Higgins Jr. P

Alan G. Hinshaw P

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John Alden Hobson Roland E. Hobson Christine T. Hogan Kurt Holen P

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Steven M. Itson John P. Jackson Jr. P

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James W. Lamb Joshua A. Lamm George K. Landon Mark C. Landow Thomas P. Larkin John E. Larson P

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Leif Lindstrom P

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Scott D. Saunders Augustus G. Sawatzki Gary R. Schmidt P

John F. Schmidt Gary W. Schrock P

Dennis P. Schroeder P

Henry L. Schroeder P

Keith W. Schultz Jason N. Scoran Joseph D. Seller P

Plamen M. Shapev Michael J. Siepert Harold V. Sipila P

Ernest P. Skoropowski P

Fred D. Smith Glen E. Smith P

Michael D. Smith P

Richard D. Smith

Peter T. Spencer Joseph B. Stackpole P

Peter P. Stalkus P

A.H. Stegen P

Tyler W. Sterling John G. Stewart Glenn D. Strathearn P

Peter K. Strez Christopher L. Stringer Harold A. Stumme P

Joshua C. Sturgis Andrew C. Subcleff P

Ernest Swanson P

In Memory of Captain Robert LowenChris D. Sweeny P

Zachery M. Taylor Thomas D. Tetard P

In Memory of Captain Raymond WoodBrian D. Thomas P

Brian P. Thomas Samuel R. Thompson Stephen N. Thompson P

Gary E. Tober P

Sean Paul Tortora Lee Townsend James L. Turman P

Stephen Leonard Turn Jaime C. Ugaddan Timothy J. Van Ahnen Stephen R. Vandale Brandon J. Varner Dimitar S. Vassilev Peter R. Veasey P

Nancy L. Wagner Honoring MM&P Women Officers

David I. Wainwright P

Jack K. Walker Gregory S. Walsh P

Harold G. Walsh P

Peter P. Walton Andrew A. Wargo P

Anderson P. Warwick P

Tucker J. Weisleder Jonathon E. Wellman George A. Werdann Jr. Frank L. Westmoreland Sark K. Wetzel Eugene K. Whalen P

Peter H. White Michael Wholey P

Aaron M. Widerman Rachel A. Widerman Paul A. Willers P

Nicolas M. Williams Stanley Williams James T. Willis P

Thomas J. Willis Denis J. Wilson P

James G. Wilson Steve Wines Jon C. Winstedt P

Kahai H. Wodehouse Jerome K. Wong Nathan A. Woodward Patrice L. Wooten Janusz A. Wozniak P

Frank Zabrocky P

Ali M. Zeitoun Ryan D. Zwick

* These active and retired members have contributed $1,000 or more. P These pensioners or survivors are singled out for special mention.

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