The SIU-crewed Cape Trinity has been recognized for its performance during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S. Maritime Administration announced.The agency issued the following news release:
HOUSTON-BASED MARAD SHIP HONORED FOR SERVICE IN WAR ON TERROR
MV Cape Trinity Receives Professional Ship Award, Crew Receives Medals
The Maritime Administration has awarded its Professional Ship Award to the crew of the MV Cape Trinity for services in the war on terror. “This ship’s officers and crew served voluntarily for 341 continuous days, taking supplies to our soldiers in the Middle East and back home again,” MARAD Deputy Administrator John Jamian announced. “The Ready Reserve Force has proved its capability and efficiency time and time again, and the men and women of the Cape Trinity are an example of the fleet’s success.”
The Maritime Administration’s Professional Ship Award is an award given to non-military ships that achieve the highest degree of readiness, performance, efficiency, reliability, productivity, and safety. The officers and crew of the MV Cape Trinity also received the Merchant Marine Expeditionary Medal, given to merchant mariners who serve in war zones.
Ready Reserve Force ships, crewed by U.S. Merchant Mariners, have carried much of the supplies to and from the Middle East since the War on Terror began. The Cape Trinity, in its 341 days of activation, carried 19,603 metric tons of cargo between various ports, including Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, Shauiba and Ash Shuayba in Kuwait, and Messaieed in Qatar. Ports in Europe included Bremerhaven, Szczecin, and Antwerp; U.S. load ports included Charleston and Corpus Christi.
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