Seafarers who work aboard a Maersk Line Limited (MLL) operated vessel recently established a safety milestone of which the entire maritime community can be proud.As of April 30, the SIU-contracted SSG Edward A. Carter Jr. marked 1,000 days of accident-free operations, a significant achievement. MLL Director of Maritime Operations Capt. Jerry Eker, in correspondence dated May 1 to the captain and crew of the Carter, said in part: “Please note our congratulations and express our thanks and appreciation to the crew for their continued focus on safety. [One thousand] days is a major accomplishment and one that is not achievable by every vessel. This devotion to the safe working environment is acknowledgement that everyone on board has taken pride in the vessel, their job and the safe working practice of each and every crew member seriously…. This positive accomplishment will confirm to our customer the focus toward safety by each crew member and MLL as a whole.”
Owned by the U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC), the Carter is one of the command’s eight containerships. It also is part of the 36 ships in MSC’s prepositioning program.
Based in Norfolk, Va., MLL has provided the U.S. government with transportation and maritime services for more than 40 years, including every major military operation from the Vietnam War to those now underway in Afghanistan and Iraq.
###
Printer Friendly Page