Seafarers Log
June 2016 Editor's Note: The event's Facebook page can be viewed here. For photos from the event, visit our Gallery here. The 4th Annual Seafarers Waterfront Classic was another overwhelming success, according to organizers as well as anglers who participated in the annual outing. Held April 26 at the SIU-affiliated…
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June 2016 For AB Sean Wilson, devoting time, money and personal supportiveness to help impoverished kids is as much a part of life as going to sea. One of his bigger outreach projects took place early this year, when Wilson and other volunteers teamed up to donate school supplies and…
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June 2016 Experts from many segments of the maritime industry recently convened on the SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education (PHC), which played host this year to the annual PHC Advisory Board meeting. Representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Maritime Administration, Comprehensive Health Services (CHS),…
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June 2016 By overwhelming majorities, SIU members employed by Crescent Towing recently approved new, three-year contracts calling for wage increases while maintaining benefits and securing other gains. One of the contracts covers SIU boatmen based in New Orleans and Savannah, Georgia, while the other applies to Seafarers located in Mobile,…
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June 2016 SIU-contracted Crowley Maritime Corporation recently christened the third of four new product tankers at the Julia Street Cruise Terminal in New Orleans. The vessel, named the Louisiana, will join two sister ships, Texas and Ohio, in the Jones Act trade, and will carry a crew of SIU mariners.…
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June 2016 Newly Recertified Steward Antonio Mendez Cruz knows first-hand that even the most challenging obstacles can be overcome, provided the proper mix of humility and perseverance is employed in one’s undertakings. His SIU career to date provides evidence that such a proposition not only has merit, but also oftentimes…
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June 2016 Anyone doubting the capabilities of U.S. shipbuilders hasn’t paid attention to General Dynamics NASSCO lately. The San Diego shipyard – a union facility – recently hosted christenings for two state-ofthe- art, SIU-contracted, Jones Act tankers: the Garden State and the Magnolia State, respectively. The vessels are part of…
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June 2016 SIU President Michael Sacco discusses this year’s Seafarers Waterfront Classic, plus the importance of grassroots action For the fourth straight year, the SIU and our affiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland, were proud to host the Seafarers Waterfront Classic, benefiting both the Wounded Warrior Anglers of America and…
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June 2016 Editor’s note: This article and the accompanying photos were submitted by Lauren Vuong, who was rescued by the SIU-crewed LNG Virgo decades ago. She is interested in hearing from anyone who was aboard the ship at that time, and may be reached by email at lauren.vuong@ gmail.com and…
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June 2016 The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has commissioned an in-depth study into the implementation and enforcement of the ILO Maritime Labor Convention 2006 (MLC), which came into force in August 2013. The study will be carried out by Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI). The ITF was a major mover…