02 Mar

The Return of LST 325

Professional Mariner StaffUncategorized
At a navy base near Athens, Greece, on a warm sunny morning last November, Robert Jornlin asked the pilot if he could "take her out." Left to right, operations officer William Gollan; engineering officer James Edwards; US Ambassador to Greece Nick Burns; and commanding officer Robert Jornlin pose before departure from Greece. The pilot nodded and stepped back as the…
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02 Mar

Canada reforming vessel inspection program following sinking of True North II

Professional Mariner StaffUncategorized
When True North II sank in Ontario's Georgian Bay on a blustery June morning last year, two seventh-graders on a school outing drowned. The vessel had numerous safety problems that were both serious and obvious. Yet year after year federal inspectors had certified the seaworthiness of the ferry that carried visitors to a national marine park. The tragedy horrified people…
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02 Mar

Ingalls Shipbuilding to repair Cole

Professional Mariner StaffUncategorized
The USS Cole will return to the U.S. fleet after being repaired by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss. Repairs are expected to begin in January now that Cole has returned from Aden, Yemen, where it was bombed during a terrorist attack on Oct. 12, 2000. The extent of the damage will be fully assessed when the Cole arrives at Ingalls,…
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02 Mar

Graykowski updates progress of MTS initiative

Professional Mariner StaffUncategorized
Prior to his resignation as Marad's acting administrator, John E. Graykowski delivered an update on the progress of the initiative that has become widely known as the MTS report. The MTS report, entitled "An Assessment of the United States Marine Transportation System (MTS)," was presented to Congress in September 1999 by Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater, Maritime Administrator Clyde…
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02 Mar

Ship’s master killed by door

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News
The captain of a cruise ship being laid up in Florida was killed Oct. 27 when an automatic, watertight bulkhead door closed on him as he was securing the engine room. Watertight door closes automatically when power is cut. The captain of Cape May Light apparently was pinned as he attempted to leave the engine room. Charles P. Beverly, 43,…
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02 Mar

Back and forth across the St. Johns River

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For the past 50 years, and more than 580,000 crossings, the St. Johns River Ferry has become a part of the cultural history of the St. Johns River near the river's mouth at Mayport, Fla., east of Jacksonville. The St. Johns River Ferry Jean Ribault transports commuters and tourists on a 700-yard, eight-minute run between Mayport and Ft. George Island.…
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02 Mar

Watson elected APA president

Professional Mariner StaffUncategorized
Capt. Michael R. Watson has been busy settling into his new job as the president of the American Pilots' Association (APA). Watson was elected as the association's new president at the APA convention in New Orleans last October. His four-year term began on Jan. 31, 2001. Watson comes to the APA from the Association of Maryland Pilots, for which he…
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