United States Merchant Marine Academy - Midships Yearbook (Kings Point, NY)

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EXPLOSIVES A (use chirt 2366) )priPow?r -WAS RING TO] Kings Point «s or removed. FoMetails 3uu4aL With the class of 92, the U.S. Mer- chant Marine Academy adds a new chapter to its list of outstanding performances performed by its Midshipmen in times of conflict. For their second Sea Year, mem- bers of the class of 92 were as- signed to ships of g varying types and ages used in sup- M port of OPERA- f, TION DESERT £ SHIELD and STORM. These as- signments were another factor in increasing our ;» parents’ already Yi nervous attitude toward Sea Year and were disgrun- tling to some that they would miss the various Love Runs” about the world. But you have to ask your- self, in consider- ation of the trou- hRc

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For their second Sea Year, Joe Single and Laura Hines competed for and were given the chance to participate in OPERA- TION DEEP FREEZE.” This is an important mission to supply the research bases in Antarctica with the fuel oil they will need for the year. Only one tank ship is sent during a short spell in the Antarctic sum- mer when the ice thaws enough to get the ship through to McMurdo station in the Ross section of this barren land. Many wanted the opportunity, but only two are chosen based on their academic standing and their own desire to participate. Joe and Laura had to take finals and leave us a week early so they could join the GUS DARNELL on their trip from Athens, Greece to the southern waters among the floating ice monsters of Antarctica.

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bles of our times, which is more dangerous? . . . Farewell to the glorious days of being a carefree sailor with a few hours of shore time. Some of us were put on ships that were forgot- ten years ago and that hadn’t car- ried cadets in years. We were sometimes not sure whether our ship would ever reach the Gulf or break down out in the middle of the ocean. We weren’t sure what the outcome would be. But we went, proud to be involved in a world event and proud that we were THE ONLY ACADEMY IN THE GULF.”