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

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 This page starting from above: Fred Forthuber investigates the main condenser. Standard Deckie equipment. Shawn Burke scans the berth as his ship pulls in to port. Barrie Snyder takes a break from cargo watch. Sea Project equipment. Facing page clockwise starting from bottom: Jeanne Dow- ney busy at work correcting charts. Geoff Pletcher tests the Fleming gear. Jay Maurer concentrates on his work at the lathe. Soren Spring at work on the console. Randy Ledman and John Bozzi enjoying the good life on the Santa Magdalena. 20 Opening

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 Opening 19 Facing page from top to bottom: Looking up at the Presi- dent Grant. The American Riegl unloads in South America. The Independence at berth in Honolulu. This page clockwise from left: Geoff Pletcher poses with the gangway watch. Looking out on the deck of the Ton- sina A gantry crane lowers a spereader to pick up a con- tainer as workers guide it down. Workers hook up dis- charge lines at PTP. Concentration

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As the ship leaves port the nervousness has gone and excitement returns, dreams of far away places, people and things are interrupted by your sailing partner telling you to come up for a better look. Both of you stand on the flying bridge watching the world go by. You think to yourself, this isn't going to be so bad after all. Once you were at sea, the days flew by, the working became a routine thing. We manuvered in and out of port, took stars, repack- ed valves, corrected charts, tested boiler water, stood cargo watch, worked on the boilers, and more. We attempted to learn everything we could about the puzzle they call a ship. Nights were spent trying to plow through what seemed like a never ending stream of ques- tions known as a Sea Project. Every question was a new exercise in research, trying to remember if you saw that answer on page 75 of Bowditch or 999 of Osborne. Opening 21