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2nd error online petition for mm seamen of WWII

2009-04-13T19:28:52Z

A second error in site address. Please try.
[link]. I an sorry for the inconvenience.
Don

Re: online petition for merchant marine seamen of WW II

2009-04-12T12:16:32Z

Don,
Glad to post this. These sailors are veterans and deserve these
benefits. Butch

online petition for merchant marine seamen of WW II

2009-04-11T20:21:13Z

Mr. Yates,
Can you help with this?
I am trying to get congress to pass legislation that will provide recognition to some 10,000 seamen that have not been able to gain recognition or have already been denied their recognition as veterans because of actions taken by government agencies before Public Laws 95-202 and 105-368 were placed into law. The seamen are all in their 80's, and most need VA health benefits.your area for this as an item of interest? Otherwise,

What a trip

2009-03-22T21:23:41Z

I just stumbled on this site, and wow, what a blast from the past.
reading the guestbook and the different names that have popped up,
amazing. Glad I found it.

Hello

2008-10-26T06:52:47Z

After the Phillies win Saturday night :) ... I was cruising google
sites. One led to another, etc. and here was the Fleetsheet ! And...
I seem to recall sailing with a Butch Kates in the long ago, dim
past :)
Also, I'd recently been thinking about Sun Oil because my company had
an office vetting a couple of weeks ago by Tom Crawford who had, in

Logbook of Northenr Sun

2008-04-22T16:02:17Z

Mr. Kates
Thanks to you and some other mariners, I have learned a great deal about my brother and his rescue after the sinking of the tug Menominee by the German U-boat 754 and subsequent rescue by the Northern Star. I am forever grateful. I have been able to talk with three members of the crew from the NS and particularly with one who participated in the actual rescue. I was able to get a death certificate from Dover DE that indicated that my brother lived about 7 hours after rescue and died aboard the NS. Can you help me get info from the actual logbook from the NS? There should be specific details regarding the rescue in there and possible some information as to what happened to the other four men that were on the lilferaft before the rescue. That is, if someone talked with the captain and the chief engineer from the tug..I have been in touch with family members of the tug captain but they only have limited info to share. No one seems to know who the chief engineer was so that avenue is left blank. I just feel like that logbook may share some light on areas that are vague. Can you guide me in the right direction? I would certainly appreciate it.

DOUBLE HULL TANKER FOR SCRAP?

2008-02-26T21:26:49Z

Maritime News and Comment from: [link]

LOOKS LIKE THE "PRINCE'S" DAYS ARE NUMBERED??

DH TANKER FOR SCRAP? Reliable sources report that Alaska Tankers,
operator of US-flag tankers for BP, will shortly return the "Prince
William Sound" to Keystone. In the absence of any other need for a

Information

2007-12-04T03:33:58Z

Dear Butch

I would be happy to share any of the information I have on the Sun
Fleet with you. When you get a chance tell me what you are looking for
and I will supply what I have that fits. I have a book that lists all
of the sun ships lost in WWII with their stories.

I think the site is great. Nice job.

October 2007 Updates

2007-10-31T01:36:25Z

Found a story while digging for website data -
[link]
Its about the frustrating times, trying to get information about the
history of these old tankers and their relationship to the interested
few.
I have updated most of the particuliars on all the US fleet individual

June 2007 Updates

2007-06-06T00:58:57Z

Home on vacation from the deep blue and have added a few items and
updates to the site. I have been seeing quite a few new names in the
guestbook. I really enjoy seeing the entries with the notes about
other seamen that we have sailed with. The guestbook entry from
Denise really made me laugh when I read each name and put a face to

View this page "Website statistics - 01/06 - 03/07"

2007-03-30T01:25:43Z

Click on [link]
- or copy & paste it into your browser's address bar if that doesn't
work.

March 29, 2007 - Updates

2007-03-29T13:09:48Z

Just uploaded some new stuff to the website. Here is a list of the
updates:
- Added the first "Today" newsletter ([link]
today10-1971.pdf). I thought the story about service awards and the
fact that with 50 years of service you received the ring with three
"large" diamonds was classic. I'm sure Sun handed out a few of

Home again...

2007-03-14T00:15:26Z

Home again from the deep blue... Did a nice trip around from the GOM to
Richmond, CA. The weather was great and seas were smooth. My kind of
sailing!
The Maritrans (now OSG) Perseverance (ex: Philadelphia Sun) has been
sold. She just wasn't earning her keep since she was OPA'd out and
running grain. Grain work has been hard to come by and the two

Don't know if you check YouTube but here is a neat video

2007-01-10T01:43:29Z

Here is a neat video on You Tube, titled: "Merchant Marine during World
War II" by Howard E. Morseburg. If you sail or ever sailed or thought
that you may have wanted to ever sail, his story is your story also.
All sailors stories of going to sea, are pretty much the same.
Check it out:
[link]

Put a Google search on the fleetsheet homepage

2007-01-09T02:15:38Z

I have been playing with all of Google's toys over the last few months
and have found they have some neat stuff to offer. The Personalized
Home Page with it's own WYSIWYG interface is pretty nice for a free
application. It offer 100 mb space! I have used a few Co-Op items
with decent results.
The google Co-Op "My search engines" was not going to well. I must be