'Gordon' Honored At AOTOS       AMO member Capt. David Eddy, master of the USNS Gordon, accepts an Admiral of the Ocean Sea mariner's plaque in New York on behalf of the officers and crew of his ship, who March 1, 1999, rescued two United Arab Emirates citizens clinging to a sinking fishing boat. A Real 'Charlie Brown' Christmas Special       AMO and Seafarers International Union members aboard the commercial cable ship Charles Brown made Christmas especially memorable for disabled youngsters in Callao, Peru, when they hosted a party featuring "Papa Noel"--Third Officer Scotty Boatright in a custom-made Santa suit. 'Watson' Rescues Two U.S. Navy Sailors       The officers and crew members of the USNS Watson, manned in all licensed positions by American Maritime Officers, recently rescued two U.S. Navy sailors who had apparently been thrown from their pleasure boat in the lagoon of Diego Garcia.

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