On-Line Archive From August 1999 AMO Homepage IN THIS ISSUE News U.S. Cruise Vessel Christened For Coastal Trades U.S. Interests Urge Administration Not To Transfer MSP Perilous Cruise Bill Advances In Senate Great Lakes Proposed Rail Merger Threatens U.S. Great Lakes Fleet Task Force Urges Steel Hearings

June 2001 On-Line Edition U.S. Observes National Maritime Day American Merchant Marine Veterans Association President Joe Colon (right) places a wreath in the waters of Port Everglades to honor merchant seafarers lost at sea in times of peace and war following a reading of the poem In Tribute by Harold Courter (left), also an American merchant mariner veteran. The ceremony was conducted aboard a U.S. Coast Guard vessel in Dania Beach, Fla., on National Maritime Day May 22. Full Text Of Article

MEMBER BULLETINS AMO Election 2001: Candidate Nominations Will Open June 4, Close July 2 AMO Members Asked To Call Ahead With Time Of Arrival STCW '95 AMO Members Urged To Complete Training For STCW '95 Coast Guard Clarifies Maritime Training Requirements For Advanced Firefighting Mariners Can Earn Equivalent Sea-Service Time For Some Training Courses

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