The following letter was sent by Vice Adm. Gordon Holder, commander of the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, to Capt. Jorge Aguirre, President and CEO of Interocean Ugland Management Corp., the company that operates the SS Chesapeake under contract with American Maritime Officers.
The T-5 tanker Gus W. Darnell is one of five such ships operated by Ocean Ships, Inc., and manned in all licensed positions by AMO.
American Maritime Officers represents the licensed officers aboard the tanker Seabulk Magnachem. The ship is operated by Seabulk International, Inc.
