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Hebei Spirit Captains Freed
Shipping to fight on for freed Hebei Two by Lloyd's List
'HEBEI TWO' FREED by Maritime Global Net
Sidelights Summer 2009 Issue
President Captain Cal Hunziker’s View from the Bridge ponders if the USCG is friend or foe, and takes a look at new maritime security directives in response to recent piracy. If you werent at our AGM, find out what you missed! Read brief summaries of each of our PDC and AGM speakers, who earned the 2009 Lalonde Spirit of the Seas Award, business discussions, positions discussions and more. Sean Connaughton speaks on efforts to recruit and train more to our industry in his keynote speech at the Maritime Education Summit at MMA. IFSMA's Rodger MacDonald and CAMM'sCapt. Jerry Benyo report from the IFSMA AGA. As in every issue, you'll find chapter reports, and much more! Download to read our Summer 2009 Issue (3341 kb, pdf format).
National Maritime Day, May 20, 2009
by the President of the United States of a America, A Proclamation
CAMM issues Press Release calling for strong action against pirates
The Council of American Master Mariners adds its voice to the growing outcry against the inaction of the US Administration and the UN against Somali pirates. National President, Captain Calvin Hunziker, urges President Obama to put an end to the piracy off the Somalia coast once and for all. Read full press release.
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CAMM's Annual General Meeting & PDC
Thank you to all who attended CAMM's 2009 AGM and PDC in Galveston, TX, April 23-24. RADM Mary E. Landry, USCG Director of Governmental & Public Affairs, spoke at Friday's Gala Dinner. Representatives from USCG Houston-Galveston's waterways Security, NOAA's Ocean Prediction Center, NOAA's Port Meteorological Officer - Houston/Galveston, maritime reporter Will Watson, and CAMM's own Captain Peter Booth, author of Seabouy Outbound, presented at the meeting.
Members present reaffirmed, amended and added new Positions as CAMM's offical stance on important maritime related topics directly affecting Masters and seafarers.
PDC and Meeting coverage will be featured in the Summer 2009 issue of Sidelights.
CAMM is a nationwide professional organization of active and retired ship masters and pilots in the American Merchant Marine.
Established in 1936, the Council is independent of any union, school or company.
We are dedicated to advancing maritime and nautical science by fostering the exchange of maritime information and experience, promoting advances in nautical education and training standards, and the publication of professional literature.
To learn why CAMM is necessary in the industry, please read the About Us section of this website.
To learn what CAMM can do for its members please read the Membership section of this website.