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From the Wheelhouse

Nearly 40 years have gone by since I first came to Oregon . At that time I was a California ranch kid who had become a marine biologist and boat builder. I was instantly struck by the grandeur and raw power of the Columbia River. Then I was captivated by the history of the region and perhaps because my family roots were in a small Norwegian fishing village, I felt an immediate affinity for the culture and geography of this area where "the sea breaks its back."

As I write, I am looking out across the great width of the Columbia River, dotted with freighters and fishing boats. In the background the weather radio is describing conditions on the bar: "winds gusting to 45 knots, waves 7 to 10 feet. . . " To be the Columbia River Maritime Museum executive director is to put all of my life ' s work and interests together in perfect alignment. I am taking the helm of a beautiful ship manned by a superb crew, and being offered the opportunity to voyage to new and exciting waters

I have just returned from visiting 22 maritime museums in New England, and during the past 15 years I have also visited most of the maritime museums in Europe. I can safely say that the Columbia River Maritime Museum is a gem among maritime museums. The staff, the board, the volunteers, our members and our supporters have made this so. Rolf Klep and his cohorts would be proud to see how their vision has matured We are unique, and without a doubt, one of the best. Few museums, maritime or not, offer the same sense of warmth and wel come. Few have achieved such a good balance. The CRMM presents a huge diversity of artifacts and images without numbing one's senses. The Museum is incomparable in its incredible location, physical facilities, fine collections, exhib-

its, and world class library. When I stroll around the Museum, what I see quite literally takes my breath away : beautifully crafted displays of images, art and artifacts that depict the wonderfully rich maritime history of the Columbia River and the North Pacific. There are boats of all kinds, models and the real thing: gillnetters, paddle wheelers, motor yachts, self-righting Coast Guard life boats and a fleet of naval vessels. Mixed among these are the tools of many trades: sextants and telescopes, adzes, caulking irons and mallets, oakum and tarred marlin, fids and net needles, flare guns and life jackets, oars and sails and all sorts of wonderful "stuff' to delight and stimulate the imagination.

I am eager to gain my "sea legs" and in the near future be able to report my ideas and plans for this fine institution. I ask you to come visit, in person or via the web, to share your thoughts and ideas with me. Together let us make this best place even better.

Afterguard

Thomas V Dukich , Chairman

David W. Phillips, Vice Chairman

Capt. Thron Riggs , Secretary

H . Roger Qualman, Treasurer

Donald Magnusen , Immediate Past Chairman Ward Cook, Advisor

George F. Beall, Advisor

Bruce Buckmaster, Advisor Sam Johnson, Executive Director

Board of Trustees

Peter Brix*

Richard T. Carruthers * Dave Christensen

Dale Farr

Fred Fields

Cheri Folk

Walter Gadsby, Jr

Alan C Goudy * W. Dennis Hall

E.H . (Ted) Halton, Jr. Jonathan Harms

John Hart

Don M. Haskell

Senator Mark Hatfield * Senator Betsy Johnson Dr. Russell Keizer S. Kenneth Kim

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Samuel E. Johnson Executive Director

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Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas calling on the historic Port of Astoria with over 3,000 passengers. Special thanks to the ever professional Captain and crew of the Triumph II for allowing photos while they handled the lines for the giant ship.

Capt. Rod Leland James McClaskey John McGowan * Prudence M Miller

Larry Perkins

Peter Quinn

Hugh Seppa Mike Sorkki

June Spence

Glen Swift

Ambassador Charles J. Swindells

Willis Van Dusen* Shelley Wendt Samuel Wheeler

* Trustee Emeritus

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Columbia River Maritime Museum Names Dr. Samuel E. Johnson as New Executive Director

The Columbia River Maritime Museum announces that Samuel E. Johnson Ph.D. has been chosen as the new Executive Director. Dr. Johnson succeeds Jerry Ostermiller who retired in 2008.

Sam received his Ph.D. in marine biology from Stanford University, was a post-doctoral scholar in biophysics at the University of Michigan and taught for a number of years at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. In 1980 he returned west to head the scientific staff of the Nature Conservancy in California and in 1981 came to Oregon as director of the Conservancy's Oregon Field Office.

Later Sam served as Director of External Affairs at the Oregon Historical Society where he set up a demonstration boatshop and designed the popular exhibit "By Paddle, Oar and Sail: Traditional Small Boats of the Pacific Northwest." During this time he also attended the Museum Management Program at Colonial Williamsburg. Following his

work at OHS he served as the Director of Planned Giving at the Oregon Health Sciences University Foundation.

In recent years Johnson has been studying traditional wooden boats throughout the United States and Europe, building and restoring boats, and teaching traditional maritime skills including bronze foundry work at a number of places in the United States and Canada including Seattle's Center for Wooden Boats, the San Francisco National Maritime Museum, the WoodenBoat School in Maine and at the Mystic Seaport Museum.

"I am deeply honored to have been chosen to lead the Columbia River Maritime Museum. I have long respected and admired the accomplishments of the Museum and look forward to continuing this great legacy," said Samuel Johnson.

New Executive Director Sam Johnson

PIRATES

Pirates have been a fact of life for merchant seamen for as long as ships have carried valuable cargoes. History shows that merchant ship crews have continually adjusted their tactics with the times in order to meet the threat. In the days of sail it was common for the officers to have experience in the navy and to be familiar with the use of munitions. Most merchant ships were armed and the captain held a chest of pistols and cutlasses Although out-gunned, out-manned and up against

a determined foe, they fought battles in defense of their ship, cargo and lives.

By the 1950s, pirates still existed, but merchant ships were able to out run them and with the exception of a few areas, pirates were a nuisance but not a serious threat to most seamen Pirates boarded from small, fast boats, using knives as their main weapon, and they intended to steal what was handy rather than take control of the ship itself. Many merchant ships defended themselves from such attacks with lights around the ship at night, fire hoses, and arming themselves with knives . The recent spate of pirate attacks

The Columbia River Bar Pilots talk of the Lawless Sea

Introduction by Capt. Robert Johnson, Columbia River Bar Pilot

Army soldier guarding cargo in transit through the Suez Canal.

Photo courtesy Captain Dan Jordan.

off the coast of Somalia has changed the game yet again. Once the pirates began arming themselves with automatic weapons and RPGs, most merchant ship crews had little defense. The stakes have changed faster than the counter-measures. The pirates have gained the upper hand, and numerous ships are being taken and held ransom. It is estimated that the Somali pirates were paid over $100 million last year. The commercial world was left aghast when the pirates haul included a huge brand new Saudi Arabian owned tanker fully loaded with oil for Europe. Then came the American container ship Maersk Alabama and publicity followed close behind.

One result of the present situation is considerable trepidation among crews that must transit dangerous waters. Somalia is the one now in the news but the Straits of Malacca (the narrow waterway between Malaysia and Indonesia north of Singapore) has been an area of concern for centuries. West Africa has also been dreaded by seamen for violent pirate attacks. Nigeria has long had a storied reputation, and parts of the Philippines and Brazil have their own versions of the problem.

When I stopped sailing because I was accepted in the Bar Pilots in 1987 one of the emotions I felt was relief that I did not have to be concerned for the safety of my crew or my ship from pirates. In my experience, pirates were a game them vs. us. It was serious, but nothing like it is now. I did recognize that in the wrong set of circumstances it could be fatal, hopefully for the pirates, not my crew. The realization, in the 1980s, that I was in a deadly area where either my crew or the pirates could lose their lives but that I saw as a game is rather sobering. We lit the ship, kept a sharp lookout and armed ourselves with knives, which was enough most of the time. Among sailors, stories of inventive methods of thwarting

pirates abounded; I even had a few of my own. Now, when I read of the events off Somalia, I am struck that my brethren who are still out there are being dealt an impossible hand in trying to combat these thugs. Merchant seamen are working men from around the world who want no part of this drama. They just want to do their jobs and safely navigate the world's commerce. Depending upon the owner of their ship, they may get good support, or more likely something similar to the comment I heard from a Captain recently: "None of our ships have been taken yet; please be careful, Captain." If the recent events raise awareness and result in action, the world's seafarers will be safer transiting sea lanes to carry cargo to the world's consumers all of us. The following is an Oral History interview with Columbia River Bar Pilot Captain Dan Jordan, interviewed by Betsey Ellerbroek, Education Director. Captain Jordan spent over 24 years at sea and has many stories to tell of the realities of taking a merchant ship across the oceans of the world and the risk of piracy.

BE- With piracy coming to the forefront of newspapers, TV and other media can you tell us a little bit about your personal experience with piracy?

DJ Sure. So, my experiences with piracy are worldwide, consisting mostly in making preparations against it and not in actual attacks. We had experiences in Somalia (which is what's making the news right now) but the pirate attacks weren't quite as aggressive as they are now.

BE And what year was that?

DJ That was around 1994. As I said, not near as aggressive, still daytime attacks, but they weren't shooting at the ships with rockets in those days. They would try and

block the ship's path or just get onboard a slow ship as it was going through .

BE How would they try and block a ship?

DJ They would just maneuver in front of the ship and stop their boats. One pirate held up a gas can pretending he was out of gas and gambled that you would slow down and try and avoid him, or maybe even stop and give them gas.

BE - And what size boats did the pirates use?

DJ Oh, they were probably 30 or 40 feet or so, wooden fishing boats, but they're pretty quick. Open dories. In those days they recommended staying at least fifty miles off the coast of Somalia, that's how far they would go out. The difference now of course is that the boats are coming from mother ships so they can range a lot further than fifty miles out. It was difficult sailing through the Gulf of Aden staying fifty miles off of Somalia, and because the USS Cole got attacked, we had to stay off of Yemen as well. That left only a narrow corridor that you could actually sail through and still be in the recommended areas. Now there is no area in the Gulf of Aden that is safe from piracy to go through.

BE So when the pirates were trying to stop you what did you do?

DJ Well, we just increased speed, instead of slowing down, and pushed right through. It really wasn't much of an incident other than we saw them. We got the crew out on deck and prepared for them, but it wasn't a real big deal.

BE "And prepared for them," what did that entail?

DJ We locked down the ship In those days the ships' crews weren't armed, so it would be crew members on fire hoses. If the pirates tried to climb up the side, the crew could just wash them off with a fire

hose. We'd lock the ship; make sure that they wouldn't come in the ship Doors on a ship, unlike in your house, are steel. If you lock it from the inside no one can just kick it in So even if the pirates get onboard, they can take the cargo, but if they can't get into the ship , the bulk of the crew is safe. That's what happened with the recent Maersk Alabama incident, the pirates weren't able to get in the ship and get a hold of the crew members That was in Somalia. West Africa is another region that we encountered piracy. It's a different game there, night time piracy, not near as well-armed small guns, machetes, that kind of stuff And in the evening or late night the pirates would call and pretend they were harbor pilots, so you'd come into the pilot station, put the pilot ladder over the side and they'd climb right up as if they were the ship's pilot. We were warned about it ahead of time so every night we would go about fifty miles offshore and drift around and come back in the next morning expecting a pilot the next day. We would just ignore the night time calls . We got boarded once in the harbor in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. But there is a difference between piracy and just plain thieves. Typically piracy is against ships on the high seas, so I don't necessarily consider that as an act of piracy when they climb onboard in port-but it's the same thing, they're just trying to steal.

BE Do you want to talk a little bit more about that episode?

DJ Well, we were anchored inside the bay in Abidjan, Ivory Coast which is in western Africa. I would guess it was two guys that climbed aboard and our crew members saw them and chased them off before I was even aware they were aboard. We had the ship locked so they couldn't get in anyway. We were doing some security in port but we still had to work the ship, so we had crew members

Captain Jordan and the Indian commandoes as they went through the Straits of Malacca which is just west of Singapore . "We had an Indian Navy destroyer escort and they put a raft in the water, a rigid hull inflatable, and set six Indian commandoes aboard to protect us as we sailed through Singapore. We were carrying military cargo."

on deck. We chased them off. They had a dugout canoe tied at the back of the ship and they jumped in and paddled away. After that, we hired, through the agent, about eight security guards to stand watch for us. They were locals with poison blow darts and one mean old pregnant dog they put at the gangway once we tied up. We were kind of afraid to come and go ourselves because of the dog! I'm not really sure to this day if it truly was pirates or thieves or if it was somebody the agent sent to try and trick us into hiring their guards. The guards were kind of a nuisance, with eight people aboard you ended up having to feed them and take care of them as well, and they still have to use the facilities. We were a little uncomfortable letting West Africans with poison blow darts into the ship to use the facilities. We ended up having our people on duty 24 hours a day to watch them and it wears on you after a while.

BE How did you know they were actual poison blow darts?

DJ That's what we were told . Machetes

are a big thing there. They all had machetes. Let's see, where else Singapore's an area with piracy. Singapore Straits-we sailed through there a number of times. Although we never really saw them, through Singapore, that was a hot spot some years ago. It's slowed down considerably. Piracy moves from region to region in the world. The big thing to remember when you ' re transiting these areas is to look prepared so that the pirates go after the other ship. We would rig lights all around the side of the ship so that if they came along side we could see them and they couldn't see if there was anybody on deck above the light or not, so it made them think twice about attempting to board. We'd have search lights on the bridge wings and just by moving them around lets the pirate know that you're alert and you're paying attention. If you're doing that, and there are three or four other ships around that aren't, hopefully the pirates will attack those ships and not yours. We did hear on the radio a few times other ships calling for help when they're getting attacked but it never happened to us there.

Photo courtesy Captain Dan Jordan.

BE When you heard other ships calling for help were you ever close enough to respond?

DJ No, and we wouldn't either. We would relay the call to another service that was in the area, the Singaporean Patrols, if there was any U.S. Navy around-but we didn't have any ability to respond, we didn't have weapons or soldiers aboard, usually. After we started carrying military equipment cargo we started getting more security onboard that the military provided.

BE Where did the military shipments go?

DJ All over the world. I've done regular ammo runs between North Carolina and Germany, ammunition out of Persian Gulf and Aqaba, Jordan a couple of times. The problem with carrying ammunition is that it's almost always in containers, just like you see in a container ship, and every container has for safety reasons a label on the outside that says what's in it. So there are these big orange placards that say "Explosives" on every single container. If anybody was really paying attention it would be obvious. So whenever we got escorted through threat areas Straits of Gibraltar, the Red Sea, going into the Persian Gulf, there might be a convoy of four or five ships and we were always in the back. And if we blow up, everyone else keeps going. It's not a real comforting feeling. We got harassed by some little speed boats in the Persian Gulf once. Six of them charged at us and just before coming in as if to blow up alongside us like the USS Cole, they'd tum around and go away and another group would come in from the other side. Spend a day dealing with that and it starts getting old. We ended up having to call our Navy escort and tell them to "get back here" because we were starting to get worn out and a little frazzled. We had a Marine Corps detachment aboard then for protection and

after a while they started getting a little tense -you're worried that they're going to start shooting. That's one problem. There are discussions now about whether or not merchant ships should be armed.

BE That's a question I had DJ Arming ships' crews or putting armed security onboard all has its own problems. As a private company giving arms to your employees without training is not a good thing so you have to send them to training before you can arm them and then the insurance comes in and really it's the insurance companies that are making the costs prohibitive. They raise the insurance rates if you have weapons onboard.

BE I imagine the rates are pretty high as it is, but with the added liability it could really be bad.

DJ They actually raise rates if you're going through certain regions. If you're on a ship going by Somalia you're going to pay more. Going into the Persian Gulf, it's a war zone so you pay more for sailing into there. Our company actually did send us to small arms training and some other security training so we had weapons onboard and were able to use them, but as a civilian using a weapon in those situations the rules of engagement are a lot more limited compared to military or law enforcement personnel. So if you have cargo like ammunition and the military wants greater latitude to protect it, they have to put aboard security teams. The problem with that is that when there's a military security team aboard, the captain doesn't have control over when they shoot or not; the senior military officer does. So now you have 12 twenty-year-olds running around your ship with guns and you have no control of when they use them.

The best team I had was comprised of two Gurkhas who were British-trained

"The military hasn't, until recently, been in the business of protecting ships or ships' crews, it's protecting cargo. So ifwe had cargo that was Army cargo they put Army soldiers aboard to protect us, if it was Navy cargo then we had marines aboard to protect us, and as soon as we discharged our cargo we didn't have anybody aboard to protect us "

Nepalese soldiers that had retired and had worked for a private security company. We had some of them sailing with us for almost three years.

BE And so they stayed on the whole time?

DJ Yes, and I felt more comfortable with just two of them versus 12 twentyyear-old Marines or Army personnel.

BE Did they ever have to use their weapons?

DJ -No. They never did. I don't know that they would have- they were more the knife kind of guys. Just having them standing at the access points of the gangways made us feel safer and we never had any problems.

We did regular security drills onboard that consisted of a specific alarm and everyone on the crew had a job to do locking a specific door or searching a

specific area. Once we went through that process of locking down the ship, and we knew nobody unwanted was inside, we could issue the guns and anybody left outside was fair game. But we never had to do that beyond a drill. We had that training along with small arms training. We had another course that was called "Shipboard Security Engagement Tactics" and that included more aggressive actions using a baton instead of a gun and hand cuffs. We actually went on a ship with paint guns and rescued pretend hostages. We learned how to storm a space on a ship and rescue hostages.

I did another course in Kings Point, NY. We were on a simulator of a ship, navigating through the Persian Gulf, and three Navy SEALs came in and stormed the bridge as if they were pirates, with fake guns, yelling at us, telling us to get down on the deck - it really got the heartbeat going. That taught us how to

Photo courtesy Captain Dan Jordan

respond if the pirates come aboard and are on the bridge with you or are face to face with you or any of your crew: you just give them what they want, open the safe, give them money, or whatever, "take it and leave, please." As soon as they have killed somebody, or shot somebody, the rules change completely. You expect them to just take the money and leave, but if they don't, that's when having the weapons would be helpful.

In the Straits of Gibraltar, which they figured was an easy terrorist point, there's no piracy there, per se, the worry is more about terrorism. We had escort vessels and aircraft going through Gibraltar. Quite often it would be a US Navy destroyer in the lead or Spanish, since Spain was right nearby, and a gunboat on either side, and then we'd have another small one behind us, airplanes or helicopters flying around overhead.

BE It must have deterred the terroristsDJ I felt more like it brought attention to us. It's like when the Coast Guard escorts ships here in the river; it brings a lot more attention to you.

BE Were you required to go during the daytime?

DJ It was always done during the daytime there. If you were on a schedule, then you'd end up waiting off Gibraltar all night until the morning to go through. For us it didn't matter because we were chartered to the Navy carrying military equipment, but if I was a commercial ship I wouldn't want to lose the time.

BE- You've talked about where you pretty much knew where the pirates were, and now where would you say pirates are?

DJ West Africa has always been a hot spot. Somalia's the absolute worst right now, some areas of South America. I don't know ifl'd consider them pirates

as much because they're not attacking ships that are in transit on the high seas, they're getting them in port . In the United States you sometimes get thieves that go on ships in port and steal things, so I would call that more thievery. On a lot of these ships the captain has a considerable amount of money in the safe for payroll, sometimes in upwards of $50,000.00, and typically the thieves would get onboard, get the captain, and make him open the safe, tie him up and leave. The ship's crew wouldn't even know it until the next morning when the captain doesn't show up for breakfast.

That was the level of piracy, even through the Straits of Malacca, until recent years. Somalia has really ramped things up by stealing ships and holding crews hostage . That went on somewhat in the Philippines and Indonesia with smaller ships but mostly not; mostly it was get the cash out of the safe and go. There was kind of a famous case in Houston where that happened to an American ship and they killed a crewmember. For those ofus on the ship , whether you call it thievery or piracy, it's the same thing: thugs coming aboard trying to rob you, and risk your safety.

BE And so now it's ramped up, it's not just taking the money from the safeDJ Now they're taking the whole ship and holding it ransom. I'm really amazed the Saudi's didn't get a lot more militarily involved when the pirates took that Saudi Arabian tanker recently. The pirates had that for better than a month; a loaded tanker held hostage anchored off Somalia. I'm not surprised about the crews . Quite often they'll let them sit as hostages for a while. But that much oil sitting there cost the owners a lot of money. They paid the ransom for it and got the ship back. That's a fairly new thing taking big ocean going ships and holding them hostage.

AREA OF OPERATION OF SUSPECTED PIRATES INCREASING

It appears that the pirates are now attacking ships off the entire coast of Somalia. All Masters are alerted that the pirates are extending their area of operation into the Bab al Mandab Straits, southern Red Sea and the Arabian Sea ( off Oman). A general cargo ship has been hijacked off the coast of Oman while six incidents have been reported in the Bab el Mandab Straits in 24 hours.

Incidents in the Gulf of Aden have mostly occurred in the vicinity around 12 I 14 degrees north and 046 I 053 degrees east.

Other areas of attacks include , in the north Red Sea/ Bab al Mandeb Straits and Arabian Sea/ ( off Oman). Pirates are firing automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenades in an attempt to intimidate the master and board and hijack the vessels.

Pirates are also attacking ships very far off the eastern and southern coast of Somalia. Vessels are advised to keep more than 600 nm from the coastline.

All ships are advised to monitor warnings broadcast by the IMB PRC. The warnings will also include the description of the pirate skiffs and/or pirate mother vessels and other details if available. Early assessment / detection will allow ships to take evasive measures to prevent boarding and request for assistance

To ensure stray bullets do not hit and injure or kill, crew are advised to remain inside the accommodation away from all bulkheads. Further crew are advised to keep fire fighting appliances in a state of readiness at all times in order to fight any fires which may break out due to the firing.

Attention is drawn to the fact that most of the skiffs are either blue or white in colour and of wooden construction. These colours are very difficult to distinguish especially with the sun reflecting off the surface of the water. Being low in the water makes it very difficult to distinguish them on the Radar. The need to maintain a proper look out cannot be stressed enough.

Intelligence sources revealed that there are a number of suspicious vessels in the Gulf of Aden believed to be pirate mother vessels looking to attack ships with the intent to hijack.

The description of some of the suspected pirate mother ships are as follows long white, Russian made stem trawlers with names "BURUM OCEAN or ARENA or ATHENA".

BE Do you know how much the ransom was?

DJ No I don't, but it was in the millions, and for somebody in Somalia to have million s of dollars, that's a big deal. The stealing of the ships in the Indonesian area wasn't so much for ransom . They would take those ships and have a dummy set of ship's papers, paint out the name and run the ship around under a different name, and steal the cargoes . They'd go in with a false name on the

ship and load the cargo and then offload it in some little cove. They'd do maybe three or four cargoes with the ship, until people started getting wise, and then they'd abandon that vessel and go steal another one .

BE- You haven't really talked about how the pirates or thieves get onboard.

DJ In the Singapore/Indonesia area typically they'd have a grappling hook with a rope that would go through a hollowed out bamboo pole and they'd just lift the grap pling hook on the handrail , slide the pole

off the rope and then they could climb up the rope .

BE And nobody would hear that?

DJ -That's why they didn't throw the grappling hook.

BE Some of those poles must have been pretty long .

DJ When you watch the ships go by here you can see some where the freeboard is low and it's easy to climb up and some where the frceboard is really high . The big container ships aren't so worried about piracy because nobody can climb up that high. Container ships are also faster and consequently aren't worried about piracy near as much as a small freighter that's loaded down deep and easy to climb up. You know as we climb on the ships with pilot ladders, some of these loaded freighters come out and you get on the ladder from the pilot boat and it's only two or three steps and you're up. So when you're sailing through waters with risks from piracy you think of that is your ship loaded, is it easy to climb up, and they're more likely to attack than if it's empty and it's a higher climb. When it's loaded deep then you take more precautions.

BE So that's still the only way for them to get on is some sort of hook or ladder.

DJ Oh no, it's almost always grappling hook or a rope . I'm not sure how they got onboard the Maersk Alabama, to be honest, but its hooks and ladders, and knotted ropes.

BE You've mentioned the Maersk Alabama a couple of times, what else can you tell us about it from your perspective?

DJ That was a fairly unique situation . Off Somalia they'd taken ships and held crews hostage many times, but that was an American flagged ship so that was a

first for us. The pirates weren't able to take the ship . The crew locked themselves inside the ship, basically inside the engine room, so the pirates couldn't get to them. They got onboard but they couldn't take the ship into port so that made the situation unique.

BE They weren't able to get up to the bridge?

DJ I think they got up to the bridge but there was only the captain and maybe one other person there, maybe two people, I don't know- the rest of the crew was locked in the engine room. So they got up there but they weren't able to take control of the ship and couldn't get hold of the crew from there. I think the pirates showed a little inexperience there too because they took the captain off the ship where had they kept him onboard they probably could have forced the captain into compliance. It was unique in the fact that they didn't get control of the ship, and they took the captain off as a hostage. Typically, they take the whole ship and the crew remains hostage on the ship. And then of course it was unique because the US Navy was involved in getting the ship back.

BE Were there some lessons learned from that?

DJ There were. The crew did what we're all trained to do, lock the ship; lock the crew members in a safe space in the center of the ship so that the pirates can't get to them. Another precaution they had on that ship which a lot of ships with low freeboard have sailing through pirate waters is they built a cage which looks like the bars in a zoo between the ship's accommodation and the cargo space so that if the pirates get onboard, they can't get to the accommodation. A lesson

Suspected Somali pirates. Photo courtesy of US Navy.

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learned there is that the padlock didn't hold up to the bullet that the pirates shot at it and they walked right on through. Now they have to figure out how to secure that door better, that's one lesson learned. If they hadn't gotten through the door they couldn't have done anything.

BE Do all ships have that now, is that something new?

DJ No. I wouldn't say it's new but it's most common on small container ships with low freeboard that are easy to board. It still boils down to money and profits for the owners. If they think there is a higher risk for a specific ship then they are going to take more actions to prevent it.

BE So is there anything else that the crew did right or should have done differently perhaps?

DJ They learned some lessons that they shared afterwards. They went int o the engine room and locked themselves in, and turned the lights off. The pirate s were afraid of walking around in the dark because they didn't know who was going to jump out from behind something. Unfortunately most ships are designed for safety, not for piracy, and when you tum off the lights, the emergency lights come on. So there were some emergency lights that came on automatically and they didn't have an easy way to tum those off. They know how to tum those off now as well. They locked a lot of the crew in a steel portion of the steering gear room of the engine room and they learned that they should have a water tap in there so they can have a water tank. You don't know how long you're going to have to stay in there so sooner or later you're going to

have to come out and get something to drink. They learned that lesson as well. Locking the crew inside in a dark space is the best thing you can do, and that was the reason they survived the ordeal.

BE You ' ve talked some about the kind of ships that would be easy targets, could you elaborate a little?

DJ Ones with easy access, the ones they expect to get more money out of, either ransom-wise or from cash out of the safe. A little coastal shuttle freighter that's running from Kenya to Mozambique, or something like that, is not likely to have much cash onboard and the owners are more likely to give it up instead of pay a ransom. American ships, or a Saudi Arabian oil tanker, are perceived as high value ships and the owners are more likely to pay the ransom. They also consider how easy it is to get onboard. That Saudi Arabian tanker, it was a huge ship, 300,000 tons I think, but it was loaded deep so it was easy to climb up on and it was slow. Fast container ships aren't going to be as easy.

BE So what do you mean by "fast?"

DJ Twenty knots or better.

BE Can't some of those fast boats keep up with something like that?

DJ -They can but there's a lot more wake alongside the ship so there's a lot more bouncing around and it makes it a much trickier business. One thing we would do is just change course. You wouldn't know if there was a pirate alongside or not or one eyeballing you, but if you changed course randomly, they don't want to be alongside. A fast, empty ship can do that quicker than a deeply loaded ship.

BE What about AIS (Automatic Identification System) to locate and identify ships?

DJ I don't know that the pirates are using it, there's concern about terrorists utilizing the technology, but I don't know that the pirates are, they might be. The mother ships certainly are using it, and the AIS transmits not only the ship's name and its exact position but also its country of registry, so if they want to get an American ship, here you're saying "I'm an American ship and here's where I am." It makes it much easier for the mother ship to get close and send over the smaller boats to attack.

BE That's what they ' re using now, they ' re 300 miles offshore with these mother ships with the small boats that they can send out to take the ship?

DJ Right. And the odds are there is an AIS receiver on the mother ship so they can know what's around them. The exception is the Navy ships, they don't transmit on AIS. So the pirates won't know if a Navy ship's nearby or not. When I sailed through those waters, I would just tum off the AIS, which you're not supposed to do, but we'd tum it off anyway. Once in a while we'd get somebody complaining over the radio that our AIS wasn't on, but you'd just ignore them.

BE The reason for having your AIS on is so other ships know what?

DJ -It's for navigation safety. The main reason for AIS is so you know who's around you. The AIS not only transmits data it will show the AIS position on your radar and electronic charting system so it's easier for collision avoidance. Some countries, like the United States, are trying to use AIS to identify all the ships that are coming into a port to prevent a terrorist ship from coming in. I personally think that the terrorist ship, if they wanted to, would tum theirs off too.

BE Does piracy in those areas around the world have an effect on any of the ships that come and go in the Columbia River?

DJ The ships coming in here, a lot of them, do sail through pirate waters. I think any ship that sails internationally has had some experience sailing through pirate waters and will again. It's part of doing business on merchant ships. I did have one US grain ship sail, just within the last month. They were on their way through Singapore to Bangladesh and their company put aboard this huge loudspeaker It was probably three feet in diameter and it looked just like a big round dish. It would put out such a high intensity noise that it would actually injure eardrums. If a pirate was coming they wouldn't have to shoot at them with weapons, they'd point this loudspeaker at them and blast them.

BE How many crew were on your ship usually?

DJ We would have 18 to 19 people aboard the ship. A third of them were sleeping because they're on watch , and another third would have jobs they're doing, so it was actually kind of a hardship for us to always have a gangway watch to make sure only the people who were supposed to coming aboard were coming aboard. But if you only had three people working on deck and you had to have one of them standing on gangway watch it was a lot harder to work cargo. Some ports required you to hire a security guard for the gangway. Quite often this was helpful, but then you have to trust that security guard that you don't know and probably doesn't speak your language

BE- Do modem pirates have a similar "Code of Ethics" to those purported by pirates of the past?

DJ I don't think there's any code of

ethics now I don't know ifthere was any code of ethics in the past either. Maybe , when you're talking about privateers, those who were sanctioned to act against others by their governments, you could say they had a code of ethics to follow. I guess it depends on whether you're doing the attacking or being attacked, whether you consider them pirates .

BE - And today, there aren't any countries that are sanctioning pirates?

DJ Probably not, but like I mentioned earlier, Indonesia had that reputation. In the South of China there were reports that actual Chinese Navy gunboats and unifonned Chinese Navy personnel would come out for an inspection and then they'd rob you. That was a situation where they were so underpaid they had to figure out another way to make money. Whether that was government sanctioned or just some rogue sailors that found a side job, it's hard to say. When they start using actual Navy gunboats you have to hold the government accountable in some way. I have a whole lot of stories about stowaways but we can save that for another time. •

To see a live map of active attempted pirate att acks visit: http: // www.icc-ccs.org/

Museum Celebrates Volunteers

The Columbia River Maritime Museum thanks and appreciates the many volunteers who donate their time, energy and skills to the Museum. We appreciate our volunteers every day, but April is especially sweet as it is "Volunteer Appreciation Month."

This year our volunteers had the opportunity to participate in the "Passport Program." This noteable program was an opportunity for volunteers to visit other participating organizations from around the state. By showing their volunteer identification, volunteers were admitted free of charge. Hearing about the adventures and travel that volunteers found themselves on was a treat.

During Volunteer Appreciation Month we reserve one special evening to gather together to celebrate volunteers and the accomplishments from the previous year. This year our evening started with a silent auction. Instead of cash volunteers used the hours they worked in 2008 to bid on items. Area businesses and community members were very generous in their donations and the variety of items made it fun for all.

This evening really highlighted how fortunate we are to have such wonderful volunteers. You enrich the Museum, our lives, and the lives of our visitors . We would not be the same without you. Thank you so much for your time and continued support. We appreciate you and you have given us much to celebrate!

-Janna Smith, Volunteer Coordinator

New volunteers in 2008:

Bonnie Buchanan

Peggy and Steve Dawson

Thomas Dickerson

LuAnne Farrar

Bruce Gerber

Normandie Hand

Connie Kobes

Susan Preston

Deb Pyle

Dorothea Schellenberger

Steve Skinner

Doris Swenson

Cynthia Svensson

New volunteers in the first quarter of2009

Daryl Cleveland Katie Erickson

Stan Pine Douglas Rich

Charlotte Thiringer

James Woods

Donald Wright

Volunteers who worked over 100 Hours in 2008

Chris Bennett

Carol Moore

Kristy Ann Chamberlain

Larry Nordholm

Dave Bennett

John Rekart Kenny Ginn Melissa Yowell Ed Steve Pat McDonald

Steve Johnson Al Olson Bill Williams

Steve Skinner

Bob Carson

Dorothea Schellenberger

Bob Chamberlin

Earl Philpott

Gene Mellott

Cumulative"300 Hour" pin

Bob Carson

Cumulative"500 Hour" pin

Chris Bennett

Cumulative 1,000 Hours of service and has been added to the 1,000 hour plaque Al Olson

Cumulative 2,000 Hours of service

Earl Philpott

Special Awards to volunteers from staff Bob Carson for his computer expertise

Dorothea Schellenberger for extraordinary office/phone support

Marlene VanderPool for sewing a magnificent Sea otter costume

Steve Skinner and Ken Charters, the "Age of Exploration Duo" Helen King for her continued commitment and wonderful Lightship talks

Anne Morden for her dedication to Family and Youth Programs

Thank you to the following businesses who showed their support to community volunteers and helped us to appreciate our volunteers with a special Silent Auction :

Columbia Housewarmers Duffy's Fine Confections ABECO

The Sweet Spot Bakery Rusty Cup

Geno's Hallmark Inns & Resorts

Lum's Auto Center

Bornstein Seafoods

Union Town Fish Market

Vince Williams Suzuki River Sea Gallery

Lewis & Clark National Park Association

Hayward's Ocean Crest Astoria Ford, Inc Wells Fargo

Peter Pan Market

Purple Cow Toys Bridgewater Bistro F/V Sonja

Cannery Pier Hotel

Columbia River Maritime Museum Store

Betsey Ellerbroek, Education Director, reads a book to the Museum Mates class before they explore the exhibits and work on crafts.

News and Notes

Museum Staff:

Pat Alles

Blue Anderson

Celerino Bebeloni

Ron Becerra

Linda Bowen

Ann Bronson

Lee Clinton

Betsey Ellerbroek

Bob Hagen

HelenHonl

Kathy Johnson

Sam Johnson

Arline LaMear

David Pearson

Nathan Sandel

Hampton Scudder

Cheryl Silverblatt

Jeff Smith

Janna Smith

Steve Swenson

Patric Valade

Jackie Welborn

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New Preschool Program at Museum

Museum Mates is the newest program developed by the Education Department. Monday mornings this winter and spring provided a special opportunity for youngsters ages two to five to hear stories, explore the Museum, participate in hands-on activities, and create works of art to take home. Each Monday focused on a new topic for the children to explore. Meant to provide experiences for child and parent, adults jumped right in to assist their child with craft activities, experiments, and games.

No time to get bored with this fastpaced program! During the focus on whales, children made whale puppets, handled whale teeth and bones, and simulated both baleen whale and toothed whale feeding using combs and tongs. Another morning tugboats were the topic for discussion. Youngsters watched a Theodore Tugboat episode, played in the wheelhouse exhibit in the Great Hall,

and made wooden tugboats to take home. Experimenting with items that floated and sank was a favorite activity after listening to the story entitled, "Who Sank the Boat." Pirates turned out to be the most popular day for Museum Mates. The children took turns to raise the pirate flag on the plaza flagpole. Then each child made their very own pirate hat before going on a treasure hunt throughout the Museum. Following clues that were hidden in different galleries the "pirates" worked together to locate the treasure and split the booty.

Museum Mates begins again Monday, October 5th at 9:30. This program is free to Museum members and free with paid admission for nonmembers.

Museum Calendar

Re-Visioning This Place: Chinookan Communities on the Lower Columbia River

Saturday, September 19 10:30 3:30 PM

Imagine a time when Chinookan communities dominated the landscape, canoes plied the Columbia River and its tributaries, and the Chinook controlled trade into the interior. In the nineteenth century, canoes connected the Chinookan people to a complex world of trade through the coast's many estuaries and rivers, and became renowned worldwide for their beauty and craftsmanship. With canoes as a focus, family friendly presentations by Native and non-native historians will provide insight into the role the Chinook played in early international trade. A traditional canoe will be on display outside the museum.

Opening ceremonies begin at 10:30 AM, followed by presentations and family activities. Historian, archaeologist, and author, Ken Ames, will discuss historically significant but altered communities along the Columbia River. Chinook Nation members, Sam Robinson and Charlie Funk, will introduce visitors to traditional and contemporary Chinookan culture. The event includes carving demonstrations, singing and drumming. Children's activities include hands-on crafts to take home .

This program is sponsored by the Center for Columbia River History with the Columbia River Maritime Museum through a grant from the Oregon Council for the Humanities. For a complete schedule of activities, view www.crmm.org or www.ccrh.org .

Saturday, October 24 2:30 PM

The Archaeology of Shipwrecks: Plotting a course between the publics interest in shipwrecks and treasure trove. Dennis Griffin, State Archaeologist with the State Historic Preservation Office in Salem, will speak about the importance of shipwrecks to archaeology and their relevance to Oregon. Griffin's presentation will include many shipwrecks including the appearance of Spanish galleons off the coast to the many shipwrecks that have surfaced recently. Updates regarding these latest uncovered wrecks will be highlighted.

Staff Notes

• The Museum has named David Pearson as Deputy Director. Pearson, past Curator of the Museum, has been with the Museum for 14 years.

• The Museum has also named Jeffrey Smith as Curator of the Columbia River Maritime Museum. Jeff has worked for the Museum for over a decade in the Curatorial Department.

The QuarterDeck

Volume 35 , No 2 Summer 2009

The QuarterDeck is published by the Columbia River

Maritime Mus e um, 1792 Marine Drive, Astoria, Oregon 97103 Tel: (503)325-2323 Fax: (503)325-2331

www.crmm.org

Editor : David Pearson

Editorial Staff: Sam Johnson Blue Anderson Lee Clinton Betsey Ellerbroek Cheryl Silverblatt Jeff Smith

Printed by Printgraphics Beaverton, Oregon

The Archaeology of Shipwrecks State Archaeologist Dr. Dennis Griffin

The Columbia River Maritime Museum is grateful for the significant contributions of each individual listed.

This list reflects the names of our annual donors as of June 30, 2009.

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Mark A. Keyser Betsy Priddy William & Nina Stephenson Denise Allen Thomas Koch Paul & Eileen Putkey Richard & Dorothy Stevens Alice Christy Ashley Kevin Kolb John & Teresa Pylkki Gordon F.M. Stone, Jr. William Bader Eric Kosko Paul & Loretta Radu Jim & Mary Strickland Elaine Bauer Dan Larson Phil & Anita Raistakka Tom & Vickie Stringfield Emil Berg Laura Leebrick Michael Ramsdell Dan & Melody Strite Carol Berger D.B. Lewis Gary & Geri Randles Gary & Ruth Sunderland

Peggy Boisvert Doug J. Lobaugh Valerie & Todd Ranta David & Stacy Sundquist Ronald J. Bolin Nitin Marwah Nels & Winnie Rasmussen Dan & Kim Supple C. Delmer Boman Tom McAllister

Brian & Tess Ratty Michael & Barbara Swanson Margaret Bowerman Anne McDonald Donald Raz & Terri Luken Bob & Gerry Swenson Maureen A. Bradley Neil McGinnis Douglas & Jeanne Rich Glen & Judi Swift Darryl C Bullington Katherine McPherson Cliff & Sue Richard Leif & Marjorie Terdal Allison Campbell Cellars Ken McRae Susan Rick Denny & Frankye Thompson Jeff Canessa Dave Mochel

John & Polly Riutta Fay & Ann Thompson Robert Carr Eva Moore Jeanette M. Riutta James & Jami Thurber Marvin Chapman

Ronald Mowrey Jan & Irmin Roberts Thane Tienson Ronald C. Collman Jeff Murphy

Alan Robitsch Mark & Lisa Tolonen John A. Cowan Carol Newman

Roger Rocka & Janet Mitchell Jerry & Margie Tomlinson Nigel Cundy Edward A. Niemi Dave & Tina Rogers Hans Tonjes & Olga Oleynikova Robert W. Davis Cheryl Nitz Earl & Mary Rogness Doug & Pat Tormey Dorothy Deacon Brian Noble Bill Rosser & Karen Westrell Sarah & Kim Townsend Tammee Donaldson

Bart Oja Mary L. Rutherford Debbie Twombly & Dolores Ducich

Lorraine Ortiz Norman & Marta Saarheim Larry Moore Wilson Durham Jim Papp Dean Safley Warren & Elinor Ulrich Celestine Durham

Joanna Pipes Myron & Bonnie Salo

Susan Underwood Janet Easley Helen Pitkanen-Dee R.E. Sandstrom Willis & Jan Van Dusen Stephen Emmons

Richard F. Randolph John & Renate Sandstrom Duane & Connie Van Ess K. Ersley

Sam Rascoe James & Margaret Santee James & Joyce Van Hom Linda Fenske

John Redding Charles & Sandra Sarin Andrew & Beverly VanderPlaat Sylvia Jensen Fewel

Joanne Rideout

Raymond & Estelle Scheetz

Diana Yelder

Paula Fisher

Stuart Rideout Ben & Jamie Schluckebier S. Frank & Jacqueline Viteznik Patricia M. Fletcher

Patricia Roberts David & Janet Schmelzer Jack & Beverly Vonfeld Pat Fuller

Steve & Janet Schneider

Fred Schott

Michael & Karin Vorwerk E. Marie Gerttula

Ben & Robin Vose

John E. Goodenberger

Ted Sarpola

Marilou Sayer

Robert Scherrer

Eric & Bridget Schumock

Kenneth & Louise Weaver Karen Gray

Robert Schwemmer Jim & Carol Servino

Chuck & Sandie Weihe Normandie Hand

Waldemar & Patricia Seton David & Karin Welsh

Jan Hankerson

Lurayne Smith

Judy Sorrel

Harry L. Shaver

Jack & Shelley Wendt Doug Hardy

S. Specht Arnold & Genevieve Shotwell

Clifford R. Slowater

Martin & Patricia West

Jon W. Westerholm

Mark & Laurie Whitham

Edward F. Hargreaves

Margaret Stevens Steve & Patty Skinner

Carla Harrell

Patricia Hartle

Darrel & LaLayne Whitmore Blaine Hays

Jim Stroup

Paul Swinehart

Nelson Taylor

Darren Wilcoxen

Lowell & Shirley Wiley

Bill & Mary Williams

Tammy Herdener

Alice E. Thompson 24

Darryl Hodson

Charles Holboke

Shirley Tinner

Nicholas Utzinger

Chester Wachsmuch

Meg Weaver

Mel Emberland

Caryl D. Mangan

Alma English Betty Markham

Joyce L. Smith

Ilse D. Spang

Christopher Weiss Aneta Englund Carel McCafferty Marjorie Spence

Dede Wilhelm Freda Englund Joan K McCracken Harold E. Spoelstra

Frank M. Wolfe John E. Espey Pat McDonald William B. Sprague

Marie A. Yost Frank Frost Doris McManis Page Stockwell

Melissa Yowell

Lorraine Street Carol Gearin Ted Messing Maureen Sundstrom

Wendy Gartrell Karen Mellin

STATESMAN ($25) Linda Giddings MullaMeyer Omar M . Susewind

Helen Acton

Eberhard W. Giesecke Charlie Meyer Gloria Swire

AlanAhola Heather Goodenough Joan Miller Eileen Thompson

Malvena Allen Doug Gordenier Lisbeth T. Miller Lucretia Thornton

Rex Anderson Beverly Goudy Edward Moen Nancy Thorsness

Howard Anderson Ken Grant Dick Montgomery Willow Toth

Katherine M Astala Nancy L. Grimberg Ann Morgan Bill Wallace

Clarence G Aulenbacher Charles Grimm Noanie Morrison Margo Grant Walsh

J. Michael Ballard

Fred W. Grotjahn June Moskovita Donald Webb

Jean Barney Marilyn Gudmundsen Robert D Neikes Ron Westerlund

Joan L. Battuello Bill Gunderson Marjorie Nelson John E. Westman

John C . Beatty Jr. George Haapala Ethel Neubauer Phil Williams

Jack Becvar James Hamilton Phil Nock Ethel Wilson

Barbara Jean Begleries Patrick Harrison Perry Nordmark Don Wright

Jim Bergeron Doris Hay James Ochal Wendell Wyatt Carol Berry Eldred Hendrickson Gurie O'Connor Dennis Berry Mabel Herold Harlan Olsen

W. Robert Beveridge Jack Hettinger Karen E . Olsen

Marilyn R. Birkel Ella Hill Drew Olson

Robert Bish Loren Hillman Judith Osthoff

Wayne Blake Myrtle Hjorten Ronald Oswald

George W. Blinco F.C. Hoffman Jack Paaso

Andrew Borland G. Norman Hoxsey Michael Parker

Len Braarud Dorothy Hudson Ruth Parnell

David Brooks McLaren Innes Toshie Petersen Skip Broten Florence Jacobson Harry Phillips Don Budde James H. Jensen James Pilgreen

Doris Bulletset Ruth Jensen Grant Polk

Ben Cadman

Peter A. Johnson Howard Ragan

Dorothy Johnson Shirley Randles Joe Carney Larry Johnson Laura Reith

James Callahan

Arthur Chan Dennis Johnson Harry B. Rice Jr. Yong G. Cheong Gloria Jones Shirley A. Richards

Beverly I. Christman William Karwoski Gertrude Rinell

John E. 'Bud' Clark

Florence Kelly Sandra Robinson

Daryl Cleveland Tim Kennedy Priscilla Roeser

Ron Cole Luella Kerr Virginia W. Rose Del Corbett

C Lyle Cummins

Joan Knapp William W. Rosenfeld

Barry Kolek Karen Runkel

Tim Dalrymple Robert N. Kussman Jerry Sabel

Mimi Davis JeffLampa John H. Sargeant

JoAnn Dawley Gloria Larson Bob Schoning

Mary Jane Dixon Louise Larson Dorothy Scott

Phyllis Dubb Eileen Leback Paul See Barry Dubner

Lee B. Lowenson Marjorie Seeborg

Liz Duncan Venus Luukinen Richard M. Seppa

Delora Duoos

Ted Magnuson Terry Shumaker

Linda Earleywine Eugene Majerowicz Kathleen Slotte 25 Nancy Edgar Melvin N . Maki Edward Smith

Memorials

In Memoriam

We note with great sadness the passing of three trustees and long-time friends of the museum.

• Allen Cellars had been one of the few original directors of the Museum, having been elected in 1962 right after the founding of the organization. He had worked for BumbleBee Seafoods for many years. Allen had been instrumental in helping Rolf Klep get the maritime museum off and running and had supported it generously throughout its now 47 year history. His helpful, guiding hand will be missed.

• Also gone from us, but surely not forgotten, we recognize the life of John Richard "Dick" Thompson Dick had been an ever pres ent example of "can do" attitude, and was frequently making things possible for the Museum. Also one of the original directors of the Museum, he and several others went to Seattle back in the early days of the Columbia River Maritime Museum, acquired and made ready for sail the old Lightship #88 and safely brought it to Astoria's waterfront as a featured exhibit in the newly designated "Maritime Park" at the foot

of 17th Street. This was the location for the "new" museum building that took many years to complete Dick's generosity, resourcefulness and smile will be greatly missed.

• Most recently passed from our midst, we recognize Museum trustee, Robert Sherman Lovell. Bob had been a local business owner for many years and was very active in the community volunteering to serve on the Astoria School Board, the Port Commission, Chamber of Commerce, Columbia Memorial Hospital Board, as well as a trustee of the Columbia River Maritime Museum Bob also labored to establish the Museum on a sound footing having been appointed to one of eleven standing committees, the original membership committee, in February of 1963. Bob's life of community service is a standard for all ofus to follow.

Peter Johnson

Margaret Thompson

Gladys Haglund Duncan

Dorothy A. Labiske

Linda Elder

David & Mary Jane Hill

Shirley Fahlstrom

Toivo & Shirley Mustonen

A J Field

Warren Lee Smith

Carl 0. Fisher John & Sue Altstadt

Idamae Haglund Forney

Dorothy A. Labiske

Gilbert Charles "Doc" Haglund Jon W Westerholm

Jane Beebe Harris

Caroline Harris Henderson Nonna Hebert Robert & Mary Oja Melvin E. Hjorten

Michael & Mard Gillum Kelli Gant Bette & John Gant Douglas & Cathlyn MacQuarne

Marvin James Hughes Ann Kaul

Billy & Jeanne Pike Gordon & Carol Wolfgram Esther K. Jerrell

Captain Fred Jerrell

Edgar Klock, USCG (ret) Lorraine Ortiz

Daniel B. Newton Sr.

Allan Maki

Linda Niemelin

Gertrude Rine!!

Solveig Clark

Marietta Hill

Helen King

Bruce & Kristina Berney

Mr & Mrs. Chris B Kuppler

Jim Parker

Nicholas & Virginia Zafiratos

Enni Perkiomaki

Dr. Jukka & Judy Perkiomaki

Victor Pinson

Michael Ramsdell

Walter P Postlewait Del & Cheri Folk

Mary R. Sheelan

John & Trudy Dawson

Virginia A. "Ginger" Steve Captain Fred Jerrell

Dave & Marcy Phillips

John Richard "Dick" Thompson

Max & Judy Bigby

Sirpa Whitman

Dr Jukka & Judy Perkiomaki

Nicholas & Virginia Zafiratos

Bob & Barbara Canessa

Allan Maki

Cliff & Arline LaMear

Bob & Margaret Chopping

Jon W Westerholm

Robert Torkelson

Allan Maki

Memorials

January 1, 2009 June 30 , 2009

William S. Barrack Jr. LTJG

USS Knapp DD-653 Crew

Joyce Bethge

John & Trudy Dawson

Jim Bishop Bob & Mary Frame

Nicholas George Calley Horace Harrison Helen Barbara Clinton Lee Clinton & Family

Gladys J. Cummings

Gerald Winters

lrja Curtis Ernest & Virginia Barrows

William J. "Bill" Leahy Chris & Marlene Mestrich

Capt. Calvin & Marjorie Leback

Joyce Smith & Dennis Vinson

Robert S. "Bob" Lovell Don & Carol Haskell Mark & Antoinette Hatfield

Ralph Mace Don & Donna Speed

John Madden

N i cholas & Virginia Zafiratos

Phil Nock

Dan Grant Mahony

Robert & Mary Oja

Capt. James E. McAvoy

Captain Fred Jerrell Paula T. Morrow Jack & Jane Keele r

Eldon Wright Sr Allan Maki

In Honor Of ...

Jane Beebe Harris

Caroline Harris Henderson

Flight operations onboard a US Navy Escort Carrier operating

Fifty Escort Carriers were built on the Columbia River and com ed in Astoria.