Posted:
November 12, 2008
The officers and crew of the M/V Courage were among the mariners honored Nov. 7 with the United Seaman's Service Admiral of the Ocean Sea Mariners' Plaque for heroism at sea. Capt. Michael Davidson accepted the award on behalf of the officers and crew of the Courage at the ceremony.
On June 9, 2008, while eastbound on the Atlantic, the M/V Courage received a request from the U.S. Coast Guard to assist a sailing vessel in distress approximately 100 nautical miles away. Capt. Scott Wiegand, master of the Courage, changed course and located the S/V Motus and established radio communication.
The Courage maneuvered alongside and Chief Mate Sean Morrisey went down the pilot ladder and boarded the Motus. He found the captain of the vessel had been knocked out by the boom the previous day and was still unsteady. After a doctor ashore was consulted by radio, the captain was brought onboard the Courage, as were the other two crew members, who were reluctant to continue the voyage without the injured captain.
Third Mate Alex Ramirez, medical officer onboard the Courage, attended to the injured captain and consulted with the Maritime Medical Advisory Service, which determined the treatment onboard the Courage was sufficient for the ship to continue to Bremerhaven, where the rescued sailors were placed in the custody of the French Consulate.
The entire operation was a tribute to the emergency response preparedness and skilled seamanship of the M/V Courage officers and crew. The Courage is operated by Interocean American Shipping Corporation for American Roll-On/Roll-Off Carrier and is manned in all licensed positions by American Maritime Officers and in all unlicensed positions by the Seafarers International Union.
AMO members honored for rescue at sea
The officers and crew of the M/V Courage were among the mariners honored Nov. 7 with the United Seaman's Service Admiral of the Ocean Sea Mariners' Plaque for heroism at sea. Capt. Michael Davidson accepted the award on behalf of the officers and crew of the Courage at the ceremony.
On June 9, 2008, while eastbound on the Atlantic, the M/V Courage received a request from the U.S. Coast Guard to assist a sailing vessel in distress approximately 100 nautical miles away. Capt. Scott Wiegand, master of the Courage, changed course and located the S/V Motus and established radio communication.
The Courage maneuvered alongside and Chief Mate Sean Morrisey went down the pilot ladder and boarded the Motus. He found the captain of the vessel had been knocked out by the boom the previous day and was still unsteady. After a doctor ashore was consulted by radio, the captain was brought onboard the Courage, as were the other two crew members, who were reluctant to continue the voyage without the injured captain.
Third Mate Alex Ramirez, medical officer onboard the Courage, attended to the injured captain and consulted with the Maritime Medical Advisory Service, which determined the treatment onboard the Courage was sufficient for the ship to continue to Bremerhaven, where the rescued sailors were placed in the custody of the French Consulate.
The entire operation was a tribute to the emergency response preparedness and skilled seamanship of the M/V Courage officers and crew. The Courage is operated by Interocean American Shipping Corporation for American Roll-On/Roll-Off Carrier and is manned in all licensed positions by American Maritime Officers and in all unlicensed positions by the Seafarers International Union.