Posted: September 9, 2010

Officers and crew of M/V Freedom: in memory of Chief Engineer Glenn Benson


The following letter was sent to the AMO national president, and to the president of the Seafarers International Union, by Riccardo Giannone, chief officer aboard the M/V Freedom.

On August 29th onboard the M/V Freedom we regret to inform that our Chief Engineer Glenn Benson passed away. He was a great friend, outstanding engineer, and an awesome shipmate. He is terribly missed.

The crew of the M/V Freedom put together a nice passage to remember him by, which we pass to you to hopefully share with his friends and family.

Thank you for taking the time to read and share the attached file.

Note: The memorial passage for Chief Engineer Glenn Benson is available on the AMO Currents Web site.