[CW] SOS of Marine Electric/WOOH

[David J. Ring, Jr.]

Albion Lane had a beautiful fist, and he always used Modulated CW on 500 kHz when calling for his OBS and AMVER messages.

It gives me chils, too especially when I met Chief Mate Bob Cusick twice in the basement of my church.

I told him "I think we have something in common." - it only took 30 seconds to figure it out.

If you've not dug into this SOS, it's worth diving into.  Bob Cusick and Captain Dominic Caliccahio, 
USCG Marine Safety Office changed Marine Inspection in the USA. Capt. Caliccahio was formerly a US Merchant Mariner
before he went into the USCG Marine Safety Office, so he knew ships from both sides and at least on this one, 
responsibility came straight down on the company who was told over and over again about the defective hatch covers.
I think he was also a Mustang - wasn't the graduate of one of the academies, Kings Point (United States Merchant Marine Academy, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Texas, California, etc. He probably started as an Ordianary Seaman, got his Able Bodied Seaman's certification (green) then deep water (blue) then 3rd Mates license, 2nd Mates
license, then Chief Mates license, and finally Master's license, he sailed for U.S. Lines as Master.

God bless them both.

73
DR


On 20/08/01 06:39PM, Thomas Chirhart wrote:
> I remember that SAR case. I was an RM1 on duty at NMG at the time. It was a CG District 5 Portsmouth VA/NMN case with NMF Boston having a lead. It still gives me shivers up and down my spine even after all these years...
> 73 Tom K4NCG 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> > On Aug 1, 2020, at 6:15 PM, Richard Knoppow <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> > 
> >    There are a number of shipwrecks covered in this site.  The Marine Electric came up some time ago and I found a good deal of material on the web relating to it including the complete records of the investigations. This is a very interesting site and a bit of a rabbit hole for those of interested in these things (certainly including me).
> > 
> >> On 8/1/2020 11:17 AM, David J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
> >> SS MARINE ELECTRIC DISASTER TV EPISODE
> >> Followers of the Society of Wireless Pioneers website may be interested
> >> in an upcoming episode of “Disasters at Sea” on the Smithsonian Channel.
> >> 
> >> “Deadly Neglect”
> >> https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/shows/disasters-at-sea/deadly-neglect/1005669/3467454
> >> chronicles the wreck of the SS Marine Electric, which resulted in deaths
> >> of 31 sailors, including radio operator Albion F. Lane, whose name is
> >> now engraved on the Wireless Operators Monument in New York thanks to
> >> the Veteran Wireless Operators Association
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 73
> >> 
> >> DR