I am a Master Marine Surveyor and occasionally survey tugs & barges as well as other commercial vessels.
Mostly I am retired and enjoying my time and various activities.
Other Comments:
I am a USCG Merchant Mariner, MASTER 1600 GT OCEANS, and an Able Seaman Unlimited including Lifeboatman.
Upon retiring from the Coast Guard I immediatly flew to Prince William Sound to assist in the Exxon Valdez oil spill as Captain of an ocean tug. I have operated tugs in Cook Inlet Alaska as well as Kodiak, the Aleutians, Puget Sound and all of the Pacific coast. Mostly I was a Tugman in SE Alaska servicing logging camps and towing logs. In 1998 after over 30 years at sea I came ashore for good and continued in the maritime industry ashore.
I am a licensed amateur radio operator (HAM) and enjoy this hobby. Probably too many years talking on maritime radios. I still monitor the HF marine band and listen for the tugs and other ships in the North Pacific & Alaska checking in with COMSTA Kodiak and the WX from Kodiak on 4125khz. Call Sign: W7TUG.I am also a USAF MARS radio operator having transfered from NAVY MARS after the cancellation of the Navy program. New call sign AFA0UE.
