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Leading Off 50"Years Ago"

Trophy Honors Fastest Atlantic Crossing

Fifty years ago in these pages we reported on the trophy presentation ceremony for the S.S. United

States, which was honored for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. At a dinner aboard the

United States Line's superliner United States on

November 12, the Duke of Sutherland (center) presented to General John M. Franklin, presi- dent of the lines (left), the Hales Trophy for the

Blue Riband of the Atlantic, which is awarded to the Atlantic's speediest crossing. Commodore

Harry Manning (right) commanded the ship on her record-breaking voyage. Read an update on the S.S. United States, which will soon be refur- bished and re-activated by Norwegian Cruise

Lines. The story starts on page 34. 95th Anniversary of the Burning of General Slocum

It's A Small World After All

Last month, 71 Miss Universe delegates gathered at the Miraflores Locks along the Panama Canal. Hosted by the Panama Canal

Authority and its Administrator, Alberto Aleman Zubieta, the event welcomed the Miss Universe delegates to Panama, who were there for the June 3, 2003 competition. The delegates toured the locks, learning firsthand the Canal's engineering genius and how it unites the world though global trade. During the tour, the Panama-flagged vessel Crown Topaz, a refrigerated cargo ship, and the Cyprus- flagged vessel P&O Nedlloyd Inca, a containership, were being guided through the Canal. (www.pancanal.com) afraid of

We're not. All of us at Elliott Bay Design

Group are focused on long-term relationships with our clients. Our goal is our client's success.

The annual ceremony will be held on Friday, June 15, 2003, at 11 a.m., in the playground at Tompkins Square

Park, East 9th street and Avenue B. Manhattan, by the

Slocum Memorial Fountain. The burning of the excur- sion steamer GENERAL SLOCUM, is the worst peace - time inland water's maritime disaster in the nation's history and the largest fire fatality in New York City history. The wooden steamer caught fire in the infa- mous Hell Gate passage in the East River between the

Bronx and Astoria, Queens. Some 1,200 people were drowned or burned to death, including 61 never identi- fied The Slocum Memorial Fountain is located in the neighborhood of the city that was once known as "Little Germany," where most of the Slocum victims lived.

Mrs. Adella L. Wotherspoon, 97, one of two living survivors of the General Slocum disaster will place a wreath in front of the fountain.

The annual event is co-sponsored by the Maritime

Industry Museum on the campus of the SUNY —

Maritime College in the Bronx and the New York City

Parks and Recreation Department. Park's commission- er Henry Stern will be one of the speakers.

Say What?

In early May the Associated Press reported that a fed- eral grand jury indicted a woman for leaving threaten- ing notes aboard a cruise ship in hopes she could cut a family trip short and return home to her boyfriend.

Kelley Marie Ferguson, 20, of Laguna Hills, Calif., was reportedly charged with two counts of threatening acts of terrorism, each carrying a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison. In another twist, Ferguson, who is seven months pregnant, was report- edly released back to her parents' custody where she will remain until her sentencing, which is scheduled to occur in Hawaii, following the baby's birth. Authorities say Ferguson, who was vacationing with her family aboard the Legend of the Seas, admit- ted writing the notes. The notes prompted an intense

FBI search for biological, chemical, radiological and explosive weapons aboard the Royal Caribbean ship, and interrogation of crew members and passengers.

Federal prosecutors said the hoax cost the U.S. Coast

Guard alone $336,000. Ferguson had been detained without bail since her April 25 arrest. 10 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News

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