AMO Currents - 'We stand shoulder to shoulder with you and all your members during this terrible, trying time'

AMO Currents - Posted: October 8, 2015

'We stand shoulder to shoulder with you and all your members during this terrible, trying time'

The following letter dated October 6 was sent to AMO National President Paul Doell by M.E.B.A. President Marshall Ainley and Secretary-Treasurer Bill Van Loo.

There is no more devoted community of professionals than those who serve in the Nation's Merchant Marine. We share a "brotherhood of the sea"- a livelihood of inherent dangers and rewards. The EL FARO tragedy is weighing heavily on M.E.B.A. members past and present, and we are sharing the grief of our fellow mariners and their families.

The chilling fate of the EL FARO and her crew has hit home in the heart of every mariner who understands the unforgiving nature of the sea coupled with merciless weather. We stand shoulder to shoulder with you and all your members during this terrible, trying time.