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Keystone Shipping Co.
The S.S. John G. Munson, after
64 years of service as a Great
Lakes steamer, is now the
M.V. John G. Munson! This
April she will be ready for sea
trials and then will return to
service after a little over a year
hiatus to complete the transi-
tion from a steam to diesel
powered engine.
There were many regulatory
issues that all had to line up in
order for this project to move
forward. The EPA‟s Great Lakes
Steamship Repower Incentive
Program, Fuel Requirement/
ECA Zone, Great Lakes
Steamship Exemption, and the
USCG Major vs. Non-Major
Conversion all played a part for
this repowering.
Demolition and equipment
removal commenced in
December 2015. Major
equipment removal included
taking out the main boilers,
main propulsion turbines,
reduction gear, shafting,
propeller, hub, package/
start-up boiler, steam turbine
generators, electrical
switchgear, power distribution
panels, motor control centers
and Caterpillar D398 diesel
generator and electrical
components on the boat deck.
This repowering offers a variety
of benefits, including savings in
emissions, fuel consumption,
plant repairs and costs for
winter work layup and fit-out.
Now, after all the work has
been completed, the main
engine has gone from a 7,000
horsepower Westinghouse
Steam Turbine to an 8,000
horsepower 6M43 MaK Tier 2
Medium Speed Diesel.
Thank you to all of those on our
project team for helping to
safely complete this repow-
ering! Some key external
project team members
included:
Atlantic CAT: supplier of
integrated drive train, MaK
Main Engine, Lufkin Reduction
Gear, Schottel Propeller/
Shafting/CPP System.
Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding:
shipyard, production
management, installation, and
material/ equipment.
Netsco: contract engineering,
regulatory body plan approvals,
and detail engineering.
MAST: Engine room controls
and alarm monitoring.
Safe Sailing to the M.V.
John G. Munson!!
Issue 101
JOHN G . MUNSON REPOWERING
Spr ing 2017
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
Keystone Fleet Seminar 2
Steward Seminar 2
Acting Administrator Visits Cape K’s
3
Capt. Bill Peterson Retirement
3
Cape D’s Exercises 4
Fit-Out Safety 5
Keystone Snapshots 6
SAFETY L INE
The last signal to the S.S. John G.
Munson reading “Finished with Engine”
Keystone‟s 2017 Fleet Seminar was
held in Orlando, FL starting with our
opening dinner on February 6th.
During the opening dinner, President
Don Kurz spoke to the seminar
participants and set the stage for the
rest of the meetings with his
comments on, “If you see something,
say something.” Over the next three
days of topics and presenters that
phrase seemed to keep coming up,
stressing its importance onboard our
vessels and ashore that all should
follow.
The main focus of this seminar was
Accident Response which was
touched upon with topics such as
evidence requirements, incident
investigation, root cause analysis, and
a presentation by the Deputy
Commander, Sault Ste. Marie, US Coast
Guard‟s Capt. Chris Chase, on the
importance of Vessel Response Plans.
There was also an update of the
MUNSON Repowering from last year‟s
progress report, office staff to help with
daily use programs such as NS5 and
Docmap, and outside presenters to
review technical subjects such as
CargoMax, ECPINS, Test Oil, and the
future of Marine Scrubbers.
It was great to have office personnel
from our Bala Cynwd and Duluth offices
and our mariners from the Great Lakes
Fleet, MARAD Fleet, and tanker all
participating together once again.
Thank you for all that was presented
and for the participation of all there!
This year Keystone not only had a Fleet Seminar, but we also held a Steward‟s Seminar
for our Great Lakes Fleet. On February 28th all permanent stewards and relief stewards
met in Grand Rapids, MI for a day at SYSCO. We had a tour of their facility, a food show
of healthy options, learned how to utilize cuts of meat, and were able to spend time in
their test kitchen! Not only was SYSCO present, but our supplier, Soo Marine Supply,
Inc., participated and discussed concerns from the stewards. Representatives from
AMO‟s Toledo, OH office joined in as well as the Executive Chef and Nutrition Educator &
Personal Trainer from AMO‟s STAR Center in Dania, FL in order to discuss new training
options that Key Lakes and AMO have joined together in order to offer.
It was great to have everyone there, from those who provide the food, to those who
transport the food to the vessels, in addition to union, office, and stewards participation
in this event. There was a lot of sharing of ideas and everyone walked away with a few
ideas to bring back to their boat!
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2017 KEY STON E FL EE T SEM I NAR
2 0 1 7 S T E W A R D ’ S S E M I N A R
Issue 101
SYSCO Facility Tour with Relief Steward Bob
Fretter, Joe Thompson and Ron Blair from Soo
Marine Inc., and Brian Kruz from AMO Toledo.
Mitch Koslow presenting on the updates for the
John G. Munson repowering
A look at fresh produce and pre-prepared
blends that are available.
Chef Phil Cyr
cooking easy and
healthy options in
the test kitchen Seafood Specialist Jason Kegley
talking about where your fish comes
from and the market trends
Safety Line
Acting Maritime Administrator, Joel Szabat, visited Keystone‟s Ready Reserve Fleet vessels in New Orleans on March 4, 2017. Captain Rick
Jordan met him on the CAPE KNOX‟s Main Deck along with other guests from MARAD‟s Division of Gulf Operations - Dee Varshney, Ship
Operations Maintenance Officer, and Dean Baldus, Program Analyst.
The group went up to the navigation bridge in order to view the Port and have a brief discussion. Then Mr. Szabat met with the King‟s Point
cadets that were onboard the Cape K‟s where he spoke to them for nearly an hour regarding the future of the maritime industry. Mr.Szabat
continued his morning tour of the facilities by moving on to visit the adjoining MARAD warehouse. Keystone is happy the new Administration
is taking the time to come out and visit our government vessels. Captain Jordan wrote, “He is a good man. I am hopeful the new Administra-
tion will keep him in place.” Thank you to Captain Jordan for taking the time to show the acting Maritime Administrator around a Keystone
operated vessel!
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C A P T A I N B I L L P E T E R S O N - 3 2 Y E A R S W I T H K E Y S T O N E
A C T I N G M A R I T I M E A D M I N I S T R A T O R V I S I T
N E A R M I S S E S
Near Miss 1: smoking shore power
cables that feed the vessel were
noticed on the upper tween deck.
Upon inspection it was noticed that
overheating of these cables had
caused damage to the cable‟s outer
sheathing and scorched a wooden
pallet under the cables. Cause was
due to poor connection of lugged
splice and old cable.
Near Miss 2: hoses on the
Cascade-Breathing Air Recharging
System have deteriorated to an
extent where the exterior cover is
badly cracked, damaged and, in
some places, missing. Even though
the system is stored in a deck locker, the hoses
have deteriorated due to the harsh environment.
Near Miss 3: during disposal of bilge water to a
barge, a minor leak was observed at the barge-
provided camlock fitting. The operation was
stopped and new gaskets were installed.
Operations were restarted and continued without
any leakage.
Great job to all crew members who noticed these
hazards. These observations stopped a potential
fire, a potential injury and a potential pollution
incident. Keep being vigilant during the course
of your day.
Near Miss 2
Near Miss 1
Staff Chief Officer Bill Peterson reported
onboard the Keystone tanker S/S Coronado
on February 5, 1985 in Lyme Bay
(Brixham), England. As an already seasoned
Chief Mate, Bill was welcomed by all
onboard and was promptly recommended
for a Masters assignment by the writer, as
well as Fleet Commodore Capt. John J.
Strunk. After his first Chief Mate‟s tour with
Keystone, Bill then soon returned to Coro-
nado in the summer of 1985 in a Master‟s
capacity to relieve Capt. John J. Strunk. Bill
then served as Master on many more of our
tank ships including an assignment on
S/S Cherry Valley where U.S Govern-
ment food aid grain was lifted to
Capetown, South Africa. On another
assignment onboard S/S Cherry Valley,
Bill and his vigilant navigation team
spotted and saved 4 fishermen whose
vessel “Cristina” sank 170 miles east
of Fortaleza, Brazil on January 4, 1992.
Bill and his crew were subsequently
offered a prestigious AOTOS (Admiral of
the Ocean Seas) award by the United
Seamans Service. Bill‟s Masters as-
signments with Keystone between
1985 and 2004 were numerous and
included: S/S Spirit of Liberty,
S/S Coronado, S/S Cherry Valley,
S/S Fredericksburg, S/S Kittanning,
S/S Chestnut Hill, S/S Chelsea and the
S/S Chilbar.
In May of 2004, Bill was then called
upon to serve as General Manager
of our newly added Great Lakes Fleet
of eight bulkers. After eleven success-
ful years in this senior capacity and
working from our Duluth, MN office,
Bill was challenged again and was
asked to manage the newly acquired
crude oil tanker S/S Seakay Spirit
(ex-Kenai) in June of 2015.
With Bill‟s recent retirement dinner on
February 23, we will miss his good humor,
professionalism and his touting of his
grandchildren and beloved New England
Patriots, Red Sox, Bruins and Celtics! After
recently moving to North Carolina‟s coast,
Bill has also obtained a North Carolina
realtors license, as well as a 39 foot
cruiser, with a recently installed new
engine! After 32 years of friendship and
loyal service with his Keystone family, and
11 previous years of working on the ships,
we all wish Bill, Nancy and their family a
very well deserved and long, happy and
healthy retirement!
Tim O‟Connor and all at Keystone/KeyLakes
Chief Mate Alison Peltier on the CAPE DUCATO wrote, “The Army LOAD EX was a
success. The Army attended the MV Cape Ducato on Thursday, 26 January 2017,
with two platoons who loaded, maneuvered, and lashed their various vehicles on
B- and C-decks. The Army personnel were not familiar with the vessel‟s lashing
gear, so Bosun Terrance Sasnett gave instruction/demonstration on how to properly
lash the vehicles. Overall, the training evolution was beneficial to both Army and
vessel personnel, with experience gained and lessons learned.”
Thank you to the crew of the DUCATO for your support to the 359th Inland Cargo
Transfer Company for these exercises! You take the time out of your day to make
sure these unfamiliar personnel not only have a great training experience, but that
they can complete it safely.
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TR AIN I NG EX ERC I SE S O N T HE CA P E D’S
Issue 101
A R M Y L OA D E X / C A P E D U C A T O
Bosun Terrance Sasnett providing lashing
instructions to the 395th ICTC
M U L T I - J U R I S D I C T I O N A L F I R E T R A I N I N G E X E R C I S E / C A P E D E C I S I O N
The M/V CAPE DECISION, OIC Chief
Engineer D. Blake, Chief Officer A.
Cunningham and crew facilitated the
final stages of a „crawl-walk-run‟ train-
ing exercise on 7 March 2017. This
training exercise has been ongoing
over the last four months and
culminated in a full scale joint training
drill with the USCG, local police, fire,
and first emergency responders.
Several assets were dispatched to
the vessel including the local sheriff‟s
department patrol boat, Charleston fire
boat, and a ladder truck.
The training successfully reinforced the
complexities of marine fire incidents.
The drill brought to light how harbor
firefighting agencies are distinguisha-
ble from shore based incidents in
areas such as planning, operations and
impact. The proximity of other RRF
vessels, marine terminal facilities,
residential areas, downtown business-
es, recreational and fragile estuarial
areas involved create a myriad of
environmental and economic consid-
erations for these emergency plans.
The drill emphasized that marine
firefighting is unique and that it
requires a specialized knowledge of
vessels, ship‟s personnel, fire safety
systems, and more. The firefighting
forces that participated in this drill
comprised of professionals, volun-
teers, (both full and part time) and
most of those had never been
onboard a large vessel before. The
various backgrounds and unfamiliari-
ty required a great amount of
collaboration from the vessel in
order to ensure vessel familiarity
which will assist for any future
responses in the Charleston Harbor.
The training highlighted that
multi-jurisdiction operations require
in-depth organization, planning,
compatibility, and communication.
Chief Engineer Doug Blake, working with North
Charleston Fire Department, North Charleston Police
Department, and US Coast Guard.
Thank you and well done to the crew of the DECISION for
your laborious effort in this exercise!!
Safety Line
Every year, as the Great Lakes
Fleet begins to fit out for the
next sailing season, a collection
of “safety talkers” are created
and shoreside personnel visit
each vessel. These talkers are
to start the season with safety
at the forefront and to make
sure each vessel is sharing a
consistent message. With all
the work that is put into
breaking out a vessel for the
season, it is important that the
Great Lakes vessels take this
moment to slow down and talk
about the safety of the job at
hand. This year the “safety
talkers” started with discussing
the lost time accidents from the
previous season. This allows
us to openly talk about all the
real accidents that occurred
and to use them as a learning
tool to strive for a zero lost time
accident season. Risk
assessments, job hazard
analysis, crew stop work author-
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G R E A T L A K E S F I T O U T M E E T I N G S
If you have any suggestions or comments please submit them
to Capt. T. O’Connor
Keystone Shipping Co.
TEL : 610-617-6800
1 Bala Plaza East
Suite 600
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
ity (SWA), and proper PPE are
always stressed to the vessels in
order to uphold the safety culture
we promote.
After coming back to work this
winter, the Great Lakes crew will
notice that many of their permits,
including Lock-Out/Tag-Out, Hot
Work, and Confined Space Entry,
have been revamped in order to
mirror the Keystone Deep Sea
permits. These changes were
discussed with the crew so all are
aware and understand our efforts
to make a uniform Keystone fleet
especially where
safety is con-
cerned. Another
new feature was
reflective tape for
all crew members‟
newly issued cover-
alls, as well
as hard hats, in
order to be seen
better when
working at night
while on deck or on the pier or in a
cargo tunnel at any time of the
day. Keep working together in
order to prevent injuries and when
a near miss occurs report it! We
need your feedback with causal
factors in order to help others
learn and improve.
K e y s t o n e S n a p s h o t s : F l e e t S e m i n a r
Capt. Rich Laskey, Capt. Abe Grogan,
Capt. Tim Alfson, and C/M Mike Roberg
CE Paul Renaghan, CE David Browning,
CE Lawrence Trace, C/M Alison Peltier,
and CE Tim Weber
2A/E Mark Emond, CE Greg Derry,
Jerry Walls, CE Eric Weise, and
1A/E Stephen Roane
President Don Kurz addressing
the fleet at the Opening Dinner
for the 2017 Fleet Seminar
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USCG Capt. Chris Chase presenting on Vessel Response Plans