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Famous Merchant Mariners

Merchant Mariners

Captain Leonard LaRue (1914 – 2001): Larue was captain of the Meredith Victory during the Korean War. He commanded the vessel in December 1950, when it evacuated 14,000 Korean refugees from Hungnam, Korea. This was the largest humanitarian evacuation ever recorded by a...

Tug STAMFORD

For Actions on June 23, 1986.

Gallant Ship Award Citation:

On June 23, 1986, fire broke out at the Hess Oil Terminal, Brooklyn, New York. The fire ignited combustibles on the decks of two tank barges, S.T. 65 and S.T. 85, light with gasoline bottoms, moored at Pier 5....

Associate Administrator for Ports & Waterways

William (Bill) Paape

William (Bill) Paape, a member of the Senior Executive Service, became the Associate Administrator for Ports & Waterways on June 7, 2020. In this capacity, Mr. Paape directs a national port infrastructure modernization program in excess of $2 billion....

Delia Davis

Delia Davis has served as the Associate Administrator for Administration (AAA) of the Maritime Administration (MARAD) since 2013.  In this capacity, she supports the Maritime Administrator by providing strategic, agency-wide policies and procedures to execute MARAD’s mission.  She...

Brooke Brzozowske

Acting Director, Office of Congressional and Public Affairs   Maritime Administration/MARAD U.S. Department of Transportation

Brooke Brzozowske is the Maritime Administration’s Acting Director of the Office of Congressional and Public Affairs. In this role...