- 4 -
stipulated are so found. At the time the petition was filed,
petitioners resided in Kingston, Washington. Kingston is a
community on the Kitsap Peninsula, Washington, on Puget Sound.
After petitioner graduated from high school in 1976, he was
nominated to attend the Merchant Marine Academy by Senator
Claiborne Pell. Petitioner graduated from the Academy in 1980
with a bachelor of science degree. For the next 4 to 5 years,
petitioner operated deep sea vessels. He then returned to school
to earn a master’s degree in marine transportation at the
University of Rhode Island in 1985. Petitioner has two oceans
licenses. One permits him to be master of a ship up to 1,600
tons, the other to be a third mate on a ship without limitations
as to the ship’s tonnage.
During the years at issue, petitioner was employed as the
director of marine operations and senior captain for Clipper
Navigation, Inc. (the company). The company owned and operated
ferryboats that carried travelers on sea voyages throughout Puget
Sound. The company’s main office, terminal, and home port are in
Seattle, Washington.
The company paid petitioner an hourly rate. His duties
included captaining the ferryboats named Victoria Clipper
(Clipper), Victoria Clipper III (Clipper III), and the Lewis and
Clark to Victoria, B.C., Canada (Victoria), and/or Friday Harbor,
Washington, in the San Juan Islands (Friday Harbor). On all
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
Last modified: May 25, 2011