Reckless great lakes freighter nearly causes a do it yourself shipwreck
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- Опубліковано 7 жов 2021
- This is a firsthand look at how to almost end up shipwrecked. This is a how to lesson in coming too close to ending up in the frigid waters of Lake Erie in December of 1992. Here the reckless captain of a 767 foot long Great Lakes ore freighter sets a collision course with another laker and it is all caught on video. The captain of this lakeboat nearly created a do it yourself shipwreck. Details if the entire story are in my book "Shipwrecks and Rescues" www.authorwes.com/product-pag... This video has been edited from the original
My dad was captain of the Callaway in 1981, her last year as a straight decker before being converted to self unloader during winter layup that year, along with her sisters, the Arthur M Anderson and Phillip R Clarke. It was also the last boat I was aboard, having grown up aboard USS boats. It's easy to see that the owners of the fleet now only care about money. I don't know of any captain under US Steel ownership that would take risks like this. It wasn't always that way. I remember when dad was first mate, although I'm not sure which boat at the time. The captain was Bob Phillips, and I was about 8 years old. We were downbound and just locked through the Soo and it was Canadian Independence day. Bob stopped the boat and reported engine trouble, although there was none. He stopped the boat just so I could watch the fireworks.
Great stories! Thank you for posting this!
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Fascinating footage and when you consider this was 30 years ago before everybody had video on their phone it makes it even more amazing.
That camcorder was state of the art for non-professionals in its day too.
When I was in the Coast Guard, we considered any other ship being with a mile of us to be too close unless we were doing an unrep with that ship. This was definitely a close call. You have to wonder what that other ship's captain was thinking.
He was thinking only of beating us to the fuel dock.
out of my 10 years on the lakes working for csl I have never seen anybody or anything reckless happening except for the American Spirit grounding in Duluth
@@authorwes This must have been a scary thrill for you. Was there any communication between the two ships? I'm glad this popped up, I'm subscribed and like your story. Thanks
would have been serious repercussions if they had collided--VET USN/USCG
With the shallow point and the rocks, he was lucky he didnt tear the ship in half.
"Too close for comfort" is one of those classic understatements. And I did not expect to hear "Venturi Effect". Fluid dynamics. A field that I always struggled with. Thanks Wes. You'll be getting a couple of book orders from my son or me soon.
Hey, I have a degree in Aeronautical Science... I should have a Venturi tattoo.
I've felt the Venturi effect when truckers would pass me. I was limited to 60mph, so everybody wanted to pass. Some of them passed so close that I could feel the trailers being sucked together. After feeling that a couple of times, I would just tap on the brakes when somebody wanted to pass, just to get them off of my side faster.
@@authorwes , In NASCAR Racing we call the "Venturi Effect" the "Side Draft", We also call the Maneuver the Cap'n on the Cason pulled a "CRAZY IVAN".
@@eltoro6688 Thanks ElToro66. I've heard side draft a thousand times or more. Didn't know it was Venturi. There are a few crazy Ivans out there alright.
Close enough to throw some tomatoes at him for acting stupid!!
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Thank you 🙏🏽
Glad you're enjoying it!
This incident could have just as easily been another tragedy, on one of the Great Lakes. And just to save some money, many lives could have been senselessly,lost.
But at least I'd have had it all on tape... if I'd have survived.
Bad drivers seem to exist everywhere. Two ships of that size will be pulled by the low pressure area on the sides of the vessel right into each other. What a bad move by that fellow.
Especially when you see it in person.
You know how I could tell this was near Detroit? No turn signal.
Your model ships are GORGEOUS!
They keep me sane.
very nice models they from kit or built from scratch?
@authorwes I've been trying to play Warhammer...key word trying.
Too much fun assembling and actually painting. I've gone back and stripped a few of my old models from my childhood and redid them knowing now about shades and contrast paints they look presentable 😂
Thank you for the reupload, its a shame the original is gone
I had to make a minor edit and the only way to do that is to delete the original. You won't even notice the change but it was truly needed.
@@authorwes I KNEW I had seen a video about this before! Thanks for that clarification so I don't doubt my memory any more than I already do! The urge to fire torpedos at that knucklehead must have been powerful.
Still a great video! Unbelievable the recklessness of that jerk.
I know, right?
If only the other ship had a "How's my Driving?" sticker on the stern.
Such a missed opportunity for universal irony.
Indeed
Wow....that was pretty amazing! Unbelievable how stupid the other Skipper was!
Truly a lack of professionalism by that guy!
Great Video and Thank you!
Mike 🇨🇦🍁
Glad you enjoyed it!
And not adjusting accordingly to the stupidity 🙄
Well of course he got away with it, most likely this behavior is encouraged by the ship's owners. I worked on a busy international airport tarmac for 30 years and while the rules for drivers on the airport apron are stringent, authorities would turn a blind eye to poor driver behavior as long as schedules were met.
That is until there was ever an incident and arses would get kicked and heads would roll without mercy.
And at a busy international airport, you can't pick your nose without being on some camera somewhere.
In this situation, if there had been an incident involving injury, loss of life or loss of vessel, THEN heads would roll and there would be crying and gnashing of teeth. As always, only after an event does action get taken.
As a former airline captain I can personally say... YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!
@@authorwes I think that is a feature of many lines of business. A lot of people will turn a blind eye as long as "the ball keeps rolling and the gears keep turning". I don't like that, but that is still more understandable than those who turn a blind eye to violations just so they will have less work to do.
I guess that was a long-winded way of saying: "I find greed to be more understandable reason to take risks than laziness"
Here's hoping someone from the Marine Safety Office or MIO reads this for future reference. Wanna pee off the "company"? Have the MIO go onboard during fueling, shut it down and do a white glove inspection before fueling is allowed to continue, delaying their departure by hours, maybe a day. Wanna see the phone l ight up in the Operation Center? Just make sure you turn your phone off while doing said boarding. ;-)
J.L. Mauthe: Cason stop were sisters
Cason J Callaway: I have no sister
LOL
Pretty reckless indeed, those big ships don’t have brakes, hundreds of thousands of tons and a collision of just a few nots can be a catastrophic. He was desperate enough to cross the shallows, that’s just crazy ! I’ve always been interested in the Edmond Fitzgerald ,although there’s been a lot of disasters on the Great Lakes I was born the same year it went to the bottom
Check out "November Bells" by Kurt Puffpaff the song contains actual audio transmissions from the Coast Guard at St.Ignace the night "The Fitz" went down.
Probably the first official acknowledgement the ship was in peril.
Should have been a review of the captain and an explanation as to why he would put his crew and others in such a dangerous situation. I would love to hear his reasoning behind such behavior.
Just to save 4 hours... that's pretty much it.
@@authorwes Probably the reason. Money makes everyone out there do strange, unusual and weird things. Yes, he obviously has a load to deliver, however at what price? His ship, his crew his job being the ships master? As stated, best always to avoid other seafaring vessels at any cost, never to go bear them or approach them and in this case wouldn't it be best to shut the engines to quarter speed until both vessels have safely passed far from each other? Would have been much better to take her further out at sea once the other vessel passed by approprately, once both are safely far away from each other, then resume course and order the engine room to then go full speed ahead.
I grew up on the shore of Lake Erie, Ohio near the Fairport Harbor lighthouse and Coast Guard Station. The lake boats always intrigued me. I would watch them arriving into Fairport Harbor fully loaded low in the water and completely empty floating high on the lake. In the upper peninsula of Michigan I remember a Russian vessel sailing through the Portage River underneath the Houghton Hancock lift bridge from Lake Superior. Off the coast of Newport Rhode Island I would watch automobiles being transported on the ocean heading for Providence, Rhode Island. Several of Aristotle Onassis' ships were docked off of Rhode Island.
I was a guest on board two Navy Destroyers. One on the Pacific Ocean off of San Diego and the other on the Atlantic ocean off of Newport Rhode Island. These were called Dependent Cruises. 🚢 I miss those days.
That was difficult to watch, much less how it must have been in real-time. Glad you had a camera. Will check the books, thanks for the charts, etc. for context!
You're welcome
@4:51 mark my gut tightened up and I was bracing for impact, awesome footage.
I grew up on the straits near CHEBOYGAN and loved sitting on the beach with binoculars watching the boats go thru the south passage....
Glad you enjoyed it!
Was there no communication between the two vessels? I would think the radio waves would have been filled with expletives and WTF ‘s. I’m also amazed that no action was taken against the Calloway.
If you watch my "Trip 29" video it has the actual radio communication between the two captains in real time... it's not what most folks would expect.
I wonder what would happen when the crews of two ships, in instances like this, end up in the same bar or dock ? Any stories about that ? Liked and subscribed, I live north of the blue bridges and watching the big ships is a local hobby.
No problems- they're really easy going folks. This was treated like someone cutting you off on the freeway.
@@authorwes did you flip him the “bird?”🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sometimes theres a "WTF were you doing back there"
Dunno about the states but being on the same bodies of water there most likely cut from the same cloth, so I’d say it would be a 50/50 for a good old fashioned bench brawl 🤣
@@authorwes these days you cut certain people off on freeway and they start shooting at you!. Other captain should have been reported to whatever governing board controls these ships (if there even is a control board)
Well it wasn't exactly a car chase scene from Bullett but for those on board it must have been alarming. Interesting video.
I had watched the full video before. A question I had then and still do is, what if anything happened the that crazy captain? Did he get in trouble?
No action was taken. However a copy of the tape was sent to the Mauthe's owners who said they were going to hang onto it until the next time the Callaway's owners complained about one of their boats.
@@authorwes Unbelievable! Totally UNBELIEVEABLE!
Enjoyed this video even if my jaw did hang down!! UNBELIEVABLE that there were no consequences??!! And for what? To be first at the gas pump? To save $6000? Versus how many lives in jeopardy? I’m stunned to read nothing was done to the aggressive captain. Absolutely incredible. Your video was great and the comments were enjoyable. Joe Hazelwood behavior indeed. I’m thankful no one was injured over his foolishness.
My thoughts too.
Great footage….thanks
Thanks for watching
I would refuse to sail under that captain again
I remember an under way refueling back in my Navy days. I don’t think we were that close to the other ship!
Good point
That’s nuts! I have lived near and boated the St. Clair River and the Flats area my whole life ( except when I was in the service). I remember the Smith Avery collision. We made a family trip up to see it in PoHo. Did the USS Captain receive any discipline for this?
Nope- it was treated like someone cutting you off on the interstate.
He saw a green running light on your starboard side. Thought he had right of way
Since the Calloway was on the Mauthe’s starboard, did they not have the right of way?
I remember the original video & am still amazed at the lack of concern for other vessels/safety. Yet after reading your latest book, it pales to the utter act of stupidity by the captain of the Henry B Smith.
Still I'd bet this kinda thing happens a helluva lot more than we know given the dynamics of business in shipping, not that it makes it any better. Knowing the history of past events the Fitzgerald went thru long before sinking is another indicator.
I wonder what kind of melee it was way back with so many different vessels in the trade.
In the early days it was insane. In the 1800s collisions of one sort or another were a daily thing.
@@authorwes With the technology now at hand which is much more sophisticated than ever before, no excuse for any of this behavior from any seafaring vessels ships master. Common courtesy rules both life on dry land along with the seas, no matter whare you are, what your doing upon this earth.
Now if that was me, being a hothead, I would have taken a tender over to the Calloway and beat the shit out of that captain while he was refueling. I know I would then be arrested but at least that captain would never, ever, fuck with me again.
Awesome video and story Wes! I can't believe the risk he took?! Wow! Maybe he was a little Joe Hazelwood-ish? 🤔
I couldn't believe how matter-of-fact and cool our crew remained.
Any CYA radio transmissions by the ship you were on advising the other ship that they were operating outside the channel and on a collision course?
See my video "Trip 29" and the unedited radio exchange between the two captains is on there... it didn't go like you'd expect.
WOW! you got you're self a new subscriber!
Welcome aboard! Thank you!!
@@authorwes No problem i have been on the lakes boat loads of times
That is crazy, right here in the Maumee Bay heading into the Detroit river! I live just outside of Toledo.
Toledo has done SO much with their waterfront area, you should be quite proud.
I thought road rage only happens on land. That captain should be grounded for doing something that foolish and putting both ships and crews in such danger.! I'm a new subscriber and really enjoy your videos ! 👍👍
Thanks for subscribing! It was a pretty strange setting for my first day out there, but the crew pretty much shrugged it off. Like being cut off on the highway.
Just a little FYI; No lake boat could cut across that shoaling, after draft probably almost 20’ or more lightship.
The Calloway entered east outer channel just below Light 10 where it’s 24’ deep or so as seen in the background of the video as was standard back in the day, rather than heading straight for light 1E.
Also That channel is 1200’ wide and those boats are 74’ wide or less, not uncommon to have three wide in that channel, one up and two down or two up and one down (the loaner taking the middle of the channel).
Far more dangerous at the turn for Bluewater Bridge when they used to have two way traffic.
The "Light 10" error is mine- I had scribbled it wrong in my notes that morning. When the mate ran his pen across the chart, he put it across those shallows and said casually "...he's cuttin' here, the shallows..." so that's the way I noted it. Thanks for your input.
Me, personally, I have lived in California my whole Life, and have personally never seen the Great Lakes. Although, I really do like the Stories and ships of the Lakes.
You should!
I subbed cause I’m hooked on Great Lakes shipping
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As a fan of aviation that is scared to death of anything naval, I will never cease to be amazed that there isn’t naval traffic control similar to air traffic control. If these were two cargo planes someone would be losing their pilot’s license for months at a minimum, having their license revoked and face fines at the medium, or go to prison at the maximum…unless they died after causing a collision.
Once you are in the Detroit River and St. Clair River system, Sarnia Traffic control acts like ATC. Same goes for the St. Marys River and Soo locks- there Soo Control works much like ATC and the lock master works like approach control by doing sequencing. On the open lake, however, the Captains rule all. The Coast Guard is much like FAA... if no metal was bent and no blood was spilled, they really could care less.
Lol...hahaha..Thats the game..Got to uncles that where captains Mike Gapczynski an Al Gapczynski. My grandfather Art sailed the great lakes for 47 years. Great video 👍
Yep- who can make the fuel dock first.
I was told the crew of the Fitz were all drunks. Especially the captain. Likes and subbed btw
You were told completely wrong. Booze is very expressly forbidden aboard ship and a crewman under the influence will lose his or her job. It's been that way since the 1950s.
This is a remarkable video Mr. Oleszewski. If may I ask you a question inside the bridge sounds too quite is it like that or you edited the sound?
No editing- it was quiet, like a poker game. Those guys are true professionals. If you watch the whole video (my "Trip 29" video) you'll hear the un-edited radio exchange between the captains... it's not what you'd expect.
@@authorwes Hi there again! Thank you for answering my question, what I meant was that in the video I didn't hear loud engine or ship sounds. We have to agree that this particular crew and their captain are professionals or even veterans in the business.
Wow very close call, certainly reckless action involved. I would add that although one vessel certainly seems to be the "aggressor" in this situation, they were showing your vessel their red sidelight. I would also add your vessel did not take any action to avoid the situation such as changing course or speed, regardless of who would get to the fuel dock first. If a collision had occurred, both vessels would in some way share the damages/fault in court.
Anyway just the worthless opinion of a deep sea sailor. I spent a summer training on the lakes years ago and have a huge admiration for lakes sailors ship handling abilities. Thanks for sharing this excellent footage with us. Cheers!
The Mauthe could not have altered course, she was established in the channel.
@@authorwes and speed?
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The Mauthe was in the channel. Where did you want it to go?
@@racrx7 possibly altered speed to increase CPA
They need to bring back the old British Navy tradition of flogging around the fleet for that kind of action!
Amazing video. Such negligent (illegal?) operation on the part of the Callaway; hopefully both caps were on the radio, and the Callaway's actions were reported.
For the conversation between captains see my video: ua-cam.com/video/ennHEa1mVmM/v-deo.html
Alright I subbed :) pretty cool models!
Thanks for the sub!
I think you might have the Callaway's course a little off, I doubt they drove over that shoal. It looks more like they rounded detroit river light "10" to meet you. The detroit river lighthouse would have been to your port side shortly after. R "16" is a buoy
You are correct, I copied it wrong in my notes when I was aboard and then all these years later used those same notes to make the video. I correct it in my "Trip 29" video, where I also have the actual marine radio exchange between the two captains... which doesn't go the way most folks expect.
Amazing
Thanks
I love Great Lake ship i sub i like your video and that captain of the Callaway was very reckless maybe next time he needs to map it out
Thanks for watching!
@@authorwes no problem keep the good work up
Was the other Captain reprimanded do you know? Im curious to know if there were charges brought and great video! Cheers
None- it was considered no worse than being cut off on the expressway.
@@authorwes wow that doesn't add up at all even when you think he sailed over the rocky area. Thanks for letting me know
I've seen that happen a few times during my time on the lakes. Yes, it is nice to get to the dock first, but NEVER at the risk of your ship or another ship.
Indeed
That's like some dirt track racing on Saturday night. I wonder if the crew on your boat would have backed down without the you being witness.
Oh yes- the captain of the Mauthe was pretty much ignoring me and my camera at the time. Afterward he asked for a copy of that tape... which he got and then FedEx'ed it to his company HQ.
Is the depth chart in feet or fathoms?
Is there a maritime equivalent to giving the guy a number to call like in aviation?
Nope.
The Captain of this ship should have been relieved of duty immediately. Absolutely no excuse for this dangerous operating this vessel.
At the time that's what I thought- the crew of the MAUTHE, however, just brushed it off like it was no big deal at all
I'm curious - was this guy reported for his recklessness? If they want to blow off the fact that he endangered another ship, what about cutting across the "shallows''?
Nope- the crew just treated it like someone cutting them off on the freeway.
1992, was M Hallin a mate on board??
Why didn’t the Callaway wait and pass on the Detroit River, Lake St Clair or St Clair River? I’ve seen many times ships passing to the left heading north on the St Clair River.
Good question. He did pass 2 other vessels on Lake St. Clair.
He didn't do that just to save himself 4 hours, he also did that because of ego.
Very cavalier with lives to be playing that game. I'd see that type of thing from time to time at Port Fourchon LA.
Lack of professionalism coming from that Captain.
Well said.
I should say so. Best to avoid other sea faring vessels when on the Great Lakes like this especally when everybody KNOWS that those lakes can at any time release their fury at anytime at any second.
I say " Better safe than sorry" He's crazy!!
So question did the skipper of your ship contact the Coast guard and make a complaint against the other captain's license for reckless seamanship etc and if not why?
Nope- it was considered no worse than getting cut off on the highway.
What kind of action was taken upon the, then, captain of the Callaway? I didn't read the book.
No action at all
What are the rules of the sea. If they were two sailboat the other ship had the of way.
Are there rules, laws and / or fines for captains deemed reckless on the Great Lakes?
This was considered no worse than someone cutting you off on the freeway.
Liked you immediately.
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Never would've thought that a captain would put his ship into so much jeporty! Twice no less hitting the bottom and another ship
Me either.
Gee! I wonder how many times that captain had danger signals sent his way.
The amount of lawlessness has been increasing in every area of life for the past 40 years..but the last 2 have been off the hook!
Man i wish i had a good camera. Tried taking a picture of the Munson off Miller Beach and its just a blurry lump on the horizon with my phone
Yep
I have watched this video was a few times already I like when the deck cadet goes it’s too funny lol I wonder what they were saying on the Callaway I mean when they were hard overIf them On board were laughing or not
Hopefully the captain on your ship told the Callaway that they were “number 1”
The full ship-to-ship radio can be heard in this video: ua-cam.com/video/lRKuKh-XeZc/v-deo.html
What’s “check-down”?
A signal on the telegraph to the engine room to reduce the speed.
guess they forgot US Steel owns the lakes
Why did the Mauthe not send out 5 quick horn blasts? That’s used to signify danger or that one ship doesn’t agree with the other ship’s intentions
No idea.
I can’t speak definitively about the Lakers, but normally ship Captains will make their intentions known to each other via voice radio communication. It’s fairly routine for the faster ship to overtake the slower ship, conditions permitting. If agreed upon, both Captains have a responsibility to arrange and facilitate this safely. If it is required to accomplish this maneuver safely the slower ship should slow down early and sufficiently enough to avoid a close quarter situation.
I was tape recording the marine radio channels and there was no prior communications at all.
My thoughts exactly. Both vessels share responsibility.
Captain had it under control c'mon.... Lol
Ohhhh sure.... in fact, he did.
Crazy . any ramifications?
None- it was considered the same as someone cutting in front of you on the freeway.
were the coast guard on Belle isle appraised of this ? he could have been fined along with ships owner that is way to close!
Nope. It was considered no worse than being cut off on the freeway
Why don't we hear any radio chatter between the two boats, did the captains not communicate?
In my video "Trip 29" you'll hear the only words exchanged between the two captains... and it's not what you'd expect.
Are most of the AAA ships still running? Or have most of them been scrapped?
I’m surprised nobody has answered you yet. So heres a long overly detailed answer.
Surprisingly seven out of the eight AAA’s are still around in one way or another.
The three US Steel triplets are all still running. But as of 2022 only the Arthur M. Anderson is actually being used, with the other two in layup due to the pandemic and/or disrepair.
Kaye E. Barker (Edward B. Greene) is still in active service for Interlake.
And then the American Valor (Armco) has been in layup for over a decade, but she was purchased by lower lakes towing and may enter service for Canada.
Now as for the rest.
The William Clay Ford was scrapped but her pilothouse is now part of a museum.
JL Mauthe is now a barge named Pathfinder.
And finally the Reserve is now the barge Maumee.
It’s interesting that out of all laker designs, most of the AAA’s have survived. I wonder what about them still makes them useful today.
@@TheGraeSkon thank you, I thought the anserson and her other 2 sisters were the only ones that were built
@@localbreadyboy401 Well the Anderson Clarke and Callaway are the only ones that follow the original plans I believe. As far as I know the other 5 were slightly modified plans. Kaye E. Barker has a taller pilothouse. JL Mauthe had a much smaller aft deckhouse. The others changed around the placement of certain rooms. Generally though they all had the same Hull design and were built at around the same time. All making them Fall under the AAA class. Although I could be wrong about that. Glad I could answer your questions though 😁
Now would the captain of the Callaway get in trouble for something like that?
Nope
Do you always reword your videos and run them again?
Not usually. I had to do an edit to this long-ago posted video, and the only way to do that was to completely delete it, then edit the original and re-post. That's just the way UA-cam is set up.
Yea
It’s now called the pathfinder
What does the term check down mean?
Signal the engine room to reduce speed.
I wonder if captains have any punch outs at the fuel dock?
Not in modern times that I know of.
Does the captain of the Calloway still hold his Captain's license?
No action was considered. He's probably retired by now... this was 1992.
How did the Calloway not ground out? She drafts more than 10 feet.
The Mauthe's crew were watching on radar and asked the same question.
The harrison ford of the great lakes
LOL
Wow captain of that boat is reckless
As I am not a mariner, could you explain the proper etiquette or explain who has the right of way?
I am just assuming that the ship you are on is making a straight approach in to the channel and would have the right of way over the other ship approaching from an angle.
If I am wrong PLEASE correct me and explain.
I love learning new things snd don't want to just assume stuff.
He starts kicking up mud when he straightens out, less than 300 feet away, how thin is the channel? That depth difference from that far apart, 300 feet isn’t really that much to these Lakers, how far were you from the shallows?
We were right in the shipping lane about 2 or 3 vessel widths from the bank (just a guess on my part)
Would them 2 ships be the same size And design as the edmond fitzgerald
Calloway was larger, Mauthe was smaller and they were both constructed just a few years before the Fitz.
So I believe the Mauthe and Callaway started off as near identical sisters (AAA Class) with the Fitzgerald as a larger and wider ship. At some point the Callaway was lengthened to be longer than the Fitzgerald was, and had a boom put on while the Mauthe kept the original design until the 2010s. Callaway is currently in lay up, the Mauthe still sails... kind of, as a zombie ship, the Pathfinder.
I have seen this video twice! And I have owned and driven small boats and know how quickly water can turn dangerous. This stunt would is stupid and insane.
Pretty crazy.
Where did you get your models?
Or how do you make them?
Making them is in a series of videos on this site
Who was the Chief Engineer in 1992, remember the engine crew???
The chief didn't want his name mentioned, and he was NOT happy that I was aboard... so NO, I do not recall his name and it is not in my notes.
Any sort of disciplinary action taken against the captain of the Callaway?
Nope. It was considered as being similar to getting cut off on the highway.