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The Seafarer
Chaplain’s Corner
Dear friends,
Seafarers’ House is a good
investment for people who ...
love to cruise (we serve the
needs of those who serve you);
want to address global poverty
by supporting those who work
hard to help themselves;
value multi-faith cooperation;
want to strengthen families
(we link family members forced
apart by economic realities);
work in a maritime industry,
especially merchant mariners,
and their families.
Charitable gifts to this nonprofit
501(c)(3) organization are
tax-deductible.
SFH CALENDAR — SAVE THE DATE!
2006
August 19
2006 Interfaith Luncheon
Aboard Royal Caribbean International’s
Enchantment of the Seas – online registration is now open!
November 3
11th Annual Broward Business Leaders’ Luncheon
Aboard Holland America Line’s
Ms. Volendam
For more information on these events, please contact
Special Events Manager at Seafarers’ House @ 954-467-7330
or visit our website at www.seafarershouse.org
IMB Says 440 Held for
Ransom Last Year
A holy man was having a
conversation with the Lord
one day and said, “Lord,
I would like to know what
heaven and hell are like.”
Piracy attacks fall but hostage
taking soars
The Lord led the holy man to
two doors. He opened one
of the doors and the holy
man looked in.
A total of 440 crew members were taken
hostage in piracy attacks reported to the
International Maritime Bureau last year.
This was the highest figure since the
bureau started compiling statistics in 1992.
No crew were killed, however, though 12
were still missing when the IMB published
its annual report recently.
In the middle of the room
was a large round table.
In the middle of the table
was a big pot of stew which
smelled delicious and made
the holy man’s mouth water.
The people sitting around
the table were thin and
sickly. They appeared to
be famished.
They were holding spoons
with very long handles and
each found it possible to
reach into the pot of stew
and take a spoonful, but
because the handle was
longer than their arms, they
could not get the spoons
back into their mouths.
The holy man shuddered at
the sight of their misery and
suffering. The Lord said,
“You have seen hell.”
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Volume 11 Issue 2 • Summer 2006
This article provided by The Sea, published by
The Mission to Seafarers
P.O. Box 13034
Port Everglades, FL 33316
954.467.7330 Phone
954.766.2699 Fax
www.seafarershouse.org
On the positive side, worldwide piracy attacks declined from 329 in 2004 to
276 last year – the lowest figure since 1999. The welcome drop in attacks is
attributed to avoiding action by shipmasters in risk-prone areas, coupled with
an increase in law enforcement patrols. The IMB praises Indonesian authorities
in particular for stepping up their efforts to defeat piracy. This came largely by
way of Operation Gurita, a show of force in known hot spots, it says, and several
intelligence-led actions that resulted in gangs of pirates being caught and several
small vessels being recovered.
An example of the effectiveness of swift joint action by law enforcement agencies
from several countries in the region is provided by the recovery of the tanker
Steadfast at the end of last year. The vessel was seized shortly after leaving
Indonesia; the ship’s managers alerted the IMB, which in turn tipped off Vietnam,
Cambodia, Singapore and Indonesia, all of which were ready to arrest the
vessel if it entered their waters. Eventually, the pirates were forced to abandon
the tanker.
According to IMB figures for last year, attacks in Indonesian waters fell from 94
to 79, though they still account for nearly 30 per cent of all reported assaults.
There was a big drop, too, in the Malacca Strait – down to 12 from 38 in 2004.
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A Message from the
Executive Director
President:
Allan Milledge, Esq.
Milledge & Iden
Vice President:
Jane Toney
National Maritime Services
Secretary:
Lisa Friesecke
Motor-Services Hugo Stamp, Inc.
Treasurer:
Eugene F. Sweeney
International Registries
Clifford Berry, II
Cliff Berry, Inc.
John Burris
Citrix Systems, Inc.
Brendan Corrigan
Carnival Cruise Lines
The Reverend Robert Deshaies
St. Benedict’s Episcopal Church
Arnold Grevior, Esq.
Prince & Glick, P.A.
Michael Hopkins
Crowley Liner Services
Anitra Lanczi, Esq.
Shutts & Bowen
Stephen A. Nielsen
Princess Cruises
Arthur Novacek
Eller & Company, Inc.
Ronald G. Perkins
American Document Management
Jennifer Quildon Miller, Esq.
Houck, Hamilton & Anderson
Elizabeth Rogacki
International Warehouse Services, Inc.
Kenneth Rogers
Seabulk Towing, Inc.
Anthony P. Sasso
ITF/District No. 1, MEBA
David Tobin
Tobin & Reyes, P.A.
Advisory Council
Flora Almany
Jean Fitzgerald
Bishop Leo Frade
Robert P. Frazin, D.D.
William Keith
Steven Laine
Jo Anne W. Lewis
Phillip McNally
Maulana Shafayat Mohamed
Bernadene Rodriguez
Marvin Scharf
Bishop Calvin Schofield, Jr. (Ret.)
James D. Yager
It is an honor for me to greet each of you as the newly
appointed Executive Director of Seafarers’ House. You
may know that I served this mission as the Director of
Communications for two years before this appointment
in April 2006 and it was during that time of service
that I grew to care deeply about the mission and the
mariners we serve. Now I have been afforded this
special opportunity to continue my work here wearing
this new hat and I look forward eagerly to sharing the
work of this special mission with each of you.
It is a privilege to be associated with this organization
which touches the lives of so many from all over the
world. In a time when it seems the world is increasingly troubled, it is a comfort
to know that the small acts of compassion and kindness that we extend to
visiting mariners may not only help them directly but may then be extended
through them to others they connect with along the way. It seems that everyone
who connects with this mission, understands the value of the warmth and
hospitality we strive to foster here.
Our staff here are a special group of people who work each day to provide
welcome and service to the mariners of the world visiting this port. Our caring
volunteers recommit to the mission each time they share their time and talent
and bring another dimension of service and dedication to our mission. The port
community here never fails to show how deep that sense of community runs
and our members of the Board and Advisory Council are each very involved in
their respective ways – in an active and ongoing form of contribution of time and
expertise that never ceases to amaze.
You will see in this edition of our newsletter that Seafarers’ House has other
new faces to welcome. A ‘returnee’ to our Board is a long-term supporter, Mike
Hopkins of Crowley Liner Services and our position for chaplain has been filled
by Father Thomas Falkenthal, a 24 year Navy veteran and a man of special
discernment and warmth. As our Director of Pastoral Care he will bring a fresh
perspective and energy to this multi-faith mission and I know you will help us
welcome him.
Thank you for your trust and confidence with oversight of this unique mission.
I look forward to getting to know many of you personally in the months to come
and we are all very grateful for your continued care and support of our mission to
serve seafarers and their families through multi-faith service.
Key Contacts
Info@seafarershouse.org
Special Events:
Events@seafarershouse.org
Volunteer Information/Opportunities:
Volunteer@seafarershouse.org
Lesley M. Warrick
Executive Director
Seafarers’ House Celebrates a Special
Evening with Honoree John Lynch, our
2006 Golden Compass Award Winner
Seafarers’ House honored John Lynch, Retired President & Chief
Executive Officer of Seaboard Marine at its 2006 International
Golden Compass Award Dinner in April. The Golden Compass award
honors those who have achieved distinction in the maritime world,
those whose vocation or avocation has been the sea, and those who
have in some significant way assisted seafarers. Mr. Lynch was
presented with the award on April 29, 2006 during an awards dinner
held at the Bonaventure Resort and Spa in Fort Lauderdale and the
day was designated as “John Lynch Day” in Broward County by the
Board of County Commissioners.
Attended by nearly 500 guests, the elegant event featured dining and
dancing, a champagne raffle and live and silent auctions. The event
chair for the overwhelmingly successful evening Mrs. Ann Burris
teamed with Auction Committee Chair, Mrs. Lisa Friesecke, to raise
over $200,000. Kristi Krueger of WPLG Channel 10 acted as the MC
for the evening while Mr. Bill Panoff, Publisher of Porthole Magazine
played the role of auctioneer. Stunning floral arrangements for the
evening were donated by Boat Blossums, the champagne raffle
was courtesy of National Distributing Company, attendee gifts were
sponsored by Florida Shipper Magazine, Arkon Shipping underwrote
valet parking, invitation design was donated by Mousepad, Inc. and
Princess Cruises donated the dinner wines for the evening.
Seafarers’ House Executive Director, Lesley Warrick, said “We were
delighted to honor Mr. John Lynch – a gentleman who sailed from his
English home as a teenager and carried those seafaring experiences
with him as he rose through the ranks over the years – building
a legacy of hard work, entrepreneurialism and success. John is
someone who knows the value of seafarers’ centers and has made
that special connection with Seafarers’ House, where our mission
is “to improve the lives of seafarers and their families through multifaith service. He is an inspiration that we can all admire and should
appreciate!” Seafarers’ House is deeply grateful to everyone who
supported and attended the event – a record breaker on all fronts!
The Gold Circle of Friends
and Benefactors:
Citrix Systems; Eller ITO Stevedoring; Eller &
Co.; Holland America Line; Princess Cruises;
Seaboard Marine; Seabulk Towing; and The
Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation.
The Silver Circle of Friends
and Patrons:
Blanck & Cooper, Coastal Fuels Marketing,
Inc.; Crowley Liner Services, Inc.; Eller ITO
Stevedoring; JMV Transportation; Jamaica
Fruit and Shipping, Kingston Wharves Limited,
Maritima Valparaiso Chile SA, Mediterranean
Shipping Company (USA), Inc., National
Maritime Services; Royal Caribbean/Celebrity
Cruises; S. Danoff USA; SeaFreight Agencies;
and Seajoy Seafood Corp.
The Bronze Circle of Friends
and Supporters:
APM Terminals; Boat Blossums; Broward
County’s Port Everglades; Carnival Cruise
Lines, Discovery Cruise Lines; Florida East
Coast Railway; Gold Coast Repairs; Holy Cross
Hospital; Houston Port Authority; Integrity
Fuels Logistics Corp.; International Warehouse
Services; Joan Readding, Marsh USA; MotorServices Hugo Stamp; Port of Miami; RoRo
Partners; and Sea Star Line.
Gold Sponsors for the evening received
plaques to thank them for their support.
(Left to right)
Arthur C. Novacek, President, Eller & Company
Edward Gonzalez, President, Seaboard Marine
John Burris, Sr. VP, Worldwide Sales &
Services, Citrix Systems, Inc.
Horace Hord, Vice President, Government and
Community Relations in the Eastern Caribbean
for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. accepting
on behalf of The Cruise Industry Charitable
Foundation
Carlos Arocha, Sr. Vice President, Eller-ITO
Sally Stirn, Regional Manager, Shore
Operations, Holland America
Brendan Corrigan, Sr. Vice President, Cruise
Operations, Carnival Cruise Lines accepting on
behalf of Princess Cruises.
Kenny Rogers, President, Seabulk Towing, Inc.
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Contribution Update
Thanks to the following donors and volunteers
who generously supported our mission to “improve the lives of seafarers and their families
through multi-faith service.”
Donations made by Organizations
Advent Lutheran Church
All Saints Episcopal Church
APM Terminals
Arkon Shipping GmbH & Co.
Bernuth Agencies
Blanck & Cooper
Boat Blossums
Broward County’s Port Everglades
Carnival Cruise Lines
Church by the Sea
Citrix Systems, Inc.
Cliff Berry, Inc.
Coastal Fuels Marketing
Crowley Liner Services
Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation
Dania Beach Press Newspaper
Discovery Cruise Line
Electra Intermodal Leasing Services
Eller & Company, Inc.
Eller ITO Stevedoring
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
Florida East Coast Railway
Florida Shipper Magazine
Fowler Rodriquez & Chalos
GE SeaCo America, LLC
Gold Coast Repairs
Gulf Stream Baptist Association
Gulfstream Insurance Group
Holland America Line
Holy Cross Hospital
Houston Port Authority
Integrity Fuels Logistics Corp.
International Warehouse Services
InterOrient Ship Management, Inc.
iReachAmerica.com
JMV Transportation Services, Inc.
Jamaica Fruit and Shipping
Kingston Wharves Limited
Kiwanis International
Krause & Goldberg, P.A.
Laser Light Litho
Living Faith Lutheran Church
Marine Spill Response Corporation
Maritima Valparaiso Chile SA
Marsh USA, Inc.
Miami Shores Community Church
Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA), Inc.
Motor-Services Hugo Stamp, Inc.
National Distributing Company, Inc.
National Maritime Services, Inc.
NYK Logistics
On Target Management, Inc.
Port of Miami
Princess Cruises
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Royal Caribbean/Celebrity Cruises
RoRo Partners, Ltd.
S. Danoff USA Ltd.
Seaboard Marine
Seabulk Towing
SeaFreight Agencies
Sea Star Line, Inc.
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church
The Miami Herald
The Mousepad, Inc.
Thien & Heyenga
Triton Container International, Inc.
U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Assoc.
Donations made by Individuals
Janet Albury
Mr. & Mrs. Saeed Ally
Mr. & Mrs. George Amigone
Phyllis & Don Bannister
Mr. & Mrs. Karl Bernard
Mr. Cliff Berry, II
Mrs. Patti L. Blanchette
Donald Braun
Mrs. Janet Briggs
Cmdr. Harry E. Broadbent, Jr.
Ms. Martha C. Byrnes
Ms. Theresa Champagnie
Rev. & Mrs. E. Mahlon Clarke
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Commette
Ms. Cynthia Cone
Mr. John E. Conway
Mr. & Mrs. William Dambrackas
The Rev. Marlin Drake
Mr. Jack Efird
Capt. Jack Eicholz
Mr. & Mrs. David B. Evans
Mr. Dag Engstrom
Mrs. Christina Fanizzi
Ms. Cleo Freeman
Ms. Constant French
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fulton
Ms. Nancy Gifford
Mr. Yosi Uzman Gola
Ms. Gypsy C. Graves
Ms. Rita M. Gretina
Mr. Ben Guenther
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Haab
Ms. Deborah Hartner
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert H. Hertner
Ms. Anita Hansen
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Y. Hopkins
Elizabeth Hopwood
The Rev. John William Houran
Mr. & Mrs. Harry L. Jones
Mr. & Mrs. James Kunkel
Ms. Karin Kuntz
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold C. Lake
Ms. Judith V. Lamb
Ms. Alice M. Lindner
Mr. & Mrs. Mack E. Madzinski, III
Mr. Ulvi Mammadov
Ms. Barbara J. Mancuso
Mr. Jerry R. McDonald
Mr. Steven Mellenthien
Ms. Alicia Menendez
Mr. Todd Michaels
Dr. & Mrs. Langdon L. Miller
Mr. John J. Montani
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Newnum
Mr. Jerome O’Connor
Mr. Enrique Olivares
Ms. Betty Lou Paulus
Mr. Glenn A. Paulus
Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Pocock
Mrs. Alice C. Pulley
The Rev. Joan Readding
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon F. Redington
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Rickard
Mr. William Robson
Mr. Oscar A. Romano
Ms. Patricia Rowe
Mrs. Virginia Ruoff
Ms. Emily Lee Schilling
Mrs. Michele Schiraldi
The Rev. Dr. Melvin E. Schoonover
Mrs. Marian A. Stanley
Ms. Lisa M. Stevens
Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Taylor
J. Mackenzie Venters
Mr. Norman C. Wagner
Mrs. LaToya J. Walden
Mr. Alfred Walleser
Ms. Kathryn Walter
Lesley & Gregory Warrick
Mrs. Betty R. Weiss
Ms. Donna Whitehead
Mr. Robert Wilkerson
Ms. Mary S. Willman
Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Wolf
Mrs. Deborah Workman
Mr. James D. Yager
Ms. Alice Irene Zell
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Ziebko
Thank you to Our In-Kind Donors
For those of you who helped us with
donations of in-kind items, thank you
for seeing a need and meeting it. Your
donations of cell phones, cookies,
paint, furniture and many other items
help make our success possible.
Thank You to Our Volunteers
Ms. Maisy Alpert
Ms. Bianca Amato
Ms. Caitlin Bailey
Ms. Elizabeth Balzar
Don and Phyllis Bannister
Ms. Ana Barrett
Lenny & Bobby Bendell
Mr. Phil Bennis
Mr. Cliff Berry, II
Mr. Bruce Brecheisen
Ms. Linda Fowler Brinley
Ms. Pamela Brown
Ann and John Burris
Mr. Fabien Bourdon
Peter & Jackie Caspari
Mr. Dee Conors
Mr. & Mrs. Brendan Corrigan
Ms. Kelley Crane
Ms. Bonnie Cressman
Your used cell phone donations earned Seafarers’ House
a total of $1281.80 since the program began!
Ms. Sineade Daly
Ms. Penny Delgado
The Rev. Robert J. Deshaies
Ms. Katherine Dolph
Ms. Lauren Dondi
Mrs. Patricia Du Mont
Mr. Joshua Edelstein
Mr. Valencia Edwin
Ms. Bonnie Everhart
Mr. Andy Ferreiro
Ms. Ashley Frank
Mrs. Lisa Friesecke
Mrs. Dorothy Fulton
Mr. Peter W. Furzer
Ms. Mary Galindo
Mrs. Nancy Gastaldi
Mr. Timothy Glang
Mr. Yosi Uzman Gola
Mr. Lawrence Greenfield
Mr. Arnold Grevior
Ms. Kelley Hartmann
Ms. Petra Helstone
Mr. Michael Hopkins
Ms. Lauren Jiffo
Ms. Sam Johnson
Ms. Margaret Kempel
Mrs. Laura Kunkel
Mr. Steven Laine
Ms. Anitra D. Lanczi
Ms. Emily Langsenkamp
Bernadene Rodriguez
Brenda and Frank Marean
Beth and Frank Masino
Ms. Maria Masino
Ms. Molly Maus
Mr. Jerry R. McDonald
Allan Milledge, Esq.
Mr. Joseph Millsaps
Ms. Amelie Molina
Ms. Carol Nicholson
Mr. Stephen A. Nielsen
Mr. Arthur Novacek
Ms. Maureen Orts
Mr. Bill Panoff
Mr. Ronald Perkins
Ms. Sabrina Prato
Ms. Betty Ann Rogacki
Ms. Idelkys Ruiz
Ms. Sally Stirn
Mr. Anthony P. Sasso
Mr. Robert R. Schicchi
Ms. Erica Schultz
Mr. David Smith
Ms. Anmati Sukhan-Ramdhan
Mr. Eugene F. Sweeney
Ms. Stephanie Thomas
Mr. Ben Thomas
Ms. Jane Toney
Jennie and Peter Vermeulen
Ms. Jessica Walsh
Lesley & Gregory Warrick
Ms. Lynne Warrick
Ms. Deborah Workman
Mr. James D. Yager
Welcome to Our New Director
of Pastoral Care
Seafarers’ House welcomes our new Chaplain, Father
Thomas Falkenthal who joined us in June as Director of
Pastoral Care. A Chicago native, Father Tom received
his BA in Philosophy from Loyola University of Chicago,
and earned a Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology,
Cum Laude, in 1973 and a Master of Divinity degree,
Magna Cum Laude, in 1975 both from St. Mary of
the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois. During his
graduate studies, Chaplain Falkenthal completed a
program in Clinical-Pastoral Counseling at California
Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles and worked as
a Family Counselor at the Family Counseling Service of
Glenview, Illinois.
Father Falkenthal was ordained to the Roman
Catholic priesthood 14 May 1975 in the Archdiocese
of Chicago and was assigned to serve the people of
St. Bartholomew Parish—a large, urban parish with
approximately 4,000 families. Fr. Falkenthal entered
the United States Navy Chaplain Corps in October 1982
and was commissioned a Lieutenant. He reported to
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina that same year and
served as Battalion Chaplain for both Second Medical
Battalion and Second Radio Battalion.
In 1983 he was transferred to Second Battalion, Eighth
Marines and deployed with 22nd Marine Amphibious
Unit. He participated in combat operations during
OPERATION URGENT FURY: Grenada and later in
Beirut, Lebanon.
Resources Management from
Salve Regina University.
Following that academic tour,
Fr. Falkenthal was assigned as
Force Chaplain, Commander
U.S. Naval Activities, United
Kingdom. From 1993 to 1996
he supervised the Navy
Religious Ministry Teams
throughout England, Scotland
and Wales. The summer
of 1996 brought him back to Camp Lejeune, North
Carolina where he served for a short time in the Second
Force Service Support Group and later transferred
to Second Marine Division, as Regimental Chaplain,
Second Marine Regiment. Another change came in
March 1997 when Father Falkenthal was assigned as
the Command Chaplain, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
(Special Operations Capable). After six months of workups, he deployed for over six months throughout the
Mediterranean Sea and, in the Persian Gulf, participated
in OPERATION DESERT THUNDER.
Returning to the U.S., Father Falkenthal became the
Regimental Chaplain, Tenth Marine Regiment until being
detailed to be the Command Chaplain, Marine Corps
Air Station, Beaufort, South Carolina. Father Falkenthal
retired from the Navy in February of this year and joins
us now in the dual role of Seafarers’ House Director of
Pastoral Care and Director of the Apostleship of the Sea
for the Archdiocese of Miami.
Chaplain Falkenthal has been awarded the
Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy & Marine Corps
Commendation Medal (three awards), the Navy &
Marine Corps Achievement Medal (gold star in lieu of
second award), Combat Action Ribbon (gold star in
lieu of second award), Navy Unit Commendation, Navy
Meritorious Unit Commendation (bronze star in lieu of
second award), Fleet Marine Force Service Ribbon,
the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the Marine Corps
Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service
Ordered to post-graduate studies at the Jesuit School
Medal (bronze star in lieu of second award), the Armed
of Theology in Berkeley, California in 1988, Father
Forces Expeditionary Medal with Fleet Marine Force
Falkenthal earned a Certificate of Theological Studies
device and bronze star in lieu of second award, the
for his work in the Institute for Spirituality and Worship.
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Armed
Following his academic work in Berkeley, he reported
aboard Naval Station, Pearl Harbor in 1989. After three Forces Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal,
years in Hawaii, he was sent to the year-long Advanced the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Sea
Course at the Naval Chaplains’ School, Newport, Rhode Service Deployment Ribbon (two awards) and the Navy/
Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon with silver star
Island. While studying leadership at the Chaplains’
in lieu of fifth award.
School, he also earned a Master’s Degree in Human
Chaplain Falkenthal reported aboard U.S. Navy
Support Office, La Maddalena, Italy in 1984 and served
both the military personnel and families of the shore
command, visiting submarines and the home-ported
tender. Following that tour, he was assigned to the
staff of Commander Amphibious Squadron THREE in
San Diego and made a six-month, 37,000 mile Western
Pacific deployment with them.
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Welcome to Board Member
Michael Hopkins
Seafarers’ House is
delighted to welcome
returning board member
Michael Hopkins.
Mr. Hopkins is Vice
President of Operations
for Crowley Liner
Services Latin America.
He is responsible for
domestic and offshore
land operations and
marine operations for
services which touch
the U.S. east coast,
U.S. Gulf, Mexico, all
of Central America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela,
Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic—and most
recently Cuba.
He began with Crowley in 1976 after his graduation
in 1970 from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at
Kings Point, New York. He sailed for 6 years in various
licensed capacities in the U.S. merchant marine. At
Crowley, he has held increasingly responsible roles
in operations management covering cargo, marine,
terminal and contract transportation in Houston, San
Juan, Miami, Jacksonville, and Port Everglades.
Mr. Hopkins was born in St. Petersburg in 1947. He
was raised on a 30’ sailboat, which influenced his
choice of careers.
Mr. Hopkins holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Marine Transportation from Kings Point. In October
2000, he received the Outstanding Professional
Achievement Award from the Kings Point Alumni
Association, and in April of 2001, he received the
Year 2000 Thomas Crowley Trophy, Crowley Maritime
Corporation’s highest honor.
Lesley M. Warrick, Seafarers’
House Executive Director
Ms. Warrick was appointed to the position of Executive
Director of Seafarers’ House at Port Everglades
in April 2006. Joining Seafarers’ House as their
Director of Communications in April 2004, she came
to Seafarers’ House from her position as Director
of Public Relations for Family Central, Inc. in North
Lauderdale, Florida. During her tenure there, Ms. Warrick
was responsible for planning and development of all key
organizational communications for Family Central, the
largest social service agency in South Florida.
Prior to joining Family Central, Inc. Mrs. Warrick served
for 12 years as Vice President of Sagamore Associates,
a Washington, DC government relations consulting firm.
As the Washington office of Baker & Daniels, a large
Indianapolis law firm, Sagamore handled the lobbying
and government relations work for a broad range of
clients. Ms. Warrick acted as administrator for the
Washington operation as well as working with government
relations clients on education, management and laborrelated issues and specializing in the development of
trade associations.
She holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration
from the University of Maryland and did her undergraduate work at Smith College, Northampton, MA where
she earned B.A. degrees in English and Economics.
Ms. Warrick and her husband Gregory make their home in
Coral Springs, Florida.
Wish List
Can you grant a wish?
Our wish list includes a variety of items, each one of which contributes to
the work we do at Seafarers’ House. Contact Mary Galindo, at 954-4677330 or Mary.G@seafarershouse.org if you can help!
New PCs to upgrade our Internet Café
Working photocopier to replace failing machine
New microwave – seafarers’ lounge microwave gets heavy usage
Pool table supplies – balls, cue sticks, chalk, triangle, rack, etc.
Picnic table for seafarers’ patio area
Personal copier with scanning capacity for our money remittance room
* Printer for office computer (Thank you to Betty Ann Rogacki!)
* Cross cut shredding machine (Thank you to Lesley and Greg Warrick!)
* New sofa and chair for lounge (Thank you to The Sherrill Collection!)
Screwdrivers, pliers, wrenches for maintenance team
18-volt cordless drill with bits for maintenance projects
Foreign language literature (Russian, Spanish)
National Geographic magazines
Full decks of new playing cards
Checkers, chess and domino sets
Used cell phones
Cookies and coffee for the seafarers’ lounge
* Wish granted, thank you!
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Other countries which witnessed a fall were
Malaysia, Thailand, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia,
Haiti, Nigeria and Guinea. However, Somalia and
Iraq saw a serious increase in pirate activity in
their waters during the year. Somalia, now largely
in the hands of warlords, recorded 35 attacks,
against just two the year before.
The IMB report does note, however, that the
frequency of attacks off Somalia showed signs of
decreasing towards the end of the year after the
presence of foreign naval vessels was stepped
up. Britain, for example, has deployed an assault
ship on a seven-month operation to help secure
trade routes in the Gulf and off the Horn of Africa.
The US Navy has also been active in the region.
Its destroyer USS Winston S Churchill recently
handed over a number of suspected Somali
pirates to the Kenyan authorities after intercepting
an Indian-crewed dhow allegedly hijacked
and used to launch attacks on other shipping.
The dhow was pursued by the warship which
eventually forced it to stop after firing
warning shots.
Attacks go on, however. Only a day after the US
incident the cargoship Al Manara was hijacked
off Somalia and its crew held hostage. And a
so-called “mother ship” was used to launch
speedboats carrying armed men in another
attempted hijack. This time, despite being fired on
with machine guns, the target vessel managed
to escape.
Meanwhile, Iraq has emerged as a new piracy hot
spot, according to the IMB’s annual report. Ten
assaults were recorded in its waters, compared
with none the year before. The report highlights
one against an LPG tanker at anchor in which
three pirates armed with machine guns boarded
and held the master and second officer at
gunpoint. One of the gunmen fired a shot which
narrowly missed the master before forcing him
to open the ship’s safe. In other cases crew
members were seriously assaulted and injured.
Chaplain’s Corner
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They went to the next room and opened the door. It was
exactly the same as the first one. There was the large
round table with the big pot of stew which made the holy
man’s mouth water. The people were equipped with the
same long-handled spoons,
But here the people were well nourished and plump,
laughing and talking.
The holy man said, “I don’t understand.”
“It is simple” said the Lord, “it requires but one skill. You
see, in heaven they have learned to feed one another.”
This is what Seafarers’ House is all about!
It is a great pleasure for me personally to join the
Seafarers’ House team as Director of Pastoral Care. I have
been a Catholic priest for 31 years and since I’ve been a
U.S. Navy chaplain for the last twenty-four of those years,
my heart goes out to all seafarers—military or civilian. With
years at sea myself, I understand the rigors our seafarers
endure every day.
Let us strive always to nourish one another and thus build
a little bit of heaven right here, right now.
God bless you!
Father Tom Falkenthal
Seafarers’ House Needs
YOUR Help This Summer!
Your contribution using
the enclosed donation
envelope will help us to
continue our mission to
serve seafarers and
their families.