Baum, Fred, on behalf of the Morania Oil Tanker Corp.- 470 93 230 Bushey, Francis B., president, Spentonbush Fuel Transport Service. Bussey, Robert, on behalf of the Marine Officers Association and the Campbell, Thomas L., president, the Pittsburgh Coal Exchange.. Cioll, R. N., vice president and general manager, Ingram Barge Co.- Cohn, Joseph, representative, American Trial Lawyers Association.. Cretella, Comdr. Henry A., legal division, Legislative Branch, U.S. Crowley, Thomas B., Launch & Tugboat Co., San Francisco, Calif. Duncan, George E., general counsel, Southern Towing Co., Orange, Eisenhauer, George, Local No. 1, Masters, Mates, and Pilots. Ellis, T. F., Jr., president, Ellis Towing & Transportation Co., Gal- 419 300 Estes, Forsee Jack, president and general manager, Point Landing, 298 Evans, Herbert S., president, Atlantic Coast & Gulf of Mexico Tow 199 243 465 170 305 135 Fife, Alyn F., marine surveyor and consultant, Newport News, Va., on behalf of the R. K. Davis Transportation Co.... Finley, David R., towboat captain, Fairview, N.J. Gautreaux, O. M., executive vice president, McWilliams Dredging Gillen, Henry S., president, Henry Gillen's Sons Lighterage, Inc.. Gordon, Noble L., president, Mid-South Towing Co. Gray, Robert L., manager, river operations, Ashland Oil & Refining Greaser, Maylin H., president, American Dredging Co. Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission. 48 25, 257 276 278 344 344 Howell, Capt. William, Riverways Corp., Cape Girardeau, Mo- Hughes, J. C., agent, Port of St. Louis, Maritime Union... Hughes, Robert J., president, James Hughes, Inc.--- Jackson, George H., president, Western Transportation Co... Jacobs, R. D., representing Diesel Engineers Manufacturing Associa- Jones, Capt. Charles, president of Teamsters Local No. 54, St. Louis, Mo., and on behalf of the Marine Officers Association__. Kenny, Capt. Thomas E., Local 25, International Organization of 379 Kirkpatrick, Thomas A., on behalf of Gulfcoast Transit Co. King, William, representing Greater New Orleans Expressway Com- 80 142, 159 95 Newman, Richard L., counsel for Local 333, United Marine Division, 220 Norstrand, Charles O., Hollywood, Fla.. 410 O'Connor, Eugene, executive secretary, Marine Towing & Transpor- 179 Orton, Frank M... 414 Poe, Charles R., representing Hines, Inc.. 363 Quick, Willard, treasurer, Local 333, United Marine Division, AFL- 220 Rogers, George E., president, Harbor Towing Corp., Baltimore, Md.. 416 Scott, Alan, Jacksonville, Fla. 203, 473 Seligman, A. R., president, Southern Shipbuilding Corp., with accom- panying memo from Richard Johnston, with enclosures___ Shaver, George, manager, Shaver Transportation Co., Portland, Shields, Vice Adm. William D., Assistant Commandant, U.S. Coast Shortle, Robert L., vice president of the Mississippi Valley Associa- 116 Simpkin, Tal, administrative assistant, AFL-CIO Maritime Com- 433 Sullivan, Hon. Leonor K., a Representative in Congress from the State Sullivan, L. J., vice president, Marine Valley Barge Line Co. Stone, Neville, representing American Waterways Operators, Inc.-. Thompson, Capt. Leonard W., on behalf of the Marine Officers Williams, Capt. Oscar E., Fort Lauderdale, Fla_ 376 Willis, Hon. Edwin E., a Representative in Congress from the State 327 Wofford, Jack D., vice president of operations, American Commercial 110 Wood, William P., vice president, Foss Launch & Tug Co.- Wright, David A., president, New York State Waterways Association, Bushey, Francis B., letter dated September 23, 1965- Clark, Henry W., vice president, Alaska Steamship Co., enclosing letter from Mr. O'Sullivan and clipping from Maritime Reporter & Additional material submitted by-Continued Gray, Robert L., letter dated August 13, 1965, enclosing a table re 10-year accident frequency experience and a chart... Guarisco, Peter V., president, Twenty Grand Marine Service, Inc., Krusen, Leslie C., letter enclosing statement of Maylin H. Greaser.. Lambert, John W., letter dated July 23, 1965, enclosing resolutions of the 32d annual meeting, Upper Mississippi Waterway Association, and revised membership list dated April 1965. Nahm, Charles S., letter dated August 9, 1965.. Shortle, Robert L., letter dated July 27, 1965, enclosing suggested Sullivan, Hon. Leonor K., "Legislation To Promote Greater Safety Underhill, John F., press release dated February 14, 1965, by the Wofford, Jack D.- American Commercial Lines, Inc., Jeffersonville, Ind., list of Letter from Harry M. Mack dated February 12, 1965.. 21 115 113 TOWBOAT REGULATIONS TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1965 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON COAST GUARD, COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY, AND NAVIGATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to call, in room 1334, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. Edward A. Garmatz (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Mr. GARMATZ. The meeting will come to order. The subcommittee is meeting today to consider H.R. 723 by Mr. Bonner, H.R. 156 by Mrs. Sullivan, and my bill, H.R. 7491. The first two bills were the subject of an executive communication in the 88th Congress and were presented by the Coast Guard to close what it regards as a gap in its regulation of towing vessels. My bill was introduced after some study of the matter, which led me to believe that the broad approach sought by the Coast Guard might not be necessary to meet the problems reported by it. The necessity for any of these bills arises out of the fact that while the Coast Guard has had jurisdiction over steam-propelled towboats it has no jurisdiction over diesel-propelled towboats. The past 35 years have seen steam towing vessels almost completely supplanted by the diesel type. The problem first came to the attention of this committee in 1935 when extensive hearings were held concerning the necessity for such regulation. No action was taken and again in 1951 extensive hearings were held with the same result. During the past several years the Coast Guard has compiled statistics regarding casualties on unregulated vessels which will be presented during the course of these hearings. Hearings on this subject were originally scheduled in August 1964 at which time somewhat over 80 witnesses requested to be heard. I do not believe that that number of witnesses are required to present the various viewpoints on the legislation and, accordingly, I request that insofar as possible statements be consolidated and that they be offered for the record instead of orally. It is planned to continue these hearings at least until July 29 and it is hoped that they can be completed at that time. While the Chair intends to hear as many witnesses as possible on the subject, it would appear that no good purpose can be served by |