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Article: Susan McKenna, merchant marine.(Q&A)(United States. Merchant Marine Academy)(Interview)
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- New Hampshire Business Review
- Article date:
- December 5, 2008
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Susan McKenna of Manchester is a 61-year-old grandmother of four who works as a chief officer in the U.S. Merchant Marines, piloting 950-foot-long ships through some of the most dangerous waters on the planet. She's also a survivor of heart disease that could have taken her life prematurely thousands of miles from home.
* Q. How do the Merchant Marines differ from the Marines, the Coast Guard and the Navy?
A. The U.S. Merchant Marines is a civilian organization of mariners. We're not affiliated with any military/branch.
We are the people that work on all the various types of vessels throughout the world, carrying all sorts of different cargo, ...