| 词条 | Lynn Korwatch |
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Captain Lynn Korwatch is the Executive Director of Marine Exchange of the San Francisco Bay Region (SFMX). The SFMX is a nonprofit membership organization established in 1849 and is the second oldest corporation in California. Captain Korwatch began her maritime career by attending the California Maritime Academy in 1973, as a member of the schools first class of women. In 1988, she was the first woman to command a United States commercial vessel, the SS Maui. As General Manager of Marine Operations at Matson Navigation Company, she had many responsibilities; including managing the operation of fourteen ships owned or operated by Matson. She also served in temporary assignments as terminal manager at Matson's Oakland container yard. One achievement of which she very proud of was helping to create the "Vessel Zero Garbage Discharge Program". This was developed to eliminate vessel overboard waste that contained any solid materials and help insure that the waters between the West Coast and Hawaii remain as pristine as possible. This is seen as monumental as it was the first of its kind and exceeded all government regulations. History of Marine ExchangeThe Marine Exchange was founded as an agency which would announce the arrival of ships to ports in San Francisco.[1] The reason for the upbringing of the company was because of the Gold Rush which began in 1849 and brought a lot of foreign ships to the city.[1] A second reason for the creation of a Maritime Exchange was because San Francisco was surrounded by hills and headlands which isolated it from the ocean. It was important for people to know when the ships were arriving because these ships brought along with them news, mail, and commercial shipments from the East Coast.[1] Telegraph HillTo accomplish these goals, the Maritime Exchange brought about a signal station which was located on top of Telegraph Hill.[1] George F. Sweeney and Theodore F. Baugh were the two individuals to present the idea of a wooden semaphore on top of Telegraph Hill. A semaphore is a system in which one uses two flags or poles and sends signals in an alphabetic code.[1] Sweeney and Baugh expanded their system by placing a signal station on Point Lobos, which is located 20–30 miles from port in San Francisco. The reasoning behind this was that there was high demand from people wanting to know when the ships were arriving at an earlier time so that they could be prepared for the shipments of the goods.[1] Marine Exchange todayChanges occur daily inside of the Marine Exchange.[1] Recent history shows this in detail from the response to the needs of the Golden Gate Bridge to the overall well-being of this region. People involved in these daily changes, such as Lynn Korwatch, are seen as effective and adaptable. In the mix with the tradition of the past 169 years, these talented people help bring a fast paced new "shipping revolution" to today's world.[1] The innovation and reliability of information is typically represented by the recent upgrade to all automation of message, information, internal accounting, word processing, and record keeping.[1] The ever so helpful computerized systems that they now use is bringing more efficiency and sophistication than any other port in the United States. This is seen as a prime model to other non-profit organizations that are sponsored everywhere else in the country.[1] Personal lifeKorwatch is the Chair of the SF Harbor Safety Committee. She is also involved in the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, Seaport Advisory Committee and the Northern California Area Security Committee (AMSC). She has also served on the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Safety Advisory Committee, the US Coast Guard Merchant Personnel Advisory Committee and currently serves on the Maritime Administration Marine Transportation System National Advisory Committee. She has received awards from the Navy League, Propeller Club, the California Maritime Academy and others. She was also an answer on the game show Jeopardy! Captain Korwatch is married to Lawrence Korwatch a retired Chief Engineer and has a son, Kent who is also a graduate of Cal Maritime Academy. References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{cite book|last=The Marine Exchange of the San Francisco Bay Region|title=Membership Directory & Service Guide|year=1985|publisher=Publishing Enterprises Inc.|location=San Mateo, CA|pages=24–32}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Korwatch, Lynn}} 6 : Living people|Women business executives|Nautical captains|Businesspeople from the San Francisco Bay Area|California State University alumni|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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