Today I salute one of my favorite ship captains - the late Archie Horka of Little Falls, N.J. Captain Horka commanded several U.S. Lines cargo vessels - all in the demanding North Atlantic trade routes. Above photo taken in 1964 when he was Master of the SS AMERICAN CRUSADER. In 1926 as an able bodied seaman he sailed around Cape Horn on a Clipper Ship to Australia. During WWII he was interned by the Japanese and I first met him post war when his vessel called at Philadelphia. After retirement he served as an expert witness in admiralty courts. A great guy happiest when at sea.
tjs
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