CAPTAINS CONFER — The Council of American Master Mariners recently heard Coast Guard Capt. Rudy Sommers describe to his civilian counterparts relationships between the Coast Guard and ship masters as they relate to U.S. Shipping Commissioners, recruitment of merchant marine officers and marine casualty reporting. Participants included Capts. Mayer Armbrust (left), California Maritime Academy, Seth Hargrave, Exxon USA, and San Francisco CAMM chapter president Wallace Campbell of the San Francisco Bar Pilots.