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December 11, 2020 By Frank McCormack
‘Tis the season for buying Christmas gifts and planning holiday get-togethers with close family members and friends. But as is always the case, many mariners will spend the holiday season away from family and friends as they serve aboard towing vessels and other workboats, transporting the essential goods that feed and power the nation and the world.
And in 2020, with another wave of COVID-19 bringing restrictions and sickness to communities from coast to coast, mariners will carry another burden, not just
missing their loved ones, but
worrying about them as well.
Joy Manthey, longtime towboat captain and chaplain, packs Christmas At Sea gift boxes with Ana and Julian McCormack. Photo by Frank McCormack)