American Maritime Officers aboard the American Energy, here at Cheniere Energy LNG Terminal in Corpus Christi in March, included Cargo Engineer Andy McDermott, Chief Mate Chalmers Pierce, Captain Lane Frisbie, Chief Mate James Chambers, First Engineer Robert Mullarky, Cheniere Energy Captain Tom Laird (AMO retired), Chief Engineer Mark Nickerson, Cargo Engineer Fred Reyes, First Engineer Sean Sullivan, Captain Michael Gasior, Second Engineer Ben Richards and Third Engineer Chris Annino. The American Energy, owned by Crowley, is the first domestic liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier to transport U.S.-sourced natural gas to Puerto Rico.
Cargo Engineer Fred Reyes, Cheniere Energy Captain Jim Wait (retired AMO) and Chief Engineer Mark Nickerson pose for a photo on the American Energy. Reyes and Nickerson were among the first AMO officers to join the American Energy in September on its initial shipyard and helped the ship make the journey to Texas for reflagging into the U.S. registry.
