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MARCH 2016 FOGHORN 27 MEMBERNEWS It probably came to no surprise to anyone who knew Captain Richard Goben Hornblower Cruises and Events San Diego CA that he was selected as the rst-ever recipient of the Roger Murphy National Marine Safety Award in 2003. Like fellow Californian Roger Murphy Rich Goben was passionate about safety in the maritime industry and shared his love of working on the waterways by expounding the virtues of safety management for crew and passengers alike. It was with great sadness that we learned that Rich lost his life after a month-long battle with pneumonia on January 25 2016. Rich shared his expertise and insight throughout the passenger vessel industry in a variety of ways. He had been operating passenger vessels since 1978 and was Port Captain for Hornblower in San Diego. He was an active member of the PVA Safety and Security Committee. Rich was a xture at both the PVA Annual Convention at MariTrends and PVA Region Meetings. He also wrote several articles on safety and security for FOGHORN Magazine which earned him the David Clark Excellence in Editorial Award in 2014. Known as a Captains Captain Rich Goben accumulated vast expe- rience over his lifetime. He taught sailing while attending the University of California San Diego and received his rst Coast Guard license. He ran classic sail and power passenger vessels for many years. During his college days Richard had articles and photographs published by magazines such as SAIL and SEA. In the 1980s he participated in the 1983 Americas Cup Challenge as navigator for Dennis Conners Freedom Campaign B-team and ran the spy weather boat during the actual races off Newport Rhode Island. In 1984 Rich began crewing on the 1863 Barque Star of India for the San Diego Maritime Museum. In 1996 he served as Mate then in 1998 became Master of The Star which is the worlds oldest active sailing ship and the only Class A sailing vessel known to not have an engine. When Hornblower bought Invader Cruises in 1990 Rich joined the company later becoming the operations Facility and Vessel Security Ofcer. He held a Masters license for power steam and sail vessels of 1600 tons Inland Mate and 500 tons Ocean Master. He was also certied as Able Seaman Unlimited. Richard is survived by his wife Carolyn his mother Virginia Goben who resides in Virginia and his two sisters and brothers-in-law. A Celebration of Life is scheduled for April 2nd onboard the museums ferryboat Berkeley where he will be remembered with friends and family. His ashes will be scattered at sea from the Star of India on a future sailing. The family requests that donations be made In Memory of Captain Richard Goben to the Maritime Museum. All donations should be earmarked For Star of India Deck Repairs and mailed to Maritime Museum of San Diego 1492 N. Harbor Drive San Diego CA 92101. n PVA BIDS FAREWELL TO HORNBLOWERS CAPTAIN RICHARD GOBEN 1 920.686.5117 salesburgerboat.com burgerboat.comcommercial LUCIA Delivered June 24 2015 89 27m Steel Passenger Vessel Proudly built in the USA Burger is recognized worldwide for quality custom vessels that provide years of dependable service. Quality Commercial Vessels... Built by Burger to Your Requirements Aluminum and Steel Fabrication Passenger Vessels Research Vessels Fast Crew Boats Fast Supply Boats Wind Farm Support Vessels Fishing Vessels Other Vessels to 260 80m