Note to All: Each Coast Guard Identity card had a number called a "Z" number....It was a Serial Number same as the military. That number is on all payment stubs issued by the merchant fleet owners. If you have that number you can contact any of the shipping lines and inquire. I also don't think all those records are discarded. I wouldn't take one persons word for it (although that person may have meant well, he may have been mis-informed) Keep trying.....Kevin