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First woman licensed as Chesapeake pilot in Maryland
Allison B. Ross becomes the first woman licensed to pilot ocean going ships on the Chesapeake Bay. At 32, with ten years as a mariner and two years as a pilot trainee, she guides the 450 foot Gypsum Baron through the bay's channel, acts as air traffic controller of the water, and faces curiosity and occasional skepticism from crew.
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Baltimore
Allison B. Ross
Chesapeake Bay
Ms. Ross
Randy Bourgeois
Association of Maryland Pilots
Mr. Bourgeois
Maryland
U.S. Coast Guard
Ne Aeee
United States
Bryan Hope
San Francisco
Ross