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Maritime CAPTAINS, MASTERS - Mississippi Gulf Coast-Mississippi Sound, compiled by Else J. Martin
SALAVARY, John, New Orleans, La.
•	1818 - Schooner Two Friends, built at Pascagoula, 1817; registered Dec. 19, 1818, with owner and Master John Salavary of New Orleans. NOSRE 1
SALIBA, Joseph, New Orleans, La.
•	1846 - Schooner Mistake, built at Biloxi in 1841. Enrolled at Port of New Orleans Nov. 7, 1846 with owner Mateo Bandera, New Orleans and Master, Joseph Saliba of New Orleans. NOSRE 4
SANDERSON, Robert A.
•	1918 - Captain Sanderson was master of the International Ship Co. Texas built City of Pensacola when she was sunk with explosive charges placed in the hold by the crew of a German U-boat.
This occurred a few miles off the coast of Spain on April 29, 1918. Giovanni Ragusin was the first mate. Ragusin later became the first master of the City of Pascagoula. Capt. Sanderson was near 70 years of age at the time of the U-Boat encounter. MFMS, p 12.
•	1919 - Capt. Sanderson was master of the ill-fated City of Mobile, another bark built by International Shipbuilding in Texas.
•	The City of Mobile had been freighted by the Texas Oil Co., (later Texaco) of Port Arthur, TX, to haul packaged petroleum products to Montevideo, Ecuador, and Buenos Aires, Argentina. On May 14, 1919, the City of Mobile, with 330,000 gallons of gasoline in five-gallon cans still onboard, exploded killing three crew-members. MFMS, p 11-12.
•	1919 - 5-Masted Barkentine, City of Pascagoula, built/completed, 1919 at Pascagoula, Miss. The second master assigned on Nov. 14,1919 was Robert A. Sanderson, master. MFMS, p 12
•	1920 - Capt. Sanderson died. On June 17, he was replaced with Prospero Schiaffino, at Gibraltar Spain. MFMS, p 12
SARRAZIN, Cheri P., East Pascagoula, Miss.
•	1854 - Schooner Zulime, of New Orleans, built at Pascagoula in 1847. Enrolled No. Ill at New Orleans, June 12, 1854 with owner and Master, Cheri P. Sarrazin, New Orleans (Pascagoula). NOSRE 4
SARRAZIN, Jacques Ernest (aka J. E., Jean, Jacque), East Pascagoula, Miss.
•	1842 - Schooner name not listed; built before 1842; enrolled Mar. 30, 1842 with owner Rene Krebs, Pascagoula and Master, Jean E. Sarazin, Pascagoula. Enrolled Dec. 18, 1844, with owner and Master J. E. Sarazin, New Orleans/Pascagoula. NOSRE 4
•	1857 - Steamboat Robert Waterman, of New Orleans. Built at Wilmington, Del. in 1857. Reg. temporary No. 4; Mar. 14, 1857 at Wilmington, Delaware. Enrolled No. 57, Apr. 24, 1857 at New Orleans. Owner, Iron Steamer Co., Jacques Ernest Sarrazin, President, New Orleans. Master, Jacques E. Sarrazin. Enrolled, No. 81, Dec. 2, 1857. Owners, F. G. Baudue, R. O. Block, (partners, trading under the firm of Baudue, Block & Co.), E. Nole, S. H. Routh, Robert Waterman, J. Gauche, of New Orleans, and J. E. Sarrazin, of East Pascagoula. Master most likely J. E. Sarrazin. NOSRE 6.
•	1860, Captain, lived in Pascagoula, born in France. U. S. Census 1860, Jackson Co., Miss.
•	1864 - On December 8, 1864, the Schooner Medora, loaded with 105 bales of cotton, aground on Pascagoula Bar, was captured by the Steamers, U. S. S. J. P. Jackson and U. S. S. Stockdale. The Medora was commanded by J. E. Sarrazin of Pascagoula. He reported that the vessel was bound to New Orleans and produced a pass from Rear Admiral D. G. Farragut, dated Sept. 6, 1864. The schooner had no papers. Obstructions were removed, the cotton taken off at night and with high water the next morning she went over the bar, was reloaded. A prize crew was placed on board her and the vessel and cargo was sent to New Orleans for adjudication. L. W. Pennington, Acting
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