1984 Nansen Refugee Award
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The 1984 Nansen Refugee Award given to Lewis Hiller, Jeff Kass and Gregg Turay, three American seaman, for their 1983 rescue of 85 Vietnamese boat people in rough seas.[1] The three men worked on the 94,000-ton tanker merchant vessel USS Rose City. The award was made by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.