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Captain, James Stuart Nolan (May 6, 1939) is a Master Mariner and educator, who was the S.F. Bar Pilot for the S.S. Puerto Rican, on October 31, 1984. Along with two other seaman, he was thrown from the deck of the tanker by an explosion. He suffered multiple fractures and burns over 85% of his body, requiring 18 months of hospitalization.

He was born and raised in Woburn, Massachusetts. He graduated from the Massachussetts Maritime Academy in 1951 as a commissioned officer in the U. S. Merchant Marine fleet and a reserve officer in the United States Navy.