Melvin Tublin, a maritime lawyer for six decades, died in his home in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday at the age of 90. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Eileen (Wells) Tublin.
Mr Tublin was born 23 September 1927 and raised in Brooklyn, the third of four children of the late Benjamin and Rose (Low) Tublin. He graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York in 1949.