He appears to have been a Merchant Seaman for quite a few years, mostly sailing between "base ports" Hantsport, Nova Scotia and New York, USA (with other ports in between). He was a crew member on S.S. Lynghaug, S.S. Gypsum Prince & S.S. Gypsum Queen at least between 1942 and 1953 according to records on Ancestry. He was approx. 5'9", 170 lbs, of Estonia.

1975
Social Security Death Index
Name: Elias Jogis
SSN: 055-40-2913
Born: 20 Apr 1912
Died: May 1975
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (1964)

Social Security Death Index
Name: Konrad Jogis
SSN: 085-24-3451
Born: 2 Aug 1919
Died: Jan 1980
Last Residence: 10021 New York, New York, New York, USA
Last Benefit: 10034 New York, New York, New York, USA (see Mary's Last residence & benefit zip code - married??)
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951)

Social Security Death Index
Name: Mary Jogis
SSN: 110-28-1247
Born: 29 Nov 1916
Died: Feb 1977
Last Residence: 10034 New York, New York, New York, USA
Last Benefit: 10034 New York, New York, New York, USA
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (1952-1954)

Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989
Name: Mary Christina Jogis
Birth Date: 29 Nov 1916
Age: 42
Naturalization Date: 1 Jun 1959
Residence: New York, New York
Title and Location of Court: New York Southern District
*note: I searched for the original scanned Petition document and could not find it.

Social Security Death Index
Name: Helen Jogis
SSN: 133-38-7705
Last Residence: 953 (U.S. Consulate), Canada
Born: 9 Feb 1907
Died: Jun 1984
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (1963-1964)
* could also be a wife or sister-in-law??


THE GYPSUM FLEET
The Canadian ships described thus far were only some of the ships flying the Canadian flag, and were a
very small portion of the total number of ships that communicated through these radio stations over the
years. The overall majority of the ships that communicated with these radio stations were those of other
countries. The large seafaring nations of the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Denmark, United States,
Spain, Finland, Japan, France, Russia or Soviet Union, Norway, and so on, around the world. There are a
few other fleets that should be mentioned at least and one in particular is a very old fleet that has been in
continuous service around this area.
The Gypsum Fleet, or Gypsum Boats, as the residents of western Nova Scotia affectionately call them, is a
very old fleet going back to the days of sail. Gypsum ore is a very important export commodity for the
province and has been for many years. Three of the biggest exports of this province have been lumber, fish
and gypsum, or as it has often been called plaster rock. The first sailing ships in this trade were built from
the native wood and in the numerous shipyards around the coast. Gypsum has been shipped from this
province to the United States for years. A hundred years and more ago the most popular vehicle to transport
this cargo was a schooner, ones with three and four masts. Heavy built schooners capable of lying in the
mud alongside the docks of the Bay of Fundy without water when the tide was out while they were loaded
with the heavy rock (gypsum ore) cargo. The Bay of Fundy has the highest rise and fall of tide in the world
and every wharf, dock, pier and so on is dry at low tide. These ships had various names and owners for
many years. The first of these ships with the GYPSUM prefix in the name was the first GYPSUM KING
built in 1890. The name was created from the ore cargo and the family that had a big interest in this
enterprise known as the J. B. King and Company. King?s wharf at Staten Island in New York Harbor was a
big discharge port for these cargoes.
There were six of these large schooners built around the same time and all six were built in Nova Scotia.
The six with their gross tonnage, signal letters, year built/time in service, name, where they were built and
port of registry are as follows:
640 ---- 1890-1906 GYPSUM KING Parrsboro, N.S. Parrsboro, N.S.
641 TCNJ 1891-1915 GYPSUM QUEEN Parrsboro, N.S. Parrsboro, N.S.
664 ---- 1892-1898 GYPSUM PRINCESS Parrsboro, N.S. Windsor, N.S.
723 ---- 1892-1895 GYPSUM PRINCE Hantsport, N.S. Windsor, N.S
723 ---- 1892-1917 GYPSUM EMPRESS Horton, N.S. Windsor, N.S.
724 WDMQ 1892-1913 GYPSUM EMPEROR Parrsboro, N.S. Windsor, N.S.
Three, the EMPRESS, EMPEROR and PRINCE had four masts and the other three had three masts. The
only signal letters I have found for these six are the two listed.
Source: http://www.coastalradio.org.uk/spud/spud/spud09.pdf