Arctic Directory: Crowley’s tugboat, Guard, performs heroic rescue
Crowley Maritime Corp. said Nov. 12 that the crew aboard its tugboat the Guard recently performed a heroic rescue of a man who was struggling to stay afloat in the waters outside of San Francisco Bay.
The rescue took place during the early morning hours of Oct. 31, while the tugboat was standing by outside the Golden Gate Bridge, waiting to escort a tanker into San Francisco Bay’s anchorage. Crowley’s Perry Overton, captain of the Guard, noticed the man treading water a little more than a mile and a half from the bridge. Working quickly, the crew tossed the man a life ring and Crowley’s Chief Engineer Keith Madding donned a survival suit and entered the frigid 55 degree waters to help the fatigued man climb the Guard’s emergency ladder. Once aboard, the crew removed the hypothermic man’s wet clothing and wrapped him in warm blankets until the Coast Guard arrived and could perform other life-saving treatments.
Following the rescue, the Guard resumed escort duties on the tanker, bringing it to its destination as scheduled.
The Guard’s crew has been nominated by the National Park Service for a Citizen’s Award for Bravery, which is an honor awarded by the secretary of the Interior in Washington, D.C.
Jacksonville-based Crowley Holdings Inc., a holding company of the 120-year-old Crowley Maritime Corp., is a privately held family and employee-owned company. The company provides project solutions, transportation and logistics services in domestic and international markets by means of six operating lines of business: Puerto Rico/Caribbean Liner Services, Latin America Liner Services, Logistics Services, Petroleum Services, Marine Services and Technical Services. Offered within these operating lines of business are: liner container shipping, logistics, contract towing and transportation; ship assist and escort; energy support; salvage and emergency response through its TITAN Salvage subsidiary; vessel management; vessel construction and naval architecture through its Jensen Maritime subsidiary; government services, and petroleum and chemical transportation, distribution and sales. Additional information about Crowley, its subsidiaries and business units may be found on the Internet at www.crowley.com.
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