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Sea Tow's 24-hour call center is located at the corporate headquarters. [ 1 ] In 2011 Sea Tow Services International Inc. was named to the Inc. 500|5000 list of fastest growing companies in the U.S. with a rank of 4802 having achieved 9% growth over the prior three years.
White Cap is also a franchisee of Sea Tow, the leading marine assistance services company. [4] The National Park Service employs the firm to remove abandoned craft from the ecologically protected Gerritsen Creek , part of the 25,000-acre (100 km 2 ) Gateway National Recreation Area .
The MSC's four rescue and salvage ships recover objects from the sea, tow or debeach stranded vessels and provide firefighting assistance. These ships, like fleet ocean tugs, are able to lift objects as heavy as downed ships and aircraft.
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French salvage tug Abeille Bourbon which also serves as an emergency tow vessel (ETV) USNS Grapple Example of modern naval rescue and salvage ship. A salvage tug, also known historically as a wrecking tug, is a specialized type of tugboat that is used to rescue ships that are in distress or in danger of sinking, or to salvage ships that have already sunk or run aground.
Eastern Canada Towing took over Foundation Maritime's work in the field of Harbour, Coastal and Deep-Sea tow and salvage. The firm owns and operate a fleet of modern tugs ranging from 1250 HP - 5400 HP. Most tugs are ice strengthened, with several having Ice Class 1 certification. Their head office is also in Halifax. [1]
Sea Victory was chosen for the tow. [30] Crowley engineers and The Salvage Association, acting on behalf of the insurance underwriters, made a number technical decisions to effect the tow. First, Sea Victory's 2 1/2-inch tow wire was replaced by 2 3/4-inch wire. A new winch was added to manage a new 400 feet (120 m) tow pennant.
Clearwater is a city and the county seat of Pinellas County, Florida, United States, west of Tampa and north of St. Petersburg. To the west of Clearwater lies the Gulf of Mexico and to the southeast lies Tampa Bay. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 117,292.