Novem­ber 28, 2023

Cleve­land, Ohio – In a recent mar­itime inci­dent near Belle Isle on the Detroit Riv­er, The Great Lakes Tow­ing Company’s tug­boats played a cru­cial role in the suc­cess­ful free­ing of the ground­ed com­mer­cial ves­sel, BARBRO G.

The inci­dent began when the pilot aboard the strand­ed BARBRO G reached out to the Tow­ing Company’s 24-hour Oper­a­tions Cen­ter, request­ing imme­di­ate assis­tance.  Respond­ing prompt­ly, the Tow­ing Com­pa­ny dis­patched two tug­boats to the scene to aid in free­ing the vessel.

As the sit­u­a­tion evolved, col­lab­o­ra­tion became key.  Over the course of two days, The Great Lakes Tow­ing Com­pa­ny worked close­ly with var­i­ous stake­hold­ers, includ­ing the ves­sel’s agents, the Unit­ed States Coast Guard (USCG), salvors, and the insur­ance com­pa­ny rep­re­sent­ing the ves­sel’s own­ers.  This col­lab­o­ra­tive effort led to the deci­sion to dis­patch a third tug­boat to the site, ensur­ing a com­pre­hen­sive and effec­tive response.

Once giv­en the green light by the USCG, The Great Lakes Tow­ing Company’s three tug­boats swift­ly went to work, employ­ing their exper­tise to suc­cess­ful­ly free the ground­ed ves­sel in less than two hours. The coor­di­nat­ed efforts of all par­ties involved show­cased the effi­cien­cy and pro­fes­sion­al­ism of The Great Lakes Tow­ing Com­pa­ny in man­ag­ing com­plex mar­itime challenges.

Lind­say Dew, Direc­tor of Oper­a­tions & Com­pli­ance at the Tow­ing Com­pa­ny, expressed grat­i­tude for the col­lab­o­ra­tive efforts, stat­ing, “Our team’s quick response and seam­less coor­di­na­tion with the var­i­ous enti­ties involved under­score our com­mit­ment to ensur­ing the safe­ty and effi­cien­cy of mar­itime oper­a­tions.  We are proud to have played a piv­otal role in resolv­ing this inci­dent prompt­ly and effectively.”

This suc­cess­ful oper­a­tion serves as a tes­ta­ment to The Great Lakes Tow­ing Com­pa­ny’s ded­i­ca­tion to mar­itime safe­ty and its abil­i­ty to pro­vide swift and reli­able solu­tions in chal­leng­ing situations.

For more infor­ma­tion, please contact:

Katie M. Gallagher

Oper­a­tions Spe­cial­ist and Marketing

Direct 216–367-8120

E‑mail kmg@thegreatlakesgroup.com