The Great Lakes Group

Emergency Assistance

The Great Lakes Tow­ing Com­pa­ny pro­vide emer­gency assis­tance to ves­sels that are wrecked, dis­abled, or in dis­tress on the U.S. Great Lakes. Emer­gency assis­tance is also pro­vid­ed to ves­sels in Cana­di­an waters under a Treaty between the Unit­ed States and Cana­da.  No claim for sal­vage under the mar­itime laws is made by the Tow­ing Com­pa­ny for emer­gency ser­vices pro­vid­ed under the Company’s Lakes-Wide Contract.

When the safe­ty of ves­sels and their crew are at risk, the com­pa­nies mobi­lize a net­work that encom­pass­es the best equip­ment and the most pre­pared tech­ni­cal and oper­a­tional employ­ees.  Cen­tral­ized 24-hour con­trol of its vast oper­at­ing area is main­tained through a state-of-the-art oper­a­tions, com­mu­ni­ca­tions, and track­ing cen­ter, which allows the com­pa­nies to pro­vide its cus­tomers with the high­est stan­dards of service.

Download the Towing Brochure