Six Captains Honored by C-PORT

19-Jan-2016 C-PORT (Conference of Professional Operators for Response Towing) presented its lifesaving awards to six captains, representing C-PORT’s member companies at the 29^th C-PORT Conference Awards Luncheon held on January 12, 2016 at Jupiter, FL.  Tina Cardone, C-PORT executive director, announced, “We are honored to present lifesaving awards to these deserving representatives of the marine assistance industry.  They demonstrate the professional standards that our association promotes.”  C-PORT was honored to have Captain Peter Martin, Chief, USCG Office of Search and Rescue, present the C-PORT Distinguished Service Awards to these deserving individuals.  Mr. Dana Goward, SES, USCG (Ret), Chairman of AFRAS (Association For Rescue At Sea), presented the C-PORT/AFRAS Lifesaving Award at the banquet held later that day.  “We congratulate all of these captains for their heroic efforts in serving the boating community,” stated Terry Hill, C-PORT chairman. 

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