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Contact: Courtney ClaytonIntern, Corporate Communications(904) 727-2499Courtney.clayton@crowley.com

For Immediate Release

Crowley’s Achievement/650-8 Honored with U.S. Coast Guard Award for Two At-Sea Rescues in 2013

(TAMPA, Fla.; February xx, 2014) – Crowley Maritime Corporation’s articulated tug-barge (ATB)

Achievement/650-8 was awarded a public service commendation by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) during

this week’s 8th Annual Maritime Industry Night – a celebratory event that honors the maritime industry

and those who work in it – for two at-sea rescues in less than nine months during 2013. The special award

was presented by the Commandant 7th District Rear Admiral J. H. Korn and Captain of the Port Gregory

Case to Crowley Achievement/650-8 Capt. Gus Cramer and Chief Engineer Vince Mull for their

“excellence in providing assistance with a USCG search and rescue.

“Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg wanted to recognize the professionalism and commitment to the

safety of life at sea displayed by the captain and crew of ATB Achievement,” said Lt. Kate Sullivan,

USCG St. Petersburg public affairs officer. “In a nine-month period, ATB Achievement helped Coast

Guard Sector St. Petersburg respond to two search and rescue cases, providing immediate on-scene

assistance that helped save lives. Without the prudent actions taken by ATB Achievement, it is uncertain

what the outcome of the two search and rescue cases would have been.”

The first rescue, which took place last January, provided the opportunity for Crowley’s crewmembers to

pull aboard a badly injured man struggling to stay afloat near the base of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in

Tampa Bay. During the rescue, the Crowley team quickly lowered the vessel's rescue boat and managed

to pull the man from the water in less than eight minutes from the initial sighting, wrapping him in a

blanket until the St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue boat arrived on scene to perform other life-saving

treatments.

The second incident, which happened in September, saved the lives of four individuals aboard a 30-foot

fishing boat taking on water 35 miles offshore from Clearwater, Fla., during a strong storm.

Both rescues were completed by the same heroic crew, led by Capt. Cramer. Additional crewmembers

involved included Chief Mate Ryan Emmons; Second Mate Peter Madden; A/B Thomas “Duke”

Ellington; Third Mate Dennis Blackman; A/B Louis Ferrer; Engineer Vince Mull; Assistant Engineers

Zach Lindsey, Calvin Burrus and Mark Lettieri; A/B Tankerman Ronnie Robinson; and Robeson Carrier,

cook. The trip was the last for Burrus, who retired after the voyage.

Following both rescues, the ATB went on to safely deliver loads of fuel for the customer.

“On behalf of everyone at Crowley, I want to congratulate this brave crew for putting their training to

good use to perform the vital measures needed to rescue those in peril in such a short amount of time,”

said Crowley’s Rob Grune, senior vice president and general manager, petroleum services. “These

crewmembers are true heroes and deserve to be recognized for their actions. We are most appreciative of

the recognition by the U.S. Coast Guard for this important work.”

The crew of Crowley’s Achievement/650-8, is fully trained and prepared to respond to a variety of

incidents. In addition to meeting defined regulatory training requirements, the company’s crewmembers

participate annually in company-sponsored safety programs, designed exclusively for mariners. The

program provides training in survival tactics, shipboard fire fighting, medical incidents and other relevant

topics to give the mariners the skills they need to survive in emergency situations.

An ATB is a tank vessel (the barge) that can carry a variety of petroleum and chemical products. The tank

vessel is connected to a large, powerful tugboat that propels and maneuvers the vessel. Crowley owns and

operates 17 U.S.-flagged ATBs, which include 155,000-barrel, 180,000-barrel and 330,000 barrel

capacity tank vessels. Crowley also owns two U.S.-flagged tankers with 330,000 barrel capacity. Each

vessel is chartered to leading companies in the petroleum and chemical industries. Additionally, Crowley

operates a number of Jones Act tankers on behalf of other owners which trade both domestically and

internationally.

Jacksonville-based Crowley Holdings Inc., a holding company of the 122-year-old Crowley Maritime

Corporation, 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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