Tug Captain

CITB team with Johnson, second from right.
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CITB team’s incremental approach earns award for safety innovation

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President Jeff Johnson: ‘independent streak’ of Alaskans fuels culture of advancement and safety Cook Inlet Tug and Barge (CITB) crews meet the return of winter this month armed with a series of mariner-engineered safety improvements aimed at addressing the inherent

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Eric Nyce smiles in hard hat and PFD. A vast stretch of ocean behind him.
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Safety Q&A with Eric Nyce, Mate, Cook Inlet Tug & Barge

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Cook Inlet Tug & Barge Mate Eric Nyce was nominated for a 2021-2022 Saltchuk Safety Award for his help in planning, installation and testing of a Man Overboard recovery winch that is mobile and portable to any side of a

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Ben Ostroff smiles inside, the Seattle skyline behind him.
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AmNav GM committed to growth, progress

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Ben Ostroff: ‘I believe in giving decision-making power to the people closest to the operation.’ In the weeks following the completion of Ben Ostroff’s first semester at Pitzer College—a top-ranked liberal arts school near Los Angeles where Ostroff was planning

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Schlecht works on the deck of the Conner Foss.
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2020 Safety Award nominee Q&A: Leroy Schlecht, Foss Maritime

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In the fifth of a nine-part Q&A series, Foss Launch Operator Leroy Schlecht answers questions about his life, career, and nomination for this year’s awards. On Jan. 4, 2020, Foss Maritime Launch Operator Leroy Schlecht participated in a rescue response

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Andy holds his son in his lap at the helm of a Foss tug.
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Foss Captain Andy Beeler on his career at sea, dramatic tug rescue

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On Labor Day 2020, two kayakers experienced that sheer terror when their tandem kayak capsized in four-foot seas in Washington State’s North Puget Sound near Sucia Island. a Foss Maritime crew scooped the two from the 54-degree water and onto the tug.

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Westlund looks out his office window on a harbor.
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AmNav port captain credits team with safety award nomination

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Brad Westlund: ‘I’m most proud of the culture my coworkers have worked hard to create. We guard it jealously.’ According to AmNav Port Captain Brad Westlund, anything worth doing is worth doing right – a personal motto of sorts that

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May stands in a Foss tug's galley.
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Iver Foss Captain celebrates 28 seasons at Red Dog Mine

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Gary May’s three-months-on, one-month-off schedule has led to many “wonderful” professional friendships. By Hilary Reeves Foss Maritime Tug Captain Gary May didn’t come into his profession by accident – he knew all along who and what he wanted to become.

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