Water Press Release

    7 New Sea Tow Foundation Life Jacket Loaner Stations Now Open in Florida

    By: ActionHub Reporters
    - Posted: October 9, 2014

    At the Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony, from left: Mandy Llanes, Anheuser-Busch; Capt. Rand Pratt, Owner of Sea Tow Key Biscayne; Yamila Bas, Eagle Brands; Capt. Chris Smith, Owner of Sea Tow Miami; Lt. Michael Cortese, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Miami.

    Sea Tow Services International, Inc., the nation’s leading marine assistance provider, and the nonprofit Sea Tow Foundation announced today that seven new Sea Tow Foundation Life Jacket Loaner Stations are now open in an area stretching from Miami to the Upper Florida Keys. These life jacket loaner stations, which are stocked with life jackets that boaters may borrow free of charge for a safe and fun day on the water, will be available for Miami’s Columbus Day Regatta this weekend, as well as throughout the year. The new loaner stations are made possible through a $5,559 donation from Anheuser-Busch and its local distributor, Eagle Brands Distributors.

    “The Sea Tow Foundation appreciates the generous donation from Southern Eagle and Anheuser-Busch that will make 300 life jackets available to boaters on seven life jacket loaner stands in Miami and the Upper Florida Keys,” said Gail R. Kulp, C.A.E, Sea Tow Foundation executive director.

    The seven Sea Tow Foundation Life Jacket Loaner Stations officially opened during a ribbon-cutting ceremony held on Wednesday, October 8, at Bayside Marketplace in Miami.

    The loaner stand locations include:

    Crandon Park
    6747 Crandon Blvd
    Key Biscayne, FL 33149

    Loggerhead Marina – South Miami
    24777 SW 87th Ave.
    Miami, FL 33032

    Matheson Hammock Park
    9610 Old Cutler Rd.
    Miami, FL 33156

    Dinner Key Marina
    3400 Pan American Dr.
    Miami, FL 33133

    Homestead Bayfront Marina and Park
    9698 SW 328th St.
    Homestead, FL 33033

    Caribbean Club
    104080 Overseas Hwy
    Key Largo, FL 33037

    Harry Harris Park
    East Beach Rd.
    Tavemier, FL 33070

    “These new Sea Tow Foundation Life Jacket Loaner Stations will help to further the Foundation’s ongoing mission of helping to make boating safer and more enjoyable by encouraging boaters to wear life jackets while on the water,” said Capt. Joseph Frohnhoefer, CEO and Founder of Sea Tow. “We are very grateful to our partners at Southern Eagle and Anheuser-Busch for making these stations possible.”

    The Sea Tow Foundation Life Jacket Loaner Program has loaned more than 28,000 life jackets to boaters since 2008. For more information and a list of Life Jacket Loaner Stations in the U.S., please visit www.boatingsafety.com.

    Contact

    Louisa Beckett
    Turnkey Communications & PR, Inc.
    (772) 232-6457; (954) 599-9355
    louisa@turnkeywords.com

    Cindy McCaffery
    Sea Tow Services International
    (631) 488-8849
    cindymccaffery@seatow.com

    Image courtesy Sea Tow