The Inland Mariners: Special / Sea Service

The lifeboat from the M/V Federal Saguenay adrift outside of the Duluth entry after its motor malfunctioned.

 

Some of the crew of the lifeboat explain their dilemma to Captain Ed Montgomery of the pilot boat Sea Eagle, operated by
Sea Service of Superior.


The Sea Eagle prepares to assist the stranded lifeboat back to the stern of the Federal Saguenay. Captain Montgomery ties a line from the Sea Eagle to the lifeboat.


In a matter of minutes the lifeboat approaches the Federal Saguenay while the anxious captain and crew watch from the ship's deck above.

The lifeboat crew re-attaches the cables to the boat winch.

 


The lifeboat from the Federal Saguenay safely secured to the lifeboat crane as the Sea Eagle departs.



Captain Paul Radtke of the Western Great Lakes Pilots Assn. climbs down from the Ziemia Zamojska after piloting the vessel to the anchorage outside of the Duluth entry on Saturday Sep 25.


Ed Montgomery (L) and Butch Radesovich aboard the Sea Eagle at Duluth. The Sea Eagle was the command vessel for the Rear Admiral Bennis in New York harbor on September 11, 2001, following the attack on the World Trade Center.

Sea Service acquired the former Coast Guard air and sea rescue patrol boat in 2002. Sea Service operates pilot boats and marine service vessels in Duluth, Superior, Chicago and St. Louis.

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