Great Lakes Towing Buys former Cleveland Fireboat

PRESS RELEASE, Cleveland, OH –  The Great Lakes Towing Company (GLT) a leader in specialized
marine services, including harbor towing, ice breaking, emergency response, vessel repair and
construction, and machine shop services, has announced the acquisition of the Fireboat
ANTHONY J. CELEBREZZE, formerly owned by the city of Cleveland, OH.

The purchase is intended to provide GLT with a firefighting platform for response to a
shipboard or shoreside fire, particularly in those ports where a high volume of winter ship
repair work is performed. The company can also utilize the fireboat to respond to shipboard
fires while a vessel is underway.

The 61-foot CELEBREEZE is a twin screw, 600 HP tug, equipped with two (2) fire pumps and five
(5) monitors, providing a total of 6,000 gallons per minute of off-ship firefighting capacity. Great
Lakes Shipyard, a division of GLT, has provided drydocking, maintenance, and repair services to
the vessel for decades, and is very familiar with its systems and operation.

In early 2022, GLT signed an exclusive agreement with Resolve Marine to provide OPA 90
Salvage and Marine Firefighting (SMFF) services in U.S. Coast Guard District 9. The joint
arrangement ensures continuity of service for all Resolve Marine clients in Buffalo, Detroit, Lake
Michigan, Sault Ste. Marie, and Duluth captains of the ports. Ships with vessel response plans
for the Great Lakes COTP zones, even if they are not Resolve Marine clients, can also be served
under the agreement.

As part of GLT’s agreement with Resolve Marine, the company stores a 20-foot container
loaded with firefighting and dewatering pump systems at its Great Lakes Shipyard facilities in
Cleveland. The container can be loaded aboard any tug to mobilize the equipment, which can
then be put in service onsite to safely and efficiently mitigate damage from a fire or other
incidents.

The CELEBREZZE was constructed in 1961 by Paasch Marine in Erie, Pennsylvania and was
named after Cleveland’s 49th mayor. The fireboat has been a valuable resource for the
Cleveland Fire Department, serving as a base for the dive team and facilitating firefighting
operations along the river and on the Lakefront. It has also played a vital role in supplying
water to companies working on the shoreline.

Great Lakes Towing Co. Press Release