Huntington Loaner Station Will Receive 48 Life Jackets From $5,000 Donation

Boating in Huntington just got a little safer thanks to a $5,000 donation from local Anheuser-Busch distributor Clare Rose to fund the Sea Tow Foundation’s 42 Life Jacket Loaner Stations at the locations across Long Island. Huntington’s life jacket loaner stations, are available in a few locations- one is located at Britannia Yachting Center on Fort Salonga Road, will receive 48 new life jackets from the donation. Additional stand locations can be found by logging onto www.boatingsafety.com.

The donation is made possible through a partnership between Sea Tow Services International, Inc., the leading provider of non-emergency on-water assistance, Sea Tow Foundation and Clare Rose. This is the third donation from Clare Rose and Anheuser-Busch, which will enable the non-profit Sea Tow Foundation to continue to make life jackets available to the public free of charge at these 42 life jacket loaner stands, which were established in 2013. Since 2013 Clare Rose has donated $30,000 to help keep boaters safe on Long Island and to remind them that wearing life jackets on the water saves lives.

The Sea Tow Foundation’s national Life Jacket Loaner Station program allows boaters to borrow life jackets to replace missing, damaged or ill-fitting personal flotation devices (PFDs), or to use for extra guests on board their boats. For more information and a list of Life Jacket Loaner Stations in the U.S., please visit www.boatingsafety.com and click on “Safety Resources”.

“We want to thank Clare Rose for their generous donation in support of safe boating in Eastern Long Island,” said Captain Michael Lagenbach, Owner of Sea Tow Huntington. “We know that these life jacket loaner stations help save lives. It’s an important service that our Foundation can provide to the community and we’re thankful for the donation.”

Sean Rose, President of Clare Rose added, “We are proud to contribute to Sea Tow Foundation’s Life Jacket Loaner Program. We encourage all boaters to wear life jackets when out on the water and boat responsibly.”

Boating safety always has been Sea Tow’s number-one priority, which is what led Sea Tow Founder Capt. Joe Frohnhoefer to establish the Sea Tow Foundation in 2007. “Sea Tow offers many innovative, free boating safety and information services to the public,” said Capt. Joseph Frohnhoefer,CEO of Sea Tow Services International and my father was a pioneer.- and we continue these great efforts today. “These include our popular Sea Tow App for iPhones and Android smartphones and Sea Tow’s Automated Radio Check Service, in addition to the Sea Tow Foundation’s Life Jacket Loaner Station Program.”

Kristen Frohnhoefer (Sea Tow International – President), Nikki Doughtery (Clare Rose), Georgia Frohnhoefer (Sea Tow International – Chairman), Capt. Mike Langenbach (Sea Tow Huntington – Owner), Joseph Frohnhoefer (Sea Tow International – CEO), Trish Lemery (Clare Rose), Michael Wesolowski (Sea Tow Foundation – Executive Director)

About Sea Tow Services International

Founded in 1983, Sea Tow Services International Inc. is the largest on-water assistance fleet for boaters consisting of nearly 100 franchise locations across the United States with additional locations in Europe, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Headquartered in Southold, NY., Capt. Joe Frohnhoefer established the family-owned company to provide non-emergency assistance to boaters on the water after the U.S Coast Guard stopped servicing non-emergency calls. Known for their “distinctive yellow boats”, Sea Tow’s network of dedicated US Coast Guard licensed captains, crew, and support staff, are standing by 24/7 to serve its members and other boaters in need. Sea Tow also responds to emergency events, natural disasters, environmental response and oil spill cleanup. For more information, please visit seatow.com.

Sea Tow Foundation

With a focus on safe boating practices that result in fun on the water, the Sea Tow Foundation – a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization – was established in 2007 by Sea Tow Founder Capt. Joe Frohnhoefer. After his passing in 2015, Captain Joe’s legacy continues as the Foundation brings attention to the number of preventable boating-related accidents, injuries, and deaths, and directly addresses prevention methods through education and awareness. More than 350 life jacket loaner stands are now available across the United States and the Foundation’s Designate a Sober Skipper program continues to grow. For more information, please visit BoatingSafety.com.