Plimsolls go to lifesaving program, Long Beach pilot, maker of lifeboat hook

摘要

The editors of Professional Mariner have presented Plimsoll Awards for 2009 to a U.S. Coast Guard mutual rescue program, a Long Beach pilot who pioneered modern escort tug operations and the developer of a lifeboat hook designed to prevent accidents.rnThe awards were presented on March 24 at the Connecticut Maritime Association's (CMA) Shipping 2009 conference in Stamford, Conn.rnThe Samuel Plimsoll Award for Outstanding Service by an Organiza-rntion was presented to the U.S. Coast Guard's Amver program. Created in 1958, the program enlists vessel operators around the world who provide the Coast Guard with regular updates on the positions of their ships. When the Coast Guard receives a distress signal, it can then use that voyage data to identify and alert the ship in the best position to respond to the emergency.