Photo Courtesy of Lorenzo Morales

TowBoatU.S. Ft. Lauderdale Rescues Cat from Boat Fire

Just after sunrise on a Saturday morning in May, TowBoatU.S. Ft. Lauderdale responded to the scene of a 51' Formosa that was fully engulfed in flames. The towing and salvage crew worked diligently to assist Ft. Lauderdale Fire Rescue in extinguishing the blaze while some of the occupants were transported to local hospitals and treated for smoke inhalation and burns. As the smoke began to clear, the vessel owners noted that there was still one of the family cats on board. TowBoatU.S. Ft. Lauderdale's Salvage Master, Chris Stevens located the cat in a small opening under the bow sprit and carefully lifted him from the smoldering wreck. Chris, an animal lover himself, was happy to bring a bit of good news to the vessel owner on an otherwise tragic day.