Captain John Ward\u2019s commitment to serve, help and protect the community runs deep in his heritage. As a third-generation boat salver, Captain John was born to be a Sea Tow captain and is now the owner of four Sea Tow franchise locations in the Southeast.<\/p>\n
Captain Glenn Ward was one of the inaugural leaders in the boat towing and salvage industry with experience dating back to 1960 when he opened a dive charter business in Key Largo. Once free towing in non-life-threatening situations was cut from the Coast Guard\u2019s charter in 1983, Captain John\u2019s grandfather was ready to expand his business and provide tows to boaters all over the Florida Keys – much like Sea Tow\u2019s founder, Captain Joe Frohnhoefer.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy granddad and Captain Joe probably had a lot in common,\u201d Captain John said. \u201cThey both were pioneers during the early days of the boat towing business. I learned so much from my granddad over the years. That\u2019s where a great deal of my salvaging knowledge comes from. I wouldn\u2019t be where I am today if it weren\u2019t for his help and support.\u201d<\/p>\n
After spending a decade in the Coast Guard, Captain John purchased his first franchise, Sea Tow Destin, in 2004. Over the next decade, he would become a vital member of the Sea Tow network as he took over three additional franchises \u2013 Sea Tow Pensacola, Sea Tow Lake Norman\/Lake Wylie and Sea Tow Kerr Lake\/Lake Gaston in North Carolina.<\/p>\n
Just three months into his ownership at the Destin franchise, Hurricane Ivan hit Florida \u2013 making his expertise vital to the area\u2019s recovery efforts following the devastating storm. Captain John has been a key resource in catastrophe response efforts following all the major storms that have made landfall since he joined the Sea Tow network. Everything from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to Harvey and Ian. With each season that rolls in, Captain John is ready for whatever mother nature might throw his way.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been a part of the response teams after so many storms that we\u2019re ready for just about anything,\u201d he said. \u201cWhether it\u2019s helping other franchisees, lending a hand to the team at Sea Tow headquarters or providing support to the local boaters here in Florida, I\u2019m here to help.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sea Tow has established relationships with most marine insurers and the experience to safely recover your property while preventing any further damage. If you have an insurance claim reported, we will do our best to work directly with your marine insurance provider. Our boats and equipment are top-of-the-line and built to respond.\u00a0Learn more here<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0contact our 24\/7 Customer Care Team<\/a>\u00a0for assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Captain John Ward\u2019s commitment to serve, help and protect the community runs deep in his heritage. As a third-generation boat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":11636,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insider-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n