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RESCUE SYSTEMS
ABOUT US
OUR MISSION
Our commitment is to crews safety by innovating the necessary products and training for a quick rescue
Photo by Bruce Warrington on Unsplash
Captain Shane Smith, President
Shane learned all aspects of the tugboat business including diving, salvage, bunkering and ocean towing at Smith Maritime in Hawaii, which his late father Jimmy Smith founded in the 1970’s.
He wanted to explore other companies outside of the family owned business, so he moved to California. There, he worked for over 30 years as a Tug Captain performing coastwise towing, pushing barges on the rivers, and ship docking on the San Francisco Bay. He has operated push boats, conventional, and tractor tugs.
Shane has spent a good part of his career training Captains and helping companies go through internal and external audits, with a full understanding of the SMS systems.
What concerned him most was that the SMS systems used by tug companies were focused on monthly or quarterly MOB drills, while never having a way to retrieve the person from the water.
The Company
Shane started C-HERO LLC in a shop with the idea of helping crews with MOB recovery. From these humble beginnings, the company has come a long way, providing a complete rescue product line.
Our partnerships with Emerald Marine Products, Harken, and Spinlock gives us access to the best rescue tools and engineering.
Captain Shane Smith at home in the wheelhouse
The C-HERO® system has a proven 3 minute underway one-person recovery of an unconscious MOB, and we are always looking to make it better. Shane still goes out on the boats, to stay in touch with the needs of the crews and their companies. Our commitment to MOB is not just selling a product, but to help with existing systems. We want crews safe and companies happy, with everyone coming home to their families.