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Missing Tugboat Operator's Name Released
POSTED: 9:35 pm PDT April 7, 2005
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The U.S. Coast Guard has identified a tugboat operator missing since his ship sank near the entrance to the Oakland-Alameda Estuary Tuesday night as Kevin Campbell.
Campbell and another crewmember, Albert Apazaza were tossed from the tugboat, "Sunshine State" on Tuesday as it sank near the entrance to the Oakland-Alameda Estuary around 8 p.m.
The crew of a nearby dredge barge immediately rescued Apazaza, but Campbell was not visible in the water.
Multiple Bay Area agencies searched for Campbell until Wednesday afternoon when investigators learned he rarely wore a lifejacket.
Two life jackets, one belonging to Apazaza, the other to Campbell, were found on the tugboat after it was raised on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard did not release Campbell's age or city of residence.
-taken from KTVU.com
The Sunshine State is a tugboat belonging to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company...the company that Josh and I both work for. We both knew Kevin Campbell well, I took his paycheck to him everyweek while he was fueling and I'd sit on the boat and talk with him...and Josh worked with Kevin, either in the yard or on the Sunshine State, like he had done up until 2 hours before it sank.
POSTED: 9:35 pm PDT April 7, 2005
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The U.S. Coast Guard has identified a tugboat operator missing since his ship sank near the entrance to the Oakland-Alameda Estuary Tuesday night as Kevin Campbell.
Campbell and another crewmember, Albert Apazaza were tossed from the tugboat, "Sunshine State" on Tuesday as it sank near the entrance to the Oakland-Alameda Estuary around 8 p.m.
The crew of a nearby dredge barge immediately rescued Apazaza, but Campbell was not visible in the water.
Multiple Bay Area agencies searched for Campbell until Wednesday afternoon when investigators learned he rarely wore a lifejacket.
Two life jackets, one belonging to Apazaza, the other to Campbell, were found on the tugboat after it was raised on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard did not release Campbell's age or city of residence.
-taken from KTVU.com
The Sunshine State is a tugboat belonging to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company...the company that Josh and I both work for. We both knew Kevin Campbell well, I took his paycheck to him everyweek while he was fueling and I'd sit on the boat and talk with him...and Josh worked with Kevin, either in the yard or on the Sunshine State, like he had done up until 2 hours before it sank.