In October, photographer Tom Gibson captured this shot at Cooper Riverside Park during the Antique Automobile Club of America’s Southeastern Fall National Show. After snapping the picture, Tom contacted Crescent Towing:
“Last Saturday at the Antique Automobile Club of America’s 2019 SE Fall National show, I got this amazing shot in Cooper Riverside Park. I was taking pictures of Mark and Hilary Becker’s 1942 Chrysler Royal Business Coupe and all of a sudden your tugboat Lisa Cooper appeared on the scene. Folks were watching in the distance and from the Convention Center, but I was right there and got as many shots as I could in the few minutes the boat was there.
Its power was amazing, seemingly turning on a dime right in front of our eyes, and by the time it left I was jumping up and down like a schoolboy, waving at the unseen captain and crew, giving them many thumbs up. Later in the day I went to your website and discovered that Crescent Towing was founded in November 1942 -- it’s almost as if Mr. Ervin S. Cooper is gazing upon his past and future, with the Becker’s 1942 Chrysler Royal and Crescent’s 2010 Lisa Cooper.
I’ll never forget that moment, and am more than thrilled to have captured it for posterity.”
Thanks to Tom Gibson for sharing this photo and story with us. Our pilots and crews are always thrilled when their vessels are able to spread a little extra joy to onlookers!
