Capt. Bretford Wildrick, Parker Towing Company Capt. Bretford Wildrick, Parker Towing Company
Capt. Bretford Wildrick, Parker Towing Company

As a 19-year-old, Bretford Wildrick took a job right out of high school as a welder at Iowa Marine & Repair in Keokuk, Iowa. Wildrick, a native of Hamilton, Ill.,… Read More

A Coast Guard proposal to change what it says is an “obsolete” radar observer renewal requirement from merchant mariner credentials has a 30-day comment period. The proposal has sparked varied… Read More

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