Sea Tow International Announces Strategic Alliance with SkyMed

Companies Join Together to Offer Members a More Comprehensive

Travel Safety Package

Southold, NY, February 12, 2003– Sea Tow Services International, Inc., the world’s largest professional marine assistance organization, announced today a strategic alliance with SkyMed International, the emergency air evacuation membership service. Effective immediately, all new and existing Sea Tow members will be able to receive a discounted membership to SkyMed, as part of the company’s continued efforts to provide comprehensive safety/rescue offerings to its valued members.

“Sea Tow’s first priority has always been the safety of our members,” explained Captain Joe Frohnhoefer, Founder and CEO of Sea Tow Services International. “This partnership with SkyMed not only supports that commitment to safety, but also further enhances the value of our membership program. We are excited to be aligning ourselves with such a well respected, successful emergency care provider.”

“We are honored to be involved in a strategic alliance with Sea Tow” said Will Klein, president and CEO of SkyMed. “There is a synergy between the companies with regard to the desire to provide our respective members with world class service in material recovery and life saving repatriations.”

As part of the alliance, Sea Tow members who experience a medical trauma and are enrolled in the SkyMed program are assured that they will be returned home for medical care by their own providers, rather than be transported to a remote health care facility.

About Sea Tow
Sea Tow Services International, Inc. is the nation’s leading marine assistance provider.  Founded in 1983 by Chairman & CEO Capt. Joe Frohnhoefer, Sea Tow now serves over 120,000 members in approximately 90 locations throughout the United States, Australia, Bahamas and Puerto Rico. For a full list of membership benefits, or to inquire about becoming a Sea Tow International franchisee, please visit www.seatow.com

About SkyMed

Founded in 1989, SkyMed International Inc., provides emergency medical air evacuation and travel related services to North American travelers who are SkyMed members. When members travel more than 100 air miles from home, and suffer a critical injury or illness, SkyMed takes them home to their health care provider. For more information, please visit www.skymed.com.

Contacts:

Ann Medford, Director - #800-4SEATOW or ann@seatow.com
Roland Jodoin, Director - # 800-475-9633, (cell) 602-315-6581 or rolly@skymed.com