In the group's 163 years, some two dozen pilots have died on the job. The most recent was 50-year-old Kevin Murray. In January 2006, Murray took a cargo ship out in a storm, and as he climbed ...

The cargo ship Dali departs Seagirt Marine Terminal ... according to the NTSB. 1:26:39 a.m. The ship's pilot sends a general VHF radio call requesting tugboats in the vicinity to assist.