Lowell Brentner

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Captain Lowell Brentner was at the helm of his tugboat Ocean Star, and the first responder to help save the lives of the 58 passengers on board National Airlines Flight 193 when it landed in Escambia Bay on May 8, 1978. The airliner was a Boeing 727, and named "Donna". The landing resulted in three fatalities. The Ocean Star was owned by Inland River Transportation, a local company.