Photo of U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliarists Robert Colby and Lee Rieser guarding perimeter around burning oil tanker Jupiter on Sept. 16, 1990 on the Saginaw River at Bay City, Michigan.
Colby and his wife, Jean, took five members of Jupiter's crew aboard their 21-foot console and provided first aid and were awarded the Coast Guard's Gold Livesaving Medal for their heroic assist.
The 380-foot tanker was docked at a refinery pier when the wake from a passing bulk carrier apparently caused the parting of its transfer hose, grounding cable and all but one of its mooring lines, according to NOAA.
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