May 11, 2008
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BoatUS Towing Services: How to Get Help Fast

How to Get Help Fast

TowBoatUS is the largest documented coast-to-coast commercial towing network. With 280 ports and over 500 vessels standing by, help is never far away.

Getting help is easy. Just use any one of these procedures...


TowBoatUS Annapolis, MD

Hail "TowBoatUS" on VHF Channel 16.

For Towing Assistance key your VHF mike and say "TowBoatUS, TowBoatUS, this is vessel (your boat's name here) hailing TowBoatUS" Wait two minutes, if there is no response, try again.

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BoatUS Call Center

Contact TowBoatUS directly by cell phone.

Use your cell phone to call the closest TowBoatUS Company listed in our online Towing Guide.

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BoatUS Call Center

Call the BoatUS 24-Hour National Dispatch Center:

800-391-4869

Via wireless phone or Coast Guard VHF relay. Be sure to have your cell phone number with you so our Tower can contact you. Our Dispatch crew will conference call you to the closest resource within the United States and make sure you are taken care of.

Hailing the Coast Guard
In any life threatening or emergency situation, hail the Coast Guard on VHF Channel 16.

Questions?
Contact us with any questions about Dispatch.

 


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