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BoatUS Towing Services: Vessel Assist - How to Get Help Fast

How to Get Help Fast

BoatUS has the largest commercial towing network on the Pacific Coast. With 50 ports and over 100 vessels standing by, help is never far away.

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


Vessel Assist Dispatch Center

Hail “Vessel Assist” on VHF Channel 16.

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

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Vessel Assist Dispatch Center

Contact Vessel Assist directly by cell phone.

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

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National Dispatch 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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