TowBoatU.S. opens more bases.

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TowBoatU.S., the on-water assistance arm of the Boat Owners Association of the United States, has announced the opening of two new Gulf Coast ports.

TowBoatU.S. San Luis Pass is owned by Jim and Diane Urban, who also run TowBoatU.S. Freeport in Freeport, Texas.

The other new facility, TowBoatU.S. Mexico Beach in Florida, becomes the 16th TowBoat port between the popular cruising destinations Pensacola and Tampa Bay. It is operated by Mark Arner, who also owns TowBoatU.S. Panama City and TowBoatU.S. Panama City Beach.

BoatU.S. also has announced that Merrick Aviation Marine in Kilmarnock, Va., has become a BoatU.S. towing responder on the lower Chesapeake Bay. The facility is owned by Peter Merrick.