First Response Marine Towing

First Response Marine Towing Towing assistance on the upper & lower Chesapeake Bay and James River

Vessel called in a pan pan to Coast Guard.  Vessell around near Cape Charles Light.  We made contact with the captain an...
08/15/2026

Vessel called in a pan pan to Coast Guard. Vessell around near Cape Charles Light. We made contact with the captain and responded from Messick Point. 1.5 hour response time. Vessel safely ungrounded. Now we're at dock in Wise Point waiting out storm.

We'll be out this weekend on standby in the Bay.  If your wait time for help from other companies is extended, no insura...
08/14/2026

We'll be out this weekend on standby in the Bay. If your wait time for help from other companies is extended, no insurance or under insured, or have insurance other than Geico, give us a shout. You do not need to sell a kidney for our services.

On water towing
Fuel delivery
Battery jumps
Too tipsy to operate tows back
Soft and hard ungroundings
Dewatering
Sunken recovery
Emergency response to remote areas
Marine Spill isolation, and clean up.

What do you get with us compared to other companies? 100% retired firefighters/medics with experience dealing with your on-water issues.

You're not just a number, we give a crap about you.

Photo new design that will be on wrap on the new to us Thundercat.

Glad we were able to assist a disabled vessel from near Fishermans Island to Kiptopeke. Response time: 30 minutes
08/09/2026

Glad we were able to assist a disabled vessel from near Fishermans Island to Kiptopeke.
Response time: 30 minutes

Today and tomorrow look great on the water.  We'll be on stanby for Rescue Regatta in Deltaville tomorrow
07/31/2026

Today and tomorrow look great on the water. We'll be on stanby for Rescue Regatta in Deltaville tomorrow

We'd like to take a minute to thank our competitors.  Quoting $2500 for a 3 mile tow keeps me in business.  Our price wo...
07/25/2026

We'd like to take a minute to thank our competitors. Quoting $2500 for a 3 mile tow keeps me in business. Our price would have been higher than we charged if we went the whole response by water, but we trailered up to save time, and customer money.

07/25/2026

Good morning boaters.
Summary of last night's tow.
USCG Sector Va called us for a pontoon boat that had engine failure. They were located 3 miles bayward of West Point. We arrived on scene and found VMRC standing by til our arrival. This pontoon had a centered eye, so easy hook up. Towed back to boat ramp in West Point. Owner was having issues getting tow rig into water, so we hopped in and got it on the trailer.

We exist because we care about our boaters.

An interesting evening yesterday.  Mathews VFD MIRT called us and we went on standby for a Tow in the Rappahanock.  Call...
07/24/2026

An interesting evening yesterday. Mathews VFD MIRT called us and we went on standby for a Tow in the Rappahanock. Callers found a good sam to tow them in.

We have great weather today and sunday. Tomorrow is a question mark.

We'll be here to provide for your planned and unplanned maritime needs.

For our eastern shore peeps, we do respond from the western shore. Difference is we're honest about where our boats are.



Got the cat pressure washed yesterday, vhf antennas and crab pot night finder installed. She hasn't been named so taking...
07/15/2026

Got the cat pressure washed yesterday, vhf antennas and crab pot night finder installed. She hasn't been named so taking suggestions for the Tigercat. So far I've got Tiger Kitty

If you ever wonder how are prices could be 40% less than competitors.....  A recent customer was quoted $350 an hour for...
07/14/2026

If you ever wonder how are prices could be 40% less than competitors..... A recent customer was quoted $350 an hour for a tow vessel responding from over an hour away. Thats Response time, tow time, and return time. We charge the same way, just in true time. Competitors pricing was raised due to increased Marina fuel costs. We get the increase in cost. We do not use Marina fuel. We are the small guys. We have to keep costs low. We trailer fuel in, or trailer to the gas station. We are mobile. While trailering to our latest call, we charge less for trailer time. This also cut half the response time. We charge by distance, not time. Why? Time can be manipulated, distance cannot. While they have raised prices for the uninsured, or under insured, we are keeping our prices the same. Our office is in the home, most of our maintenance is out of home garage and driveway. Our niche is the uninsured or under-insured, and services not covered under competitors memberships. We also charge less, not more for the commercial fleets
Support your local small businesses




07/13/2026

Another one in the books today due to over inflated competitor pricing.

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Poquoson, VA
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