Stranded boat tow service into Bodega Bay

An 85-foot fishing boat that became stranded off the Mendocino County towing companies coast was towed into Bodega Bay on Friday night, a Coast Guard spokesman said.

The Emerald Sea, a San Francisco-based fishing trawler, was stranded about 7 KM off Gualala sometime Thursday night, Petty Officer Ross Ellis said.

Coast Guard ships from Bodega Bay and San Francisco respond, towing the vessel more than 30 miles in a near 24-hour rescue action, he said.

It was greet at Spud Point Marina by dozens of curious onlookers who snap pictures, Ellis said.

The boat had been head to Oregon for repairs when it suffered a fuel problem, he said.

BoatUS marks towing landmark

BoatUS made its half-millionth dispatch this month to member Caron Collins and her husband, William, after their 28-foot cruiser had engine trouble early on in the morning about a football pasture away from their home dock at Charlotte Harbor, Fla.

To party the milestone, BoatUS is giving the Collinses a $500 West Marine gift card, a Delmore in Reach personal satellite communicator and 5 years of BoatUS Unlimited Gold on-the-water towing with Trailer Assist Roadside Assistance Tow BoatUS Charlotte Harbor brought the team in safety back to their dock.

After they paid $350 out of pocket for a short tow in 1996, the Collins family became BoatUS members and added an annual "unlimited" Tow BoatUS towing plan. Anyone who has a boat 

should have Tow BoatUS, William Collins said in a statement.

In 2012 alone, BoatUS 3 dispatch centers and towing fleet received 70,000 requests for on-the-water and on-the-24 roadside assistance.

Automatic towing comes with a hefty fine

Local wreckers are wrecking pocket books. Owner of LADS 24 hours Wrecking Service, Peter Pellt, said the well is state regulated. 

If you park somewhere where there are signs, where it's limited parking for a certain property and someone has you towed, the maximum you may charge is $250. Pellt said. I probably would have die to be here for an hour and a semi and be towed and pay that. Williams said.

But before the price was state regulated, tow wheels were paying a lot more than that; upwards of $500 in some city. There are very small manners that happen after the second or third trip from bar to bar at night. Leaving all sorts of residue on the other people's property and not cleaning it up." Pellt said.

There are ways to avoid that towing fee.

If we are hooked up or in the process of loading and you come out, we're to release the car at no charge. Pellt said. But that only if you have extraordinary timing, or if your car was towed illegally. Pellt said illegal hookups happen a lot in Lubbock, often by what he calls mosquito trucks.

They go grab a truck in the parking lot, haul it a block or two. Drop it in the street; go get another on the property and another one. He said. "Then send one of these bigger trucks to bring back 2 or 3 at a time to the yard. 

If a vehicle is dropped on the street or at other belongings, the wreckers have no power to pick it up again. If you can prove that is what happened, you can get your cash back via the courts. Other than that, it's likely your money will be locked up just like your car, especially if you are a student.

With Tech kids, it happens about 5% of the time. Pellt said.

A27 blocked multi-vehicle crash

Motorists are reporting 7 miles of delays following a crash on the A27. A car overturned on the eastbound carriageway between Falmer and Lewes. It is tacit other vehicles next struck this car.

Traffic news said: A couple of vehicles involved, including a car towing a trailer. Queues back ancient times Stammer Park.

A Sussex Police spokesman said: Just before 10.45am car towing a trailer on which there was another vehicle, overturned on the eastbound A27 at Falmer, overturning the trailer at the same time. 

The driver of the towing car is understood to have been to some extent hurt. The eastbound carriageway was blocked but it was hoped that it would be cleared about 12.30pm.No further applicable information is available on our incident system at this time.

Writing on Twitter, Brighton and Hove City Council said: A27 attractive much at a standstill eastbound at Falmer. Please avoid if possible.

Tow truck company driver kill raises fears

The slay of a tow truck driver in Broward County Tuesday is raising safety concerns.Tow truck drivers in our area say no doubt about it, they have a dangerous job.

A tow truck company driver, David Herr, 36, of Hollywood was shot and killed Tuesday in Lauderdale Lakes, after a dispute over a vehicle that he was towing from an apartment.

Some tow truck drivers in West Palm Beach told us such violence qualms them, and one says it has changed the way he does his job.

I pay more attention to my surrounds and what's goin' on around me, said Scott Fugett, a tow truck driver with Sheehan's Towing. 

You try to reason with the people, explain to them why you are there. You are just there to do a job. If it doesn't work, then get away. Leave the car there if you have to. It's not worth our life to take that one car, said Adam Taylor, manager of Sheehan's towing who also drives a tow truck.

Some tow truck drivers told us the most important danger they encounter is not being shot, but being hit by a car. They say the largest threat they face is being hit by a motorist when they are stopped on the road anywhere, working a crash scene or helping a disabled vehicle, because some oncoming drivers are not paying attention and do not move over as the law require.

Dreyer new record by swimming 35km while towing

The 49-year-old started his 35-km swim on Monday and plans to end on Tuesday in Detroit.

The holder of a number of world records for endurance swimming, Dreyer said he expect to set one this time for longest distance swimming while towing a ton of bricks - a record that doesn't at present exist.”Nobody has ever pulled a ton of bricks any distance," he said. "Pretty surprising, right?"

He's doing it without a support boat. One of the dinghies is ready with a radar target so Dreyer will show up on radar screens. He has to feed himself and won't leave the water until coming ashore.

Dreyer is swimming with a GPS tracking device that will post his position online. It also comes equipped with a messaging system. At the touch of a button, Dreyer can send out 3 pre-programmed messages.

One lets his crew know he is all right. A second tells them he is not and to send a boat. A 3rd shows that he is in a life-threatening situation and requires immediate Roadside assistance from the Coast Guard.Dreyer is trying to raise money and alertness for Habitat for Humanity.

New Body Shop and Towing company Opens In Greenfield

A new body shop and towing Service Company opened in Greenfield Monday, July 29th.

The Wreck-O-Mended shop, owned by Casey Boyd, is placed just south of the Greenfield football stadium on Highway 39 Missouri.

Show hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Towing service will be available 24hours services. Just give them a call at 1-(714)-516-8845. 

Boyd brings with him 16 years of experience in the auto body repair and towing service.

Call them for total collision repair, towing and recovery, glass replacement, painless dent repair, free estimate, claim assistance with all insurance companies and key lockout service.

“We have a nice, new facility, new paint room, great lighting and the only frame straighten machine in Dade County,” Boyd said. “Drop by any time or give an us a call.”

Boyd would like to thank every person for their support in his upcoming business and looks forward to continue serving the public in this new adventure.

Hay trailer catches fire accident

Crews from Scappoose Fire District and Columbia River Fire & Rescue were called to the Warren area on July 25 in response to a report of a vehicle on fire. When the crews here, they found a hay trailer on fire. The fire occurred on Church Road at approximately 11:15 a.m.

A load of hay was being hauled up Church Road about ½ miles from Highway 35 when the person driving the towing vehicle noticed smoke coming from the hay bales. When he pulled some of the bales off, a fire erupted. 

The fire was extinguished with no spread to the surrounding areas or structures. The pick-up towing vehicle was not safe but the trailer may have constant some damage, but that is unknown. 

The hay was removed and pushed off the road following last extinguishment. CRF&R and Scappoose Fire responded with 3 engines, 2water tenders, one ambulance, and 2 staff vehicles with 13 personnel.