Sea Tow San Diego in Point Loma deploys Coast Guard-licensed captains under Mariners Towing & Assistance Corporation (2014) from its Kurtz Street base in the Midway District for on-water towing, salvage, and emergency fuel delivery. Membership-based coverage eliminates per-incident charges for battery jump-starts, fuel drops, and soft ungroundings—immediate-response calls that often precede a hull-damage claim filed through Douglas K Smith Marine Insurance on the same waterfront. The franchise's nationally networked fleet means coverage extends beyond San Diego Bay to any Sea Tow port along the U.S. coastline under a single annual membership. Salvage operations deploy pumps, containment booms, and overland transport equipment for vessels disabled by collision, flooding, or mechanical failure, coordinating underwater hull assessments with dive teams at Dockside Divers when structural integrity is in question. The most complex recoveries involve multi-day salvage of grounded or partially submerged vessels, requiring crane coordination, environmental-containment protocols, and Coast Guard incident documentation.