• A small motorboat towing a sailboat on open water with a bird flying overhead.
  • A red rescue boat near rocky cliffs with a cave entrance, and white boats in the water.
  • A marina with several boats docked, including a red rescue boat titled "Ventura" and various other yachts and sailboats, with a concrete dock on the left and calm water.
  • A fire on a boat in the water with black smoke billowing into the sky, viewed from a nearby patrol boat labeled 'TowBoatU.S.'
  • Two boats sailing in the water near a rocky shoreline with palm trees and mountains in the background.
  • Multiple rescue boats and a helicopter on a cloudy sea, with the rescue boats having American flags and markings, and the helicopter flying above, possibly part of a rescue or coast guard operation.
  • View from a yacht showing a red rescue boat named 'RETRIEVER II' docked nearby with a marina full of sailboats and yachts in the background on clear, sunny day.
  • Nighttime scene of a small airplane and a large construction excavator working together on an airport runway. The excavator is lifting and positioning the airline for maintenance or repair. There are safety cones, a warning sign, and the area is cordoned off. City lights are visible in the distance.
  • A marina with multiple sailboats and yachts docked, and a speedboat leaving a trail of smoke as it moves through the water.
  • Burned and damaged boat docked at a marina with electrical equipment nearby and a man observing the scene.
  • Construction equipment lowering a boat onto a beach with workers nearby
  • An aerial view of a white luxury yacht named Valkyrie sailing on the ocean, with a smaller vessel labeled TowBoatUS alongside it.
  • A damaged boat sinking in the ocean with a rescue boat approaching in the background.
  • A partially submerged boat with a large metal structure on top, floating in the water near a shoreline with mountains in the background. Crew members are working on the boat, surrounded by floating barriers and equipment.
  • A sailboat named 'Freedom' is sailing on calm water, with people on board and another boat visible in the background, along with a shoreline with palm trees.
  • Two boats on calm open water, one with a person leaning over the side and another in the distance.
  • A sunken ship surrounded by yellow containment boom, with rescue boats nearby and a crane on a floating platform.
  • Two people on a red boat fishing in the open ocean with land in the distance.
  • A boat named 'Sea Dragon' is beached on the shore during sunset; three men are working nearby with a pickup truck.
  • People preparing a boat for launch at a marina with palm trees, a clear blue sky, and parked trucks.
  • A person in a black wetsuit and red life jacket walking into the ocean near a tilted motorboat on the sandy beach, with a calm sea and clear blue sky.
  • Nighttime photo of a white yacht on the water with a bright light, and another vessel in the distance with a red light, creating reflections on the water.
  • Construction workers and machinery installing a large metallic structure on stilts over water near a rocky shoreline.
  • A worker stands on a dock near a large floating platform, observing a diver in the water with an orange safety line. The platform has large black tires along the edge and various equipment on top. The background shows a clear sky and industrial structures in the distance.
  • A yellow excavator lifting the bow of a boat named Flying Dutchman out of the water at a marina, with several other boats and sailboats in the background.
  • A boat speeding across a body of water near a shoreline with buildings, palm trees, and mountains in the background.
  • A small white and gray boat is docked at the pier, with a bridge in the background and a red boat tied to the dock nearby.
  • Two boats sailing on calm ocean waters near a sandy beach with a marina and hillside in the background under partly cloudy skies.
  • A large construction excavator lifting a boat on a sandy beach.
  • A red rescue boat and a smaller white boat in the water near a rocky shoreline, with a person swimming nearby.
  • An overturned white boat on a hillside, partially hidden by bushes and trees, with a white vehicle and parts of the boat's trailer visible in the background.
  • A sailboat tilted on its side in the shallow water near the shoreline, with three people in reflective vests working nearby.
  • A sailboat capsized near the shoreline with its mast tilted and the hull partially submerged, while two other boats are visible in the distance on calm water under a partly cloudy sky.
  • A sailboat capsized in the water with parts of the boat submerged, and another boat in the background on the open sea.
  • A red rescue boat with 'Assist Ventura' and 'TowBoatUS' on it, moving through calm water near a marina with sailboats and houses with palm trees in the background.
  • A man in a red jacket and black cap operating a boat's control panel in a marina with multiple yachts and sailboats docked.
  • A partially submerged boat leaning to one side in the water at a marina, with luxury yachts and residential buildings in the background.
  • A boat is capsized and partially submerged in murky water next to a dock at night, with lights reflecting on the water's surface.
  • A sailboat capsized in the water with two people on it, flags flying, under a clear blue sky.
  • A construction excavator on a sandy beach pulling a small sailboat out of the water with a cloudy sky overhead.
  • A white boat with a tall mast navigating through a narrow rocky water passage between steep, rugged cliffs covered with sparse trees and shrubs.
  • A boat with a red hull is approaching a submerged boat inside a dark, rocky cave or tunnel. The scene is illuminated by artificial light, revealing the rocky walls and water surface.
  • A large shark is submerged in the water beneath the surface.
  • A person with a hooded jacket in the foreground, a flipped boat in the water, and a red rescue boat nearby at night.
  • A U.S. Coast Guard rescue boat on calm water near rocky cliffs, with communication antennas and flags flying.
  • Three boats on the ocean with two people on each boat and two people on the sinking boat, while a whale is visible near the boats, with a rocky shoreline and hilly landscape under a clear blue sky in the background.
  • A boat is submerged upside down in a body of water, with a visible push/pull sign on its side.
  • Three men are removing a damaged, old wooden roof from a small vehicle with a cargo bed on a dirt trail in a hilly, rocky area as part of a cleanup or repair project.
  • Waves crashing against a rocky breakwater with two red boats in the water nearby.
  • A boat partially crashed into a rocky coastal area with cliffs and large boulders, surrounded by blue water.
  • Two people in the water near a floating platform with large orange and beige inflatable buoys, with a marina and boats in the background under a clear blue sky.
  • A marina with sailboats and motor yachts docked, palm trees in the background, and two prominent boats in the water, one red and one blue.
Group of six men standing on a boat docked in the water, with a water body, palm trees, and houses in the background. They are wearing casual outdoor clothing and sunglasses.

Channel Watch Marine Services Inc. (Channel Watch) is committed to delivering excellence on the water and reliability in every situation. Founded in 2003, Channel Watch quickly made a name for itself by having the most devoted team of waterman and skillful boat operators up for any challenges. Based in Ventura, CA, we operate dedicated response vessels positioned to provide dependable support in both Ventura Harbor and Channel Islands Harbors. While Channel Watch maintains a 100nm immediate response area, our team is equipped and prepared to serve clients throughout Southern California, with the capability to mobilize to inland lakes as well as additional ports and harbors as needed.

Our maritime professionals bring extensive experience and a strong safety culture to every operation. All Captains are licensed by the United States Coast Guard and hold the specialized commercial assistance endorsements required for the work we do. Many also maintain even more credentials and bring prior professional experiences including Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response certification, Emergency Medical Technician training, Boat Operator Search & Rescue qualifications, and PADI scuba certifications.

Our Services

  • Routine Marine Assistance

    Dock to Dock and Assistance Towing plus services to avoid a tow such as Jump Starts, Fuel, Oil, or Parts Delivery and Diving for Prop Disentanglements

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    Emergency Services

    Vessels in Distress, Wreck Removal, Debris Cleanup, Sunken Vessel Recovery, Hard Groundings & In-Surf Vessel Recovery, Spill Containment & Cleanup

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    Marine Support

    Crew Transfers, Deliveries, Film, Event, Safety Zone Enforcement, Standby & Support Boat for Diving, Construction, Research & Defense.

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    Boat Disposals

    End of Life or Post-Accident Disposals handled for you including towing, haul-out, and disposal of all hazardous materials including fuel and oil

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Our Team

  • Captain Carson Shevitz

    General Manager

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    Captain Ismael Alvarez

    Operations Manager

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    Carol Ferrari

    Office Manager

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    Eliana Michelson

    HR Manager

  • Oranssi founder Drew Weber

    Rick Arnal

    Fleet Foreman

  • Oranssi general contractor Reese Platt

    Captain Randy Davis

    Response Captain

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    Captain Brian Cunningham

    Response Captain

  • A man smiling outdoors near a body of water, wearing a light gray jacket and a cap with a logo for 'Channel Watch Marine Services Inc.'

    Captain Ricky Eickert

    Response Captain

  • Oranssi construction engineer Jamie Kokot

    Eric McCulley

    Vessel Disposal Foreman

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    Captain Brenden Throckmorton

    Response Captain

Our Equipment

  • Red and white tow boat speeding through water with mountains in the background

    Assist Ventura

  • A rescue boat speeding across the water, marked with 'TownBoatUS' and 'Assist Channel Islands'.

    Assist Channel Islands

  • A large red and gray rescue boat moving quickly through the water with white wake behind it.

    Rincon

  • A rescue boat speeding over the water with buildings and palm trees on the shoreline in the background.

    Retriever

  • A white Coast Guard patrol boat speeding through the water, with 'CHANNEL WATCH' written on its side, equipped with marine gear and orange life rafts on the deck.

    Channel Sentinel

  • A rescue boat with an outboard motor speeding across the water with a person standing at the controls, near a coastline with buildings and palm trees.

    Channel Rescue

  • Channel Protector

  • Channel Samaritan

  • Construction equipment, a woman in a red jacket and white hard hat, a white boat on the beach, and a white pickup truck with vessel assistance logo near the ocean.

    Truck 1

  • A white truck parked on a beach with a boat and water in the background.

    Truck 2

  • ATV

  • A red three-wheeled vehicle with the branding 'TowBoatUS' and a sign offering free towing for boaters, parked on grass near water with boats in the distance.

    Tuk Tuk

  • A white pickup truck towing a trailer with a Channel Watch Marine Services Inc. logo parked on the side of a road with a cloudy sky overhead. There's a trash bag on the ground near the curb.

    Pollution & Recovery Trailer

  • A boat on a trailer hitched to a pickup truck in a parking lot with palm trees and buildings in the background.

    Emergency Haul-Out Trailers

What we’ve been up to…

Heading off for disposal.
A hard grounding last week off of Summerland sustained damage rendering the vessel beyond repair. Our team deployed our suite of damage control supplies to patch the hull damage before pulling the boat off and down to Ventura for disposal.
The Channel Sentinel brought this 105’ vessel from Ventura Harbor to San Pedro for repairs
The fire at Santa Rosa Island is a deeply tragic incident within a protected National Park and Marine Sanctuary. Our thoughts are with the safety and well-being of all responders, as well as the National Park employees and stewards who dedicate thems
Come see us at the Safe Boating Expo hosted by @channelislandsharbor today until 3pm.
A deceased whale washed ashore on Silver Strand Beach. Our team recovered it and towed it 30nm offshore where it can decompose naturally, sink, and create a thriving natural ecosystem described in a process called whale fall. When a whale dies, it e
“Excellent experience from start to finish. The service was professional, fast, and very helpful. The Captain made the situation stress-free and handled everything perfectly. Very happy with the service.”
Coming alongside a 208’ NOAA research vessel to do a transfer of researchers, supplies, and equipment. We do a lot more than just towing!
This incident involving a 38’ powerboat gained widespread attention after being shared by multiple social media accounts, along with a large fire department response to a reported onboard fire several hours after the vessel went aground. The ve
Right on the edge of that perfect shift… longer days, warmer air, and just enough sun to remind you summer is almost here.
3 sailboats and 4 powerboats were disposed of over a weekend representing 270 feet of boats. All had been abandoned in different local boat yards and marinas.
Recovery and disposal for this electric boat. Everything handled from start to finish by our team.
Yesterday afternoon, Captains responded to reports of a vessel with gasoline in its bilge. @oxnardcityfire confirmed the hazardous condition: the air inside of the vessel was showing to contain a high percentage of combustible and explosive gasoline
Summer’s creeping in ☀️ and you can feel it—calls are picking up, the quiet winter days are fading, and the office is buzzing back to life. Busy season is right around the corner.
101’ crewboat on the hip
Absolute beautiful weather the past week.

What Our Clients Say

  • "The speed, expertise and professionalism of the crew was outstanding. I highly recommend them to anyone needing marine towing services."

    Mark Russo

  • "Captain Carson Shevitz, and his team are EXCELLENCE personified. Reliable, Knowledgeable, Responsive."

    Kelvin Meeks

  • "Excellent! Carson is very knowledgeable and professional! He provides outstanding Customer Service! I highly recommend Channel Watch Marine!"

    Irene Eason