About Us

Captain Brian Lee owns and operates the local greater Chattanooga area boat towing companies, TowBoatUS Chickamauga, Nickajack, and Watts Bar Lakes. TowBoatUS, offers boaters 24/7 non-emergency assistance with breakdowns, running out of fuel, dead batteries, or running aground. Captain Lee, who is USCG certified, brings multiple years of experience handling complex marine situations, in addition to a background in insurance to help you from start to finish on every case, whether big or small. It is truly a family business, with Brian’s wife, Libby handling the office and accounting, his son Fisher, assisting him on water, and daughter Jocie, helping with pictures, videos, and social media.

Just like triple AAA for cars, TowBoatUS offers on the water towing plans for freshwater boaters for just $109 a year, which includes BoatUS membership. Boaters without a towing plan face costs that nationally average $600 per incident. “That’s why signing up for just $109 a year makes a lot of sense“ added Lee. His company is also part of BoatUS towing services; the world’s largest on water towing network with over 300 waterfront locations and over 600 towing assistance vessels – three times larger than the closest competitor. TowBoatUS Chickamauga, Nickajack, and Watts bar Lakes have 5 Boats servicing their lakes and the attached bodies of water in between.

The fleets five tow boats are painted a distinctive red with “TowBoatUS “in white letters along the sides and are fully rigged for towing and salvage work, carrying extra fuel, pumps, dive gear, and battery jump packs. TowBoatUS Chickamauga, Nickajack and Watts Bar Lakes combined have a total of 7 licensed captains working for the company so service can be quick and efficient. Our mission is to be Tennessee’s most experienced leader of towing, re-floating, recovery, and wreck removal by providing experienced personal and professional services that establish the best reputation while ensuring the safety of our people, the public, and the environment.