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Capt. Jay McMillin
(Co-Owner)

Capt. Jay McMillin holds a U.S. Coast Guard 50 gross ton Master License, Near Coastal with Assistance Towing Endorsement. Additionally, he is certified as an Oil Spill 1st Responder Hazardous Material Technician (HAZMAT), and a certified scuba diver.

Captain Jay McMillin was born in Pennsylvania, Jay's family relocated to North Fort Myers in 1960. He has lived in the Fort Myers/Cape Coral area since. Growing up in North Fort Myers, Jay spent countless days fishing the Caloosahatchee River and Matlacha Pass (when he could get a ride to the bridge). Throughout his life, Capt. Jay has continued enjoying the waters of S.W. Fl. Having owned a number of boats, Capt. Jay has fished both the local backwater and offshore his entire life.

Graduating from high school in 1972, Jay started what turned out to be a 33 year career with Publix Super Markets, Inc. << more

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Capt. Ed Semon

Captain Ed Semon joined Towboat U.S. Cape Coral in October 2001, after a 20 year U. S. Coast Guard career. A resident of Cape Coral, Captain Ed is our senior captain. During his five years with the company, he has assisted hundreds of Southwest Florida boaters. He holds a 100 Gross Ton Master near Coastal License with an Assistance Towing Endorsement. During his Coast Guard career, Captain Ed was qualified as Coxswain [boat captain] on board many small Coast Guard rescue boats. In addition, he was qualified as a Deck Watch Officer aboard larger Coast Guard Cutters. These included 95 and 110-foot patrol boats as well as larger offshore patrol cutters up to 210 feet. Captain Ed’s Coast Guard career took him to diverse locations including Alaska, Savannah, Georgia, Fort Lauderdale and Fort Myers Beach, Florida.

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Capt. Dusty Harrington

Captain Roberts H. “Dusty” Harrington joined Towboat U. S. Cape Coral in the fall of 2004, bringing with him over 24 years of maritime experience sailing the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Capt. Dusty grew up boating on the TVA lakes in Virginia and Tennessee. In 1980 he began off-shore commercial fishing in the Gulf of Mexico; first, bandit fishing for grouper and long-lining for swordfish. Later, he sailed in the shark fishing industry. While sailing the waters between the Mississippi River Delta and the North coast of South American, he gained experience from Miami to the Bahamas and from Haiti to the Yucatan Peninsula aboard a variety from small “flats boats” to 75 foot work boats. Today, he is a USCG Licensed 50 ton Master, a certified diver, 30 hour certified firefighter, Florida Master Naturalist, and charter captain (fishing, sightseeing, shelling, and snorkeling). He is married to Jeannie and the proud father/step-father of three daughters, all married, two with young sons making Dusty a proud grandfather as well. The Harringtons have made their home in St. James City on the southern tip of Pine Island since 1990.

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Capt. Larry Meyer

Captain Larry Meyer joined TowBoatUS Cape Coral in February 2004 after a lifetime of boating on the Ohio and other Western Rivers. Captain Larry holds a 50 Ton U. S. Coast Guard Master License with Assistance Towing Endorsement. In addition, he is a Federal Aviation Administration Licensed private pilot and a PADI certified diver, throughout his long recreation boating career he has owned numerous boats including two sailboats and a half-dozen power boats. Of the numerous boats Captain Larry has owned, his current boat, a classic 21-foot Christ Craft Sea Skiff, highlights the list. Built of plywood and mahogany in a lapstrake design configuration, the boat is registered with the Antique and Classic Boat Society. Captain Larry hails from Cincinnati, Ohio and moved to Cape Coral in 2002 where he lives with his wife Peggy, and daughters Molly and Mary Grace. His son Josh is a chef, working at restaurants throughout the area.

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Captain Sean Steinberg

Captain Sean Steinberg has lived in Cape Coral for over 20 years and joined Towboat U.S. Cape Coral in 2009.  Sean was born in New York City to a family who built and imported boats.  Captain Sean has been a part of the Edison Sailing Center in Down Town Fort Myers since he was 8 years old.  Captain Sean holders a U.S.C.G. Masters license with several endorsements and certifications.  Also a certified scuba diver for over 15 years and he holds a commercial drivers license.  Captain Sean enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserves in 2003 and is still currently stationed at Fort Myers Beach as a search & rescue crew member and law enforcement officer.  The Coast Guard trained Sean to be a mechanic and over the years he used this training working such jobs from a Volvo Heavy Equipment technician locally, to a chief engineer on a 165’ oil rig supply vessel out of New Orleans, LA, and everything in-between.  When Towboat needs a mechanic, Sean is usually called in.  In Sean’s free time you can find him fishing all around Florida, or sailing anywhere in the Caribbean.  Sean has sailed from Cape Coral to such places as Honduras, the Dry Tortugas, the Bahamas, and every island in-between.  Sean currently lives on Fort Myers Beach and is Captain of Boat 6.

Captain Tom Lewis

Captain Tom joined TowBoat US Cape Coral in 2009. Captain Tom holds a 100 Ton Masters with Towing Assist, Able Bodied Seaman, STCW, RFPNW, Survival Craft / Lifeboat, and TWIC. Tom acquired his seamanship skills while being employed by Military Sealift Command serving overseas in the Gulf of Aden, Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. While being employed at MSC Tom worked the deck department doing underway replenishment with fuel and cargo. Tom also worked as an underway helmsman at sea piloting an 800 foot fuel tanker as well as chart plotting, dead reckoning, weather and lookout.

Captain Tom moved from Columbus, Ohio in 2005 with his wife Linda of 39 years. Their oldest daughter resides at Dallas, Texas and youngest daughter lives in Cape Coral with their 3 grand children which they see as often as possible. After being out of country for a period of time there is nothing greater than being back in SW Florida around family and friends.  

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Capt. Tyler Findeisen

Bio Coming Soon

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