Echo Towing Service was established in 1972 by Captain Tom Echols, with a 300 horsepower single-screw tug. He made his living working for a construction company and an affiliate of Kirby Corporation/Western Towing. In 1980, Tom traded up to a larger boat and renamed it the Nita E., for his wife, Nita Echols. At this point, Captain Tom incorporated, and began working as an owner/operator for...