You might have some valid points there, I don't know. Seems like Eckerd would only be useful with a "drifter" scenario, but that's when we could really use some boat support.
Here is ECSAR (unless it's changed in a couple years).
I used them a lot when I had a boat, starting back around 2000 or so. It's still in my cell phone
727 864 8256.
They were always helpful and free. Better than SeaTow for inshore stuff.