SAND PEBBLE

Towing Vessel · Built 1960s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE)

Built: 1969
Last inspected: 8 September 2025
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 11
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Coast Guard record current through 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Towing Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Inspection record

Last inspected 8 September 2025

Recorded inspections11

…physical examinations8

…administrative events3

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 7 calendar years (2012–2025)

Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. A blank resolution means none was recorded in this data; it does not establish that a deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Identity

523113

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WDG4373

102489

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-102489

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)42.6 ft × 15.0 ft × 7.7 ft

Registered tonnagegross 30 / net 20

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderHANS HANSEN WELDING CO. · TOLEDO, OH, UNITED STATES · built 1969

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portPORTSMOUTH, NH

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un, rec, reg

DocumentationValid · issued 14 April 2026 · expires 30 April 2027

Service, as the file records itTowing Vessel

Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)

Tonnage as PSIX records it30 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
20 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 August 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.

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Inspection history · 11

8 September 2025 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8225969

16 September 2024 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8003205

22 March 2024 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7889435

26 September 2023 Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7795787

1 June 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7692059

7 June 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7448573

6 October 2020 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7072373

27 July 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7017767

20 September 2016 Administration

Administrative · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6005047

19 June 2012 Industry Initiated Exam · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4348767

17 February 2012 Administration

Administrative · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4246465

Deficiency record · 4

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances

Issued 8 September 2025 Resolved

At least two lifebuoys on a towing vessel greater than 26 feet must be fitted with a floating electric water light approved under approval series 161.010 or 161.110. Water lights have incorrect batteries with incorrect terminals, and must be replaced with batteries prescribed by the water light manufacturer.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 September 2025
Resolved 18 September 2025
Resolution: batteries replaced

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system

Issued 8 September 2025 Resolved

Except as provided in paragraph (a)(8) of this section, each towing vessel must have a fire-detection system installed to detect engine room fires. The owner or managing operator must ensure the following: The system draws power from two sources. The alarm panel backup batteries haven’t been replaced in 5 years.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 September 2025
Resolved 18 September 2025
Resolution: battery replaced

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 16 September 2024 Resolved

A towing vessel subject to this subchapter and choosing the Coast Guard inspection option, or required to have the Coast Guard inspection option, must undergo an annual inspection within 3 months before or after the COI anniversary date. Vessel is overdue for her Annual Inspection, rendering the current COI invalid. Vessel must not engage in towing operations prior to issuance of a valid COI.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 September 2025
Resolved 23 September 2024
Resolution: Issued valid COI.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 27 July 2020 Resolved

All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel is one of the vessels that has not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection within 90 days. If an inspection is not completed prior to this date, the action for this deficiency shall be changed to a 60 (Rectify deficiencies prior to movement) and the vessel may no long be permitted to operate.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 October 2020
Resolved 6 October 2020
Resolution: Commenced inspection for issuance of initial COI.

Ownership record

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