UNCLE MOON

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Other hulls named UNCLE MOON

UNCLE MOON is a 1970 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 1998, most recently in December 2013, along with 15 deficiencies and 1 operational control.

Records from 1998 to 2013. Most recent: inspection, 16 December 2013.

Built: 1970
Last inspected: 16 December 2013
Documentation: No Operation - PM · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 14
Deficiencies: 15 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

526134

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WYZ8691

104708

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

366800290, 367175790 (licence lapsed)

Maury page id

psix-104708

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations5

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded8

Years with a record 7 calendar years (1998–2013)

The 14 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 13 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)48.5 ft × 15.0 ft × 7.1 ft

Registered tonnagegross 46 / net 31

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderRAYCO SHIPBUILDERS & RPRS · HOUMA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1970

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionNot recorded

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portCUT OFF, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationNo Operation - PM · issued 30 June 2004

Service, as the file records itTowing Vessel

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

Tonnage as PSIX records it46 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
31 - 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 September 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.

Radio station licence

WDD6654MMSI 367175790 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 27 March 2007, cancelled 27 May 2017 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)

WDA3613MMSI 366800290 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 9 February 2001, cancelled 16 April 2011 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)

WCW9111MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 21 October 1996, cancelled 23 December 2006 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)

FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown. A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.

Inspection history · 14

16 December 2013 Administration

Administrative · USCG East District (dp) · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4769873

7 December 2010 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3907134

19 November 2010 Marine Casualty Follow Up

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3896218

16 November 2010 Spot Check (Safety)

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3892536

16 November 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3892743

24 May 2007 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2939284

21 March 2007 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2892339

8 August 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 769398

24 July 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 197820

10 February 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 654905

15 November 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Venice · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1510955

13 November 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 214742

12 November 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 83581

12 November 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 93831

Deficiency record · 15

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Collision Strap

Issued 24 May 2007 Resolved

Vessel's "rub rail" system is cracked in four locations. Further, a hole in the vessel's fuel tank has allowed fuel to leak into the rub rail system and overboard into a navigable waterway.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 13 June 2007

Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights

Issued 21 March 2007 Resolved

Vessel outfitted w/"household" light bulbs in lieu of approved Navigation Lights

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 26 March 2007

Communications › Alarms/Indicators › General Alarm

Issued 21 March 2007 Resolved

Vessel did have a General Alarm installed. Master stated none had ever been installed on-board.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 26 March 2007

Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Heat Detectors

Issued 21 March 2007 Resolved

Vessel did not have an installed Fire Protection System IAW 46 CFR 27.203.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 26 March 2007

Fire Fighting › Fire Pumps › Arrangement

Issued 21 March 2007 Resolved

Failure to have present either a fixed fire pump or suitable portable pump IAW 46 CFR 27.301

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 26 March 2007

Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Inland Navigation Rules

Issued 21 March 2007 Resolved

Copy of Inland Navigation Rules not present for inspection.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 26 March 2007

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Markings (ship name/port)

Issued 21 March 2007 Resolved

Vessel Name/Port not marked on ring buoy.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 26 March 2007

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC SSL

Issued 21 March 2007 Resolved

[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 26 March 2007

Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone

Issued 21 March 2007 Resolved

Vesel's primary VHF radio was inoperable and in the middle of reapirs while underway.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 26 March 2007

Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Gyro Compass

Issued 21 March 2007 Resolved

Vessel gyrocompass missing light.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 April 2007
Resolved 13 June 2007

Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts

Issued 21 March 2007 Resolved

Vessel did not have present any Marine Charts for areas to be transited.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 26 March 2007

Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Coast Guard Light List

Issued 21 March 2007 Resolved

Light List not present for inspection.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 26 March 2007

Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Local Notices to Mariners

Issued 21 March 2007 Resolved

Notice to Mariners not present for inspection.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 26 March 2007

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Marine Sanitation Device, Type II

Issued 21 March 2007 Resolved

Type II MSD had been cut out of piping and a blind flange attached to discharge piping. Personnel were using portable toilet located on fantail.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 April 2007
Resolved 13 June 2007

Operations/Management › Bilge/Bilge System Management › Control of Oil Mixtures

Issued 21 March 2007 Resolved

Oily mixture from bilge was being pumped directly overboard via garden hose thru a hole in the staboard sideshell. Hole was a result of removing previously installed overboard piping for greey water.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 30 April 2007

Ownership record

The Coast Guard's documentation record for this hull -- the Abstract of Title, with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.