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ELSIE JANE
- Built
- 1971
- Last inspected
- 12 December 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 38 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
12 December 2025
…with no type recorded52
Deficiencies
38 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
24 calendar years (1993–2025)
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
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Identity
535497
WDL2319
111330
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-111330
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)80.5 ft × 30.0 ft × 9.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 232 / net 158
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderHALTER MARINE SERVICES INC · LOCKPORT, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1971
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portLEDBETTER, KY
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un
DocumentationValid · issued 6 August 2025 · expires 31 August 2026
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 it158 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
232 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
232 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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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Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.
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Inspected as a tow unit · 41
The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.
T501 Freight Barge · MISLE 4422 · 12 May 2018 · activity 6414468T820 Freight Barge · MISLE 313068 · 12 May 2018 · activity 6414468JBMS 101B Freight Barge · MISLE 1103507 · 17 February 2018 · activity 6357501WBF 2B Freight Barge · MISLE 1107103 · 17 February 2018 · activity 6357501BIG 574 Freight Barge · MISLE 1109621 · 17 February 2018 · activity 6357501A. W. BAYER Towing Vessel · MISLE 176926 · 25 March 2016 · activity 5847880JOHN F SECREST Towing Vessel · MISLE 135181 · 2 June 2015 · activity 5143153ING 2178 Freight Barge · MISLE 456370 · 2 June 2015 · activity 5143153PBM 133 Freight Barge · MISLE 578316 · 2 June 2015 · activity 5143153PBM 58 Freight Barge · MISLE 742127 · 2 June 2015 · activity 5143153DANNY TERRAL Towing Vessel · MISLE 210613 · 29 May 2015 · activity 5142404SCOTT QUEST Towing Vessel · MISLE 126470 · 21 August 2009 · activity 3577057CTC 9412 Freight Barge · MISLE 408971 · 21 August 2009 · activity 3577057JMC 20012 Freight Barge · MISLE 471271 · 21 August 2009 · activity 3577057WGN 9708 Freight Barge · MISLE 450381 · 13 October 2008 · activity 3346540CGB 284B Freight Barge · MISLE 163121 · 8 April 2008 · activity 3189606WGN 9703 Freight Barge · MISLE 450376 · 18 March 2008 · activity 3182245WGN 336 Freight Barge · MISLE 367051 · 31 December 2006 · activity 2858605SCF 2121B Freight Barge · MISLE 22636 · 27 November 2004 · activity 2250367MM 3518 Freight Barge · MISLE 26279 · 27 November 2004 · activity 2250367MMA 2201 Freight Barge · MISLE 567418 · 27 November 2004 · activity 2250367MMB 3507 Freight Barge · MISLE 731314 · 27 November 2004 · activity 2250367GRADY RAY Towing Vessel · MISLE 54768 · 21 September 2004 · activity 2203961WEEKS 542 Industrial Vessel · MISLE 400654 · 21 September 2004 · activity 2203961ING 1932 Freight Barge · MISLE 438161 · 7 January 2003 · activity 1741497GD-2003 Freight Barge · MISLE 606703 · 31 October 2002 · activity 1716387CTC-9907 Freight Barge · MISLE 506766 · 2 October 2002 · activity 1686060WGN 322 Freight Barge · MISLE 367037 · 30 January 1998 · activity 20381WGN 338 Freight Barge · MISLE 367053 · 31 August 1997 · activity 177453WGN 318 Freight Barge · MISLE 339035 · 7 January 1997 · activity 128620CTC 9410 Freight Barge · MISLE 408968 · 16 July 1996 · activity 47788ZT-303 Freight Barge · MISLE 442917 · 14 June 1996 · activity 156713WGN 804 Freight Barge · MISLE 442297 · 19 May 1996 · activity 125731WGN 197 Freight Barge · MISLE 357917 · 14 May 1996 · activity 172768WGN 501 E Freight Barge · MISLE 362647 · 10 May 1996 · activity 39742WGN 239 Freight Barge · MISLE 434371 · 19 January 1996 · activity 109332DM 2563 Freight Barge · MISLE 117353 · 17 June 1995 · activity 97059WGN 322 Freight Barge · MISLE 367037 · 17 April 1995 · activity 88674WGN 285 Freight Barge · MISLE 338508 · 22 September 1993 · activity 30698WGN 258 Freight Barge · MISLE 387748 · 22 September 1993 · activity 30698WGN 208 Freight Barge · MISLE 395939 · 22 September 1993 · activity 30698WGN-89 Freight Barge · MISLE 386435 · 11 March 1993 · activity 143882Inspection history · 69
12 December 2025
DAPI Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8282613
10 December 2025
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8281646
13 January 2025
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8062937
11 December 2023
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7831428
11 December 2023
DAPI Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7837921
19 January 2023
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7623678
21 June 2021
Initial Certification · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7303522
24 May 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7205399
27 May 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6968071
10 August 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6783569
30 May 2019
In-Service Inspection · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6699419
7 November 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6576114
14 May 2018
Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6414476
12 May 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6414468
17 February 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6357501
30 September 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6301208
10 December 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6057017
25 March 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5847880
2 June 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5143153
29 May 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5142404
24 April 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5111607
30 May 2014
Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4884001
30 October 2013
Administration
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4743895
22 August 2009
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3583902
21 August 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3577057
10 March 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3434019
13 October 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3346540
24 May 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3227633
8 April 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3189606
18 March 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3182245
31 December 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2858605
23 October 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2815218
2 August 2005
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2448826
27 November 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2250367
21 September 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2203961
19 July 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2155960
27 April 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2098313
30 December 2003
Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1986246
15 August 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1906985
7 January 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1741497
31 October 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1716387
2 October 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1686060
5 September 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1673209
4 September 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1676664
8 March 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1598137
15 January 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1480593
7 October 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 121029
6 October 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2406
20 September 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 77278
20 March 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 114669
5 March 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 9504
30 January 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 20381
13 November 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 409968
31 August 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 177453
9 August 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 144800
1 August 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 45157
10 June 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 141570
7 January 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 128620
16 July 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 47788
14 June 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 156713
19 May 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 125731
14 May 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 172768
10 May 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 39742
19 January 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 109332
21 July 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 62242
17 June 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 97059
17 April 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 88674
22 September 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 30698
11 March 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 143882
Deficiency record · 38
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)
Issued 10 December 2025
Resolved
The name of the vessel must be marked on some clearly visible exterior part of the port and starboard bow and stern of the vessel. Name and hailing port sign damaged by wind. Replace when new one arrives.
46CFR67.123
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Electronic charts (ECDIS)
Issued 10 December 2025
Resolved
A towing vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts, maps, and nautical pubs for the intended voyage. Rose Point charts need to be updated. 46CFR140.705(b)
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 10 December 2025
Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards. Dead end wires found in pilot house operating station cabinets. Repair/Replace.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 10 December 2025
Resolved
Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas. Emergency light in upper quarters non-operational. Repair/Replace.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 10 December 2025
Resolved
Towing vessel must carry a combination of day and night visual distress signals indicated in Table 141.370. Vessel had wrong type of flares. Replace with USCG approved flares.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 10 December 2025
Resolved
Pressure vessels over 5 cubic feet in volume and over 15 pounds per square inch maximum allowable working pressure (MAWP) must be equipped with an indicating pressure gauge (in a readily visible location) and with one or more spring-loaded relief valves. Pressure gauge missing from forward pressure vessel in engine room.46 CFR 143.300 (a)
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 10 December 2025
Resolved
Electrical equipment must be suitably installed to prevent them from coming loose through vibration or accidental contact. Battery charger not permanently secured to battery in E/R.46 CFR 143.400
14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Oil and oily mixtures from machinery spaces
Issued 10 December 2025
Resolved
All bilges and void spaces are kept free from accumulation of combustible materials and liquids insofar as practicable. Excessive oil leaking from gearbox into rosebox under the port shaft seal.46 CFR 142.220(a)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 13 January 2025
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Gauge for cooler system on main engine and gearbox is broken. Replace.
46CFR143.205
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 13 January 2025
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Hydraulic steering system has multiple leaks. Repair/replace as necessary to secure leaks.
46CFR143.205
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - cracking
Issued 13 January 2025
Resolved
A towing vessel must be maintained and operated so the watertight integrity and stability of the vessel are not compromised. Stern void is leaking. Repair.
46CFR140.605(b)
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 11 December 2023
Resolved
Alcohol swabs were expired.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo & other hatchways
Issued 11 December 2023
Resolved
The vessel has been both in satisfactory service insofar as structural adequacy is concerned and does not cause the structure of the vessel to be questioned by either the OCMI, or TPO engaged to perform an audit or survey. Bow is flooded to water line. Demonstrate that flooding is intentional and not as a result of a leak.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 11 December 2023
Resolved
more than 3 years elapsing since last test. Not able to test, no records available. Provide documentation of test.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 19 January 2023
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists or an essential system develops problems that require attention. The following alarms must be provided:(6)Low hydraulic steering fluid levels, (7)Low fuel level, if fitted with a day tank. Vessel did not have low hydraulic steering fluid or day tank low fuel oil alarms
equipped. Provide indicated alarms to the satisfaction of an attending Marine Inspector.
46 CFR 143.230(a)(6)&(7)
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 19 January 2023
Resolved
Alarms must be visible and audible at each operating station. Alarms were not visible or audible in the pilot house when testing the high bilge level alarm. Repair to the satisfaction of an attending Marine Inspector.
46 CFR 143.230(b)(1)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 19 January 2023
Resolved
All bilges and void spaces are kept free from accumulation of combustible and flammable materials insofar as practicable. Engine room bilge had excessive amounts of oil accumulated. Remove oil accumulation to the satisfaction of an attending Marine Inspector.
46 CFR 142.220(a)
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 19 January 2023
Resolved
Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas. Lower engine room emergency lighting was extinguished. Repair/Replace to the satisfaction of an attending Marine Inspector.
46 CFR 143.410(b)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 19 January 2023
Resolved
Life-jackets must have the following attachments and fittings; (1)Each life-jacket must have a life-jacket light securely attached to the front shoulder area of the life-jacket,(2)Each life-jacket must have a whistle firmly secured by a cord to the life jacket. Life-jackets were missing required lights and whistles. Provide necessary attachments and fittings to the satisfaction of an attending Marine Inspector.
46 CFR 141.340(g)(1)&(2)
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Closing devices/watertight doors
Issued 1 December 2021
Resolved
A towing vessel must be maintained and operated so the watertight integrity and stability of the vessel are not compromised. Engine room has two hatches(scuttles)that don't operate correctly. Repair as needed. 46cfr140.605(b)
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Pipes, wires (insulation)
Issued 1 December 2021
Resolved
Piping and machinery components that exceed 220 °C (428 °F), including fittings, flanges, valves, exhaust manifolds, and turbochargers, must be insulated. Measures must be in place to prevent flammable or combustible liquid piping leaks from coming into contact with these components. Lagging needs to be installed on exposed exhaust pipes from turbo chargers. 46cfr143.220(b)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 1 December 2021
Resolved
The following systems must be equipped with gauges at the machinery location; Auxiliary generator engine lubricating oil pressure and auxiliary generator engine RPM. Tachometer gauges needs to be installed on the generators. 46cfr230(c)(3)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 24 May 2021
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 associated fleet 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.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 31 May 2019
Resolved
All bilges and void spaces are kept free from
accumulation of combustible and flammable materials and
liquids insofar as practicable. Identified 2-4 inches of
oil throughout the engine room bilge, beneath the port/
stbd engines & gens, fuel manifold, & the fwd portion of
the engine room, approx 18 ft wide by 25 ft in length,
posing an imminent hazard to the crew & environment, a
serious substandard condition not being pro-actively
managed by the Company, vessel owner, and/or operator. 46 CFR 142.220(a)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 31 May 2019
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a fire-detection system
installed to detect engine room fires, that is
installed, tested, and maintained in accordance with the
manufacturer’s design manual. Upon arrival, fire
detection panel displayed a fault, cause unknown to all
crew, crew unaware of how to properly test the system,
nor equipped with proper testing devices to conduct
these tests, and no records found attesting the fire
detection system being tested during monthly drills as
required, creating a serious substandard condition not
being pro-actively managed by the Company, vessel owner,
and/or operator. Provide technician report attesting to
the full operation of the fire detection system as
designed by the manufacturer. 46 CFR 142.330
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 31 May 2019
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and
maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing
vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and
emergency conditions. Starboard generator prime mover
has numerous lube oil leaks: at the L/O sensor, on the
bottom side of the pump running down the side of the
engine, and through the exhaust system resulting unsafe
oil soaked lagging and pooling on the flange, with oil
soaked pads surrounding the generator, all combined in
creating a serious substandard condition not being proactively managed by the Company, vessel owner, and/or operator. 46 CFR 143.205(a)
06 - Cargo Operations Including Equipment › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (cargo)
Issued 30 May 2019
Resolved
Vessel must be operated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and in such manner as to afford protection against hazards to life, property, and the environment. Vessel allided with the Crescent City Connection Bridge causing damage to one of the five barges in tow. Provide a detail transit plan including all mitigating factors for safe transit to deliver the damage barge to a nearby repair facility and accommodate for CG Marine Inspector to come on board the Towing vessel. Vessel is to remain in place until the transit plan has been reviewed and approved by the Coast Guard. 46 CFR 140.205, 705c
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 30 May 2019
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and
maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing
vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and
emergency conditions. Identified excessive shaft leakage
on port propulsion shaft with rigged means of
dewatering with pumps to maintain leakage, shaft leakage
water ingress is an aggravating factor in the oily water
found all within the engine room bilge, creating a
serious substandard condition not being pro-actively
managed by the Company, vessel owner, and/or operator.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 30 May 2019
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and
maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing
vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and
emergency conditions. As a result of the oil leaks on
both generator sets, the electrical windings have become
completely saturated in oil and need immediate cleaning.
Once trouble shooting and repairs have been affected,
clean generator set.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 30 May 2019
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and
maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing
vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and
emergency conditions. Observed oil soaked rag resting
over the vent for the stbd reduction gear accompanied by
almost the entire fwd section of the reduction gear
soaked in oil. Appears fwd main seal is faulty on
reduction gear. Trouble shoot to find the exact location
of leak and affect repairs to the prime mover.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 30 May 2019
Resolved
Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction
gears, and electrical equipment and systems must be
maintained to ensure proper operation. Overall condition
of main engines and generator prime movers is
substandard: numerous leaks , evidence of oil in
exhaust, and overall rough engine operation as witnessed
by Marine Inspector. Provide technicians report
attesting to the viability and performance of on board
machinery as designed by manufacturer.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)
Issued 30 May 2019
Resolved
The officer in charge of a navigational watch must
conduct a navigation assessment for the intended route
and operations prior to getting underway. The navigation
assessment must incorporate the requirements of the
pilothouse resource management of 46 CFR 140.640, assess
operational risks, and anticipate and manage workload
demands. Navigational assessments are not being
completed as required, only saw evidence of voyage plans
which are a separate requirement.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 30 May 2019
Resolved
Safety orientations and other crew training must be
documented in the TVR, official logbook, or in
accordance with the TSMS applicable to the vessel. Found
no records of safety orientation being conducted for
crew members, persons in addition to crew and visitors,
and upon arrival, deckhands completely unaware of safety
orientation content to convey to on board guests.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Abandon ship drills
Issued 30 May 2019
Resolved
The master of a towing vessel must ensure that drills
are conducted and instructions are given to ensure that
all crewmembers are capable of performing the duties
expected of them during emergencies. Found no record on
board for abandon ship and man over board drills
conducted by the current vessel crew.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 30 May 2019
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have either a self-priming,
power-driven, fixed fire pump, a fire main, and hoses
and nozzles in accordance with paragraphs (a)-(d) of
this section. Water leakage found within the fixed fire
pump, and on the discharge side piping, flexible hosing
covered a piping pinhole, w/ shooting water out of the
flexible hosing sides, conduct permanent repair.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 30 May 2019
Resolved
The frame or support of any size III, IV, or V semiportable
extinguisher fitted with wheels must be welded
or otherwise permanently attached to a steel bulkhead or
deck to prevent it from rolling under heavy sea
conditions. The on board B-V was unsecured on the second
deck, at risk for falling over/damage.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 30 May 2019
Resolved
If a dedicated storage cabinet is provided it must be
secured to the vessel so that it does not move and must
meet either UL 1275, FM Approvals Standard, or another
suitable steel container that provides an equivalent
level of safety. No approvals observed on the fire
locker, provide proof of ratings or equivalency, or
replace meeting 142.225(c)(1) or (c)(2).
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 30 May 2019
Resolved
Each lifejacket must be marked in block capital letters
with the name of the vessel. Lifejackets on board not
marked with the vessel name. To be completed within 2
days.
Recorded names · 1
CREEK (2004–2019). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.
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.