MCKENZIE M

Towing Vessel · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

MCKENZIE M is a 2011 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 23 inspections since 2012, most recently in February 2026, along with 3 deficiencies and 5 casualty investigations between 2014 and 2026.

Records from 2012 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 26 February 2026.

Built: 2011
Last inspected: 26 February 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 23
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 5 investigations · 2014–2026
Inspected with: 29 other vessels

Identity

1236136

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WDP2243

1156525

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1156525

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations8

…administrative events7

…with no type recorded8

Years with a record 13 calendar years (2012–2026)

The 23 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.

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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)51.4 ft × 22.0 ft × 7.4 ft

Registered tonnagegross 70 / net 56

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderSERODINO INC · GUILD, TN, UNITED STATES · built 2011

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portMT VERNON, IN

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 19 December 2025 · expires 31 January 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 it70 - Simplified, Gross Ton
56 - Simplified, 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.

One vessel history report for this hull — every record on this page in one dated, citable document — $300, on request.

Inspected as a tow unit · 29

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.

Inspection history · 23

26 February 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8316873

26 February 2026 Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8316919

24 May 2025 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8142610

24 May 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8144872

22 April 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8117149

15 August 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7982139

25 July 2024 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7953683

12 July 2023 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7738592

23 June 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7721629

23 February 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7392613

4 March 2021 Deficiency Check · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7150280

4 March 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7150744

14 December 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7113672

5 August 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7024777

5 December 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6867718

21 June 2019 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6723893

16 July 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5947903

17 November 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5768500

15 November 2015 Industry Initiated Exam · Administration

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5791992

25 September 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4994798

2 September 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4977653

18 April 2013 Administration · MTSA Verification · DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4575765

16 July 2012 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4383010

Deficiency record · 3

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear

Issued 26 February 2026 Resolved

Vessel experienced loss of steering. Steering rudder stuck to port and port wheel inoperable.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 26 March 2026
Resolved 6 March 2026
Resolution: Replaced shaft and rudder... TPO cleared

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 24 May 2025 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. Vessel suffered loss of steering rudder control. Prove proper operation of steering rudders prior to resuming commercial operations. This CG-835V may be cleared by the USCG, or vessel's TPO, ABS.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 24 May 2025
Resolved 27 May 2025
Resolution: Received report from vessel's TPO, ABS, attesting to repairs.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - cracking

Issued 4 March 2021 Resolved

Vessel ran aground puncturing its' stbd bow fuel tank in an unknown location. Vessel fuel tanks were not isolated and water migrated into both the centerline and port fuel tanks and then proceeded to contaminate the machinery fuel systems (e.g. generator). Company will provide written salvage plan to CG prior to departure to include: vessel seaworthiness & stability, towing arrangements, temporary repairs, transit, pollution mitigation, engineering operations, and TPO approval.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 7 April 2021
Resolution: TPO cleared, report attached in documents.

Casualty record · 5

2 September 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 4977653

16 July 2016Routine · role: Sighted in Area · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 5947903

4 March 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7150744

24 May 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8144872

26 February 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8316873

Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.

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.