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M/V PATIENCE
M/V PATIENCE is a 2013 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 12 inspections since 2013, most recently in October 2025, along with 16 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2025.
Records from 2013 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 2 October 2025.
- Built
- 2013
- Last inspected
- 2 October 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 16 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2025
Identity
1244273
WDK6938
1222734
Flag
UNITED STATES
368079610
Maury page id
psix-1222734
Inspections, by type
The 12 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 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)48.0 ft × 18.0 ft × 6.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 43 / net 34
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSERODINO INC · GUILD, TN, UNITED STATES · built 2013
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portNASHVILLE, TN
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 17 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 it43 - Simplified, Gross Ton
34 - Simplified, Net Ton
34 - Simplified, 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
WDK6938MMSI 368079610 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 5 March 2019, expires 5 March 2029
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.
Inspected as a tow unit · 2
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.
CLARENCE G. FRAME Towing Vessel · MISLE 142931 · 25 April 2025 · activity 8126294CUMBERLAND II Passenger Barge (Inspected) · MISLE 1222887 · 25 April 2025 · activity 8126294Inspection history · 12
2 October 2025
Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8236641
14 August 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8209878
25 April 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8126294
10 June 2024
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7929476
17 October 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7809952
21 July 2023
Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7748530
22 June 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7484151
3 December 2021
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7368363
13 October 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7332452
20 October 2020
DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7085033
19 June 2019
Initial Certification · DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6720884
7 August 2013
Industry Initiated Exam · Administration
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4677592
Deficiency record · 16
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 10 June 2024
Resolved
Vessel is required to have a training program and documentation for crew. Master could not provide evidence of documentation of training or drills. Vessel must provide proof of training and documentation to the satisfaction of a USCG Marine Inspector.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance and inspections
Issued 10 June 2024
Resolved
Vessel is required to have a life saving maintenance program and records/logs. Master could not provide evidence of maintenance program or documentation. Vessel must provide proof of program and documentation to the satisfaction of a USCG Marine Inspector.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 10 June 2024
Resolved
Bilge alarm switches must be suitable for route and service. Switches on board are for recreational use only. Install commercial switches to the satisfaction of a USCG Marine Inspector.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 10 June 2024
Resolved
Air compressor must be wired to a permanent connection to a source of electrical power and not plugged in to an outlet. Properly install air compressor electrical connection to the satisfaction of a USCG Marine Inspector.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm
Issued 13 October 2021
Resolved
46 CFR 143.230(a)(3-4):
Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists or an essential system develop problems that require attention. The following systems must be equipped with alarms in accordance with 46 CFR 143.230(a-b): Auxiliary generator engine low lubricating oil pressure and auxiliary generator engine high cooling water temperature. Vessel’s auxiliary generators did not have a visible and audible means of monitoring oil pressure or cooling water temperature in the wheelhouse.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts
Issued 13 October 2021
Resolved
46CFR144.820:
An exposed hazard such as gears and rotating machinery, must be protected by a cover, guard or rail. Port and starboard shafts are exposed through the deck plating creating a hazard when working in engine room while underway.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 13 October 2021
Resolved
46CFR143.245:
Essential systems or equipment must be regularly tested and examined to verify it functions as designed. Each towing vessel must perform the applicable tests in Table 143.245(b) of this section. The tests required by this section must be recorded in accordance with part 140 of this subchapter. Vessel did not have onboard a valid log or proof of system testing as required.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 13 October 2021
Resolved
46CFR141.360(c)(1):
Lifebuoys must have the following attachments and fittings:
At least one lifebuoy must have a lifeline, secured around the body of the lifebuoy. If more than one lifebuoy is carried, at least one must not have a lifeline attached. All lifebuoys onboard the vessel contained lifelines attached.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 13 October 2021
Resolved
The person in command of a documented vessel must have on board that vessel the original Certificate of Documentation currently in effect for that vessel. The vessel did not have a valid Certificate of Documentation on board.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Navigation records
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
Vessel did not have a navigational assessment.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
Vessel did not have day shapes nor a functional bell.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
No safety orientation available for crew or other than passengers.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency signal
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
Out of date distress signals.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
Missing one life buoy light.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilation
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
No means to stop natural ventilation in engine room.
Casualty record · 1
25 April 2025Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 8126294
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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. 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.