SIGNET ARCTURUS

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

SIGNET ARCTURUS is a 2013 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 34 inspections since 2013, most recently in October 2024, along with 22 deficiencies and 5 casualty investigations between 2017 and 2022.

Records from 2013 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 21 October 2024.

Built: 2013
Last inspected: 21 October 2024
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 34
Deficiencies: 22 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 5 investigations · 2017–2022
Inspected with: 10 other vessels

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 21 October 2024

Recorded inspections34

…physical examinations24

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded5

Deficiencies 22 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 12 calendar years (2013–2024)

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

1249003

9681766

WDG9592

1226776

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1226776

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)100.0 ft × 38.0 ft × 18.2 ft

Registered tonnagegross 476 / net 142

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)100.0 ft × 38.0 ft × 18.2 ft

ITC tonnagegross 476 / net 142

BuilderPATTI MARINE ENTERPRISES INC · PENSACOLA, FL, UNITED STATES · built 2013

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portPASCAGOULA, MS

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 23 January 2026 · 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 it476 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
349 - Dead Weight, Gross Ton
142 - Convention (Subpart B), 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.

Vessel history report

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 1980 to 2026 for this class, 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.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 10

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.

NFE PIONEER III Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit · MISLE 1723123 · 2 March 2022 · activity 7405507 SIGNET AMERICA Towing Vessel · MISLE 929563 · 14 January 2022 · activity 7389964 SIGNET POLARIS Towing Vessel · MISLE 1226777 · 14 January 2022 · activity 7389964 CAP CORPUS CHRISTI Tank Ship · MISLE 1516833 · 14 January 2022 · activity 7389964 ALERT Towing Vessel · MISLE 508946 · 17 September 2021 · activity 7314605 SIGNET POLARIS Towing Vessel · MISLE 1226777 · 17 September 2021 · activity 7314605 MARAN HERMES Tank Ship · MISLE 1445340 · 17 September 2021 · activity 7314605 CYGNET Towing Vessel · MISLE 492125 · 26 August 2017 · activity 6308067 NOBLE DANNY ADKINS Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit · MISLE 1053161 · 26 August 2017 · activity 6308067 NOBLE JIM DAY Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit · MISLE 1095565 · 26 August 2017 · activity 6308067 PARAGON DPDS1 Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit · MISLE 1325322 · 26 August 2017 · activity 6308067

Inspection history · 34

21 October 2024 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8034977

24 April 2024 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7900953

1 April 2024 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7888314

21 December 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7841502

25 April 2023 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7675651

7 November 2022 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7590517

9 August 2022 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7528769

27 June 2022 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7488520

20 June 2022 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7482272

2 May 2022 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7442494

2 March 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7405507

14 January 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7389964

17 September 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7314605

8 July 2021 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7249234

13 July 2020 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7005564

18 April 2019 COI Inspection · Drydock Exam · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6666336

31 January 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6618051

16 December 2018 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6598925

16 December 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6599926

24 September 2018 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6547518

11 May 2018 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6412093

19 January 2018 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6358234

14 December 2017 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6324272

5 September 2017 Deficiency Check · Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6260201

26 August 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6308067

21 July 2017 Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6241178

19 May 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6150555

16 March 2017 Administrative Inspection · Underwater Inspection in lieu of Drydock · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6098377

5 May 2016 Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5869626

23 July 2015 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5193471

20 July 2015 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5187008

1 December 2014 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5032261

11 September 2014 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4980496

27 February 2013 MARPOL Annex V Examination · MARPOL Annex IV Survey · Ballast Water Examination · MARPOL Annex I Examination · Plan Review (Other than "T") · MARPOL Annex VI Survey · DAPI Audit · Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight · Initial Certification · ISM Oversight · MTSA/ISPS Verification · Construction Oversight

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4540256

Deficiency record · 22

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

Issued 16 May 2023 Resolved

The fire detection and alarm system must control and monitor input signals for all connected detectors and manual pull stations or call points. The fire detection and alarm must provide fire or fault output signals to the pilot house. Fire detection panel on bridge has a fault. Clear fault and trouble shoot to the satisfaction of attending MI. 46 CFR 76.27-5 (c & d) ECFR

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 24 May 2023
Resolution: Trouble cleared all sat.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 15 May 2023 Resolved

All vessels except unmanned barges shall be provided with a satisfactory bilge pumping plant capable of pumping from and draining any water tight compartment. Vessel's crew was unable to demonstrate proper operation of the bilge system. Repair to the satisfaction of the attending MI. 46 CFR 56.50-50

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 16 May 2023
Resolution: Chief Engineer was trained on the proper alignment of the system and was able to preform the test.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)

Issued 15 May 2023 Resolved

Certificate of documentation- The person in command of a documented vessel must have on board that vessel the original certificate of documentation. Vessel currently has a copy of the COD. Prove original to the satisfaction of the attending MI. 46 CFR 67.313

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 24 May 2023
Resolution: Vessel has original COD on board.

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

Issued 15 May 2023 Resolved

Cable installation-Each cable installation must meet Section 25 IEEE or cables manufactured to IEC 60092-353 must be installed in accordance with IEC. Vessel has a cable way passing through engine room bulkhead forward over switchboard. The Rox Tech cable penetration is missing spacer plates required for proper installation. Repair to the satisfaction of the attending MI. 46 CFR 111.60-5 (a)

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 24 May 2023
Resolution: Rox Tech cable installation properly installed.

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

Issued 15 May 2023 Resolved

Nothing in this subpart shall be construed as limiting the inspector from making such tests and inspections as deemed necessary to be assured of the safety and seaworthiness of the vessel. Vessel crew had conducted work on fire main without locking or tagging out the system. Ensure company lock out tag out log is used for safety of crew. 46 CFR 91.25-50

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 15 May 2023
Resolution: Captain will ensure vessel lock out tag out log is used as designed.

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

Issued 15 May 2023 Resolved

Safety or relief valves on pressure vessels. If your COI is renewed annually the MI must check the setting of the safety or relief valve on all pressure vessels. Vessel has no way to push valve on receiver to relieve. Either prove valve will lift at setting (+ or - 10 PSI for less than 250) or prove replacement twice in five no more that three years by next inspection. 46 CFR 61.10-5 (i)

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 24 May 2023
Resolution: Proof for last install was provided and will be provided for all future inspections.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 27 June 2022 Resolved

Vessel inspection shall be made whenever any important repairs or alterations are undertaken. Vessel performed temporary repairs to the vessels z-drive shafts attachment links on the stbd main. Vessel is permitted to be operated provided the engineer of the watch conducts a through inspection of the dog bones for cracks or deformations every four hours. Shaft must be stopped and inspected prior to any towing job.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 10 September 2022
Resolved 7 November 2022
Resolution: Submitted receipt of approved parts and ABS survey report of installation.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Evaluation, testing and approval

Issued 21 June 2022 Resolved

Vessel is required to have on board an approved Fire and Safety Plan. The vessels last approved F&S Plan was revision 10 and the vessel had revision 18 on board with no CG approval stamp. Vessel was given 30 days to rectify.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 21 July 2022
Resolved 22 August 2022
Resolution: Fire control plan updated and approved.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 21 June 2022 Resolved

Vessel inspection shall be made whenever any important repairs or alterations are undertaken. Vessel performed temporary repairs to the vessels Z-drive shaft attachment links on the STBD main. Vessel is allowed to proceed directly to Corpus Christi where they are required to reach out to the local OCMI to schedule a follow up inspection before the vessel is allowed to operate in their zone. Vessel is restricted from carrying passengers/persons in addition to the crew or from conducting any commercial operations.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 June 2022
Resolved 27 June 2022
Resolution: Cleared CG 835V that prohibited operations. Operations permitted with a newly issued CG 835V that requires inspection of the dog bone spacer ever four hours.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of escape

Issued 19 July 2021 Resolved

Emergency egress ladderwell on Navigation bridge wing forward location was found missing.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 23 July 2021
Resolved 20 July 2021
Resolution: Vessel has reinstalled ladderwall and found fit for service by attending marine inspector.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 19 July 2021 Resolved

Three Lifebouys were found deteriorated and unfit for service.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 3 August 2021
Resolved 27 July 2021
Resolution: Vessel purchased all new Lifebuoys for the entire vessel. Coast Guard Inspector found vessel fit for service.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of escape

Issued 19 July 2021 Resolved

Cargo hatch for engine room needs a new spring to restore operations.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 3 August 2021
Resolved 27 July 2021
Resolution: Vessel installed new spring on cargo hatch. Coast Guard marine inspector found vessel fit for service.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Survey report file

Issued 16 December 2018 Resolved

A survey, either general or partial, according to the circumstances shall be made every time an accident occurs which affects the safety of the vessel or the completeness of its life saving appliances, fire-fighting or other equipment, or whenever any important repairs or renewal are made. Prior to departure, provide copies of all surveys of reported grounding and collision to the cognizant OCMI.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 17 December 2018
Resolved 17 December 2018
Resolution: Documentation was provided as per CG 835V. All SAT

Engineering › Shafting/Propeller Arrangements › Propeller (controllable pitch)

Issued 1 October 2017 Resolved

Vessels starboard azimuth propulsion system failed to sustain pressure to attain forward pitch. Vessel conducted temporary repairs by switching the hoses from reverse to forward thrust in the system. This configuration eliminates reverse thrust and greatlty increases the delay time to neutral thrust. Repair vessel to manufacturer’s specifications/original configuration and to the satisfaction of attending Marine Inspector.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 2 November 2017
Resolved 15 December 2017
Resolution: Witnessed satisfactory testing of z-drive.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 5 September 2017 Resolved

You reported your vessel sustained damage due to Hurricane Harvey. All Repairs or alterations to the hull, machinery or equipment that effects the safety of the vessel must not be made without approval of the cognizant OCMI. Prior to any repairs, you are directed to schedule a damage inspection and assessment of all repair plans for approval to the satisfaction of the attending CG marine inspector within 7 days.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 September 2017
Resolved 2 October 2017
Resolution: Vessel was hauled out, damage survey conducted and repairs to the hull made to the satisfaction of attending CG Marine Inspector.

Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Fire Control Plans

Issued 21 July 2017 Resolved

Fire control plan at quarterdeck watch station is faded. Approval stamp no longer legible. provide new plan for Coast Guard approval stamp.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 28 August 2017
Resolved 18 January 2018
Resolution: Final revision of Fire Safety Plan submitted and stamped "Approved" and dated 18JAN18 by Sector Corpus Christi OCMI.

Lifesaving › Buoyant Smoke Signals › General

Issued 19 May 2017 Resolved

Life buoy with self activating smoke signals must be stowed that when released fall directly into the water without striking any part of the vessel. Vessel's current configuration does not meet the CFR standard; when life buoy is launched,it does not clear the deck without striking the vessel.

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 17 November 2017
Resolved 24 September 2018
Resolution: Vessel successfully launched ring life buoy multiple times without striking the vessel prior to landing in the water.

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights

Issued 19 May 2017 Resolved

Life buoys fitted with smoke signals must also be fitted with lights. Vessel's current configuration does not meet the CFR standard; life buoys fitted with smoke signals are not fitted with lights.

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 17 November 2017
Resolved 24 September 2018
Resolution: Ring life buoy fitted with lights.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Longitudinal Frame

Issued 22 March 2017 Resolved

Aft ballast tank Frame 4 bent and distorted over a 5'area. Require crop and renew of damage area.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 23 May 2017
Resolved 31 May 2017
Resolution: ABS verified repairs were completed and satisfactory. Provided Survey report for documentation.

Lifesaving › Rescue Boat › Carriage Requirement

Issued 20 July 2015 Resolved

Vessel does not have a rescue boat and regularly engages in operations that restricts maneuverability. Vessel must submit proposal to local OCMI on how it plans to meet the requirement of a rescue boat.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 August 2015
Resolved 21 April 2016
Resolution: Appeal returned from District 8 accepting the man overboard platform over the rescue boat.

Communications › Alarms/Indicators › General Alarm

Issued 20 July 2015 Resolved

Flashing blue light in engine room does not work. Must have visual light in space when an audible-signal device cannot be heard. Repair to satisfaction of OCMI.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 August 2015
Resolved 20 July 2015
Resolution: Resolved on Spot.

Communications › Alarms/Indicators › Engineers' Assistance-needed Alarm

Issued 20 July 2015 Resolved

Vessel cannot prove that machinery vital system automation tests were conducted. Provide copy of automation testing to attending marine inspector.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 August 2015
Resolved 23 July 2015

Casualty record · 5

26 August 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6308067

16 December 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6599926

17 September 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 7314605

14 January 2022Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 7389964

2 March 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7405507

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.