MORRIS

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Other hulls named MORRIS

MORRIS is a 1973 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 15 inspections since 1997, most recently in September 2023, along with 5 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations in 2009.

Records from 1997 to 2023. Most recent: inspection, 27 September 2023.

Built: 1973
Last inspected: 27 September 2023
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 15
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 2 investigations · 2009

Identity

552033

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WDI5562

124427

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367709840

Maury page id

psix-124427

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations12

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded1

Years with a record 14 calendar years (1997–2023)

The 15 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 3 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)46.0 ft × 20.0 ft × 5.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 52 / net 35

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderSTEELSHIP CORPORATION · PINE BLUFF, AR, UNITED STATES · built 1973

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portCHICAGO, IL

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, Bowaters

DocumentationValid · issued 13 May 2026 · expires 30 June 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 it52 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
35 - 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

WDI5562MMSI 367709840 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 2 December 2025, expires 9 January 2036

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 · 15

27 September 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7799223

6 July 2023 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7735194

15 September 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7559073

9 June 2021 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7220211

31 May 2018 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6539852

29 August 2013 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4700061

12 September 2012 DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4440829

14 January 2011 Administration

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3938794

28 July 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · MARPOL

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3810257

2 April 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3445834

7 November 2008 Uninspected Other

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3359688

18 April 2006 Uninspected Other

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2629389

12 November 2002 Uninspected Towing Vessel

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1704128

21 August 2001 Uninspected Towing Vessel

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1072512

14 October 1997 Uninspected Towing Vessel

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1113683

Deficiency record · 5

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Bulkheads - operational damage

Issued 6 July 2023 Resolved

During Annual inspection, it was discovered that the PORT and STBD engineroom bulkheads have deflection on hull plating and side stiffeners. Vessel is restricted from conducting barge operations until corrected. Conduct repair to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 20 November 2023
Resolution: side plating was cropped and renewed

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

Issued 6 July 2023 Resolved

Hydraulic steering pump gauge is leaking, wipe down steering system on the STBD side of engine room.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 20 November 2023
Resolution: Gauge was replaced

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room

Issued 6 July 2023 Resolved

Remove oil in bilge of engine room.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 20 November 2023
Resolution: all E/R bilges pumped dry.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 9 June 2021 Resolved

Vessels Fire Fighting system has not been certified by a Professional Engineer [name withheld] letter to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 2 August 2021
Resolution: Received PE letter

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › SART/AIS-SART

Issued 31 May 2018 Resolved

The vessel is currently broadcasting (1) Zero Length or Beam/Zero Draft

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 31 May 2018
Resolved 6 July 2018
Resolution: Made corrections to AIS

Casualty record · 2

2 April 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3445834

2 April 2009Routine · role: Suspected Pollution Source · activity 3445834

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.