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PRIVATEER
PRIVATEER is a 1974 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 1996, most recently in May 2026, along with 9 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2022.
Records from 1996 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 26 May 2026.
- Built
- 1974
- Last inspected
- 26 May 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 2 investigations · 2006–2022
Identity
555873
WDK5550
127458
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-127458
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded5
Years with a record
11 calendar years (1996–2026)
The 19 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)55.4 ft × 18.0 ft × 6.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 50 / net 34
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderGENERAL TOWING CORP · HOUMA LA, UNITED STATES · built 1974
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portSALISBURY, MD
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Recreational
DocumentationValid · issued 11 July 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 it50 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
34 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
34 - 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 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 · 3
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.
78 Freight Barge · MISLE 421945 · 3 March 2006 · activity 2596715SUZY Tank Barge · MISLE 40674 · 8 May 1996 · activity 144930CEDONIA CROSBY Towing Vessel · MISLE 113619 · 8 May 1996 · activity 144930Inspection history · 19
26 May 2026
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8380473
20 May 2025
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8141401
10 December 2024
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8045778
7 December 2023
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7835868
11 October 2023
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7806911
15 September 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7792113
8 May 2023
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7685112
6 March 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7646358
18 October 2022
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7579786
2 August 2022
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7522931
8 June 2022
In-Service Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7471906
7 June 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7611865
19 January 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7439498
21 July 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7263066
13 July 2020
Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7005124
3 March 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2596715
8 February 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Little Creek · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2289220
27 March 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC CHOCK (WYTL 65602) · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1514373
8 May 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 144930
Deficiency record · 9
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 10 December 2024
Resolved
13101 - Propulsion machinery, including shafting must: be maintained to ensure proper operation. The packing for the shaft had a continuous drip in and out of operation.
46 CFR 143.205(c)
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 7 December 2023
Resolved
Alarm setpoints must be tested twice every 5 years, with no more than 3 years elapsing since last test.
No objective evidence available at time of inspection that alarm setpoints (for all alarms listed in 143.230) have been tested in the past 3 years.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear alarm
Issued 7 December 2023
Resolved
The following alarms (audible and visual at each operating station) must be provided:
(6) low hydraulic steering fluid levels.
The vessel has now been fitted with a low hydraulic steering fluid level alarm for each hydraulic steering reservoir, but it is currently only arranged to alarm in the engine room, not at the operating station. Provide an alarm arrangement at the operating station.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)
Issued 6 March 2023
Resolved
Decks and bulkheads designed to be watertight or weathertight must be maintained in that condition.
There are several non-watertight cable penetrations in the transverse watertight bulkhead between the engine room and utility room, located directly above the watertight door.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear alarm
Issued 6 March 2023
Resolved
The following alarms (audible and visual at each operating station) must be provided:
(6) low hydraulic steering fluid levels.
The vessel is not presently fitted with a low hydraulic steering fluid level alarm.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 18 October 2022
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with navigation lights in accordance with 33 CFR part 84.
Vessel is not fitted with Not Under Command or Restricted in Ability to Maneuver lights. Provide a proposal to the OCMI for a timeline for installation.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Jacketed high pressure lines and oil leakage alarm
Issued 21 July 2022
Resolved
Nonmetallic flexible hose is acceptable if designed for use with two clamps at each end of the hose. Clamps must not rely on spring tension and must be installed beyond the bead or flare or over the serrations of the mating spud, pipe, or hose fitting. Vessel does not currently have double hose clamps and has a multiple spring tension clamps that need replacing. 46CFR143.265(d)(2)(B)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Jacketed high pressure lines and oil leakage alarm
Issued 21 July 2022
Resolved
Each fuel line must be seamless and made of steel, annealed copper, or copper-nickel; however nonmetallic flexible hose is acceptable if in compliance with J1942 standards, they are not more than 30 inches in length and has pre-designed compression fittings, or uses 02 clamps which are not spring clamps. Fuel lines installed on both generators were not J1924 standard. 46CFR143.265(d)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 8 June 2022
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. Primary generator is inoperable due to belts shredding,causing loss of power. 46CFR143.205 (a)
Casualty record · 2
3 March 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2596715
7 June 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7611865
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.
Recorded names · 1
MISS LORI (2006). 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.