BRUSSELS

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

BRUSSELS is a 1973 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 2005, most recently in July 2025, along with 8 deficiencies.

Records from 2005 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 24 July 2025.

Built: 1973
Last inspected: 24 July 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 19
Deficiencies: 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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 24 July 2025

Recorded inspections19

…physical examinations16

…administrative events3

Deficiencies 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 18 calendar years (2005–2025)

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

555989

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WDI5958

127547

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-127547

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)37.2 ft × 11.5 ft × 3.9 ft

Registered tonnagegross 12 / net 8

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderGRAFTON · built 1973

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portPORT OF ST LOUIS, MO

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 11 July 2025 · expires 31 August 2026

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 it12 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
8 - 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.

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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Inspection history · 19

24 July 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8166378

8 October 2024 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8009612

19 September 2023 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7784950

15 September 2022 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7549141

8 July 2021 Initial Certification · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7160964

20 November 2020 Special Consideration

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7100930

14 November 2019 Uninspected Other · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6834560

5 June 2018 DAPI Audit · Administration · Spot Check (Safety)

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6431323

12 September 2017 Deficiency Check · Administration · Spot Check (Safety)

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6264166

17 November 2016 Spot Check (Safety) · Administration

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6050038

10 November 2015 Industry Initiated Exam · Administration

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5760806

12 November 2014 Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5021952

17 October 2011 Spot Check (Safety)

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4170750

3 November 2010 Uninspected Other

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3885431

27 October 2009 Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3622448

15 January 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3394849

4 November 2008 Administrative Inspection · Uninspected Other

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3358307

4 October 2007 Uninspected Other

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3076113

26 June 2005 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2403271

Deficiency record · 8

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment

Issued 15 September 2022 Resolved

Each towing vessel must be equipped with an industrial type first aid cabinet or kit, appropriate to the size of the crew and operating conditions. Kit not on board vessel.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 29 September 2022
Resolved 26 September 2022
Resolution: New first aid kit placed on board vessel.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilation

Issued 8 July 2021 Resolved

Vessel required to have means for closing openings into machinery spaces. Engine room had several openings with insufficient or no means to close. Equip vessel with means to close all openings.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 8 July 2021
Resolution: All openings identified were permenantly closed.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals

Issued 8 July 2021 Resolved

Towing light required to have an arc of horizon of 135 degrees. Light lens was obstructed with paint reducing arc of visibility. Restore light's arc of visibility to 135 degrees.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 8 July 2021
Resolution: Towing light lense cleaned of paint and arc restored.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals

Issued 8 July 2021 Resolved

Vessel required to be fitted with a whistle capable of producing prescribed blasts. Vessel's whistle failed to operate. Prove proper operation of the vessel's whistle.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 8 July 2021
Resolution: Whistle replaced and crew demonstrated proper operation of vessel's whistle.

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

Issued 8 July 2021 Resolved

Vessel required to be fitted with 2 lifebuoys and 2 water lights. Vessel only fitted with 1 lifebuoy and water light. Properly fit vessel with prescribed number of lifebuoys and water lights.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 8 July 2021
Resolution: Second lifebuoy and water light placed on board vessel.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 8 July 2021 Resolved

Vessel required to be fitted with one fire axe. Axe was not on board vessel. Outfit vessel with a fire axe.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 8 July 2021
Resolution: Fire axe installed on board vessel.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Lighting (Working spaces)

Issued 8 July 2021 Resolved

Emergency lighting required for all internal crew working areas. Vessel not fitted with emergency lighting. Install emergency lighting (or non-electric, phosphorescent adhesive lighting) along escape routes.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 8 July 2021
Resolution: Non-electric, phosphorescent adhesive lighting installed on vessel.

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

Issued 8 July 2021 Resolved

Gaskets required to be maintained to prevent leaks of combustible liquids. Hydraulic controller valves (port & starboard) leaked (two slow drips) hydraulic oil passed installed gaskets/seals during operation. Properly repair controller valves to secure leaks.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 2 August 2021
Resolution: Hydraulic controller valves rebuilt; seals renewed, which secured leaks.

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.