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AMERICAN SPIRIT

Built
2014
Last inspected
15 December 2025
Documentation
Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
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 15 December 2025
…with no type recorded15
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 8 calendar years (2018–2025)
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

WDH4653
1281812
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-1281812

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)75.0 ft × 34.0 ft × 11.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 239 / net 191
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSTEINER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC · BAYOU LA BATRE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2014
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portJEFFERSONVILLE, IN
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un
DocumentationValid · issued 7 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it239 - Simplified, Gross Ton
191 - Simplified, 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.
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Behind this panel: 27 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 3 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; operational controls, none recorded without a removal date; 12 other vessels inspected with it; no other recorded names; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port and endorsements. Every line is a record the Coast Guard wrote; the counts above are the same counts as in the summary, and they are free.

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Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, 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.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 12

Inspection history · 27

15 December 2025 TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8283345
14 November 2025 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8268760
11 May 2025 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8139595
19 March 2024 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7882281
11 December 2023 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7831854
15 August 2023 Damage Survey · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7769129
15 August 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7774061
8 April 2023 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7665672
8 April 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7720866
22 January 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7625152
22 January 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7625662
19 September 2022 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7563019
30 August 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7548775
28 July 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7518447
22 January 2022 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7384645
20 January 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7429362
1 September 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7301806
26 February 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7148288
19 August 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Pascagoula · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7043380
9 June 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6971867
6 February 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6906953
6 January 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6883390
25 September 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6821510
25 September 2019 Deficiency Check · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6821612
15 February 2019 Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6575616
18 September 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6547514
30 May 2018 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6419976

Deficiency record · 3

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 11 December 2023 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. Starboard generator exhaust pipe flexible coupling was found leaking. Fix known exhaust leak. Remove remaining lagging up to the engine room overhead and verify no other exhaust leaks are in the pipe.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 25 December 2023
Resolved 14 December 2023
Resolution: Received TPO report and objective evidence.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 8 April 2023 Resolved
Machinery must be designed and maintained to provide safe operation of the towing vessel under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel experienced equipment failure to starboard Z-drive. Have technician repair starboard z-drive and ensure all machinery is operating as designed to the satisfaction of TPO (TVIB) prior to conducting towing operations. In accordance with CVC Policy Letter 17-10, the above deficiencies may be cleared by the operating company's TPO. TPO must submit a report to the cognizant OCMI within 72 hours of clearing the deficiencies.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 8 April 2023
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 22 January 2022 Resolved
Damage to the starboard cort nozzle interferes with the proper operation of vessel propulsion.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 24 February 2022
Resolved 27 January 2022
Resolution: Objective evidence provided by RO that CG-835v has been rectified.

Ownership record

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