OKEECHOBEE

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Other hulls named OKEECHOBEE

OKEECHOBEE is a 1974 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 1997, most recently in March 2024, along with 10 deficiencies — 2 with no resolution recorded —, 2 operational controls, 1 with no removal date recorded and 1 casualty investigation in 2006.

Records from 1997 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 26 March 2024.

Built: 1974
Last inspected: 26 March 2024
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 11
Deficiencies: 10 recorded · 2 without a recorded resolution
Controls: 1 with no removal date recorded
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2006
Inspected with: 1 other vessel

Identity

557963

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WDL8435

129162

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-129162

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations9

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded1

Years with a record 9 calendar years (1997–2024)

The 11 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 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)33.2 ft × 14.2 ft × 3.6 ft

Registered tonnagegross 12 / net 8

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

Builderbuilder not recorded · LANTANA, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1974

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portPALM BEACH, FL

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 22 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 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 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

WCX8964MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 30 December 1997, cancelled 1 March 2008

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.

Inspected as a tow unit · 1

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.

MOBRO Freight Barge · MISLE 946661 · 17 June 2006 · activity 2682707

Inspection history · 11

26 March 2024 Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7885270

22 July 2020 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7013151

26 June 2012 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4358174

11 January 2010 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3661841

11 August 2009 Administration

Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3673407

23 June 2008 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3246093

19 June 2006 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2684980

17 June 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2682707

30 April 1999 Uninspected Towing Vessel

Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1126207

21 November 1997 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 774777

22 October 1997 Uninspected Towing Vessel

Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1118453

Deficiency record · 10

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificates for master and officers

Issued 26 March 2024 No resolution recorded

Each towing vessel certificated under the provisions of this subchpater must be in full compliance with the terms of the COI. The following items must be corrected prior to issuance of initial COI: 1) Master must hold a towing endorsement on MMC. 2) Provide proof of completion of EAP supervisor training. Provide list of employees enrolled in random drug testing program. 3) Update Health and Safety Plan to ensure all items listed in 46 CFR 140.510 are covered. 4)Provide records for crew safety orientation, drills and instructions, records for towing gear inspection. All items to be recorded in log book can be found in 46 CFR 140.915. 5) Install fire-detection system in accordance with 46 CFR 142.330. The installation of the system must be certified by a registered professional engineer, by a technician with qualifications as a National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NCET) level IV, or by authorized class society. 6) Provide proof that fuel hoses meet SAE J1942 standards and remove kink on stbd side hose. 7) Prove proper operation of bilge alarm. 8) Install low level alarm on hydraulic steering tank. Prove proper operation at operating station. 9) Mark skiff in accordance with 46 CFR 199.176. 10) Remove wing nuts from batteries. 11) Mark life ring buoys and install water lights. 12) Mark location of life jackets, life jackets must be fitted with lights, post instructions for donning of life jackets. 13) Provide vessel's stability documents. 14) Provide U.S. Coast Pilot, Tides and Currents Tables, Coast Guard Light List, and Charts. 15) Label general alarm/sound signal. 16) Label container for distress signals. 17) Provide first-aid kit. 18) Conduct drills. 19) Provide emergency procedures for towing.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 26 October 2020 No resolution recorded

Initial Certificate of Inspection not completed within the 90 day extension window as stated on CG-835V issued on 22JUL20.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement

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

Issued 22 July 2020 Resolved

All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid Certificate of Inspection (COI) prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel is one of the 50% of the vessels that has not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection within 90 days. If an inspection is not completed prior to this date, the action for this deficiency shall be changed to a 60 (Rectify deficiencies prior to movement) and the vessel may no longer be permitted to operate.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 October 2020
Resolved 26 October 2020
Resolution: 90 day extension expired. New CG-835V issued.

Documentation