VIGILANT is a 2014 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 2016, most recently in February 2026, along with 7 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2017 and 2022.
Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 2 February 2026.
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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.
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A blank resolution means none was recorded in this data; it does not establish that a
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DocumentationValid · issued 7 January 2026 · expires 28 February 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 it162 - Simplified, Gross Ton 129 - 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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16 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 7 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 1 vessel inspected with it, by name and date; 1 other recorded name, with years; 4 casualty investigations, with date and classification; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port, endorsements, dates. The counts in the summary above are the same
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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
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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.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Line-throwing appliance
Issued 2 February 2023Resolved
Each towing vessel operating in oceans and coastwise service must have a line throwing appliance approved under approval series 160.040. Four rocket projectiles, each complete with bridle and leader of fire-resistant materials. Two of the projectiles shall be of the buoyant type. Vessel was carrying 2 total rocket projectiles and needs 2 additional.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Resolved 3 April 2024
Resolution: On board.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 2 February 2023Resolved
Carriage requirement. A towing vessel must carry a combination of day and night visual distress signals indicated in Table 141.370 of § 141.370 for specified areas where the vessel operates. Table 141.370 of § 141.370 specifies that six day and six night distress signals are required for vessels coastwise more than 3NM
from shore. Vessel was carrying 10 total distress signals and needs 2 additional.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Resolved 3 April 2024
Resolution: On board.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 1 February 2022Resolved
Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must be suitable for route and service. Vessel reported loss of stbd engine after possible object caught in wheel. Vessel is not authorized to depart Signet Maritime until cleared by the local [name withheld] evidence required to ensure root cause of issue has been determined/rectified.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 1 February 2022
Resolution: Piece of steel was caught in stdb z-drive. Object removed. Operational test sat.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 11 November 2020Resolved
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 4 August 2023
Resolved 4 August 2023
Resolution: ABS report provided.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 7 September 2018Resolved
lights were not around the body and were tied with no disconnect clips.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 July 2019
Resolved 11 July 2019
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 7 September 2018Resolved
all life buoys had a light tied to them. One light needs to be removed.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 July 2019
Resolved 11 July 2019
Resolution: removed
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Line-throwing appliance
Issued 7 September 2018Resolved
vessel did not have the spares required by 160.040
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 July 2019
Resolved 11 July 2019
Resolution: 3 more purchased and on vsl
17 May 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6162644
11 November 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 7100597
1 February 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7389482
6 February 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7407954
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
SIGNET VIGILANT (2017–2022). 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
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