KAYLA T is a 2015 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 2015, most recently in December 2025, along with 10 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 3 casualty investigations between 2023 and 2024.
Records from 2015 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 23 December 2025.
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.
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
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Registered dimensions (L × B × D)74.2 ft × 30.0 ft × 11.1 ft
Registered tonnagegross 98 / net 67
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)74.2 ft × 30.0 ft × 11.1 ft
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderRODRIGUEZ SHIPBUILDING INC · CODEN, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2015
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portNORFOLK, VA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 2 June 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 it98 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 67 - 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.
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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.
Except as provided in paragraph (d) or (e) of this section, a towing vessel with overnight accommodations and alternating watches (shift work), when pulling, pushing or hauling alongside one or more barges, must have a system to detect when its master or mate (pilot) becomes incapacitated. Vessel does not have pilothouse alerter system.
46 CFR 143.450
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 24 September 2025
Resolved 3 October 2025
Resolution: Cleared due to backordered alerter and additional deficiency requiring 2 person pilothouse watch.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 25 August 2025Resolved
When pulling, pushing or hauling alongside one or more
barges, vessel must have a second person provided in the
pilothouse until pilothouse alerter system is installed,
functional, and approved by Marine Inspectors. Two person pilothouse watch must be logged and logs made available for review upon request by Marine Inspectors.
46 CFR 143.450
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 23 December 2025
Resolution: Received objective evidence of installation / testing of pilothouse alerter system. See AN 8286750.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 25 August 2025Resolved
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. Port main propulsion engine has cracked cooling water manifold.
46 CFR 143.205(a)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 8 September 2025
Resolved 15 September 2025
Resolution: Received invoice and photographs of new manifold installed. all sat.
Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists or an essential system develops problems that require attention. Low hydraulic steering fluid level alarms do not have audible alarm.
46 CFR 143.230
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 8 September 2025
Resolved 16 September 2025
Resolution: Received objective evidence of audible / visual alarm. all sat.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 25 August 2025Resolved
A 40-B portable fire extinguisher must be located near the [flammable] storage room or cabinet. This is in addition to the portable fire extinguishers required by tables 142.230(a) and 142.230(b) of this part. Vessel did not have 40-B portable fire extinguisher near flammable storage locker in forepeak.
46 CFR 142.225(d)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 8 September 2025
Resolved 18 September 2025
Resolution: Received objective evidence of installation. all sat.
A COI for a towing vessel is valid for 5 years from the date of issue. Vessel COI expired on 21 May 2024.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 13 June 2024
Resolved 18 June 2024
Resolution: Conducted satisfactory COI exam. Issued Temp COI.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 21 June 2023Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a fire-detection system installed to detect engine room fires.. installed, tested, and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's design manual. The fire detection system exhibited an error message of "RAU num mismatch trouble".
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 6 July 2023
Resolved 31 July 2023
Resolution: Received Tech Report
A towing vessel must undergo an annual inspection within 3 months before or after the COI anniversary date.
COI anniversary date is 21 May 2020. overdue for inspection.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 October 2020
Resolved 28 October 2020
Resolution: Annual inspection conducted with 03 minor deficiencies. op control lifted.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 26 October 2020Resolved
Vessel was found with water lights incorrectly attached to life ring buoy.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 26 October 2020
Resolved 4 November 2020
Resolution: Vessel provided photo evidence of installation and placement of life ring.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for survival craft
Issued 26 October 2020Resolved
Vessel shall have an inflatable buoyant apparatus of sufficient capacity in a float free arrangement.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 26 October 2020
Resolved 4 November 2020
Resolution: Vessel provided photo evidence of purchase and placement of life raft/IBA.
1 November 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7819352
25 March 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7960524
17 December 2024Routine · role: Subject to Marine Inspection · activity 8049768
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.
Ownership record
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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.