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MISS LACI
MISS LACI is a 1999 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 8 inspections since 2018, most recently in February 2025, along with 26 deficiencies and 3 operational controls.
Records from 2018 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 20 February 2025.
- Built
- 1999
- Last inspected
- 20 February 2025
- Documentation
- Expired · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 26 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
1265314
1372598
Flag
UNITED STATES
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Maury page id
psix-1372598
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded1
Years with a record
5 calendar years (2018–2025)
The 8 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)40.0 ft × 14.0 ft × 6.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 28 / net 22
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderMASTER MARINE INC · BAYOU LA BATRE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 1999
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionNot recorded
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portMERIDIAN, GA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationExpired · issued 12 November 2015
Service, as the file records itTowing Vessel
Hull formunknown (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it28 - Simplified, Gross Ton
22 - Simplified, Net Ton
22 - Simplified, 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
No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of
6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.
Inspection history · 8
20 February 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8081837
14 March 2024
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7877243
21 February 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7868009
5 November 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7090071
20 July 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7005824
13 June 2019
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6717448
12 June 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6712452
4 September 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6562456
Deficiency record · 26
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 5 November 2020
Resolved
All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid 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. This vessel is restricted from movement until the COI inspection is completed and issued.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 20 July 2020
Resolved
All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid COI prior to the specified phase in period. This vessel is one of the 50% of the vessels that have not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for Coast Guard inspection within 90 days. If the action is not completed prior to this date, the action for this deficiency shall be changed to a code 60 (rectify deficiencies prior to movement) and the vessel will no longer be permitted to operate.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
Original Certificate of Documentation shall be kept onboard the vessel. Upon receiving the new COD, ensure it is placed on the vessel.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificates for master and officers
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
Every towing vessel of 26 feet or more must be under the command of a properly licensed master. Vessel did not have a properly licensed master on board. Provide proof of proper vessel manning and credentialing.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
Employers must ensure that they and their crewmmembers are in compliance with 46 CFR Part 16. No documentation could be provided showing that any crewmembers employed had pre-employment testing conducted, that they were enrolled in a random drug testing program, or that the employer was complying with Part 16. Provide proof of compliance with 46 CFR Part 16 for all vessel employees.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
One approved 160-B semi-portable fire extinguishing system OR an approved fixed fire extinguishing system to protect engine room shall be installed. Neither system is provided onboard the vessel.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
One approved and appropriately sized lifejacket shall be provided for each person onboard. No approved lifejackets were available onboard. Provide one approved (approval number 160.002, 160.005, 160.055, 160.155, or 160.176) for each crewmember onboard and one additional lifejacket at each manned workstation (i.e. the wheelhouse). All lifejackets shall be marked with the vessel’s name and retro-reflective material and be fitted with an approved and serviceable light and whistle.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rigid liferafts
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
Approved rigid buoyant apparatus and/or appropriate substitute survival craft with aggregate capacity to accommodate all persons onboard shall be provided. No survival craft was onboard. Provide approved survival craft onboard (consult with USCG to ensure an approved/appropriate survival craft is obtained). Not required if
vessel stays w/in 1 NM of shore.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire drills
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
The master of a towing vessel must ensure that each crewmember participates in fire-fighting drills and receives instruction at least once each month. Crew is not appropriately trained with fire-fighting equipment onboard. Provide records of fire-fighting drills and instruction for crew and conduct drill in the presence of a Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Evaluation, testing and approval
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
Prior to getting underway for the first time on a particular towing vessel, each new crewmember must receive a safety orientation; safety orientations must be documented. Provide proof of safety orientation in accordance with 46CFR140.410 for all crewmembers.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › On board training and instructions
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
The master of a towing vessel must ensure that drills are conducted and instructions are given to ensure that all crewmembers are capable of performing the duties expected of them during emergencies. This includes abandoning the vessel, recovering persons from the water, responding to onboard fires and flooding, or responding to other threats to life, property, or the environment. Provide proof that the drills and instructions listed above have been conducted.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have either a self-priming, power-driven, fixed fire pump, or a portable fire pump, with a fire main, hoses and nozzles; fixed fire pumps must be able to be energized from outside the machinery space. Operator could not prove proper operation of fixed fire pump. Conduct operational test of the fire pump, hose, and nozzle in the presence of a Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with a means to detect smoke in the berthing spaces and lounges that alerts individuals in those spaces. This may be accomplished by an installed detection system, or by using individual battery-operated detectors meeting UL 217. Demonstrate availability and proper operation of smoke detectors in berthing spaces and lounges.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Crew alarm
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
Each towing vessel shall be fitted with a general alarm that (1) is activated at each operating station and can notify persons onboard in the event of an emergency;(2) is capable of notifying persons in any accommodation, work space, and the engine room; (3) has installed, in the engine room and any other area where background noise makes a general alarm hard to hear, a supplemental flashing red light that is identified with a sign that reads: “Attention General Alarm—When Alarm Sounds or Flashes Go to Your Station”. No operational general alarm is onboard.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
Three approved day and three approved night visual distress signals shall be provided. No valid flares were provided.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
To stop the flow of fuel in the event of a fire or break in the fuel line, a remote fuel shutoff valve must be fitted on any fuel line that supplies fuel directly to a propulsion engine or generator prime mover. Prove proper operation and labeling of remote fuel shutoff valves.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
Vessel must carry currently corrected editions of publications for the area to be transited. No updated charts, USCG Light List, USCG Local Notice to Mariners, Tide Tables, USCG Coast Pilot, or Navigation Rules were available onboard. Provide current charts and publications for areas to be transited.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
Annual inspection of all portable/semi-portable fire extinguishers shall be conducted. Provide proof of annual servicing of fire extinguishers.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of escape
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
Vessel must be operated in such a manner as to afford protection against hazards to life. Vessel currently has non-fixed construction type ladder as the only means of entry and egress from the engine room. Vessel must provide fixed means of entry escape from the engine room suitable for a machinery space.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have properly installed and certified fire-detection system approved by the Coast Guard or listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory installed to detect engine room fires. Provide a certified & approved fire-detection system or prove the vessel has an operational existing engine room monitoring system that complies with 46CFR142.330(a)(2) thru (7).
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
Each ship subject to the Bridge-to-Bridge Act must have on board a radio operator who holds a restricted radiotelephone operator permit or higher class license. No operator with a restricted radiotelephone operator permit was available. Provide proof of proper permit.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
Two approved lifebuoys at least 24" in diameter, at least one fitted with lifeline and two fitted with floating electric water lights, shall be provided. Only one buoy was fitted with a light and the light did not operate. Provide two working floating electric water lights.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Radar
Issued 19 June 2019
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with a radar that meets the RTCM Standard for Marine Radar Equipment Installed on Ships of Less Than 300 Tons Gross Tonnage, RTCM Paper 71-95/SC112-STD, Version 1.1. Provide proof the vessel’s radar meets this RTCM Standard.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Echo sounder
Issued 13 June 2019
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with an echo-depth sounder. Echo-depth sounder onboard was inoperable. Prove proper operation of the echo-depth sounder.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 13 June 2019
Resolved
All bilges and void spaces are to be kept free from excess accumulation of combustible and flammable materials. Bilges in the engine room were full of oil/water mixture. Clean out engine room bilges to prevent fire and pollution hazard.
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.