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KATHERINE WILLIAMS

KATHERINE WILLIAMS is a 2018 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 8 inspections since 2018, most recently in July 2024, along with 3 deficiencies.

Records from 2018 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 3 July 2024.

Built
2018
Last inspected
3 July 2024
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

WDJ8674
1465329
Flag
UNITED STATES
368018680
Maury page id
psix-1465329

Inspections, by type

…with no type recorded2
Years with a record 6 calendar years (2018–2024)
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)86.4 ft × 32.0 ft × 11.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 298 / net 203
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)86.4 ft × 32.0 ft × 11.5 ft
ITC tonnagegross 406 / net 121
BuilderWESTPORT ORANGE SHIPYARD LLC · ORANGE, TX, UNITED STATES · built 2018
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portHOUSTON, TX
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 4 August 2026 · expires 31 August 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 it406 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
298 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
121 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
203 - 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

WDJ8674MMSI 368018680 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 9 January 2018, expires 9 January 2028
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.

Inspection history · 8

3 July 2024 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7947964
28 May 2024 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7921297
24 October 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7813870
28 April 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7677176
25 July 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7529349
12 May 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7195202
16 April 2019 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6685625
16 April 2018 MTSA Verification · Administration · Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6392689

Deficiency record · 3

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 28 May 2024 Resolved
A fixed fire pump must be capable of delivering water simultaneously from the two highest hydrants, or from both branches of the fitting if the highest hydrant has a Siamese fitting, at a pitot-tube pressure of at least 344 kilopascals (kPa) (50 pounds per square inch (psi)), and a flow rate of at least 300 liters per minute (lpm) (80 gallons per minute (gpm)). MI observed the fire pump to be non-operational and unable to meet the regulatory pressure requirements. 46 CFR 142.325(a)(1)
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 31 May 2024
Resolution: Vessel was able to build pressure in fire main.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of Fire protection systems
Issued 28 May 2024 Resolved
All crewmembers must be familiar with their fire-fighting duties, and, specifically how to: (1) Fight a fire in the engine room and elsewhere onboard the towing vessel, including how to:(i) Operate all of the fire-extinguishing equipment onboard the towing vessel. Crew was unable to build pressure in main fire pump due to improper valve alignment. Recommend training on priming main & portable fire pumps. 46 CFR 142.245(a)(i)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 June 2024
Resolved 26 June 2024
Resolution: TVIB accepts the enclosed documentation as objective evidence of compliance and considers the CG-835V condition(s) to have been met. TPO Tracking ID: 1280393 - CTC - 2024-05-28
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 28 May 2024 Resolved
The records of inspections and tests of fire-detection systems and fixed fire-extinguishing systems must be recorded in the TVR, official logbook, or in accordance with any TSMS applicable to the vessel. Vessel was unable to provide testing records and maintenance schedule for main fire pump and sea strainer. Recommend TSMS maintenance procedures include means to ensure all parts of fixed fire-extinguishing systems are ready for immediate use. 46 CFR 142.240(c)(1)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 June 2024
Resolved 26 June 2024
Resolution: TVIB accepts the enclosed documentation as objective evidence of compliance and considers the CG-835V condition(s) to have been met. TPO Tracking ID: 1280393 - CTC - 2024-05-28

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.