KATHERINE WILLIAMS

Towing Vessel · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

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 August 2026
Inspections: 8
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 3 July 2024

Recorded inspections8

…physical examinations4

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded2

Deficiencies 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 6 calendar years (2018–2024)

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 not do.

Identity

1280393

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WDJ8674

1465329

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1465329

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 shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

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 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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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)

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.