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BUCK

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

BUCK is a 1977 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 9 inspections since 1992, most recently in April 2025, along with 12 deficiencies.

Records from 1992 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 17 April 2025.

Built
1977
Last inspected
17 April 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
9
Deficiencies
12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.
586405
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDE5179
MISLE id
153061
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-153061

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations5
…administrative events1
…with no type recorded3
Years with a record 5 calendar years (1992–2025)
The 9 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 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)42.4 ft × 18.0 ft × 6.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 50 / net 34
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSIDNEY COMARDELLE · BAYOU GAUCHE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1977
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portPASCAGOULA, MS
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 21 May 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it50 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
34 - 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.

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Inspection history · 9

17 April 2025 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8113591
9 October 2023 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7805649
17 May 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7690510
16 December 2021 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7368940
19 January 2021 Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7126795
25 October 2012 Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4471847
30 July 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 666258
9 May 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 212308
4 February 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 96222

Deficiency record · 12

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 31 October 2023 Resolved
There must be an installed or portable bilge pump for emergency dewatering. Any portable pump must have sufficient hose length and pumping capability. All installed bilge piping must have a check/foot valve in each bilge suction that prevents unintended backflooding through bilge piping. Vessels bilge system had the following deficiencies: *The bilge suction in the engine room failed to operate. *The bilge pick up in the fwd hold doesnt have the required strainer/foot/check valve. *All piping should be properly labeled to ensure quick operation in the event of an emergency.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 31 October 2023
Resolved 5 December 2023
Resolution: Both bilge suction points were tested SAT.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Manholes/flush scuttles
Issued 31 October 2023 Resolved
Closure devices must be provided for deckhouse or hull penetrations, which open to the exterior of the vessel and which may allow water to enter the vessel. These devices must be suitable for the expected route. Holes were identified on the fwd hatch coaming leading into the fwd hold space.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 31 October 2023
Resolved 5 December 2023
Resolution: Hatch insert was found to be SAT.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 19 August 2023 Resolved
46 CFR 137.200- A towing vessel subject to this subchapter and choosing the Coast Guard inspection option, or required to have the Coast Guard inspection option, must undergo an annual inspection within 3 months before or after the COI anniversary date. The vessels annual inspection deadline lapsed. An annual inspection is required immediately.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 2 September 2023
Resolved 31 October 2023
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 4 February 2021 Resolved
Vessel does not have approved lifesaving appliance. In accordance with table 46CFR141.305, install a CG approved Rigid Buoyant Apparatus (RBA) (160.010) for specified Rivers route or accepted equipment. RBA or accepted equipment to be approved by qualified Marine Inspector.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 4 February 2021
Resolved 11 February 2021
Resolution: Vessel purchased and installed EPIRB.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 4 February 2021 Resolved
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. Clean and reinspect generator windings that present potential fire hazard, install flame shields on fuel filters, and install guards on fuel tank site glasses.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 4 February 2021
Resolved 11 February 2021
Resolution: Windings cleaned.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 4 February 2021 Resolved
Towing vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts, maps, and nautical publications for the intended voyage. Vessel did not have charts for the intended route. Vessel must ensure up-to-date charts are carried on board the vessel.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 4 February 2021
Resolved 11 February 2021
Resolution: Vessel purchased up-to-date charts.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 4 February 2021 Resolved
Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas. Emergency lighting sources must provide for sufficient illumination under emergency conditions. Vessel did not have emergency lighting on bridge and crew berthing. Vessel must instal e-lighting or phosporescent strips for egress.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 4 February 2021
Resolved 11 February 2021
Resolution: Vessel installed strips / e-lighting.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm
Issued 4 February 2021 Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists. Vessel did not have an indicator for low lube for generator installed on the bridge. Vsl must install and properly label indicator for low lube for generator on bridge.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 March 2021
Resolved 11 February 2021
Resolution: Vessel added alarm in operating station.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 4 February 2021 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 or generator prime mover. Vessel’s stern fuel tanks did not have a fuel shutoff installed to stop the flow of fuel from outside the space. Install a fuel shutoff for the stern fuel tanks before departure, within 90 days or when drydocked; whichever comes first.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 March 2021
Resolved 11 February 2021
Resolution: Vessel installed remote shut off valves.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear alarm
Issued 4 February 2021 Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists or essential system develops problems that require attention. Vessel did not have a low level alarm for hydraulic steering fluid installed. Vessel must install alarm to provide notification when there is a low level of hydraulic fluid.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 March 2021
Resolved 11 February 2021
Resolution: Installed hydraulic steering alarm.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 19 January 2021 Resolved
A US Flagged towing vessel is to be in full compliance with Subchapter M. T/V BUCK unable to prove compliance. Prior to movement, T/V BUCK to pass USCG inspection.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 19 January 2021
Resolved 4 February 2021
Resolution: Vessel completed inspection.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 19 January 2021 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 the only operating vessel in the fleet, and has not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection within 90 days. If an inspection is not completed prior to this date, the action for this deficiency shall be changed to a 60(Rectify deficiencies prior to movement) and the vessel may no longer be permitted to operate.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 19 April 2021
Resolved 4 February 2021
Resolution: Vessel completed inspection.

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.