DANNY K

Towing Vessel · Built 2020s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named DANNY K

DANNY K is a 2020 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 15 inspections since 2019, most recently in May 2026, along with 8 deficiencies and 6 casualty investigations between 2020 and 2023.

Records from 2019 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 21 May 2026.

Built: 2020
Last inspected: 21 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 15
Deficiencies: 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 6 investigations · 2020–2023
Inspected with: 18 other vessels

Identity

1293768

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WDK9734

1547555

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

368106230

Maury page id

psix-1547555

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations8

…with no type recorded7

Years with a record 8 calendar years (2019–2026)

The 15 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)65.0 ft × 24.0 ft × 8.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 83 / net 66

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderNICHOLS BOAT COMPANY · GREENVILLE, MS, UNITED STATES · built 2020

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 3 February 2026 · expires 28 February 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 it83 - Simplified, Gross Ton
66 - 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

WDK9734MMSI 368106230 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 24 July 2019, expires 24 July 2029

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.

Inspected as a tow unit · 18

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.

Inspection history · 15

21 May 2026 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8373212

24 March 2025 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8098548

13 April 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7896783

10 April 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7861956

26 July 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7776736

24 April 2023 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7674431

24 April 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7678998

23 March 2023 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7655474

27 April 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7439540

8 May 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7199011

14 April 2021 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7162360

15 February 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7144526

26 August 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7044510

5 August 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7028964

13 November 2019 Initial Certification · Construction Oversight · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6872109

Deficiency record · 8

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 24 April 2023 Resolved

Machinery must be maintained to provide for safe operation of towing vessel under normal operating conditions. The vessel received a high temperature alarm on the starboard engine. The crew shut the engine down to troubleshoot the alarm.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 24 April 2023
Resolution: Attended vessel and verified repairs made to the starboard main engine cooling system.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Lighting (Working spaces)

Issued 23 March 2023 Resolved

Emergency lighting must... be automatic, battery operated with a duration of no less than 2 hours; or Non-electric, phosphorescent adhesive lighting strips that are installed along escape routs and sufficiently visible to enable egress with no power. STBD engine room emergency lighting back up battery failed. Replace the light battery to the satisfaction of the OCMI.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 23 March 2023
Resolved 23 March 2023
Resolution: The lighting fixture was replaced on the spot.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition

Issued 23 March 2023 Resolved

Lifejackets must have the following attachments and fittings: (1) Each lifejacket must have a light... (2) Each lifejacket must have a whistle. One lifejacket onboard was missing a light and whistle.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 23 March 2023
Resolved 23 March 2023
Resolution: The missing light and whistle were replaced.

15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency preparedness

Issued 23 March 2023 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. The crew failed to satisfactorily perform fire and MOB drills in the presence of Marine Inspectors.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 6 April 2023
Resolved 19 April 2023
Resolution: Witnessed underway man overboard drill on the starboard side and fire drill in the engine room. Communication was improved since last drill and crew knowledgeable in shipboard procedures, all sat.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc

Issued 23 March 2023 Resolved

Each towing vessel must perform the applicable tests in table 143.245(b)... All other essential systems at least once every three months. The vessel had not tested their steering low hydraulic fluid alarms.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 23 March 2023
Resolved 23 March 2023
Resolution: The shoreside engineers tested the hydraulic fluid alarms in the presence of the CG.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes

Issued 23 March 2023 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 is a Siamese fitting at a pitot-tube pressure of at least 50 PSI and a flow rate of at least 80 gpm. The fire pump only pushed out 20 PSI of water with one fire station open. Repair to the satisfaction of the OCMI.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 23 March 2023
Resolved 23 March 2023
Resolution: The companies shore side engineers flushed debris out of the fire pump sea chest and then it was able to make the correct pressures.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes

Issued 27 April 2022 Resolved

The owner, managing operator, or master of a towing vessel must ensure that the vessel's lifesaving and fire suppression and detection reequipment complies with the applicable requirements of parts 141 and 142 of this subchapter and is in good working order, during a test of the fire main, there was not adequate water pressure in order to suppress a fire.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 27 April 2022
Resolved 27 April 2022
Resolution: There was a clog at the first valve beyond the sea chest, within the engine room. Crew was able to correct this on the spot.

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)

Issued 14 April 2021 Resolved

High level bilge alarm was not working, a switch had to be replaced within the electrical alarm system.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 14 April 2021
Resolved 14 April 2021
Resolution: Technician responded and replaced a switch that had gone bad in the system.

Casualty record · 6

5 August 2020Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 7028964

26 August 2020Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 7044510

15 February 2021Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 7144526

8 May 2021Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 7199011

24 April 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7678998

26 July 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7776736

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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.

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.