Records from 1985 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 26 March 2026.
Inspection history · 14
26 March 2026
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8320232
2 April 2025
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8104010
15 March 2024
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7870463
27 April 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7636690
6 May 2022
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7445271
3 March 2022
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Appeal · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7405136
22 March 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7160419
29 January 2020
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6898745
11 November 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6589224
25 November 2013
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4760244
11 August 2010
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3823155
30 March 2010
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3704951
17 June 1996
Administrative
Administrative · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1417969
20 August 1985
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 303845
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 26 March 2026
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. It was found that the wires from the batteries to the port main engine started were cracked with exposed conductor. Replace wire with proper gauge marine grade cable.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 25 April 2026
Resolved 27 March 2026
Resolution: Owner sent satisfactory photos of new cable installed.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts
Issued 16 April 2025
Resolved
An exposed hazard such as gears and rotating machinery, must be protected by a cover, guard, or rail. Both the vessel's main diesel engines have exposed pulleys and belts. Install covers or guards.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 April 2025
Resolved 18 April 2025
Resolution: Pictures of newly fabricated and installed guards were submitted by vessel O/O.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 15 March 2024
Resolved
Electrical equipment must be marked with its respective current and voltage ratings. Lower engine room breaker panel missing required markings. Apply markings as required.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 April 2024
Resolved 22 March 2024
Resolution: Breaker panel maked with current and voltage ratings
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 15 March 2024
Resolved
Individual circuit breakers on switchboards and distribution panels must be labeled with a description of the loads they serve. Lower level and upper level engine room breaker panels are not equipped with an index of loads that the breakers serve. Provide label of loads as required.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 April 2024
Resolved 22 March 2024
Resolution: Index of loads added to panel
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 15 March 2024
Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards. Breakers in lower engine room breaker panel missing creating a shock hazard. Install breakers or blanks as required.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 April 2024
Resolved 22 March 2024
Resolution: Blanks attached to empty breaker locations
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 15 March 2024
Resolved
All seals and gaskets must be properly maintained to prevent leaks of flammable or combustible liquid, as those terms are defined in 46 CFR subpart 30.10, into the machinery space. Oil leak found on port engine cam cover. Repair leak as required.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 April 2024
Resolved 22 March 2024
Resolution: Oil leak repaired
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 15 March 2024
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. Exhaust leak found on port engine at turbo charger. Repair exhaust leak.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 April 2024
Resolved 22 March 2024
Resolution: Exhaust leak repaired
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 22 March 2022
Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards. Starting battey system had one corroded battery terminal connection and one terminal connection in which the battery cable was melting and separating from terminal.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 8 April 2022
Resolution: Battery terminals and connections replaced.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 22 March 2022
Resolved
Extension cords must not be used as a permanent connection to a source of electrical power. Extension cords being used as permanent power source in pilothouse and galley.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 8 April 2022
Resolution: Extension cords removed from service.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 22 March 2022
Resolved
Electrical equipment and electrical cables must be suitably protected from wet and corrosive environments.forward mast light electrical cable installed with with plug into outlet on exterior of vessel.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 8 April 2022
Resolution: Mast light wired into junction box.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 22 March 2022
Resolved
The master must ensure that all lifesaving equipment is properly maintained and ready for use at all times. Work vest hanging in galley no longer serviceable.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 8 April 2022
Resolution: Work vest removed from service.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Railing, gangway, walkway and means for safe passage
Issued 22 March 2022
Resolved
a) Rails or equivalent protection must be installed near the periphery of all decks accessible to crew. Equivalent protection may include lifelines, wire rope, chains, and bulwarks that provide strength and support equivalent to fixed rails. (b) In areas where space limitations make deck rails impractical, such as at narrow catwalks in way of deckhouse sides, hand grabs may be substituted. Forward and aft deck missing rails.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 6 May 2022
Resolution: Chain style fall protection installed around the periphery of vessel.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Manholes/flush scuttles
Issued 22 March 2022
Resolved
Each watertight door and watertight hatch must be marked on both sides in clearly legible letters at least 25 millimeters (1 inch) high: “WATERTIGHT DOOR - KEEP CLOSED” or “WATERTIGHT HATCH - KEEP CLOSED”. Main deck watertight hatches missing labeling.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 8 April 2022
Resolution: Watertight hatches labelled.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 22 March 2022
Resolved
At least one lifebuoy must have a lifeline, secured around the body of the lifebuoy. If more than one lifebuoy is carried, at least one must not have a lifeline attached. Both lifebuoys have lifelines attached.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 8 April 2022
Resolution: One lifeline removed.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 22 March 2021
Resolved
The officer in charge of a navigational watch must conduct a navigation assessment for the intended route and operations prior to getting underway. The navigation assessment must incorporate the requirements of pilothouse resource management of §140.640, assess operational risks, and anticipate and manage workload demands. Vessel has not been documenting a Navigation assessment. Provide documentation as required.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 22 March 2021
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 22 March 2021
Resolved
Each exhaust pipe from an internal combustion engine which is within reach of personnel must be insulated or otherwise guarded to prevent burns. On a new vessel, each pipe that contains vapor, gas, or liquid that has a temperature exceeding 150 °F (65.5 °C) which is within reach of personnel must be insulated where necessary or otherwise guarded to prevent injury. Vessel's generator has no protective covering on the exhaust manifold to prevent injury. Provide covering as required.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 22 March 2021
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 9 April 2020
Resolved
Work vests that are worn at night shall be equipped with a light that meets the requirement of 46 CFR 141.340(g)(1). Work vests on board do not have lights installed.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 23 April 2020
Resolved 9 April 2020
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 9 April 2020
Resolved
Lifebuoys must be at least 610 millimeters (24 inches) in diameter., Installed lifebuoys do not meet size requirement.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 23 April 2020
Resolved 9 April 2020
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Navigation bridge visibility
Issued 9 April 2020
Resolved
Windows at the operating station must be able to provide a clear field of vision for safe operation in any condition. Forward right pilothouse window is severely cracked.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 23 April 2020
Resolved 9 April 2020
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 9 April 2020
Resolved
The frame or support of any semi-portable fire extinguisher fitted with wheels must be welded or otherwise permanently attached to a steel bulkhead or deck to prevent it from rolling in any conditions. the 160-B Semi-portable fire extinguisher is not properly secured.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 23 April 2020
Resolved 9 April 2020
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 9 April 2020
Resolved
iping and machinery components that exceed 220 °C (428 °F) must be insulated. Generator exhaust piping is exposed.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 23 April 2020
Resolved 9 April 2020
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Water level indicator
Issued 9 April 2020
Resolved
A towing vessel must be maintained and operated so the watertight integrity and stability of the vessel are not compromised. The installed electric bilge pump in engine room, starboard side IWO the propulsion shaft seal is inoperable as installed, the automatic float switch does not activate pump.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 23 April 2020
Resolved 9 April 2020
Fire Fighting
Issued 20 August 1985
Resolved
PILOT HOUSE FIRE EXTINGUISHER NOT SERVICABLE. REF.46 CFR 25.30-5
Condition: Unknown
Due 19 September 1985
Resolved 20 August 1985
Fire Fighting
Issued 20 August 1985
Resolved
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS DO NOT HAVE MYLAR OR METALLIC NAME PLATE ATTACHED. REF. 46 CFR 25.30-10(D)
Condition: Unknown
Due 19 September 1985
Resolved 20 August 1985