IRON LADY

The 3 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)67.5 ft × 28.0 ft × 9.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 120 / net 96

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderMASTER MARINE INC · BAYOU LA BATRE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2020

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 10 July 2026 · expires 31 July 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 it120 - Simplified, Gross Ton
96 - 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

WDL5614MMSI 368142710 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 29 April 2020, expires 29 April 2030

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 · 3

23 June 2025 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8151871

22 January 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7852650

30 June 2020 Deficiency Check · Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight · Construction Oversight · Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6991648

Deficiency record · 5

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces

Issued 23 June 2025 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. MI observed leak on emergency fuel shutoff hand pump resulting in delay of activation of remote valves in engine room.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 23 June 2025
Resolved 23 June 2025
Resolution: Received, reviewed and accepted video evidence of repair on emergency fuel shutoff.

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches

Issued 23 June 2025 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 to facilitate egress from each space and must be either:(1) Automatic, battery-operated with a duration of no less than 2 hours... MI observed non functioning emergency lighting in the passageway and ladderwell outside the crew berthing rooms.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 23 June 2025
Resolved 23 June 2025

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors

Issued 23 June 2025 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. MI observed numerous dogs on doors that were seized or otherwise difficult to operate.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 23 June 2025
Resolved 23 June 2025

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals

Issued 30 June 2020 Resolved

Vessel must have day shapes and navigational lights IAW COLREGS or 33 CFR Part 84. No day shapes are onboard and there are no lights provided for Not Under Command or Restricted in Ability to Maneuver. Vessel has submitted a request for special consideration, however until Coast Guard District 8 provides final resolution, no determination can be made and the vessel may operate.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 22 July 2020
Resolution: D8 Policy ltr 02-20 exempts this vessel from day shapes and nav lights for restricted in maneuverablity and no under command. Def cleared.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)

Issued 30 June 2020 Resolved

Vessel did not have a valid COD upon delivery of vessel. Vessel to provide valid COD prior to operations.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 August 2020
Resolved 22 July 2020
Resolution: Valid COD provided. Def cleared.

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.