GREEN CHIEF

Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE)

GREEN CHIEF is a 1981 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 2020, most recently in July 2026, along with 14 deficiencies.

Records from 2020 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 20 July 2026.

Built: 1981
Last inspected: 20 July 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 18
Deficiencies: 14 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 20 July 2026

Recorded inspections18

…physical examinations17

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 14 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 7 calendar years (2020–2026)

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

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8008163

PJM0686

1604791

Flag

SINT MAARTEN

Maury page id

psix-1604791

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it131 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
53 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton

This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.

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 · 18

20 July 2026 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8442465

1 May 2026 PSC B · CCSSC Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8358882

20 November 2025 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8272255

21 October 2025 CCSSC Examination · PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8255409

23 December 2024 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8050260

23 June 2024 Administrative Inspection · CCSSC Examination · PSC B

Physical examination · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7939924

3 June 2024 CCSSC Examination · PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7925931

2 June 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7934655

20 December 2023 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7841022

1 December 2023 CCSSC Examination · PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7831886

30 May 2023 CCSSC Examination · PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7700087

11 August 2022 CCSSC Examination · PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7529682

10 February 2022 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7394115

11 August 2021 PSC B

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7283378

10 February 2021 PSC B · CCSSC Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7137986

10 August 2020 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7025675

2 March 2020 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6917433

11 February 2020 PSC A

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6905507

Deficiency record · 14

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Survey report file

Issued 20 July 2026 Resolved

Whenever an accident occurs to a ship or a defect is discovered, either of which affects the safety of the ship or the efficiency or completeness of its life-saving appliances or other equipment, a request should be made immediately to the administration responsible for issuing the relevant certificate for a survey as may be requested by 1.10, be carried out as soon as practicable. CCSSC 97' CH 1 Part B 1.11.3 During transit to St. Thomas, vessel ran aground on the eastern trip of Vieques, damaging the hull and STBD shaft. This damage created water ingress points in the engine room. Class to attest to appropriate repairs and provide damage survey.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 19 August 2026
Resolution: Received statement of facts from vessel's flag attesting to the repairs of the hull damage created by the grounding. See documents for surveyor's report. TTL

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

Issued 21 October 2025 Resolved

Measures should be taken to the satisfaction of the Administration to ensure that the equipment is functioning in a reliable manner and that satisfactory arrangments are made for regular inspections and routine tests to ensure continuous reliable operation. Vessels #2 generator has a lube oil leak dripping at approximately 1 drop per second while running. CCSSC 2.41.3

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 20 November 2025
Resolved 20 November 2025
Resolution: Received email correspondence to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard. See Documents.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 21 October 2025 Resolved

Measures should be taken to the satisfaction of the Administration to ensure that the equipment is functioning in a reliable manner and that satisfactory arrangments are made for regular inspections and routine tests to ensure continuous reliable operation. Starboard engine is missing a nut securing the piston head. CCSSC 2.41.3

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

Issued 23 December 2024 Resolved

Electrical installations should be such that all electrical services necessary for maintaining the ship in normal operational and habitable conditions will be assured without recourse to the emergency source of electrical power. Starboard navigation light found wired directly to the emergency batteries and secured to the ship with zip ties.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 8 January 2025
Resolved 21 October 2025
Resolution: Repaired

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Embarkation arrangements rescue boats

Issued 23 December 2024 Resolved

Rescue boats should be stowed in a state of continuous readiness for launching in not more than 5 min. Hydraulic hose that services the rescue boat crane burst rendering it inoperable.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 8 January 2025
Resolved 21 October 2025
Resolution: Repaired

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

Issued 23 December 2024 Resolved

Power ventilation of accommodation spaces, service spaces, cargo spaces, control stations and machinery spaces should be capable of being stopped from an easily accessible position located outside the space being served. This position should not be readily cut off in the event of a fire in the space served. On deck emergency shutdown for the engine room exhaust fan missing.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 8 January 2025
Resolved 21 October 2025
Resolution: Repaired

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

Issued 3 June 2024 Resolved

The owner or master of every ship to which this code applies should ensure that the condition of the ship and its equipment is maintained to conform with the provisions of this code to ensure that the ship in all respect will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship, persons on board or the enviroment. During inbound transit, vessel engaged into reverse and noticed a loss of propulsion on the starboard side, during dive survey it was discovered that the vessel had lost the starboard propellor. CCSSC 1.11.1 pg 10 / Action taken 17ac

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 12 June 2024
Resolution: Class report received attesting to satisfactory repairs.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rescue boats

Issued 1 December 2023 Resolved

Rescue boats should be stowed in a state of continuous readiness for launching in more than 5 minutes. Ship's rescue boat had no fuel and would not start. CCSSC 4.9.8.1

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 1 December 2023
Resolution: Observed rescue boat running and a full tank of fuel.

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

Issued 1 December 2023 Resolved

Means should be provided whereby normal operations of propulsion can be sustained or restored even though one of the essential auxiliaries becomes inoperative. Special consideration should be given to the malfunctioning of the hydraulic, pneumatic or electric means for controlling main propulsion machinery. The pneumatic controls are inoperable on the port side bridge and center console. The starboard bridge controls are partially inoperable.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 20 January 2024
Resolved 13 February 2024
Resolution: Received admin report attesting to satisfactory repair.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear

Issued 1 December 2023 Resolved

Where power operated main steering gear units and connections are fitted in duplicate and each unit complies with the provisions of 2.38.4, no auxiliary steering gear need to be required, provided that the duplicate unit and connections operating together comply with the requirements of 2.38.3. Steering pump 2 is inoperable.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 20 December 2023

14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Retention of oil on board

Issued 1 December 2023 Resolved

The arrangements for storage, distribution and utilization of oil used in pressure lubricating systems should be such as to ensure the safety of the ship and persons on board. Engine room bilge had an excessive amount of oily water. All waste oil tanks were full.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 20 December 2023

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 11 August 2021 Resolved

For each breathing apparatus a fireproof lifeline of sufficent length and strength should be provided capable of being attached by means of snaphook to the harness of the apparatus. Vessels fireline was not fireproof. A snaphook was also not provided. 97 Caribbean Cargo Ship Safety Code 3.11.3

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 11 August 2021
Resolution: Vessel placed a fireproof lifeline in service in conjunction with a snaphook to affix the line to the SCBA.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rescue boats

Issued 11 February 2020 Resolved

Life saving appliances required by this chapter should comply with the technical specification of the LSA Code. Rescue boat on board does not meet technical specifications of the LSA Code. CCSS Code 1997 Ch 4.3.1 - 17c

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 12 February 2020
Resolution: Deficiency rectified.

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

Issued 11 February 2020 Resolved

All parts of machinery and their associated fittings which are under internal pressure should be subjected to an approved pressure test. Forward generator located in engine room has soft patch fittings installed on the sea water cooling lines. CCSS Code 1997 Ch 2.19.1 - 16c

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 2 March 2020
Resolution: Received proper documentation from M/V GREEN CHIEF owner attestion to the proper repairs. MSD STT PSCO conducted satisfactory visual inspection of newly installed (steel) sea water cooling linesand witnessed satisfactory operation generator. 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.