DELTA PROTECTOR is a 1953 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 4 inspections since 2022, most recently in November 2023, along with 7 deficiencies — 3 with no resolution recorded — and 1 operational control.
Records from 2022 to 2023. Most recent: operational control imposed, 13 November 2023.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 3 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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.
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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
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Registered dimensions (L × B × D)45.0 ft × 13.0 ft × 8.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 31 / net 25
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderNASSCO · SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES · built 1953
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portSTOCKTON, CA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationExpired · issued 15 July 2020
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 it31 - Simplified, Gross Ton 25 - Simplified, Net Ton
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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
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Inspection history · 4
13 November 2023Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7824187
15 August 2022Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7534643
26 July 2022COI Inspection · Initial Certification · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7516467
18 July 2022Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7510020
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 vessel has not had an annual inspection within the designated time frame.
46 CFR 137.200
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 12 December 2023
Resolution: Vessel COI deactivated.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 26 July 2022Resolved
Each towing vessel must carry at least one appropriately-sized lifejacket, approved under approval series 160.002, 160.005, 160.055, 160.155, or 160.176, for each person on board. Each lifejacket must have a lifejacket light approved under approval series 161.012 or 161.112 securely attached to the front shoulder area of the lifejacket. Vessel is missing 5 lifejackets and missing 10 lifejacket lights. POB is limited to 5.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 August 2022
Resolved 9 August 2022
Resolution: Received photos for correct number/markings on lifejackets.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 26 July 2022No resolution recorded
At least two lifebuoys on a towing vessel greater than 26 feet must be fitted with a floating electric water light approved under approval series 161.010 or 161.110. Water lights were missing on lifebuoys.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 August 2022 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of escape
Issued 26 July 2022Resolved
Each escape hatch and emergency exit used as means of escape must be marked on both sides in clearly legible letters at least 50 millimeters (2 inches) high: “EMERGENCY EXIT, KEEP CLEAR”. Escape hatch out of engineroom and forward compartment must be marked.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 August 2022
Resolved 25 August 2022
Resolution: Received photos for correction.
No later than July 22, 2019, the owner or managing operator must implement a health and safety plan. The health and safety plan must document compliance with this part and include recordkeeping procedures. The health and safety plan is missing.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 August 2022 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
A record of the type, size, and service of each towline, face wire, and spring line, used to make the towing vessel fast to her tow, must be available to the Coast Guard or third-party auditor for review. The following minimum information is required in the record: The dates when examinations were performed, the identification of each item of towing gear examined, and the name(s) of the person(s) conducting the examinations. The record keeping for towing gear is missing.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 August 2022 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have onboard a valid COI prior to the specified phase in period. This vessel has not scheduled an inspection or obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection immediately and the vessel may no longer be permitted to operate.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 15 August 2022
Resolution: Vessel conducted a successful COI inspection on 26JUL2022 and vessel has been issue a valid COI.
Ownership record
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