KYLE SMITH

Towing Vessel · Built 2020s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

KYLE SMITH is a 2021 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 7 inspections since 2022, most recently in July 2026, along with 2 deficiencies.

Records from 2022 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 9 July 2026.

Built: 2021
Last inspected: 9 July 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 7
Deficiencies: 2 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 9 July 2026

Recorded inspections7

…physical examinations1

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded3

Deficiencies 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 4 calendar years (2022–2026)

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

1308580

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WDM5469

1641915

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1641915

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)78.0 ft × 34.0 ft × 10.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 177 / net 142

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderEYMARD MARINE CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIRS INC · HARVEY, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2021

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 28 April 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it177 - Simplified, Gross Ton
142 - Simplified, Net Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 August 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.

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 · 7

9 July 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8433657

8 April 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8152908

7 August 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7976108

16 May 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7913904

16 December 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7610477

26 August 2022 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7543962

9 February 2022 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7393650

Deficiency record · 2

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm

Issued 11 March 2022 Resolved

Each towing vessel must be fitted with a general alarm that is activated at each operating station and can notify persons on board in the event of an emergency. The general alarm did not sound or flash wehn vessel was darken ship.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 25 March 2022
Resolved 16 March 2022
Resolution: General alarm was wired to battery back up. Tested all sat.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 11 March 2022 Resolved

Each towing vessel must be operated in compliance with the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, and 33 CFR parts 101 and 104. Security drill had not been conducted on board the vessel.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 25 March 2022
Resolved 11 March 2022
Resolution: Vessel conducted security drill.

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.