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DECATEUR GILLIKIN
DECATEUR GILLIKIN is a 2021 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 6 inspections since 2022, most recently in July 2026, along with 13 deficiencies.
Records from 2022 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 8 July 2026.
- Built
- 2021
- Last inspected
- 8 July 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 13 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
8 July 2026
Deficiencies
13 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
5 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
1312004
WDM2289
1653421
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-1653421
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)55.0 ft × 20.0 ft × 8.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 58 / net 47
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderCORN ISLAND SHIPYARD · GRANDVIEW, IN, UNITED STATES · built 2021
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portCHARLESTON, SC
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 13 May 2026 · expires 30 June 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 it58 - Simplified, Gross Ton
47 - Simplified, Net Ton
47 - 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
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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 · 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 · 6
8 July 2026
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8418626
10 April 2025
Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8110064
21 August 2024
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7946921
9 August 2023
MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7738191
23 March 2022
Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7417273
17 March 2022
Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Drydock Exam · Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7413705
Deficiency record · 13
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 8 July 2026
Resolved
Steering systems must meet ABS Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels under 90 Meters (295 Feet) in Length.
Steering arms on top of rudder are bent so as only one of two ears where the tie rod attaches on each side has a pin going through it. Pin on hydraulic piston is missing retaining pin.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 5 May 2025
Resolved
The portable fire pump must be self-priming and power-driven, with:(1) A minimum capacity of at least 300 LPM (80 gpm) at a discharge gauge pressure of not less than 414 kPa (60 psi), measured at the pump discharge.
Pump would not make 60 psi pressure the would not restart.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 5 May 2025
Resolved
Each towing vessel must perform the applicable tests in Table 143.245(b) of this section. The tests required by this section must be recorded in accordance with part 140 of this subchapter. Alarm setpoints - Twice every 5 years, with no more than 3 years elapsing since last test.
Record not available
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 5 May 2025
Resolved
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.
Record not available.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Manholes/flush scuttles
Issued 5 May 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.
Void hatch covers failed vacuum box test.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 10 April 2025
Resolved
A towing vessel that is certificated for limited coastwise, coastwise, oceans, or beyond 3 nautical miles from shore on the Great Lakes whose contract for construction was executed on or after August 27, 2003, except for those specified in paragraph (a)(3) of this section, must be equipped with both:(2) A fixed fire-extinguishing system installed to protect the engine room.
Engine room protected by fixed CO2 should be gas tight. there are openings going directly to pilot house from Engine room.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 10 April 2025
Resolved
Miscellaneous lifesaving requirements are summarized in Table 141.370 of this section. Equipment requirements are based on the area in which a towing vessel is operating.
Missing 4 visual distress signals
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 21 August 2024
Resolved
(e) The portable fire pump must be self-priming and power-driven, with:
(2) A sufficient amount of lined commercial fire hose 15 meters (50 feet) in length, at least 40 mm (1.5 inches) in diameter and immediately available to attach to it so that a stream of water will reach any part of the vessel; and
(3) A nozzle made of corrosion-resistant material capable of providing a solid stream and a spray pattern.
The fire pump on board did not operate as designed "self priming" additionally there were pin hole leaks in the fire hose.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 21 August 2024
Resolved
a) Steering systems must meet ABS Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels under 90 Meters (295 Feet) in Length (incorporated by reference, see § 136.112 of this subchapter), Part 4, Chapter 3, Section 3.
vessel had deteriorated cotter pins connecting rudder
arm to ram.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 21 August 2024
Resolved
(7) Declaration of Security (DoS). Manned vessels must keep on board a copy of the last 10 DoSs and a copy of each continuing DoS for at least 90 days after the end of its effective period.
(8) Annual audit of the VSP. For each annual audit, a letter certified by the Company Security Officer or the VSO stating the date the audit was completed;
Audit was last conducted Jan. 2023, conduct and document
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 21 August 2024
Resolved
(c) Lifebuoys must have the following attachments and fittings:
(iii) Be non-kinking;
(iv) Have a diameter of at least 7.9 millimeters ( 5/16 inch);
(v) Have a breaking strength of at least 5 kilonewtons (1,124 pounds); and
(vi) Be of a dark color if synthetic, or of a type certified to be resistant to deterioration from UV.
Replace chaffed float light line with approved line.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 21 August 2024
Resolved
(a) 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 #1 main. repair within 1 week.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 18 March 2022
Resolved
All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel is one of the 75% of the vessels that has not obtained a valid COI.
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.