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LOMAVIK

Built
1979
Last inspected
23 June 2026
Documentation
Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
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 23 June 2026
…with no type recorded3
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 13 calendar years (1997–2026)
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

WDM3787
169758
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-169758

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)60.0 ft × 17.7 ft × 4.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 58 / net 45
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderNICHOLS BROTHERS BOAT BUILDERS INC · FREELAND, WA, UNITED STATES · built 1979
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portALEKNAGIK, AK
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un, reg
DocumentationValid · issued 9 December 2025 · expires 31 January 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 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
45 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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.
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Behind this panel: 20 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 56 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; operational controls, none recorded without a removal date; no tow-unit appearances recorded; no other recorded names; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port and endorsements. Every line is a record the Coast Guard wrote; the counts above are the same counts as in the summary, and they are free.

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Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, 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 · 20

23 June 2026 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8413216
3 June 2025 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8097760
10 June 2024 Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7937402
7 November 2023 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7821195
2 November 2023 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7979909
27 July 2023 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7752122
15 June 2022 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7479811
25 October 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7339413
28 September 2021 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7322389
12 July 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7249714
16 February 2012 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4236079
21 March 2011 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3970465
15 December 2010 Administration
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3911166
1 July 2010 Administration
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3782485
24 February 2010 Administration
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3685388
23 October 2009 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3619855
26 October 2005 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 2522827
24 September 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 2204121
12 September 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 2197351
15 February 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 185838

Deficiency record · 56

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm
Issued 23 June 2026 Resolved
Each towing vessel must be fitted with a general alarm that: (1) Is activated at each operating station and can notify persons onboard in the event of an emergency. General alarm was inoperable from the operating station.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 26 June 2026
Resolution: Repaired
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 23 June 2026 Resolved
There must be an installed or portable bilge pump for emergency dewatering. Could not dewater from the port side engineroom space.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 26 June 2026
Resolution: Repaired
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 23 June 2026 Resolved
Piping and machinery components that exceed 220 °C (428 °F), including fittings, flanges, valves, exhaust manifolds, and turbochargers, must be insulated. Measures must be in place to prevent flammable or combustible liquid piping leaks from coming into contact with these components. Missing lagging on centerl ME.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 26 June 2026
Resolution: Lagging replaced.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 9 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 on board under normal and emergency conditions. The over speed shutdown on all (03) main engines do not function to prohibit the main engines from over speed conditions.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 13 June 2025
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 9 June 2025 Resolved
A 40-B portable fire extinguisher must be located near the storage room or cabinet. This is in addition to the portable fire extinguishers required by tables 142.230(a) and 142.230(b) of this part. There is no 40-B portable fire extinguisher installed in the vicinity of the flammable locker in the machinery space.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 July 2025
Resolved 13 June 2025
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 9 June 2025 Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with navigation lights, shapes, and sound signals in accordance with the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (COLREGS) or 33 CFR part 84 as appropriate to its area of operation. The ship’s whistle is inoperable.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 July 2025
Resolved 7 July 2025
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 9 June 2025 Resolved
Paints, coatings, or other flammable or combustible products onboard a towing vessel must be stored in a designated storage room or cabinet when not in use. Multiple can items of flammable materials were found stored outside of the flammable locker.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 July 2025
Resolved 7 July 2025
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 9 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: Automatic, battery-operated with a duration of no less than 2 hours; or Non-electric, phosphorescent adhesive lighting strips that are installed along escape routes and sufficiently visible to enable egress with no power. There is no emergency lighting for the accommodation space.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 July 2025
Resolved 24 July 2025
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear
Issued 9 June 2025 Resolved
The following systems must be equipped with gauges at the machinery location: Hydraulic steering fluid pressure, if the vessel is equipped with hydraulic steering systems. The hydraulic steering gear system is not equipped with pressure gauge.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 July 2025
Resolved 7 July 2025
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 9 June 2025 Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists or an essential system develops problems that require attention. The following alarms must be provided: Low hydraulic steering fluid levels. The hydraulic steering gear system is not equipped with a low hydraulic steering fluid level alarm and lazarette bilge alarm.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 July 2025
Resolved 24 August 2025
Resolution: New alarm panal was installed and tested
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 9 June 2025 Resolved
Alarms must: Have a means to test actuation at each operating station or have a continuous self-monitoring alarm system which actuates if an alarm point fails or becomes disabled; and continue until they are acknowledged. The alarm panel at the operating station is not a continuous self-monitoring alarm system nor does the alarms continue to sound until they’re acknowledged.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 July 2025
Resolved 24 August 2025
Resolution: New alarm panal was insatalled and tested
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 9 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 on board under normal and emergency conditions. There is an exposed “dead end” electrical cable from the battery charger on the aft engine room bulkhead.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 July 2025
Resolved 7 July 2025
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 9 June 2025 Resolved
Each watertight door must be marked on both sides in clearly legible letters at least 25 millimeters (1 inch) high: “WATERTIGHT HATCH—KEEP CLOSED”. The watertight doors to the machinery space are not marked on both sides.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 July 2025
Resolved 7 July 2025
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 3 June 2025 Resolved
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 3rd annual inspection was not completed within 3 months of the anniversary date, April 30, 2024. 46 CFR 137.200
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 13 June 2025
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 22 July 2024 Resolved
All installed bilge piping must have a check/foot valve in each bilge suction that prevents unintended backflooding through bilge piping. Bilge piping does not have check/foot valve in each bilge suction. 46 CFR 143.275
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 21 August 2024
Resolved 3 June 2025
Resolution: Bilge check valves installed.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › On board training and instructions
Issued 10 June 2024 Resolved
All lifesaving equipment must be tested and maintained in accordance with the minimum requirements of § 199.190 of this chapter and inspections recorded in the TVR. The weekly and monthly inspections of lifesaving equipment were not conducted or recorded in TVR, conduct inspection and record in TVR. 46 141.235(a)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 June 2024
Resolved 23 July 2024
Resolution: Educated O/O. Should be completed at next annual.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 10 June 2024 Resolved
A health and safety plan must be onboard complying with the requirements of 46 CFR 140.500, 46 CFR 140.505, and 46 CFR 140.510. No health and safety plan was available during the inspection, place onboard and conduct training. 46 CFR 140.500
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 June 2024
Resolved 23 July 2024
Resolution: Manual onboard.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Closing devices/watertight doors
Issued 10 June 2024 Resolved
The master must ensure that all hatches, doors, and other openings designed to be watertight or weather-tight function properly. The rubber gaskets in the water tight doors were found to be dry rotted and cracking, replace gaskets. 46 CFR 140.610 (b)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 June 2024
Resolved 23 July 2024
Resolution: Gaskets replaced.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 10 June 2024 Resolved
Piping for flammable or combustible liquid, sea water cooling, and fire fighting systems must be fitted with isolation valves clearly marked by labeling or marked in accordance with ISO 14726:2008(E). Isolation valves fuel system and fire fighting systems are not labeled or have color coding. 46 CFR 143.250(d) & (e)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 June 2024
Resolved 23 July 2024
Resolution: Valves labeled.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › On board training and instructions
Issued 10 June 2024 Resolved
All crew members must be provided with health and safety information and training, and must be documented. No training documentation was available during the inspection. 46CFR140.515
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 June 2024
Resolved 23 July 2024
Resolution: O/O provided documentation.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 10 June 2024 Resolved
A towing vessel of 26 feet or more in length and more than 600 horsepower, engaged in commercial service must carry a operational AIS Class "A" device. The AIS onboard is not operational and is displaying an MMSI that does not match vessels FCC License. Install onboard an operable AIS Class "A" device.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 June 2024
Resolved 23 July 2024
Resolution: Installed operable class "A" AIS.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 10 June 2024 Resolved
The following systems must be equipped with gauges at the machinery location: main engine lubricating oil pressure and main engine RPM. All three main engines require an RPM gauge. Install RPM gauges on the three main engines. 46 CFR 143.230 (c)(1)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 June 2024
Resolved 9 June 2025
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 10 June 2024 Resolved
by this subpart, the surveyor must determine that the item or system functions as designed, is free of defects or modifications that reduce its effectiveness, is suitable for the service intended, and functions safely in a manner consistent for vessel type, service and route. All three shafts on vessel have significant scoring(1/4 to 3/4 inch) where water bearings are located. Two areas per shaft were identified. Repair or replace all three shafts. 46 CFR 137. 215(a)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 18 June 2024
Resolved 16 July 2024
Resolution: Shafts were replaced
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 10 June 2024 Resolved
When conducting a survey of a towing vessel as required by this subpart, the surveyor must determine that the item or system functions as designed, is free of defects or modifications that reduce its effectiveness, is suitable for the service intended, and functions safely in a manner consistent for vessel type, service and route. All six shaft water bearings have significant wearing and have lost all function resulting in significant damage to the vessels shafts. Repair or replace all six shaft water bearing. 46 CFR 137. 215(a)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 18 June 2024
Resolved 16 July 2024
Resolution: All water bearings replaced.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 10 June 2024 Resolved
When conducting a survey of a towing vessel as required by this subpart, the surveyor must determine that the item or system functions as designed, is free of defects or modifications that reduce its effectiveness, is suitable for the service intended, and functions safely in a manner consistent for vessel type, service and route. Port propeller has significant pitting. Repair or replace propeller.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 18 June 2024
Resolved 18 July 2024
Resolution: Prop renewed
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 10 June 2024 Resolved
The owner or managing operator must notify the cognizant OCMI when the condition of the vessel, its equipment, systems, or operations, create an unsafe condition. None of the above conditions were made aware to the Coast Guard.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 18 June 2024
Resolved 18 June 2024
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 2 November 2023 Resolved
Vessel's LOMAVIK, CHENA and RIVERWAYS 14 were beset in ice while conducting cargo operations IVO of Nunapitchuk, AK in the Johnson River. Due to the potential for structural damage from the ice, vessels are required to conduct Internal Structural Exam prior to operating with Cargo. 46CFR31.10-21 46CFR137.325
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 12 August 2024
Resolved 10 June 2024
Resolution: ISE completed
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces
Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved
To stop the flow of fuel in the event of a fire or break in the fuel line, a remote fuel shutoff valve must be fitted on any fuel line that supplies fuel directly to a propulsion engine or generator prime mover. The valve must be installed in the fuel piping directly outside of the fuel oil supply tank. The remote fuel shut off valve is not directly located outside the tank, there is a valve installed at the tank and branch line before the remote shutoff valve. Develop a plan to provide means to remotely shut off fuel at the first valve outside the day tank. 46 CFR 143.260(b)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 July 2023
Resolved 16 July 2024
Resolution: Remote shutoff valve installed.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved
Towing vessels operating on a Lakes, bays, and sounds route greater than 3 miles from shore must have a inflatable life raft with SOLAS B pack. Current life raft is only allowed within 3 miles and vessel must not proceed beyond 3 miles until replaced with SOLAS B pack life raft. 46CFR141.305(d)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 11 August 2023
Resolution: Vessel will not be operating past Johnson River crossing on the Kuskukwim River for the remainder of the season and will place a SOLAS B pack raft onboard next operating season.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 27 July 2023 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. The center and port shaft seals were leaking at an excessive rate, approx. 1 gal per min. Tighten shaft packing. 46 CFR 143.205 (a)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 10 August 2023
Resolved 11 August 2023
Resolution: Shaft packing was replaced on the port and center shafts.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved
Each life jacket must be marked block capital letters with the name of the vessel. Life jackets were not marked with vessel's current name, mark life jackets with current name. 46 CFR 141.340(f)(1)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 10 August 2023
Resolved 11 August 2023
Resolution: life jackets were marked with vessel's name.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › On board training and instructions
Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved
All lifesaving equipment must be tested and maintained in accordance with the minimum requirements of § 199.190 of this chapter and inspections recorded in the TVR. The weekly and monthly inspections of lifesaving equipment were not conducted or recorded in TVR, conduct inspection and record in TVR. 46 141.235(a)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 10 August 2023
Resolved 5 September 2023
Resolution: weekly and monthly checks of life saving appliances conducted and recorded.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Muster list
Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved
The emergency duties and duty stations required by this section must be posted at each operating station and in a conspicuous location in a space commonly visited by crewmembers. The station bill onboard identifies duties and responsibilities for up to 7 crewmembers but the COI is endorsed for only 4 crew, update a station bill that identifies duties and responsibilities for crew compliment listed on COI. 46 CFR 140.405 (c )
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 10 August 2023
Resolved 11 August 2023
Resolution: New station bill reflecting current crew member arrangements placed onboard.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved
the name of the vessel must be marked on some clearly visible exterior part of the bow in a manner to avoid obliteration. The name was not marked on the port and starboard bow, paint name on bow. 46 CFR 67.123 (b)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 10 August 2023
Resolved 11 August 2023
Resolution: Vessel name marked on bow.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation
Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved
Radios equipped with digital selective calling must use the assigned MMSI number. Radios with distress capabilities do not have the MMSI number programmed. 33CFR164.72(a)(3) 47CFR 80.103(b)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 10 August 2023
Resolved 5 September 2023
Resolution: VHF Radio programmed with MMSI number.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved
A health and safety plan must be onboard complying with the requirements of 46 CFR 140.500, 46 CFR 140.505, and 46 CFR 140.510. No health and safety plan was available during the inspection, place onboard and conduct training. 46 CFR 140.500
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 10 August 2023
Resolved 5 September 2023
Resolution: Hard copy of HSP placed onboard.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved
Survival craft and stowage locations must be marked in accordance with the requirements of §§ 199.176 and 199.178 of this chapter. Stowage locations for lifesaving equipment must be marked with symbols in accordance with IMO Resolution A.760(18) indicating the device stowed in that location. Each life raft stowage location should be marked with the capacity of the life raft stowed there. 46 CFR 141.325(b)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 August 2023
Resolved 5 September 2023
Resolution: Liferaft station marked.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Closing devices/watertight doors
Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved
Each watertight door and watertight hatch must be marked on both sides in clearly legible letters at least (1 inch) high: “WATERTIGHT DOOR—KEEP CLOSED”. Watertight doors were not marked, mark watertight doors. 46 CFR 141.160 (e)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 August 2023
Resolved 5 September 2023
Resolution: Watertight doors were properly marked.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 27 July 2023 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. Multiple dead end wires were discovered on the overhead forward of the generator, remove dead end wires. 46 CFR 143.205 (a)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 August 2023
Resolved 5 September 2023
Resolution: Dead end electrical cables removed.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Closing devices/watertight doors
Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved
The master must ensure that all hatches, doors, and other openings designed to be watertight or weather-tight function properly. The rubber gaskets in the water tight doors were found to be dry rotted and cracking, replace gaskets. 46 CFR 140.610 (b)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 August 2023
Resolved 22 September 2023
Resolution: Received photograph of gasket material installed on WTD.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire-dampers
Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved
Means must be provided for closing, in case of fire, each doorway, ventilator, and annular space around funnels and other openings into such spaces. The closure device for the stack is made of plywood, provide closure device made of steel.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 August 2023
Resolved 5 September 2023
Resolution: Closure device was made for stack ventilation opening.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved
Piping for flammable or combustible liquid, sea water cooling, and fire fighting systems must be fitted with isolation valves clearly marked by labeling or marked in accordance with ISO 14726:2008(E). Isolation valves fuel system and fire fighting systems are not labeled or have color coding. 46 CFR 143.250(d) & (e)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 27 August 2023
Resolved 19 September 2023
Resolution: ISolation valves have been color coded.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › On board training and instructions
Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved
All crew members must be provided with health and safety information and training, and must be documented. No training documentation was available during the inspection. 46CFR140.515
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 August 2023
Resolved 5 September 2023
Resolution: Health and safety plan was placed onboard and training conducted.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved
A towing vessel of 26 feet or more in length and more than 600 horsepower, engaged in commercial service must carry a operational AIS Class "A" device. The AIS onboard is not operational and is displaying the vessel's previous name. Install onboard an operable AIS Class "A" device. 33 CFR 164.46(b)(1)(ii)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 August 2023
Resolved 5 September 2023
Resolution: Received photograph of AIS, Em-trak A100, unit installed onbaord.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-corrosion
Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved
The cognizant OCMI may require additional examinations of the vessel whenever he or she discovers or suspects damage or deterioration to hull plating or structural members that may affect the seaworthiness or fitness for the route or service of a vessel. During the visual inspection of the lazarette substantial wastage, consisting of wastage through framing, was discovered near the port and starboard rudders. Provide plan to crop and renew framing back to good metal prior to operations in 2024. 46 CFR 137.700(b) 05SEP2023: Vessel will be hauled out at the end of the operating season to conduct assessment of hull and framing in the Lazerette.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 March 2024
Resolved 16 July 2024
Resolution: All wastage in laz cropped and renewed.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved
The master must ensure that all lifesaving equipment is properly maintained and ready for use at all times. The l Ife raft was not installed with the hydrostatic release and painter line assembled which prohibited proper deployment of the life raft in an emergency, installed hydrostatic release and painter. 46 CFR 141.230
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 28 July 2023
Resolution: Hydrostatic release and painter line were properly attached.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of rescue
Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved
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. The electric floating waterlight on the starboard buoy did not have batteries, install batteries. 46 CFR 141.360 c (2)
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 27 July 2023
Resolution: New batteries were installed in the floating water light.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 27 July 2023 Resolved
A towing vessel must carry a combination of day and night visual distress signals indicated in Table 141.370 of § 141.370 for specified areas where the vessel operates. Vessel is certified for Lakes, Bays, and Sounds route >3 miles from shore but only has 04 day/night distress signals. Vessel is restricted from operating >3 miles from shore until additional distress signals per table 141.370 are obtained. 46 CFR 141.375(a)
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 28 July 2023
Resolution: 02 additonal day/night flares were placed onboard.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 25 October 2021 Resolved
All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel has not recieved a COI IAW with regulations.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 25 October 2021
Resolved 25 October 2021
Resolution: Vessel received COI 13OCT21.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 14 October 2021 Resolved
Installed electrical power sources must be capable of carrying the electrical load of the towing vessel under normal operating conditions. The generator onboard was inoperable during the inspection. Repair the generator and make available for inspection to the Coast Guard prior to cargo operation.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 15 June 2022
Resolution: Generator was inspected and operational.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 14 October 2021 Resolved
Vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification of emergency conditions at the operating station for: Main engine low lubrication oil pressure; Main engine high cooling water temperature; Auxiliary generator engine low lubrication oil pressure; Auxiliary generator high cooling water temperature; High bilge levels; low hydraulic steering fluid level, if applicable; and low fuel level, if fitted with a day tank. No alarms are available on the bridge for any system.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 15 June 2022
Resolution: Alarms are installed and operating properly.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 14 October 2021 Resolved
The design of the fire detection system and installation must be certified and inspected by a registered professional engineer with experience in fire-detection systems, by a technical qualified as a NICET level IV fire alarm engineering technician, or by an authorized classification society with equivalent experience. Documentation was not available during the inspection for the fire detection system.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 15 June 2022
Resolution: Fire detection system installation has been certified by NICET Level IV.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 14 October 2021 Resolved
The vessel must carry a survival craft intended for its area of operation. The current liferaft is not approved for an Oceans route. Vessel must have an Inflatable liferaft with a SOLAS A Pack.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 15 June 2022
Resolution: Changed vessel route, not requiring a SOLAS A liferaft.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 14 October 2021 Resolved
Vessel must have a search light controllable from the vessels operating station and capable of illuminating objects at a distance of at least two times the length of the tow. Vessel does not have a search light onboard.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 15 June 2022
Resolution: Searchlight is installed and operational.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Line-throwing appliance
Issued 14 October 2021 Resolved
Towing vessels operating on an Oceans route must have line throwing appliances approved under approval series 160.040. Vessel does not have line throwing appliances on board.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 15 June 2022
Resolution: Changed vessel route to LBS. Line throwing devices are no longer required.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 29 September 2021 Resolved
All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid COI prior to the specified phase in period. This vessel was laid up 18JUN2020, but placed back into service in 2021. IF an inspection is not completed prior to 25OCT21, the action for this deficiency shall be changed to a 60 (rectify deficiency prior to movement) and the vessel may no longer be permitted to operate.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 October 2021
Resolved 14 October 2021
Resolution: Vessel completed inspection and COI was issued.

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.