Records from 2012 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 27 May 2026.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 27 May 2026
Resolved
Each towing vessel must carry at least one appropriately-sized lifejacket, approved under approval series 160.002, 160.005, 160.055, 160.155, 160.176, or 160.255 for each person on board. Provide one additional life jacket to meet the total complement of persons allowed on board.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 2 July 2026
Resolved 8 June 2026
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Personal equipment
Issued 27 May 2026
Resolved
Personnel dispatched from the vessel or that are working in an area on the exterior of the vessel without rails and guards must wear a lifejacket meeting requirements in 46 CFR 141.340, an immersion suit meeting requirements in 46 CFR 141.350, or a work vest approved by the Commandant under 46 CFR subpart 160.053. When worn at night, the work vest must be equipped with a light that meets the requirements of 46 CFR 141.340(g)(1). Work vests may not be substituted for the lifejackets required by 46 CFR part 141. Provide one additional work vest.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 2 July 2026
Resolved 8 June 2026
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 11 February 2026
Resolved
The master must ensure that all hatches, doors, and other openings designed to be watertight or weather-tight function properly. Renew the gasket for the overhead escape hatch in the berthing area.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 3 April 2026
Resolved 27 May 2026
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 11 February 2026
Resolved
The sidelights shall be fitted with matt black inboard screens. Paint the shields for the running lights matte black.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 3 April 2026
Resolved 27 May 2026
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 6 June 2025
Resolved
The marine employer must have a sufficient number of alcohol testing devices readily accessible on board the vessel to determine the presence of alcohol in the system of each individual who was directly involved in an SMI. Provide approved alcohol testing devices on board.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 20 June 2025
Resolved 1 July 2025
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 6 June 2025
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. Provide adequate means to close the fuel shut off valve in the appropriate position.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 20 June 2025
Resolved 25 June 2025
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 11 June 2024
Resolved
All crewmembers must be provided with health and safety information and training. Refresher training must be repeated annually and may be conducted over time in modules covering specific topics. Refresher training may be less comprehensive, provided that the information presented is sufficient to provide employees with continued understanding of workplace hazards. The refresher training of persons subject to this subpart must include the information and training prescribed in this section. All training required in this section must be documented in owner or managing operator's records. Provide proof of annual refresher training on the health and safety plan.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 July 2024
Resolved 25 June 2024
Resolution: Itemized logs of training and crew attendance submitted.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Winches & capstans
Issued 7 November 2023
Resolved
Verification of compliance with design standards must include review and analyses of sufficient plans, drawings, schematics, calculations, and other documents to ensure the vessel complies with the standards used. Provide to the Marine Safety Center for approval, diagrams of the structural support for the placement of the winches.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 7 December 2023
Resolved 14 November 2023
Resolution: Received MSC letter verifying compliance of the winch foundation with design standards listed in 46 CFR 144.145
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 7 November 2023
Resolved
Verification of compliance with design standards must include review and analyses of sufficient plans, drawings, schematics, calculations, and other documents to ensure the vessel complies with the standards used. Provide to the Marine Safety Center for approval, diagrams of the non-integral keel cooling system.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 8 January 2024
Resolved 14 December 2023
Resolution: Received verification letter from MSC.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 5 June 2023
Resolved
The master must ensure that all hatches, doors, and other openings designed to be watertight or weather-tight function properly. WTD gasket is missing section. Replace gasket.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 June 2023
Resolved 29 September 2023
Resolution: Gasket replaced for ER WTD.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment
Issued 5 June 2023
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have hoses and nozzles in accordance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section. Hose has small leak. Replace hose.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 June 2023
Resolved 20 June 2023
Resolution: Hose replaced.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications
Issued 23 May 2022
Resolved
A towing vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date nautical publications for the intended voyage. Vessel missing publications.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 6 June 2022
Resolved 1 June 2022
Resolution: Pubs procured. All sat.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 23 May 2022
Resolved
The master must ensure that all hatches, doors, and other openings designed to be watertight or weather-tight function properly. WTD dog needs adjustment.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 6 June 2022
Resolved 1 June 2022
Resolution: Dog adjusted. All sat.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm
Issued 10 December 2020
Resolved
Alarms and monitoring. The following alarms must be
provided: Low hydraulic steering fluid level. Alarms not installed. Install prior to Initial Certification.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 April 2021
Resolved 25 May 2021
Resolution: New alarm installed. Tested. All sat.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Decks - corrosion
Issued 26 October 2020
Resolved
The cognizant OCMI may require review of a vessel's watertight and weathertight integrity. Found leak on aft deck IWO back-up tiller. Repair leak by 27OCT20 to satisfaction of attending MI.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 October 2020
Resolved 28 October 2020
Resolution: Repairs made. Tested for leaks using water. No leaks detected. All sat.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 26 October 2020
Resolved
The area of operation for each towing vessel and any necessary operational limits are determined by
the cognizant OCMI. Vessel is restricted to operating in Narragansett Bay inside the COLREGS demarcation line until permanent repairs are made.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 26 April 2021
Resolution: Permanent repairs completed. All sat.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Decks - corrosion
Issued 19 October 2020
Resolved
The cognizant OCMI may require review of a vessel's watertight and weathertight integrity. Improper repairs made to aft deck of vessel using doubler plate IWO wasted deck. Portion of bulkhead in E/R removed to access space under steps. Provided repair proposal and affect repairs to the satisfaction of attending Marine Inspector (MI). Prior to Initial Certification.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 April 2021
Resolved 26 April 2021
Resolution: All repairs completed and NDT conducted. All sat.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings
Issued 19 October 2020
Resolved
The cognizant OCMI may require review of a vessel's watertight and weathertight integrity. Found leak on overhead in E/R IWO deck by pilot house door. assess damage, make repair proposal and affect repairs to satisfaction of attending MI. Prior to Initial Certification.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 April 2021
Resolved 6 April 2021
Resolution: Area cropped/renewed to good metal. NDT conducted. All sat.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces
Issued 19 October 2020
Resolved
Fuel shutoff requirements. The valve must be operable from a safe place outside the space where the valve is installed. No remote control installed or marked.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 November 2020
Resolved 10 December 2020
Resolution: Remote shutoffs installed and marked. All sat.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts
Issued 19 October 2020
Resolved
An exposed hazard such as gears and rotating machinery, must be protected by a cover, guard or rail. Guard for generator belt missing. Install.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 November 2020
Resolved 10 December 2020
Resolution: Guard installed. All sat.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm
Issued 19 October 2020
Resolved
Alarms and monitoring. The following alarms must be
provided: Main engine low lubricating oil pressure, high cooling water temperature, generator engine low lubricating oil pressure, and Low hydraulic steering fluid level. Alarms not installed. Install.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 November 2020
Resolved 10 December 2020
Resolution: MDE and Gen alarms installed and tested. All sat. Separate def issued for steering alarm. Will install during repairs to aft deck.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 19 October 2020
Resolved
Marine employers shall establish programs for the chemical testing for dangerous drugs on a random basis of crewmembers. Provide list of crewmembers enrolled in program.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 November 2020
Resolved 10 December 2020
Resolution: Documentation provided for all crew. All sat.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 19 October 2020
Resolved
Fire-detection system requirements. The owner must ensure the following: Each detector, control panel, remote indicator panel, and fire alarm are approved by the under approval series 161.002 or listed by a NRTL. System does not have A circuit-fault detector test-switch, or internal supervision of circuit integrity. No PE Letter or NICET Level IV letter certifying design and installation complies with paragraph (a)(1) through (6) of this section.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 November 2020
Resolved 25 May 2021
Resolution: Approved system installed. PE letter provided. Tested. All sat.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 19 October 2020
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard. Dead end cable found in overhead above port MDE. Remove or installed in box.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 November 2020
Resolved 10 December 2020
Resolution: Dead end cable removed. All sat.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 19 October 2020
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard. Battery terminal IWO bus bar on stbd side not covered. Cover.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 November 2020
Resolved 10 December 2020
Resolution: Cover installed. All sat.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 19 October 2020
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard. Provide documentation showing electric bilge pump design to run under locked rotor conditions.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 November 2020
Resolved 10 December 2020
Resolution: Pumps replaced with Rule 2000. All sat.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Lighting (Working spaces)
Issued 19 October 2020
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard. Portable lights installed in E/R overhead. Remove/install permanently wired lights with proper shipboard electrical conductors.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 November 2020
Resolved 10 December 2020
Resolution: Portable lights removed. Proper lights iinstalled. All sat.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency towing arrangements and procedures
Issued 19 October 2020
Resolved
The owner must ensure the following: Emergency procedures related to the tow have been developed and appropriate training provided to the crew for carrying out their emergency duties. No procedures onboard. Provide.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 November 2020
Resolved 10 December 2020
Resolution: Procedures onboard. All sat.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 27 July 2020
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 vessels that has not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection within 90 days. If an inspection is not completed prior to this date, the action for this deficiency shall be changed to a 60 (Rectify deficiencies prior to movement) and the vessel may no long be permitted to operate.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 October 2020
Resolved 25 May 2021
Resolution: COI drafted.