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MORTON HENSHAW
MORTON HENSHAW is a 1979 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 2011, most recently in July 2026, along with 7 deficiencies.
Records from 2011 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 27 July 2026.
- Built
- 1979
- Last inspected
- 27 July 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
613012
WTC6597
176861
Flag
UNITED STATES
367336340
Maury page id
psix-176861
Inspections, by type
The 11 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US
Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not
years in service. What Maury does not do.
Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)50.0 ft × 20.5 ft × 7.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 69 / net 53
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
Builderbuilder not recorded · GUILD · built 1979
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portST LOUIS, MO
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 24 November 2025 · expires 31 December 2026
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 it53 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
69 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
69 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 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.
Radio station licence
WTC6597MMSI 367336340 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 22 February 2018, expires 5 May 2028
FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its
US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown.
A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.
Inspection history · 11
27 July 2026
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8443262
21 October 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8020455
23 August 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7775984
26 October 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7575744
19 August 2021
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7291342
3 August 2020
Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7023173
31 August 2015
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5231146
5 February 2015
Industry Initiated Exam · Administration · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5065026
8 September 2011
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4139178
26 July 2011
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification · Administration
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4101744
30 March 2011
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3980990
Deficiency record · 7
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 26 October 2022
Resolved
Each lifebuoy that is required to have a light the light must be secured around the body of the lifebuoy. All lights were secured around the lifebuoy line.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 26 October 2022
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated so as to minimize fire hazards. There was excess oil accumulation in the bilge.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 28 July 2021
Resolved
The design of the fire detection system and its installation on the towing vessel is certified and inspected by a registered professional engineer with experience in fire-detection system design, by a technician with qualifications as a National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) level IV fire alarm engineering technician, or by an authorized classification society with equivalent experience.
Provide evidence of such.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 28 July 2021
Resolved
The fire detection system must draw power from two sources. the battery's for the FDS were not operable.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm
Issued 28 July 2021
Resolved
Alarms must: Be visible and audible at each operating station. The alarm located at the operating station may be a summary alarm; if the alarm at the operating station is a summary alarm, the specific alarm condition must be indicated at the machinery or bilge location.
Vessels alarm at the operating station was not able to be heard over the vessels normal operating noise.
Install adequate speaker to the satisfaction of attending marine inspector.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 28 July 2021
Resolved
All portable fire extinguishers, semi-portable fire-extinguishing systems, and fixed fire-extinguishing systems required by this part must be approved by the Commandant (CG-ENG). Where other equipment in this part is required to be approved, such equipment requires the specific approval of the Commandant.
Portable fire extinguisher on the 2nd deck, near the flammable storage locker was not in an approved bracket.
Make repairs to the satisfaction of attending marine inspector.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 28 July 2021
Resolved
Each integral fuel tank must have a vent that connects to the highest point of the tank, discharges on a weather deck through a bend of 180 degrees, and is fitted with a 30-by-30-mesh corrosion-resistant flame screen.
The flame screen on the bow vent had too large of mesh.
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.