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BRANDY FITZHUGH
BRANDY FITZHUGH is a 1978 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 4 inspections since 2023, most recently in April 2026, along with 15 deficiencies.
Records from 2023 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 28 April 2026.
- Built
- 1978
- Last inspected
- 28 April 2026
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 15 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
28 April 2026
Deficiencies
15 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
4 calendar years (2023–2026)
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
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it54 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
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 · 4
28 April 2026
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8357349
17 April 2025
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8113476
29 April 2024
DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7903740
2 May 2023
Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7679841
Deficiency record · 15
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 2 May 2023
Resolved
Vessel's fixed fire system is required to be serviceable condition. System was inspected by a third party & found to be deficient. Once fire system is deemed serviceable by third party inspector send report to attending MI.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 2 May 2023
Resolved
Each towing vessel must carry at least one appropriately-sized lifejacket, approved under approval series 160.002, 160.005, 160.055, 160.155, or 160.176, for each person on board.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 2 May 2023
Resolved
Fuel shut off vaves must be installed 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 valve must be operable from a safe place outside the space where the valve is installed. Each remote valve control must be marked in clearly legible letters, at least 25 millimeters (1 inch) high, indicating the purpose of the valve and the way to operate it.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm
Issued 2 May 2023
Resolved
Vessel must be fitted with a general alarm that: Is activated at each operating station and can notify persons onboard in the event of an emergency; is capable of notifying persons in any accommodation, work space, and the engine room; Has installed, in the engine room and any other area where background noise makes a general alarm hard to hear, a supplemental flashing red light that is identified with a sign that reads: “Attention General Alarm—When Alarm Sounds or Flashes Go to Your Station”
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 2 May 2023
Resolved
Vessel's towing gear for pushing ahead or towing along-
side to be frequently inspected & serviceable. Vessel did not have a towing gear inspections log.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Cargo information
Issued 2 May 2023
Resolved
The health, safety, and operational requirements for towing vessels and the crew members serving on-board them requires each vessel to have a safety and health manual and training, TVR, fire and man over board drills,training, safety orientation for crew and non-crew,navigation assessments, examinations and tests of steering, nav, communication, propulsion, towing, signal whistle.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 2 May 2023
Resolved
Vessel is required to have all alarms & monitoring for MDE's, generators, & steering. Vessel does not have installed all applicable alarms at the operating station
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Magnetic compass
Issued 2 May 2023
Resolved
Vessel is required to have an illuminated magnetic compass or swing meter. Install compass or swing meter.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 2 May 2023
Resolved
Vessel is to have the appropriate amount of VDS (flares) in the approved container w/the applicable markings. Vessel does not have VDS, container, or markings.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)
Issued 2 May 2023
Resolved
Vessel is required to have an industrial first aid cabinet or kit. Vessel does not have appropriate kit.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 2 May 2023
Resolved
Vessel is required to have an additional 40-B fire ext. in the vicinity of the haz locker. Vessel does not have the prescribed extinguisher near the haz locker.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)
Issued 2 May 2023
Resolved
Vessel is required to have a fuel maintenance plan. Vsl doesn't have the prescribed fuel maintenance plan. Provide proof of plan to attending Marine Inspector.
Vessel's operator is required to have a Marine Operator permit (radio's) or higher. Vessel's operator did not have appropriate permit.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)
Issued 2 May 2023
Resolved
Vessel is required to have an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) / Drug & Alcohol Program (DAPI) IAW w/the prescribed regulations. Vessel is also to have adequate means of testing for presence of alcohol (strips) within 2 hours of casualty. Vessel does not have the alcohol strips & crew submits to ACOE drug testing requirements which do not meet the 50% requirement for mariners.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)
Issued 2 May 2023
Resolved
Vessel's piping for flammable liquids & water cooling must be fitted w/isolation valves & clearly marked. Vessel's piping are not marked / color-coded.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Entry dangerous spaces
Issued 2 May 2023
Resolved
Vessel's escape hatches & emergency exits to be marked Emergency Exit, Keep Clear. Vessel's exits were not appropriately marked.
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.