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DELTA SPARROW

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named DELTA SPARROW

DELTA SPARROW is a 1979 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 26 inspections since 1991, most recently in September 2025, along with 25 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 1 casualty investigation in 2007.

Records from 1991 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 8 September 2025.

Built
1979
Last inspected
8 September 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
26
Deficiencies
25 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
1 investigation · 2007

Identity

US Official No.
613365
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDN3703
MISLE id
177180
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
368274210
Maury page id
psix-177180

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations8
…administrative events4
…with no type recorded14
Years with a record 18 calendar years (1991–2025)
The 26 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)62.4 ft × 26.0 ft × 8.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 86 / net 69
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderD H & D IRON WORKS INC · LAROSE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1979
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portHOUMA, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 10 April 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it69 - Simplified, Net Ton
86 - Simplified, 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

WDN3703MMSI 368274210 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 23 August 2022, expires 23 August 2032
WDG4332MMSI 367535450 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 16 June 2012, cancelled 20 August 2022
WDF8820MMSI 367498930 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 13 July 2011, cancelled 9 October 2021
WDC2308MMSI 366990980 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 16 November 2004, cancelled 9 August 2011
WCW8055MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 9 August 1996, cancelled 14 October 2006 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
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 · 26

8 September 2025 COI Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8229822
11 February 2025 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8046893
5 December 2023 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7834165
24 February 2023 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7641379
7 February 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7633188
20 January 2022 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7382874
23 September 2020 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7063534
25 August 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC SAILFISH (WPB 87356) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6522813
28 November 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4493215
13 June 2012 DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4342247
4 May 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4002233
28 April 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3997910
4 March 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3158244
23 October 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3085285
14 October 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3081043
1 August 2006 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2732689
17 March 2006 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2606767
3 January 2005 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2268162
16 April 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC POMPANO (WPB 87339) · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2074842
1 December 2003 Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1968490
12 June 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 379541
7 February 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 672175
28 December 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 364316
25 May 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 27321
20 March 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 672174
19 November 1991 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 132524

Deficiency record · 25

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Main installation
Issued 13 November 2025 Resolved
The VHF-FM radio must be installed at each operating station and connected to a functioning battery backup. MI found VHF radio not on battery backup.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 November 2025
Resolved 14 November 2025
Resolution: Receieved proof of VHF on battery back up.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 13 November 2025 Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards. MI found 03 120v outlets with ground.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 November 2025
Resolved 20 November 2025
Resolution: Pictures of receptacle tester sent plugged into outlets. All sat.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 13 November 2025 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. MI found leaking potable water pump, steering tie rod rubbing substantially against framing, steering hydraulic hose chaffing on framing.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 November 2025
Resolved 20 November 2025
Resolution: Received pictures of all items rectified. All sat.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 11 February 2025 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. MI observed a fuel leak on the vessel's starboard fuel tank from its sightglass straight into the bilge.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 11 February 2025
Resolved 22 April 2025
Resolution: MI Verified that the fuel sight glass was repaired and no longer leaking. All Sat.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 11 February 2025 Resolved
The master must ensure that all lifesaving equipment is properly maintained and ready for use at all times. MI observed the life float assembly in a non-float free condition.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 11 February 2025
Resolved 22 April 2025
Resolution: Life float was installed properly. All sat.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 11 February 2025 Resolved
Survival craft must be stowed in accordance with the requirements of 199.130 of this chapter, as far as is practicable on existing towing vessels. Each survival craft must be stowed in a secure and sheltered position. MIs observed the mounting bracket securing the life float to the vessel was not properly secured.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 11 February 2025
Resolved 22 April 2025
Resolution: Life float mounting bracket was secured to the deck and will allow for seperation from life float and bracket. All sat.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 11 February 2025 Resolved
Except as provided in paragraph (a)(8) of this section, each towing vessel must have a fire-detection system installed to detect engine room fires. The owner or managing operator must ensure the following: The system is arranged and installed so a fire in the engine room automatically sets off alarms on a fire detection control panel at the operating station. MIs observed the fire detection panel at the operating station to be experiencing a “trouble” code.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 11 February 2025
Resolved 22 April 2025
Resolution: Fire detection panel was operating propery, no trouble alarms were detected. All Sat.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 11 February 2025 Resolved
Each towing vessel equipped with rudder(s) must have a means to monitor and control the position of the rudder(s) at each operating station. MI observed inaccurate readings on rudder angle indicator.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 11 February 2025
Resolved 22 April 2025
Resolution: Tested steering from both locations, Test sat.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 11 February 2025 Resolved
Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must: be maintained to ensure proper operation. MIs observed a jacket water leak on the starboard generator.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 11 February 2025
Resolved 22 April 2025
Resolution: No leaks were observed on the STBD Jacket water system, All sat. MI informed Crew not to over fill the expansion tanks. Alarms worked for all Murphy switches.
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Safety and environment policy
Issued 11 February 2025 Resolved
Individuals, who are not crewmembers, on board a towing vessel must receive a safety orientation prior to getting underway or as soon as practicable thereafter, to include: The location, operation, and use of lifesaving equipment; Emergency procedures; Methods to notify crewmembers in the event of an emergency; and Prevention of falls overboard. MIs attending vessel did not receive any safety orientation prior to embarking on vessel.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 25 February 2025
Resolved 22 April 2025
Resolution: MI recieved safety orientation, All sat.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Echo sounder
Issued 11 February 2025 Resolved
Towing vessels must be equipped with the following equipment, as applicable to the area of operation: Fathometer (except Western Rivers). Vessel is on a Lakes, Bays, and Sounds route and does not have an installed fathometer. Vessel is restricted to Rivers Route.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 February 2025
Resolved 22 April 2025
Resolution: Vsl Fathometer was installed and tested. All sat.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)
Issued 11 February 2025 Resolved
Each towing vessel must be fitted with 2-way communication between the pilothouse and engine room. Vessel did not have 2-way comms.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 25 February 2025
Resolved 22 April 2025
Resolution: MI observed 2 way communication being used, all sat.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 11 February 2025 Resolved
Electrical equipment and electrical cables must be suitably protected from wet and corrosive environments. MIs observed an open electrical junction box on the port generator.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 11 February 2025
Resolved 22 April 2025
Resolution: Electrical box was closed with no apparent damage. All sat.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 7 February 2023 Resolved
"A towing vessel subject to this sub-chapter and choosing the Coast Guard inspection option, must undergo an annual inspection within 3 months before or after the COI anniversary date." Vessel has not had an annual inspection within the alloted window. Make vessel ready for inspection immediately.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 24 February 2023
Resolution: Conducted annual inpsection, verified that vessel had not been operating.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 20 January 2022 Resolved
The following systems must be equipped with gauges at the machinery location: 5) Hydraulic steering fluid pressure, if the vessel is equipped with hydraulic steering systems. The steering psi gauge was inop.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 20 February 2022
Resolved 21 January 2022
Resolution: Replaced the gauge and tested sat.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress messages: obligations and procedures
Issued 20 January 2022 Resolved
The station transmitting radiotelegraph emissions must be identified by its call sign or MMSI. ID was missing for both.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 20 February 2022
Resolved 20 January 2022
Resolution: Tech installed correct MMSI number.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 20 January 2022 Resolved
A navigation assessment entry must be recorded in the TVR, official log, or in accordance with the TSMS applicable to the vessel. The entry must include the date and time of the assessment, the name of the individual making the assessment, and the starting and ending points of the voyage or trip that the assessment covers. The Nav assessment was not descriptive and didn’t have name of person logging it.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 20 February 2022
Resolved 24 January 2022
Resolution: Logs have been adjusted and recorded properly.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 20 January 2022 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. Both fuel supply pipings to each MDE was not secured in place with a bracket causing extensive vibration.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 20 February 2022
Resolved 24 January 2022
Resolution: Installed brackets for both fuel supply pipes.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Lighting (Accommodation)
Issued 20 January 2022 Resolved
Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas. Vessel did not have enough e-light in the upper portion of the engine room.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 20 January 2022
Resolved 21 January 2022
Resolution: Installed battle lantern style E-light and tested sat.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 23 September 2020 Resolved
Vessel does not have approved lifesaving appliance. In accordance with table 46CFR141.305, install a CG approved Rigid Buoyant Apparatus (RBA) (160.010) for specified LBS route. RBA to be approved by qualified Marine Inspector.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 23 September 2020
Resolved 6 October 2020
Resolution: Vessel installed a lifefloat.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 23 September 2020 Resolved
The Master must ensure that all hatches, doors, and other openings designed to be watertight or weather-tight function properly. The gaskets on the hatch and door leading to the machinery space are to be replaced and fit for intended predetermined use.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 October 2020
Resolved 6 October 2020
Resolution: Vessel replaced the gasket.
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency preparedness
Issued 23 September 2020 Resolved
The vessel did not have emergency duties posted in the operating station. Post emergency duties in the operating station.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 October 2020
Resolved 6 October 2020
Resolution: Vessel created and posted emergency duties.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 23 September 2020 Resolved
Vessel did not have local RPM gauges installed on the main diesel engines or the generator sets. Install RPM gauges on main engine and generator sets.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 October 2020
Resolved 14 October 2020
Resolution: Vessel had installed adeqaute RPM gauges on main engine and on generator sets.
Documentation
Issued 28 December 1993 Resolved
VESSEL CAPTAIN HAD A 100 GT LICENSE OPERATING A 128 GT VESSEL.
Condition: Unknown
Due 28 December 1993
Resolved 7 February 1994
Documentation
Issued 28 December 1993 Resolved
VESSEL WAS OPERATED IN EXCESS OF 12 HOURS BY THE SAME MASTER.
Condition: Unknown
Due 28 December 1993
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past

Casualty record · 1

14 October 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3081043
Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.

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.