Records from 1995 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 19 September 2025.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)36.9 ft × 16.0 ft × 5.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 33 / net 22
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderC & M SHIPBUILDING · ORANGE, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1979
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portMORGAN CITY, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
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 it33 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
22 - 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 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.
Inspection history · 8
19 September 2025
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8237318
6 December 2024
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8044124
11 October 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7806517
9 September 2022
Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7543673
2 December 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6066645
31 July 2013
Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4670642
10 August 2011
Spot Check (Safety)
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4111143
12 June 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 132948
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 6 December 2024
Resolved
Each towing vessel must carry one life jacket for each person onboard and one at the operating station. Vessel only had 3 life jackets, COI requires 5.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 9 December 2024
Resolution: All lifejackets onboard.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of Fire protection systems
Issued 6 December 2024
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a fire detection system installed to detect engine room fires. The fire panel on the bridge did not have any power, could not test fire alarm.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 9 December 2024
Resolution: Fire detection panel operational, tested heat detector in engine room and smoke in galley.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 6 December 2024
Resolved
Fire detection system must be inspected and tested at least once every 12 months. The inspection tag was last inspected in 2023 (date on tag).
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 20 December 2024
Resolved 9 December 2024
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 6 December 2024
Resolved
Portable fire extinguishers must be maintained. Fire extinguisher in the engine room was low on charge (guage was in the red).
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 9 December 2024
Resolution: Fire extinguisher replaced.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 6 December 2024
Resolved
All seals and gaskets must be maintained to prevent leake of flammable or combustible liquid. The fuel oil line supplying the generator in the engine room is loose and leaking diesel fuel into the bilge.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 6 December 2024
Resolved 6 December 2024
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 6 December 2024
Resolved
Electrical systems must minimize shock hazards. The front cover of the breaker panel on the bridge was not secure (missing bolts).
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 9 December 2024
Resolution: Panel secured with all fastners.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 6 December 2024
No resolution recorded
Fuel shutoff valves must be installed in the fuel piping directly outside the tank that stop the flow of fuel directly supplying a propulsion engine or generator and operable from outside the engine room. The generator fuel supply line does not have a shutoff valve in it.
705- Fuel shutoff valve for generator fuel supply line to be installed at next drydock.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 September 2027
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Galley, handlingroom (maintenance)
Issued 6 December 2024
Resolved
Cre accommadation spaces must have suitable equipment to provide for the protection of the crew. The oven, refrigerator, and microwave in the galley were not secured and could tip over.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 20 December 2024
Resolved 9 December 2024
Resolution: All items secured.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 6 December 2024
Resolved
The owner or managing operator must implement a health and safety plan. Vessel could not provide/implement a health and safety plan onboard.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 20 December 2024
Resolved 9 December 2024
Resolution: Plan is onboard.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 6 December 2024
Resolved
Name of the vesssel must be marked on the EPIRB. EPIRB was still registered to the previous vessel name.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 20 December 2024
Resolved 9 December 2024
Resolution: EPIRB registration updated, sticker will be placed once rcvd.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 6 December 2024
Resolved
Each lifejacket must be marked with vessel name. Lifejackets were not marked with vessel name.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 20 December 2024
Resolved 9 December 2024
Resolution: Vsl name added to lifejackets.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 6 December 2024
Resolved
Life floats must be marked IAW 199.176. Life float and paddles were not marked with vessel name.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 20 December 2024
Resolved 9 December 2024
Resolution: Life float and paddles marked with vsl name.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 6 December 2024
Resolved
The hull must be marked as required by 46 CFR 67.123 (name and hailing port marked on the stern). Name and hailing port was not marked on the stern.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 20 December 2024
Resolved 16 December 2024
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 6 December 2024
Resolved
Vessel must carry adequate and up to date charts, including electronic charts. Electronic charting system did not have an adequate external battery back up.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 20 December 2024
Resolved 16 December 2024
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 11 October 2023
Resolved
Master must ensure watertight doors function properly; stbd galley watertight door misaligned + showing daylight.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 18 October 2023
Resolved 17 October 2023