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LAURA GAIL
LAURA GAIL is a 1972 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 7 inspections since 2004, most recently in October 2013, along with 16 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded — and 1 casualty investigation in 2006.
Records from 2004 to 2013. Most recent: inspection, 25 October 2013.
- Built
- 1972
- Last inspected
- 25 October 2013
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 16 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2006
Identity
1105173
8991671 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
WDA3468
18131
Flag
UNITED STATES
368068390
Maury page id
psix-18131
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded5
…past their stated due date1
Years with a record
5 calendar years (2004–2013)
The 7 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.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 13 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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
Tonnage as PSIX records it198 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
235 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
134 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
70 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
235 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
134 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
70 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 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.
Radio station licence
WDK5797MMSI 368068390 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 1 December 2018, expires 1 December 2028
WDA3468MMSI 366798810 · cancelled · voluntarily equipped · granted 26 January 2011, cancelled 13 November 2018
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.
Inspected as a tow unit · 4
The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.
DRAGON LADY Freight Barge · MISLE 49030 · 2 December 2006 · activity 2871279DRAGON LADY Freight Barge · MISLE 49030 · 22 September 2005 · activity 2498839NORESMEN Towing Vessel · MISLE 91333 · 22 September 2005 · activity 2498839DRAGON LADY Freight Barge · MISLE 49030 · 2 December 2004 · activity 2252659CHETTA Towing Vessel · MISLE 130598 · 2 December 2004 · activity 2252659EMMA NICOLE Towing Vessel · MISLE 379142 · 2 December 2004 · activity 2252659DRAGON LADY Freight Barge · MISLE 49030 · 28 November 2004 · activity 2254136NORESMEN Towing Vessel · MISLE 91333 · 28 November 2004 · activity 2254136Inspection history · 7
25 October 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4794129
23 February 2012
Administration
Administrative · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4252073
2 December 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2871279
22 September 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2498839
2 December 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2252659
30 November 2004
Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2252998
28 November 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2254136
Deficiency record · 16
Fire Fighting › Fire Hoses › Condition
Issued 22 April 2005
Resolved
Prior to issuance of UTV sticker for satisfactory voluntary exam, new 2 holed fire hoses with new 50 ft., lined commercial grade hoses with a minimum diameter of 1 1/2 inches. The compliance date coincides with the effective date of 46 CFR 27.301.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Superstructure
Issued 30 November 2004
Resolved
Provide classification society (ABS) attestation of satisfactory completion of permanent repairs to fractured flange portion of stbd midships bulwarks. Until cleared, vessel may not operate outside the Boundary Line as defined in 46 CFR Part 7.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Stiffener
Issued 30 November 2004
Resolved
Provide classification society (ABS) attestation of satisfactory completion of permanent repairs to 4 buckled transon stiffeners in steering gear compartment. Until cleared, vessel may not operate outside of the Boundary Line as defined in 46 CFR Part 7.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Longitudinal Frame
Issued 30 November 2004
Resolved
Provide classification society (ABS) attestation of satisfactory completion of permanent repairs to buckled longitudinal centerline frame in steering gear compartment IWO rudder post. Until cleared, vessel may not operate outside the Boundary Line as defined in 46 CFR Part 7.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Longitudinal Bulkhead
Issued 30 November 2004
No resolution recorded
Prior to completion of next dry dock exam, provide class (ABS) attestation of satisfactory completion of permanent repairs to buckled portion of longitudinal bulkhead separating the steering compartment and port ballast tank IWO bilge/transom . Temporary repairs completed to the satisfaction of ABS Surveyor 22Apr2005.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Air Pipe
Issued 30 November 2004
Resolved
Renew/repair missing and broken vent closure devices on gooseneck vents.
Communications › Alarms/Indicators › Bilge Alarm
Issued 30 November 2004
Resolved
Prove proper operation of all installed bilge high water alarms and heat sensors
Construction/Loadline › Markings › Vessel Name/Home Port
Issued 30 November 2004
Resolved
Properly display name and hailing port on stern. These markings appear to be obscured by running rust.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Manhole
Issued 30 November 2004
Resolved
Provide classification society (ABS) attestation of satisfactory installation of replacement for missing dog on rope locker raised hatch. Until cleared, vessel may not operate outside the Boundary Line as defined in 46 CFR Part 7.
Engineering › Compressed Air System (control) › Valve
Issued 30 November 2004
Resolved
Install and make available for testing properly-sized safety relief valves on air receivers.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › International Load Line Certificate
Issued 30 November 2004
Resolved
Provide evidence of satisfactory completion of annual ABS survey for continued validity of Load Line Certificate. Until cleared, vessel may not operate outside the Boundary Line as defined in 46 CFR Part 7.
Fire Fighting › Fixed CO2 Fire Extinguishing System › Servicing
Issued 30 November 2004
Resolved
Provide documentation of satisfactory completion of hydrostatic testing and annual maintenance for engine room fixed CO2 extinguishing system.
Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Service
Issued 30 November 2004
Resolved
Provide documentation of satisfactory completion of hydrostatic testing and annual maintenance for engine room semi-portable CO2 extinguishing system and provide documentation of satisfactory annaul servicing for all other portable extinguishers on board.
Lifesaving › Inflatable Liferafts › Hydrostatic Release Unit
Issued 30 November 2004
Resolved
Renew expired hydrostatic release unit for liferaft.
Communications › Radio Communications › EPIRB
Issued 30 November 2004
Resolved
Renew expired hydrostatic release unit for EPIRB.
Deck/Cargo › Towing › Towline
Issued 30 November 2004
Resolved
Renew parted 10" towing hawser.
Casualty record · 1
2 December 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2871279
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.
Recorded names · 1
SEGUIN (2006). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.
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.