PONVILLE

Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

PONVILLE is a 1989 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 4 inspections since 2024, most recently in January 2026, along with 4 deficiencies.

Records from 2024 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 9 January 2026.

Built: 1989
Last inspected: 9 January 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 4
Deficiencies: 4 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 9 January 2026

Recorded inspections4

…physical examinations3

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 3 calendar years (2024–2026)

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

1347715

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WDM7316

1831082

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1831082

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)59.8 ft × 19.3 ft × 4.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 38 / net 31

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderCHAISSON WELDING SERVICE INC · LAROSE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1989

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portLAROSE, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 3 August 2026 · expires 31 July 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 it38 - Simplified, Gross Ton
31 - Simplified, Net Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 August 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.

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

9 January 2026 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8296150

15 September 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8234884

19 June 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8162602

19 September 2024 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8005921

Deficiency record · 4

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system

Issued 15 September 2025 Resolved

All fire-detection systems must be inspected or tested at least once every 12 months. The installed fire detection system had not been serviced within the past 12 months. Code 705: Must be rectified within 7 days.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 September 2025
Resolved 15 September 2025
Resolution: Fire-detection system was serviced by a qualified technician.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 15 September 2025 Resolved

Electrical connections must be suitably installed to prevent them from coming loose through vibration or accidental contact. 03 electrical connections were loose and exposed to potential accidental contact.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 29 September 2025
Resolved 24 September 2025
Resolution: All loose and exposed connections were fixed.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 15 September 2025 Resolved

The frame or support of any semi-portable fire extinguisher fitted with wheels must be permanently attached to a steel bulkhead or deck. Semi-portable fire extinguisher was not permanently attached to the vessel.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 29 September 2025
Resolved 15 September 2025
Resolution: Semi-portable fire extinguisher was fixed to the vessel.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition

Issued 24 September 2024 Resolved

Each towing vessel should carry at least one lifejacket for each person on board. Additional lifejackets must be carried for persons at each normally manned watch station. Vsl was found to have only three lifejackets.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 1 October 2024
Resolved 1 October 2024
Resolution: Reattended vsl to clear deficiency.

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.