SANDY LOU

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

Built: 1980
Last inspected: 23 October 2024
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 46
Deficiencies: 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 23 other vessels

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 23 October 2024

Recorded inspections46

…physical examinations16

…administrative events8

…with no type recorded22

Deficiencies 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 25 calendar years (1993–2024)

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

620544

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WDI 4704

183751

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-183751

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)56.0 ft × 22.0 ft × 7.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 83 / net 56

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderDRAVO STEEL SHIP CORP · PINE BLUFF AK, UNITED STATES · built 1980

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portST LOUIS, MO

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un

DocumentationValid · issued 30 December 2025 · expires 31 January 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 it56 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
83 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 23

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.

Inspection history · 46

23 October 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8025766

16 August 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7981031

25 January 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7385255

12 April 2021 TPO Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7173627

17 August 2020 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7035480

23 July 2019 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6759541

31 July 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6499194

11 July 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6476988

23 May 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6421581

1 October 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6014668

28 August 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5994187

21 January 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5840486

6 June 2013 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4613037

6 May 2013 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4584867

31 July 2012 DAPI Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4397255

1 September 2011 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4133169

18 September 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3860131

5 April 2010 MARPOL · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3710206

24 July 2009 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3544644

17 December 2008 Administration

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3382697

31 March 2008 Uninspected Other

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3178331

3 January 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2868963

29 December 2006 Uninspected Other

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2849731

7 August 2006 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2739070

26 July 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2776606

24 October 2005 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2525163

12 September 2005 Uninspected Other

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2493853

3 June 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2390616

22 November 2004 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2246145

5 June 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1626618

11 April 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1603598

29 January 2001 Uninspected Towing Vessel

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1058443

28 February 2000 Uninspected Towing Vessel

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1046263

11 August 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 717161

5 March 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 27038

10 February 1999 Uninspected Towing Vessel

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 796594

10 February 1999 Uninspected Towing Vessel

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1128619

30 March 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 53568

18 August 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 407213

15 July 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 406865

8 April 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 115325

13 March 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 160262

10 November 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 162731

30 May 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 134826

2 April 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 81272

30 March 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 142682

Deficiency record · 7

Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Inland Navigation Rules

Issued 12 September 2005 Resolved

Recent copy of Inland Navigation Rules not on vessel as required under 33 CFR 88.05.

Condition: Unknown
Due 12 October 2005
Resolved 24 October 2005
Resolution: Recent copy of Inland Navigation Rules now on board.

Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Magnetic Compass

Issued 12 September 2005 Resolved

Magnetic Compass not illuminated as required under 33 CFR 164.72 (a)(4).

Condition: Unknown
Due 12 October 2005
Resolved 24 October 2005
Resolution: Magnetic compass now illuminated.

Communications › Alarms/Indicators › General Alarm

Issued 12 September 2005 Resolved

General Alarm Placard on 2nd deck missing as required under 46 CFR 27.201.

Condition: Unknown
Due 12 October 2005
Resolved 24 October 2005
Resolution: General Alarm Placard now posted on 2nd deck.

Navigation

Issued 15 July 1997 Resolved

VESSEL WAS MISSING LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Condition: Unknown
Due 26 August 1997
Resolved 26 August 1997

Navigation

Issued 15 July 1997 Resolved

VESSELS STERN LIGHT WAS NOT OPERATIONAL.

Condition: Unknown
Due 26 August 1997
Resolved 26 August 1997

Navigation

Issued 15 July 1997 Resolved

VESSEL WAS MISSING MAGNETIC COMPASS.

Condition: Unknown
Due 26 August 1997
Resolved 26 August 1997

Navigation

Issued 15 July 1997 Resolved

VESSEL WAS MISSING SHIPS BELL.

Condition: Unknown
Due 26 August 1997
Resolved 26 August 1997

Ownership record

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