SHERENA B CHERAMIE

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

Built: 1980
Last inspected: 25 February 2026
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 45
Deficiencies: 23 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 32 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

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 25 February 2026

Recorded inspections45

…physical examinations11

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded33

Deficiencies 23 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 24 calendar years (1992–2026)

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

625680

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WDP2960

188426

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-188426

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)60.2 ft × 24.0 ft × 8.9 ft

Registered tonnagegross 94 / net 64

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderRAYCO SHIPBUILDERS · BOURG, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1980

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portGALLIANO, LA

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un, reg

DocumentationValid · issued 27 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it94 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
64 - 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 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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Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, 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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Inspected as a tow unit · 32

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 · 45

25 February 2026 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8312795

2 April 2025 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8104239

12 February 2024 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7864380

13 November 2023 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7822229

22 February 2021 Initial Certification · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7144255

25 October 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7103808

3 April 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6935171

3 April 2020 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6936269

8 August 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6504674

14 July 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6484337

8 May 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6422556

29 July 2015 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5785419

14 March 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5084524

4 August 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4944040

17 November 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4755054

24 June 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4630094

8 June 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4616034

5 July 2012 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4367841

17 October 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4171870

4 August 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4105705

20 May 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · USCGC CLEAT (WYTL 65615) · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3746283

26 March 2010 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3703545

4 November 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3361787

7 July 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3260795

28 March 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3174549

12 December 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3115075

27 September 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3068229

17 February 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Maritime Safety & Security Team New York (91106) · Activity 2873579

14 December 2006 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2842990

21 January 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2013467

15 July 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO WILMINGTON · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1847224

30 March 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 159189

6 January 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 126510

22 April 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 730745

29 November 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1182

29 November 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 213447

4 June 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 195541

4 June 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 757073

9 May 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 114683

20 February 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 38944

20 February 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 757087

20 February 1997 Uninspected Towing Vessel · Damage Survey

Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1396656

14 February 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 204758

24 March 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 92397

25 March 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 349780

Deficiency record · 23

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 2 April 2025 Resolved

A towing vessel subject to this subchapter and choosing the Coast Guard inspection option, must undergo an annual inspection within 3 months before or after the COI anniversary date. Vessel lapsed on its 1st Annual inspection. COI is no longer valid. Vessel will need to conduct a COI Renewal inspection prior to commercial operations.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 8 April 2025
Resolution: Vessel was inspected and issued a valid COI

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear

Issued 13 November 2023 Resolved

Each towing vessel must have a means to control the position of the rudders at each operating station. When testing steering from the aft/auxiliary operating station, the rudder became stuck hard over. Take corrective and preventative actions as discussed. Once completed, provide a written summary of actions taken, including a signed attestation from the master that steering has been tested from the aft/auxiliary operating station and found satisfactory. *Vessel authorized sea trial to confirm adequacy of repairs.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 13 November 2023
Resolved 19 November 2023
Resolution: The port engineer provided objective evidence of new rudder stops installed to limit travel of the steering ram, and a signed attestation from the master of a satisfactory sea trial.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room

Issued 13 November 2023 Resolved

Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated so as to minimize fire hazards and ensure that all bilges and void spaces are kept free from accumulation of combustible and flammable materials and liquids insofar as practicable. Excessive oily water buildup in the engine room bilges. Pump out ashore and provide receipt for the same prior to engaging in towing.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 13 November 2023
Resolved 19 November 2023
Resolution: The port engineer provided a receipt for the oily bilges having been pumped to a shoreside truck.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Rudder angle indicator

Issued 13 November 2023 Resolved

Each towing vessel must have a means to monitor the rudder angle at each operating station. The rudder angle indicator in the wheelhouse is reading approximately 6 degrees to starboard when amidships.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 27 November 2023
Resolved 22 November 2023
Resolution: The port engineer provided objective evidence that new ball joints and rods were purchased and installed to replace the existing plastic ball joints. The new rods were adjusted for the RAI to read zer owhen the rudders where centered on the stern.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Line-throwing appliance

Issued 13 November 2023 Resolved

Each towing vessel operating in oceans and coastwise service must have a line throwing appliance approved under approval series 160.040. Per 160.040, each linethrowing appliance constitutes 4 separate units. The vessel is certificated for a coastwise route and has only one Ikaros 160.040 linethrowing unit at present.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 27 November 2023
Resolved 22 November 2023
Resolution: The port engineer provided objective evidence of new BLT-250 linethrowing devices purchased and provided onboard. These hold type approval under the EU MRA, certificate no. 160.040/EC0474/MED130622XT/002.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)

Issued 13 November 2023 Resolved

Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards. The electrical wiring in the wheelhouse underneath the console has excessive dust buildup that poses a static electricity/fire hazard. Additionally, there are multiple dead end wires that are not properly terminated/protected.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 27 November 2023
Resolved 19 November 2023
Resolution: The port engineer provided objective evidence of the dust buildup and dead end wiring having been addressed.

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

Issued 13 November 2023 Resolved

The frame or support of any semi-portable extinguisher fitted with wheels must be welded or otherwise permanently attached to a steel bulkhead or deck to prevent it from rolling under heavy sea conditions. New 160-B extinguisher is missing a securing bracket.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 13 December 2023
Resolved 19 November 2023
Resolution: The port engineer provided objective evidence of the semi-portable wheeled extinguisher having been secured to the rail via a shackle.

14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Pumping, piping and discharge arrangements

Issued 13 November 2023 Resolved

The operator of a vessel with a capacity of 250 barrels (10,500 gallons) or more of oil shall provide transfer procedures that meet the requirements of this part and part 156 of this chapter. The transfer procedures available onboard at the time of inspection were from the previous owner/operator and had various items that are not relevant to the current owner/operator.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 13 December 2023
Resolved 5 January 2024
Resolution: The operator provided Sector Maryland-NCR with a copy of updated/revised oil transfer procedures for the vessel.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)

Issued 8 August 2018 Resolved

Vsl is broadcasting: No dimension information (AIS Antenna Position ABCD values equals 0).

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 September 2018
Resolved 4 March 2021
Resolution: VLS broadcasting equipment operating properly.

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