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SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER is a 1980 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 8 inspections since 2013, most recently in August 2024, along with 19 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded —.
Records from 2013 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 6 August 2024.
- Built
- 1980
- Last inspected
- 6 August 2024
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 19 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
628785
WDK5497
191193
Flag
UNITED STATES
368065390
Maury page id
psix-191193
Inspections, by type
The 8 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.
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
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)33.8 ft × 13.0 ft × 4.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 16 / net 10
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderKENNER MARINE AND MACHINERY, INC. · LAPLACE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1980
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portDUBUQUE, IA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 14 May 2026 · expires 30 June 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 it16 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
10 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
10 - 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.
Radio station licence
WDK5497MMSI 368065390 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 8 November 2018, expires 8 November 2028
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.
Inspection history · 8
6 August 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7975361
22 March 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7883375
18 April 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7671491
2 June 2021
Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7199491
28 February 2019
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6637192
9 November 2017
DAPI Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6307289
24 October 2017
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6295602
13 March 2013
Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4549133
Deficiency record · 19
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 18 April 2023
Resolved
Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas. Emergency lighting sources must provide for sufficient illumination under emergency conditions to facilitate egress from each space and must be either: (1) Automatic, battery-operated with a duration of no less than 2 hours; or (2) Non-electric, phosphorescent adhesive lighting strips that are installed along escape routes and sufficiently visible to enable egress with no power. Light in main deck space was missing.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 18 April 2023
Resolved
Each lifebuoy on a towing vessel must: (4) Be marked in block capital letters with the name of the vessel. The vessel name was faded of both ring buoys.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 18 April 2023
No resolution recorded
Prior to assuming duties as officer in charge of a navigational watch, a person must: (1) Complete the navigation assessment required by § 140.635. The logs, navigation assessments and drills had not been completed since June 2021.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 20 July 2022
Resolved
All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have onboard a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel has not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection immediately and the vessel may no longer be permitted to operate.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 2 June 2022
Resolved
Main diesel engines alarm panel did not audible sound. Repair or replace ensuring functionality in the wheelhouse.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (working space ILO)
Issued 2 June 2022
Resolved
Replace first aid kit.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 2 June 2022
Resolved
Renew watertight gaskets.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 2 June 2022
Resolved
Vessel's fuel shutoff valves are not installed in the proximity of the fuel tank(s). Install valves in the vicinity of the fuel tank(s).
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Lighting (Working spaces)
Issued 2 June 2022
Resolved
Vessel's emergency lighting did not activate. Replace or repair emergency lighting.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 2 June 2022
Resolved
Vessel has a paint locker onboard. Vessel is required to install in the vicinity of the paint locker a 40B:C extinguisher.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 2 June 2021
Resolved
Install electric water light to starboard ring buoy.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Closing devices/watertight doors
Issued 2 June 2021
Resolved
Replace gaskets on all watertight doors and hatches.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts
Issued 2 June 2021
Resolved
Install guards on rotating machinery in the engine room.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 2 June 2021
Resolved
Remove excess oil in engine room bilges, bulkheads and machinery.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 2 June 2021
Resolved
Secure the flammable locker to the vessel so as to prevent movement while underway.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 2 June 2021
Resolved
Secure the B-V semi portable fire extinguisher's frame to the vessel to prevent its movement while underway.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Warning notices
Issued 2 June 2021
Resolved
Mark each watertight door, on both sides with at least one inch high letters, "WATERTIGHT DOOR- KEEP CLOSED"
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Warning notices
Issued 2 June 2021
Resolved
Mark each escape hatch and emergency exit used as a means of escape on both side with at least 2 inch high letters, "EMERGENCY EXIT, KEEP CLEAR"
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 2 June 2021
Resolved
Repair leak on shaft alley discharge piping and prove proper operation of machinery without undue water ingress.
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.