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LIL COMPASS
LIL COMPASS is a 1981 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 20 inspections since 2008, most recently in January 2026, along with 13 deficiencies, 3 operational controls and 2 casualty investigations between 2014 and 2023.
Records from 2008 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 13 January 2026.
- Built
- 1981
- Last inspected
- 13 January 2026
- Documentation
- Case Pending · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 13 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 2 investigations · 2014–2023
Identity
631056
WDN3128
193206
Flag
UNITED STATES
367392020
Maury page id
psix-193206
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded7
Years with a record
13 calendar years (2008–2026)
The 20 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)39.0 ft × 16.5 ft × 4.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 29 / net 19
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderBRENT SAVOIE · CUT OFF, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1981
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portCUT OFF, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationCase Pending · issued 30 January 2026 · 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 it29 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
19 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
19 - 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
WDQ8678MMSI 367392020 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 28 March 2026, expires 28 March 2036
WDN3128MMSI 367392020 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 20 July 2022, cancelled 19 March 2026
WDE7336MMSI 367392020 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 23 January 2009, cancelled 30 March 2019
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.
KATHY PAWG Towing Vessel · MISLE 183668 · 23 September 2014 · activity 4991462WEEKS 767 Freight Barge · MISLE 1329700 · 23 September 2014 · activity 4991462WEEKS 615 Freight Barge · MISLE 1329701 · 23 September 2014 · activity 4991462UNIDENTIFIED UTV Towing Vessel · MISLE 1329867 · 23 September 2014 · activity 4991462Inspection history · 20
13 January 2026
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8295499
28 August 2025
COI Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8225484
21 August 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7986351
11 October 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7807929
17 August 2023
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7770882
15 August 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7790760
19 July 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7510793
19 July 2022
Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7510810
25 May 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7206878
14 September 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Venice · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5718753
6 April 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Venice · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5098634
24 September 2014
Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4996874
23 September 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4991462
1 July 2013
Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4637910
27 July 2012
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4392093
23 May 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3755814
23 January 2009
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3399125
22 January 2009
Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3398381
14 January 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3394172
18 August 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3391289
Deficiency record · 13
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 15 September 2025
Resolved
Any piping system that penetrates the hull below the waterline must be fitted with an accessible valve, located as close to the hull penetration as is practicable, for preventing the accidental admission of water into the vessel either through such pipes or in the event of a fracture of such pipe. The bilge system did not have a valve close to the hull penetration.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Functional requirements
Issued 15 September 2025
Resolved
Towing vessels must have a Very High Frequency-Frequency Modulated (VHF-FM) radio installed and capable of monitoring VHF-FM Channels 13 and 16. The VHF-FM radio must be installed at each operating station and connected to a functioning battery backup. Vessel's VHF radio was not on battery back up and other vessels could not hear them clearly.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 15 September 2025
Resolved
The main engine must be equipped with gauges at the machinery location; cooling water temperature, lubricating oil pressure, and main engine RPM. Main
engines did not have gauges at the machinery location.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-corrosion
Issued 28 August 2025
Resolved
Crack in the Starboard side aft deck, beneath the bit. Deck plate in the gally port side needs to be replaced. Seam where the pilot house meets the hull was corroded and needs to be replaced. 03 angle irons need to be replace in the ER voids. 01 washed out weld in port void of ER. Inset on the STBD bow.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 28 August 2025
Resolved
P/S cutlass bearings need to be replaced. P/S Rudder shoes are bent
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 21 August 2024
Resolved
The master/crew of a vessel must ensure that the vessel is operated in accordance with it's COI. The vessel had been operating on a LBS route when certificated for rivers. Vessel must adhere to the route stated in it's COI.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 21 August 2024
Resolved
High bilge level and low hydraulic steering fluid level alarms must be visible and audible at each operating station. These alarms did not sound at the operating station. An audible alarm must be installed for those systems.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Protection machines/parts
Issued 21 August 2024
Resolved
Each exhaust pipe from an internal combustion engine must be insulated or guarded. A section of piping from the STBD engine by the entrance to the machinery space was not insulated or guarded. This section must be properly insulated to protect the crew.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Obstruction/slipping, etc.
Issued 11 October 2023
Resolved
Washer/Dryer was located on platfor leading into engine room partially blocking entry and exit. Crew removed washer/dryer from vessel.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 11 October 2023
Resolved
Generator supply wire was recently installed and laying in the bilge.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - cracking
Issued 17 August 2023
Resolved
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 19 July 2022
Resolved
All owners and operators of an existing vessel must have onboard a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel has not scheduled an inspection or 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.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 25 May 2021
Resolved
All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel is one of the associated fleet that has not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection within 90 days. If an inspection is not completed prior to this date, the action for this deficiency shall be changed to a 60 (Rectify deficiencies prior to movement) and the vessel may no long be permitted to operate.
Casualty record · 2
23 September 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4991462
15 August 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7790760
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
M/V LIL WEASEL (2014–2023). 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.