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M V NICHOLAS D
M V NICHOLAS D is a 1981 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 1997, most recently in September 2025, along with 8 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2011 and 2014.
Records from 1997 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 12 September 2025.
- Built
- 1981
- Last inspected
- 12 September 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 2 investigations · 2011–2014
Identity
634653
WDJ9004
196390
Flag
UNITED STATES
367312950
Maury page id
psix-196390
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded6
Years with a record
12 calendar years (1997–2025)
The 16 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)55.0 ft × 23.0 ft × 7.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 74 / net 50
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderTHERIOT-MODEC ENTERPRISES · GOLDEN MEADOW, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1981
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portMORGAN CITY, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 19 November 2025 · expires 30 November 2026
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 it74 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
50 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
50 - 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
WDJ9004MMSI 367312950 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 3 February 2018, expires 3 February 2028 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDD9546MMSI 367312950 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 12 September 2007, cancelled 18 November 2017 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDC4525MMSI 367026020 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 19 March 2005, cancelled 23 May 2015 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WAO4167MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 29 August 1995, cancelled 7 January 2006 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
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.
RCT 9 Tank Barge · MISLE 437974 · 6 September 2014 · activity 4977664HTCO 3107 Tank Barge · MISLE 1224386 · 6 September 2014 · activity 4977664RIO GRANDE Towing Vessel · MISLE 1250061 · 6 September 2014 · activity 4977664MBT-10 Freight Barge · MISLE 399117 · 6 March 1997 · activity 178638Inspection history · 16
12 September 2025
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8233251
15 August 2024
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7981643
24 August 2023
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7775496
27 July 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7754117
22 June 2022
Deficiency Check · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7476384
4 August 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7276935
6 September 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4977664
11 November 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4751091
25 November 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4491952
26 October 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4473187
22 December 2011
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4212706
2 October 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4159849
28 September 2011
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4156663
11 January 2007
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2854406
10 March 2005
Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2307528
6 March 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MILWAUKEE · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 178638
Deficiency record · 8
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Protection machinery
Issued 15 August 2024
Resolved
The total relieving capacity of such relief valves must prevent pressure from exceeding the MAWP, as established by the manufacturer, by more than 10 percent. The relief valves for the pressure vessel's were set to 200 PSI which is the MAWP, not ensuring that the pressure does not climb above the MAWP by more than 10 percent.
46 CFR 143.300(a)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 15 August 2024
Resolved
The record (of fire drills) must include: A description of the drill scenario and instruction topics. The last four fire drill records did not show the drill location and were an exact copy of each other for the description. Master was unaware of where previous drills were conducted.
46 CFR 140.425(g)(2)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Evaluation of crew performance (fire drills)
Issued 15 August 2024
Resolved
The master of a towing vessel must ensure that drills are conducted and instructions are given to ensure that all crew members are capable of preforming the duties expected of them during emergencies. During the first attempt of a fire drill, the crew was not able to demonstrate a fire drill that followed on board emergency procedures. For a fire in the engine room, the crew did not utilize on board extinguishers or effectively communicate with the bridge. A second drill was run successfully.
46 CFR 140.420(a)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 24 August 2023
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with a means to detect smoke in the berthing spaces and lounges that alerts individuals in those spaces. 01 detector was missing from accommodation space, and 01 was missing batteries. Examine each tail shaft for bends, crack, and damage . . . Vessel had excessive vibration from a bent wheel. The vessel will come out of the water for repairs.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 24 August 2023
Resolved
Each link certified by the manufacturer to meet the requirements of this subpart must have a corrosion resistant, waterproof tag attached. Tag was missing from the float-free link for the inflatable liferaft.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear alarm
Issued 22 June 2022
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists or an essential system develops problems that require attention. The following alarms must be provided: Low hydraulic steering fluid levels, if applicable. Vessel did not have alarm for it's hydraulic steering fluids.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Echo sounder
Issued 22 June 2022
Resolved
Towing vessels must be equipped with the following equipment, as applicable to the area of operation: Fathometer. Vessel did not have fathometer.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 22 June 2022
Resolved
Gauges must be equipped for hydraulic steering fluid pressure. Vessel did not have a functional gauge for hydraulic steering system
Casualty record · 2
2 October 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4159849
6 September 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4977664
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.
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.