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CHARLES B. HOLMAN

CHARLES B. HOLMAN is a 1981 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 41 inspections since 1986, most recently in June 2025, along with 16 deficiencies and 7 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2025.

Records from 1986 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 5 June 2025.

Built
1981
Last inspected
5 June 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

WDF8741
200394
Flag
UNITED STATES
367498080
Maury page id
psix-200394

Inspections, by type

…with no type recorded27
Years with a record 22 calendar years (1986–2025)
The 41 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)55.9 ft × 23.9 ft × 8.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 117 / net 79
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSHERMAN SHIPYARD INC · PANAMA CITY FL · built 1981
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portST LOUIS, MO
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 2 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 it79 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
117 - 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 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

WDF8741MMSI 367498080 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 8 June 2021, expires 7 July 2031
WDB8725MMSI 366963290 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 9 July 2004, cancelled 6 July 2011
WSE7898MMSI not assigned · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 13 July 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 · 9

Inspection history · 41

5 June 2025 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8152586
28 May 2025 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8147227
28 May 2025 Deficiency Check · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8147303
1 May 2025 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8105244
1 May 2025 DAPI Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8126653
6 February 2025 TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8079385
19 October 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7079787
19 May 2020 Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6956150
27 February 2018 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6363867
7 June 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6169548
22 April 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5112327
31 March 2015 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5093553
7 July 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4938942
29 January 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4790970
3 October 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4729019
19 June 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4630405
22 February 2013 Administration · DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam · Spot Check (Safety)
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4540803
8 September 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3845461
12 January 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3674007
24 July 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3278681
11 October 2007 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3247578
11 September 2007 Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3063849
14 May 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2930386
11 May 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2930096
2 July 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2866194
25 April 2006 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2633328
13 July 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2798344
30 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1990356
16 April 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 118640
24 January 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 274933
13 September 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 425786
2 April 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 407476
11 April 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 9843
16 February 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5550
12 February 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 11678
18 June 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5709
18 June 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 142679
30 April 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 161290
10 July 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 653115
3 June 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 117957
7 October 1986 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 312111

Deficiency record · 16

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 5 June 2025 Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. The vessel reported a damaged bearing on their port generator. Make appropriate repairs to the attending marine inspector or TPO. The vessel's TPO has the option to clear this deficiency with notification to the local OCMI within 72-hours in accordance with CG-CVC Policy Letter 17-10
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 2 July 2025
Resolution: Received objective evidence of generator repairs.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 28 May 2025 Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. The vessel reported a damaged bearing on their port generator. Make appropriate repairs to the attending marine inspector or TPO. The vessel's TPO has the option to clear this deficiency with notification to the local OCMI within 72-hours in accordance with CG-CVC Policy Letter 17-10. 46 CFR 143.205
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 13 June 2025
Resolution: Received objective evidence from vessel's TPO that the wiring on the port generator was replaced.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 1 May 2025 Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Port generator leaking oil. Determine cause of leak/repair to satisfaction of TPO/CG
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 16 May 2025
Resolution: Received objective evidence from TPO.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 1 May 2025 Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Engine room bilge alarm inoperable. Repaired on the spot.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 1 May 2025
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 1 May 2025 Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Both generator intakes saturated with oil. Repaired on the spot.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 1 May 2025
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 1 May 2025 Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Both shaft seals leaking excessively. repaired on the spot.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 1 May 2025
Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone
Issued 11 September 2007 Resolved
Pilot was not continually monitoring both Channels 13 and 16. Channel 13 volume was low and radio traffic could not be heard over the sounds of vessel operations.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 October 2007
Resolved 11 October 2007
Resolution: As of 11 October 2007 the M/V CHARLES B. HOLMAN was verified to be monitoring channels 13 and 16.
Documentation › Safety Management System › Company Responsibility/Authority Documentation
Issued 11 September 2007 Resolved
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) sticker not posted on board vessel. Must be posted in a common space.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 October 2007
Resolved 11 October 2007
Resolution: Employee Assistance Program (EAP) has been posted on board the M/V CHARLES B. HOLMAN.
Engineering
Issued 2 April 1997 Resolved
33 C.F.R. 126.15(a) Machinery guards missing around moving parts in the engine room.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 September 1997
Resolved 2 September 1997
Documentation
Issued 2 April 1997 Resolved
46 C.F.R. 67.121 Official No. on interior structure unreadable.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 September 1997
Resolved 2 September 1997
Electrical
Issued 2 April 1997 Resolved
33 C.F.R. 183.405 Missing cover on electrical boxes causing exposed wiring.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 September 1997
Resolved 2 September 1997
Navigation
Issued 2 April 1997 Resolved
33 C.F.R. 84.09 Loose bolts on navigational side lights fitted with black screens.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 September 1997
Resolved 2 September 1997
Lifesaving
Issued 2 April 1997 Resolved
46 C.F.R. 25.25-15(b) Missing retroreflective material on Type I PFD's.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 September 1997
Resolved 2 September 1997
Fire Fighting
Issued 2 April 1997 Resolved
46 C.F.R. 181.30-1(a) Portable fire extinguisher needs to be mounted.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 September 1997
Resolved 2 September 1997
Documentation
Issued 7 October 1986 Resolved
VESSEL DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT STICKER FOR CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION ON BOARD AS REQUIRED BY 46CFR67.45-7.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 October 1986
Resolved 7 October 1986
Construction/Loadline
Issued 7 October 1986 Resolved
VESSEL DID NOT HAVE PROPER HAILING PORT DISPLAYED ON THE STERN AS REQUIRED BY 46CFR67.15-1. HOME PORT ON HULL-WILMINGTON, DEL/DOCUMENTATION HOME PORTWAS HOUSTON, TX.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 October 1986
Resolved 7 October 1986

Casualty record · 7

13 July 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2798344
2 July 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 2866194
12 January 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3674007
19 June 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4630405
3 October 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4729019
7 June 2017Major Marine Casualty · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6169548
28 May 2025Routine · role: Subject to Marine Inspection · activity 8147227
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.