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LIL C
LIL C is a 1981 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 8 inspections since 2003, most recently in February 2026, along with 5 deficiencies — 2 with no resolution recorded — and 1 casualty investigation in 2003.
Records from 2003 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 4 February 2026.
- Built
- 1981
- Last inspected
- 4 February 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 5 recorded · 2 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2003
Identity
640449
WDN4649
201459
Flag
UNITED STATES
368282940
Maury page id
psix-201459
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded1
Years with a record
7 calendar years (2003–2026)
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)47.3 ft × 18.2 ft × 4.4 ft
Registered tonnagegross 33 / net 25
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderDAVID LEBLANC · GALLIANO, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1981
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portBELLE CHASSE, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 9 June 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 it33 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
25 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
25 - 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
WDN4649MMSI 368282940 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 26 October 2022, expires 26 October 2032
WDE7224MMSI 367390640 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 13 January 2009, cancelled 16 March 2019
WDE5274MMSI 367364290 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 21 June 2008, cancelled 25 August 2018
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
4 February 2026
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8305374
29 January 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8071837
22 January 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7857374
9 November 2022
Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7592003
19 July 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7510764
6 May 2011
DAPI Audit
Administrative · USCG Heartland District · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4017062
4 November 2009
Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3631354
28 October 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1963459
Deficiency record · 5
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm
Issued 4 February 2026
Resolved
Alarm setpoints are required to be tested twice every 5 years, with no more than 3 years elapsing since last test. Vessel had not tested alarm set points IAW required timelines.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 4 February 2026
Resolved
Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas. The emergency lights on the bridge did not illuminate when the vessel dropped power.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 4 February 2026
No resolution recorded
Machinery systems must be maintained to provide for the safety of persons on board under normal operating conditions. The port generator exhaust piping is leaking.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 4 February 2026
No resolution recorded
The frame or support of any semi-portable fire 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. The semi portable extinguisher on the vessel was tied over a railing hanging over the back deck.
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.
Casualty record · 1
28 October 2003Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 1963459
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
LADY ETHEL (2003). 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.