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HARBOR CAPTAIN
HARBOR CAPTAIN is a 1981 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 10 inspections since 1992, most recently in July 2021, along with 17 deficiencies — 17 with no resolution recorded — and 1 casualty investigation in 2006.
Records from 1992 to 2021. Most recent: inspection, 30 July 2021.
- Built
- 1981
- Last inspected
- 30 July 2021
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 17 recorded · 17 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2006
Identity
643911
WDC3486
204314
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-204314
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded5
…past their stated due date17
Years with a record
7 calendar years (1992–2021)
The 10 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.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 5 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. Coast Guard record current through 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 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
Tonnage as PSIX records it68 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
46 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
46 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
One vessel history report for this hull — every record on this page in one dated, citable document — $300, on request.
Inspected as a tow unit · 1
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.
STONEHAM Freight Barge · MISLE 52716 · 2 June 1992 · activity 108856Inspection history · 10
30 July 2021
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7272991
2 July 2012
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4374629
19 June 2012
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4350358
11 September 2006
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2775280
13 February 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2603076
17 February 2004
Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2007943
2 August 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 91958
2 August 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 164335
21 April 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 125211
2 June 1992
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 108856
Deficiency record · 17
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 30 July 2021
No resolution recorded
All seals and gaskets must be properly maintained to prevent leaks of flammable or combustible liquid, as those terms are defined in 46 CFR subpart 30.10, into the machinery space. Vessel had oil splattering on an open battery installation, and the deck coming from a rear seal on the port generator.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 30 July 2021
No resolution recorded
All bilges and voids spaces are kept free from accumulation of combustible and flammable material insofar as practicable. Vessel had excessive oil in the bilge at approximately 20 gallons.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Record of drills and steering gear tests
Issued 30 July 2021
No resolution recorded
The crew of each towing vessel must demonstrate the ability to operate the primary and auxiliary machinery and electrical systems for which they are responsible, and to do so under normal and emergency conditions. This includes, but not limited to, responses to alarms and restoration of propulsion and steering in the event
of failure. Vessel crew was unfamiliar with the
location of emergency equipment, and the master was unsure of responsibilities
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 30 July 2021
No resolution recorded
The system is installed, tested and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s design manual. Vessel heat detector for the stbd main engine was inoperable and with broken probes.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment
Issued 30 July 2021
No resolution recorded
A Towing vessel that is certificated for river, lakes, bays, and sounds must have an approved 160-B semi-portable fire-extinguishing system to protect the engine, or a fixed fire-extinguishing system installed to protect the engine room. Vessel had neither a fixed or semi portable extinguisher.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Record of drills and steering gear tests
Issued 30 July 2021
No resolution recorded
Prior to getting underway for the first time on a particular towing vessel, each crew member must receive a safety orientation. There were no logs for a safety orientation present. Crew did not display competency for duties in an emergency.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Record of drills and steering gear tests
Issued 30 July 2021
No resolution recorded
The master of a towing vessel must ensure that drills are conducted and instructions are given to ensure that all crew member are capable of performing the duties
expected of them in emergencies. No logs were present, and no drills were listed as being completed.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 30 July 2021
No resolution recorded
The Master of a towing vessel must ensure make sure that
the crew knows how to stop ventilation systems for the engine room. Vessel had zero means of covering ventilation openings.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 30 July 2021
No resolution recorded
A towing vessel must carry adequate and up-to date charts, maps, and nautical publications for the intended voyage. Vessel had inadequate charts onboard.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Voyage or passage plan
Issued 30 July 2021
No resolution recorded
A navigation assessment entry must be recorded in the TVR, official log, or in accordance with the TSMS applicable to the vessel. The entry must include the date and time of the assessment etc. No documentation of navigation assessment onboard.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 30 July 2021
No resolution recorded
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. Vessel lacked guards over rotating machinery.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire alarm
Issued 30 July 2021
No resolution recorded
Smoke detection in berthing spaces. Each towing vessel must be equipped with a means to detect smoke in the berthing spaces and lounges that alerts individuals in those spaces. Vessel does not have required smoke detectors.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 30 July 2021
No resolution recorded
Electrical components that pose an electrical hazard must be in an enclosure. The port side generator battery box is missing its cover.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 30 July 2021
No resolution recorded
Pressure vessels over 5 cubic feet in volume and over 15 pounds per square inch MAWP must be equipped with an indicating pressure gauge and with one or more spring loaded relief valves. The air start air receiver on board does not have a relief valve.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 30 July 2021
No resolution recorded
Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists or an essential system develops problems that require attentions. The bilge alarm float is not properly installed.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 30 July 2021
No resolution recorded
Closure devices must be provided for deckhouse or hull penetrations, which open to the exterior of the vessel and which may allow water to enter the vessel. These devices must be suitable for the expected route. The port and starboard shaft seals are leaking an excessive amount of water causing excess water in the engine room.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 30 July 2021
No resolution recorded
Each vessel must have either a self priming, power driven, fixed fire pump, a fire main and hoses being energized out side the space. The Vessel members did not have a remote operation outside the engine room.
Casualty record · 1
13 February 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2603076
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. 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.