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MISS JULIA
MISS JULIA is a 1982 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 1996, most recently in March 2025, along with 36 deficiencies, 2 operational controls and 1 casualty investigation in 2009.
Records from 1996 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 13 March 2025.
- Built
- 1982
- Last inspected
- 13 March 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 36 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2009
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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.
Inspection record
Last inspected
13 March 2025
…with no type recorded3
Deficiencies
36 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
10 calendar years (1996–2025)
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded.
A blank resolution means none was recorded in this data; it does not establish that a
deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record
exists, not years in service. What Maury does
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Identity
648809
WDF3749
207228
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-207228
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)38.6 ft × 20.0 ft × 6.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 54 / net 37
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderTROY R SMITH · JACKSONVILLE, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1982
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portPERTH AMBOY, NJ
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 31 March 2026 · expires 28 February 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 it54 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
37 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
37 - 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 August 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.
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14 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 36 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 2 operational controls with the dates imposed and removed; 1 casualty investigation, with date and classification; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port, endorsements, dates. The counts in the summary above are the same counts, and they are free.
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Vessel history report
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Every recorded inspection, 1980 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.
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Inspection history · 14
13 March 2025
Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8093409
13 June 2024
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7933907
1 November 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7818532
25 November 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7599528
14 July 2021
Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7256060
7 November 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6576302
13 April 2018
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6390859
27 September 2013
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4724024
14 March 2011
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3970784
2 March 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3956045
2 March 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3956479
8 December 2009
Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3647289
7 December 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3664020
11 March 1996
Uninspected Towing Vessel · MARPOL Annex V Examination · MARPOL Annex I Examination
Physical examination · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1081444
Deficiency record · 36
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)
Issued 19 March 2025
Resolved
A towing vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts, maps, and nautical publications for the intended voyage, including... Vessel was observed to have out dated U.S Coast Pilot and Coast Guard light list publications.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Immersion suits
Issued 19 March 2025
Resolved
Immersion suits carried on towing vessels must meet the requirements of § 199.70(c) and (d) of this chapter. Vessel was observed to have the required number of immersion suites but were missing the appropriate markings.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 19 March 2025
Resolved
The following list of items must be recorded in the TVR, official logbook, or in accordance with the TSMS applicable to the vessel... Vessel was observed to have no drills listed as conducted since October 2024.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm
Issued 19 March 2025
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... Vessel was observed to have no machinery alarms at operating station.
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Shipboard operations
Issued 19 March 2025
Resolved
Employers must maintain records of chemical tests as provided in 49 CFR 40.333 and must make these records available to Coast Guard officials upon request... Vessel was observed to have an out dated chemical testing enrollment certificate and had no record of employee testing.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 19 March 2025
Resolved
The master must ensure that all hatches, doors, and other openings designed to be watertight or weather-tight function properly. Vessel was observed to have on the main deck, 02 port side water tight doors and 01 STBD fwd. water tight door not able to be properly secured.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 19 March 2025
Resolved
Each towing vessel must perform the applicable tests in Table 143.245(b) of this section. The tests required by this section must be recorded in accordance with part 140 of this subchapter. Vessel was observed to have no records of testing for machinery to include main engines or generator. Also lacking maintenance schedule.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 13 March 2025
Resolved
A Coast Guard Option inspected towing vessel must undergo an annual inspection within three (3) months before or after the COI anniversary date. The vessel was found to have not completed its annual inspection within the required periodicity. Vessel is retricted from commercial operations until completion of COI Inspection.
46 CFR 137.200
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 13 June 2024
Resolved
A vessel that is exposed to salt water more than 6 months in any 12-month period since the last examination or initial certification must undergo a drydock and internal structural examination at least twice every 5 years, with not more than 36 months between examinations. Vessel missed their drydock and internal structural exam 30APR2024. Conduct a drydock and internal structural exam prior to commercial operations.
46 CFR 137.300(a)(1)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 25 November 2022
Resolved
Vessel's COD on board was expired.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 25 November 2022
Resolved
Vessel had no means on board to test smoke or heat detectors.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 25 November 2022
Resolved
Vessel's visual indicator for high water alarm at the operating station was inoperable.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency signal
Issued 14 July 2021
Resolved
Alarms must continue until they are acknowledged.
Vessel's bilge alarm test did not continuously alert
until acknowledged.
46 CFR 143.230(b)(3)
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire alarm
Issued 14 July 2021
Resolved
The system is arranged and installed so a fire in the
engine room automatically sets off alarms on a fire
detection control panel at the operating station. Vessel
fire detection system did not provide an audible alarm
to alert the crew.
46 CFR 142.330(a)(3)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 14 July 2021
Resolved
All portable fire extinguishers, semi-portable fireextinguishing
systems, fire-detection systems, and fixed
fire-extinguishing systems, including ventilation,
machinery shutdowns, and fixed fire-extinguishing system
pressure-operated dampers on board the vessel, must be
inspected or tested at least once every 12 months.
Vessel’s semi-portable and multiple portable
extinguishers were not serviced.
46 CFR 142.240(a)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 14 July 2021
Resolved
Each towing vessel must carry the survival craft
specified in Table 141.305 of this section. Vessel had
inadequate quantity of life rafts.
46 CFR 141.305(d)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 14 July 2021
Resolved
The following list of items must be recorded in the TVR,
official logbook, or in accordance with the TSMS
applicable to the vessel. Vessel had inadequate
documentation of required entries within TVR.
46 CFR 140.915(a)
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Electronic charts (ECDIS)
Issued 14 July 2021
Resolved
Each towing vessel must carry on board and maintain
navigational charts. Vessel’s primary electronic charts
are two years outdated.
33 CFR 164.72(b)(1)(ii)(B)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 14 July 2021
Resolved
A towing vessel must carry a combination of day and
night visual distress signals indicated in Table 141.370
of §141.370 for specified areas where the vessel
operates. Vessel had insufficient quantity of flares
onboard.
46 CFR 141.375(a)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Immersion suits
Issued 14 July 2021
Resolved
Each towing vessel operating in those regions must carry
at least one appropriate-size immersion suit, approved
under approval series 160.171, for each person onboard.
Vessel did not have required quantity of immersion suits
onboard.
46 CFR 141.350 (a)(1)
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 14 July 2021
Resolved
The requirements in this paragraph are applicable to any
vessel equipped with AIS must be maintained in effective
operating condition. Vessel Master was unable to
properly broadcast correct AIS values.
33 CFR 164.46(d)(2)(iv)
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 14 July 2021
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with an industrial
type first aid cabinet or kit, appropriate to the size
of the crew and operating conditions. Each towing vessel
operating on oceans, coastwise, or Great Lakes routes
must have a means to take blood pressure readings,
splint broken bones, and apply large bandages for
serious wounds. Vessel’s first aid equipment was
inadequate as per regulations.
46 CFR 140.435
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 14 July 2021
Resolved
At least two lifebuoys on a towing vessel greater than
26 feet must be fitted with a floating electric water
light approved under approval series 161.010 or 161.110,
unless the towing vessel is limited to daytime
operation, in which case no floating electric water
light is required. Vessel’s lifebuoys were not equipped
with proper quantity of float lights.
46 CFR 141.360(c)(2)
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 14 July 2021
Resolved
Employers must maintain records of chemical tests as
provided in 49 CFR 40.333 and must make these records
available to Coast Guard officials upon request. Vessel
failed to provide proof that the vessel’s crew are
properly enrolled in a company drug testing program.
46 CFR 16.260(a)
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Magnetic compass
Issued 14 July 2021
Resolved
Towing vessels must be equipped with an illuminated
magnetic compass. Vessel’s illuminated magnetic compass
did not illuminate.
46 CFR 140.725(d)
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 14 July 2021
Resolved
Closure devices must be suitable for expected route. Doors entering crew quarters are not weather tight.
46CFR144.320(b)
50c
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 14 July 2021
Resolved
All portable fire extinguishers must be inspected and maintained in accordance with NFPA 10. Extinguisher in accommodation space not mounted in manufacturer bracket.
46CFR142.240(a)(1)
50c
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 14 July 2021
Resolved
A portable fire pump must have a discharge gauge pressure of not less than 60 PSI. Fire pump gauge reads 30 PSI but water flow is a steady stream.
46CFR142.325(e)(1)
50c
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 14 July 2021
Resolved
A portable fire pump must have sufficient amount of lined commercial fire hose (50ft) at 1.5 inchs in diameter. The vessels fire hose has a hole in it.
46CFR142.325(e)(2)
50c
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 14 July 2021
Resolved
Piping and machinery piping that exceed 220 degrees including exhaust must be insulated.
Lagging on STBD engine exhaust missing.
46CFR143.220(b)
50c
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 14 July 2021
Resolved
Machinery and Electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide safe operation. Port engine coolant overflow tank is missing handle on valve, there are multiple dead end wires on both engine harness, and there is an electrical junction box hanging by the wire harness on the port side of the engine room.
46CFR143.205(a)
50c
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 7 November 2018
Resolved
Vsl is not broadcasting dimension information (AIS Antenna Position ABCD values equals 0)
Unknown
Issued 11 March 1996
Resolved
COMPANY IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A DRUG TESTING PROGRAM IN PLACE.
Navigation
Issued 11 March 1996
Resolved
VSL IS REQUIRED TO CARRY A COPY OF INLAND NAVIGATION RULES IN PILOTHOUSE.
Fire Fighting
Issued 11 March 1996
Resolved
VSL IS MISSING A SECOND B-II EXT IN ENGINE ROOM, AND NEEDS TWO ADDITIONAL B-I EXT ON VSL.
Documentation
Issued 11 March 1996
Resolved
OPERATION OF VESSEL REQUIRES PROPERLY LICENSED INDIVIDUAL.
Casualty record · 1
7 December 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3664020
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
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