DAISY BELL

Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

DAISY BELL is a 1982 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 6 inspections since 2011, most recently in February 2025, along with 6 deficiencies.

Records from 2011 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 12 February 2025.

Built: 1982
Last inspected: 12 February 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 6
Deficiencies: 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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 12 February 2025

Recorded inspections6

…physical examinations6

Deficiencies 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 6 calendar years (2011–2025)

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 not do.

Identity

647711

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WDAH

209209

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-209209

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)39.8 ft × 22.6 ft × 6.7 ft

Registered tonnagegross 55 / net 37

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderJAMES CHRIS MAHONEY · GUILD, TN, UNITED STATES · built 1982

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portST LOUIS, MO

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 12 February 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 it55 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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.

Vessel history report

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

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.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspection history · 6

12 February 2025 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8046230

7 February 2024 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7846675

7 March 2023 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7638324

27 January 2022 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7377085

9 February 2021 Initial Certification · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7115603

13 October 2011 Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4161631

Deficiency record · 6

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 7 March 2023 Resolved

An approved 160-B semi-portable fire extinguisher must be provided to protect the engine room. The 160-B on board was recently serviced and the inspection found it to be under charged. Prove the 160-B is charged and in proper service prior to the vessel operating.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 9 March 2023
Resolution: The deficiency was cleared to the satisfaction of an USCG Marine Inspector.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces

Issued 27 January 2022 Resolved

Means must be provided for stopping ventilation fans in machinery spaces in the event of a fire. Inspection found no means other than breakers for stopping fans . Prove tha the fans can be stopped from a safe location.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 27 February 2022
Resolved 9 February 2022
Resolution: The deficiency was cleared to the satisfaction of a USCG Marine Inspector.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)

Issued 27 January 2022 Resolved

If a dedicated flammable storage cabinet is provided it must be secured to the vessel. Inspection found storage cabinet not secured to vessel. Prove th ecabinet is secured to the vessel.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 10 February 2022
Resolved 9 February 2022
Resolution: The deficiency was cleared to the satisfaction of a USCG Marine Inspector.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 9 February 2021 Resolved

Replace missing door on engine room electrical distribution panel.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 March 2021
Resolved 25 February 2021
Resolution: The deficiency was cleared to the satisfaction of a USCG Marine Inspector.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 9 February 2021 Resolved

Main engine batteries are not secured and risk sliding off battery shelf. Secure batteries to prevent moving.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 March 2021
Resolved 25 February 2021
Resolution: The deficiency was cleared to the satisfaction of a USCG Marine Inspector.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)

Issued 9 February 2021 Resolved

Secure hot water tank prventing from sliding or moving.

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.