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VERNON BAILEY

Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named VERNON BAILEY

VERNON BAILEY is a 1982 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 6 inspections since 2009, most recently in December 2024, along with 11 deficiencies.

Records from 2009 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 26 December 2024.

Built
1982
Last inspected
26 December 2024
Documentation
Expired · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
6
Deficiencies
11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.
650453
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDF9042
MISLE id
210033
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
368299210
Maury page id
psix-210033

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations5
…administrative events1
Years with a record 4 calendar years (2009–2024)
The 6 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)38.0 ft × 16.0 ft × 5.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 23 / net 18
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderGLENDALE BOAT WORKS INC · CHANNELVIEW TX, UNITED STATES · built 1982
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portHOUSTON, TX
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
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 it23 - Simplified, Gross Ton
18 - Simplified, 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

WDN6453MMSI 368299210 · active · voluntarily equipped · granted 28 February 2023, expires 28 February 2033
WDF9042MMSI 367501210 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 6 August 2011, cancelled 9 October 2021
WRB4131MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 25 April 1997, cancelled 29 September 2007
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 · 6

26 December 2024 Damage Survey · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8051044
4 September 2024 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7996341
17 November 2022 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7595853
19 December 2011 Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4211761
21 July 2011 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4089682
7 January 2009 Administration
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3390117

Deficiency record · 11

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 4 September 2024 Resolved
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 18 September 2024
Resolved 24 September 2024
Resolution: Received satisfactory report attesting to the repair of the fire control panel.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 17 November 2022 Resolved
All owners or managing operators of only one existing towing vessel required to have a COI by this subchapter must ensure the vessel has an onboard, valid COI by July 20, 2020. Vessel has not obtained a valid COI prior to required phase-in date. Inspection and certification required prior to movement. 46 CFR 136.202
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 23 May 2023
Resolution: COI Issued.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 17 November 2022 Resolved
Demonstrate proper operation of fire pump. 46 CFR 142.325
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 25 May 2023
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 17 November 2022 Resolved
Demonstrate proper operation of bilge pump suction. 46 CFR 143.275
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 25 May 2023
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-op. damage
Issued 17 November 2022 Resolved
Repair wasted/fractured longitudinal frame in aft water tank. 46 CFR 144.200 (b)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 6 June 2023
Resolved 26 June 2023
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Rudder angle indicator
Issued 17 November 2022 Resolved
Demonstrate proper operation of rudder angle indicator. 46 CFR 143.225
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 6 June 2023
Resolved 25 May 2023
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 17 November 2022 Resolved
Provide documentation such as make and model number showing the semi-portable extinguisher is of the correct rating of 160-B. 46 CFR 142.315 (a)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 6 June 2023
Resolved 26 June 2023
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm
Issued 17 November 2022 Resolved
Provide required signage at general alarm light stating “Attention General Alarm - When Alarm Sounds or Flashes Go to Your Station”. 46 CFR 143.235 (b) (3)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 June 2023
Resolved 26 June 2023
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 17 November 2022 Resolved
Provide operable RPM gauges for main engine and generator at the machinery location. 46 CFR 143.230 (c)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 June 2023
Resolved 26 June 2023
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Echo sounder
Issued 17 November 2022 Resolved
Demonstrate proper operation of fathometer. 46 CFR 140.724 (a)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 June 2023
Resolved 26 June 2023
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 17 November 2022 Resolved
Demonstrate proper operation of searchlight. 46 CFR 140.725 (b)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 June 2023
Resolved 25 May 2023

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.