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AMBER COAST
- Built
- 1982
- Last inspected
- 17 October 2022
- Documentation
- Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 21 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 4 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.
Inspection record
Last inspected
17 October 2022
…with no type recorded56
Deficiencies
21 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
20 calendar years (1994–2022)
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
653305
8109735
WDH4276
214863
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-214863
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)127.4 ft × 40.0 ft × 14.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 161 / net 109
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)131.0 ft × 40.0 ft × 19.6 ft
ITC tonnagegross 815 / net 244
BuilderMAIN IRON WORKS, INC. · HOUMA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1982
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portCHESAPEAKE CITY, MD
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un, reg
DocumentationValid · issued 5 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 it161 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
815 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
109 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
244 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
815 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
109 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
244 - Convention (Subpart B), 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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Behind this panel: 73 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 21 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; operational controls, none recorded without a removal date; 6 other vessels inspected with it; 2 other recorded names; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port and endorsements. Every line is a record the Coast Guard wrote; the counts above are the same counts as in the summary, and they are free.
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Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, 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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Inspected as a tow unit · 6
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.
KIMBERLY L EGAN Towing Vessel · MISLE 510644 · 2 April 2022 · activity 7444524JULIE B Freight Barge · MISLE 896804 · 2 April 2022 · activity 7444524COLUMBIA ELIZABETH Freight Barge · MISLE 502980 · 6 December 2015 · activity 5782315MICKIE BIRDSALL Freight Barge · MISLE 54329 · 6 August 2010 · activity 3826609E. G. POWER Towing Vessel · MISLE 607641 · 4 August 2007 · activity 3037406WINBUILD 1811 Freight Barge · MISLE 612957 · 4 August 2007 · activity 3037406MICKIE BIRDSALL Freight Barge · MISLE 54329 · 16 November 2006 · activity 2835121MICKIE BIRDSALL Freight Barge · MISLE 54329 · 29 October 2002 · activity 2302029Inspection history · 73
17 October 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7579170
5 April 2022
Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7425457
2 April 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7444524
30 January 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7404604
17 November 2021
Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7353179
5 November 2021
Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7348061
5 June 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7284556
23 November 2020
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7149877
8 July 2019
MTSA/ISPS Verification · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6742466
1 July 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6732616
11 February 2019
MARPOL Annex VI Survey · Deficiency Check · Initial Certification · MTSA/ISPS Verification · COI Inspection · MARPOL Annex IV Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6623515
17 August 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6514841
11 July 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6476448
24 May 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6422027
20 May 2016
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5882174
29 April 2016
Industry Initiated Exam · DAPI Audit · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5865494
6 December 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5782315
26 August 2015
ISM Oversight
Administrative · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5227928
23 June 2014
Deficiency Check · MTSA/ISPS Verification
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4919934
14 May 2014
Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4859690
3 May 2012
Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4301531
16 August 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4132848
7 February 2011
Industry Initiated Exam · MARPOL
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3942028
6 August 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3826609
19 July 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3829899
5 December 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3375282
27 November 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3370426
1 November 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3355643
31 October 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3355298
22 October 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3350226
25 September 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3332816
12 July 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3266117
18 June 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3241106
30 April 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3196639
16 April 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3186766
6 March 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3160529
23 January 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3135422
11 November 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3096506
9 October 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3076604
25 September 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3066104
4 August 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3037406
25 July 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3007559
23 June 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2972068
13 June 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2961961
1 May 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2953125
18 March 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2892101
25 November 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2953092
16 November 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2835121
5 November 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2953098
8 October 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2796209
9 September 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2773931
31 August 2006
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2764666
3 August 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2735594
16 July 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2715232
8 May 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2647456
19 April 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC BONITO (WPB 87341) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2630869
8 April 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2621286
28 March 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2611727
19 January 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2569818
22 December 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2556310
26 November 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2541234
21 August 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2473706
24 July 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2438319
24 July 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2442184
16 July 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2428986
31 March 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2324173
5 January 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Crystal River · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2272615
8 February 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2002914
24 December 2003
Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1990509
29 October 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2302029
18 November 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 182584
11 January 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 676668
7 January 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 163797
Deficiency record · 21
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 5 April 2022
Resolved
All towing vessels must be operated in a manner that minimizes the risk of down-flooding and progressive flooding. Watertight doors do not close properly.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of Fire protection systems
Issued 5 April 2022
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have either a self-priming, power-driven, fixed fire pump, a fire main, and hoses and nozzles. Fixed fire pump is not self priming,
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 5 April 2022
Resolved
Paints, coatings, or other flammable or combustible products onboard a towing vessel must be stored in a designated storage room or cabinet when not in use. Vessel did not have designated store
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 5 April 2022
Resolved
Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas. Emergency lighting sources must provide for sufficient illumination under emergency conditions to facilitate egress from each space. Emergency lighting inoperable.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 5 April 2022
Resolved
Electrical components that pose an electrical hazard must be in an enclosure. Exposed wires in the forepeak.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Bulkheads - operational damage
Issued 5 April 2022
Resolved
The OCMI must ensure that every towing vessel is of a structure suitable for its intended route. Stern bulwork sustained damage unsuitable for vessel route.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 5 April 2022
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated so as to minimize fire hazards. Port generater leaking oil.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 5 April 2022
Resolved
All machinery and equipment that is not in proper working order (including missing or malfunctioning guards or safety devices) must be removed; made safe through marking, tagging, or covering; or otherwise made unusable. Tailshafts are leaking and packing needs to be replaced.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency fire pump and its pipes
Issued 5 April 2022
Resolved
All piping, controls, valves, and alarms must be inspected; and the operation of controls, alarms, ventilation shutdowns, and pressure-operated dampers for each fixed fire-extinguishing system and detecting system must be tested, to determine that the system is operating properly. Piping for the fire main had various pin holes.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Evaluation of crew performance (fire drills)
Issued 5 April 2022
Resolved
The master of a towing vessel must ensure that each crewmember participates in fire-fighting drills and receives instruction at least once each month. Vessel had not conducted any drills for muliple months.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Monitoring of voyage or passage plan
Issued 5 April 2022
Resolved
The officer in charge of a navigational watch must conduct a navigation assessment for the intended route and operations prior to getting underway. No voyage planning was conducted prior to underway trip.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Fitness for duty - work and rest hours
Issued 5 April 2022
Resolved
A master or mate operating a towing vessel is permitted to work not more than 12 hours in a consecutive 24 hour period.
Logs show master and crew exceeding the 12 hour work limit.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Bulkheads - operational damage
Issued 5 April 2022
Resolved
The OCMI must ensure that every towing vessel is of a structure suitable for its intended route.
The port side superstructure under the mates port hole has a crack in the plate that has been repaired with epoxy. Remove epoxy, crop bad metal and renew in kind.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Immersion suits
Issued 17 November 2021
Resolved
Each towing vessel operating north of lat. 32° N. or south of lat. 32° S. must carry the number of immersion suits as prescribed. 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 sufficient amount of immersion suits onboard.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 17 November 2021
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with navigation lights, shapes, and sound signals in accordance with the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (COLREGS) or 33 CFR part 84 as appropriate to its area of operation. Vessel's had several extinguished nav lights
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-corrosion
Issued 5 November 2021
Resolved
- Forepeak strenghtening member on non-watertight bulkhead warped and wasted. Crop and renew.
- Forepeak drain remote operator and support brackets corroded and wasted. Replace linkage and support brackets.
- Port side aft ballast tank area, centerline tonnage tank stanchion wasted. Crop and replace.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 20 August 2019
Resolved
Bilge piping is unconnected & constructed of PVC. Replace piping to Class standards.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)
Issued 20 August 2019
Resolved
Steering rams were hitting rudder stops during steering testing. Repair steering to ensure smooth operation.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Scuppers, inlets and discharges
Issued 20 August 2019
Resolved
Bulkhead penetrations in the machinery space were not properly sealed with watertight sealant. Use proper watertight sealant to secure bulkhead penetrations in watertight compartment.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 20 August 2019
Resolved
Cylinders in fuel shutoff valves were leaking hydraulic oil. Properly repair cylinders & demonstrate fuel shutoff upon completion.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 17 August 2018
Resolved
AIS PLACEMENT NOT PROVIDED: incomplete dimension information (AIS Antenna Position “X” equals 0)
Recorded names · 2
COURAGEOUS (2002–2010), CAPT LATHAM (2015–2022). 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
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