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MARTHA D

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

MARTHA D is a 1983 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 24 inspections since 1993, most recently in April 2025, along with 21 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2010 and 2020.

Records from 1993 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 1 April 2025.

Built
1983
Last inspected
1 April 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
24
Deficiencies
21 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
3 investigations · 2010–2020
Inspected with
2 other vessels
Also recorded as
1 other name

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 1 April 2025
Recorded inspections24
…physical examinations11
…administrative events3
…with no type recorded10
Deficiencies 21 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 16 calendar years (1993–2025)
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

US Official No.
660876
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDQ2697
MISLE id
220420
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-220420

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)56.0 ft × 22.0 ft × 7.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 64 / net 51
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderMARINE BUILDERS, INC · CLARKSVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 1983
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portLAMAR, IN
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 2 July 2026 · expires 31 July 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 it51 - Simplified, Net Ton
64 - Simplified, Gross 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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Inspected as a tow unit · 2

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.

HFL MARINER Towing Vessel · MISLE 1090344 · 5 December 2010 · activity 3913277JOHN A. YAGER Towing Vessel · MISLE 228856 · 4 May 2003 · activity 1827168

Inspection history · 24

1 April 2025 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8103218
10 April 2024 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7892886
20 July 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7795874
8 June 2023 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7659187
26 May 2022 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7442534
16 June 2021 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7232841
13 June 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7042397
21 May 2020 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6957133
18 January 2019 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6612102
11 November 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6579851
17 April 2018 DAPI Audit
Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6394603
27 October 2016 Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6032420
23 February 2016 DAPI Audit
Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5821906
14 June 2011 Industry Initiated Exam · Administration · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4044668
5 December 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3913277
27 October 2010 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3879535
4 May 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1827168
17 January 2002 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1479434
4 February 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 651593
19 January 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 424724
8 January 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 752844
6 January 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 193120
10 August 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 688001
29 July 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 120906

Deficiency record · 21

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 8 June 2023 Resolved
Found ring buoy starboard side bridge wing to have torn and faded retro reflective material. replace retro or replace ring buoy, was looking to see if the deficiency has been taken care of.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 8 July 2023
Resolved 21 June 2023
Resolution: The ring buoy has been replaced with all the required reflective material
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 29 July 2020 Resolved
Vessel's Ring Life Bouys not equiped with proper float light. Vessel to install float light that meets the requirements in 46 CFR 141.360.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 16 June 2021
Resolution: Vessel's Ring life buoys are equiped with proper float lights.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications
Issued 29 July 2020 Resolved
Vessel's Light List is expired. Vessel to update Light List for area of operation, this requirement can be meet with either paper (duly updated annually) or electronic means.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 16 June 2021
Resolution: Vessel's light list is up to date.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 29 July 2020 Resolved
Vessel's left rudder's hydraulic lines chaffing on deck plates. Vessel to alter lines to prevent chaffing and undue wear to steering systems.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 16 June 2021
Resolution: Vessel has applied chaffing gear to the hydraulic lines.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 19 June 2020 Resolved
Vessel experienced a loss of propulsion on 12 Jun 2020 due to a failed head gasket on Port MDE, necessitating replacement of the MDE. ITV is not authorized to operate until cleared by CG.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 21 July 2020
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm
Issued 2 April 2019 Resolved
MDE alarm system malfunctioning at the time of the inspection and indicating "port engine tachometer" every several minutes. Unable to test main engine low lubricating oil pressure alarm, main engine high cooling water temperature alarm, and other alarms required by 46 CFR 143.230. Note: the high bilge alarm in the engine room was functioning properly.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 16 April 2019
Resolved 15 May 2019
Resolution: Item cleared during follow-up inspection.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 2 April 2019 Resolved
Throw over switch for switching generators worn out and in need of replacement. In order to switch generators safely, vessel power must be shut off first.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 16 April 2019
Resolved 15 May 2019
Resolution: Item cleared during follow-up inspection.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Pipes, wires (insulation)
Issued 2 April 2019 Resolved
No lagging at elbows of port and starboard MDE exhaust within reach of crewmembers.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 2 May 2019
Resolved 15 May 2019
Resolution: Item cleared during follow-up inspection.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Voyage or passage plan
Issued 2 April 2019 Resolved
No navigational assessment was in pilothouse.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 16 April 2019
Resolved 15 May 2019
Resolution: Item cleared during follow-up inspection.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 2 April 2019 Resolved
Excessive oil in bilge.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 16 April 2019
Resolved 15 May 2019
Resolution: Item cleared during follow-up inspection.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilation
Issued 2 April 2019 Resolved
Install caps or plugs on goose neck vents located on port and starboard side of engine room.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 16 April 2019
Resolved 15 May 2019
Resolution: Item cleared during follow-up inspection.
Unknown
Issued 19 January 1999 Resolved
LOG OF VESSEL TESTS AND INSPECTIONS WAS NOT BEING KEPT.
Condition: Unknown
Due 19 February 1999
Resolved 24 March 1999
Documentation
Issued 19 January 1999 Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
Condition: Unknown
Due 19 February 1999
Resolved 24 March 1999
Navigation
Issued 19 January 1999 Resolved
VESSEL DID NOT HAVE A COPY OF THE CG LIGHT LIST ON BOARD.
Condition: Unknown
Due 19 February 1999
Resolved 24 March 1999
Lifesaving
Issued 19 January 1999 Resolved
RING BUOYS ON OUTSIDE PILOT HOUSE BADLY WORN AND UNSERVICEABLE. BOTH WEREREPLACED IMMEDIATELY BY COMPANY OFFICIALS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 19 January 1999
Resolved 20 January 1999
Unknown
Issued 19 January 1999 Resolved
HAILING PORT DISPLAYED ON STERN READ PORT OF ST. LOUIS. HAILING PORT OF CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION READ PORT OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.
Condition: Unknown
Due 19 February 1999
Resolved 24 March 1999
Navigation
Issued 19 January 1999 Resolved
Vessels stern light was inoperative, wires had been pulled loose from outlet, leaving exposed wires hanging._x001C_ Company electricians came onboard to make repairs. Discrepancy had not beencorrected prior to completion of boarding.
Condition: Unknown
Due 19 February 1999
Resolved 24 March 1999
Navigation
Issued 19 January 1999 Resolved
CHARTS FOR AREA TRANSITING WERE OUTDATED. CHARTS ON VESSEL WERE DATED 1989.CURRENT EDITION OF CHARTS PLACED ONBOARD VESSEL VIA FAX.
Condition: Unknown
Due 19 January 1999
Resolved 20 January 1999
Navigation
Issued 19 January 1999 Resolved
The port running light was inoperative, crewman replaced bulb and correcteddiscrepancy.
Condition: Unknown
Due 19 January 1999
Resolved 21 January 1999
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 19 January 1999 Resolved
THE MSD ON THE VESSEL DID NOT HAVE ANY CHEMICAL TABLETS IN THE RESEVOIR._x001C_ COMPANY OFFICIALS PURCHASED TABLETS FROM LOCAL STORES AN FILLED RESEVOIR PRIOR TO USING MSD.
Condition: Unknown
Due 19 January 1999
Resolved 21 January 1999
Navigation
Issued 19 January 1999 Resolved
VESSEL DID NOT HAVE A COPY OF LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS ON BOARD.
Condition: Unknown
Due 19 February 1999
Resolved 24 March 1999

Casualty record · 3

5 December 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3913277
11 November 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 6579851
13 June 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7042397
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.

Recorded names · 1

D B SYNOWIEC (2010–2020). 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 Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.