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MISS CATE
- Built
- 1984
- Last inspected
- 3 September 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 40 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
3 September 2025
…with no type recorded13
Deficiencies
40 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
18 calendar years (1984–2025)
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
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Identity
669637
8503448
WDF9186
231407
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-231407
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)91.5 ft × 30.0 ft × 8.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 173 / net 118
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnagegross 241 / net 72
BuilderMOSS POINT MARINE, INC. · ESCATAWPA, MS, UNITED STATES · built 1984
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portNORFOLK, VA
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un, reg
DocumentationValid · issued 20 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it173 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
241 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
118 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
72 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
241 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
118 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
72 - 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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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 · 4
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.
VIRGINIAN Industrial Vessel · MISLE 242476 · 30 June 2020 · activity 6992874VIRGINIAN Industrial Vessel · MISLE 242476 · 23 October 2016 · activity 6031536DBL 155 Tank Barge · MISLE 47973 · 22 October 2005 · activity 2526842SAVANNAH VINIK Towing Vessel · MISLE 100865 · 22 October 2005 · activity 2526842BAYLOR J TREGRE Towing Vessel · MISLE 458916 · 22 October 2005 · activity 2526842Inspection history · 25
3 September 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8226441
21 April 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8116063
3 October 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8006123
3 April 2024
Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7889246
12 September 2023
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7790229
1 September 2022
Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7549268
6 August 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7278888
1 March 2021
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7148496
1 March 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7148520
30 June 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6992874
17 June 2019
DAPI Audit · Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6716348
14 August 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6511406
23 October 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6031536
12 December 2011
Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4213256
16 September 2008
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3326188
5 September 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3318676
3 September 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3318584
6 October 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3077610
24 February 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2598553
22 October 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2526842
20 January 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1635757
20 January 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1650220
17 December 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1477382
10 March 1986
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 990932
15 June 1984
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1281985
Deficiency record · 40
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts
Issued 3 September 2025
Resolved
An exposed hazard such as gears and rotating machinery, must be protected by a cover, guard or rail. STBD bottom air compressor guard missing coverage on top and side.
(46 CFR 144.820)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 3 September 2025
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Hoses for main engines' turbo held up with rope; replace with wire.
(46 CFR 143.205)
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 3 September 2025
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. Running lights background is not matte black in color. P/S Nav lights obstructed and not visible over arc of 112.5 degrees.
(46 CFR 140.720)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 3 September 2025
Resolved
Each new towing vessel equipped with a galley must have a heat-detection system with one or more restorable heat-sensing detectors to detect fires in the galley. Add screws to heat detector in galley.
(46 CFR 142.330(c))
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 3 October 2024
Resolved
Fire-detection systems. Except as provided in paragraph (a)(8) of this section, each towing vessel must have a fire-detection system installed to detect engine room fires. The owner or managing operator must ensure the following: The system is installed, tested, and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's design manual
03 Fire detection sensors found inoperable in the engine Room.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Application for Endorsement by flagstate
Issued 3 October 2024
Resolved
The minimum number of mariners holding a license or MMC officer endorsement as mate required to be carried on every inspected, self-propelled, seagoing and Great Lakes vessel, and every inspected, seagoing, passenger vessel must not be less than the following: Vessels of 100 GRT or more but less than 1,000 GRT—two mates.
One mate on board was not adequately certified for the vessel. The mate was certified for vessels of 100 GT and blow while on board a 173 GT vessel.
46CFR 15. 810 (b)(3)
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings
Issued 3 October 2024
Resolved
Piping and tanks exposed to the outside of the hull must be made of metal and maintained in a leak free condition.
Port shaft found leaking at steady rate.
46 CFR 143.270
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 3 October 2024
Resolved
Electrical components that pose an electrical hazard must be in an enclosure.
STBD generator electrical junction box found missing cover.
46 CFR 143.400 (g)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 3 October 2024
Resolved
Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must: Have suitable propulsion controls to provide the operator full control at each operating station.
Center Main emergency stop failed to shut engine down.
46 CFR 143.205 (c)(3)
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 3 October 2024
Resolved
The hull of each documented vessel must be marked as required by part 67 of this chapter. The official number of the vessel, preceded by the abbreviation “NO.” must be marked in block-type Arabic numerals not less than three inches in height on some clearly visible interior structural part of the hull. The number must be permanently affixed to the vessel so that alteration, removal, or replacement would be obvious.
Vessel's official number is not permanently marked on the hull.
46 CFR 144.160
46 CFR 67.120
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 26 September 2023
Resolved
The master must ensure that all lifesaving equipment is properly maintained and ready for use at all times. The inflatable life raft was shackled to the vessel in a manner that would not allow the hydrostatic release to work as designed. Issue was corrected on the spot.
46 CFR 141.230
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 1 September 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 and must be either: (1) Automatic, battery-operated with a duration of no less than 2 hours; or (2) Non-electric, phosphorescent adhesive lighting strips that are installed along escape routes and sufficiently visible to enable egress with no power.
Vessel lacked internal emergency lighting.
46 CFR 144.410(b), 50c
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm
Issued 1 September 2022
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be fitted with a general alarm that: (3) Has installed, in the engine room and any other area where background noise makes a general alarm hard to hear, a supplemental flashing red light that is identified with a sign that reads: “Attention General Alarm - When Alarm Sounds or Flashes Go to Your Station”;
Flashing light was inoperable.
46 CFR 143.235(b)
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Navigation bridge visibility
Issued 1 September 2022
Resolved
Means must be provided to ensure that windows immediately forward of the operating station in the pilothouse allow for adequate visibility to ensure safe navigation regardless of weather conditions. This may include mechanical means such as windshield wipers, defoggers, clear-view screens, or other such means, taking into consideration the intended route of the vessel.
Vessel was not equipped with means to ensure adequate visibility for windows immediately forward of the operating station.
46 CFR 144.905(b)
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings
Issued 9 September 2021
Resolved
After any survey of the vessel made under §§42.09-25 to 42.09-40, inclusive, as applicable, has been completed and deficiencies corrected as provided in §42.09-45, no change shall be made in the vessel's structure, equipment, arrangement, material, or scantlings as covered by such survey, without the prior specific approval of the assigning and issuing authority.
Sluice pipe installed in wt bhd between E/R and steering gear compartment.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 9 September 2021
Resolved
Inspected and tested in accordance with NFPA 12A, paragraph 6.3.1.
Missing warning placards per NFPA 12A
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm
Issued 9 September 2021
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.
STBD clutch was always in alarm status and during normal operation other two engines clutch alarms sounded.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces
Issued 9 September 2021
Resolved
To stop the flow of fuel in the event of a fire or break in the fuel line, a remote fuel shutoff valve must be fitted on any fuel line that supplies fuel directly to a propulsion engine or generator prime mover.
The valve must be installed in the fuel piping directly outside of the fuel oil supply tank.
Stbd fuel day tank shut off is located in the engine room.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Radio log (diary)
Issued 9 September 2021
Resolved
The requirements of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) specified by 47 CFR part 80.
Radio log was present but not being used.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Garbage record book
Issued 9 September 2021
Resolved
The master or person in charge of a ship to which this section applies shall ensure that a written record is maintained on the ship of each of the following garbage discharge or disposal operations.
Garbage record book was not filled out properly.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 1 March 2021
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:High bilge levels. Installed bilge high level alarms in the engine room were found inoperable.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 1 March 2021
Resolved
Survival craft must be stowed in accordance with the requirements of §199.130 of this chapter, as far as is practicable on existing towing vessels. Liferaft hydrostatic release was not in float free arrangement.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 1 March 2021
Resolved
A towing vessel must carry a combination of 06 day and 06 night visual distress signals as indicated in Table 141.370. Missing 05 day and 02 night distress signals for oceans route.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Line-throwing appliance
Issued 1 March 2021
Resolved
Each towing vessel operating in oceans and coastwise service must have a line throwing appliance approved under approval series 160.040.(a) Stowage. The line throwing appliance and its equipment must be readily accessible for use.(b) Additional equipment. The line throwing appliance must have:(1) The equipment on the list provided by the manufacturer with the approved appliance; and(2) An auxiliary line that:(i) Is at least 450 meters (1,500 feet) long;(ii) Has a breaking strength of at least 40 kilonewtons (9,000 pounds-force); and (iii) Is, if synthetic, of a dark color or certified by the manufacturer to be resistant to deterioration from ultraviolet light.
Line throwing device did not have rocket installed and auxiliary line was missing.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Life-saving signals
Issued 1 March 2021
Resolved
When the towing vessel is underway, the EPIRB must be stowed in its float-free bracket with the controls set for automatic activation and be mounted in a manner so that it will float free if the towing vessel sinks.
Hydrostatic release installation was not marked with expiration date and could not be verified with onboard records.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 1 March 2021
Resolved
For towing vessels with berthing aboard, a sufficient number of additional lifejackets must be carried so that a lifejacket is immediately available for persons at each normally manned watch station. Upper pilot house life jacket was not present.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 1 March 2021
Resolved
Electrical components that pose an electrical hazard must be in an enclosure. 220 junction box on port aft engine room is corroded and off of bulkhead exposing live wires.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 1 March 2021
Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards.
Multiple extension cords daisy chained, utilized as permanent wiring in accommodations due to inoperable electrical power in the stateroom.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 1 March 2021
Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards.
Multiple extension cords utilized as permanent wiring in engine room due to inoperable electrical power.Additional added battery not properly secured, and temp wiring installed to charger. Extension cord was powering center main diesel engine shaft pump.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment
Issued 1 March 2021
Resolved
A 40-B portable fire extinguisher must be located near the storage room or cabinet. This is in addition to the portable fire extinguishers required by tables 142.230(a) and 142.230(b) of this part.Extinguisher was missing proper hose and horn.
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Company responsibility and authority
Issued 1 March 2021
Resolved
The company should establish procedures to ensure the ship is maintained in conformity with the provisions of the relevant rules and regulations. Based on the overall materiel condition of the vessel as substantiated by the objective evidence cited, an additional external verification is required. Objective Evidence:
The Master present on board was unfamiliar with the TSMS procedures, not limited to reporting requirements of non conformities and major nonconformities to the company. Degraded and improper installations of lifesaving equipment not limited to life raft, distress signals, and line throwing devices. Unsafe electrical installations in accommodations and engine room.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Closing devices/watertight doors
Issued 1 March 2021
Resolved
Closure devices must be provided for deckhouse or hull penetrations, which open to the exterior of the vessel and which may allow water to enter the vessel. These devices must be suitable for the expected route.
Watertight door from main deck to engine room had wasted hinges and would not seal. Watertight door between engine room and steering gear was marked to remain shut with hoses running through doorway preventing closure.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 1 March 2021
Resolved
All seals and gaskets must be properly maintained to prevent leaks of flammable or combustible liquid, as those terms are defined in 46 CFR subpart 30.10, into the machinery space. Port main diesel engine has an active fuel leak with fuel oil collected in a soaked absorbent pad.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 1 March 2021
Resolved
Alarms must be visible and audible at each operating station. Bridge alarm panel was not properly operating indicating an alarm status for the required alarms on all three main diesel engines both generators and other indicator alarms on the panel.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 1 March 2021
Resolved
Pressure vessels over 5 cubic feet in volume and over 15 pounds per square inch maximum allowable working pressure (MAWP) must be equipped with an indicating pressure gauge (in a readily visible location) and with one or more spring-loaded relief valves. The total relieving capacity of such relief valves must prevent pressure from exceeding the MAWP, as established by the manufacturer, by more than 10 percent. All pressure vessels must have the MAWP indicated by a stamp, nameplate, or other means visible to the crew.
Pressure vssls were marked 140psi and had 175psi relief valves installed.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 1 March 2021
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:Low hydraulic steering fluid levels. Hydraulic steering fluid low level alarm not installed.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 1 March 2021
Resolved
Individual circuit breakers on switchboards and distribution panels must be labeled with a description of the loads they serve. Electrical panels in engine room not properly marked.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 1 March 2021
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Potable water pressure head tank installed in an unstable manner not permanently affixed for a vessel on an oceans route due to missing mount and fractured base.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 14 August 2018
Resolved
The vessel is currently broadcasting (1) Inaccurate Length and beam.(2)Improper IMO Number.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Air Pipe
Issued 16 September 2008
Resolved
3 Sep 08: MSU Port Arthur issued CG-835 deficiency for port bow fuel tank overflowed fuel oil through bolted on hatch cover due to gooseneck vent not relieving overflow.
Recorded names · 1
DARLENE BISSO (2007). 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
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with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National
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