G. M. MCALLISTER

Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE)

G. M. MCALLISTER is a 1983 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 47 inspections since 1992, most recently in April 2026, along with 5 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 13 casualty investigations between 1997 and 2024.

Records from 1992 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 8 April 2026.

Built: 1983
Last inspected: 8 April 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 47
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 13 investigations · 1997–2024
Inspected with: 46 other vessels

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 8 April 2026

Recorded inspections47

…physical examinations8

…administrative events10

…with no type recorded29

Deficiencies 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 21 calendar years (1992–2026)

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

663280

8218902

WDH9744

242482

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-242482

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)97.2 ft × 33.1 ft × 14.3 ft

Registered tonnagegross 274 / net 186

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderJAKOBSON SHIPYARD INC · OYSTER BAY, NY, UNITED STATES · built 1983

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portNEW YORK, NY

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 23 July 2026 · expires 31 August 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 it274 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
186 - 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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Inspected as a tow unit · 46

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.

Inspection history · 47

8 April 2026 Load Line/Change of Employment

Administrative · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8345529

19 November 2025 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8238979

14 July 2025 Load Line/Change of Employment

Administrative · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8185402

19 May 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8139186

18 July 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8022932

1 April 2024 Load Line/Change of Employment

Administrative · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7888325

13 March 2024 Load Line/Change of Employment

Administrative · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7878680

13 September 2023 ACP Drydock Oversight · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7791622

21 August 2023 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7774793

17 August 2023 Load Line/Change of Employment · Drydock Extension · Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7770321

22 July 2022 Exemption

Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7547195

7 June 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7476562

23 September 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6821424

10 July 2019 Load Line/Change of Employment

Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6744734

10 July 2019 Annual Inspection · Initial Certification · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6745018

17 May 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6686401

16 August 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6513679

18 February 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6364809

4 February 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5811375

22 January 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5057430

25 February 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4254954

24 November 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4195196

22 March 2011 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3973452

21 September 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Suspension & Revocation National Center of Expertise · Activity 3616065

17 January 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3396009

4 December 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3121750

23 June 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2974328

22 December 2006 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2844820

12 March 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2023404

29 February 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2015766

29 February 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2016988

30 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1973077

18 September 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1910187

14 April 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1774616

21 March 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1775792

1 November 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 133895

26 March 1999 Uninspected Towing Vessel

Physical examination · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 793209

16 May 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 51272

16 May 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 204552

16 May 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 756219

10 June 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 197793

10 June 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 756146

29 April 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 86172

28 March 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 186448

20 February 1997 Uninspected Towing Vessel

Physical examination · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1094441

29 July 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 227820

9 April 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1259729

Deficiency record · 5

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency signal

Issued 19 November 2025 Resolved

Each towing vessel must have reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists or an essential system develops problems that require attention. Required vessel alarm systems were not operational at time of inspection. Operator shall restore all alarm systems to proper operating condition.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 19 November 2025
Resolved 4 December 2025
Resolution: ABS attended vessel on 04DEC25. The vessel replaced the engine room panel with the panel from the the Chief Engineer stateroom. The alarm panel was operationally tested and found satisfactory to the requirements of 46 CFR 143.230

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

Issued 19 November 2025 Resolved

The portable fire pump must be self-priming and powerdriven with a minimum capacity of at least 300 LPM (80 gpm) at a discharege gauge pressure of not less than 414kPa (60psi) measured at the pump discharge. The vessel's portable fire pump was missing a functional discharge pressure gauge. Operator must install or restore a functional gauge on the portable fire pump.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 19 December 2025
Resolved 4 December 2025
Resolution: Gauge was placed and tested on fire pump by ABS

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries

Issued 19 November 2025 Resolved

Safety Orientations and other crew training must be documented in the TVR, official logbook; or in accordiance with the TSMS applicable to the vessel

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 December 2025
Resolved 5 December 2025

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress messages: obligations and procedures

Issued 10 July 2019 Resolved

When using DSC techniques, ship stations must use maritime mobile service identities (MMSI) assigned by the Commission. Vessel did not have DSC radio linked to MMSI number. 47CFR80.103(b)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 September 2020
Resolved 26 August 2020
Resolution: Coast Guard Marine Inspector witnessed proper linkage of MMSI and location to DSC radio.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)

Issued 16 August 2018 Resolved

The vessel is currently broadcasting (1) Improper MMSI

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 September 2018
Resolved 17 November 2025
Resolution: Verified proper MMSI

Casualty record · 13

28 March 1997Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 186448

14 April 2003Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 1774616

23 June 2007Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 2974328

4 December 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 3121750

17 January 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 3396009

24 November 2011Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4195196

25 February 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4254954

4 February 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 5811375

18 February 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 6364809

17 May 2019Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 6686401

23 September 2019Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6821424

7 June 2022Major Marine Casualty · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 7476562

18 July 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8022932

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.

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.