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MARGARET K
- Built
- 1985
- Last inspected
- 12 March 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 21 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
12 March 2025
…with no type recorded36
Deficiencies
21 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
25 calendar years (1992–2025)
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
691907
WDM3709
264683
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-264683
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)60.0 ft × 22.0 ft × 8.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 70 / net 56
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderCRUMPLER'S SHPBLDG CO INC · ORANGE, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1985
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portGALVESTON, TX
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un
DocumentationValid · issued 19 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 it70 - Simplified, Gross Ton
56 - Simplified, Net Ton
56 - Simplified, 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 · 10
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.
CHUCK BOONE Towing Vessel · MISLE 203328 · 29 January 2013 · activity 4832384FRONTIER EXPRESS Towing Vessel · MISLE 75763 · 16 February 2011 · activity 3946929ELLIS PORCHE Towing Vessel · MISLE 739453 · 16 February 2011 · activity 3946929DUVAL 1 Tank Barge · MISLE 43518 · 1 April 2010 · activity 3706939DUVAL 1 Tank Barge · MISLE 43518 · 14 September 2009 · activity 3594936GSS 35 Tank Barge · MISLE 44620 · 27 January 2009 · activity 3400763SAN LEANDRO Towing Vessel · MISLE 439035 · 12 September 2008 · activity 3327362SAN PATRICIO Towing Vessel · MISLE 461021 · 12 September 2008 · activity 3327362BUFFALO 406 Tank Barge · MISLE 683726 · 12 September 2008 · activity 3327362BUFFALO 405 Tank Barge · MISLE 634398 · 31 December 2006 · activity 2852780DC 50 Tank Barge · MISLE 41275 · 8 March 1992 · activity 127782Inspection history · 57
12 March 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8092512
22 April 2024
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7899809
22 April 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7987110
1 April 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7888066
29 February 2024
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7877646
7 March 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7646942
30 August 2022
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7547003
25 May 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7459015
29 November 2021
COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7358584
7 June 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7218627
30 October 2020
Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7087228
21 October 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7081606
27 July 2020
Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7018023
31 July 2019
COI Inspection · Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6768608
8 July 2016
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5956517
10 December 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5779328
20 March 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4821968
18 January 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4785493
13 June 2013
MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4619332
29 January 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4832384
14 June 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4343419
26 April 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4295543
18 April 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4289784
3 April 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4423739
1 April 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4276586
16 February 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3946929
8 November 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3887340
8 June 2010
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3761863
8 June 2010
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3762327
1 April 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3706939
14 September 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3594936
21 July 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3541834
27 January 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3400763
25 November 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3369703
12 September 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3327362
12 February 2008
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3146139
9 February 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3148298
31 December 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2852780
11 July 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2711531
9 May 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2644735
8 July 2004
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2126311
6 May 2004
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2061098
1 January 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1975551
18 December 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1966376
9 December 2003
Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1962506
28 April 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1781955
28 April 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1782040
30 March 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 289076
8 March 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 426312
13 February 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 400709
8 February 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 375092
9 January 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 510048
20 April 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 444177
25 March 1992
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 675493
8 March 1992
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 127782
4 March 1992
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 217143
4 March 1992
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 524505
Deficiency record · 21
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 3 May 2024
Resolved
The following systems must be equipped with gauges at the machinery location: Hydraulic steering fluid pressure, if the vessel is equipped with hydraulic steering systems.
Marine Inspectors observed an inoperable pressure gauge on the hydraulic steering system. Replace gauge.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 3 May 2024
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 systems must be equipped with gauges at the machinery location:
Main engine lubricating oil pressure
Main engine RPM
Main engine cooling water temperature
Marine Inspectors observed both main propulsion engines to be missing the required local machinery space gauges.
Install gauges.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 22 April 2024
Resolved
Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must: (1) Be maintained to ensure proper operation.
Vessel suffered a reduction in propulsion on the PORT Main Engine. Diagnose and effect permanent repairs to the satisfaction of the attending USCG Marine Inspector.
Vessel is restricted from engaging in commercial operations until the above issued deficiency has been properly cleared.
46 CFR 143.205(C)(1)
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 1 April 2024
Resolved
The safety of the towing vessel is the responsibility of the master and includes: compliance with the applicable provisions of this sub chapter.
Marine inspectors observed the vessel captain activate a fire alarm pull station when asked to perform test of vessel
general alarm.
46 CFR 140.210(a)(2)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of Fire protection systems
Issued 1 April 2024
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and emergency conditions.
Fire alarm pull station located in pilothouse was activated and could not be properly reset.
46 CFR 143.205(a)
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Rudder angle indicator
Issued 1 April 2024
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a means to monitor and control rudder angle each operating station.
Vessel did not have a means to monitor the rudder angle on the bridge.
46 CFR 143.225
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 1 April 2024
Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and must minimize system failures and fire shock hazards.
Electrical box located on port main engine was observed to be open and secured by zip ties.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Evaluation of crew performance (fire drills)
Issued 1 April 2024
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated so as to minimize fire hazards and to ensure the following
(a) All bilges and void spaces are kept free from accumulation of combustible and flammable materials and liquids insofar as practicable.
(b) Storage areas are kept free from accumulation of combustible and flammable materials insofar as practicable. Marine Inspector observed a empty can of brake fluid floating in oily bilge water under the starboard main. In addition, observed chemicals incorrectly stowed in the workshop above the engine room space.
46 CFR 142.220
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 1 April 2024
Resolved
Portable fire extinguishers and semi-portable fire-extinguishing systems. (c) The frame or support of any
semi-portable fire extinguisher fitted with wheels must
be welded or otherwise permanently attached to a steel.
or otherwise permanently attached to a steel bulkhead or deck to prevent it from rolling under heavy sea conditions.
Marine Inspector discovered the semi-portable fire extinguisher unsecured.
46 CFR 142.230
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 1 April 2024
Resolved
At least one lifebuoy must have a lifeline, secured around the body of the lifebuoy. If more than one lifebuoy is carried, at least one must not have a lifeline attached.
Both lifebuoys had a lifeline attached to the lifebuoy grab line. Remove one lifeline from one of the lifebuoys and ensure the lifeline on the remaining lifebuoy is attached around the body of the lifebuoy
46 CFR 141.360 (c) (1)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 1 April 2024
Resolved
Each lifebuoy on a towing vessel must: be marked in block letters with the name of the vessel.
Vessel life rings were not properly marked with retro and vessel name.
46 CFR 141.360-4(b)(4)
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 1 April 2024
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists and continue until acknowledged.
Bilge alarm is capable of being silenced on bridge.
46 CFR 143.230(a)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 1 April 2024
Resolved
Portable and Semi-portable fire extinguishers must be inspected and maintained in accordance with Chapters 7 and 8 of NFPA 10. Monthly inspections required by NFPA 10 may be conducted by owner, operator, person-in-charge, or a designated member of the crew.
Vessel could not produce monthly servicing records for portable fire extinguishers.
46 CFR 142.240(1)(ii)
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Windows, sidescuttles and deadlights
Issued 1 April 2024
Resolved
A towing vessel must be maintained and operated so that the watertight integrity and stability of the vessel are not compromised.
Forward pilothouse centerline window was observed to be cracked. Vessel has 30 days to complete repairs.
46 CFR 140.605(b)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 7 March 2023
Resolved
Fire pump must output at a pitot-tube pressure of 50 psi. MIs observed the gauge located onboard was inoperable and there was no means of observing the pressure of the fire pump.
Fire Fighting
Issued 8 March 1999
Resolved
FIRE EXTINGUISHER NOT IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION.
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA)
Issued 8 March 1999
Resolved
COAST GUARD LIGHT LIST NOT RECENT PUBLICATION.
Lifesaving
Issued 8 March 1999
Resolved
LIFE RING BUOY ON BOARD VESSEL NOT IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION.
Navigation
Issued 13 February 1997
Resolved
SHIPS BELL NOT MOUNTED.
Fire Fighting
Issued 13 February 1997
Resolved
C-II EXTINGUISHERS NOT INSTALLED IN MAIN SPACE
Lifesaving
Issued 13 February 1997
Resolved
RING BUOYS UNSERVICABLE, DETERIORATED COVERING.
Recorded names · 1
SAN CARMEN (2006–2013). 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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