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MARGARET K

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

MARGARET K is a 1985 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 57 inspections since 1992, most recently in March 2025, along with 21 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 9 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2024.

Records from 1992 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 12 March 2025.

Built
1985
Last inspected
12 March 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
57
Deficiencies
21 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
9 investigations · 2006–2024
Inspected with
10 other vessels
Also recorded as
1 other name

Identity

US Official No.
691907
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDM3709
MISLE id
264683
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-264683

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations17
…administrative events4
…with no type recorded36
Years with a record 25 calendar years (1992–2025)
The 57 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

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.

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
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
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
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.

One vessel history report for this hull — every record on this page in one dated, citable document — $300, on request.

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 127782

Inspection 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.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 17 May 2024
Resolved 6 May 2024
Resolution: Received photographic evidence of a newly installed hydraulic steering system 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.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 2 June 2024
Resolved 3 June 2024
Resolution: MIs attended vessel and verified installation of machinery space local gauges. All SAT.
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)
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 3 May 2024
Resolution: Crew completed initial actions in order to restart the Port Main Engine. Operator further investigated engine issue and found a blown head gasket. Port Main Engine rebuilt as a replacement in kind. Witnessed engine testing during satisfactory sea trials.
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)
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 24 April 2024
Resolved 8 April 2024
Resolution: Deficiency rectified.
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)
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 24 April 2024
Resolved 8 April 2024
Resolution: Deficiency rectified.
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
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 24 April 2024
Resolved 8 April 2024
Resolution: Deficiency rectified.
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.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 24 April 2024
Resolved 8 April 2024
Resolution: Deficiency rectified.
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
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 24 April 2024
Resolved 8 April 2024
Resolution: Deficiency rectified.
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
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 24 April 2024
Resolved 8 April 2024
Resolution: Deficiency rectified.
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)
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 24 April 2024
Resolved 8 April 2024
Resolution: Deficiency rectified.
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)
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 24 April 2024
Resolved 8 April 2024
Resolution: Deficiency rectified.
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)
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 24 April 2024
Resolved 8 April 2024
Resolution: Deficiency rectified.
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)
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 24 April 2024
Resolved 8 April 2024
Resolution: Deficiency rectified.
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)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 1 May 2024
Resolved 8 April 2024
Resolution: Deficiency rectified.
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.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 21 March 2023
Resolved 5 April 2023
Resolution: Installed new gauge
Fire Fighting
Issued 8 March 1999 Resolved
FIRE EXTINGUISHER NOT IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION.
Condition: Unknown
Due 8 March 1999
Resolved 8 March 1999
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA)
Issued 8 March 1999 Resolved
COAST GUARD LIGHT LIST NOT RECENT PUBLICATION.
Condition: Unknown
Due 15 March 1999
Resolved 9 November 2006
Lifesaving
Issued 8 March 1999 Resolved
LIFE RING BUOY ON BOARD VESSEL NOT IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION.
Condition: Unknown
Due 8 March 1999
Resolved 8 March 1999
Navigation
Issued 13 February 1997 Resolved
SHIPS BELL NOT MOUNTED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 19 February 1997
Resolved 19 February 1997
Fire Fighting
Issued 13 February 1997 Resolved
C-II EXTINGUISHERS NOT INSTALLED IN MAIN SPACE
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 March 1997
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Lifesaving
Issued 13 February 1997 Resolved
RING BUOYS UNSERVICABLE, DETERIORATED COVERING.
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 March 1997
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past

Casualty record · 9

31 December 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2852780
9 February 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3148298
12 September 2008Routine · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 3327362
25 November 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3369703
27 January 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3400763
14 September 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3594936
1 April 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3706939
29 January 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4832384
22 April 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7987110
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

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

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.