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SD 53

SD 53 is a 1967 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 91 inspections since 1984, most recently in June 2026, along with 29 deficiencies.

Records from 1984 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 5 June 2026.

Built
1967
Last inspected
5 June 2026
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

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UNITED STATES
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Maury page id
psix-41056

Inspections, by type

…with no type recorded24
Years with a record 43 calendar years (1984–2026)
The 91 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 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Barge class in Maury's sources begin in 1972.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it2328 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
2328 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.

Radio station licence

No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of 6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.

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.

FRANCES M DEVALL Towing Vessel · MISLE 129768 · 18 March 1994 · activity 187757FRANCES M DEVALL Towing Vessel · MISLE 129768 · 11 March 1994 · activity 155235FRANCES M DEVALL Towing Vessel · MISLE 129768 · 17 June 1993 · activity 129050GAIL ANN Unclassified · MISLE 393019 · 17 June 1993 · activity 129050

Inspection history · 91

5 June 2026 COI Inspection · In-Service Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8392536
4 August 2025 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8202051
21 May 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8140694
22 July 2024 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7970461
24 January 2024 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7892062
23 June 2023 Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7721707
26 September 2022 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7566638
15 September 2022 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7559973
25 June 2021 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs · Cargo Tank Internal · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7235552
6 May 2020 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6949221
17 April 2019 Periodic Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6669591
13 March 2018 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6374584
18 April 2017 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6127588
22 February 2017 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6092546
3 February 2016 Cargo Tank Internal · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam · In-Service Inspection · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5809134
28 January 2016 In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5806078
30 January 2015 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5061591
31 January 2014 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4793243
11 June 2013 Cargo Tank Internal · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4617487
27 March 2012 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4273074
4 January 2011 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3920603
31 August 2010 Construction Oversight
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3838415
15 June 2010 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3767207
29 April 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3727418
14 September 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3594006
29 June 2009 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3517799
2 April 2008 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3176078
2 April 2007 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2900020
15 December 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2841075
29 June 2006 Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2634533
27 September 2005 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2502284
12 January 2005 Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2273338
13 October 2004 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2219848
24 August 2004 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2174789
26 July 2004 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2145424
22 December 2003 Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1982029
1 October 2003 Periodic Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1916441
5 August 2003 Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1867166
7 March 2003 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1754206
22 January 2003 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1734051
17 October 2002 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1687163
12 June 2002 Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1629724
7 June 2001 Damage Survey · Re-Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1413951
16 October 2000 Administrative
Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1053841
4 August 2000 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1381987
11 February 2000 Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1410234
29 September 1999 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1351699
27 August 1998 Administrative
Administrative · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 802486
27 August 1998 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1423070
19 September 1997 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1467029
27 August 1996 COI Inspection · Drydock Extension · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1398516
1 August 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1087834
25 August 1995 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1440966
25 January 1995 Damage Survey
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 825816
19 July 1994 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1363049
18 March 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 187757
11 March 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 155235
27 August 1993 Hull Examination · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1373921
17 June 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 129050
20 July 1992 Hull Examination · COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 952771
2 August 1991 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1251156
12 July 1990 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 905171
12 March 1990 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1234339
15 February 1990 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1235318
10 February 1990 Damage Survey
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 911110
24 August 1989 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1033290
18 August 1988 Administrative
Administrative · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1037261
13 July 1988 Hull Examination · COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1032811
1 June 1988 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 501160
31 December 1987 Administrative
Administrative · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1008130
18 September 1987 Drydock Extension
Administrative · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1005600
19 August 1987 Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1340859
7 August 1987 Re-Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1029831
6 August 1987 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 491700
29 April 1987 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1336816
11 February 1987 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 500321
2 October 1986 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1314669
2 September 1986 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1006139
19 April 1986 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 464170
1 April 1986 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 508453
25 September 1985 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 992475
6 July 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 437003
24 May 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 520995
29 March 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 470090
12 January 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 528905
23 December 1984 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 445017
21 November 1984 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1284133
2 November 1984 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 525026
12 October 1984 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 974934
23 September 1984 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 974925
17 May 1984 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 487572

Deficiency record · 29

Engineering › Pressure Vessel › Relief Valve
Issued 15 June 2010 Resolved
SRV's have been granted a 45 day extension. Valves are to be made available for inspection no later than 13 AUG 2010, after which vessel may not operate until inspection is completed.
Due 13 August 2010
Resolved 21 March 2011
Resolution: All SRV were reset satisfactory.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating
Issued 7 March 2003 Resolved
Section of stbd bilge knuckle in way of #4 wing void wasted and holed.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 10 March 2003
Resolution: 20'' x 4'' x 1/2" knuckle insert.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 10 February 1990 Resolved
MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO THE CRACK IN WAY OF THE STARBOARD SIDESHELL PLATING: 3/4" X 9' CRACK 150' FORWARD OF STARBOARD QUARTER.
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 February 1990
Resolved 10 February 1990
Construction/Loadline
Issued 7 August 1987 Resolved
PERMANENTLY REPAIR 3" DECK FRACTURE ON STBD BOW, INBOARD OF #1 STBD "BUTTON" NOT LATER THAN 07 SEP 87.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 August 1987
Resolved 7 August 1987
Construction/Loadline
Issued 7 August 1987 Resolved
DETERMINE SOURCE OF FLOODING IN #1 STBD WING VOID & PERMANENTLY REPAIR SAMEPRIOR TO LOADING CARGO BUT NOT LATER THAN 07 SEP 87.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 August 1987
Resolved 7 August 1987
Deck/Cargo
Issued 7 August 1987 Resolved
RENEW FILL PIPE CAP ON THE PORT DIESEL FUEL OIL DAY TANK NOT LATER THAN 07 SEP 87.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 August 1987
Resolved 7 August 1987
Deck/Cargo
Issued 7 August 1987 Resolved
PROVIDE MECHANICAL MEANS OF DEFLECTING DISCHARGE OF PORT BOW AIR RECEIVER RELIEF VALVE AWAY FROM PERSONNEL NOT LATER THAN 07 SEP 87.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 August 1987
Resolved 7 August 1987
Construction/Loadline
Issued 7 August 1987 Resolved
PERMANENTLY REPAIR 2, 1" SEMICIRCULAR DECK FRACTURES IN WAY OF PORT SIDE, LOCATED 6' & 18' AFT OF #1 PORT CLEAT NOT LATER THAN 07 SEP 87.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 August 1987
Resolved 7 August 1987
Deck/Cargo
Issued 7 August 1987 Resolved
DEMONSTRATE PROPER OPERATION OF ALL 3 EMERGENCY SHUTDOWNS PRIOR TO LOADING CARGO BUT NOT LATER THAN 07 SEP 87.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 August 1987
Resolved 7 August 1987
Construction/Loadline
Issued 7 August 1987 Resolved
PERMANENTLY REPAIR 18" & 6" DECK KNUCKLE FRACTURES IN WAY OF STBD STERN CORNER NOT LATER THAN 07 SEP 87.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 August 1987
Resolved 7 August 1987
Construction/Loadline
Issued 7 August 1987 Resolved
PERMANENTLY REPAIR 2" SIDESHELL FRACTURE IN WAY 11' DRAFT, STBD SIDE (2' FWD OF STBD STERN) NOT LATER THAN 07 SEP 87.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 August 1987
Resolved 7 August 1987
Construction/Loadline
Issued 7 August 1987 Resolved
PERMANENTLY REPAIR NUMEROUS FRACTURES IN TOP WELD OF STBD STERN CORNER "RUBPAD" NOT LATER THAN 07 SEP 87.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 August 1987
Resolved 7 August 1987
Construction/Loadline
Issued 7 August 1987 Resolved
PERMANENTLY REPAIR 2, 8" FRACTURES ON OUTBOARD PORTION OF #1 STBD CLEAT BASEPLATE NOT LATER THAN 07 SEP 87.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 August 1987
Resolved 7 August 1987
Construction/Loadline
Issued 7 August 1987 Resolved
PERMANENTLY REPAIR 2, 8" FRACTURES ON OUTBOARD PORTION OF #1 PORT CLEAT BASEPLATE NOT LATER THAN 07 SEP 87.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 August 1987
Resolved 7 August 1987
Deck/Cargo
Issued 2 October 1986 Resolved
CONDUCT HYDROSTATIC TEST OF PORT AND STARBOARD AIR RECEIVERS IN THE PRESENCE OF A COAST GUARD MARINE INSPECTOR IAW 46 CFR 61.10-5(D).
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 October 1986
Resolved 2 October 1986
Unknown
Issued 2 September 1986 Resolved
REPLACE RELIEF VALVES FOR AIR RECEIVERS WITH RELIEF VALVES EQUIP WITH MANUAL LIFT (46CFR54.15-10-(C). RELIEF VALVES FITTED TO RECEIVERS AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WERE REFRIGERATION RELIEF VALVES.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 September 1986
Resolved 2 September 1986
Unknown
Issued 2 September 1986 Resolved
CLEAN PORT AIR RECEIVER FREE OF SLUDGE AND OILY DIRT TO AFFECT INTERNAL EXAMINATION. VISUAL INTERNAL EXAMINATION WAS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO EXCESSIVE SLUDGE AND OILY DIRT.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 September 1986
Resolved 2 September 1986
Deck/Cargo
Issued 2 September 1986 Resolved
TEST ALL CARGO TANKS' RELIEF VALVES FOR PROPER SETING AND OPERATION.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 September 1986
Resolved 2 September 1986
Unknown
Issued 2 September 1986 Resolved
TEST ALL REFRIGERATION SAFETY RELIEF VALVES FOR PROPER SETTING AND OPERATION.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 September 1986
Resolved 2 September 1986
Unknown
Issued 2 September 1986 Resolved
REPAIR/REPLACE DIESEL ENGINE TACHOMETER FOR STARBOARD REFRIGERATION UNIT. EXISTING TACHOMETER INOPERABLE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 September 1986
Resolved 2 September 1986
Unknown
Issued 2 September 1986 Resolved
REPAIR VISUAL ALARM. ALARM INOPERABLE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 September 1986
Resolved 2 September 1986
Unknown
Issued 25 September 1985 Resolved
REPAIR BROKEN PNEUMATIC CONTROL LINE TO GOVERNOR OF STARBOARD DIESEL REFRIGERATION UNIT PRIOR TO NEXT CARGO OPERATION.
Condition: Unknown
Due 25 September 1985
Resolved 25 September 1985
Deck/Cargo
Issued 25 September 1985 Resolved
REPAIR BROKEN PNEUMATIC LINE FITTING TO PORT QUICK CLOSING VALVE IN LIQUID CARDO HEADER PRIOR TO NEXT CARGO OPERATION.
Condition: Unknown
Due 25 September 1985
Resolved 25 September 1985
Deck/Cargo
Issued 25 September 1985 Resolved
REPAIR PNEUMATIC CONTROLS TO PORT AND STARBOARD QUICK CLOSING VALVES IN LIQUID CARGO HEADER PRIOR TO NEXT CARGO OPERATION. DIRT ACCOMPANIED WITH OIL & WATER DISCHARGED FROM SYSTEM DUMP VALVE COUPLED WITH SLUGGISH AND UNSATISFACTORY RESPONSE OF VALVES INDICATES PROBLEM IN SYSTEM.
Condition: Unknown
Due 25 September 1985
Resolved 25 September 1985
Deck/Cargo
Issued 23 September 1984 Resolved
TEST (6) EACH AIR RECEIVER RELIEF VALVES.
Condition: Unknown
Due 23 September 1984
Resolved 23 September 1984
Deck/Cargo
Issued 23 September 1984 Resolved
REMOVE PAINT FROM GLASS ON ALL HEADER AND AIR RECEIVER PRESSURE GAUGES.
Condition: Unknown
Due 23 September 1984
Resolved 23 September 1984
Navigation
Issued 23 September 1984 Resolved
PAINT RUNNING LIGHT SCREENS FLAT BLACK.
Condition: Unknown
Due 23 September 1984
Resolved 23 September 1984
Construction/Loadline
Issued 23 September 1984 Resolved
PAINT NAME, DRAFT MARKS AND HOME PORT.
Condition: Unknown
Due 23 September 1984
Resolved 23 September 1984
Deck/Cargo
Issued 23 September 1984 Resolved
REPAIR STARBOARD AIR ACTUATED EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN VALVE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 23 September 1984
Resolved 23 September 1984

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.