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GALE R RHODES

GALE R RHODES is a 1997 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 1999, most recently in May 2026, along with 2 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 2 casualty investigations between 2007 and 2023.

Records from 1999 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 11 May 2026.

Built
1997
Last inspected
11 May 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

WDK2590
452099
Flag
UNITED STATES
367119420, 368036960
Maury page id
psix-452099

Inspections, by type

…with no type recorded9
Years with a record 12 calendar years (1999–2026)
The 19 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 Towing Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)66.0 ft × 24.0 ft × 8.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 113 / net 90
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSTEINER SHIPYARD INC · BAYOU LA BATRE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 1997
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portPITTSBURGH, PA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 23 April 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it113 - Simplified, Gross Ton
90 - Simplified, Net Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 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.

Radio station licence

WDD2751MMSI 367119420 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 26 March 2026, expires 6 June 2036
WDK2590MMSI 368036960 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 5 May 2018, expires 5 May 2028
WDI4583MMSI 367119420 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 30 October 2015, cancelled 3 December 2015
WDC5891MMSI 367048060 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 7 June 2005, cancelled 8 August 2015
FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown. A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.

Inspection history · 19

11 May 2026 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8371165
3 May 2024 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7878671
23 December 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7858070
20 December 2023 TPO Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7868239
13 June 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · STATION PITTSBURGH · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7715194
23 August 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7055786
8 January 2019 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6607083
22 February 2011 DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3952452
31 January 2007 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2864588
26 January 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2863387
26 January 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2864310
7 November 2006 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2816436
2 October 2006 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2791552
19 April 2006 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2628060
20 June 2005 Security Plan Amendment Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2396706
15 January 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1484884
15 August 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 145740
21 May 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 756394
18 May 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 211164

Deficiency record · 2

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 3 May 2024 Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a fire-detection system installed to detect engine room fires. Fire detection panel inoperable. Repair and provide documentation from a registered professional engineer with experience in fire-detection system design, by a technician with qualifications as a National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) level IV fire alarm engineering technician, or by an authorized classification society with equivalent experience, attesting to its proper installation and operation.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 3 May 2024
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 3 May 2024 Resolved
A navigation assessment entry must be recorded in the TVR, official log, or in accordance with the TSMS applicable to the vessel. The entry must include the date and time of the assessment, the name of the individual making the assessment, and the starting and ending points of the voyage or trip that the assessment covers. Navigation assessments are not being completed after every trip. Conduct training with crew on requirements for completion of navigation assessments. Provide documentation illustrating that training has been completed and that navigation assessments are being completed for a week of operation.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 17 May 2024
Resolved 17 May 2024

Casualty record · 2

26 January 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2863387
23 December 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 7858070
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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. 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.