EMPIRE

The 8 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)44.0 ft × 16.1 ft × 4.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 21 / net 17

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderEMPIRE HARBOR MARINE, INC · THOMSON, NY, UNITED STATES · built 1997

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portNEW HAVEN, CT

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 22 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 it21 - Simplified, Gross Ton
17 - 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.

Inspection history · 8

8 August 2025 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8204780

1 November 2024 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8027177

24 October 2023 Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7813495

22 September 2023 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7796141

23 September 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7565145

15 July 2021 Initial Certification · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7241732

9 July 2014 Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4916476

10 February 2012 Administration

Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4242023

Deficiency record · 8

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

Issued 8 August 2025 Resolved

An approved 160-B semi-portable fire-extinguisher to protect the engine room must be installed on a vessel certificated for lakes, bays and sounds. 160-B was off the vessel for servicing, replace on the vessel prior to conducting any towing ops.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 23 September 2025
Resolution: 160-B semi-portable has been serviced.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces

Issued 8 August 2025 Resolved

When testing the fuel shut offs, the port side fuel shut off did not work. Repair and prove proper operation of port side fuel shut off.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 15 August 2025
Resolution: completed

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment

Issued 1 November 2024 Resolved

Provide 1st aid kit. 1st aid kit on board had expired items. Replace items or renew kit.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 15 November 2024
Resolved 20 November 2024
Resolution: new items provided

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance and inspections

Issued 1 November 2024 Resolved

Vessel name on forward ring life buoy is faded. Re-mark to make legible.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 15 November 2024
Resolved 20 November 2024
Resolution: RLB re-marked

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-op. damage

Issued 24 October 2023 Resolved

Repair 2 deck frames port side engine room.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 16 November 2023
Resolution: completed

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Immersion suits

Issued 22 September 2023 Resolved

Each towing vessel operating north of latitude 32 degrees north, must carry immersion suits for each person on board. MI found no immersion suits on board. Provide immersion suits for crew prior to operation outside a rivers route.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 22 October 2023
Resolved 28 September 2023
Resolution: completed.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances

Issued 22 September 2023 Resolved

Lifebuoys must have the following attachments and fittings: a) at least 1 must have a lifeline secured around the body of the buoy. If more than one buoy, at least one must NOT have a lifeline attached.(60ft) b) at least 2 must be fitted with a floating electric waterlight attached by a 3-6ft lanyard with a corrosion resistant clip fitted around the body of the buoy. *Vessel had 3 lifebouys, all with line, all with lights (only 2 of the waterlights were working). Remove at least one lifeline, and ensure all waterlights are working and attached properly (3-6ft lanyard). 46 CFR 141.360(c)

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 22 October 2023
Resolved 24 October 2023
Resolution: completed

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares

Issued 22 September 2023 Resolved

Vessels on lakes, bays and sounds route beyond 3 miles from shore must have 12 flares (6 hand red & 6 orange OR 12 hand red). Vessel had 5 flares on board. Provide remaining amount for route.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 22 October 2023
Resolved 24 October 2023
Resolution: completed

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.