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SAM

Built
1997
Last inspected
12 May 2026
Documentation
Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
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 May 2026
…with no type recorded21
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 21 calendar years (1998–2026)
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

9173496
WDD5908
466991
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-466991

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)98.9 ft × 34.0 ft × 17.1 ft
Registered tonnagegross 160 / net 27
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)98.9 ft × 34.0 ft × 17.1 ft
ITC tonnagegross 366 / net 109
BuilderMARCO SEATTLE INC · SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES · built 1997
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Electric
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portPOINT COMFORT, TX
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un
DocumentationValid · issued 2 December 2025 · expires 31 January 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 it366 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
160 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
109 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
27 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
369 - Dead Weight, 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 · 8

Inspection history · 40

12 May 2026 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8367120
17 May 2025 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8139161
28 September 2024 Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8011570
8 September 2024 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7999068
24 April 2024 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7865339
22 March 2024 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7882338
23 June 2023 Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7721846
18 May 2023 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7655463
28 July 2022 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7449850
9 June 2022 Deficiency Check · Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7472541
27 October 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7340937
11 June 2021 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7153428
22 March 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7262502
22 August 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6522669
23 July 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6488483
19 March 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6374766
7 June 2017 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6168811
28 December 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5053240
26 September 2014 In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4992630
16 September 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4985435
27 February 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4257653
6 August 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4111334
17 July 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4086167
29 June 2011 Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4062980
29 June 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4241062
6 April 2011 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3979702
29 March 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3974481
27 August 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3839025
15 September 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3595011
19 December 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3382645
12 October 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3346663
30 July 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3284493
2 February 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3143553
18 January 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2568925
23 May 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2367749
25 August 2004 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2176399
18 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1970909
1 May 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 107690
19 January 1999 Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1124221
16 August 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 18290

Deficiency record · 5

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 12 May 2026 Resolved
Repair or replace dedicated bilge pump. Demonstrate proper operation.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 June 2026
Resolved 21 May 2026
Resolution: Pump was replaced and verified operational.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 12 May 2026 Resolved
Repair or replace port aft bilge suction valve. Demonstrate proper operation.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 26 May 2026
Resolved 21 May 2026
Resolution: Valve was replaced, all sat.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 28 September 2024 Resolved
MI's were notified of a crack on the PME exhaust gas system.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 2 October 2024
Resolution: New expansion joint installed.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 28 September 2024 Resolved
Replace all used fire extingushers.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 2 October 2024
Resolution: 02 portable fire extinguishers replaced.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 8 September 2024 Resolved
MI's recieved report of a crack in the port ME exhaust.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 September 2024
Resolved 16 September 2024
Resolution: all sat

Recorded names · 2

S/R MARE ISLAND (2005), GOLIAH (2008–2018). 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.