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GOTHAM
GOTHAM is a 1998 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 8 inspections since 2012, most recently in July 2023, along with 24 deficiencies.
Records from 2012 to 2023. Most recent: inspection, 7 July 2023.
- Built
- 1998
- Last inspected
- 7 July 2023
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 24 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 3 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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
7 July 2023
Deficiencies
24 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
7 calendar years (2012–2023)
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
1070376
WDH2985
479703
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-479703
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it30 - Simplified, Net Ton
37 - Simplified, Gross Ton
37 - Simplified, Gross Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 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.
Vessel history report
Every record for this hull, in one document — $299
Every recorded inspection, 1980 to 2026 for this class, 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.
Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.
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Inspection history · 8
7 July 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7735808
8 September 2022
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7535016
12 November 2021
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7345326
15 June 2020
Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6946981
29 August 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6526194
24 May 2016
Administration
Administrative · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5885607
25 April 2012
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4295247
21 February 2012
Administration
Administrative · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4248486
Deficiency record · 24
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces
Issued 8 September 2022
Resolved
Adjust fuel shut off valve to completely close when operated. When pulled the valve was only 3/4 closed.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 8 September 2022
Resolved
Provide new grab lines for Ring Life Buoys. One was frayed and decaying, the other only had a section of two grab lines.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 8 September 2022
Resolved
Provide bracket for floating electric waterlights attached to the ring life buoys. Lights were velcroed to railing.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 8 September 2022
Resolved
Mark name of vessel on PFD's.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificates for master and officers
Issued 8 September 2022
Resolved
Provide proof of FCC operator permit for [name withheld].
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 8 September 2022
Resolved
Provide paper chart for area of operation (had it on phone, and thru GPS, but needs paper copy)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment
Issued 12 November 2021
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with at least one fire axe Vessel did not have a fire ax on board.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 12 November 2021
Resolved
Each liferaft must be arranged for float-free launching. Vessels hydro-static release unit was expired. Provide new hydro for liferaft.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 12 November 2021
Resolved
Towing vessels over 26' are required FCC Bridge to Bridge certificate. Vessel did not have Brdige to Bridge certificate on board. Provide valid FCC Bridge to Bridge Certificate.
47 CFR 80.1001
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 12 November 2021
Resolved
Items are to be recorded in the Official Logbook/Towing Vessel Record. Vessel had logbook on board, but no entries were made. Update logbook as required.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificates for radio personnel
Issued 15 June 2020
Resolved
Provide copy of FCC Marine Radio Operator Permit.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 15 June 2020
Resolved
Provide two approved waterlights for RLB's on either side of the vessel. (Current lights are PFD lights).
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 15 June 2020
Resolved
Provide logbook for the vessel to record items in 46 CFR 140.515, 615, 620 and tests in 143.245(b).
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 15 June 2020
Resolved
If EPIRB is staying on board, register and mount properly.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 15 June 2020
Resolved
Attach painter line on liferaft to hydrostatic release.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 15 June 2020
Resolved
On RLB's: Mark name of vessel and provide retro.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 15 June 2020
Resolved
Visual distress signals required: 3 hand red, and 3 orange smoke (or 6 hand red). [had 3 red and 1 orange]. Or confirm route no longer than 30min from dock.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 15 June 2020
Resolved
Provide 3 PFD's approved under series: 160.002, 160.005, 160.155 or 160.176. Have PFD's on board, just not right type.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 15 June 2020
Resolved
Provide day shapes for vessel.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment
Issued 15 June 2020
Resolved
Place B-V Extinguisher closer outside machinery location. (Currently located on top deck)
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Safety and environment policy
Issued 15 June 2020
Resolved
Provide Health and Safety Plan on board vessel.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Radio log (diary)
Issued 15 June 2020
Resolved
Provide radio log.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 15 June 2020
Resolved
Following gauges required at machinery location:
Main engine: RPM, Lubricating oil pressure, and cooling water temp.
Generator: RPM, lubricating oil pressure, and cooling water temp.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 29 August 2018
Resolved
Vsl is broadcasting no static draft information
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.