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SYDNEY DAVIS
SYDNEY DAVIS is a 1937 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 8 inspections since 1997, most recently in October 2021, along with 20 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 1 casualty investigation in 2013.
Records from 1997 to 2021. Most recent: inspection, 27 October 2021.
- Built
- 1937
- Last inspected
- 27 October 2021
- Documentation
- Expired · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 20 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2013
Identity
236378
WB7668
59843
Flag
UNITED STATES
367519350 (licence lapsed)
Maury page id
psix-59843
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded4
Years with a record
6 calendar years (1997–2021)
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.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 5 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 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)73.0 ft × 22.0 ft × 5.8 ft
Registered tonnagegross 107 / net 84
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderA A ELLABY · HARBOR POINT, MO, UNITED STATES · built 1937
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionNot recorded
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portHELENA, AR
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
Service, as the file records itTowing Vessel
Hull formunknown (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it107 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
84 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
84 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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
WDG2794MMSI 367519350 · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 24 February 2012, cancelled 30 April 2022
WTV7387MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 29 July 1996, cancelled 18 November 2006
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.
Inspected as a tow unit · 1
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.
MS NANCY C Towing Vessel · MISLE 177967 · 21 February 2013 · activity 4538642Inspection history · 8
27 October 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7348726
24 May 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7205729
21 February 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4538642
9 May 2012
Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4306643
4 September 2007
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3048775
22 July 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 418919
13 March 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 758676
8 March 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 200659
Deficiency record · 20
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 24 May 2021
Resolved
All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel is one of the associated fleet that has not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection within 90 days. If an inspection is not completed prior to this date, the action for this deficiency shall be changed to a 60 (Rectify deficiencies prior to movement) and the vessel may no long be permitted to operate.
Lifesaving › Hand Flares › Approval
Issued 22 July 1998
Resolved
THE VESSELS OFFICIAL NUMBER WAS NOT CLEARLY VISIBLE ON THE INTERIOR STRUCTURAL PART OF THE HULL._x001C_
Documentation
Issued 22 July 1998
Resolved
VESSEL HAD NO ORIGINAL MARINE DOCUMENT ON BOARD._x001C_
Documentation
Issued 22 July 1998
Resolved
MASTER OF VESSEL HAD NO LICENSE ON BOARD.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights
Issued 22 July 1998
Resolved
LIGHTS ON THE RING BOUYS NOT WORKING PROPERLY._x001C_
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights
Issued 22 July 1998
Resolved
THE VESSELS MASTHEAD LIGHTS WERE MISSING._x001C_
Unknown
Issued 22 July 1998
Resolved
VESSEL HAD NO NAME AND HAILING PORT CLEARLY DISPLAYED ON THE STERN._x001C_
Unknown
Issued 22 July 1998
Resolved
VESSEL'S FUEL TANK VENTS HAD NO FLAME SCREENS._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Lifesaving
Issued 22 July 1998
Resolved
ALL OILY RESIDUE NEEDS TO BE CLEANED FROM THE VESSELS DECKS AND STAIRWELLS._x001C_
Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Mounting Bracket
Issued 22 July 1998
Resolved
VESSEL'S FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WERE NOT PROPERLY MOUNTED.
Electrical
Issued 22 July 1998
Resolved
VESSEL NEED TO FIX ELECTRICAL WIRING CONNECTIONS IN THE ENGINE ROOM._x001C_
Lifesaving
Issued 22 July 1998
Resolved
VESSEL HAD NO COAST GUARD APPROVED PFD'S ON BOARD.
Navigation
Issued 22 July 1998
Resolved
VESSEL HAD NO MARINE CHARTS ON BOARD._x001C_
Navigation
Issued 22 July 1998
Resolved
VESSEL HAD NO COAST GUARD LIGHT LIST ON BOARD.
Navigation
Issued 22 July 1998
Resolved
VESSEL HAD NO MAGNETIC COMPASS OR SWING METER ON BOARD._x001C_
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Local Notices to Mariners
Issued 22 July 1998
Resolved
VESSEL HAD NO COAST GUARD LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS ON BOARD._x001C_
Unknown
Issued 22 July 1998
Resolved
VESSEL HAD NO MARPOL PLACARDS ON BOARD.
Documentation
Issued 22 July 1998
Resolved
VESSEL HAD NO PROHIBITED DISCHARGE WARNING PLACARDS ON BOARD._x001C_
Unknown
Issued 22 July 1998
Resolved
VESSEL HAD NO MAIN DECK STANCHIONS AND CHAINS._x001C_
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights
Issued 22 July 1998
Resolved
NAVIGATION SIDE LIGHTS SCREENS WERE PAINTED GLOSS BLACK INSYEAD OF MATTE BLACK.
Casualty record · 1
21 February 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4538642
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.