CHAS D GAITHER

Towing Vessel · Built 1940s

Built: 1940
Last inspected: 24 May 2021
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 1
Deficiencies: 1 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 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 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 24 May 2021

Recorded inspections1

…administrative events1

Deficiencies 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 1 calendar year (2021)

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Identity

239957

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WM5502

60985

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-60985

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)48.3 ft × 12.0 ft × 6.2 ft

Registered tonnagegross 23 / net 15

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderSPEDDEN SHIPBUILDING COPMANY INC · BALTIMORE, MD, UNITED STATES · built 1940

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portBALTIMORE, MD

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un, rec

DocumentationValid · issued 10 October 2025 · expires 31 October 2026

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 it23 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
15 - 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 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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The full record for this vessel

Behind this panel: 1 inspection, each with its date, unit and type; 1 deficiency with the resolution recorded against each; operational controls, none recorded without a removal date; no tow-unit appearances recorded; no other recorded names; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port and endorsements. Every line is a record the Coast Guard wrote; the counts above are the same counts as in the summary, and they are free.

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Vessel history report

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Inspection history · 1

24 May 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7205407

Deficiency record · 1

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.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 August 2021
Resolved 15 July 2021
Resolution: Co requested Laid-up status. been on blocks since 2011.

Ownership record

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