SPUDS

Towing Vessel · Built 1940s · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL)

SPUDS is a 1944 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 2010, most recently in May 2026, along with 12 deficiencies — 2 with no resolution recorded —.

Records from 2010 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 6 May 2026.

Built: 1944
Last inspected: 6 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 11
Deficiencies: 12 recorded · 2 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

245654

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WYC4228

62072

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-62072

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations7

…administrative events4

…past their stated due date1

Years with a record 9 calendar years (2010–2026)

The 11 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)41.6 ft × 12.4 ft × 5.3 ft

Registered tonnagegross 19 / net 13

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderROEN STEAMSHIP COMPANY · STURGEON BAY · built 1944

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portSTURGEON BAY, WI

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 19 March 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it19 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
13 - 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.

One vessel history report for this hull — every record on this page in one dated, citable document — $300, on request.

Inspection history · 11

6 May 2026 Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8368746

2 April 2025 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8104819

17 April 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7897251

11 October 2023 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7807093

16 May 2022 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7454043

30 March 2021 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7165536

25 July 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6533308

3 May 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6404910

16 April 2018 Industry Initiated Exam · Administration · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6394602

6 July 2012 Administration

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4372962

25 February 2010 DAPI Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3685898

Deficiency record · 12

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus

Issued 2 April 2025 Resolved

Each towing vessel must carry the survival craft specified in Table 141.305 of this section, as appropriate for the towing vessel, in an aggregate capacity to accommodate the total number of individuals onboard. Vessel had no installed survival craft. Install survival craft.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 29 April 2025
Resolution: IBA properly installed.

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

Issued 2 April 2025 Resolved

Except as provided in paragraph (a)(4) of this section, each towing vessel operating north of lat. 32° N. or south of lat. 32° S. must carry the number of immersion suits as prescribed in this paragraph (a): Each towing vessel operating in those regions must carry at least one appropriate-size immersion suit, approved under approval series 160.171, for each person on board. Vessel had no immersion suits on board. Provide at least one appropriate sized immersion suit for each person on board.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 29 April 2025
Resolution: PFD's and immersion suites were on station.

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm

Issued 2 April 2025 Resolved

Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists or an essential system develops problems that require attention. The following alarms must be provided: Vessel had no alarms for engine space. Install alarms.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 29 April 2025
Resolution: Vessel is exempt from fire detection engine room alarms. Engine room is below the pilot house with the emergency escape leading to the pilot house. There is direct communication between the engine room and pilothouse.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Radar

Issued 2 April 2025 Resolved

By August 2, 1997, a marine radar that meets the following applicable requirements: RTCM Standard for Marine Radar Equipment Installed on Ships of Less Than 300 Tons Gross Tonnage, RTCM Paper 71-95/SC112-STD, Version 1.1, display Category II and stabilization Category Bravo. Vessel had improperly working radar. Return radar to working order.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 29 April 2025
Resolution: Witnessed proper operation of the radar.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts

Issued 2 April 2025 Resolved

A towing vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts, maps, and nautical publications for the intended voyage. Vessel had out of date electronic charts. Update charts.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 29 April 2025
Resolution: Electronic charts were updated.

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire drills

Issued 2 April 2025 Resolved

The master of a towing vessel must ensure that drills are conducted and instructions are given to ensure that all crewmembers are capable of performing the duties expected of them during emergencies. There are no records of any drills conducted found in the TVR. Conduct drill and record before conducting operations.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 29 April 2025
Resolution: A fire drill was conducted and properly logged.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems

Issued 17 April 2024 No resolution recorded

Portable fire extinguishers overdue for servicing.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 1 May 2024 — due date passed with no resolution recorded

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Abandon ship drills

Issued 17 April 2024 No resolution recorded

Vessel could not conduct drills at the time of annual inspection. The vessel is to get underway to conduct drills and test propulsion prior to commerical operations.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation/maintenance

Issued 11 October 2023 Resolved

FCC documents were expired.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 25 October 2023
Resolved 3 November 2023
Resolution: Vessel rep emailed copy of new certificate dated to expire 01NOV2024.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition

Issued 11 October 2023 Resolved

Lifejackets were marked with company name instead of vessel name.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 25 October 2023
Resolved 3 November 2023
Resolution: Vessel rep sent photograph of all pfds properly labeled with vessel name.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Bulkhead -corrosion

Issued 22 April 2021 Resolved

Small hole observed in bulkhead beneath watertight door needs to be filled in or plugged.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 24 May 2021
Resolved 24 June 2021

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 22 April 2021 Resolved

White wire in pilothouse running along the starboard bulkhead and overhead needs to be secured.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 24 May 2021
Resolved 24 June 2021

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.