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MEGA MAN
MEGA MAN is a 1996 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 3 inspections since 2007, most recently in August 2025, along with 10 deficiencies.
Records from 2007 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 8 August 2025.
- Built
- 1996
- Last inspected
- 8 August 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- 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
8 August 2025
…with no type recorded1
Deficiencies
10 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
3 calendar years (2007–2025)
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
1141798
WDB4242
620871
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-620871
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)40.0 ft × 18.0 ft × 6.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 28 / net 23
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderJASON E BORRIES · VANCLEAVE, MS, UNITED STATES · built 1996
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionUNSPECIFIED
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portPASCAGOULA, MS
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 21 November 2025 · expires 30 November 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 it28 - Simplified, Gross Ton
23 - Simplified, Net Ton
23 - Simplified, 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.
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.
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Inspection history · 3
8 August 2025
In-Service Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8205494
16 January 2015
Administration
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5054361
3 July 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2991585
Deficiency record · 10
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 25 August 2025
Resolved
You must have a fire detection system installed on your vessel to detect engine-room fires. Vessel did not have a fire detection system for the engine room.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 25 August 2025
Resolved
You must carry on your towing vessel an approved 160B or 100 lb. CO2 extinguisher, regardless of rating, to
protect the engine room. Vessel did not have a 160B fire extinguisher.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 25 August 2025
Resolved
You must provide for your towing vessel either a selfpriming, power-driven, fixed fire-pump, a fire main, and hoses and nozzles in accordance with paragraphs (a)
through (c) of this section; or a portable pump, and hoses and nozzles. Vessel did not have an installed or portable fire pump, to include hose and nozzle.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 25 August 2025
Resolved
To stop the flow of fuel in the event of a break in the fuel line, you must have a positive, remote fuel-shut-off valve fitted on any fuel line that supplies fuel directly to an engine or generator. Vessel did not have a remote means from outside the engine room to secure fuel.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Magnetic compass
Issued 25 August 2025
Resolved
Vessel is required to have a magnetic compass. Vessel did not have a compass.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 25 August 2025
Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications
Issued 25 August 2025
Resolved
As appropriate for the intended voyage, all vessels must carry adequate and up-to-date— ‘‘U.S. Coast Pilot’’ or similar publication; Coast Guard light list; Tide tables; and Current tables. Vessel did not have all the require publications to include Coast Pilot, tide tables, and CG Light List.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 25 August 2025
Resolved
Each vessel carrying passengers for hire, and each vessel not carrying passengers for hire and 40 feet in length or longer, must have at least one PFD
approved under approval series 160.055, 160.155, or 160.176 and must have Vessel did not have appropriate life jackets meeting 160.055, 160.155, or 160.176 and must be marked with Type I retro reflective tape IAW 25.25–15. Vessel did not have life jackets marked IAW with retro reflective tape IAW 25.25–15.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Record of drills and steering gear tests
Issued 25 August 2025
Resolved
The master or person in charge of a vessel must ensure
that each crew member participates in drills and receives instruction at least once each month that meet the requirements of 46 CFR 27.209. Vessel did not have a log indicating drills were conducted.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 25 August 2025
Resolved
A towing vessel of 26 feet or more in length and more than 600 horsepower, engaged in commercial service must have on board a Class A AIS device.
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.