TIMBERLAND

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

TIMBERLAND is a 1946 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 2005, most recently in June 2026, along with 5 deficiencies.

Records from 2005 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 3 June 2026.

Built: 1946
Last inspected: 3 June 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 16
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

251131

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WA5315

63811

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-63811

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations16

Years with a record 13 calendar years (2005–2026)

The 16 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)41.3 ft × 13.1 ft × 6.9 ft

Registered tonnagegross 20 / net 14

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderGRAND HAVEN, MI, UNITED STATES · built 1946

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portTOLEDO, OH

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 31 December 2025 · expires 31 December 2026

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 it20 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
14 - 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 · 16

3 June 2026 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8405366

18 May 2026 Annual Inspection · Vessel Attendance

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8375326

3 March 2025 Liferaft Servicing

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8093763

7 May 2024 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7907491

30 January 2024 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7857943

4 April 2023 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7662531

31 March 2023 Liferaft Servicing

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7660493

3 August 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7524576

17 August 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7289615

11 August 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7030016

31 July 2018 Internal Structural Exam · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6503291

15 March 2017 Liferaft Servicing

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6105883

11 May 2015 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5123941

19 April 2013 Spot Check (Safety)

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4581980

29 July 2010 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3819127

23 May 2005 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2366007

Deficiency record · 5

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

Issued 18 May 2026 Resolved

For a vessel of less than 300 tons gross tonnage that engages in towing seaward of navigable waters of the U.S. or more than three nautical miles from shore on the Great Lakes, the radar must meet—(A) The requirements of the FCC specified by 47 CFR part 80; and(B) 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 I and stabilization Category Alpha. Vessel's radar was inoperable. 33 CFR 164.72(a)(ii)

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 3 June 2026
Resolution: Radar repaired.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares

Issued 18 May 2026 Resolved

Carriage requirement. A towing vessel must carry a combination of day and night visual distress signals indicated in Table 141.370 of § 141.370 for specified areas where the vessel operates. Vessel is missing 02 flares. 46 CFR 141.375(a)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 1 June 2026
Resolved 3 June 2026
Resolution: Flared purchased

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance and inspections

Issued 18 May 2026 Resolved

All lifesaving equipment must be tested and maintained in accordance with the minimum requirements of § 199.190 of this chapter, as applicable, and the vessel's TSMS, if the vessel has a TSMS. Each EPIRB and each SART, other than an EPIRB or SART in an inflatable liferaft, must be tested monthly. The EPIRB must be tested using the integrated test circuit and output indicator to determine that it is operative. Vessel is not logging monthly EPIRB test. 46 CFR 141.235(a) / 46 CFR 199.190(e)(2)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 1 June 2026
Resolved 3 June 2026

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Evaluation of crew performance (fire drills)

Issued 18 May 2026 Resolved

The master of a towing vessel must ensure that each crewmember participates in fire-fighting drills and receives instruction at least once each month. Vessel not logging monthly drill. 46 CFR 142.245(a)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 1 June 2026
Resolved 3 June 2026

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

Issued 18 May 2026 Resolved

A towing vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts, maps, and nautical publications for the intended voyage. Vessel's electronic charting system is out of date. Master informed MI that a new SIM card was ordered. Provide receipt for new card.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 1 June 2026
Resolved 3 June 2026
Resolution: Provided receipt

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.