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BIG AL
BIG AL is a 1972 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 12 inspections since 2003, most recently in September 2019, along with 27 deficiencies — 9 with no resolution recorded — and 5 operational controls.
Records from 2003 to 2019. Most recent: inspection, 25 September 2019.
- Built
- 1972
- Last inspected
- 25 September 2019
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 27 recorded · 9 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
7208077 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
E5U2149
660174
Flag
COOK ISLANDS
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Maury page id
psix-660174
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded4
…past their stated due date6
Years with a record
7 calendar years (2003–2019)
The 12 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 7 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
Tonnage as PSIX records it233 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
82 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
82 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
Radio station licence
No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of
6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.
Inspection history · 12
25 September 2019
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6820990
2 January 2019
Ballast Water Examination · CCSSC Examination · Deficiency Check · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6603930
28 February 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6361471
24 December 2014
ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5042437
19 December 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3653949
13 December 2009
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3649325
31 August 2009
CCSSC Examination · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3581180
20 April 2007
ISPS III Exam · Deficiency Check · Ballast Water Examination · MARPOL Annex I Examination · PII Safety Exam · MARPOL Annex V Examination
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2724735
25 July 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2724983
25 July 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2725009
24 May 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2657478
2 December 2003
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Resident Inspection Office St. Croix · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1957487
Deficiency record · 27
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 2 January 2019
Resolved
All vessels shall carry up-to-date charts, appropriate for the intended voyage of large enough scale to enable safe voyage. San Juan Harbor chart is not up-to-date. 74 SOLAS 2014 V/27
14 - Pollution Prevention › 146 - MARPOL Annex VI › Bunker delivery notes
Issued 2 January 2019
Resolved
The sulphur content of bunker fuel oil shall be documented by its supplier. Vessel is unable to produce bunker delivery note attesting to sulphur content. MARPOL VI/14.5
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rescue boats
Issued 2 January 2019
No resolution recorded
Lifesaving appliances required by this chapter shall comply with the specifications of the LSA Code. Except as provided by this section, all rescue boats shall comply with the requirements of paragraphs 4.4.1 to 4.4.7.4 inclusive. Each life boat shall be fitted with a permanently affixed approval plate. The rescue boat does not have an approval plate or declaration of conformity for IMO approval. CCSSC 4.3.1, LSA Code 5.1.1, LSA Code 4.4.1.2
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for rescue boats
Issued 2 January 2019
No resolution recorded
Lifesaving appliances required by this chapter shall comply with the specifications of the LSA Code. Structural members of launching equipment shall be designed with a factor of safety on the basis of the maximum working load assigned. A maximum factor of safety of 4.5 shall be applied to all structural members and a minimum safety factor of 6 shall be applied to falls, suspension chains, lines, and blocks. The rescue boat davit is not marked to indicate compliance with above. CCSSC 4.3.1, LSA Code 6.1.1.6
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Personal equipment for fire safety
Issued 2 January 2019
Resolved
All ships shall be provided with at least two fireman outfits. Vessel has one complete fireman outfit. CCSSC 3.11.1
14 - Pollution Prevention › 145 - MARPOL Annex V › Garbage management plan
Issued 2 January 2019
No resolution recorded
Every ship over 100 GT shall carry a garbage management plan which includes written procedures for collecting, storing, processing and disposing of garbage. Vessel has no garbage management plan. CCSSC 7.5.4
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 2 January 2019
Resolved
Every vessel shall have a logbook on board. The logbook should have entries of the names of all seafarers employed on board for each voyage. Vessel logbook does not have entries of names of all seafares employed on board for each voyage. CCSSC 7.3.1
14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Pumping, piping and discharge arrangements
Issued 2 January 2019
Resolved
No person may use any equipment listed in paragraph (c) of this section for transfer operations unless the vessel operator tests and inspects the equipment in accordance with paragraphs (b), (c) and (f) of this section. Vessel could not provide evidence of adequate testing of bunker lines. 33 CFR 156.170(a)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Line-throwing appliance
Issued 2 January 2019
Resolved
All vessels operating in restricted areas II, III, and unrestricted are to be provided with 2 line throwing apparatus which shall be stowed on the navigation bridge. Line throwing apparatus rockets were not installed. CCSSC 4.1.3
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 2 January 2019
No resolution recorded
The switchboards shall be suitably guarded as deemed necessary by the Administration. Switchboard in engine room is missing rear cover panel.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 2 January 2019
No resolution recorded
Lighting fittings shall be so arranged as to prevent temperature rise which could damage the cables and wiring and to prevent surrounding material from being excessively hot. Light in engine room is missing cover.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 2 January 2019
Resolved
Lifejackets shall be placed as to be readily accessible and their position shall be plainly indicated. Lifejacket in engine room was not available as indicated. CCSSC 4.11.2
14 - Pollution Prevention › 144 - MARPOL Annex IV (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › Sewage discharge connection
Issued 2 January 2019
Resolved
Marine sanitation device must be secured to prevent discharge treated or untreated sewage. The MSD was not secured while in port. 33 CFR 159.7(b)
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 2 January 2019
No resolution recorded
The general alarm in machinery spaces shall be audible and visible. There was no red revolving light in the engine room. CCSSC 4.15
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Fire control plan - all
Issued 2 January 2019
No resolution recorded
Fire control plan shall be kept up-to-date. Fire control plan does not indicate position of two fireman's outfits.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 2 January 2019
Resolved
The structure referred to in 1.10.2 shall be subject to the surveys specified below: a minimum of two inspections of the outside of the ship's bottom shall be carried out during any five year period. In all cases the interval between any two such inspections shall not exceed thirty-six months. The ship's dry-dock record reflects one on 25SEP2009 and one on 08JAN2014 (51 months, 14 days between dry-docks), and the last dry-dock was on 11OCT2018 (57 months, 3 days since the prior dry-dock). CCSSC 1.10.1.5
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Bridge Navigation Watch Alarm System (BNWAS)
Issued 2 January 2019
No resolution recorded
Ships constructed before 1 July 2002 shall: be fitted with the system required in paragraph 2.2.3, as follows: cargo ships of 150 gross tonnage and upwards but less than 500 gross tonnage, not later than the first survey after 1 January 2018. The ship underwent a survey on 11OCT2018 without fitting a BNWAS. 74 SOLAS 2014 V/19.2.4.4; Resolution MSC.350(92); MSC.1/Circ.1290
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 2 January 2019
No resolution recorded
The owner or Master of every ship to which this Code applies shall ensure that: the condition of the ship and its equipment is maintained to conform with the provisions of this Code to ensure that the ship in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship, persons on board or the environment. The date of the last pressure test for the ship's two 250psi air receiver pressure vessels is unknown. CCSSC 1.11.1
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Bracket/Clamp
Issued 6 September 2009
Resolved
Vessel does not have an auxillary means of steering. CCSS Code 2.33.4
70/C
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Junction Box
Issued 6 September 2009
Resolved
Steering gear, 2nd VHF radio, 2nd radar and single side band radio are inoperative due to bad power supply. Provide report of operation and repair. CCSS Code 2.33/5.1.1
Lifesaving › Rescue Boat › Construction
Issued 6 September 2009
Resolved
Vessel's rescue boat is not fitted with a launching arrangement. CCSS Code 4.10.2.1
Fire Fighting › Emergency Fire Pumps › Arrangement
Issued 26 July 2006
Resolved
The vessel's emergency fire pump has a broken shaft seal and is disassembled. Repair to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
Fire Fighting › Fire Pumps › Pressure
Issued 26 July 2006
Resolved
The vessel's main fire pump is not operating as designed. When energized the fire pump drains an excessive amount of power off the main generator to an extent that the fire pump cannot supply sufficient pressure.
Personnel › Manning/Qualifications › Minimum Safe Manning
Issued 26 July 2006
Resolved
The vessel does not have a Chief Mate or Chief Engineer onboard as required by the Minimum Safe Manning Certificate. Vessel is not allowed to sail until Minimum Safe Manning requirements are met.
Personnel › Certificates/Documents/Licenses › STCW Endorsement
Issued 26 July 2006
Resolved
The Master and Engineer in Charge of Engineering Watch do not have a valid flag state endorsement or proof of application onboard. Provide valid flag state endorsement prior to departure.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Minimum Safe Manning Document
Issued 26 July 2006
Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-direct drive) › Cylinder Head
Issued 26 July 2006
Resolved
The Port engine has three heads that are cracked and not operational. Repair to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
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.