BROOKE MCKENZIE

Towing Vessel · Built 1940s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

BROOKE MCKENZIE is a 1949 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 33 inspections since 1992, most recently in May 2025, along with 64 deficiencies, 2 operational controls and 9 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2019.

Records from 1992 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 6 May 2025.

Built: 1949
Last inspected: 6 May 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 33
Deficiencies: 64 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 9 investigations · 2006–2019
Inspected with: 29 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

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 6 May 2025

Recorded inspections33

…physical examinations13

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded18

Deficiencies 64 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 15 calendar years (1992–2025)

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

257293

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WDE9826

66062

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-66062

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)132.2 ft × 34.0 ft × 9.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 431 / net 275

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderCALUMET SHIPYARD & DRY DOCK COMPANY · CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES · built 1949

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portPADUCAH, KY

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 14 August 2025 · expires 30 September 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 it431 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
275 - 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.

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.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 29

The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.

Inspection history · 33

6 May 2025 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8121704

6 May 2025 DAPI Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8129717

30 September 2024 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8011903

29 August 2024 In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7992627

19 April 2024 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7898475

11 June 2020 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6977099

2 January 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · USCGC SAWFISH (WPB 87357) · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6885498

21 December 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6885594

15 December 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6058872

2 August 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5963519

7 March 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5828378

5 January 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5047935

26 September 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4992467

24 September 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4991668

12 August 2014 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4962381

13 August 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4685986

22 February 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4537841

19 July 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4384728

17 July 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4381506

3 January 2011 Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3919466

10 March 2007 Uninspected Other

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2947527

8 March 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2890595

16 February 2007 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2874627

2 February 2007 Uninspected Other

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2867070

1 February 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2867087

1 December 2006 Uninspected Other

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2836658

1 December 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2838883

30 January 2006 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2576265

30 January 2006 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2576269

18 November 2005 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2536930

9 October 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4648

13 March 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 163319

25 November 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 20401

Deficiency record · 64

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Bridge Navigation Watch Alarm System (BNWAS)

Issued 6 May 2025 Resolved

[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 13 May 2025
Resolution: Inspect installation of Pilot [name withheld], SAT.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-corrosion

Issued 29 August 2024 Resolved

An existing vessel may be deemed by the OCMI, or TPO, to be in compliance with this subpart provided that either: The vessel has been both in satisfactory service insofar as structural adequacy is concerned and does not cause the structure of the vessel to be questioned by either the OCMI, or TPO engaged to perform an audit or survey. Marine Inspector observed multiple wasted/holed structural frames and keel during in-service inspection. Voids were observed to have several feet of water. 46 CFR 144.200(b)

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 21 October 2024
Resolution: Received report from ITOW and attended vessel to verify satisfactory structural repairs.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general

Issued 29 August 2024 Resolved

Electrical equipment and electrical cables must be suitably protected from wet and corrosive environments. Inspector observed an unplugged electrical cord hanging loose in a void filled with several feet of water. 46 CFR 143.400 (f)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 21 October 2024
Resolution: Unplugged extension cord and removed it from void.

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

Issued 29 August 2024 Resolved

Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards. Inspector observed generator windings were entirely coated with oil and debris. 46 CFR 143.400 (a)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 21 October 2024
Resolution: Both generator end bells opened and cleaned. Records show less than 11k hours on prime mover/main seal, no leaks on seals. Oil came from proximity to crankcase exhauster, vent relocated to prevent future issues.

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

Issued 29 August 2024 Resolved

All seals and gaskets must be properly maintained to prevent leaks of flammable or combustible liquid, as those terms are defined in 46 CFR subpart 30.10, into the machinery space. Inspector observed the port main diesel engine oil sump drain pipe was dripping oil into the bilge, hydraulic oil pump was consistently dripping. 46 CFR 143.220(a)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 21 October 2024
Resolution: Port oil pump was replaced. Tested, all sat.

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors

Issued 29 August 2024 Resolved

All seals and gaskets must be properly maintained to pre The master must ensure that all hatches, doors, and other openings designed to be watertight or weathertight function properly. Inspector observed five weathertight doors that were not sealed and allowed light through the frame while closed. Inspector observed a door underneath the starboard pilot house deck there was a small door leading to the bridge electronic space. The door did not fit the opening with approximately a 2 inch gap at the forward end. 46 CFR 140.610 (b)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 21 October 2024
Resolution: Door on third deck under pilot house was extended for full closure.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilation

Issued 29 August 2024 Resolved

Means must be provided for stopping each fan in a ventilation system serving machinery spaces and for closing, in case of fire, each doorway, ventilator, and annular space around funnels and other openings into such spaces. Inspector observed E/R supply vent closures were bent and unable to completely close. The port supply vent was open on missing a back plate on the vent which regardless of closure would not cut off air supply 46 CFR 144.605

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 21 October 2024
Resolution: Installed back plate on port and stbd fire dampers.

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

Issued 29 August 2024 Resolved

Individual circuit breakers on switchboards and distribution panels must be labeled with a description of the loads they serve. Inspector observed multiple electrical distribution panels unlabeled throughout the vessel. 46 CFR 143.400 (d)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 7 October 2024
Resolution: Panels labeled.

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

Issued 29 August 2024 Resolved

Electrical components that pose an electrical hazard must be in an enclosure. Inspector observed a light bulb that had been pulled from the socket. Socket was melted and not fully intact with not light shade covering the light. 46 CFR 143.400 (g)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 7 October 2024
Resolution: New light fixture installed, inspected sat.

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

Issued 29 August 2024 Resolved

Pressure vessels over 5 cubic feet in volume and over 15 pounds per square inch maximum allowable working pressure (MAWP) must be equipped with an indicating pressure gauge (in a readily visible location) and with one or more spring-loaded relief valves. The total relieving capacity of such relief valves must prevent pressure from exceeding the MAWP, as established by the manufacturer, by more than 10 percent. Inspector observed the plate on the pressure vessel was stamped at 250 MAWP with 265 psi safety relief valves. 46 CFR 143.300(a)

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 6 May 2025
Resolution: Inspected 6 pressure vessel relief valves. New as of 2024, set to 250, for vessels with a MAWP of 250.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts

Issued 29 August 2024 Resolved

An exposed hazard such as gears and rotating machinery, must be protected by a cover, guard or rail. This is not meant to restrict access to towing equipment such as winches, drums, towing gear or steering compartment equipment necessary for the operation of the vessel. Inspector observed lack of machine guard on the lube oil pump. 46 CFR 144.820

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 7 October 2024
Resolution: Guard was placed around rotating machinery on port and stbd pump.

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

Issued 29 August 2024 Resolved

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Inspector observed that the steering linkage in the sewage space had significant corrosion.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 7 October 2024
Resolution: surface rust cleaned and coated.

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

Issued 29 August 2024 Resolved

Existing equipment and installations, of a type not required, or in excess of that required by this part, not meeting the applicable requirements of this part may be continued in service solong as they are in good condition and accepted by the local OCMI or TPO. Inspector observed the hydrostatic dates on the two 50lb CO2 bottles in the E/R were from 2014 which does not meet the OCMI's standard for good condition. 46 CFR 142.215

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 7 October 2024
Resolution: New bottles installed and inspected.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 29 August 2024 Resolved

Except as provided in § 173.17, no person may use a vessel to which this part applies unless: (1) It has a number issued on a certificate of number by the issuing authority in the State of principal operation; and (2) The number is displayed as described in § 173.27. Vessel number required. The work boat located on board had an engine of 25 hp with no registration. 33 CFR 173.15

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 6 May 2025
Resolution: the work boat is no longer on board the vessel.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 19 April 2024 Resolved

Vessel is actively taking on water. Issued "No Sail" 835 requiring vessel to make appropriate repairs.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 10 May 2024
Resolved 3 September 2024
Resolution: Issued new CG-835 under activity 7992627.

Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Piping

Issued 16 February 2007 Resolved

Properly repair diesel fuel lines for the feed and return piping for the generators.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 17 February 2007
Resolved 17 February 2007

Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Vessel Response Plan

Issued 16 February 2007 Resolved

Provide a vessel response plan for the vessel.

Due 16 March 2007
Resolved 3 January 2011

Fire Fighting › Fire Pumps › Pressure