MEGALODON

Towing Vessel · Built 2000s · USCG East District (CGD-E)

MEGALODON is a 2004 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 17 inspections since 2010, most recently in August 2026, along with 12 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded —.

Records from 2010 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 10 August 2026.

Built: 2004
Last inspected: 10 August 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 17
Deficiencies: 12 recorded · 1 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 10 August 2026

Recorded inspections17

…physical examinations14

…administrative events3

Deficiencies 12 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2010–2026)

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

1152652

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WDL4203

669863

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-669863

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)50.0 ft × 18.5 ft × 8.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 52 / net 42

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderSMITH BROTHERS INC · GALESVILLE, MD, UNITED STATES · built 2004

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portGALESVILLE, MD

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 28 July 2026 · expires 31 August 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 it52 - Simplified, Gross Ton
42 - 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.

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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Inspection history · 17

10 August 2026 DAPI Audit

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8461501

2 April 2026 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8344106

16 January 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8297272

26 June 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8167894

14 May 2025 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8140443

5 June 2024 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7927600

17 May 2023 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7693748

27 April 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7676844

26 July 2022 Deficiency Check · Special Consideration

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7516800

27 April 2022 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7439058

15 October 2021 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7333430

9 March 2021 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7153009

29 June 2017 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6342305

7 March 2014 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4814993

19 September 2012 Administration

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4445096

1 September 2010 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3840577

11 June 2010 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3767256

Deficiency record · 12

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room

Issued 5 June 2024 Resolved

Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated as to minimize fire hazards. The vessels generator had an amount of accumulated oil on prime mover and grid covers. Remove excess oil from generator. 46 CFR 142.220

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 June 2024
Resolved 26 June 2024
Resolution: Received Photos of cleaned Generator (uploaded to Deficiency Documents)

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)

Issued 27 April 2023 Resolved

10113 - The following vessels must have on board a properly installed, operational Coast Guard type-approved AIS Class A device: A towing vessel of 26 feet or more in length and more than 600 horsepower, engaged in commercial service. The vessel currently has an AIS Class B device installed on board. 33 CFR 164.46(b)(1)(ii)

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 17 May 2023
Resolution: Received photographic evidence of the newly installed AIS.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals

Issued 27 April 2023 No resolution recorded

10109 - Each towing vessel must be equipped with navigation lights in accordance with 33 CFR Part 84. The vessel is not presently equipped with Not Under Command and Restricted in Ability to Maneuver lights. 705c: 6 months 46 CFR 140.720

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries

Issued 7 June 2022 Resolved

The following items must be recorded in the TVR …personnel records, safety orientation, records of drills and instruction, etc. TVR is missing various records including some safety drills, health and safety plan initial and refresher training for some crewmembers, etc. Provide complete TVR records.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 July 2022
Resolved 26 July 2022
Resolution: The company has implemented new TVR record-keeping using the MobileOps software program. Beginning on 7/8/22, the relevant TVR records will be maintained within MobileOps. During attendance on 7/26, CG MI spot-checked recent records in MobileOps.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Lighting (Working spaces)

Issued 7 June 2022 Resolved

Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas. Battery-operated lights must be automatic with a duration of no less than 2 hours. No emergency lighting in engine room, lower accommodation space, or lounge/upper accommodation space.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 July 2022
Resolved 30 August 2022
Resolution: Received email from vessel rep with pictures of new e-lights installed in engine room, lower accommodation space, and lounge/upper accommodation space.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 7 June 2022 Resolved

All portable fire extinguishers required by this part must be approved by the Commandant. Multiple portable fire extinguishers missing associated mounting brackets.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 July 2022
Resolved 26 July 2022
Resolution: Attending CG MI confirmed that the portable fire extinguishers above those required by the COI without brackets have been removed from the vessel.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system

Issued 7 June 2022 Resolved

Each towing vessel must be equipped with a means to detect smoke in the berthing spaces and lounges that alerts individuals in those spaces. The lounge/upper accommodation space does not have a smoke detector in the space.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 July 2022
Resolved 26 July 2022
Resolution: Individual battery-operated smoke detector has been installed in the lounge/upper accommodation space, and was tested to the satisfaction of the attending CG MI.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of liferafts

Issued 7 June 2022 Resolved

Every towing vessel equipped with an inflatable survival craft must have, in conspicuous places near each inflatable survival craft, approved placards or other posted instructions for launching and inflating inflatable survival craft. Launching instructions are not posted for the IBA installed onboard.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 July 2022
Resolved 26 July 2022
Resolution: IBA launching instruction placard has been provided onboard. Final installation on the bulkhead pends decision regarding final stowage location of the IBA.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of liferafts

Issued 7 June 2022 Resolved

Survival craft must be stowed in accordance with the requirements of 199.130 of this chapter, as far as practicable on existing towing vessels. A survival craft that weighs 407.8 lbs or less may be lifted not more than 1 foot in order to launch. Each liferaft must be arranged to permit it to drop into the water from the deck on which it is stowed. Current liferaft stowage/launching arrangements does not meet these requirements. Owner/operator to provide a proposal to the OCMI for modification.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 July 2022
Resolved 9 August 2022
Resolution: Sector Maryland-NCR OMCI has granted a special consideration to permit the existing IBA stowage and launching arrangement, as documented in letter dated 09 August 2022.

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

Issued 15 October 2021 Resolved

Survival craft must have an aggregate capacity sufficient to accommodate the total number of individuals onboard. Installed IBA is a (04) person vice (06) on the COI. Max persons on board is limited to 4 persons.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 7 June 2022
Resolution: During annual inspection, confirmed that 6 person IBA is now installed onboard. Issued 2 new deficiencies for 1) lack of IBA launching instructions placard and 2) IBA stowage arrangement that is not in accordance with Subchapter W requirements.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)

Issued 17 June 2021 Resolved

Except as provided in paragraphs (d)(2) through (4) of this section, 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 has life floats installed. 46 CFR 141.305(d)

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 October 2021
Resolved 15 October 2021
Resolution: Vessel installed 4 man IBA. Separate CG-835V issued limiting totat POB to (04) vice (06).

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

Issued 17 June 2021 Resolved

Each pyrotechnic distress signal carried to meet this section must be stowed in either:(1) A portable watertight container carried at the operating station. Portable watertight containers for pyrotechnic distress signals must be of a bright color and must be clearly marked in legible contrasting letters at least 0.5 inches high with “DISTRESS SIGNALS”; or(2) A pyrotechnic locker secured above the freeboard deck, away from heat, in the vicinity of the operating station. 46 CFR 141.375(e)

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 1 July 2021
Resolved 22 June 2021
Resolution: Photos provided of acceptable flare box.

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.