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Towing Vessel · Built 1950s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

Built: 1951
Last inspected: 17 March 2026
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 13
Deficiencies: 4 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 17 March 2026

Recorded inspections13

…physical examinations9

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded3

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 11 calendar years (1994–2026)

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

262358

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WCX7530

67996

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-67996

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)55.0 ft × 17.0 ft × 6.7 ft

Registered tonnagegross 54 / net 37

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderBURTON CONSTRUCTION & SHIPBUILDING COMPANY INC · PORT ARTHUR, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1951

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portHOUMA, LA

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un

DocumentationValid · issued 23 February 2026 · expires 28 February 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 it54 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
37 - 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.

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Behind this panel: 13 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 4 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; operational controls, none recorded without a removal date; no tow-unit appearances recorded; no other recorded names; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port and endorsements. Every line is a record the Coast Guard wrote; the counts above are the same counts as in the summary, and they are free.

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Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, 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 · 13

17 March 2026 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8326626

10 March 2025 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8089666

11 January 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7857166

25 January 2023 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7627129

22 June 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7484950

31 May 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7464821

4 March 2022 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7405714

15 January 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7125330

27 February 2020 Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification · COI Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6917102

14 August 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6249402

1 April 2010 Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3707030

14 March 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1516859

11 February 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 490842

Deficiency record · 4

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

Issued 27 February 2020 Resolved

Forward hatch cover gasket found excessively worn. Port hole gaskets entering machinery space found in unsatisfactory condition. Replace gaskets.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 March 2020
Resolved 13 March 2020
Resolution: Received pictures from onwer showing proper replacement of gaskets.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)

Issued 27 February 2020 Resolved

Existing flammable storage cabinet does not meet requirements.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 March 2020
Resolved 13 March 2020
Resolution: Received receipt and picture of new paint locker installed on board vessel.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 27 February 2020 Resolved

The fuel shutoff valve msut be located as close to the tank as possible. Rectify at next dry dock.

Condition: Design Flaw
Due 27 February 2025
Resolved 17 March 2026
Resolution: Proper installation of valves completed.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 27 February 2020 Resolved

Provide 01 floating electric water light for bridge life buoy.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 27 February 2020
Resolved 27 February 2020

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.