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Towing Vessel · Built 1950s · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW)

Built: 1951
Last inspected: 30 May 2024
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 6
Deficiencies: 5 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 30 May 2024

Recorded inspections6

…physical examinations2

…administrative events4

Deficiencies 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 4 calendar years (2020–2024)

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

262675

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WD8875

68126

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-68126

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)45.4 ft × 13.2 ft × 5.8 ft

Registered tonnagegross 24 / net 16

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderG M NICHOLS BOAT WORKS · HOOD RIVER, OR, UNITED STATES · built 1951

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portSOUTHWORTH, WA

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un

DocumentationValid · issued 16 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 it24 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
16 - 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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Inspection history · 6

30 May 2024 COI Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7941761

12 January 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7848854

28 April 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7670565

5 May 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7445012

3 August 2020 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7023442

20 July 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7008930

Deficiency record · 5

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

Issued 10 July 2024 Resolved

There must be installed or portable bilge pumps for emergency dewatering. The two aft portable bilge pumps were inop.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 15 July 2024
Resolution: Bilge pumps are operable.

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

Issued 10 July 2024 Resolved

Stations in the maritime service must be licensed by the FCC. Vessel's station license is expired. 47 CFR 80.13

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 July 2024
Resolved 15 July 2024
Resolution: FCC license renewed.

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

Issued 30 May 2024 Resolved

Each vessel must carry a certificate with a valid endorsement while subject to the Bridge-to-Bridge Act. The vessel lacks a Bridge-to-Bridge endorsement or certificate. 47 CFR 80.1005

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 July 2024
Resolved 22 July 2024
Resolution: Certificate renewed.

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

Issued 30 May 2024 Resolved

At least two lifebuoys on a towing vessel greater than 26 feet must be fitted with a floating electric water light approved under approval series 161.1010 or 161.110.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 July 2024
Resolved 15 July 2024
Resolution: Waterlight installed.

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

Issued 5 May 2022 Resolved

A TOWING VESSEL MUST UNDERGO AN ANNUAL INSPECTION WITHIN THREE MONTHS BEFORE OR AFTER THE COI ANNIVERSARY DATE. VESSEL FAILED TO HAVE ANNUAL INSPECTION BY DEC 2021 (THREE MONTHS PAST THE COI ANNIVERSARY DATE). SUBMIT AN INSPECTION REQUEST FOR RECERTIFICATION TO [email withheld] Cite: 46CFR137.200 20JUL2022: All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have onboard a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel has not scheduled an inspection or obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection immediately and the vessel may no longer be permitted to operate. 46 CFR 136.202

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 28 April 2023
Resolution: Vessel's COI was revoked.

Ownership record

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