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.
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Registered dimensions (L × B × D)117.0 ft × 27.5 ft × 10.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 307 / net 209
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderNASHVILLE BRIDGE COMPANY · NASHVILLE, TN, UNITED STATES · built 1952
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portLEDBETTER, KY
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
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 it307 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 209 - 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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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.
The stern void is taking on water. Locate leak and make permanent repairs iaw NVIC 7-68.
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 17 March 2025
Resolution: District 8 declared vessel laid up and out of service. No objective evidence received of deficiency resolution. Actual proof of requirement resolution not obtained.
14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Oil and oily mixtures from machinery spaces
Issued 21 April 2019Resolved
The bilges are being used to store waste oil/slops. Pump and clean all oily waste and residue from bilges.
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 17 March 2025
Resolution: District 8 declared vessel laid up and out of service. No objective evidence received of deficiency resolution. Actual proof of requirement resolution not obtained.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts
Issued 21 April 2019Resolved
There is moving machinery in the engine room without guards in place. Place guards around all moving machinery.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 17 March 2025
Resolution: District 8 declared vessel laid up and out of service. No objective evidence received of deficiency resolution. Actual proof of requirement resolution not obtained.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Cleanliness of engine room
Issued 21 April 2019Resolved
The port main engine is leaking/spraying oil from the back of the engine. Make permanent repairs to prevent oil from leaking/spraying onto deck/bilges.
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Resolved 17 March 2025
Resolution: District 8 declared vessel laid up and out of service. No objective evidence received of deficiency resolution. Actual proof of requirement resolution not obtained.
Make permanent repairs to stbd side of vessel to repair damage to second deck from marine casualty.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 17 March 2025
Resolution: District 8 declared vessel laid up and out of service. No objective evidence received of deficiency resolution. Actual proof of requirement resolution not obtained.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Railing, gangway, walkway and means for safe passage
Issued 21 April 2019Resolved
Make repairs to handrails/stanchions on port stern of vessel.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 17 March 2025
Resolution: District 8 declared vessel laid up and out of service. No objective evidence received of deficiency resolution. Actual proof of requirement resolution not obtained.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 21 July 2018Resolved
Excessive accumulation of lube oil in engine room bilge
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 21 July 2018
Resolved 24 July 2018
Resolution: Vessel pumped bilges and submitted satisfactory receipts from an authorized source as objective evidence.
FCC station license was issued to previous owner and had been cancelled.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 4 August 2018
Resolved 31 July 2018
Resolution: Vessel owner provided copy of FCC station license
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating
Issued 11 September 2006Resolved
Hole or possible fracture was located in the bottom hull plating approx. 3' outboard of the port rudder post housing.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 11 September 2006
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys
Issued 2 July 2002Resolved
Water lights on port and starboard life bouys not working LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Self-igniting Lights
Due 2 August 2002
Resolved 3 September 2002
Resolution: New batteries in strobe lights
Communications › Alarms/Indicators
Issued 2 July 2002Resolved
Fire Detection System not certified IAW 46 CFR 27.210 (g) LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Fire Alarm
Due 2 August 2002
Resolved 3 September 2002
Resolution: Letter from professional engineer produced
Documentation › Logs/Records
Issued 2 July 2002Resolved
No record of tests IAW 33 CFR 164.78 LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Transfer Equipment Test/Inspection Records
Due 2 August 2002
Resolved 3 September 2002
Resolution: Records entered in the log book
MSD missing placard IAW 33 CFR 159.59 LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Marine Sanitation Device, Type III
Due 2 August 2002
Resolved 3 September 2002
Resolution: Placard was posted
Communications › Alarms/Indicators
Issued 2 July 2002Resolved
General Alarm not installed IAW 46 CFR 27.205(a)(3) LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: General Alarm
Due 2 August 2002
Resolved 3 September 2002
Resolution: Red light was installed
Recorded names · 2
M/V SARAH B (2002–2007), SARAH B (2004–2019). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.
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