SARAH

Towing Vessel · Built 1940s · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW)

Built: 1949
Last inspected: 6 October 2025
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 13
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 6 October 2025

Recorded inspections13

…physical examinations5

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded5

Deficiencies 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 8 calendar years (1996–2025)

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

265175

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WDM2796

69149

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-69149

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)68.9 ft × 19.2 ft × 5.6 ft

Registered tonnagegross 71 / net 48

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderG M NICHOLS · HOOD RIVER, OR, UNITED STATES · built 1949

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portPORTLAND, OR

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un, reg

DocumentationValid · issued 13 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it71 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
48 - 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; 5 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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Inspection history · 13

6 October 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8247080

5 December 2023 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7833499

5 October 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7803618

28 April 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7677498

27 June 2022 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7488790

4 March 2020 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6920598

4 April 2006 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2617293

24 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1980956

23 January 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 144094

27 December 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 169011

18 December 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 140056

3 July 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 198647

3 July 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 765966

Deficiency record · 5

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 5 October 2023 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. Witnessed exhaust leak on port main engine stack.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Due 4 November 2023
Resolved 5 December 2023

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine

Issued 5 October 2023 Resolved

Piping and machinery components that exceed 220°C(428°F), including fittings, flanges, valves, exhaust manifolds, and turbo chargers, must be insulated. Measures must be in place to prevent flammable or combustible liquid piping leaks from coming in contact with these components. Witnessed no lagging on vertical portion of starboard generator exhaust stack.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 November 2023
Resolved 5 December 2023

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 5 October 2023 Resolved

The following systems must be equipped with gauges at the machinery location: Main engine lubricating oil pressure and main engine RPM. Witnessed starboard main engine tachometer not working properly giving intermittent readings.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 November 2023
Resolved 5 December 2023

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

Issued 5 October 2023 Resolved

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 November 2023
Resolved 5 December 2023

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

Issued 4 March 2020 Resolved

This vessel has received a CG-835V due to the owner or managing operator’s failure to meet the requirements of the Certificate of Inspection phase-in period per 46 CFR §136.202(a).

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 June 2020
Resolved 1 February 2021
Resolution: Vessel laid up and operator reached compliance deadline with other vessels in fleet.

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.