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SARAH

Towing Vessel · Built 1940s · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Other hulls named SARAH

SARAH is a 1949 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 1996, most recently in October 2025, along with 5 deficiencies.

Records from 1996 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 6 October 2025.

Built
1949
Last inspected
6 October 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
13
Deficiencies
5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.
265175
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDM2796
MISLE id
69149
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
368191380
Maury page id
psix-69149

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations5
…administrative events3
…with no type recorded5
Years with a record 8 calendar years (1996–2025)
The 13 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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.

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 shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portPORTLAND, OR
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
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 September 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.

Radio station licence

WDM2796MMSI 368191380 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 6 April 2021, expires 6 April 2031
WDC2860MMSI 366998690 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 5 December 2014, cancelled 15 December 2021
FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown. A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.

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
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 a missing breaker inside pilot house breaker panel, exposing internal wiring.
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.