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ESCORT
ESCORT is a 1955 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 1994, most recently in October 2025, along with 17 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded — and 1 casualty investigation in 2025.
Records from 1994 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 23 October 2025.
- Built
- 1955
- Last inspected
- 23 October 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 17 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2025
Identity
270045
WDG5182
71233
Flag
UNITED STATES
367544140
Maury page id
psix-71233
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded3
Years with a record
9 calendar years (1994–2025)
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)47.2 ft × 14.0 ft × 6.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 26 / net 18
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderPETERSON BUILDERS INC · STURGEON BAY WI · built 1955
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portESCANABA, MI
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 7 January 2026 · expires 31 January 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 it26 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
18 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
18 - 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
WDG5182MMSI 367544140 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 28 July 2022, expires 1 September 2032
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.
Inspected as a tow unit · 6
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.
STATE OF MICHIGAN School Ship · MISLE 257363 · 23 October 2025 · activity 8267042ERIKA KOBASIC Towing Vessel · MISLE 334389 · 23 October 2025 · activity 8267042NICKELENA Towing Vessel · MISLE 626746 · 23 October 2025 · activity 8267042STR WILFRED SYKES Freight Ship · MISLE 42568 · 13 April 2022 · activity 7486030ERIKA KOBASIC Towing Vessel · MISLE 334389 · 13 April 2022 · activity 7486030NICKELENA Towing Vessel · MISLE 626746 · 13 April 2022 · activity 7486030KRYSTAL Towing Vessel · MISLE 697632 · 13 April 2022 · activity 7486030MARY ANN MARKET Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 1534088 · 13 April 2022 · activity 7486030Inspection history · 13
23 October 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8267042
15 September 2025
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8234820
20 December 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8051337
3 November 2023
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7819989
29 June 2022
COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7528828
13 April 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7430499
13 April 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7486030
21 May 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6957467
18 July 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6534452
10 September 2013
Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4711750
5 September 2012
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4437575
9 July 2012
Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4373091
6 August 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 493510
Deficiency record · 17
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 20 December 2024
Resolved
A towing vessel of at least 26 feet, but less than 79 feet, in length must carry a minimum of two lifebuoys located on opposite sides of the vessel where personnel are normally present. Lifebuoys must be at least 610 millimeters (24 inches) in diameter.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)
Issued 20 December 2024
Resolved
Each U.S. flag vessel subject to this subpart must have an inspection of the required radiotelephone installation at least once every 48 months. Required certificates required by the FCC are expire. Renew.
47 CFR 80.953(a)
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance/duplication of equipment
Issued 20 December 2024
Resolved
The operational status of pilothouse instrumentation including deviation errors of the compass. Deviation of the compass has never been assessed. Provide deviation table for compass.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 20 December 2024
Resolved
Machinery systems must be maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel. Steering gear is missing securing devices. Conduct necessary repairs.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - corrosion
Issued 20 December 2024
Resolved
Closure devices must be provided for deckhouse or hull penetrations, which open to the exterior of the vessel and which may allow water to enter the vessel. Non-intergal keel coolers are actively leaking. Conduct necessary repairs.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - corrosion
Issued 20 December 2024
No resolution recorded
Closure devices must be provided for deckhouse or hull penetrations, which open to the exterior of the vessel and which may allow water to enter the vessel. Abandoned pipes in the fwd ER need to be properly covered or removed at next drydock.
30DEC2024: Pipes were covered and will be removed at the next drydock. Action code updated to 705.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 20 December 2024
Resolved
Each remote valve control must be marked in clearly legible letters, at least 1 inch high, indicating the purpose of the valve and the way to operate it.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Immersion suits
Issued 20 December 2024
Resolved
Each immersion suit or anti-exposure suit must be marked in such a way as to identify the person or vessel to which it belongs. Immersion Suits are not marked properly. Remark suits.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 20 December 2024
Resolved
A towing vessel must carry a combination of day and night visual distress signals indicated in Table 141.370. Vessel is missing 2 flares.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire alarm
Issued 20 December 2024
Resolved
Fire detection systems or individual detectors must be kept operational at all times when the crew is onboard the towing vessel. Smoke detector battery in wheel house was removed to avoid nuisance alarm, detector broken upon battery replacement. Renew smoke detector in Wheelhouse.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 20 December 2024
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists such as the high water level alarm. Alarm is inoperable. Conduct necessary repairs.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 3 November 2023
Resolved
Fire detection panel was inoperable due to the batteries being disconnected. Once the batteries were connected and the system had time to recharge, the system operated properly.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 3 November 2023
Resolved
The fuel shut off lables were worn.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 3 November 2023
Resolved
Hydrostatic release on the inflatable liferaft was not marked.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Radar
Issued 11 October 2022
Resolved
Radar (12 Volt, Furuno GaAs FET Front End 8-Tone Daylight Display) not compliant with RTCM 95 Standards. When vessel operating beyond 3 miles from shore, an approved Radar is required as required by 33 CFR 164.72. Remove and replace with an approved Radar.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 11 October 2022
Resolved
Vessel not fitted with a Life raft. O/O required to fit the vessel an inflatable B Pack Life raft as required 46 CFR Table 141.305
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 13 April 2022
Resolved
CG records (MISLE & copy of vessels COD) reflects vessel is out of service. MISLE inspection note additionally reflect vessel must comply with 46 CFR subchapter M regulations. Vessel does not have a valid Certificate of Inspection (COI). With vessel operating in commercial towing service, managing owner/operator has four Subchapter M towing vessels operating in commercial towing service. Deficiency issued in accordance with 46 CFR 136.202(a)(3), requiring the vessel not to be used in or for commercial towing services as owner/operator must have valid COI’s on 75% of their towing vessels.
Casualty record · 1
23 October 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8267042
Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
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.