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SKOOKUM
SKOOKUM is a 1956 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 1993, most recently in January 2025, along with 32 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2009.
Records from 1993 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 31 January 2025.
- Built
- 1956
- Last inspected
- 31 January 2025
- Documentation
- Expired · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 32 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2009
Identity
271829
WDL4199
72021
Flag
UNITED STATES
368129120
Maury page id
psix-72021
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded4
Years with a record
9 calendar years (1993–2025)
The 11 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)42.0 ft × 14.2 ft × 5.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 21 / net 10
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderL.S. BAIER & ASSOCIATES · PORTLAND OR, OR, UNITED STATES · built 1956
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portKETCHIKAN, AK
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationExpired · issued 24 August 1992
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 it21 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
10 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
10 - 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
WDL4199MMSI 368129120 · active · voluntarily equipped · granted 24 January 2020, expires 24 January 2030
WDC9308MMSI 367100440 · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 18 March 2006, cancelled 21 May 2016
WAS9540MMSI not assigned · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 14 March 1996, cancelled 11 February 2004
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 · 11
31 January 2025
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8073709
30 July 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7972213
19 January 2023
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7623823
15 August 2022
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7534912
8 September 2021
COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7307678
23 August 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7294377
5 February 2020
Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6903495
18 April 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3456959
3 August 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3333084
30 September 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 59378
30 September 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 224322
Deficiency record · 32
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 31 January 2025
Resolved
The Coast Guard inspector or surveyor conducting this [drydock] examination must: Examine the exterior of the hull, including bottom, sides, headlog, and stern, and examine all appendages for damage, fractures, wastage, pitting, or improper repairs. 06 inserts installed in the vessel, 05 in the hull, 01 in bulkhead between forepeak and engine room improperly installed with no CG oversight. Submit repair proposal to OCMI. Prior to credit DDX.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - corrosion
Issued 31 January 2025
Resolved
A towing vessel must be maintained and operated so the watertight integrity and stability of the vessel are not compromised. Lazerette is not watertight; through-hull wastage observed port and starboard. Prior to DDX credit.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Bulkhead -corrosion
Issued 31 January 2025
Resolved
Bulkheads designed to be watertight or weathertight must be maintained in that condition. Bulkhead between forepeak and engine room is not watertight; hole observed between mid and lower doubler behind MSD. Prior to DDX credit.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - corrosion
Issued 31 January 2025
Resolved
Nothing in this subpart limits the marine inspector from conducting any tests or inspections he or she deems necessary to be assured of the vessel's seaworthiness or fitness for its route and service. A complete set of hull gauging required due to corrosion of existing hull, deck, and structural members which brings into question the seaworthiness of the vessel.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 30 July 2024
Resolved
Electrical components that pose an electrical hazard must be in an enclosure. Junction box ivo battery installation found without a cover.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear
Issued 30 July 2024
Resolved
Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must be maintained to ensure proper operation. Port side rudder found to be leaking while underway. Make repairs to the rudder to prevent ingress of water.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 30 July 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 161.010 or 161.110, unless the towing vessel is limited to daytime operation, in which case no floating electric water light is required. Starboard size lifebuoy was found extinguished.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-op. damage
Issued 19 January 2023
Resolved
A vessel must be operated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and in such a manner as to afford protection against hazards to life, property and the environment. Marine inspectors noted that the bottom longitudinal within the port side of the lazerette space was damaged, hire qualified welder to crop and renew damaged area. -46 CFR 140.205(a)
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 15 August 2022
Resolved
Each remote valve control must be marked in clearly legible letters, at least 25 millimeters (1 inch) high, indicating the purpose of the valve and the way to operate it. F/O shutoff not labeled.
Cite: 46 CFR 143.260 (e)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 15 August 2022
Resolved
All bilges and void space are kept free from accumulation of combustible and flammable materials and liquids insofar as practical. Excessive oil in bilge and STBD shaft packing leaking excessively, determine location of leak.
Cite: 46 CFR 142.220 (a)
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Magnetic compass
Issued 15 August 2022
Resolved
Towing vessels must be equipped with the following equipment: illuminated magnetic compass. Compass light inoperable.
Cite: 46 CFR 140.725 (d)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 15 August 2022
Resolved
Each life lifebuoy on a towing vessel must be marked in block capital letters with the name of the vessel, be capable of being rapidly cast loose, and be of a dark color if synthetic, or of a type certified to be resistant to deterioration from ultraviolet light. Ring Buoy improperly marked and needs re-mounted.
Cite: 46 CFR 141.360 (b-c)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 15 August 2022
Resolved
When the towing vessel is underway, the EPIRB must be stowed in its float free bracket with the controls set for automatic activation. EPIRB Mount Broken (vessel restricted to 3NM).
Cite: 46 CFR 141.380 (b)
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 15 August 2022
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be capable of preventing all oil spills from reaching the water during transfers by using fixed or portable containment. No plug or fuel containment.
Cite: 46 CFR 140.655 (b)(2)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 15 August 2022
Resolved
A towing vessel must carry a combination of day and night visual distress signals indicated in table 141.370 of 141.370 for specified areas where the vessel operates. Distress signals expired.
Cite: 46 CFR 141.375
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 15 August 2022
Resolved
Paints coatings or other flammable or combustible products on board a towing vessel must be stored in a designated storage room or cabinet when not in use. Chemicals need to be in HAZMAT locker (UL 1275/ FM 6050) or location free of ignition sources. Flammable or combustible products loose about the vessel.
Cite: 46 CFR 142.225 (a)
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 15 August 2022
Resolved
Each EAP education program must include at least the following elements: display and distribution of informational material; display and distribution of a community service hot line telephone number for crew member assistance, and display and distribution of the employers policy regarding drug and alcohol use in the workplace. EAP not posted and copy not on board vessel.
Cite: 46 CFR 16.401
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 15 August 2022
Resolved
Employers shall maintain records of chemical tests as provided in 49 CFR 40.33 and must make these records available to Coast Guard officials upon request. DAPI program/information not available.
Cite: 46 CFR 16.260
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 9 September 2021
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be provided with a remote fuel shutoff valve installed in the fuel piping directly outside of the fuel oil supply tank that is operable from a safe place outside the space where the valve is installed. Vessel does not have a remote fuel oil shutoff valve.
46 CFR § 143.260
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment
Issued 9 September 2021
Resolved
A towing vessel certificated for lakes, bays, and sounds must be equipped with either an approved 160-B semi portable fire extinguishing system or fixed fire-extinguishing system to protect the engine room. Vessel's semi-portable fire extinguisher is located in the engine room, making it inaccessible in the case of an engine room fire.
46 CFR 142.315(a)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 9 September 2021
Resolved
Fire detection systems shall be certified and inspected by a professional engineer in fire-detection system design, by a technicians with qualifications as a NICET level IV fire alarm engineering technician, or by an authorized classification society with equivalent experience for compliance with Subchapter M. Vessel's fire detection system has not been certified or inspected by any of the above entities.
46 CFR 142.330
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm
Issued 9 September 2021
Resolved
The following alarms must be provided on each towing vessel: Main engine low lubricating oil pressure; Main engine high cooling water temperature; Auxiliary generator engine low lubricating oil pressure; and Auxiliary generator engine high cooling water temperature. Light for the low lube oil pressure alarm is not working, and there is no alarm for the main engine high cooling water temperature.
46 CFR 143.230(a) & (b)(1)
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm
Issued 9 September 2021
Resolved
The following systems must be equipped with gauges at the machinery location: main engine lube oil pressure, main engine RPM, main engine cooling water temperature, auxiliary generator lube oil pressure, auxiliary generator RPM, and auxiliary generator cooling water temperature. Vessel's starboard engine has an inoperable RPM gauge.
46 CFR 143.230(c)
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Ship's occupational safety and health policies and programmes
Issued 9 September 2021
Resolved
All vessel equipment must be used in accordance with the manufacturer's recommended practice and in a manner that minimizes risk of injury or death. Hydraulic fluid leak from aft steering station is dripping on the deckplate outboard of the port side main engine, presenting a slipping hazard.
46 CFR 140.505(b)
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Echo sounder
Issued 9 September 2021
Resolved
All towing vessels must have a fathometer and vessels over 39.4 feet must have an echo depth sounder. Vessel currently does not have a fathometer or echo depth sounder.
46 CFR 140.725(a) & 33 CFR 164.72(a)(5)
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 9 September 2021
Resolved
A towing vessel shall be equipped with port and starboard sidelights, two masthead lights in a vertical line, a stern light, and a towing light. Vessel has certain lights that are inoperable (i.e. starboard light).
33 CFR 83.24 (Rule 24)
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 9 September 2021
Resolved
Each vessel over 39.4 feet but less than 65.6 feet must have a whistle. Vessel's whistle was inoperable at the time of inspection
33 CFR 83.33 (Rule 33)
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation
Issued 9 September 2021
Resolved
Each vessel must carry a certificate with a valid endorsement while subject to the Bridge-to-Bridge Act (including towing vessels of 26 feet or more in length). Vessel must provide a valid Bridge-to-Bridge Act Certificate.
47 CFR 80.1005
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Shipboard working arrangements
Issued 9 September 2021
Resolved
All towing vessels must possess a Health and Safety Plan as per 46 CFR 140.500. Vessel did not have a Health and Safety Plan.
46 CFR 140.500
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Navigation records
Issued 9 September 2021
Resolved
A towing vessel not required to maintain an official logbook must maintain a towing vessel record, kept available for review by the Coast Guard upon request. Logbook with all the required entries needed for the towing vessel records not maintained on board.
14 - Pollution Prevention › 145 - MARPOL Annex V › Garbage management plan
Issued 9 September 2021
Resolved
All oceangoing vessels 40 feet or more in length must maintain a garbage management plan as per 33 CFR 151.57. Vessel did not have a readily available garbage management plan.
33 CFR 151.57
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 23 August 2021
Resolved
All owners or managing operators of more than one towing vessel required to have a COI by this subchapter must ensure ensure that each towing vessel under their ownership or control is issue da valid COI according the schedule in 46 CFR 136.202 (a).
Vessel COI has been deactivated due to not completing required COI inspection as directed by CG-835 when issued in May 2020 as well as not completing annual exam within 90 days of expiration day and month.
Casualty record · 1
18 April 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3456959
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.
Recorded names · 1
SEA PRINCE (2009). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.
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.