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TESSA K
TESSA K is a 1957 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 2000, most recently in February 2021, along with 8 deficiencies.
Records from 2000 to 2021. Most recent: inspection, 2 February 2021.
- Built
- 1957
- Last inspected
- 2 February 2021
- Documentation
- Expired · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
273839
WDG6708
72879
Flag
UNITED STATES
366858580, 367476940, 367559850 (licence lapsed)
Maury page id
psix-72879
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded2
Years with a record
8 calendar years (2000–2021)
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.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 5 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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)48.3 ft × 16.0 ft × 5.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 48 / net 32
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderANTHONY J MERTEL · PERU, IL, UNITED STATES · built 1957
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portST LOUIS, MO
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
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 it48 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
32 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
32 - 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
WDG6708MMSI 367559850 · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 18 January 2013, cancelled 25 March 2023
WDF6697MMSI 367476940 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 26 January 2011, cancelled 3 April 2021 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDA8838MMSI 366858580 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 19 June 2002, cancelled 26 April 2007 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WJ8987MMSI not assigned · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 1 May 1997, cancelled 1 July 2002 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
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 · 1
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.
BOI 1205 Freight Barge · MISLE 1167778 · 11 June 2014 · activity 4890486Inspection history · 11
2 February 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7134860
11 June 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4890486
26 October 2009
MARPOL · Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3627639
20 November 2007
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3101630
12 September 2007
Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3079717
14 December 2006
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2840595
30 January 2006
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2576169
3 November 2005
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2527763
20 September 2005
Uninspected Other · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2500017
12 June 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1629919
4 January 2000
Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 814490
Deficiency record · 8
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Radar
Issued 12 September 2007
Resolved
Marine radar not working as required under 33 CFR 164.72 (a)(1)
Fire Fighting › Remote Fuel Shutoff › General
Issued 3 November 2005
Resolved
Remote fuel oil shut off needs to be located at the tank as required under 46CFR 27.207
Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Approval
Issued 3 November 2005
Resolved
Provide proof that Fire Detection system is certified by a Professional Engineer or Classification Society as required under 46CFR 27.203 (g)
Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Approval
Issued 22 September 2005
Resolved
Provide proof that Fire Detection System is certified by a Professional Engineer or Classification Society as required under 46 CFR 27.203(g)
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Inland Navigation Rules
Issued 20 September 2005
Resolved
Recent copy of Inland Nav. Rules needed on board as required under 33 CFR 88.05
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Coast Guard Light List
Issued 20 September 2005
Resolved
Recent copy of Coast Guard Light list needed on board as required under 33 CFR 164.72 (b)(2)
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Magnetic Compass
Issued 20 September 2005
Resolved
Illuminated magnetic compass needed on board as required under 33 CFR 164.72(a)(4)
Fire Fighting › Remote Fuel Shutoff › General
Issued 20 September 2005
Resolved
Remote Fuel Oil Shut Off needs to be located at the tank as required under 46 CFR 27.207
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.