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CATHY

CATHY is a 2005 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 29 inspections since 2005, most recently in April 2026, along with 3 deficiencies and 10 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2024.

Records from 2005 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 17 April 2026.

Built
2005
Last inspected
17 April 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

8991035
WDF2373
734891
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-734891

Inspections, by type

…with no type recorded17
Years with a record 15 calendar years (2005–2026)
The 29 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 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)76.0 ft × 33.0 ft × 9.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 159 / net 159
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderQUALITY SHIPYARDS INC · HOUMA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2005
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portHOUMA, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 16 April 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it159 - Simplified, Gross Ton
159 - Simplified, 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.

One vessel history report for this hull — every record on this page in one dated, citable document — $300, on request.

Inspected as a tow unit · 8

Inspection history · 29

17 April 2026 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC SAWFISH (WPB 87357) · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8351937
16 March 2026 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8320564
20 January 2026 TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8298644
16 September 2025 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8235394
10 January 2024 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7865514
15 March 2021 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7156765
23 December 2020 Deficiency Check · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7119202
22 December 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7121056
26 July 2018 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6555541
17 July 2018 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6484543
7 July 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5177591
18 June 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5157001
19 March 2015 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5087429
27 May 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4873944
30 March 2012 Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4275283
19 March 2012 DAPI Audit · MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4267179
6 October 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4162586
3 June 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4033806
11 March 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3963473
7 January 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3390296
29 April 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3201935
13 November 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3098432
19 March 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2890927
9 July 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2735755
13 January 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2578026
28 December 2005 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2557324
24 August 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2543898
27 June 2005 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2405507
18 February 2005 Security Plan Amendment Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2295372

Deficiency record · 3

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 23 December 2020 Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards. Vessels STBD generator governor is gagged in place, engine hunts without gag.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 24 December 2020
Resolved 23 December 2020
Resolution: TPO reports that company mechanic attended the vessel, removed the wire, and adjusted the governor set screws. Operationally tested satisfactory
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 23 December 2020 Resolved
Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated so as to minimize fire hazards. Vessels port generator fuel tank gauge/sight glass is leaking diesel fuel into home-made container. Vessels port main fuel tank sight glass is in the same condition. Fuel appears to be leaking from lower isolation valves.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 25 December 2020
Resolved 23 December 2020
Resolution: Company mechanic attended and replaced the valve packing in the port generator and main fuel tanks, as well as stbd main engine fuel tank. TPO witnessed repairs, found satisfactory.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 23 December 2020 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. Vessels experienced a full loss of propulsion while underway due to the failure of an onboard air compressor.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 23 December 2020
Resolved 23 December 2020
Resolution: TPO reports that compressed air system has been repaired, with fitting replaced as original, and found fully operational.

Casualty record · 10

24 August 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2543898
13 January 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2578026
9 July 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 2735755
19 March 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2890927
13 November 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3098432
29 April 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3201935
11 March 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3963473
27 May 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4873944
22 December 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7121056
10 January 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7865514
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. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.

Recorded names · 1

GEMINI (2005–2008). 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.