SANS BOIS

Towing Vessel · Built 1950s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named SANS BOIS

SANS BOIS is a 1958 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 2009, most recently in March 2026, along with 13 deficiencies.

Records from 2009 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 31 March 2026.

Built: 1958
Last inspected: 31 March 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 13
Deficiencies: 13 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

277214

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WDG5221

74555

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367544560

Maury page id

psix-74555

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations11

…with no type recorded2

Years with a record 11 calendar years (2009–2026)

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)46.6 ft × 16.1 ft × 4.4 ft

Registered tonnagegross 23 / net 16

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderMARINE WELDING & REPAIR WORKS INC · GREENVILLE, MS, UNITED STATES · built 1958

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portKEOTA, OK

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 29 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 it23 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
16 - 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

WDG5221MMSI 367544560 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 26 September 2022, expires 5 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.

Inspection history · 13

31 March 2026 COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8319900

16 May 2025 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8153566

22 April 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8117099

23 April 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7899699

11 April 2023 DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7665827

14 July 2022 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7506830

12 April 2022 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7428750

16 March 2021 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7158499

23 September 2016 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6010472

23 October 2015 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5750768

5 December 2012 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4496636

4 January 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3660862

5 November 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3630706

Deficiency record · 13

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts

Issued 22 April 2025 Resolved

An exposed hazard such as gears and rotating machinery, must be protected by a cover, guard or rail. During the inspection the generator was found to have exposed rotating machinery. A guard or rail must be placed around the exposed rotating machinery.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 22 May 2025
Resolved 16 May 2025
Resolution: A new guard was placed to protect people from rotating machinery.

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors

Issued 22 April 2025 Resolved

While reviewing the vessels watertight and weathertight integrity, two watertight doors were found to have missing or worn gasket material. Gasket material must be replaced to ensure the vessels water and weather tight integrity.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 22 May 2025
Resolved 16 May 2025
Resolution: New gaskets were put in place.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 11 April 2023 Resolved

The Employee Assistance Program was not posted onboard the vessel (informative material, hot-line #, employer's policy).

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 25 April 2023
Resolved 2 May 2023
Resolution: Policy was printed and posted onboard the vessel.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 11 April 2023 Resolved

The employer was not able to produce evidence of membership in good standing with a sponsoring organization for chemical testing management.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 25 April 2023
Resolved 2 May 2023
Resolution: Membership in a consortium (Mercy Health) confirmed.

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)

Issued 11 April 2023 Resolved

No machinery alarms were installed at the operating station of the vessel. Vessel will need specific alarms (or summary alarm) for the following items: Main Engine low oil pressure & high engine temp, Aux Generator low oil pressure & high engine temp, and low hydraulic for steering. Bilge alarm is satisfactory and vessel is not equiped with a day tank.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 11 May 2023
Resolved 9 June 2023
Resolution: Machinery alarms installed.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear

Issued 11 April 2023 Resolved

The vessel's starboard main steering post/stock was observed allowing excess water to intrude onto the deck while maneuvering under power.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 11 May 2023
Resolved 9 June 2023
Resolution: Rudder post repaired.

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency fire pump and its pipes

Issued 16 March 2021 Resolved

Fire pump suction inoperable

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 30 March 2021
Resolution: Replaced fire pump suction

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Water level indicator

Issued 16 March 2021 Resolved

Missing Bilge Alarms

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 30 March 2021
Resolution: Inspected adn tested installed alarms.

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire alarm

Issued 16 March 2021 Resolved

Missing Smoke detectors in Accommodation spaces

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 March 2021
Resolved 30 March 2021
Resolution: Installed smoke alarms

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Public address system

Issued 16 March 2021 Resolved

General Alarm Inoperable

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 March 2021
Resolved 30 March 2021
Resolution: Repaired general alarm.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general

Issued 16 March 2021 Resolved

Extension cord used in semipermanent service, worn through and exposed wire

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 March 2021
Resolved 30 March 2021
Resolution: Removed extention cord.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Pipes, wires (insulation)

Issued 16 March 2021 Resolved

Install Lagging on exhaust stacks on main deck and in engine room

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 March 2021
Resolved 30 March 2021
Resolution: Installed lagging on piping.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 16 March 2021 Resolved

Missing Check valve on bilge discharge

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 March 2021
Resolved 30 March 2021
Resolution: Inspected installed check valve near hull penetration.

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.