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LADY POTASA
LADY POTASA is a 1970 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 15 inspections since 2011, most recently in September 2025, along with 12 deficiencies.
Records from 2011 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 10 September 2025.
- Built
- 1970
- Last inspected
- 10 September 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
1170933
WDK5494
747501
Flag
UNITED STATES
368065360, 368081660
Maury page id
psix-747501
Inspections, by type
The 15 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)46.0 ft × 16.0 ft × 5.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 24 / net 19
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderGRAFTON BOAT CO INC · GRAFTON, IL, UNITED STATES · built 1970
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portDUBUQUE, IA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 14 May 2026 · expires 30 June 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 it24 - Simplified, Gross Ton
19 - Simplified, Net Ton
19 - Simplified, 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
WDK7152MMSI 368081660 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 15 March 2019, expires 15 March 2029
WDK5494MMSI 368065360 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 8 November 2018, expires 8 November 2028
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 · 15
10 September 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8225966
6 August 2024
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7975444
15 August 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7769114
15 July 2021
Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7257339
24 August 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7041952
10 December 2019
Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6872609
7 August 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6503801
9 November 2017
DAPI Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6307377
30 November 2015
Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5772974
20 November 2015
Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5767642
23 March 2015
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5088844
11 March 2015
Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5082121
30 August 2012
Administration
Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4426127
29 November 2011
Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4208710
7 March 2011
Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3959116
Deficiency record · 12
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 6 August 2024
Resolved
Each vessel must have a fixed or self priming fire pump. Vessels portable fire pump was not operational. Replace fire pump.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 6 August 2024
Resolved
Flammable storage cabinet must be secured to the vessel so that it does not move. Cabinet was not secured.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 6 August 2024
Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards. Breaker panels in forward engine room are missing blanks over open sections.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 15 August 2023
Resolved
A towing vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts and publications to include the applicable Light List. Vessel did not have the most current Light List publication onboard. Place onboard the most current Light List for prescribed location.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 15 August 2023
Resolved
The vessel / Master must maintain lifesaving equipment to the appropriate readiness at all times. The vessel's lifesaving appliances were incorrectly marked. Please mark the proper name of the vessel to all applicable lifesaving equipment.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)
Issued 15 August 2023
Resolved
The vessel was inaccurately named. Please affix the proper name (LADY POTASA) of the vessel to the appropriate locations.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 16 June 2022
Resolved
Vessel does not have onboard current river chart(s). Place onboard proper river charts.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)
Issued 16 June 2022
Resolved
Vessel had expired alcohol strips. Place onboard unexpired alcohol strips.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 16 July 2021
Resolved
Vessel's machinery must be maintained to provide safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel's steering pump was not operational.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)
Issued 15 July 2021
Resolved
Vessel had onboard invalid first aid kit. Place onboard valid (unexpired) first aid kit.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Ropes and wires
Issued 15 July 2021
Resolved
Vessel's port facing wire had sections that were crushed. Replace faulty wire.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 15 July 2021
Resolved
Vessel did not have the vessel name and visible hailing port on the stern. Mark name and hailing port on stern.
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.