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UNCLE OTIS
UNCLE OTIS is a 1946 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 1995, most recently in January 2016, along with 4 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 2 casualty investigations in 2009.
Records from 1995 to 2016. Most recent: inspection, 13 January 2016.
- Built
- 1946
- Last inspected
- 13 January 2016
- Documentation
- Expired · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 2 investigations · 2009
Identity
278241
WDI4990
75026
Flag
UNITED STATES
367704050 (licence lapsed)
Maury page id
psix-75026
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded7
Years with a record
7 calendar years (1995–2016)
The 14 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 10 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)58.0 ft × 14.2 ft × 5.4 ft
Registered tonnagegross 37 / net 25
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderBURGER BOAT COMPANY · MANITOWOC, WI, UNITED STATES · built 1946
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portCATLETTSBURG, KY
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 it37 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
25 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
25 - 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
WDI4990MMSI 367704050 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 20 November 2015, cancelled 23 July 2018
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 · 14
13 January 2016
Deficiency Check · Risk-based Targeted Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5796984
21 November 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5768000
20 November 2015
Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5767537
2 September 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5233859
22 March 2013
Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4574902
12 March 2013
Spot Check (Safety)
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4551871
3 March 2011
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3968842
22 June 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3510867
23 May 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3486231
22 April 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3459164
24 May 2005
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2367978
6 May 2005
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2352936
6 July 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 691063
23 May 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 380300
Deficiency record · 4
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 23 May 1995
Resolved
The M/V Shirley B did not have a Garbage Placard on board. All vessels greater than 26 ft are required to have this placard posted onboard. The Shirley B is 58 ft.
Navigation
Issued 23 May 1995
Resolved
The M/V Shirley B was underway without the Inland Navigation Rules on board. Vessels greater than 39.4 ft are required to keep a copy of the rules on board. The M/V Shirley B is 58 ft in length.
Engineering
Issued 23 May 1995
Resolved
The M/V Shirley B did not have an Oil Discharge Warning Placard onboard. All vessels greater than 26 ft are required to have this placard posted on board. The Shirley B is 58 ft in length.
Documentation
Issued 23 May 1995
Resolved
The M/V Shirley B was underway without Certificate of Documentation. The original certificate is required to be on board.
Casualty record · 2
22 April 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3459164
23 May 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 3486231
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
SHIRLEY B (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.