MUDCAT III

Towing Vessel · Built 1950s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

MUDCAT III is a 1959 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 10 inspections since 1998, most recently in July 2025, along with 13 deficiencies.

Records from 1998 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 14 July 2025.

Built: 1959
Last inspected: 14 July 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 10
Deficiencies: 13 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 14 July 2025

Recorded inspections10

…physical examinations6

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded2

Deficiencies 13 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 9 calendar years (1998–2025)

Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. A blank resolution means none was recorded in this data; it does not establish that a deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Identity

278866

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WM3035

75360

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-75360

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)53.0 ft × 18.0 ft × 5.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 53 / net 36

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderMEMPHIS, TN, UNITED STATES · built 1959

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portCATOOSA, OK

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 31 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 it53 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
36 - 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 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.

Vessel history report

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 1980 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.

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Inspection history · 10

14 July 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8186352

9 July 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7954441

26 July 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7751607

21 June 2022 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7483816

15 July 2021 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7262458

30 January 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6346530

27 May 2010 Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3766495

22 January 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3398170

18 August 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 212457

10 August 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 419478

Deficiency record · 13

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals

Issued 23 June 2022 Resolved

Vessel's sound producting devices was found inoperable.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 7 July 2022
Resolved 28 June 2022
Resolution: Ship's whistle repaired.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition

Issued 23 June 2022 Resolved

Lifejackets onboard were of the incorrect type and not fitted with a light and whistle.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 7 July 2022
Resolved 28 June 2022
Resolution: Lifejackets intalled in appropriate number with required equipment and markings.

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

Issued 23 June 2022 Resolved

The high level alarm on the bilge system was inoperable.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 7 July 2022
Resolved 28 June 2022
Resolution: High level bilge alarm observed as operable.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 23 June 2022 Resolved

The COI was not posted onboard or located within anywhere onboard the vessel.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 7 July 2022
Resolved 28 June 2022
Resolution: COI provided onboard.

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

Issued 23 June 2022 Resolved

Shaft seals were observed leaking excessive water.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 7 July 2022
Resolved 5 July 2022
Resolution: Shaft seal packing replaced.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc

Issued 23 June 2022 Resolved

Guages indicating the RPM's of the main engines were found inoperable at the operating station and at the machinery location.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 7 July 2022
Resolved 28 June 2022
Resolution: RPM gauges observed working as appropriate.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Magnetic compass