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WICHITA
Towing Vessel · Built 1960s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Other hulls named WICHITA · MOBRO MARINE, INC. operator of record, 2023
WICHITA is a 1962 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 15 inspections since 1991, most recently in March 2024, along with 4 deficiencies, 2 operational controls and 1 casualty investigation in 2015.
Records from 1991 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 29 March 2024.
- Built
- 1962
- Last inspected
- 29 March 2024
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2015
Identity
288001
WDN7314
80269
Flag
UNITED STATES
368307310
Maury page id
psix-80269
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded4
Years with a record
12 calendar years (1991–2024)
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)47.7 ft × 15.0 ft × 4.1 ft
Registered tonnagegross 29 / net 20
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
Builderbuilder not recorded · PADUCAH KY · built 1962
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Direct
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portJACKSONVILLE, FL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 7 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it20 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
29 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
29 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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
WDN7314MMSI 368307310 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 11 April 2023, expires 11 April 2033
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
29 March 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7886898
14 April 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7668704
21 January 2022
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7383124
6 December 2021
Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7363522
2 December 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7361037
20 October 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7336188
5 August 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7278205
24 November 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5769416
3 February 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4527603
24 January 2012
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4232929
17 January 2003
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1736315
27 February 2001
Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1471752
11 August 1999
Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1471205
2 May 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 41514
25 September 1991
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 664328
Deficiency record · 4
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 29 March 2024
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a fire-detection system installed to detect engine room fires that is installed, tested, and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's design manual.
An unauthorized switch was installed on the fire detection panel backup battery supply. Vessel required to remove modification and restore fire detection panel to manufacturer's original design.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts
Issued 14 April 2023
Resolved
An exposed hazard such as gears and rotating machinery, must be protected by a cover, guard or rail. This is not meant to restrict access to towing equipment such as winches, drums, towing gear or steering compartment equipment necessary for the operation of the vessel. Protective guards were missing on the auxiliary generator.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Navigation records
Issued 14 April 2023
Resolved
A navigation assessment entry must be recorded in the TVR, official log, or in accordance with the TSMS applicable to the vessel. The entry must include the date and time of the assessment, the name of the individual making the assessment, and the starting and ending points of the voyage or trip that the assessment covers. Vessel was not properly recording entries regarding navigation assessments into their TVR.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 5 August 2021
Resolved
All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel is one of the associated fleet that has not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection within 90 days. If an inspection is not completed prior to this date, the action for this deficiency shall be changed to a 60 (Rectify deficiencies prior to movement) and the vessel may no long be permitted to operate.
Casualty record · 1
24 November 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5769416
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.
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.