TIMBO

Towing Vessel · Built 1960s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named TIMBO

TIMBO is a 1963 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 26 inspections since 1995, most recently in February 2026, along with 17 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 2 casualty investigations between 2004 and 2013.

Records from 1995 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 23 February 2026.

Built: 1963
Last inspected: 23 February 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 26
Deficiencies: 17 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 2 investigations · 2004–2013
Inspected with: 29 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

Identity

290684

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WDI5652

81839

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367710740

Maury page id

psix-81839

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations14

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded8

Years with a record 20 calendar years (1995–2026)

The 26 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)49.6 ft × 17.6 ft × 6.4 ft

Registered tonnagegross 41 / net 28

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderMATERIAL SERV CORP · LOCKPORT, IL, UNITED STATES · built 1963

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portHENDERSON, KY

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 10 March 2026 · expires 28 February 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 it41 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
28 - 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

WDI5652MMSI 367710740 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 27 November 2025, expires 14 January 2036

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.

Inspected as a tow unit · 29

The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.

Inspection history · 26

23 February 2026 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8314339

9 January 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8048377

24 June 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7941236

18 June 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7921390

24 April 2024 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7900664

11 September 2023 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7789299

15 May 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7688664

2 March 2022 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7399668

17 November 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7353759

10 November 2020 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7090002

26 April 2019 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6670806

24 October 2017 DAPI Audit

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6294776

17 December 2015 Industry Initiated Exam · Administration

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5791949

8 July 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4649989

29 November 2011 Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check · Administration · MTSA Verification · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4198127

6 May 2009 Administration

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3469058

30 January 2006 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2576136

2 November 2005 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2527794

20 September 2005 Uninspected Other · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2499998

9 September 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2487933

21 May 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD PEORIA · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2097992

1 July 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1639689

14 September 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 12973

29 October 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 409536

13 June 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 755598

9 June 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 190966

Deficiency record · 17

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares

Issued 15 May 2023 Resolved

They have flares onboard but they are the red parachute flares listed under 160.066/34/2. These do not meet the regs. (b)Day and night visual distress signals. Hand-held red flare distress signals, approved under approval series 160.021 or 160.121, and hand-held rocket-propelled parachute red flares, approved under approval series 160.036 or 160.136, are acceptable as both day and night signals. (c) Signals for day visual distress only. Floating orange smoke signals, approved under approval series 160.022, 160.122, or 160.157, and hand-held orange smoke distress signals, approved under approval series 160.037, are only acceptable as day signals.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 June 2023
Resolved 12 September 2023
Resolution: New Flares have been placed on board the ITV

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)

Issued 15 May 2023 Resolved

They need to get an updated light list onboard, the last update portion of the light list for the area they operate in, is a copy from 2012.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 June 2023
Resolved 12 September 2023
Resolution: Placed a new copy of a light list on board the ITV

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

Issued 15 May 2023 Resolved

Bilge alarm was only visual at operating station. Need to also be audible.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 June 2023
Resolved 12 September 2023
Resolution: Bilge alram was audible and visual at operating station

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 2 March 2022 Resolved

Vessel does not have a stability letter or a statement of historical satisfactory service, in accordance with 46 CFR 144.300.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 1 April 2022
Resolved 16 March 2022
Resolution: Received a stability letter statement of historical satisfactory service, SAT

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Access/structure

Issued 2 March 2022 Resolved

Ladder from aft maindeck to 2nd deck is not adequately secured to vsl (missing bracket on top left side). Provide proper securing device for ladder in accordance with 46 CFR 144.700.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 1 April 2022
Resolved 16 March 2022
Resolution: fastened the Ladder where it was missing support.

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

Issued 2 March 2022 Resolved

Ensure all Ring Life Bouy (RLB) on vessel are CG approved and have adequate retro-reflective tape. Also, bridge wing RLB missing floating electric light. Install floating light in accordance with 46CFR 141.360.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 1 April 2022
Resolved 16 March 2022
Resolution: added a Light with lanyard, and new reflective tape.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 2 March 2022 Resolved

Portable and Semi-portable fire extiguishers must be inspected and logged each month in accordance with 46CFR 142.240. Ensure going forward monthly inspection are completed and logged.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 1 April 2022
Resolved 16 March 2022
Resolution: Company as added to thier Fire Drills that they sign and date all extinguishers during their monthly fire drills.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 2 March 2022 Resolved

Semi-portable B-160 fire extiguisher on aft deck need to be properly secured to prevent it from shifting around.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 1 April 2022
Resolved 16 March 2022
Resolution: Installed a brace to secure B-160 fire extinguisher from shifting around.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)

Issued 2 March 2022 Resolved

Vessel was missing an adequate flammable storage locker and additional 40-B fire extinguisher nearby. 46CFR225

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 30 March 2022
Resolved 16 March 2022
Resolution: Company added a Flammable storage Box and mounted a 40-B fire extinguisher beside it.

Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Approval

Issued 2 November 2005 Resolved

Provide proof that fire detection system is certified by a professional engineer or classification society as required under 46CFR 27.203 (g)

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 January 2006
Resolved 30 January 2006

Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Approval

Issued 22 September 2005 Resolved

Provide proof that fire detection system is certified by a Professional Engineer or Classification Society as required under 46 CFR 27.203(g)

Condition: Unknown
Due 22 October 2005
Resolved 30 January 2006

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