GUARDIAN is a 1963 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 30 inspections since 1992, most recently in August 2015, along with 9 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 3 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2013.
Records from 1992 to 2015. Most recent: inspection, 12 August 2015.
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This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 11 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 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.
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deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record
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Tonnage as PSIX records it458 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
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30 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 9 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 1 operational control with the dates imposed and removed; 1 vessel inspected with it, by name and date; 3 casualty investigations, with date and classification; the documentation record, as PSIX holds it. The counts in the summary above are the same
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Vessel history report
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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
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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.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Coast Guard Light List
Issued 12 August 2015Resolved
Vessel is required to have two independent chart systems, tide tables and nav rules. Vessel's version of these required publications are outdated and only has one independent ECDIS. Provide updated charts, tide tables, nav rules, light list and coast pilots.
46 CFR 97.05-5
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 19 August 2015
Resolution: Verified proper and updated pubs.
Documentation › Safety Management System › Key Shipboard Operations Plans/Instructions
Issued 19 October 2006Resolved
SMS missing procedures, training and maintenance of towing related activities. Must be resolved via ISM compliance verification.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 22 October 2006
Resolution: ABS ISM audit conducted. Third party contractor hired to revise SMS on the vessel to include towing procedures, maintenance of equipment and training. Critical action plan has been required by ABS to detail how the company will draft &implement the SMS.
Documentation › Safety Management System › Reports and Analysis Procedures
Issued 19 October 2006Resolved
Master did not follow the SMS incident reporting procedures after the vessel was involved in a serious marine incident. Must be resolved via ISM compliance verification.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 22 October 2006
Resolution: Incident reporting reviewed. Minor non conformity issued. Additional trainng on monthly safety meeting procedures to be re-inforced.
Documentation › Safety Management System › Conformity Maintenance Procedures
Issued 19 October 2006Resolved
Inconsistencies exist between the condition of some lifesaving equipment on the vessel and the documented maintenance of that equipment. Must be resolved via ISM compliance verification.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 22 October 2006
Resolution: Auditor reviewed inspection procedures with the crewmembers conducting the inspections. Minor non conformity issued. Training provided during the audit and inspection procedures found to be in compliance.
Documentation › Safety Management System › Master's Authority/Responsibility Documentation
Issued 19 October 2006Resolved
Master lacks familiarity with the SMS. Must be resolved via ISM compliance verification.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 22 October 2006
Resolution: Master conducted review and training on SMS system and demonstrated adequate familiarity to ISM auditor.
Documentation › Safety Management System › Key Shipboard Operations Plans/Instructions
Issued 19 October 2006Resolved
Sections of the SMS on the vessel were missing. Must be resolved via ISM compliance verification.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 22 October 2006
Resolution: Complete SMS Manual brought on board and verified by ISM auditor.
Documentation › Safety Management System › Company Responsibility/Authority Documentation
Issued 19 October 2006Resolved
Company did not fulfill their responsibility to man the vessel properly. Must provide evidence that the vessel is in compliance with manning standards for a vessel of her size, route and arrangement.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 25 October 2006
Resolution: Company provided crew list. Vessel properly manned.
Documentation › Safety Management System › Master's Authority/Responsibility Documentation
Issued 19 October 2006Resolved
No evidence of master or company review/audit of the SMS. Must be resolved via ISM compliance verification.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 22 October 2006
Resolution: Master SMS review conducted during ISM compliance verification.
Documentation
Issued 13 November 1997Resolved
CONDUCT ANNUAL LOADLINE SURVEY, WITHIN THREE MONTHS EITHER WAY OF THE CERTIFICATES ANNIVERSARY DATE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 14 November 1997
Resolved 14 November 1997
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. 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
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