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DEFIANCE
- Built
- 1965
- Last inspected
- 4 May 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 30 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
4 May 2026
…with no type recorded5
Deficiencies
30 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
12 calendar years (1996–2026)
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
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Identity
502057
WDJ6185
88588
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-88588
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)44.8 ft × 18.0 ft × 6.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 39 / net 26
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderHARRISON BROS. DRY DOCK · MOBILE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 1965
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portMUSKEGON, MI
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un
DocumentationValid · issued 6 March 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it39 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
26 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
26 - 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.
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Inspected as a tow unit · 2
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.
ASHTABULA Freight Barge · MISLE 54521 · 14 June 2023 · activity 7757887ASHTABULA Freight Barge · MISLE 54521 · 13 May 2019 · activity 6685523BMS-50005 Freight Barge · MISLE 49294 · 3 April 2006 · activity 2615174Inspection history · 23
4 May 2026
Hull Examination · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Vessel Attendance
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8367991
26 August 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8218362
23 June 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8165401
12 April 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8110584
29 February 2024
COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7872228
2 November 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7819464
16 October 2023
Damage Survey · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7809591
29 July 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7756876
14 June 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7757887
2 November 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7592817
26 July 2022
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7516709
28 June 2022
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7489575
28 February 2022
Liferaft Servicing
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7403483
21 October 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Detached Duty Office Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7336825
19 July 2021
Deficiency Check · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7263128
6 February 2020
Liferaft Servicing
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6904347
13 May 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6685523
28 January 2019
Liferaft Servicing
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6624098
12 July 2010
Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3795381
14 October 2009
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3614932
3 April 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2615174
2 April 2006
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Grand Haven · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2614628
5 February 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 76320
Deficiency record · 30
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Muster list
Issued 21 March 2024
Resolved
Any towing vessel with alternating watches or overnight accommodations must identify the duties and duty stations of each person onboard during an emergency. Duties that were posted onboard were not applicable to the vessel. Provide proof of emergency duties applicable to the vessel & crew being posted.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 21 March 2024
Resolved
Electrical connections must be suitably installed to prevent them from coming loose through vibration or accidental contact. Battery terminal connection in the engine room was loose and wire showed signs of chaffing from battery box lid. Terminal connection tightened and wire repositioned on the spot.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 21 March 2024
Resolved
The main engine must be equipped with a gauge for engine RPM at the machinery location. RPM gauge located at the main engine was inoperable. Provide proof of properly operating RPM gauge.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 21 March 2024
Resolved
Electrical cables must be suitably protected from wet and corrosive environments. Exposed electrical wires were noted on forward weather deck. Provide means of protecting exposed wires.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Pipes, wires (insulation)
Issued 21 March 2024
Resolved
Piping and machinery components that exceed 428 degrees F, including exhaust manifolds, must be insulated. Exhaust piping on generators was not insulated. Ensure exhaust piping is properly insulated.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 21 March 2024
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Breaker panel located in the engine room was missing panel cover. Replace cover on the breaker panel.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 21 March 2024
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. A vent cap for battery installation in engine room was missing. Replace missing battery vent cap.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 21 March 2024
Resolved
The master must ensure that all hatches, doors, and other openings designed to be watertight or weathertight function properly. The closing devices on starboard and port side main deck doors were not tight and properly maintained as designed. Adjust closing devices to ensure doors function properly.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Manholes/flush scuttles
Issued 21 March 2024
Resolved
The master must ensure that all hatches, doors, and other openings designed to be watertight or weathertight function properly. The aft deck void space had standing water present during inspection. Ensure space is free of water and 02 hatch covers are maintained to be watertight.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 21 March 2024
Resolved
The owner, operator or master of a towing vessel must ensure that fire suppression equipment is in good working order. The bracket for the portable fire extinguisher located in the engine room was broken and not properly securing the extinguisher. Ensure bracket properly secures extinguisher.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 21 March 2024
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with an industrial type first aid cabinet or kit, appropriate to the size of the crew and operating conditions. First aid kit onboard contained expired medications. Ensure all expired medications and first aid kit contents are replaced.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 2 November 2023
Resolved
A towing vessel choosing the Coast Guard inspection option must undergo an annual inspection within 3 months before or after the COI Anniversary date. Vessel is restricting from conducting towing operations until an annual inspection has been completed.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 16 October 2023
Resolved
Storage areas are to be kept free from accumulation of combustible and flammable materials insofar as practicable. There were several buckets of oily rags and excess/partially used oil containers around engine room. Oily rags and containers shall be removed from the engine room.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 16 October 2023
Resolved
All bilges and void spaces are to be kept free from accumulation of combustible and flammable materials and liquids insofar as practicable. There was approximately 10-12 inches of oily water accumulated in the engine room bilges. Bilges shall be pumped to shore and be made as clean as practicable.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 16 October 2023
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated so as to minimize fire hazards and to ensure that storage areas are kept free from accumulation of combustible and flammable materials insofar as practicable. There was a sorbent pad under a leaky valve in the forward engine room bulkhead that was completely saturated with oil. Oil shall be cleaned up and valve shall be repaired to stop the leak.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 16 October 2023
Resolved
Electrical equipment and electrical cables must be suitably protected from wet and corrosive environments. Battery box in forward engine room was halfway filled with water, was uncovered, and unsecured to the deck. Battery box in aft engine room was uncovered and unsecured to the deck. All battery boxes shall be made dry, covered, and secured to the deck.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 16 October 2023
Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards. Plug was found hanging and submerged in bilge water beneath the starboard engine. All loose and dead end wiring shall be made secure and dry.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Scuppers, inlets and discharges
Issued 16 October 2023
Resolved
Any piping system that penetrates the hull below the waterline must be fitted with an accessible valve, located as close to the hull penetration as is practicable, for preventing the accidental admission of water into the vessel either through such pipes or in the event of a fracture of such pipe. There was a through-hull valve below the waterline on starboard side of the engine room that was missing the valve handle. Handle shall be repaired.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - cracking
Issued 16 October 2023
Resolved
Verification of compliance with the construction and arrangement design standards of 46 CFR Subchapter M must be performed before any alteration to the hull that may affect the vessel's safety is performed. Identified crack in the starboard hull that the crew had welded over to repair, but no notification to the Coast Guard was made. Repair must be completed in accordance with an acceptable design standard and verified by a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.), an authorized classification society, or the Coast Guard.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 28 July 2022
Resolved
A towing vessel must maintain a Towing Vessel Record(TVR), which must include record of the items listed in 46 CFR 140.915. The TVR was not found to be maintained as required. Provide documentation showing full implementation of a TVR moving forward.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 28 July 2022
Resolved
The officer in charge of a navigational watch must conduct a navigation assessment for the intended route and operations prior to getting underway. Vessel did not have record of navigation assessments being conducted despite blank assessment forms being on board.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 28 July 2022
Resolved
Each towing vessel must carry at least one appropriately-sized and approved lifejacket for each person on board. Lifejackets on board were Type II and not approved under 46 CFR 141.340(a).
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Immersion suits
Issued 28 July 2022
Resolved
Each towing vessel required to carry immersion suits IAW 46CFR141.350(a) must carry at least on appropriate-size and approved immersion suit for each person onboard. Vessel only had "jumbo" size suits on board, which were too large for the Captain on board at the time of inspection and previous voyages.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 28 July 2022
Resolved
The frame or support of any semi-portable fire extinguisher fitted with wheels must be welded or otherwise permanently attached to a steel bulkhead or deck to prevent it from rolling under heavy sea conditions. The semi-portable fire extinguisher located outside of the engine room access was not secured by any means. Provide proof of semi-portable fire extinguisher being secured.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm
Issued 28 July 2022
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have installed, in the engine room and any area where background noise makes a general alarm hard to hear, a supplemental flashing red light for the general alarm. Vessel did not have a light installed in the engine room for the general alarm. Provide proof of an installed and operable flashing red light in the engine room for the general alarm.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 1 September 2021
Resolved
SOLAS "B" pack is required in Inflatable Liferafts per Table 141.305 on towing vessels in the Great Lakes, when operating in "cold water" beyond 3 miles from shore.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 29 July 2021
Resolved
Visual/Audible alarms required by §143.230 & 143.235 must be installed. Vessel is in the process of having them installed.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 29 July 2021
Resolved
Plastic bowls on fuel filters must be replaced with metallic bowls.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 29 July 2021
Resolved
High water level indicator and alarm must be installed in the engine room and lazarette.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 29 July 2021
Resolved
Fuel maintenance plan, in accordance with §143.255, must be published and put into practice.
Ownership record
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