SP AMBER

Towing Vessel · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

SP AMBER is a 2008 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 32 inspections since 2009, most recently in September 2025, along with 4 deficiencies.

Records from 2009 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 4 September 2025.

Built: 2008
Last inspected: 4 September 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 32
Deficiencies: 4 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 September 2025

Recorded inspections32

…physical examinations13

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded15

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 14 calendar years (2009–2025)

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

1201240

9423138

WDE2808

894593

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-894593

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)102.9 ft × 42.0 ft × 19.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 297 / net 75

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)102.9 ft × 42.0 ft × 19.0 ft

ITC tonnagegross 626 / net 187

BuilderGULF SHIP LLC · GULF PORT, MS, UNITED STATES · built 2008

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portGALLIANO, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 23 February 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it297 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
626 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
75 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
187 - Convention (Subpart B), 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.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspection history · 32

4 September 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8227298

14 June 2024 Administrative Inspection · TPO Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7934708

6 June 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7929246

8 May 2024 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7896468

15 February 2023 Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7644209

28 July 2022 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7518448

10 August 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7278404

11 June 2021 Internal Structural Exam · Underwater Inspection in lieu of Drydock · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7222715

18 May 2020 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6953951

23 July 2019 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6759466

18 March 2019 COI Inspection · Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6644556

3 August 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6231008

11 May 2017 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6157173

22 May 2014 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4865616

3 May 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4582759

7 November 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4480374

7 August 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4404220

19 March 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4267272

6 January 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4220227

10 October 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4165089

26 August 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4132024

3 August 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4104549

20 May 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4017486

18 April 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3989492

22 March 2011 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3982156

1 November 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3883197

1 November 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3884734

12 July 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3794628

4 June 2010 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3782401

9 April 2010 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam · MARPOL

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3712252

25 March 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3702695

19 March 2009 Plan Review (Other than "T")

Administrative · USCG Heartland District · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3439760

Deficiency record · 4

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

Issued 28 July 2022 Resolved

All lifesaving equipment must be tested and maintained in accordance with the minimum requirements of 199.190 of this chapter. Before the vessel leaves port and all times during voyage, each lifesaving appliance must be in working order and ready for immediate use. The floating electric water light on both port and starboard lifebuoys have expired batteries. Vessel restricted to daylight operation only.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 11 August 2022
Resolved 28 July 2022

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Low level lighting in corridors

Issued 28 July 2022 Resolved

Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas. Emergency lighting sources must provide for sufficient illumination under emergency conditions to facilitate egress from each space. One light illuminating the path to the egress in the engine room does not work.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 11 August 2022
Resolved 28 July 2022

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 28 July 2022 Resolved

Individual circuit breakers on distribution panels must be labeled with a description of the loads they serve. Panels P-402 and P-401 (480V AC) are not properly labeled with one circuit breaker taped down and the word "Bad" written on it.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 11 August 2022
Resolved 28 July 2022

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 28 July 2022 Resolved

Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards. Outlet in the pilot house has reverse polarity.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 August 2022
Resolved 28 July 2022

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.