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CELESTE LOUISE
- Built
- 1966
- Last inspected
- 19 March 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 21 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
19 March 2025
…with no type recorded5
Deficiencies
21 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
14 calendar years (1986–2025)
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
505166
WDK4713
90559
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-90559
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)55.6 ft × 19.0 ft × 7.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 81 / net 55
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderMAIN IRON WORKS, INC. · HOUMA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1966
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portHOUMA, LA
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un
DocumentationValid · issued 1 June 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 it55 - Simplified, Net Ton
81 - Simplified, Gross Ton
81 - Simplified, Gross 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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Inspection history · 18
19 March 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8096458
17 April 2024
Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7897034
23 January 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7853306
2 May 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7679570
8 February 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7633950
18 February 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7398312
13 December 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7367033
11 December 2020
Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7180950
28 September 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7066920
30 October 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6572195
13 October 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4735193
20 November 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Sand Key · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2831944
17 November 2006
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2823812
5 July 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2544109
14 June 2004
Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2098247
14 November 2000
Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 824076
20 July 1998
Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1131370
31 December 1986
Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1006316
Deficiency record · 21
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm
Issued 19 March 2025
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be fitted with a general alarm that: Has installed, in the engine room and any other area where background noise makes a general alarm hard to hear, a supplemental flashing red light that is identified with a sign that reads: “Attention General Alarm—When Alarm Sounds or Flashes Go to Your Station.” Vessel did not have an audible and visual alarm in the engine room.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm
Issued 19 March 2025
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists or an essential system develops problems that require attention. Vessel did not have a functioning audible alarm system.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Functionality of Safety Systems
Issued 19 March 2025
Resolved
The valve must be operable from a safe place outside the space where the valve is installed. Fuel shutoffs was not operable from a safe place.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 19 March 2025
Resolved
The system is installed, tested, and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's design manual. Vessels fire panel did not show that it has been serviced since last year.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 19 March 2025
Resolved
Portable and semi-portable fire extinguishers must be inspected, maintained, and tested in accordance with the inspection, maintenance procedures, and hydrostatic pressure tests required by Chapters 7 and 8 of NFPA 10. Vessel did not provide firefighting servicing record. No inspection has been conducted for semi-portable fire extinguisher.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 19 March 2025
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. Vessel did not have an industrial first-aid.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)
Issued 19 March 2025
Resolved
The owner, managing operator, or master must ensure that all persons on board a towing vessel comply with the health and safety plan. Vessel had no familiarity with health and safety plan.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Navigation records
Issued 19 March 2025
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 has not conducted a complete, recent navigation assessment.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 19 March 2025
Resolved
Fuel systems for towing vessel main engines and generators must have a documented maintenance plan to ensure proper operation of the system. Vessel had no documentation of fuel maintenance plan.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Record of drills and steering gear tests
Issued 19 March 2025
Resolved
Records of drills and instruction must be maintained in the towing vessel record or official logbook. Drills records could not be produced for all days of operation and drill records were inconsistent w/ reg requirements.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 18 February 2022
Resolved
Portable and semi-portable fire extinguishers must be inspected, maintained, and tested IAW inspection, maintenance procedure, and hydrostatic pressure test NFPA 10. The hose on the fire extinguisher was dry-rotted.
46 CFR 142.240(a)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 14 December 2020
Resolved
Inspectors observed fuel leaks on supply valves to both main engines and starboard generator
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilation
Issued 14 December 2020
Resolved
closures to be provided for ventilation openings in machinery space at stack openings
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 14 December 2020
Resolved
guards missing on rotating machinery for both main engines
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 14 December 2020
Resolved
Fire pump must be capable of being energized from outside of the space
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 14 December 2020
Resolved
both door gaskets were worn, cracked or had sections missing on main deck entry to machinery space
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 14 December 2020
Resolved
exhaust lagging missing from both main engine exhaust manifolds
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Closing devices/watertight doors
Issued 14 December 2020
Resolved
door from machinery space to accomodations would only open about 15 inches at time of inspection due to piping in the way, blocking escape
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 14 December 2020
Resolved
multiple overloaded power strips and extension cords utilized as permanent wiring in house of vessel
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 14 December 2020
Resolved
part or all of the records in 46 CFR part 140.915 were missing or improperly recorded
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 28 September 2020
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 50% of the vessels that has not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection within 90 days5. 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.
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