YELLOWFIN

Towing Vessel · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named YELLOWFIN

YELLOWFIN is a 2009 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 26 inspections since 2009, most recently in December 2025, along with 4 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 2 casualty investigations between 2010 and 2013.

Records from 2009 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 13 December 2025.

Built: 2009
Last inspected: 13 December 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 26
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 2 investigations · 2010–2013
Inspected with: 4 other vessels

Identity

US Official No.

1219391

IMO number

9565584 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

WDG9738

MISLE id

1001855

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367415160

Maury page id

psix-1001855

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations8

…administrative events15

…with no type recorded3

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

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)111.2 ft × 36.0 ft × 16.8 ft

Registered tonnagegross 223 / net 151

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)111.2 ft × 36.0 ft × 16.8 ft

ITC tonnagegross 499 / net 149

BuilderTHOMA-SEA BOAT BUILDERS INC · LOCKPORT, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2009

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portPHILADELPHIA, PA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 16 July 2026 · expires 31 August 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 it223 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
499 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
151 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
149 - 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 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

WDG9738MMSI 367415160 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 18 August 2023, expires 20 September 2033

WDE9245MMSI 367415160 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 16 June 2009, cancelled 17 September 2013

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 · 4

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.

CAPT. RUSSELL L Towing Vessel · MISLE 113252 · 17 December 2013 · activity 4770773 PENN NO 110 Tank Barge · MISLE 1011465 · 17 December 2013 · activity 4770773 KIRBY 29076 Tank Barge · MISLE 1221217 · 17 December 2013 · activity 4770773 MATTHEW K Towing Vessel · MISLE 10093 · 26 November 2010 · activity 3901051 PENN NO 110 Tank Barge · MISLE 1011465 · 26 November 2010 · activity 3901051

Inspection history · 26

13 December 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8282919

9 July 2025 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8182661

20 March 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8096772

26 December 2024 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8050337

19 September 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8005438

19 September 2024 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8005874

8 April 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7891960

3 April 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7889560

29 March 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7887181

25 February 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7870774

18 December 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7839986

6 June 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Resident Inspection Office Ponce · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7470090

13 March 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7410873

20 April 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7178782

25 June 2020 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6992367

25 August 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6796030

4 December 2018 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6595296

7 August 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6503248

31 October 2016 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6033355

5 December 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5034922

17 December 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4770773

30 January 2013 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4525459

8 November 2012 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4481114

26 November 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3901051

5 July 2010 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3795298

16 November 2009 MTSA Verification · DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3634317

Deficiency record · 4

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 19 September 2024 Resolved

Electrical equipment and systems must be maintained to ensure proper operation. Vessel reported loss of #2 generator due to failed fuel injector seal. Troubleshoot and conduct repairs to the satisfaction of the TPO prior to movement.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 19 September 2024
Resolution: Reported by Owners, the engine of Aux Gen #2 developed leaks in injector nozzle connection of cylinders 4&5. Vessel's crew replaced the affected nozzles and their connections by original spares. Attending ABS surveyor verified gen tested to maximum load.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 13 March 2022 Resolved

46 CFR 146.205(c)(2): Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must be suitable for routes and service. Vessel reported popping noise, and secured the Port MDE. Troubleshoot and conduct repairs to the satisfaction of the TPO. Transit plan was reviewed, and vessel is allowed to transit as requested to anchorage in Boothville, LA to conduct repairs.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 14 March 2022
Resolution: Received technician and TPO report with noted repairs of the Port Main Engine. Technician found a broken exhaust valve in the #1 cylinder on the left bank of the engine. Replaced the valve, cylinder head and worn gasket. Satisfactorily tested the engine.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 20 April 2021 Resolved

The owner and managing operator must ensure that the towing vessel is in compliance with this subchapter and other applicable laws and regulations at all times. vessel sustained catastrophic damage to STBD main engine. Provide proof of proper repairs to the CG

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 30 April 2021
Resolved 30 April 2021
Resolution: Received ABS report proving proper repairs

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Long-range identification and tracking system (LRIT)

Issued 7 August 2018 Resolved

Vessel has failed to report via LRIT per 33 CFR 169.230.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 6 June 2022
Resolution: RECTIFIED

Casualty record · 2

26 November 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3901051

17 December 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4770773

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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. 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 Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.