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CONTENDER
CONTENDER is a 1969 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 24 inspections since 2004, most recently in April 2026, along with 7 deficiencies and 6 casualty investigations between 2007 and 2015.
Records from 2004 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 23 April 2026.
- Built
- 1969
- Last inspected
- 23 April 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 6 investigations · 2007–2015
Identity
519844
WDI8589
100309
Flag
UNITED STATES
367740130
Maury page id
psix-100309
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded8
Years with a record
16 calendar years (2004–2026)
The 24 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)61.8 ft × 20.0 ft × 7.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 81 / net 55
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
Builderbuilder not recorded · LONG BEACH, CA, UNITED STATES · built 1969
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portLOS ANGELES, CA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 7 April 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 it55 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
81 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
81 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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
WDI8589MMSI 367740130 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 1 April 2026, expires 11 June 2036
WDC3842MMSI 367015130 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 2 December 2014, cancelled 5 April 2025
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.
SNOHOMISH Industrial Vessel · MISLE 44681 · 4 November 2015 · activity 5873100SNOHOMISH Industrial Vessel · MISLE 44681 · 15 October 2014 · activity 5005783TOMMY Towing Vessel · MISLE 179380 · 15 October 2014 · activity 5005783SNOHOMISH Industrial Vessel · MISLE 44681 · 7 December 2012 · activity 4514543SNOHOMISH Industrial Vessel · MISLE 44681 · 2 October 2008 · activity 3337650CAPT T LE Offshore Supply Vessel · MISLE 50085 · 2 October 2008 · activity 3337650HOLO KAI Tank Barge · MISLE 43416 · 21 July 2007 · activity 3003684SNOHOMISH Industrial Vessel · MISLE 44681 · 21 July 2007 · activity 3003684Inspection history · 24
23 April 2026
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8323409
26 June 2025
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8168197
17 April 2025
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8113889
28 May 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7921847
17 July 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7716118
26 April 2022
Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7438489
1 April 2022
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7422985
5 August 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7278323
4 November 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5873100
15 October 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5005783
8 June 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4614368
7 May 2013
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4584964
24 April 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4578295
7 December 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4514543
21 October 2009
DAPI Audit
Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3628903
22 June 2009
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3549028
2 October 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3337650
16 August 2007
Deficiency Check · Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3029690
14 August 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3029751
21 July 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3003684
7 July 2006
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2709320
24 March 2006
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2608944
6 April 2005
Uninspected Other
Physical examination · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2327870
14 April 2004
Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2043972
Deficiency record · 7
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 26 June 2025
Resolved
A towing vessel must carry a combination of day and night visual distress signals indicated in Table 141.370 of § 141.370 for specified areas where the vessel operates. Vessel has an oceans route and is missing 6 flares. Get required flares for an oceans route and notify local OCMI. Vessel route has been reduced to L/B/S until issues is corrected.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 26 June 2025
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and emergency conditions. MI found dead-end wires in the wheel house, under the helm. Also found circuit board with out cover. Remove dead-end wires, update electrical drawing and replace cover on circuit board. Notify local OCMI once corrected.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Line-throwing appliance
Issued 26 June 2025
Resolved
Each towing vessel operating in oceans and coastwise service must have a line throwing appliance approved under approval series 160.040. Vessel was missing line throwing appliance. Acquire approved line throwing appliance and notify local OCMI.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 5 August 2021
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 associated fleet that has not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection within 90 days. 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.
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Bridge Visibility
Issued 24 March 2006
Resolved
Portside main pilothouse window needs to be replaced.
Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Arrangement
Issued 24 March 2006
Resolved
Install fire detection system in engineroom 46CFR 27.203
Fire Fighting › Fixed CO2 Fire Extinguishing System › Location
Issued 24 March 2006
Resolved
Install fire extingushing system to protect the engineroom. 46CFR 27.303
Casualty record · 6
21 July 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3003684
14 August 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3029751
2 October 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 2 dead · activity 3337650
7 December 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4514543
24 April 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4578295
4 November 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5873100
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.
Recorded names · 1
REBEL II (2007–2015). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.
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.