F DAWSON is a 1969 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 1993, most recently in October 2024, along with 2 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded —, 1 operational control and 1 casualty investigation in 2013.
Records from 1993 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 11 October 2024.
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.
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded.
The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by
the kind of activity 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.
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Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)65.5 ft × 22.0 ft × 8.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 98 / net 67
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderBOLLINGER MACHINE SHOP · LOCKPORT, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1969
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portCHESAPEAKE, VA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, Bowaters
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
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 it98 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 67 - 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.
Vessel history report
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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.
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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.
A towing vessel may not be operated without having onboard a valid COI issued by the Coast Guard as required by § 136.202.
Rectify prior to towing. Rectify prior to departure.
46 CFR 136.200(a), 705c
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 28 April 2021Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel had starboard reduction gear unit on fantail waiting to be installed.
46 CFR 143.205
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 4 May 2021
Resolution: Please see narrative which discusses path forward and documents which contain workboat determination
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. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
Ownership record
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with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National
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