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ISLAND VIKING
ISLAND VIKING is a 1970 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 26 inspections since 1995, most recently in June 2024, along with 12 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2011.
Records from 1995 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 28 June 2024.
- Built
- 1970
- Last inspected
- 28 June 2024
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 4 investigations · 2006–2011
Identity
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WDG5991
105143
Flag
UNITED STATES
368637000
Maury page id
psix-105143
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded11
Years with a record
17 calendar years (1995–2024)
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)106.3 ft × 34.3 ft × 10.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 193 / net 81
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)104.8 ft × 34.0 ft × 14.4 ft
ITC tonnagegross 341 / net 102
BuilderMARTINAC SHIPBLDG CORP · TACOMA, WA, UNITED STATES · built 1970
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portSEATTLE, WA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 7 November 2025 · expires 30 November 2026
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 it341 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
193 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
102 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
81 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
193 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
102 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
81 - 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 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
WDG5991MMSI 368637000 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 27 September 2022, expires 3 November 2032
WBN8469MMSI 366887110 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 7 December 2007, cancelled 3 February 2018
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 · 3
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.
SEATAC 301 Freight Barge · MISLE 48547 · 20 September 2016 · activity 6017474DBL 289 Tank Barge · MISLE 769953 · 9 July 2011 · activity 4086028ITB 251 Freight Barge · MISLE 48696 · 10 October 2010 · activity 3924780ITB 251 Freight Barge · MISLE 48696 · 10 May 2010 · activity 3735291Inspection history · 26
28 June 2024
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7941449
11 June 2024
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7927514
25 September 2023
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7795206
9 September 2022
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7564699
9 September 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7585613
1 October 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7318789
5 October 2020
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7070391
20 September 2019
Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6820166
5 October 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6016860
21 September 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6006449
20 September 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6017474
7 December 2015
Damage Survey · Administration
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5777055
1 July 2013
Administration
Administrative · USCG Arctic District (dp) · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4638664
7 May 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5089493
5 March 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4545266
10 May 2012
Administration
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4307486
8 May 2012
Administration
Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4779872
9 July 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4086028
10 October 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3924780
10 May 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3735291
10 May 2010
MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3740691
26 March 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2610605
3 May 2005
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 2348436
30 January 2004
Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2015609
12 October 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Kenai · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1930837
10 January 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 536356
Deficiency record · 12
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Ropes and wires
Issued 28 June 2024
Resolved
The owner, managing operator, master or officer in charge of a navigational watch of a towing vessel must ensure the following:The strength of each component used for securing the towing vessel to the tow and for making up the tow is adequate for its intended service. Starboard push wire on the stern has areas that are crushed and multiple broken wire strands. Must be replaced prior to pushing ahead operations.
46CFR140.801(a)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 28 June 2024
Resolved
The system is arranged and installed so a fire in the engine room automatically sets off alarms on a fire detection control panel at the operating station. Heat detector in the fidley aft of space is not working.
46CFR142.333(a)(3)
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Lighting (Working spaces)
Issued 28 June 2024
Resolved
Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas. Emergency light in engine room near generators not working.
46CFR143.410(b)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 28 June 2024
Resolved
A towing vessel 79 feet or more in length must carry four lifebuoys, with one lifebuoy located on each
side of the operating station. Vessel only has 03 lifebuoys, one additional lifebuoy is required.
46CFR141.360(a)(3)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 28 June 2024
Resolved
Lifejackets must have the following attachments and fittings:(1) Each lifejacket must have a lifejacket light approved under approval series 161.012 or 161.112
securely attached to the front shoulder area of the lifejacket. All batteries on every life jacket and immersion suit are expired and need to be replaced.
46CFR141.340(g)(1)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 28 June 2024
Resolved
Carriage requirement. 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 only has 06 red and 02 orange flares. Vessel needs 04 additional orange flares.
46CFR141.375
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 26 September 2023
Resolved
Fire pump able to produce sufficient water to port side fire station due to hole in severely oxidized pump. When energized pump, water created an apx 2" diameter hole approximately 1" above deck. Evident of additional hole previously patched.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Cleanliness of engine room
Issued 25 September 2023
Resolved
Port and STBD engine bilges had apx 6" oil in the bilges. Stated that oil had accumulated for at least 2 weeks.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 25 September 2023
Resolved
Vessel did not have a means to take blood pressure readings
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Line-throwing appliance
Issued 25 September 2023
Resolved
vessel did not have required auxiliary line
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 25 September 2023
Resolved
Emergency hatch not labeled with proper legible letters at least 2" "EMERGENCY EXIT KEEP CLEAR"
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Line-throwing appliance
Issued 5 October 2020
Resolved
EACH TOWING VESSEL OPERATING IN OCEANS AND COASTWISE SERVICE MUST HAVE A LINE THROWING APPLIANCE APPROVED UNDER APPROVAL SERIES 160.040, WHICH REQUIRES FOUR(04) PROJECTILES AND SERVICE LINES. VESSEL HAD ONBOARD LINE THROWING GUN WHICH WAS NOT UNDER THE CURRENT APPROVAL SERIES. PROVIDE EVIDENCE ONBOARD OF PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF THE APPROVED SERIES LINE THROWING DEVICES(S). 46CFR141.385.
Casualty record · 4
26 March 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2610605
10 May 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3735291
10 October 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3924780
9 July 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4086028
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
SENECA (2006–2011). 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.