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SAMSON MARINER

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A)

SAMSON MARINER is a 1970 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 58 inspections since 1995, most recently in February 2026, along with 7 deficiencies and 10 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2025.

Records from 1995 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 10 February 2026.

Built
1970
Last inspected
10 February 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
58
Deficiencies
7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
10 investigations · 2006–2025
Inspected with
5 other vessels

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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 10 February 2026
Recorded inspections58
…physical examinations15
…administrative events4
…with no type recorded39
Deficiencies 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 25 calendar years (1995–2026)
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

US Official No.
527248
IMO number
7042851
Call sign
WDP9203
MISLE id
105505
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-105505

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)90.7 ft × 28.5 ft × 10.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 158 / net 107
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderHALTER MARINE SERVICE INC · LOCKPORT, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1970
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portSITKA, AK
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 17 March 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it158 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
107 - 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.
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58 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 7 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 5 vessels inspected with it, by name and date; 10 casualty investigations, with date and classification; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port, endorsements, dates. The counts in the summary above are the same counts, and they are free.

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Vessel history report
Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

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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Inspected as a tow unit · 5

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.

ZB 335 Freight Barge · MISLE 400862 · 26 September 2025 · activity 8242235ZB 335 Freight Barge · MISLE 400862 · 9 January 2019 · activity 6608214ST ELIAS Freight Barge · MISLE 389447 · 15 February 2017 · activity 6103075SEATAC 300 Freight Barge · MISLE 35846 · 23 January 2014 · activity 4795805HEIDI L BRUSCO Towing Vessel · MISLE 54742 · 9 December 2011 · activity 4253971ST ELIAS Freight Barge · MISLE 389447 · 9 December 2011 · activity 4253971ST ELIAS Freight Barge · MISLE 389447 · 6 November 2007 · activity 3098747ZB 335 Freight Barge · MISLE 400862 · 15 March 2006 · activity 2608234ANNAHOOTZ Freight Barge · MISLE 214207 · 9 May 2002 · activity 1616407

Inspection history · 58

10 February 2026 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Vessel Attendance · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8276435
26 September 2025 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8242235
23 July 2025 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8192800
2 July 2025 Exemption
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8173166
19 February 2025 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8074777
25 March 2024 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7884671
27 July 2023 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7750896
23 June 2023 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7725225
23 March 2023 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7655841
30 March 2022 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7421847
20 April 2021 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7173853
18 June 2020 Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6980422
30 January 2020 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6899801
9 January 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6608214
18 April 2018 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6423735
19 October 2017 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6290933
8 October 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6302878
15 February 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6103075
15 March 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5842929
16 July 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5201192
8 June 2015 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5148190
2 April 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4828920
23 January 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4795805
13 May 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4590222
29 September 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4452687
28 September 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4452693
5 August 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4403046
24 July 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4377784
3 January 2012 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4202191
11 December 2011 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4208519
9 December 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4253971
16 August 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Sitka · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4162569
26 July 2011 Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4104492
4 March 2011 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3989526
4 November 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3357384
23 September 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3331110
19 September 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3328171
4 April 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Sitka · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3181429
10 November 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3096282
10 November 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3098775
6 November 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Sitka · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3098747
5 November 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3093399
31 October 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3093324
28 September 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3070515
15 March 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO JUNEAU · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2608234
10 November 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2252146
8 November 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2250629
10 June 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1814120
9 May 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Valdez · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 1616407
14 February 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 196363
14 February 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 761353
24 October 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 108065
14 December 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 196364
14 December 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 752153
27 February 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Kenai · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 663122
13 February 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Kenai · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 663121
10 February 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Kenai · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4970
2 February 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 171229

Deficiency record · 7

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm
Issued 10 February 2026 Resolved
Essential systems or equipment must be regularly tested and examined. Tests and examinations must verify that the system or equipment functions as designed. Test and examination procedures must be in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions. Each towing vessel must perform the applicable tests in Table 143.245(b) of this section: Alarm set points; Twice every 5 years, with no more than 3 years elapsing since last test. Alarm set point testing has not been conducted for main engines and generators. 46 CFR 143.245(a)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 10 March 2026
Resolved 6 March 2026
Resolution: Witnessed satisfactory testing of alarm set points.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 10 February 2026 Resolved
In addition to the requirements in paragraph (a) of this section, all fire-suppression and detection equipment and systems on board a towing vessel must be maintained in accordance with the attached nameplate, manufacturer’s approved design manual, or as otherwise provided. Isolation valve, marked as being required to be open while at sea, was found in the closed position rendering the system incapable of deploying CO2 into the machinery space if activated with remote controls. Crew was unaware of the system being isolated. 46 CFR 142.240(b)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 10 February 2026
Resolution: Vessel opened valve during inspection.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 10 February 2026 Resolved
On a merchant vessel of the United States the construction of which began after March 4, 1915 (except a yacht, pilot vessel, or vessel of less than 100 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title)- (A) vessel owner or company policies prohibiting sexual assault and sexual harassment, retaliation, and drug and alcohol usage; and (B) procedures and resources to report crimes, including sexual assault and sexual harassment. Crew berthing areas did not have signage posted on company policies prohibiting sexual assault and harrasment and procedures and resources to report crimes. 46 U.S.C. 11101
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 10 March 2026
Resolved 11 February 2026
Resolution: Required signage on SASH policies and reporting was created and posted in crew berthing areas.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-op. damage
Issued 19 February 2025 Resolved
The vessel is built, equipped, and maintained to conform to the rules of a recognized classification society appropriate for the intended service and routes, but not classed. The deck support stanchion in the engine room above the starboard red gear had a broken weld at the deck frame and was being held in place with line wrapped around frame and stanchion for support. Remove line and reweld support between frame and stanchion. To be corrected at next drydock inspection.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 11 August 2025
Resolution: Rectified to satisfaction of attending MI.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 23 March 2023 Resolved
Electrical hazards shall be minimized; main switchboard had openings; require blank or light be fitted in shore power open space on panel front.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 April 2023
Resolved 23 June 2023
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 23 March 2023 Resolved
Fire hazards shall be minimized; high pressure fuel line on starboard main showed mechanical wear and requires chaffing gear/protection.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 June 2023
Resolved 23 June 2023
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Danger Messages
Issued 3 January 2012 Resolved
Due to a broken shaft, while transiting through a designated special area, the tug must have additional personnel on the bridge and in the engine room, and maintain a two-hour comms schedule with VTS.
Due 3 February 2012
Resolved 8 February 2012
Resolution: Transit completed, deficiency cleared.

Casualty record · 10

15 March 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 2608234
28 September 2007Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 3070515
6 November 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 3098747
16 August 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · 1 injured · activity 4162569
9 December 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4253971
23 January 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 4795805
2 April 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4828920
8 October 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 6302878
9 January 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6608214
26 September 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 8242235
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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