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EARL FRANKLIN

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named EARL FRANKLIN

EARL FRANKLIN is a 1970 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 22 inspections since 1986, most recently in April 2025, along with 10 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2025.

Records from 1986 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 3 April 2025.

Built
1970
Last inspected
3 April 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
22
Deficiencies
10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
3 investigations · 2005–2025
Inspected with
1 other vessel

Identity

US Official No.
528622
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDH8876
MISLE id
106493
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
367662390
Maury page id
psix-106493

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations7
…administrative events6
…with no type recorded9
Years with a record 17 calendar years (1986–2025)
The 22 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)51.0 ft × 22.0 ft × 6.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 76 / net 52
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderPADUCAH MARINE WAYS INC · PADUCAH KY, UNITED STATES · built 1970
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portCHARLESTON, WV
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 18 December 2025 · expires 31 January 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 it76 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
52 - 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

WDH8876MMSI 367662390 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 8 January 2025, expires 20 March 2035
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 · 1

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.

KEITH A BLOUNT Towing Vessel · MISLE 212158 · 13 March 2025 · activity 8092989

Inspection history · 22

3 April 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8104385
13 March 2025 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8092989
3 May 2024 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7906015
7 June 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7706753
9 June 2022 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7472950
28 January 2022 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7369740
11 November 2021 TPO Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7352711
5 June 2018 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6435679
1 February 2018 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6351730
22 November 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6046498
2 October 2014 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5006912
21 October 2011 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4185839
19 February 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3685268
4 November 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3646368
13 July 2006 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2711489
21 April 2005 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2340512
8 March 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2310743
19 January 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2279750
29 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1977929
16 June 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 182197
22 April 1988 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 488287
26 March 1986 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 307780

Deficiency record · 10

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 28 January 2022 Resolved
Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated so as to minimize fire hazards and to ensure all bilges and void spaces are to kept free from accumulation of combustible and flammable materials and liquids insofar as practicable. Engine room bilges have an accumulation of 2" of oily water. Pump out all oily water from engine room bilges.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 9 June 2022
Resolution: TPO provided close-out letter dtd 06/09/2022 stating objective evidence received that deficiency was corrected to the satisfaction of the TPO(TVIB).
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 28 January 2022 Resolved
When worn at night, the work vest must be equipped with a light that meets the requirements of 46 CFR 141.340(g)(1). 2 work vest lights found inoperable and 1 was missing. Install lights as required.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 3 March 2022
Resolution: Corrected to the satisfaction of TPO
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 28 January 2022 Resolved
Extension cords must not be used as a permanent connection to a source of electrical power. Extension cord installed on bridge. Removed as required. (CORRECTED)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 28 January 2022
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency signal
Issued 28 January 2022 Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists or an essential system develops problems that require attention. The following alarms must be provided: High bilge levels Bilge alarm audio inoperable. Repair as required.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 4 March 2022
Resolution: Corrected to the satisfaction of TPO
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 28 January 2022 Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. The following deficiencies were identified on the vessel's machinery: * Port main engine has a exhaust leak by turbo * Port main engine jacketwater leak at exhaust manifold weld and at forward gasket. * Starboard main engine leak at exhaust manifold * Hydraulic hose forward of port engine wasted. Repair all deficiencies as required.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 9 June 2022
Resolution: TPO provided close-out letter dtd 06/09/2022 stating objective evidence received that deficiency was corrected to the satisfaction of the TPO(TVIB).
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 28 January 2022 Resolved
Each towing vessel must carry at least one appropriately-sized lifejacket, approved under approval series 160.002, 160.005, 160.055, 160.155, or 160.176, for each person on board. Vessel missing one lifejacket. Provide lifejacket as required.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 3 March 2022
Resolution: Corrected to the satisfaction of TPO
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 28 January 2022 Resolved
Flammable and combustible products must not be stored in machinery spaces, unless they are stored in a suitable container that meets the requirements of § 142.225 of this subchapter. Engine oil not in use being stored on deck of engine room. Store engine oil in proper container.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 3 March 2022
Resolution: Corrected to the satisfaction of TPO
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 28 January 2022 Resolved
The master or officer in charge of a navigational watch must ensure all hatches and openings of the hull and deck are kept tightly closed. Stern void watertight hatch found open. Keep closed as required. (CORRECTED)
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 28 January 2022
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 28 January 2022 Resolved
Each watertight door and watertight hatch must be marked on both sides in clearly legible letters at least 25 millimeters (1 inch) high: “WATERTIGHT HATCH - KEEP CLOSED”. Stern void watertight hatch missing required markings. Add markings as required.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 3 March 2022
Resolution: Corrected to the satisfaction of TPO
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 28 January 2022 Resolved
Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated so as to minimize fire hazards. Hydraulic fluid from leak sprayed on engine room port forward bulkhead electrical control panels, cables, and bulkhead. Clean oil as required.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 3 March 2022
Resolution: Corrected to the satisfaction of TPO

Casualty record · 3

19 January 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2279750
8 March 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2310743
13 March 2025Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 8092989
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.