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BILL WOLTER
BILL WOLTER is a 1972 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 22 inspections since 1995, most recently in August 2026, along with 8 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2008 and 2012.
Records from 1995 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 5 August 2026.
- Built
- 1972
- Last inspected
- 5 August 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 3 investigations · 2008–2012
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
5 August 2026
…with no type recorded13
Deficiencies
8 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
15 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
537873
WDH8066
113020
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-113020
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 1972
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portST LOUIS, MO
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 20 August 2025 · expires 30 September 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 it52 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
76 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
76 - 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 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
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.
Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.
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Inspected as a tow unit · 11
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.
JIM BARTON Towing Vessel · MISLE 201319 · 7 October 2012 · activity 4460413EBS 7 Tank Barge · MISLE 732581 · 7 October 2012 · activity 4460413BRITNEY LEE Towing Vessel · MISLE 72595 · 30 April 2009 · activity 3472687SHARIN K Towing Vessel · MISLE 136485 · 30 April 2009 · activity 3472687STL 209B Freight Barge · MISLE 198669 · 30 April 2009 · activity 3472687CG 03 Freight Barge · MISLE 369569 · 30 April 2009 · activity 3472687MRM0714 Freight Barge · MISLE 874983 · 30 April 2009 · activity 3472687SMI 145 Tank Barge · MISLE 49253 · 18 February 2008 · activity 31520324-FINA Tank Barge · MISLE 52081 · 18 February 2008 · activity 3152032MERRICK JONES Towing Vessel · MISLE 136250 · 18 February 2008 · activity 3152032VPF 175 Tank Barge · MISLE 436190 · 18 February 2008 · activity 3152032Inspection history · 22
5 August 2026
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8413768
3 June 2024
Deficiency Check · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7910135
8 August 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7528182
24 May 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7205039
15 May 2021
Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7228051
8 December 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5779818
7 October 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4460413
23 March 2011
DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3970435
30 April 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3472687
18 February 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3152032
19 December 2007
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3118080
19 April 2002
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1607838
18 March 2002
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1494534
17 August 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 281443
24 July 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 406881
14 September 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 71880
31 July 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 97695
22 February 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 147450
6 January 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 33097
17 November 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 112682
25 September 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 643079
20 September 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 382980
Deficiency record · 8
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 3 June 2024
Resolved
Fire hazards should be minimized. Accumulation of oil in engine room bilge. Remove oil
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 3 June 2024
Resolved
A towing vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts, maps, and nautical publications for the intended voyage. Vessel has recreational vessel Rose Point software. If Rose Point is to be used, install commercial version of software.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 24 May 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.
Electrical
Issued 24 July 1997
Resolved
Missing electrical box cover.
Engineering
Issued 24 July 1997
Resolved
Vessel Fuel/oil vents did not have flame screens installed.
Unknown
Issued 24 July 1997
Resolved
The galley refrigerator was unsanitary.
Lifesaving
Issued 20 September 1995
Resolved
M/V BILL WOLTER WAS FOUND UNDERWAY OPERATING WITH WORK VESTS STOWED WITH PFD'S.
Lifesaving
Issued 20 September 1995
Resolved
M/V BILL WOLTER WAS FOUND UNDERWAY OPERATING WITH 03 POB AND ONLY 02 PFDs_x001C_ ON BOARD.
Casualty record · 3
18 February 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3152032
30 April 2009Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 3472687
7 October 2012Routine · role: Suspected Pollution Source · activity 4460413
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
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.