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W. B. 21
W. B. 21 is a 1972 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 7 inspections since 1997, most recently in June 2021, along with 1 deficiency and 2 casualty investigations in 2006.
Records from 1997 to 2021. Most recent: inspection, 8 June 2021.
- Built
- 1972
- Last inspected
- 8 June 2021
- Documentation
- Case Pending · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 2 investigations · 2006
Identity
541167
WCX8000
115690
Flag
UNITED STATES
367314240
Maury page id
psix-115690
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded4
Years with a record
5 calendar years (1997–2021)
The 7 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.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 5 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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)48.2 ft × 14.0 ft × 5.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 31 / net 21
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
Builderbuilder not recorded · NORFOLK, VA, UNITED STATES · built 1972
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionNot recorded
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portNORFOLK, VA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationCase Pending · issued 30 June 2004
Service, as the file records itTowing Vessel
Hull formunknown (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it31 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
21 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
21 - 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
WCX8000MMSI 367314240 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 9 August 2017, expires 20 October 2027 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
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.
SC-105 Industrial Vessel · MISLE 866799 · 16 November 2006 · activity 2823789Inspection history · 7
8 June 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7219176
25 May 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7206486
3 April 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC CLEAT (WYTL 65615) · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4285145
18 May 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC CLEAT (WYTL 65615) · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3746230
16 November 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2823789
28 October 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2810448
30 June 1997
Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 778311
Deficiency record · 1
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 25 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.
Casualty record · 2
28 October 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2810448
16 November 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2823789
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.