KESTREL

Towing Vessel · Built 2010s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Other hulls named KESTREL

KESTREL is a 2012 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 15 inspections since 2012, most recently in January 2026, along with 1 deficiency and 3 casualty investigations between 2013 and 2018.

Records from 2012 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 25 January 2026.

Built: 2012
Last inspected: 25 January 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 15
Deficiencies: 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 3 investigations · 2013–2018
Inspected with: 3 other vessels

Identity

1243118

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WDG5612

1215228

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367548420

Maury page id

psix-1215228

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations5

…administrative events6

…with no type recorded4

Years with a record 11 calendar years (2012–2026)

The 15 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)90.2 ft × 32.0 ft × 13.4 ft

Registered tonnagegross 99 / net 73

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)90.2 ft × 32.0 ft × 13.4 ft

ITC tonnagegross 274 / net 82

BuilderHALIMAR SHIPYARD LLC · MORGAN CITY, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2012

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portPORTLAND, OR

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 23 April 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it99 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
274 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
73 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
82 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
179 - Dead Weight, Ton
548 - Displacement, 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

WDG5612MMSI 367548420 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 30 July 2022, expires 6 October 2032

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.

GLOBAL SAN FRANCISCO Tank Barge · MISLE 1080976 · 15 November 2025 · activity 8269244 SHAUNA KAY Tank Barge · MISLE 12616 · 22 April 2018 · activity 6402529 SWIFTWATER Freight Barge · MISLE 55062 · 13 December 2014 · activity 5039684

Inspection history · 15

25 January 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8301271

15 November 2025 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8269244

17 April 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7897139

27 February 2024 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Extension

Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7869462

8 March 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7647608

19 May 2021 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7200557

19 October 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7080275

3 August 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7048528

14 April 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6948254

22 April 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6402529

3 March 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5826596

1 February 2016 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5807828

13 December 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5039684

6 April 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4565140

26 November 2012 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4490759

Deficiency record · 1

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 25 January 2026 Resolved

Towing machinery such as capstans, winches, and other mechanical devices used to connect the towing vessel to the tow must be designed and installed to maximize control of the tow. MI was notified of complete loss of tow wire while in tow. Techician is scheduled, vessel is not authorized to utilize failed equipment until proper troubleshooting and restification is conducted on the equipment. 46 CFR 143.460(a)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 February 2026
Resolved 6 February 2026
Resolution: Rec. TPO report and assc. photos

Casualty record · 3

6 April 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4565140

3 March 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5826596

22 April 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 6402529

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.