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PROTECTOR

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · Other hulls named PROTECTOR

PROTECTOR is a 1973 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 31 inspections since 1985, most recently in July 2021, along with 3 deficiencies — 3 with no resolution recorded — and 5 casualty investigations between 1994 and 2018.

Records from 1985 to 2021. Most recent: inspection, 28 July 2021.

Built
1973
Last inspected
28 July 2021
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
31
Deficiencies
3 recorded · 3 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
5 investigations · 1994–2018
Inspected with
10 other vessels
Also recorded as
1 other name

Identity

US Official No.
550277
IMO number
7326350 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
Call sign
WDE7302
MISLE id
122955
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
366741180
Maury page id
psix-122955

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations7
…administrative events5
…with no type recorded19
…past their stated due date2
Years with a record 20 calendar years (1985–2021)
The 31 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

Tonnage as PSIX records it296 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
351 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
201 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
105 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.

Radio station licence

WDE7302MMSI 366741180 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 28 November 2018, expires 21 January 2029
WCX8489MMSI 366741180 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 21 November 1997, cancelled 26 January 2008
WCG9579MMSI not assigned · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 25 May 1994, cancelled 25 July 2004 · 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 · 10

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.

ONTARIO Towing Vessel · MISLE 33377 · 27 April 2014 · activity 4845593G T BULKMASTER Freight Barge · MISLE 53142 · 27 April 2014 · activity 4845593JAGUAR Towing Vessel · MISLE 163390 · 20 November 2006 · activity 2829399G.T. IRONMASTER Freight Barge · MISLE 228690 · 24 August 2006 · activity 2758170G.T. IRONMASTER Freight Barge · MISLE 228690 · 27 May 2005 · activity 2375523G. T. COAST TRADER Freight Barge · MISLE 46075 · 24 February 2001 · activity 188314G.T. IRONMASTER Freight Barge · MISLE 228690 · 12 November 1998 · activity 114003RTC 503 Tank Barge · MISLE 54240 · 9 November 1996 · activity 41246DD 4 Unclassified · MISLE 396916 · 23 August 1994 · activity 157452VINCENT D. TIBBETTS JR Towing Vessel · MISLE 113936 · 19 August 1994 · activity 73277DD 4 Unclassified · MISLE 396916 · 19 August 1994 · activity 73277B NO. 130 Tank Barge · MISLE 50539 · 19 February 1994 · activity 60122MINERAL CREEK Freight Ship · MISLE 47655 · 24 November 1992 · activity 64753MINERAL CREEK Freight Ship · MISLE 47655 · 13 March 1992 · activity 94214MINERAL CREEK Freight Ship · MISLE 47655 · 16 January 1992 · activity 16361

Inspection history · 31

28 July 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7270818
28 December 2020 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7116857
23 April 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6943075
28 April 2019 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6672824
8 October 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6557885
28 August 2018 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6525422
8 November 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6310598
3 March 2016 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5870786
27 April 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4845593
15 January 2013 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4525416
22 February 2012 Administration
Administrative · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4248839
26 January 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3933635
20 November 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2829399
24 August 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2758170
27 May 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2375523
24 February 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSFO NEW BEDFORD · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 188314
12 October 2000 Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · GROUP/MSO LONG ISLAND SOUND · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1397508
12 November 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 114003
13 March 1998 Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · GROUP/MSO LONG ISLAND SOUND · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1108422
13 March 1998 Administrative
Administrative · GROUP/MSO LONG ISLAND SOUND · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1108645
27 January 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · GROUP/MSO LONG ISLAND SOUND · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 760315
23 January 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · GROUP/MSO LONG ISLAND SOUND · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 199182
9 November 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 41246
27 March 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 671082
23 August 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 157452
19 August 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 73277
19 February 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 60122
24 November 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 64753
13 March 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 94214
16 January 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 16361
30 October 1985 Deficiency Check · Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MIO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 992474

Deficiency record · 3

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 28 July 2021 No resolution recorded
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.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 26 October 2021 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire prevention structural integrity
Issued 28 December 2020 No resolution recorded
Each vessel must be designed and constructed to minimize fire hazards insofar as reasonable and practicable. Vessel sustained damaged between exhaust stacks due to a fire. Cause is currently unknown. Clean area IWO fire for further inspection.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 28 December 2020 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 28 August 2018 No resolution recorded
Vsl is broadcasting invalid IMO #
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified

Casualty record · 5

23 August 1994Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 157452
27 May 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 2375523
20 November 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · at NEWBEDFORD FAIRHAVEN SWING BRIDGE · activity 2829399
27 April 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4845593
8 October 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 6557885
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.

Recorded names · 1

NAVIGATOR (1994–2018). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.

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.