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KAREN C

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG East District (CGD-E)

KAREN C is a 1973 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 62 inspections since 1991, most recently in September 2025, along with 15 deficiencies, 3 operational controls and 11 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2025.

Records from 1991 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 29 September 2025.

Built
1973
Last inspected
29 September 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
62
Deficiencies
15 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
11 investigations · 2005–2025
Inspected with
9 other vessels
Also recorded as
1 other name

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 29 September 2025
Recorded inspections62
…physical examinations12
…administrative events6
…with no type recorded44
Deficiencies 15 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 29 calendar years (1991–2025)
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

US Official No.
550653
IMO number
7319010
Call sign
WDK3258
MISLE id
123253
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-123253

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)120.2 ft × 34.0 ft × 16.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 198 / net 134
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)120.2 ft × 34.0 ft × 16.3 ft
ITC tonnagegross 432 / net 129
BuilderMC DERMOTT SHIPYARD · AMELIA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1973
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portSEATTLE, WA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 7 July 2026 · expires 31 August 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 it198 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
432 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
134 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
129 - Convention (Subpart B), Net 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.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 9

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.

CAPE LEOPARD Tank Barge · MISLE 599757 · 8 February 2014 · activity 4800015CAPE LEOPARD Tank Barge · MISLE 599757 · 26 November 2013 · activity 4762152CAPE LEOPARD Tank Barge · MISLE 599757 · 26 October 2012 · activity 4474725CAPE LEOPARD Tank Barge · MISLE 599757 · 21 July 2011 · activity 4138294BKO 121 Freight Barge · MISLE 339305 · 11 August 2010 · activity 3876913OPGEN-01 Tank Barge · MISLE 52663 · 11 December 2007 · activity 3115565KTC-71 Tank Barge · MISLE 228823 · 21 September 2007 · activity 3071232OPGEN-01 Tank Barge · MISLE 52663 · 4 July 2005 · activity 2419817PENN NO. 460 Tank Barge · MISLE 47558 · 21 November 2003 · activity 1953156SAVANNAH VINIK Towing Vessel · MISLE 100865 · 21 November 2003 · activity 1953156HATTERAS Tank Barge · MISLE 51910 · 19 November 2001 · activity 84322HATTERAS Tank Barge · MISLE 51910 · 6 November 2001 · activity 159171HATTERAS Tank Barge · MISLE 51910 · 28 December 2000 · activity 84942POTOMAC Tank Barge · MISLE 48518 · 19 September 2000 · activity 30356POTOMAC Tank Barge · MISLE 48518 · 2 April 1999 · activity 136732POTOMAC Tank Barge · MISLE 48518 · 17 October 1998 · activity 110568CAPTAIN BILL Towing Vessel · MISLE 66804 · 13 December 1997 · activity 20411POTOMAC Tank Barge · MISLE 48518 · 2 February 1996 · activity 126527

Inspection history · 62

29 September 2025 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8243210
29 September 2025 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8247161
20 August 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8257230
14 May 2025 Damage Survey · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8136140
2 May 2025 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8160231
1 August 2024 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7948132
20 November 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7827891
28 September 2021 Polar Code Examination · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7322122
13 November 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7124120
1 October 2020 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7069098
21 November 2019 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6860092
24 July 2019 Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6760710
29 July 2015 Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5205689
8 February 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4800015
26 November 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4762152
13 December 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4501743
26 October 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4474725
20 March 2012 MTSA Verification · DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4273230
21 July 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4138294
20 May 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4021892
11 August 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3876913
24 February 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC CLEAT (WYTL 65615) · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3686479
27 August 2009 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3581692
22 April 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3189526
11 December 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3115565
22 September 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3063581
21 September 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3062968
21 September 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3071232
11 March 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC CAPSTAN (WYTL 65601) · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2606567
3 February 2006 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSFO CAPE COD · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2578568
3 February 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSFO CAPE COD · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2578849
30 January 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSFO CAPE COD · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2576139
30 January 2006 Damage Survey
Physical examination · MSFO CAPE COD · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2576140
21 December 2005 MTSA Verification · Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2561583
4 July 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2419817
28 June 2004 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2113479
12 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1980783
21 November 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1953156
3 April 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1768269
27 September 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND MAINE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1683759
14 August 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1661384
12 August 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1660070
24 July 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · GROUP/MSO LONG ISLAND SOUND · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1804090
12 December 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1474851
19 November 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 84322
6 November 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 159171
28 December 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN JUAN · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 84942
25 September 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAVANNAH · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 210580
25 September 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAVANNAH · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 756479
19 September 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 30356
17 September 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8995
2 April 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 136732
26 March 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 57330
17 October 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 110568
11 June 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 83283
13 December 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND MAINE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 20411
2 February 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 126527
17 September 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 383031
24 February 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO WILMINGTON · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 667688
10 February 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO WILMINGTON · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 375559
22 May 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 367358
29 June 1991 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 229065

Deficiency record · 15

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 29 September 2025 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. VSL report a clutch fire on their port clutch. VSL shall proceed to port to effect repairs on unaffected engine, VSl shall not engage in any towing operations in transit. 46 CFR 143.205 (a)
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 3 October 2025
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 29 September 2025 Resolved
Towing vessels of more than 65 feet in length must carry—(1) At least the minimum number of portable fire extinguishers set forth in table 142.230(b); and(2) One 40-B portable fire extinguisher fitted in the engine room for each 1,000 brake horsepower of the main engines or fraction thereof. A towing vessel is not required to carry more than six additional 40-B portable fire extinguishers in the engine room for this purpose, regardless of horsepower. VSl expended 02 portable fire extinguishers. 46 CFR 142.230 (b)
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 3 October 2025
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 14 May 2025 Resolved
Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems must be maintained to ensure proper operation. The vessel's generator was inoperable due to clogged filter causing loss of steering. 46 CFR 143.205(c)(1)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 19 May 2025
Resolution: Accepted as condition of class & closed.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 14 May 2025 Resolved
A vessel owner, charterer, managing operator or agent shall immediately notify either of the following Coast Guard officers if there is reason to believe a vessel is lost or imperiled. Vessel notified the Coast Guard 12 days after the incident occurred. 46 CFR 4.04-1
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 14 May 2025
Resolution: CG was notified.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Long-range identification and tracking system (LRIT)
Issued 28 September 2021 Resolved
Vessel does not have Long Range Identification and Tracking of ships (LRIT) capability. Prior to vessel's next international voyage, install LRIT IAW 74 SOLAS (14) V/19-1.4.1
Action required: 702 - Prior to embarking on international voyage
Resolved 25 October 2021
Resolution: Verified LRIT report.
14 - Pollution Prevention › 146 - MARPOL Annex VI › Bunker delivery notes
Issued 28 September 2021 Resolved
Vessel does not have bunker notes onboard along with fuel samples. As discussed with operator, vessel will be bunkering before next international voyage. Before next international voyage, obtain and carry onboard bunker notes and bunker samples. MARPOL Annex VI, Reg 18.6 & MARPOL Annex VI, Reg 18.8.1
Action required: 702 - Prior to embarking on international voyage
Resolved 25 October 2021
Resolution: Moving forward, bunker delivery notes will be maintained.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Ship Energy Efficiency Management plan
Issued 28 September 2021 Resolved
Vessel shall develop Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP). MARPOL Annex VI, Reg 22
Action required: 702 - Prior to embarking on international voyage
Resolved 25 October 2021
Resolution: SEEMP verified.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Garbage record book
Issued 28 September 2021 Resolved
Vessel shall amend Garbage Management Plan and have updated placards to reflect polar operation. MARPOL Annex V, Reg 10 Polar Code II-A/5.2.3
Action required: 702 - Prior to embarking on international voyage
Resolved 25 October 2021
Resolution: Verified updated placards.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 21 November 2019 Resolved
Except as provided by 15.725 of this part, no vessel may be navigated unless it has in its service and onboard the crew compliment required by the COI. It was reported that the vessel is sailing with out an Able Seamen or Ordinary Seamen with a proper credential to serve as rating forming part of a navigational watch. Provide the required crew complement required by the vessel's COI at the first port after departure from Midway Island, USA.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 30 September 2020
Resolution: Verified proper manning per the vessel's Certificate of Inspection. //s// [name withheld], LT
Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-direct drive) › Turbocharger
Issued 21 September 2007 Resolved
Vessel had a port main diesel engine fire which cause a brief loss of propulsion.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 October 2007
Resolved 25 September 2007
Resolution: Received proper technician report attesting to repairs made to a faulty seal on vessel''s MDE turbo.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Weld
Issued 30 January 2006 Resolved
Effect permanent repairs to cracked weld in deck in way of starboard mooring bit support framing to satisfaction of an attending ABS class surveyor.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 15 February 2006
Resolved 3 February 2006
Resolution: Recieved a satisfactory ABS class report this date attesting to repairs completed.
Engineering
Issued 10 February 1995 Resolved
VESSEL DID NOT HAVE ONBOARD ANY OIL TRANSFER PROCEDURES.
Condition: Unknown
Due 21 September 1995
Resolved 21 September 1995
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 10 February 1995 Resolved
VESSEL'S MSD OVERBOARD DISCHARGE VALVE WAS IN THE OPEN POSITION ALLOWING RAW SEWAGE TO ENTER DIRECTLY INTO THE CAPE FEAR RIVER.
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 February 1995
Resolved 24 February 1995
Lifesaving
Issued 10 February 1995 Resolved
PFD'S MISSING REQUIRED LIGHTS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 21 September 1995
Resolved 21 September 1995
Lifesaving
Issued 10 February 1995 Resolved
ALL FLARES ONBOARD VESSEL WERE EXPIRED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 21 September 1995
Resolved 21 September 1995

Casualty record · 11

4 July 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2419817
30 January 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2576139
21 September 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3071232
11 December 2007Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 3115565
11 August 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3876913
20 May 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4021892
21 July 2011Routine · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 4138294
26 October 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4474725
26 November 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4762152
2 May 2025Routine · role: Subject to Marine Inspection · activity 8160231
29 September 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8247161
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.

Recorded names · 1

DOLPHIN (2005–2013). 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.