MIDWEST I is a 1973 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 1997, most recently in June 2022, along with 21 deficiencies, 2 operational controls and 2 casualty investigations in 2022.
Records from 1997 to 2022. Most recent: inspection, 26 June 2022.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 4 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 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.
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded.
The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by
the kind of activity 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.
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Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)40.0 ft × 15.0 ft × 4.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 27 / net 18
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderHUMBOLT BOAT SERVICE CO · ST LOUIS · built 1973
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionUnknown
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portCHILLICOTHE, IL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 8 October 2025 · expires 31 October 2026
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 it18 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton 27 - 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.
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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
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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.
Any vessel of at least five net tons wholly owned by a U.S. citizen, engaged in Coastwise trade is required to have a Certificate of Documentation.
On 4 June 2020, the MIDWEST I (ON: 553429 ) was operated between MM 178.7 and 169 on the Illinois River in a commercial towing vessel capacity without a current and valid Certificate of Documentation issued to the vessel.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 27 May 2021
Resolution: Vessel is properly documented.
Lifesaving
Issued 15 January 1999Resolved
LIFE RING WAS UNSERVICABLE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 15 January 1999
Resolved 15 January 1999
Lifesaving
Issued 15 January 1999Resolved
NO TYPE I PFD'S ON BOARD.
Condition: Unknown
Due 15 February 1999
Resolved 21 April 1999
Electrical
Issued 15 January 1999Resolved
LOOSE AND IMPROPERLY CONNECTED WIRING IN BRIDGE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 15 January 1999
Resolved 15 January 1999
Documentation
Issued 30 September 1997Resolved
LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS NOT ON BOARD.
Condition: Unknown
Due 24 October 1997
Resolved 24 October 1997
11 May 2022Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 7449960
26 June 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7487544
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
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