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POLAR KING
POLAR KING is a 1974 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 49 inspections since 1993, most recently in May 2026, along with 2 deficiencies, 4 operational controls and 9 casualty investigations between 2002 and 2019.
Records from 1993 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 22 May 2026.
- Built
- 1974
- Last inspected
- 22 May 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 9 investigations · 2002–2019
Identity
554888
7367158
WDC7562
126697
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-126697
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.
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded31
Years with a record
25 calendar years (1993–2026)
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.
What Maury does not do.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)118.7 ft × 34.0 ft × 14.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 198 / net 134
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)120.2 ft × 34.0 ft × 16.4 ft
ITC tonnagegross 421 / net 126
BuilderJ RAY MCDERMOTT & CO · AMELIA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1974
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portSEATTLE, WA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 7 February 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it421 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
198 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
126 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
134 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
198 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
126 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
134 - 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 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 · 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 · 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.
ARCTIC PROVIDER Freight Barge · MISLE 878780 · 10 November 2019 · activity 6858315JULIE F Towing Vessel · MISLE 124985 · 16 July 2015 · activity 5190667HAWAII TRADER Freight Barge · MISLE 721587 · 16 July 2015 · activity 5190667ALEUTIAN TRADER Freight Barge · MISLE 921402 · 13 March 2014 · activity 4819789PACIFIC TRADER Freight Barge · MISLE 736161 · 21 July 2011 · activity 4154922PACIFIC TRADER Freight Barge · MISLE 736161 · 1 February 2007 · activity 2869646CHIEF Towing Vessel · MISLE 471167 · 19 January 2002 · activity 1480380BARGE 410 Freight Barge · MISLE 48087 · 29 August 2000 · activity 18537GUIDE Towing Vessel · MISLE 471176 · 29 August 2000 · activity 18537SEASPAN QUEEN Towing Vessel · MISLE 324703 · 22 February 2000 · activity 158270BARGE 450-10 Tank Barge · MISLE 53100 · 15 February 2000 · activity 115207GUIDE Towing Vessel · MISLE 471176 · 15 February 2000 · activity 115207BARGE 450-10 Tank Barge · MISLE 53100 · 8 April 1998 · activity 7067Inspection history · 49
22 May 2026
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8383160
29 October 2024
Initial Certification · Underwater Inspection in lieu of Drydock · Administrative Inspection · Vessel Attendance
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8023173
2 February 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7134940
20 November 2019
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6859185
10 November 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6858315
27 June 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6505254
16 June 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6445856
5 March 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6366468
17 November 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6308950
16 June 2017
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6177955
7 April 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Maritime Safety & Security Team Honolulu (91107) · Activity 6119870
18 March 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6106155
23 May 2016
Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 5884978
12 May 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 5879910
16 July 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 5190667
10 November 2014
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5021479
13 March 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 4819789
17 February 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4801366
17 February 2014
Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4801499
11 January 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 4521930
28 July 2011
Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 4134066
27 July 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 4098061
21 July 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 4154922
13 July 2011
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4082464
4 August 2010
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3814740
3 July 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3787500
30 June 2010
Administration
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3781650
26 February 2010
MTSA Verification · Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3686785
11 September 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3596267
6 June 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 2953316
6 June 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 2954523
1 February 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 2869646
13 July 2006
Security Plan Amendment Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2711520
5 July 2006
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Honolulu · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 2703906
25 March 2005
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2319345
30 January 2004
Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2015592
27 January 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1481660
19 January 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1480380
28 September 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 158941
29 August 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 18537
22 February 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 158270
15 February 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 115207
8 April 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7067
25 August 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 31928
17 December 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 108186
2 December 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 37571
30 January 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6411
25 May 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 139112
14 April 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 77921
Deficiency record · 2
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 22 May 2026
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. Vessel reported abnormal low pressure readings on the STBD main eng jacket water system. The following apply to the vessel:
Vessel to have an escort tug while conducting cargo/towing operations.
Vessel to submit TPO survey report post repair.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 22 October 2025
Resolved
Verification of compliance with the construction and arrangement design standards must be performed on a vessel on which a new installation that is not a "replacement in kind". Complete design verification with an entity or individual in accordance with 46 CFR 144.140 prior to 01 October 2026.
Casualty record · 9
19 January 2002Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 2 injured · activity 1480380
1 February 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2869646
6 June 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2954523
11 September 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3596267
3 July 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3787500
21 July 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4154922
11 January 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4521930
13 March 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4819789
10 November 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6858315
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
SEA KING (2002). 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.