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KARA SEA

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

KARA SEA is a 1974 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 31 inspections since 1985, most recently in March 2014, along with 5 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded —.

Records from 1985 to 2014. Most recent: inspection, 6 March 2014.

Built
1974
Last inspected
6 March 2014
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
31
Deficiencies
5 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with
7 other vessels

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 12 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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 6 March 2014
Recorded inspections31
…physical examinations7
…administrative events5
…with no type recorded19
Deficiencies 5 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 13 calendar years (1985–2014)
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.
556625
IMO number
7391006
Call sign
WDB5563
MISLE id
128072
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-128072

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it193 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
319 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
131 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
95 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 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.
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.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 7

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.

KTC-115 Freight Barge · MISLE 45926 · 6 May 1999 · activity 11985KTC-115 Freight Barge · MISLE 45926 · 26 March 1998 · activity 13195BOSCO Towing Vessel · MISLE 195150 · 26 March 1998 · activity 13195KTC-115 Freight Barge · MISLE 45926 · 9 February 1998 · activity 188257KTC-115 Freight Barge · MISLE 45926 · 7 February 1998 · activity 139593HEYDEN-BAMIDELE Tank Barge · MISLE 50201 · 6 March 1996 · activity 53995COMODORE S Towing Vessel · MISLE 110960 · 6 March 1996 · activity 53995KTC-115 Freight Barge · MISLE 45926 · 28 June 1994 · activity 1122228701 Freight Barge · MISLE 48882 · 28 June 1994 · activity 112222STAMFORD Towing Vessel · MISLE 67795 · 28 June 1994 · activity 112222PATRICIA JEAN Towing Vessel · MISLE 158050 · 28 June 1994 · activity 112222

Inspection history · 31

6 March 2014 Administration
Administrative · USCG East District (dp) · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4811175
2 February 2012 Administration
Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4236720
25 June 2004 MTSA/ISPS Verification
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2110748
11 December 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1963095
21 April 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1867345
2 April 2002 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1600062
12 June 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 58440
7 March 2000 Plan Review "T" Boat
Administrative · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1046307
18 June 1999 Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 881110
6 May 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 11985
19 February 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 131644
2 February 1999 Administrative
Administrative · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1130681
26 March 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 13195
9 February 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 188257
9 February 1998 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1110282
9 February 1998 Damage Survey
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1110431
7 February 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 139593
7 February 1998 Damage Survey
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1109423
26 August 1997 Damage Survey
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1120973
25 June 1997 Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 776870
28 January 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · COTP NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 755036
26 December 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · COTP NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 197657
16 October 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 757062
3 October 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 197651
30 August 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 395616
29 May 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1088270
6 March 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 53995
30 August 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 94031
18 September 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 370677
28 June 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 112222
22 March 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO WILMINGTON · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 448599

Deficiency record · 5

Construction/Loadline › Markings › Vessel Name/Home Port
Issued 25 June 2004 Resolved
Mark vsl IMO number 7391006 on vsl hull per ISPS Code. Requirement is needed for ISSC.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 June 2004
Resolved 30 June 2004
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate
Issued 25 June 2004 No resolution recorded
Provide copy of safety radio survey certificate after radio survey completed. Vsl can use GRT on domestic routes but will
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Engineering
Issued 9 February 1998 Resolved
REPAIR STARBOARD ENGINE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY TO THE SATISFACTION OF CLASS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 March 1998
Resolved 11 February 1998
Engineering
Issued 7 February 1998 Resolved
MAKE REPAIRS TO STARBOARD MAIN ENGINE TO THE SATISFATION OF CLASS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 February 1998
Resolved 7 February 1998
Engineering
Issued 26 August 1997 Resolved
ISSUED COTP ORDER #61-97 UPON RECEIPT OF REPORT THAT TUG HAD FOULED STBD SHAFT/PROP WITH TOWING WIRE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 27 August 1997
Resolved 27 August 1997

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.