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BTU SPECIAL
BTU SPECIAL is a 1976 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 23 inspections since 1997, most recently in August 2025, along with 2 deficiencies and 9 casualty investigations between 2002 and 2025.
Records from 1997 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 28 August 2025.
- Built
- 1976
- Last inspected
- 28 August 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 9 investigations · 2002–2025
Identity
572552
WDI4881
141133
Flag
UNITED STATES
367703020
Maury page id
psix-141133
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded16
Years with a record
14 calendar years (1997–2025)
The 23 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.
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
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)47.1 ft × 18.7 ft × 6.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 48 / net 33
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderPORTSMOUTH DOCKING CO · PORTSMOUTH, OH, UNITED STATES · built 1976
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionNot recorded
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portSOUTH POINT, OH
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 5 November 2025 · expires 30 November 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 it48 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
33 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
33 - 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 September 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.
Radio station licence
WDI4881MMSI 367703020 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 26 November 2025, expires 13 November 2035
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 · 15
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.
MPC 1005 Tank Barge · MISLE 1217373 · 28 August 2025 · activity 8220432AEP 9324 Freight Barge · MISLE 387782 · 9 April 2019 · activity 6677771BOONE NO 8 Passenger Barge (Inspected) · MISLE 42735 · 28 August 2016 · activity 5985609LITTLE BOONE Towing Vessel · MISLE 68432 · 28 August 2016 · activity 5985609BOONE NO. 9 Passenger Barge (Inspected) · MISLE 49884 · 23 August 2014 · activity 4964758DEBORAH A. Towing Vessel · MISLE 71978 · 23 August 2014 · activity 4964758VIVIAN MCGINNIS Towing Vessel · MISLE 145627 · 23 August 2014 · activity 4964758CB0025 Freight Barge · MISLE 24184 · 26 June 2014 · activity 4900419MEM 3015 Freight Barge · MISLE 489331 · 26 June 2014 · activity 4900419CB0026 Freight Barge · MISLE 868843 · 26 June 2014 · activity 4900419BOONE NO. 9 Passenger Barge (Inspected) · MISLE 49884 · 10 December 2013 · activity 4767243DEBORAH A. Towing Vessel · MISLE 71978 · 10 December 2013 · activity 4767243VIVIAN MCGINNIS Towing Vessel · MISLE 145627 · 10 December 2013 · activity 4767243NEIL N. DIEHL Towing Vessel · MISLE 200188 · 10 December 2013 · activity 4767243VIVIAN MCGINNIS Towing Vessel · MISLE 145627 · 9 August 2012 · activity 4405822STC-409B Freight Barge · MISLE 47335 · 20 February 2008 · activity 3151212ART 922 Tank Barge · MISLE 145547 · 20 February 2008 · activity 3151212OR 3688 Freight Barge · MISLE 167566 · 29 January 2002 · activity 1482690MST 287 Freight Barge · MISLE 92796 · 3 January 2002 · activity 1479824Inspection history · 23
28 August 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8220432
19 November 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7604868
10 May 2022
Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7447534
8 March 2022
TPO Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7448363
9 April 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6677771
24 May 2018
MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6434912
28 August 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5985609
3 December 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5774821
23 August 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4964758
26 June 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4900419
10 December 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4767243
9 August 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4405822
10 September 2010
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3869727
9 March 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3711873
3 December 2008
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 3373361
20 February 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3151212
17 January 2006
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2569475
17 January 2006
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2569480
5 February 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1484227
29 January 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1482690
29 January 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1484097
3 January 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1479824
23 February 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 187290
Deficiency record · 2
Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Vessel Response Plan
Issued 21 October 2008
Resolved
-The VRP must be amended to state that training regimens apply to the qualified and alternate qualified individuals, and members of the spill management team per Reg 33 CFR 155.1055
-The geographic-specific appendices in the VRP must be amended to align with the 33 CFR Part 3 technical amendments to reflect the introduction of Sector Commands.
Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Vessel Response Plan
Issued 21 October 2008
Resolved
-Per Reg 33 CFR 155.1040(k), the vessel-specific appendices must be amended to include the volume oil cargo that would be involved in a MMPD and WCD
Casualty record · 9
3 January 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1479824
20 February 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3151212
9 August 2012Routine · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · 1 injured · activity 4405822
10 December 2013Routine · role: Sighted in Area · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 4767243
26 June 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4900419
28 August 2016Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 5985609
9 April 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6677771
19 November 2022Routine · role: Subject to Marine Inspection · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 7604868
28 August 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8220432
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.
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.