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BLUE FIN
BLUE FIN is a 2017 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 12 inspections since 2017, most recently in July 2026, along with 15 deficiencies.
Records from 2017 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 9 July 2026.
- Built
- 2017
- Last inspected
- 9 July 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 15 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
1279561
WDJ7283
1455774
Flag
UNITED STATES
368005210
Maury page id
psix-1455774
Inspections, by type
The 12 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)38.8 ft × 15.0 ft × 6.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 24 / net 19
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderMARINE GROUP BOAT WORKS · NATIONAL CITY, CA, UNITED STATES · built 2017
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portSAN DIEGO, CA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 10 February 2026 · expires 28 February 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 it24 - Simplified, Gross Ton
19 - Simplified, Net Ton
19 - Simplified, 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
WDJ7283MMSI 368005210 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 31 August 2017, expires 31 August 2027
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.
Inspection history · 12
9 July 2026
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8433594
10 July 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8180265
31 July 2024
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7971713
10 July 2024
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7942902
5 July 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7733572
22 October 2022
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7586868
26 July 2022
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7517167
5 August 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7278220
6 October 2020
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7072288
23 August 2019
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6792479
23 April 2019
DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6673788
9 November 2017
DAPI Audit · Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6317757
Deficiency record · 15
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 9 July 2026
Resolved
Portable fire pump must be self-priming and power-driven, with a minimum capacity of at least 300 LPM (80 gpm) at a discharge gauge pressure of not less than 414 kPa (60 psi), measured at the pump discharge. Pump was working with pressure, but MI was unbale to prove proper pressure on pump due to broken gauge. Replace gauge to prove pressure.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Closing devices/watertight doors
Issued 10 July 2025
Resolved
Watertight doors must be marked on both sides "WATERTIGHT DOOR-KEEP CLOSED" No markings were found on either side of the watertight door. 46 CFR 144.160
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Functional requirements
Issued 10 July 2025
Resolved
A vessel must comply with the applicable requirements for any radio installations as set forth in 47CFR part 80. Vessels radio did not have the position programmed into the radio.
46CFR140.715
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 31 October 2022
Resolved
ALL VESSELS MUST UNDERGO AN ANNUAL INSPECTION WITHIN 3 MONTHS BEFORE OR AFTER EACH ANNIVERSARY DATE. VSL IS OVERDUE FOR IT'S REQUIRED ANNUAL AS OF 16 OCT 2022.
VSL IS RESTRICTED FROM PUSHING, PULLING OR HAULING ALONGSIDE TYPE OPERATIONS UNTIL IT'S REQUIRED INSPECTION IS COMPLETED.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation
Issued 6 October 2020
Resolved
PROVIDE USCG WITH FCC SAFETY RADIO CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO VESSEL.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 6 October 2020
Resolved
INSTALL CHAFING GEAR FOR STEERING RAM HYDRAULIC HOSES.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings
Issued 6 October 2020
Resolved
ENSURE LAZERETTE/ER BULKHEAD PENETRATIONS ARE SEALED FOR WATERTIGHT AND FIRE BOUNDRY INTEGRITY.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 23 April 2019
Resolved
Begin testing and records of items listed in Table 143.245(b).
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Coast Guard Light List
Issued 9 November 2017
Resolved
Provide light list of current operating area.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Tide/Tidal Current Tables
Issued 9 November 2017
Resolved
Provide tide tables of current operating area.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › US Coast Pilot
Issued 9 November 2017
Resolved
Provide Coast Pilot of current operating area.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts
Issued 9 November 2017
Resolved
Provide chart of current operating area.
Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Alarms
Issued 9 November 2017
Resolved
Provide fire detection. Control panel, audible & visual alarms at both operating stations, two power sources, labels for switches and indicator lights identifying their functions and maintained IAW manufacturer's manual. 46CFR27.203
Fire Fighting › Fire Pumps › Power Source
Issued 9 November 2017
Resolved
Make fire pump capable of being energized at the pump. 46CFR27.301
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Proof of Enrollment
Issued 9 November 2017
Resolved
Provide proof drug testing program with documentation.
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.