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FOX ELDON
FOX ELDON is a 1976 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 1997, most recently in October 2025, along with 21 deficiencies, 2 operational controls and 1 casualty investigation in 2019.
Records from 1997 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 28 October 2025.
- Built
- 1976
- Last inspected
- 28 October 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 21 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2019
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
28 October 2025
…with no type recorded10
Deficiencies
21 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
13 calendar years (1997–2025)
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
578220
WDK5660
145944
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-145944
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)50.0 ft × 20.5 ft × 7.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 69 / net 53
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSERODINO, INC · GUILD TN, UNITED STATES · built 1976
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portDUBUQUE, IA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 14 May 2026 · expires 30 June 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 it69 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
53 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
53 - 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.
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 · 1
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.
CTCO 208 Freight Barge · MISLE 46006 · 5 May 2022 · activity 7459031Inspection history · 19
28 October 2025
Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8260125
6 October 2025
Drydock Exam · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8255632
23 July 2024
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7965140
24 October 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7814053
8 August 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7528345
5 May 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7459031
14 June 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7226139
9 September 2020
Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7007133
18 November 2019
In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6857742
15 November 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6868163
26 November 2012
Administration
Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4490349
9 October 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 294890
5 October 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 154676
5 October 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 168957
31 August 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 281766
22 April 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 428023
8 January 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 760148
2 October 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 209496
2 October 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 409362
Deficiency record · 21
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 5 January 2026
Resolved
A towing vessel may not be operated without having onboard a valid COI issued by the Coast Guard as required by § 136.202. The vessel's COI has expired as of 09SEP2025. Complete renewal inspection prior to engaging in or intending to engage in the service of pulling, pushing, or hauling alongside, or any combination of pulling, pushing, or hauling alongside. 46 CFR 136.200(a)
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Decks - corrosion
Issued 6 October 2025
Resolved
An internal structural examination required by this part may be conducted while the vessel is afloat or while it is out of the water. It consists of a complete examination of the vessel's main strength members, including the major internal framing, the hull plating and planking...Identified wastage in forward void, centerline on overhead below "H" bar. Identify extent of wastage, crop and renew to good metal. 46 CFR 137.330(b)
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm
Issued 8 August 2022
Resolved
(a) Essential systems or equipment must be regularly tested and examined. (b) Each towing vessel must perform the applicable test in Table 143.245(b). Vessel could not provide testing or documentation of testing of machinery alarm set points as prescribed.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire-dampers
Issued 8 August 2022
Resolved
For closing, in case of fire, each doorway, ventilator, and annular space around funnels and other openings into such spaces. Vessel does not have prescribed means of closing for both engine room ventilators
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 9 September 2020
Resolved
Provide operational water light for port side ring buoy.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 9 September 2020
Resolved
Provide approved and operational smoke detector on the bridge.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Location of emergency installations
Issued 9 September 2020
Resolved
Label fuel shut off valves.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 9 September 2020
Resolved
Prove 120 minute operation of emergency lighting/ batteries prior to recertification/ inspection year 2025.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 20 November 2019
Resolved
Any vessel of at least five net tons wholly owned by a U.S citizen engaged in trade is required to have a Certificate of Documentation.
Vessel and company cannot prove vessel has a valid Certificate of Documentation.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 20 November 2019
Resolved
Prove proper operation of fire pump and fire hose.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 18 November 2019
Resolved
Conduct repairs to port rudder and associated steering and propulsion equipment to satisfaction of the USCG. 46 CFR 143.205
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 18 November 2019
Resolved
Prove proper operation of propulsion system. 46 CFR Part 143
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear
Issued 18 November 2019
Resolved
Prove proper operation of the steering system.46 CFR Part 143
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)
Issued 18 November 2019
Resolved
Vessel does not have required marking of name and hailing port on hull
Fire Fighting
Issued 2 October 1997
Resolved
46 C.F.R. 25.30-20(b)(1) Does not have the minimum fire extinguishers as required.
Documentation
Issued 2 October 1997
Resolved
33 CFR 155.450 Missing Discharge of Oil Placard.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 2 October 1997
Resolved
33 CFR 151.59 Missing Garbage(MARPOL) Placard.
Documentation
Issued 2 October 1997
Resolved
46 CFR 15.610 Vessel operator did not have his license available._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Documentation
Issued 2 October 1997
Resolved
46 C.F.R. 67.323 Certificate of Documentation has expired._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Documentation
Issued 2 October 1997
Resolved
46 CFR 80.25 FCC License was not available._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Engineering
Issued 2 October 1997
Resolved
COTP Machinery Guards not placed over moving shafts of main engines.
Casualty record · 1
15 November 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6868163
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
RANDY L. KANIPE (2019). 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.