CHESAPEAKE STAR is a 1977 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 1995, most recently in May 2025, along with 6 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2003 and 2005.
Records from 1995 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 8 May 2025.
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.
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.
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Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)47.6 ft × 20.0 ft × 8.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 58 / net 39
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderHENRY & BROUSSARD BOAT BUILDERS · MORGAN CITY, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1977
DocumentationValid · issued 8 July 2026 · expires 31 August 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 it58 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 39 - 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
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and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this
hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when
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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.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 8 May 2025Resolved
47 CFR 80.1061(f): To enhance protection of life and property it is mandatory that each 406.0-406.1 MHz EPIRB be registered with NOAA before installation and that information be kept up-to-date. Therefore, in addition to the identification plate or label requirements contained in §§ 2.925 and 2.926 of this chapter, each 406.0-406.1 MHz EPIRB must be provided on the outside with a clearly discernible permanent plate or label containing. EPIRB missing NOAA identification plate.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 June 2025
Resolved 22 May 2025
Resolution: Sent in photographic evidence that the EPIRB has the NOAA sticker affixed.
Employers may test for drugs in addition to those specified in this part only with approval granted by the Coast Guard under 49 CFR part 40 and for substances for which the Department of Health and Human Services has established an approved testing protocol and positive threshold.
Owner was unable to provide Certificate of Drug and Alcohol Program
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 3 August 2023
Resolved 21 July 2023
Resolution: Vessel rep sent in a copy of their DAPI consortium cover sheet.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 16 August 2018Resolved
The vessel is currently broadcasting (1) Zero Draft.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 September 2018
Resolved 6 March 2019
Resolution: Owner reported AIS discrepancies corrected. Used NAVCEN to verify accuracy of vessel's AIS broadcast.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › EAP Training Requirements
Issued 24 April 2008Resolved
EAP Requirements- Training is required for Supervisory positions on the Vessel. Supervisor receive 1 hour EAP training needed.
Due 14 May 2008
Resolved 12 May 2008
Resolution: [name withheld], Vulcan’s, Manager, Safety Health and Environmental submitted necessary documentation with plan of action for future program management.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Recordkeeping
Issued 24 April 2008Resolved
Record keeping- Company did not do DOT required background check in the past on new employees, representative DER at the audit was under the impression that having new employees take a pre-employment drug test fulfilled the requirements. Was told by DAPI that all employees need to have a background check done who were there latest hires.
Due 14 May 2008
Resolved 12 May 2008
Resolution: [name withheld], Vulcan’s, Manager, Safety Health and Environmental submitted necessary documentation with plan of action for future program management.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Serious Marine Incident
Issued 24 April 2008Resolved
Company did show proof of Alcohol Testing Kits. DER and Safety person showed a sample of a drug
Testing kit that would be used for a serious marine incident testing, not incompliance with the applicable regulations
Due 24 April 2008
Resolved 12 May 2008
Resolution: [name withheld], Vulcan’s, Manager, Safety Health and Environmental submitted necessary documentation with plan of action for future program management.
10 February 2003Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1742340
11 August 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2464174
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.
Ownership record
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with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National
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