PETER FOSS

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW)

PETER FOSS is a 1977 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 36 inspections since 1995, most recently in March 2026, along with 1 deficiency, 1 operational control and 8 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2024.

Records from 1995 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 31 March 2026.

Built: 1977
Last inspected: 31 March 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 36
Deficiencies: 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 8 investigations · 2006–2024
Inspected with: 10 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

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 31 March 2026

Recorded inspections36

…physical examinations13

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded19

Deficiencies 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 21 calendar years (1995–2026)

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

589067

7717626

WDC3964

155386

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-155386

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)94.7 ft × 32.0 ft × 15.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 196 / net 133

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)94.7 ft × 32.0 ft × 15.0 ft

ITC tonnagegross 261 / net 78

BuilderMAIN IRON WORKS, INC. · HOUMA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1977

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portSEATTLE, WA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 6 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 it196 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
261 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
133 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
78 - Convention (Subpart B), 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 · 10

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.

ALEUTIAN STORM Commercial Fishing Vessel · MISLE 129315 · 10 February 2024 · activity 7867910 LASSEN Towing Vessel · MISLE 132990 · 8 September 2023 · activity 7798788 MAHIMAHI Freight Ship · MISLE 54338 · 9 July 2019 · activity 6959203 PATRICIA ANN Towing Vessel · MISLE 935830 · 9 July 2019 · activity 6959203 MARSHALL FOSS Towing Vessel · MISLE 38430 · 8 September 2011 · activity 4139753 PATRIOT Towing Vessel · MISLE 196007 · 8 September 2011 · activity 4139753 PATRIOT Towing Vessel · MISLE 91401 · 25 August 2009 · activity 3577451 REVOLUTION Towing Vessel · MISLE 819771 · 25 August 2009 · activity 3577451 ARCTIC DAWN Towing Vessel · MISLE 137014 · 18 March 2006 · activity 2611592 ALBERT CORNELIUS Freight Barge · MISLE 383869 · 18 March 2006 · activity 2611592

Inspection history · 36

31 March 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8339041

27 May 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8148495

10 February 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7867910

9 November 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7822935

8 September 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7798788

2 August 2023 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7758667

26 November 2022 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7599652

30 March 2022 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7400297

9 November 2021 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7348343

9 July 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6959203

10 October 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6558305

6 August 2018 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6508274

9 May 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6410418

10 April 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6391908

9 April 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6494188

17 December 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6325692

6 September 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6261376

25 August 2017 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6298335

20 August 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4960836

14 August 2013 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4685844

1 October 2012 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4454479

8 September 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4139753

30 November 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3901249

16 November 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3893213

13 October 2009 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3614625

25 August 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3577451

16 October 2008 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3348261

5 December 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2834829

4 April 2006 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2617275

18 March 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2611592

24 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1980950

16 April 1999 Inclining Experiment

Physical examination · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1381542

26 March 1999 Deadweight Survey

Physical examination · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 778580

8 December 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 9694

4 February 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 122060

4 February 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 225166

Deficiency record · 1

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)

Issued 10 October 2018 Resolved

LENGTH DIFF: greater/smaller than expected vessel length

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 9 November 2021
Resolution: Verified that vessel's AIS error was corrected via public website.

Casualty record · 8

18 March 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2611592

25 August 2009Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 3577451

16 November 2010Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 3893213

8 September 2011Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4139753

9 April 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6494188

9 July 2019Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 6959203

8 September 2023Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 7798788

10 February 2024Major Marine Casualty · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 7867910

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

LIBERTY (2006–2024). 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.