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OCEAN TOWER
OCEAN TOWER is a 1978 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 21 inspections since 1998, most recently in December 2025, along with 3 deficiencies and 5 casualty investigations between 2010 and 2022.
Records from 1998 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 16 December 2025.
- Built
- 1978
- Last inspected
- 16 December 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 5 investigations · 2010–2022
Identity
590099
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WDE4689
156305
Flag
UNITED STATES
367356580
Maury page id
psix-156305
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded11
Years with a record
10 calendar years (1998–2025)
The 21 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)106.7 ft × 32.0 ft × 12.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 177 / net 120
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)110.9 ft × 32.0 ft × 16.0 ft
ITC tonnagegross 393 / net 117
BuilderQUALITY EQUIPMENT INC · HOUMA · built 1978
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portTAMPA, FL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 9 April 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it393 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
177 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
117 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
120 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
177 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
117 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
120 - 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
WDE4689MMSI 367356580 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 2 May 2018, expires 15 May 2028
WBN9209MMSI not assigned · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 16 September 1997, cancelled 28 April 2006 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
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 · 9
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.
NEPTUNE Towing Vessel · MISLE 371018 · 2 November 2017 · activity 6299459G.L. 603 Industrial Vessel · MISLE 1277395 · 2 November 2017 · activity 6299459ATLANTIC Industrial Vessel · MISLE 48792 · 2 May 2017 · activity 6198194ROBERT T Towing Vessel · MISLE 155860 · 2 May 2017 · activity 6198194B.R.-8 Freight Barge · MISLE 438534 · 2 May 2017 · activity 61981946002 Industrial Vessel · MISLE 668588 · 2 May 2017 · activity 6198194POPS Towing Vessel · MISLE 78681 · 9 March 2017 · activity 6102384RUBY M Towing Vessel · MISLE 94353 · 9 March 2017 · activity 6102384G.L. 63 Freight Barge · MISLE 298880 · 18 June 2010 · activity 3774307Inspection history · 21
16 December 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8284120
23 March 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7655726
25 January 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7626780
2 December 2022
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7604576
25 October 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7583757
14 September 2022
Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7558675
13 September 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7559157
30 March 2022
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7421618
15 March 2022
Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7412150
28 February 2020
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6918120
28 February 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6950137
2 November 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6299459
2 May 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6198194
9 March 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6102384
2 October 2014
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5000534
18 January 2012
Administration
Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4226957
18 September 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4149208
18 June 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3774307
7 May 1998
Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1124898
13 January 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 771005
10 January 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 209857
Deficiency record · 3
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 16 December 2025
Resolved
A vessel must be operated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and in such a manner as to afford protection against hazards to life, property, and the environment.
Vessel was in collision resulting in bent bulwarks and cracked welds on the aft deck. A TPO report attesting to the satisfactory repairs of the vessel is required prior to movement.
46 CFR 140.205(a)
60AC
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 14 September 2022
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and emergency conditions. Steering system hydraulic hose line ruptured. Repair hydraulic system and provide objective evidence in accordance with your TSMS.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 28 February 2020
Resolved
The vessel experienced a Loss of Propulsion when it was discovered that the starboard Main Engine suffered from an overheating issue that resulted in the engine being taken off line. After further investigation, the vessel’s engineer determined that the casualty was caused by a failed raw water pump on the starboard main engine.
The vessel will be allowed to proceed to Smith Shipyard in Baltimore, MD to affect repairs under the following conditions:
a) Provide this office with a Voyage Plan
Provide this office with a copy of the Service Tech Report (Post repairs)
Note: All repairs must be completed to the satisfaction of a Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
Casualty record · 5
18 June 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3774307
9 March 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 6102384
2 May 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6198194
28 February 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6950137
13 September 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7559157
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.