CAPE FEAR

Towing Vessel · Built 2020s · USCG East District (CGD-E)

Built: 2020
Last inspected: 3 December 2025
Inspections: 13
Deficiencies: 21 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 3 December 2025

Recorded inspections13

…physical examinations9

…administrative events4

Deficiencies 21 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 6 calendar years (2020–2025)

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

1296755

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WDL7789

1575608

Flag

UNITED STATES

Tonnage

39 - Simplified, Gross Ton 31 - Simplified, Net Ton

Maury page id

psix-1575608

Vessel history report

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, 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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Inspection history · 13

3 December 2025 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8270822

18 September 2025 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nags Head · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8233293

19 December 2024 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8049158

3 October 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8013713

26 March 2024 Administrative Inspection · Appeal

Administrative · USCG East District (dp) · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7885057

14 December 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7837343

3 October 2023 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nags Head · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7795918

25 August 2023 Appeal · Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7832269

21 November 2022 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7591237

14 January 2022 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7380113

30 July 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7276982

7 October 2020 Deficiency Check · Special

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nags Head · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7073092

10 July 2020 Initial Certification · Construction Oversight

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7006285

Deficiency record · 21

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Magnetic compass

Issued 19 December 2024 Resolved

Towing vessels must be equipped with a illuminated magnetic compass. The light for the compass in the pilothouse is currently not working. Prove proper operation.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 20 January 2025
Resolved 16 January 2025
Resolution: Compass light installed.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)

Issued 21 November 2022 Resolved

Guardrails must be installed near the periphery of all decks accessible to the crew. Vsl has removed several installed guardrails from around the main deck. Vsl must provide guardrails near the periphery of the main deck wile operating as a workboat within a worksite. 46 CFR 144.800

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 28 November 2022
Resolution: Received objective evidence via email that all handrails had been installed.

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Functional requirements

Issued 21 November 2022 Resolved

VHF radio must be equipped with the DSC function. Vsl has not integrated GPS into the VHF system so DSC is inop. Vsl must provide VHF radio equipped with DSC functions. 47 CFR 80.13

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 28 November 2022
Resolution: Received master attestation stating the VHF/DSC were interconnected and functioning.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes

Issued 14 January 2022 Resolved

Each vessel must operate IAW applicable laws and regulations in such a manner as to afford protection against hazards to life and property. MI observed excessive leak on fire pump while conducting fire drill.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 January 2022
Resolved 18 January 2022
Resolution: Packing gland tightened. Provided video evidence of pump operating with no leaks.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals

Issued 14 January 2022 Resolved

Each vessel must be equipped with navigation lights. Starboard side running light is inoperable. Vessel is restricted to daytime operations in clear weather conditions.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 January 2022
Resolved 18 January 2022
Resolution: New light was ordered and replaced. New light operates as designed. Vessel restriction to daytime navigation only removed.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 14 January 2022 Resolved

Requirements for design, construction, and arrangement. Observed cracks on secondary containment on both port and starboard fueling stations. Provide a repair plan to the satisfaction of the OCMI. Vertical crack observed in weld on the secondary containment at attachment point to fuel tank. Temporary repair previously completed on port side.

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 January 2022
Resolved 16 October 2023
Resolution: Temporary repair made on starboard secondary containment weld. Plans for permanent repair will be submitted to be completed during dry dock.

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)