PALOMINO

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named PALOMINO

PALOMINO is a 1978 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 25 inspections since 1992, most recently in November 2024, along with 1 deficiency and 5 casualty investigations between 2004 and 2019.

Records from 1992 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 8 November 2024.

Built: 1978
Last inspected: 8 November 2024
Documentation: Case Pending · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 25
Deficiencies: 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 5 investigations · 2004–2019
Inspected with: 23 other vessels

Identity

596326

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WDK5292

161863

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

368063470

Maury page id

psix-161863

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations7

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded16

Years with a record 16 calendar years (1992–2024)

The 25 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)53.2 ft × 22.1 ft × 7.6 ft

Registered tonnagegross 85 / net 58

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderBALEHI MARINE INC · LACOMBE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1978

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portBELLAIRE, OH

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationCase Pending · issued 8 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 it58 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
85 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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

WDK5292MMSI 368063470 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 23 October 2018, expires 23 October 2028

WDC2683MMSI 366996370 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 7 November 2014, cancelled 29 March 2018

WAF9316MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 2 December 1994, cancelled 5 February 2005

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 · 23

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.

Inspection history · 25

8 November 2024 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8027643

15 October 2019 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6840222

14 October 2019 TPO Audit · Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6836260

11 October 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6866943

13 November 2014 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5024888

21 March 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4929015

7 October 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4732771

10 August 2012 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4416933

23 October 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4176271

23 October 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4176275

5 January 2010 Administration · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3659121

11 October 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2309115

17 August 2004 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2170834

24 February 2004 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2012399

24 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1996304

9 November 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 284106

1 April 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 25288

17 October 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8489

25 August 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 324

2 April 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 186111

29 January 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 140629

4 November 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 372114

15 January 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 91856

9 May 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 87638

30 June 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 100061

Deficiency record · 1

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system

Issued 13 November 2024 Resolved

Each towing vesel must be equipped with a means to detect smoke in the berthing spaces and lounges. The smoke detector in the stbd berthing room and messdeck/lounge did not operate when tested. repair/replace detectors.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 27 November 2024
Resolved 15 November 2024
Resolution: Smoke detectors were replaced and are functioning properly.

Casualty record · 5

11 October 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2309115

23 October 2011Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4176275

7 October 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4732771

21 March 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4929015

11 October 2019Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 6866943

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.