CHRIS ARDEN

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

CHRIS ARDEN is a 1978 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 28 inspections since 1997, most recently in December 2025, along with 2 deficiencies and 8 casualty investigations between 2004 and 2025.

Records from 1997 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 3 December 2025.

Built: 1978
Last inspected: 3 December 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 28
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 8 investigations · 2004–2025
Inspected with: 27 other vessels

Identity

596450

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WDI3151

161977

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367685470

Maury page id

psix-161977

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations9

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded17

Years with a record 18 calendar years (1997–2025)

The 28 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)55.7 ft × 18.6 ft × 6.7 ft

Registered tonnagegross 58 / net 21

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderASHLAND DRYDOCKING COMPANY · PORTSMOUTH, OH, UNITED STATES · built 1978

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portSOUTH POINT, OH

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 30 April 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it21 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
58 - 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

WDI3151MMSI 367685470 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 10 July 2025, expires 24 July 2035

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 · 27

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 · 28

3 December 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8290901

23 September 2024 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8007574

9 November 2023 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7822472

5 April 2022 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7425061

1 April 2022 TPO Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7422644

28 September 2020 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7067902

18 March 2019 MTSA Verification · Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6644234

21 February 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6364591

28 April 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5116961

4 April 2014 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4829417

4 April 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4829422

11 December 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4767983

25 February 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4542865

16 November 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4485662

15 July 2011 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4082334

7 July 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4072578

3 December 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3646629

4 November 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3628359

15 January 2009 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3394883

15 January 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3395252

3 December 2008 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 3373581

16 November 2005 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2538485

29 March 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2066882

26 June 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 22172

26 June 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 417298

23 November 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 13122

2 September 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 58276

2 September 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 232134

Deficiency record · 2

Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Vessel Response Plan

Issued 21 October 2008 Resolved

-The VRP must be amended to state that training regimens apply to the qualified and alternate qualified individuals, and members of the spill management team per Reg 33 CFR 155.1055 -The geographic-specific appendices in the VRP must be amended to align with the 33 CFR Part 3 technical amendments to reflect the introduction of Sector Commands

Due 21 November 2008
Resolved 16 December 2008
Resolution: Deficiencies fixed with revision submitted 12/4/08. Vessel approved for resubmission. Vessel expiration date 12/23/2013 (VRP #00154)

Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Vessel Response Plan

Issued 21 October 2008 Resolved

-Per Reg 33 CFR 155.1040(k), the vessel-specific appendices must be amended to include the volume oil cargo that would be involved in a MMPD and WCD

Due 21 November 2008
Resolved 16 December 2008
Resolution: Deficiencies fixed with revision submitted 12/4/08. Vessel approved for resubmission. Vessel expiration date 12/23/2013 (VRP #00154)

Casualty record · 8

29 March 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 2066882

7 July 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4072578

25 February 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at CHESSIE RAILROAD BRIDGE · activity 4542865

11 December 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILROAD BRIDGE · activity 4767983

4 April 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 4829422

28 April 2015Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 5116961

21 February 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6364591

3 December 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 8290901

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.