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CHANNAHON
CHANNAHON is a towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 8 inspections since 2024, most recently in July 2026, along with 17 deficiencies.
Records from 2024 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 22 July 2026.
- Built
- Not recorded
- Last inspected
- 22 July 2026
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 17 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. Records for the Towing Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.
Inspection record
Last inspected
22 July 2026
Deficiencies
17 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
3 calendar years (2024–2026)
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
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it52 - Simplified, Gross Ton
41 - Simplified, Net Ton
41 - Simplified, Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
Vessel history report
A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. What a sparse-record report looks like.
Inspection history · 8
22 July 2026
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8444174
2 June 2026
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8387190
10 February 2026
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8308956
8 October 2025
Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8249657
30 July 2025
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8198202
14 April 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8111192
7 May 2024
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7909561
13 February 2024
COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7865040
Deficiency record · 17
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 2 June 2026
Resolved
At least two lifebuoys on a towing vessel greater than 26 feet must be fitted with a floating electric water light approved under approval series 161.010 or 161.110, unless the towing vessel is limited to daytime operation, in which case no floating electric water light is required. Lifebuoy on bow has wrong battery installed in attached waterlight. Replace battery with approved type listed on waterlight canister.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Structural features (ship)
Issued 2 June 2026
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 flame locker is loosely chained to the bulkhead. Re-secure or tighten chain for flame locker security.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - cracking
Issued 2 June 2026
Resolved
An existing vessel may be deemed by the OCMI, or TPO, to be in compliance with this subpart provided that either:The vessel is built, equipped, and maintained to conform to the rules of a recognized classification society appropriate for the intended service and routes, but not classed. Vessel has a port aft corner post/stanchion with a cracked base. Make repairs to the satisfaction of local OCMI.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 2 June 2026
Resolved
Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas. Emergency lighting sources must provide for sufficient illumination under emergency conditions to facilitate egress from each space. Upper aft engine room emergency light fixture is not operational, repair or replace.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 2 June 2026
Resolved
Electrical components that pose an electrical hazard must be in an enclosure. In the tank space, an electric A/C compressor has an electrical cable splice that needs to be in an enclosure.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)
Issued 2 June 2026
Resolved
A towing vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts, maps, and nautical publications for the intended voyage, including: Coast Guard light list.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 10 February 2026
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions.
Received email from [name withheld] on 2/10/26 stating the CHANNAHON has a hole in the generator keel cooler from operating in heavy ice. Make repairs to the keel cooler and test repairs to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 14 April 2025
Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards.
The 208V electrical panel in engine room has two knockout holes that need to be plugged.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 14 April 2025
Resolved
Electrical equipment and electrical cables must be suitably protected from wet and corrosive environments.
The two aft towing lights need their cables replaced from the light fixtures to their respective conduit elbow electrical boxes. Replace with correct size marine grade cable.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-corrosion
Issued 14 April 2025
Resolved
Forward bow port/starboard voids have excessive scaling, wasted internal structural members, and wasted ladders beyond 20% rule. Remove all scaling, conduct survey, and submit repair plan for all wasted material beyond 20% of scantlings. Start and have repiars completed once MSU Chicago approves.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Magnetic compass
Issued 14 April 2025
Resolved
Towing vessels must be equipped with the following equipment, as applicable to the area of operation:
(d) Illuminated magnetic compass or an illuminated swing-meter (Western Rivers vessels only). The compass or swing-meter must be readable from each operating station.
Install illuminated compass or swing meter.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 19 March 2024
Resolved
CIRCUIT BREAKERS DIRECTLY INSIDE FWD ENGINE ROOM ENTRANCE ON PORT SIDE NEED LABELS WITH DESCRIPTION OF LOADS THEY SERVE.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 19 March 2024
Resolved
TRANSMISSION OIL HOSE ON STBD ENGINE IS CHAFFED, LEAKING, AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificates for master and officers
Issued 19 March 2024
Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 19 March 2024
Resolved
WTD FROM ENGINE ROOM TO TANK ROOM ON BOTH SIDES NEEDS LABELING AS FOLLOWS IN AT LEAST 1" HIGH LETTERS: "WATER-TIGHT DOOR - KEEP CLEAR".
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 19 March 2024
Resolved
VESSEL NEEDS TO INSTALL AN APPROVED 160-B SEMI-PORTABLE EXTINGUISHER OR GET APPROVAL TYPE FOR INSTALLED SYSTEM ON BOARD.
14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Oil and oily mixtures from machinery spaces
Issued 19 March 2024
Resolved
SHAFT DRAIN/LEAK BAYS HAVE OIL/GREASE AND CAN AUTOMATICALLY PUMP OVBD. DISCONNECT AND CLEAN PRIOR TO USE.
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.