MIDWEST CHALLENGER is a 2023 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 4 inspections since 2022, most recently in January 2026, along with 3 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2024.
Records from 2022 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 26 January 2026.
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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.
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DocumentationValid · issued 4 September 2025 · expires 30 September 2026
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 it83 - Simplified, Gross Ton 66 - Simplified, Net Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 August 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.
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4 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 3 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 2 vessels inspected with it, by name and date; 1 casualty investigation, with date and classification; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port, endorsements, dates. The counts in the summary above are the same
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Vessel history report
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Every recorded inspection, 1980 to
2026 for this class, 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
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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.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 8 May 2024Resolved
At least one lifebuoy must have a lifeline, secured around the body of the lifebuoy. No lifebuoy on board has a secured lifeline. Secure a lifeline around the body of at least one lifebuoy.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 8 May 2024
Resolution: Lifeline was installed around the body of the lifebuoy.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 8 May 2024Resolved
Port search light beam lamp is broken and not operational. Replace beam lamp and test operation of port search light.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 May 2024
Resolved 15 May 2024
Resolution: TSMS condition rectified, see report.
22 June 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 8084584
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. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
Ownership record
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