A. W. BAYER

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

A. W. BAYER is a 1979 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 34 inspections since 1998, most recently in May 2026, along with 6 deficiencies and 14 casualty investigations between 2008 and 2025.

Records from 1998 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 5 May 2026.

Built: 1979
Last inspected: 5 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 34
Deficiencies: 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 14 investigations · 2008–2025
Inspected with: 27 other vessels

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 5 May 2026

Recorded inspections34

…physical examinations8

…administrative events8

…with no type recorded18

Deficiencies 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 21 calendar years (1998–2026)

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

613084

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WDP2241

176926

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-176926

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)48.8 ft × 22.0 ft × 6.7 ft

Registered tonnagegross 87 / net 59

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderMARINE BUILDERS INC · CLARKSVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 1979

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Direct

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portMT VERNON, IN

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 19 December 2025 · expires 31 January 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 it59 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
87 - 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 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.

Vessel history report

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

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 · 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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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 · 34

5 May 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8367077

19 August 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8231564

27 May 2025 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8134983

22 April 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8116950

4 February 2025 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8072815

8 October 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8016819

16 August 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7982608

23 June 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7721570

16 March 2022 Deficiency Check · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7413114

16 March 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7507516

17 April 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7177213

31 July 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7020896

15 June 2020 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7000440

20 April 2020 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6941369

13 March 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6642627

11 March 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6110096

8 October 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6045881

30 September 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6026371

25 March 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5847880

16 March 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4817407

27 February 2014 DAPI Audit

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4809774

31 October 2013 Administration · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4745402

14 May 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4314103

7 March 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3959590

9 January 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3923917

24 September 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3859448

10 July 2009 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3535597

22 June 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3244188

31 July 2007 Uninspected Other

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3012894

4 July 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2414213

18 April 2005 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2337957

7 June 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2091077

18 February 1998 Uninspected Towing Vessel

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1114562

15 January 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 776375

Deficiency record · 6

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear

Issued 16 March 2022 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. The vessel reported an issue with the vessel's steering pump. Prove proper operation of the vessel's steering system. This requirement may be cleared by the vessel's TPO in accordance with the vessel's TSMS.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 16 March 2022
Resolved 17 March 2022
Resolution: Deficiency cleared to the satisfaction of the TPO.

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