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AURORA

AURORA is a 2023 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 12 inspections since 2023, most recently in January 2026, along with 1 deficiency and 3 casualty investigations between 2024 and 2026.

Records from 2023 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 8 January 2026.

Built
2023
Last inspected
8 January 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

WDN8325
1772124
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-1772124

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.

Inspections, by type

…with no type recorded3
Years with a record 4 calendar years (2023–2026)
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by the kind of activity 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)79.8 ft × 38.5 ft × 16.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 199 / net 135
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)79.8 ft × 38.5 ft × 16.7 ft
ITC tonnagegross 345 / net 103
BuilderMASTER BOAT BUILDERS INC · CODEN, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2023
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portHOUSTON, TX
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 29 July 2026 · expires 31 August 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 it345 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
199 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
103 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
135 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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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Inspected as a tow unit · 2

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.

BRANDON KYLE Towing Vessel · MISLE 1423234 · 8 January 2026 · activity 8293836FW MERCURY Freight Ship · MISLE 1805270 · 7 February 2025 · activity 8076557

Inspection history · 12

8 January 2026 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8293836
8 November 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8266023
18 July 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8189242
12 June 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8158171
7 February 2025 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8076557
20 September 2024 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8006388
10 January 2024 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7847724
10 January 2024 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7861060
5 December 2023 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7834296
23 August 2023 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7774866
23 August 2023 ISM SMC Audit
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7781801
28 July 2023 Plan Review (Other than "T")
Administrative · USCG Heartland District (dp) · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7754579

Deficiency record · 1

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 20 September 2024 Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel reported faulty pressure switch on port z-drive. Vessel permitted transit from HD1 in Houston, TX to Pelican Island in Galveston, TX. Permanent repairs to be conducted to the satisfaction of the TPO prior to any additional vessel movements.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 22 September 2024

Casualty record · 3

10 January 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7861060
7 February 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 8076557
8 January 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 8293836
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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