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ISLAND FOX
ISLAND FOX is a 1980 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 52 inspections since 1992, most recently in April 2026, along with 21 deficiencies and 7 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2025.
Records from 1992 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 16 April 2026.
- Built
- 1980
- Last inspected
- 16 April 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 21 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 7 investigations · 2006–2025
Identity
627698
WDK5842
190216
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-190216
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 recorded28
Years with a record
25 calendar years (1992–2026)
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.
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Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)56.6 ft × 22.0 ft × 8.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 99 / net 67
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderNATIONAL SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION · BOURG, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1980
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portYONGES ISLAND, SC
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 18 November 2025 · expires 30 November 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 it99 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
67 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
67 - 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 · 20
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.
U 210 Freight Barge · MISLE 455058 · 13 November 2025 · activity 8270495SJ 300 Freight Barge · MISLE 206896 · 28 August 2024 · activity 7996938SJ 700 Freight Barge · MISLE 211468 · 15 October 2023 · activity 7809444CAPT TOM ECHOLS SR Towing Vessel · MISLE 83343 · 1 December 2013 · activity 4762144LASM-27 Tank Barge · MISLE 364895 · 1 December 2013 · activity 4762144KIRBY 28313 Tank Barge · MISLE 365057 · 1 December 2013 · activity 4762144ST JUDE THADDEUS Towing Vessel · MISLE 867560 · 1 December 2013 · activity 4762144KIRBY 10218 Tank Barge · MISLE 1059675 · 1 December 2013 · activity 4762144JAMES G Towing Vessel · MISLE 133488 · 29 September 2012 · activity 4454486KIRBY 11312 Tank Barge · MISLE 746810 · 29 September 2012 · activity 4454486KIRBY 11315 Tank Barge · MISLE 771072 · 29 September 2012 · activity 4454486KIRBY 10300 Tank Barge · MISLE 41474 · 15 June 2008 · activity 3239127WRS 1 Tank Barge · MISLE 41483 · 15 June 2008 · activity 3239127KIRBY 10300 Tank Barge · MISLE 41474 · 13 April 2007 · activity 2909609KIRBY 11313 Tank Barge · MISLE 746809 · 13 April 2007 · activity 2909609KIRBY 10300 Tank Barge · MISLE 41474 · 19 December 2006 · activity 2843778KIRBY 10038 Tank Barge · MISLE 46613 · 19 December 2006 · activity 2843778WRS 1 Tank Barge · MISLE 41483 · 3 July 2006 · activity 2702698KIRBY 10038 Tank Barge · MISLE 46613 · 3 July 2006 · activity 2702698SMI 80 / KIRBY 10014 Tank Barge · MISLE 51366 · 27 June 2001 · activity 152920KIRBY 25700 Tank Barge · MISLE 48089 · 26 January 2001 · activity 50958KIRBY 24003 Tank Barge · MISLE 427524 · 5 May 1996 · activity 13104CHEM 1008 Tank Barge · MISLE 348784 · 4 July 1994 · activity 23323KIRBY 10302 Tank Barge · MISLE 49857 · 4 July 1992 · activity 109246Inspection history · 52
16 April 2026
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8345927
13 November 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8270495
21 July 2025
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8192751
25 February 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8083844
28 August 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7996938
16 January 2024
Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7862331
15 October 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7809444
21 February 2023
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7639278
1 March 2022
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7403661
15 February 2022
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7397225
9 March 2021
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7152863
26 January 2021
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7130800
12 January 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7116921
9 October 2020
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7074605
15 September 2020
Deficiency Check · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7058633
29 April 2020
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6945584
26 March 2020
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6931695
6 August 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6782289
3 July 2019
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6750940
22 February 2019
Deficiency Check · Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6623541
26 February 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5075317
1 December 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4762144
23 August 2013
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4694399
29 September 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4454486
4 February 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4238720
30 December 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4216297
8 September 2010
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3845375
7 September 2010
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3845406
26 January 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3400499
15 January 2009
Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3394877
25 September 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3368553
15 June 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3239127
20 September 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3065288
13 April 2007
MTSA Verification · Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2907555
13 April 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2909609
19 December 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2843778
3 July 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2702698
14 April 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2341652
2 August 2004
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2153857
2 March 2004
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2016461
12 January 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1982371
7 January 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1982418
29 December 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1974951
24 December 2003
Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1990818
27 June 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 152920
26 January 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 50958
31 January 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 475206
5 May 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 13104
17 August 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 63917
11 July 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 662813
4 July 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 23323
4 July 1992
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 109246
Deficiency record · 21
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 25 February 2025
Resolved
All seals and gaskets must be properly maintained to prevent leaks of flammable or combustible liquid, as those terms are defined in 46 CFR subpart 30.10, into the machinery space.
Marine gear oil found leaking from the top of the stbd marine gear.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 25 February 2025
Resolved
Each exhaust pipe from an internal combustion engine which is within reach of personnel must
be insulated or otherwise guarded to prevent burns. On a new vessel, each pipe that contains vapor, gas, or liquid that has a temperature exceeding 150 °F (65.5 °C) which is within reach of personnel must be insulated where necessary or otherwise guarded to prevent injury.
Lagging missing on stbd generator exhuast piping under the elbow between turbo mount and pipe
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Manholes/flush scuttles
Issued 25 February 2025
Resolved
Closure devices must be provided for deckhouse or hull penetrations, which open to the exterior of the vessel and which may allow water to enter the vessel. These devices must be suitable for the expected route.
Aft dog on fwd hatch was not propperly dogged, and couldn't close properly.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 16 January 2024
Resolved
Smoke detection in berthing spaces. Each towing vessel must be equipped with a means to detect smoke in the berthing spaces and lounges that alerts individuals in those spaces. Smoke detector in Main Deck berthing had dead battery.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 21 February 2023
Resolved
If a component is found unsatisfactory, it must be repaired or replaced. The waste oil tank and piping was found to be leaking past an unauthorized repair with epoxy patch.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 12 January 2021
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with navigation lights, shapes, and sound signals in accordance with the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (COLREGS) or 33 CFR part 84 as appropriate to its area of operation. The port and starboard running lights were positioned in such a way that they were not visible to an approaching vessel. Properly reposition both port and starboard running lights and demonstrate proper operation of the anchor light to the satisfaction of an attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector prior to February 11, 2021.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 12 January 2021
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with navigation lights, shapes, and sound signals in accordance with the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (COLREGS) or 33 CFR part 84 as appropriate to its area of operation. The stern light was burning an amber color as opposed to a white light in accordance with 33 CFR 83.21(c). Remove the amber bulb and replace it with a white light to the satisfaction of an attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector prior to February 11, 2021.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 12 January 2021
Resolved
The officer in charge of a navigational watch must conduct a navigation assessment for the intended route and operations prior to getting underway in accordance with 46 CFR 140.635. The master was not conducting a navigational assessment that met all items as listed in the regulations. Ensure all elements of a Navigational Assessment are completed and the navigational assessment is documented in the TVR to the satisfaction of an attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector prior to February 11, 2021.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 12 January 2021
Resolved
Safety orientation for non-crew members who are getting underway with the vessel must be completed and documented in the TVR in accordance with 46 CFR 140.415. The vessel did not have any records of a Safety Orientation for non-crew members who recently embarked on the vessel. Properly document the safety orientation for all non-crew members getting underway on the vessel in the TVR to the satisfaction of an attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector prior to February 11, 2021.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 15 September 2020
Resolved
(a)Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards.(b)Installed electrical power source(s) must be capable of carrying the electrical load of the towing vessel under normal operating conditions.(c) Electrical equipment must be marked with its respective current and voltage ratings.
Generators are required for safe navigation and essential shipboard services. Provide USCG Marine Inspectors documentation proving satisfactory installation of the following electrical equipment.
Generators must be marked with its respective current and voltage ratings.
Ships generator buss panel has 100 AMP listed as required breaker size for generators, Port and Stbd generator have 200 and 225 AMP breakers installed. Ensure breakers providing over-current protection for generator are properly sized to generator.
Ensure wiring from generator to breaker is properly sized.
Ensure Stbd generator is load tested after installation and prior to operations.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificates for master and officers
Issued 26 March 2020
Resolved
The operator of a vessel which is compulsory to the Bridge-to-Bridge Act must have an appropriate FCC Radio Operator Permit; the attending Captain does not possess the requisite FCC permit.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 26 March 2020
Resolved
Each towing vessel, over 26 feet, must be equipped with a radiotelephone installation in accordance with the Bridge-to-Bridge Act; the operator is not able to provide proof of certification indicating the radio station is in compliance with the FCC regulations.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 26 March 2020
Resolved
Electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operations and safety of personnel; there are two dead end wires in the fire alarm panel which are not properly terminated.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 26 March 2020
Resolved
Electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operations and the safety of personnel; there is no electrical matt in front of the switchboard.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 26 March 2020
Resolved
Electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operations and the safety of personnel; the conductors for the forward mast light indicate signs of a short, wires are melted.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 26 March 2020
Resolved
The hull of each vessel must be marked with the name and hailing port; the markings are not contrasting with the color of the hull.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 26 March 2020
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a means to test actuation at each operating station or have a continuous self-monitoring alarm system in accordance with 46 CFR 143.230; there is no procedure in place to test the associated alarms as pertaining to 46 CFR 143.245(b).
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 26 March 2020
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists; the alarm panel in the engine room has several indicator lights that are extinguished/not operational.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm
Issued 26 March 2020
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be fitted with a general alarm in the engine room that has a supplemental flashing red light; the existing general alarm light is blue.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 26 March 2020
Resolved
All seals must be properly maintained to prevent leaks of combustible liquids; the main connection to the prime mover for the port generator fuel pump has a minor leak.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 26 March 2020
Resolved
Individual circuit breakers in distribution panels must be labeled with a description of the loads they serve; the forward distribution panel, in the engine room, has two index cards that do not correspond.
Casualty record · 7
3 July 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2702698
19 December 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2843778
15 June 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3239127
29 September 2012Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4454486
1 December 2013Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4762144
15 October 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7809444
13 November 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8270495
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.
Recorded names · 1
CREOLE TUT (2006–2013). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.
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.