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ROYAL MELBOURNE
ROYAL MELBOURNE is a 1981 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 51 inspections since 1991, most recently in September 2024, along with 3 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 8 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2022.
Records from 1991 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 26 September 2024.
- Built
- 1981
- Last inspected
- 26 September 2024
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 8 investigations · 2006–2022
Identity
643765
WDC2865
204199
Flag
UNITED STATES
366998830
Maury page id
psix-204199
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded33
Years with a record
24 calendar years (1991–2024)
The 51 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US
Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not
years in service. What Maury does not do.
Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)77.4 ft × 26.0 ft × 8.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 96 / net 65
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSHERMAN SHIPYARD INC · PANAMA CITY, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1981
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portSEATTLE, WA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 24 April 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it96 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
65 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
65 - 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 September 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.
Radio station licence
WDC2865MMSI 366998830 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 25 October 2024, expires 8 December 2034
FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its
US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown.
A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.
Inspected as a tow unit · 15
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.
APL DUBLIN Freight Ship · MISLE 1280615 · 30 November 2021 · activity 7393014BERNIE BRIERE Tank Barge · MISLE 949515 · 7 December 2016 · activity 6056963LEDA TRADER Freight Ship · MISLE 20286 · 5 September 2010 · activity 3846537BERNIE BRIERE Tank Barge · MISLE 949515 · 5 September 2010 · activity 3846537INDEPENDENCE Towing Vessel · MISLE 421103 · 22 May 2008 · activity 3213986WINGSAIL Freight Ship · MISLE 504823 · 22 May 2008 · activity 3213986INDEPENDENCE Towing Vessel · MISLE 421103 · 14 May 2008 · activity 3206519WINGSAIL Freight Ship · MISLE 504823 · 14 May 2008 · activity 3206519PATRICIA ANN Towing Vessel · MISLE 935830 · 14 May 2008 · activity 3206519ERNEST CAMPBELL Towing Vessel · MISLE 101698 · 25 January 2008 · activity 3137694LOVEL BRIERE Tank Barge · MISLE 922416 · 25 January 2008 · activity 3137694PEBBLE BEACH Tank Barge · MISLE 50114 · 3 December 2007 · activity 3109223HORIZON CRUSADER Freight Ship · MISLE 46139 · 26 February 2006 · activity 2593377B-16 Freight Barge · MISLE 46811 · 7 April 2003 · activity 1769872PEBBLE BEACH Tank Barge · MISLE 50114 · 7 April 2003 · activity 1769872B-15 Freight Barge · MISLE 53621 · 7 April 2003 · activity 1769872BURDAN Freight Barge · MISLE 54613 · 7 April 2003 · activity 1769872MADDIE K Towing Vessel · MISLE 165701 · 7 April 2003 · activity 1769872BONNIE R. Tank Barge · MISLE 206386 · 7 April 2003 · activity 1769872B-16 Freight Barge · MISLE 46811 · 7 March 2003 · activity 1758944PEBBLE BEACH Tank Barge · MISLE 50114 · 7 March 2003 · activity 1758944B-15 Freight Barge · MISLE 53621 · 7 March 2003 · activity 1758944BURDAN Freight Barge · MISLE 54613 · 7 March 2003 · activity 1758944MADDIE K Towing Vessel · MISLE 165701 · 7 March 2003 · activity 1758944BONNIE R. Tank Barge · MISLE 206386 · 7 March 2003 · activity 1758944B-15 Freight Barge · MISLE 53621 · 20 July 1993 · activity 121273Inspection history · 51
26 September 2024
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8009728
13 August 2024
TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7989605
6 August 2024
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7971500
12 December 2023
Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7838231
13 July 2022
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Humboldt Bay · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7505709
12 July 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Humboldt Bay · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7506991
30 November 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7393014
4 April 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6939681
17 July 2019
Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6767377
16 February 2017
MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6090303
7 December 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6056963
12 May 2016
Administration
Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5885756
6 January 2014
Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4778051
8 October 2013
Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4731139
6 September 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4707893
6 September 2013
Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4708241
18 June 2013
Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4624445
17 June 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4631152
20 April 2013
Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4582620
22 December 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4507756
20 September 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3870834
5 September 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3846537
22 July 2010
Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3802638
29 November 2009
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3646894
27 November 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3642125
22 May 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3213986
14 May 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3206519
25 January 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3137694
3 December 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3109223
6 November 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC TERN (WPB 87343) · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3097939
21 June 2006
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2700270
26 February 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2593377
2 December 2003
Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1957787
7 April 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1769872
7 March 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1758944
22 September 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 172701
14 June 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7703
1 November 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 93041
24 August 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 72622
23 September 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 205769
23 September 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 754330
19 January 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 670996
19 January 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 670998
17 January 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 670993
17 January 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 670994
21 June 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 215125
9 May 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 213119
20 July 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 121273
3 June 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 212493
25 January 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 212543
8 October 1991
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 670979
Deficiency record · 3
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 6 August 2024
Resolved
46 CFR 140.705(b)(1) - A towing vessel must carry... Charts, including electronic charts acceptable to the Coast Guard, of appropriate scale to make safe navigation possible. Rosepoint displays installed on the vessel are not in compliance with the requirements of NVIC 01-16 (CH-2). Vessel is restricted to a rivers route until displays that meet NVIC 01-16 (CH-2) are installed and verified by the TPO.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Bridge Navigation Watch Alarm System (BNWAS)
Issued 6 August 2024
Resolved
46 CFR 143.200(c) - Existing vessels must meet the pilothouse alerter... requirements of 143.450 no later than 5 years after the issuance of the first COI for the vessel. The lower pilot house is not fit with a pilot house alerter system. Lower pilot house is restricted from use while engaged in towing activities until a pilot house alerter system is installed and verified by the TPO.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 6 August 2024
Resolved
46 CFR 142.200(a)(1) - Portable... fire extinguishers must be... tested in accordance with... hydrostatic pressure tests required by Chapter... 8 of NFPA 10. An fire extinguisher installed in addition to the minimum requirements was
last hydro tested in 2013 and is expired. Remove from
vessel or replace with a serviceable extinguisher.
Casualty record · 8
26 February 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2593377
25 January 2008Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 3137694
14 May 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 3206519
27 November 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3642125
20 September 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · 1 dead · activity 3870834
22 December 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4507756
7 December 2016Routine · role: Subject of Search and Rescue · activity 6056963
12 July 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7506991
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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
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.