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BERING DAWN
BERING DAWN is a 1982 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 15 inspections since 1992, most recently in January 2026, along with 2 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 4 casualty investigations between 2004 and 2013.
Records from 1992 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 12 January 2026.
- Built
- 1982
- Last inspected
- 12 January 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 4 investigations · 2004–2013
Identity
653349
WDF2490
211744
Flag
UNITED STATES
367428690
Maury page id
psix-211744
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded8
Years with a record
11 calendar years (1992–2026)
The 15 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)79.1 ft × 28.1 ft × 8.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 96 / net 74
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderST. CHARLES STEEL WORKS · THIBODAUX, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1982
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 16 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 it96 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
74 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
74 - 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
WDF2490MMSI 367428690 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 13 August 2019, expires 20 October 2029
WDD9445MMSI 367311550 · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 5 September 2007, cancelled 11 November 2017 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDB9603MMSI 366979340 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 22 September 2004, cancelled 16 January 2008
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 · 14
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.
G. L. 602 Freight Barge · MISLE 1235862 · 15 December 2014 · activity 5039842GULF DAWN Towing Vessel · MISLE 90580 · 14 August 2013 · activity 4707657G.L. 63 Freight Barge · MISLE 298880 · 14 August 2013 · activity 4707657RED BLUFF Towing Vessel · MISLE 95902 · 12 November 2004 · activity 2257132MANSON 70 Freight Barge · MISLE 607813 · 12 November 2004 · activity 2257132CUYAMACA Towing Vessel · MISLE 92639 · 25 May 2004 · activity 2078419FDH 35 2 Tank Barge · MISLE 667902 · 25 May 2004 · activity 2078419TAYLOR J Freight Barge · MISLE 49305 · 13 April 2004 · activity 2050182ARTHUR FOSS Towing Vessel · MISLE 212379 · 13 April 2004 · activity 2050182TONGASS EXPRESS Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 358588 · 13 April 2004 · activity 2050182FDH 35 1 Tank Barge · MISLE 652551 · 12 January 2004 · activity 1983259CAITLYN C Towing Vessel · MISLE 99392 · 30 August 1992 · activity 135185P. J. BRIX Towing Vessel · MISLE 208761 · 30 August 1992 · activity 135185GCC 700 * Freight Barge · MISLE 247973 · 30 August 1992 · activity 135185Inspection history · 15
12 January 2026
COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8285021
26 May 2024
Drydock Extension
Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7954864
17 December 2020
Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7113093
15 December 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5039842
14 August 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4707657
18 May 2011
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4015044
5 May 2011
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4003847
8 November 2007
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3095601
17 October 2006
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2803045
12 November 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2257132
25 May 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2078419
13 April 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2050182
12 January 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1983259
14 November 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1970727
30 August 1992
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 135185
Deficiency record · 2
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 12 January 2026
Resolved
Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must:(1) Be maintained to ensure proper operation;(2) Be suitable for route and service. Starboard shaft seal is constantly leaking water into the bilge with the rate of water ingress increasing while underway. Also there is a loud audible banging noise while underway coming from the starboard shaft.
46 CFR 143.205 (C)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 12 January 2026
Resolved
Towing machinery used to connect the towing vessel to the tow must be suitable for its intended service. Aft tow winch is inoperable for its intended service due to an active hydraulic leak.
46 CFR 143.460
Casualty record · 4
12 January 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1983259
13 April 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2050182
25 May 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2078419
14 August 2013Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4707657
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.
Recorded names · 1
RICHARD M (2004). 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.