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NORTHSTAR INNOVATOR

Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG East District (CGD-E)

NORTHSTAR INNOVATOR is a 1983 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 39 inspections since 1991, most recently in November 2025, along with 4 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 4 casualty investigations between 1998 and 2013.

Records from 1991 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 18 November 2025.

Built
1983
Last inspected
18 November 2025
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
39
Deficiencies
4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
4 investigations · 1998–2013
Inspected with
4 other vessels
Also recorded as
1 other name

Identity

US Official No.
656388
IMO number
8203062 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
Call sign
WDL8374
MISLE id
215263
Flag
PANAMA
MMSI
366984630, 368168890 (licence lapsed)
Maury page id
psix-215263

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations11
…administrative events3
…with no type recorded25
Years with a record 18 calendar years (1991–2025)
The 39 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

Tonnage as PSIX records it198 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
135 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.

Radio station licence

WDL8374MMSI 368168890 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 5 November 2020, cancelled 28 May 2024
WRB9530MMSI 366984630 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 18 January 2018, cancelled 19 March 2025
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 · 4

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.

JOHN REINAUER Towing Vessel · MISLE 102643 · 8 April 2010 · activity 3711958CONSORT Towing Vessel · MISLE 238898 · 8 April 2010 · activity 3711958JOHN REINAUER Towing Vessel · MISLE 102643 · 31 January 2010 · activity 3684943CONSORT Towing Vessel · MISLE 238898 · 31 January 2010 · activity 3684943DMT 9000 Freight Barge · MISLE 370975 · 15 March 2005 · activity 2311348EMI 1150 Freight Barge · MISLE 233072 · 23 January 1998 · activity 105134DMT 9000 Freight Barge · MISLE 370975 · 29 April 1994 · activity 89580

Inspection history · 39

18 November 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8270285
26 September 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7798556
28 June 2021 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7237960
30 March 2021 TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7185837
14 January 2014 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4831532
29 October 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4744724
9 February 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3942731
7 September 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCG Northeast District (dpb) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3843980
13 August 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCG Northeast District (dpb) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3823083
29 July 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCG Northeast District (dpb) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3809232
28 July 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCG Northeast District (dpb) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3808219
26 July 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCG Northeast District (dpb) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3806195
1 June 2010 Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3755563
15 May 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCG Northeast District (dpb) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3822931
15 May 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCG Northeast District (dpb) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3838833
10 May 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCG Northeast District (dpb) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3808968
9 May 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCG Northeast District (dpb) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3831521
17 April 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCG Northeast District (dpb) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3803759
8 April 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCG Northeast District (dpb) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3711958
31 January 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCG Northeast District (dpb) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3684943
19 May 2009 MTSA Verification · Hawser Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3478557
18 September 2007 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3172354
20 April 2005 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2339443
15 March 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2311165
15 March 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2311348
27 August 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2179863
15 April 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 157036
8 November 2000 Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 824079
3 August 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1820565
23 September 1998 Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 801933
21 August 1998 Deficiency Check · Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 797179
5 March 1998 Damage Survey
Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1123054
23 January 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 105134
22 June 1996 Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1246452
29 April 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 89580
19 July 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 359637
17 May 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 22221
12 September 1991 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 647484
26 July 1991 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 647482

Deficiency record · 4

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 1 July 2021 Resolved
The fixed FM200 system gauge dial was found to be in the red. In the event of a fire and the system was activated, this gauge does not indicate that the FM200 system would have operated properly and discharged into the engine room. 46 CFR 140.205 (a)
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 1 July 2021
Resolved 25 August 2021
Resolution: Gauge was replace and is now reading in the green. Def cleared.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 1 July 2021 Resolved
Vessel was missing 06 required portable extinguishers; Towing vessels greater than 65' in length must carry three 40-B:C extinguishers on board. Also, one 40-B portable fire extinguishers fitted in the engine room for each 1,000 brake horsepower of the main engines or fraction thereof is required. Vessel requires 03 40-B portable fire extinguishers fitted in the engine room space. 46 CFR 140.230
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 1 July 2021
Resolved 25 August 2021
Resolution: Vessel switched out the 03 portable extinguisher for the engine room with 03 40:B. Vessel has 05 10:B:C also onboard. Def Cleared.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 1 July 2021 Resolved
The vessel did not have the electronic TVR on board and available to the master for use, it was removed from the vessel. A towing vessel must maintain a TVR or IAW the TSMS applicable to the vessel. 46 CFR 140.910 (b)
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 1 July 2021
Resolved 25 August 2021
Resolution: Vessel has the HELM program, which will act as the electronic TVR. Def Cleared.
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights
Issued 21 August 1998 Resolved
Place onboard the lighting required for a vessel restricted in ability to manuever as described in the COLREGS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 21 September 1998
Resolved 20 April 2005
Resolution: Corrected

Casualty record · 4

23 January 1998Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 2 injured · activity 105134
3 August 2000Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1820565
15 March 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2311348
29 October 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4744724
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

ESCORT (1998–2013). 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.