VALLEY VIEW FERRY

Passenger Barge (Inspected) · Barge class · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

Built: 2001
Last inspected: 25 July 2026
Inspections: 38
Deficiencies: 45 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 1 other vessel

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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 25 July 2026

Recorded inspections38

…physical examinations29

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded5

Deficiencies 45 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 22 calendar years (2001–2026)

Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it 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.

Identity

1110613

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25209

Flag

UNITED STATES

Tonnage

24 - Simplified, Gross Ton 24 - Simplified, Net Ton

Maury page id

psix-25209

Vessel history report

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 1

The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. Only barges and towing vessels are in this archive, so any other vessel type in the same activity does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.

JOHN CRAIG II Towing Vessel · MISLE 1326021 · 4 July 2025 · activity 8183426 JOHN CRAIG II Towing Vessel · MISLE 1326021 · 26 December 2023 · activity 7847103 JOHN CRAIG II Towing Vessel · MISLE 1326021 · 20 April 2021 · activity 7188929 JOHN CRAIG II Towing Vessel · MISLE 1326021 · 17 July 2020 · activity 7030168

Inspection history · 38

25 July 2026 Annual Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8446958

18 October 2025 Damage Survey · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8245248

4 July 2025 Deficiency Check · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8175120

4 July 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8183426

25 September 2024 Drydock Extension · Examination of Repairs · Construction Oversight · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7967559

26 December 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7847103

18 October 2023 Drydock Extension

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7810485

20 September 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7778492

24 July 2023 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7751207

21 November 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7590627

16 June 2022 DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7478145

7 June 2022 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7471117

27 January 2022 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7376184

20 April 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7188929

21 October 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7069937

17 July 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7030168

16 October 2019 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6835987

25 April 2019 Administrative Inspection · Drydock Extension

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6670357

9 August 2018 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6507055

24 August 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6310711

20 July 2016 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5947479

22 July 2015 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5194420

22 October 2014 Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5010565

19 May 2014 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · COI Inspection · Drydock Extension

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4862592

19 May 2014 Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5010641

26 June 2013 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4632621

27 June 2012 Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4358073

27 July 2011 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4094959

2 September 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3864389

25 August 2010 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3822757

29 January 2009 Initial Certification · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3402188

25 October 2004 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2227529

19 July 2004 Deficiency Check · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2145185

22 October 2003 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1933493

31 July 2003 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1869133

22 July 2002 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1650154

3 July 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1644662

10 May 2001 Hull Examination · Initial Certification · Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1403390

Deficiency record · 45

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 28 July 2026 Resolved

Vessel ring buoy reflective tape, grab line, and lettering wasted. Replace reflective tape, grab line and lettering.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 11 August 2026
Resolved 30 July 2026
Resolution: Vessel replaced tape, grab line and lettering.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 25 July 2026 Resolved

Vessel POC reported main propulsion hydraulic line failure. Replace with SAEJ-1942 approved approved metallic line.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 28 July 2026
Resolution: Replaced hydraulic drive line.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 25 July 2026 Resolved

Aft void bilge suction failed to remove water from the space. Vessel will be equipped with an additional de-watering pump until primary suction is repaired.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 30 July 2026
Resolution: Vessel provided adequate bilge suction for the space.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 23 October 2025 Resolved

Each portable fire extinguisher must be of an approved type and acceptable to the OCMI. Vessels fire extinguishers did not received their annual servicing for 2025. All fire extinguishers must be in an approved manufactures bracket and mounted.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 October 2025
Resolved 31 October 2025
Resolution: Annual servicing was conducted.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 25 September 2024 Resolved

Vessels that operate in fresh water at least six months in every 12 month period since the last drydock examination must be examined in accordance with the intervals set forth in Table 91.40-3(b) of this section. Vessels Dry Dock date has expired, vessel will need to have a Dry Dock inspection prior to being placed into operational service.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 5 March 2025
Resolution: VSL completed DD/ISE inspection and return to service.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - corrosion

Issued 25 September 2024 Resolved

Port side of vessel near the connection point has pitting that needs to have some UT shots taken to determine the area that needs to be replaced. NVIC 7-68 & ABS Rules for non-destructive testing requirements. Also refer to ASTM F2991-13 Section 8 for workmanship, finish, and appearance of repairs.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 3 January 2025
Resolved 5 March 2025
Resolution: VSL c/r damaged area conducted NDT and returned to sevice

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - corrosion

Issued 25 September 2024 Resolved

Operator shall cut out STBD hull 20" high and 29' long mid ship and renew with new steel.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 31 December 2024
Resolved 5 March 2025
Resolution: Vessel had 20"x 29" insert installed in sideshell. Welds were tested with dye penetrant. SAT.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 16 June 2022 Resolved

MIS submission for 2021 year was not submitted by the required deadline of March 15th 2022.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 16 July 2022
Resolved 8 July 2022

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance and inspections

Issued 27 January 2022 Resolved

Each Life jacket must be marked with type I retroreflective material. Vessel had 6 life jackets and 1 ring buoy with faded retroreflective tape.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 10 February 2022
Resolved 1 March 2022

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)

Issued 21 October 2020 Resolved

Placards containing instructions for the donning and use of the life jackets aboard the vessel must be posted in conspicuous places that are regularly accessible and visible to the crew and passengers. No donning procedures found on the port side near 02 stowage locations of the life jackets. Post instructions near these 2 locations.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 4 November 2020
Resolved 17 November 2020
Resolution: Received email containing pictures of donning placards mounted near life jacket boxes.

Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring

Issued 21 May 2014 Resolved

Found cord to engine heater (115vac) spliced and outer insulator/shielding cut; replace with no splice or make splice in a junction weather proof box. Recommend spooled extension cord be of larger wire gauge for the long run.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 June 2014
Resolved 27 August 2014
Resolution: found extension cord removed and cord to engine heater was replaced.

Electrical › Lighting (service) › Lighting Branch Circuit

Issued 19 May 2014 Resolved

Found wiring to navigation lights cut or exposed. Replace wire at transition from tow boat to barge and correctly install exposed wires and splice inside lighting fixtures on port and starboard running lights.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 June 2014
Resolved 27 August 2014
Resolution: Corrected and ran wire in conduit.

Fire Fighting › Fire Hoses › Condition

Issued 19 May 2014 Resolved

Found 50' fire hose was leaking. Remove all suspect leaking hoses from ferry and replace with new or tested fire hose.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 June 2014
Resolved 27 August 2014
Resolution: Replaced with new hose and reel. All defective hoses were removed.

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Serviceable

Issued 19 May 2014 Resolved

Found lifebuoy water light not working; replace battery with approved battery.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 June 2014
Resolved 27 August 2014
Resolution: Replaced entire light and battery.

Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Not Operational

Issued 19 May 2014 Resolved

Found bilge system not operational; show proper operation of bilge system

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 June 2014
Resolved 27 August 2014
Resolution: Witnessed proper operation of bilge system.

Engineering › Compressed Air System (control) › Hose

Issued 19 May 2014 Resolved

Found port fwd ramp pneumatic ram control lines chaffing during operation; secure air hoses for pneumatic ram to vessel support.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 June 2014
Resolved 27 August 2014
Resolution: pneumatic control lines secrued by support to rail.

Fire Fighting › Portable Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher › Service

Issued 19 May 2014 Resolved

Found no service tag on tow boat fire extinguisher; provide letter of service.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 June 2014
Resolved 27 August 2014
Resolution: Found all fire extinguishers satisfactory serviced.

Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Recordkeeping

Issued 27 June 2012 Resolved

Ensure proper Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provider information is displayed in Pilothouse and in Drug policy. Provide USCG inspector with 2011 MIS report.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 July 2012
Resolved 5 July 2012
Resolution: Vsl rep provided updated EAP information and drug policy along with 2011 MIS report.

Documentation › Logs/Records › Logbook (official)

Issued 27 June 2012 Resolved

Document proper training of crew for abandon ship, man overboard, and fire fighting. These trainings and drills need to be completed monthly and training conducted for each new crew member.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 July 2012
Resolved 5 July 2012
Resolution: Vsl rep provided emergency procedures and a plan to complete trainings for crew members.

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest

Issued 27 June 2012 Resolved

Replace expired Eyewash, Burn cream/spray, and antiseptic.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 July 2012
Resolved 7 August 2012
Resolution: Replaced expired items.

Construction/Loadline › Markings › Draft Marks/Indicating System

Issued 27 July 2011 Resolved

Paint reference marks on the hull a contrasting color so they are visible.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 September 2011
Resolved 27 June 2012
Resolution: Reference marks were painted in contrasting color.

Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights

Issued 27 July 2011 Resolved

Replace shields for the port and starboard side lights.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 September 2011
Resolved 27 June 2012
Resolution: Oberserved proper operation of side lights.

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights

Issued 29 January 2009 Resolved

Prove proper operation of floating light attached to lifebuoy.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 22 June 2009

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Markings (ship name/port)

Issued 29 January 2009 Resolved

Properly mark lifebuoy.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 22 June 2009

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Marking

Issued 29 January 2009 Resolved

Properly mark lifejacket lockers with size and quantities.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 22 June 2009

Fire Fighting › Portable Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher › Service

Issued 29 January 2009 Resolved

Provide proof that all fire extinguishing equipment has had annual servicing.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 22 June 2009

Fire Fighting › Portable Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher › Mounting Bracket

Issued 29 January 2009 Resolved

Install fire extinguisher bracket for extinguisher on bow of tow boat.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 22 June 2009

Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Valve

Issued 29 January 2009 Resolved

Prove proper operation of remote operated bilge suction valve forward of collision bulkhead.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 22 June 2009

Operations/Management › Pollution

Issued 31 July 2003 Resolved

Remove all oily waste and residue from engine room bilges. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Retention of Oily Mixture

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 30 August 2003
Resolved 21 October 2003
Resolution: All oily waste removed from engine room bilges.

Engineering › Pressure Vessel

Issued 31 July 2003 Resolved

Provide new air gauge for air receiver at the tank. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Pressure Gauge

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Due 30 August 2003
Resolved 21 October 2003
Resolution: New air gauge installed on air receiver.

Operations/Management

Issued 31 July 2003 Resolved

Provide and use wheel chocks to block wheels of first and last vehicle IAW 46 CFR 185.340(b).

Due 30 August 2003
Resolved 21 October 2003
Resolution: Wheel chocks in use.

Stability › Intact Righting Energy › General

Issued 31 July 2003 Resolved

Obtain stability letter and post in pilot house.

Due 30 August 2003
Resolved 19 July 2004
Resolution: Hand delivered signed stability letter to vessel.

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General)

Issued 3 July 2002 Resolved

LABEL LOCATIONS OF ADULT/CHILD PFD WITH QUANTITIES. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Storage

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 July 2002
Resolved 17 July 2002
Resolution: LABELS INSTALLED IDENTIFYING LOCATIONS.

Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-direct drive)

Issued 3 July 2002 Resolved

REPAIR/REPLACE DIESEL ENGINE TACHOMETER. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Guage

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 August 2002
Resolved 30 July 2002
Resolution: Installed electrronic eng tach., operational tests satisfactory.

Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance

Issued 3 July 2002 Resolved

REPAIR BENT SUPPORT BRACKET THAT SUPPORT STERN LIGHT TO ENSURE LIGHT REMAINS LEVEL. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Navigation Lights

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 July 2002
Resolved 17 July 2002
Resolution: ANGLE BRACKET INSTALLED

Engineering

Issued 10 May 2001 Resolved

REPAIR/RENEW GASKETS FOR ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM AND LUBE OIL SYSTEM.