MATSON ANCHORAGE

Freight Ship · General Dry Cargo Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A)

MATSON ANCHORAGE is a 1987 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 65 inspections since 2016, most recently in August 2026, along with 8 deficiencies and 34 casualty investigations between 1992 and 2026.

Records from 1992 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 11 August 2026.

Built: 1987
Last inspected: 11 August 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 65
Deficiencies: 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 34 investigations · 1992–2026
Inspected with: 1 other vessel
Also recorded as: 1 other name

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 General Dry Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 11 August 2026

Recorded inspections65

…physical examinations28

…administrative events21

…with no type recorded16

Deficiencies 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 11 calendar years (2016–2026)

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

910306

8419142

KGTX

257231

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-257231

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)678.9 ft × 78.0 ft × 46.3 ft

Registered tonnagegross 19,311 / net 14,112

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)678.9 ft × 78.0 ft × 46.3 ft

ITC tonnagegross 20,965 / net 7,854

BuilderBAY SHIPBUILDING CORP. · STURGEON BAY, WI, UNITED STATES · built 1987

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Direct

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portANCHORAGE, AK

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 4 August 2026 · expires 31 August 2027

Service, as the file records itFreight Ship

Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)

Tonnage as PSIX records it7854 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
14112 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
20883 - Dead Weight, Ton
20965 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
19311 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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.

Vessel history report

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

Every recorded inspection, 2016 to 2026 for this class, 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. 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.

NATHAN SCHMIDT Tank Barge · MISLE 949506 · 7 May 2025 · activity 8156461

Inspection history · 65

11 August 2026 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8461946

1 August 2026 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8452269

18 July 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8442932

15 January 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8297060

20 August 2025 ACP Periodic Oversight · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8202381

13 August 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8236854

7 May 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8156461

9 August 2024 Annual Inspection · ACP Annual Oversight · MTSA/ISPS Verification

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7975263

7 July 2023 ACP Annual Oversight · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7736331

30 May 2023 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7700797

30 May 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7705106

10 March 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7648940

10 March 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7658737

8 February 2023 ACP Additional Oversight – Risk Assessment

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7633646

8 February 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Commandant (CG-5P-TI) · Activity 7657304

27 July 2022 MTSA/ISPS Verification · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7517628

26 April 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7438527

5 April 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7426661

23 March 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7417323

23 March 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Southeast Alaska · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7516445

14 March 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7418663

2 March 2022 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7405336

1 March 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7409813

4 February 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7391129

1 February 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7416692

14 January 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Inspections Unit Singapore · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7380296

21 November 2021 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Activities Far East · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 7364392

4 August 2021 MTSA/ISPS Verification · Annual Inspection · ACP Annual Oversight

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7265584

21 April 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7190753

29 July 2020 Annual Inspection · ACP Annual Oversight

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7018367

2 December 2019 Drydock Exam · ACP Drydock Oversight

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6865828

18 October 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6836038

26 July 2019 ACP Periodic Oversight · Periodic Inspection · MTSA/ISPS Verification

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6762444

13 February 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6641194

25 July 2018 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · ACP Annual Oversight

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6489655

11 February 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6355983

8 January 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6334461

12 December 2017 Spot Check

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6325067

3 December 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6318059

20 August 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6247497

6 July 2017 MTSA/ISPS Verification · ACP COI Oversight · Administrative Inspection · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6195745

24 May 2017 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6155343

6 April 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6389151

5 April 2017 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6118526

28 March 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6113034

22 March 2017 Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6111025

9 March 2017 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6103854

21 February 2017 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6092807

21 February 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6389162

20 February 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6091470

31 January 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6080599

10 January 2017 Spot Check

Physical examination · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6072851

20 October 2016 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Inspections Unit Singapore · USCG Oceania District (CGD-O) · Activity 6026131

3 August 2016 ACP Annual Oversight · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5960858

30 March 2016 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5844265

4 March 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5827157

4 March 2016 ACP Periodic Oversight

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5827385

21 February 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5851810

17 February 2016 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5819657

5 February 2016 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5811362

31 January 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5851769

28 January 2016 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5805981

28 January 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5807784

21 January 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5801482

19 January 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5851757

Deficiency record · 8

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 2 March 2022 Resolved

Vessel temporaily lost steering due to a malfunction of the #2 steering gear pump. When the main steering gear includes two or more identical power units it must be capable of moving the rudder as required by 46 CFR 58.25-10 while all power units are operating. Provide a technician report detailing the root cause of the failure and a class report attesting to the repairs conducted prior to departure.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 17 March 2022
Resolution: Resolved via ABS finding number. Tech report and survey provided.

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

Issued 26 July 2019 Resolved

SOLAS(97)II-2/4.5.1 / 10c - Fire hose missing from station #36.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 26 July 2019
Resolved 26 July 2019
Resolution: Crew installed replacement hose to station #36.

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

Issued 26 July 2019 Resolved

SOLAS(74)III/4.c / 16ac - Aft anchoring point and turnbuckle of starboard lifeboat falls found in deteriorated state.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 9 August 2019
Resolved 8 August 2019
Resolution: Resolve to satsifaction of RO and CG

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of Life Saving Appliances

Issued 26 July 2019 Resolved

SOLAS(74)III/4.c and 36.k / 10c - Forward limit switch on starboard lifeboat was broken and inoperable.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 26 July 2019
Resolved 26 July 2019
Resolution: Crew was able to reinstall roller arm that had fallen off and secure with proper fastening nut.

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

Issued 26 July 2019 Resolved

SOLAS(14)III/7.1 LSA 2.1.1.3 / 10c - Two lifebuoys found deteriorated which compromised buoyancy.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 26 July 2019
Resolved 26 July 2019
Resolution: Crew provided 2 replacement lifebuoys in satisfactory condition.

Electrical › Electric Generation Source (service) › Generator

Issued 5 April 2017 Resolved

engineer did not follow normal procedures for operation of the bow thruster, they were required to have 2 aux generators running with one main generator online, at the time of the engine failure, they only had 1 aux gererator running with one main generator, causing an overlaod the system and shutdown the engine.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 April 2017
Resolved 5 April 2017
Resolution: Vessel found issue, departed with 3 generators online, contacted class. Class is scheduled to attend vessel and reivew the vessel's written procedures and recommend any changes if necessary.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 9 March 2017 Resolved

Complete a Finite Element Analysis or equivalent analysis.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 June 2017
Resolved 23 June 2017
Resolution: Received bow fracture FEA document, currently under review.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 28 January 2016 Resolved

Complete a structural/vibrational analysis to be submitted for ABS engineering review and the cracks to be permanently repaired by the appropriate inserts and possible modifications to the area as required by the analysis.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 July 2016
Resolved 28 July 2016
Resolution: Vessel provided structural/vibrational analysis & submitted for ABS engineering review.

Casualty record · 34

15 July 1992Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 166169

23 January 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 2571977

24 February 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2613141

25 May 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2666206

1 June 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2749812

27 June 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 2693644

26 August 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2763328

4 April 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 2963029

1 January 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3127953

12 January 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3137702

6 March 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3437684

10 December 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3648570

10 August 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3822929

26 January 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3939163

11 February 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3951092

8 June 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4039529

24 August 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4144255

4 August 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4431956

20 December 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4509750

28 February 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4544684

27 July 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4668556

11 September 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5738139

21 February 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6389162

6 April 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6389151

20 August 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6247497

1 February 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7416692

1 March 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7409813

14 March 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7418663

23 March 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7516445

5 April 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7426661

10 March 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7658737

30 May 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7705106

7 May 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8156461

18 July 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8442932

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

HORIZON ANCHORAGE (1992–2015). 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.