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OPAL

Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

OPAL is a 1985 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 37 inspections since 1999, most recently in December 2025, along with 30 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 5 casualty investigations between 2011 and 2023.

Records from 1999 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 1 December 2025.

Built
1985
Last inspected
1 December 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
37
Deficiencies
30 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
5 investigations · 2011–2023
Inspected with
13 other vessels

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 Towing Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Inspection record

Last inspected 1 December 2025
Recorded inspections37
…physical examinations23
…administrative events5
…with no type recorded9
Deficiencies 30 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 23 calendar years (1999–2025)
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

US Official No.
912441
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDI 5752
MISLE id
289068
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-289068

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)50.0 ft × 22.0 ft × 8.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 73 / net 59
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderHARDIN WELDING INC · LACON, IL, UNITED STATES · built 1985
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portLACON, IL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 29 May 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 it73 - Simplified, Gross Ton
59 - Simplified, Net 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, 1980 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.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 13

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.

KILLIAN L. HUGER Towing Vessel · MISLE 167289 · 4 March 2023 · activity 7849817CBX 2128 Freight Barge · MISLE 1215304 · 4 March 2023 · activity 7849817ALIVIA FAITH Towing Vessel · MISLE 1242926 · 4 March 2023 · activity 7849817JULIE WHITE Towing Vessel · MISLE 134803 · 19 July 2017 · activity 6219358JOSEPH MERRICK JONES Towing Vessel · MISLE 198941 · 19 July 2017 · activity 6219358CBC 391 Tank Barge · MISLE 1280522 · 19 July 2017 · activity 6219358COOPERATIVE MARINER Towing Vessel · MISLE 190337 · 6 January 2017 · activity 6076029ART 35188 Freight Barge · MISLE 1054039 · 6 January 2017 · activity 6076029AGGIE C Towing Vessel · MISLE 152652 · 9 March 2016 · activity 5839284HB 1738B Freight Barge · MISLE 1270480 · 9 March 2016 · activity 5839284SHELBY JEAN Towing Vessel · MISLE 71553 · 3 August 2014 · activity 4951295BUNGE 717 Freight Barge · MISLE 352051 · 3 August 2014 · activity 4951295GLADYS WHITE Towing Vessel · MISLE 196927 · 14 May 2011 · activity 4012817

Inspection history · 37

1 December 2025 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8268493
23 January 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8068864
6 June 2024 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7926696
4 March 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7849817
11 July 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7503586
5 October 2021 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7326934
17 August 2021 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7290164
22 December 2020 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7115125
18 September 2020 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7063417
27 August 2019 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6796100
24 June 2019 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6727118
10 June 2019 DAPI Audit · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6709366
28 June 2018 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6458802
19 July 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6219358
6 January 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6076029
9 March 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5839284
3 August 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4951295
18 July 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5018878
6 September 2013 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4710060
3 July 2013 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4643288
20 February 2013 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4536516
20 September 2012 DAPI Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4446140
14 May 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4012817
5 August 2010 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3816668
19 February 2010 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3689891
10 December 2008 DAPI Audit · Uninspected Other · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3378993
25 May 2007 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2940934
26 April 2007 Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2917209
15 February 2006 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2585525
9 November 2005 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2531453
21 September 2005 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2500070
13 September 2005 Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2492355
16 April 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1775433
24 April 2002 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1609054
21 March 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1598148
4 October 2000 Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1403237
10 February 1999 Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 796437

Deficiency record · 30

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)
Issued 17 August 2021 Resolved
Provide evidence of valid Marine Radio Operator Permit. Permit not available for inspection. 47 CFR 80
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 31 August 2021
Resolved 5 October 2021
Resolution: Received Marine Radio Ops Permit
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 17 August 2021 Resolved
Fire detection pull box in engine room needs repair. Repair pull box/ have service company complete annual inspection.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 September 2021
Resolved 5 October 2021
Resolution: Received fire detection panel service report and pull box repair.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 17 August 2021 Resolved
Vessel requires 3 day and 3 night distress signals under current route. See site for approval series.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 17 August 2021
Resolution: Vessel placed distress signals onboard.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 18 September 2020 Resolved
Properly test MDE LO and JW alarms IAW current Policy Letter.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 October 2020
Resolved 15 October 2020
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of Fire protection systems
Issued 18 September 2020 Resolved
Prove proper operation of fire control panel
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 16 October 2020
Resolved 15 October 2020
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 10 June 2019 Resolved
Provide approved Life Jacket Light
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 July 2019
Resolved 26 June 2019
Resolution: Replace life jacket light with approved Q spec light
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 10 June 2019 Resolved
Provide testing of new sensors for Low LO alarms for MDE's and Generator
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 July 2019
Resolved 24 June 2019
Resolution: Tested LO and JW alarms on both MDE's and Generator.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 10 June 2019 Resolved
Repair MDE shutdowns in Pilot House
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 July 2019
Resolved 24 June 2019
Resolution: Shut downs in Pilot house were reconnected
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 10 June 2019 Resolved
Repair or replace 2 port lights
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 30 September 2019
Resolved 15 October 2020
Resolution: Replaced cracked port lights
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 10 June 2019 Resolved
Repair lagging on Starboard MDE Exhaust
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 July 2019
Resolved 24 June 2019
Resolution: Legging was re-installed
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 10 June 2019 Resolved
Repair Coolant leak on Port MDE
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 July 2019
Resolved 24 June 2019
Resolution: Hose was replaced which repaired coolant leak
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 10 June 2019 Resolved
Diagnose starboard battery issue
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 July 2019
Resolved 15 July 2019
Resolution: Battery Charger was re-connected
Operations/Management › Navigation Safety › Arrival/Departure Tests
Issued 10 December 2008 Resolved
Complete daily navigation checks and log completion in acordance with 33CFR164.78(b) & 164.80(a)
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 January 2009
Resolved 28 January 2009
Communications › Alarms/Indicators › General Alarm
Issued 10 December 2008 Resolved
Repair light for general alarm in engine room.
Condition: Unknown
Due 15 February 2009
Resolved 3 March 2009
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Piping
Issued 10 December 2008 Resolved
Repair leaks in fuel lines on port side engine room, near fuel shut off valve.
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 January 2009
Resolved 28 January 2009
Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Location
Issued 10 December 2008 Resolved
Relocate of demonstarte B-V extinguisher accesabilityt to engineroom.
Condition: Unknown
Due 15 February 2009
Resolved 3 March 2009
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › EAP Training Requirements
Issued 10 December 2008 Resolved
Ensure all supervisors have the required one hour training and that the training is documented.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Due 15 February 2009
Resolved 3 March 2009
Fire Fighting › Remote Fuel Shutoff › General
Issued 26 April 2007 Resolved
Operating instructions required at remote fuel oil shutoff handle per 46 CFR 27.207
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 25 May 2007
Resolved 25 May 2007
Resolution: Remote Fuel Shutoff now labeled with operating instructions.
Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Approval
Issued 9 November 2005 Resolved
Provide proof that fire detection system is certified by a professional engineer or a classification society, and fire detection system needs back up battery system as required under 46 CFR 27.203 See 46 CFR 27.203 (g) for requirements.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 December 2005
Resolved 3 February 2006
Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Power Supply
Issued 9 November 2005 Resolved
Fire detection system power panel needs battery backups as required under 46 CFR 27.210 (e)
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 December 2005
Resolved 3 February 2006
Fire Fighting › Fire Pumps › Arrangement
Issued 14 September 2005 Resolved
Fire Pump as required under 46 CFR 27.301 not on board.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 21 September 2005
Resolution: Fire pump now on board vessel
Communications › Alarms/Indicators › General Alarm
Issued 14 September 2005 Resolved
General Alarm and flashing red light not on board as required under 46 CFR 27.201.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 8 November 2005
Resolution: General Alarm and flashing red light installed as required under 46 CFR 27.201
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Magnetic Compass
Issued 14 September 2005 Resolved
Magnetic compass on board not illuminated as required under 33 CFR 164.72 (a)(4)
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 October 2005
Resolved 8 November 2005
Resolution: Magnetic compass installed and illuminated as required under 33 CFR 164.72 (a)(4)
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Local Notices to Mariners
Issued 14 September 2005 Resolved
Local notice to mariners not on board as required under 33 CFR 164.72 (b) (2)
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 October 2005
Resolved 8 November 2005
Resolution: Will get Local notice to mariners from neighbooring Company and have onboard as required under 33 CFR 164.72 (b)(2)
Personnel › Training › Fire Fighting Basic
Issued 14 September 2005 Resolved
No monthly records or evidence of fire fighting training for crew being conducted as required under 46 CFR 27.209.
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 October 2005
Resolved 12 October 2005
Resolution: Have training tape for firefighting and will conducted monthly drills with crew and keep on file as required under 46 CFR 27.209
Fire Fighting › Remote Fuel Shutoff
Issued 27 March 2002 Resolved
NO REMOTE FUEL OIL SHUT OFF INSTALLED 46 CFR 27.230
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 March 2002
Resolved 10 April 2002
Resolution: REMOTE FUEL OIL SHUT OFF NOW INSTALLED
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I)
Issued 27 March 2002 Resolved
PFD'S ON BOARD NOT CG APPROVED 46 CFR 25.25-5
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 10 April 2002
Resolution: PFD''S NOW ON BOARD
Lifesaving
Issued 4 October 2000 Resolved
RING LIFE BOUY MISSING RETROREFLECTIVE TAPE._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Condition: Unknown
Due 6 November 2000
Resolved 6 November 2000
Fire Fighting
Issued 4 October 2000 Resolved
FIRE EXTINGUISHER INSPECTION DATE LAPSED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 6 November 2000
Resolved 6 November 2000
Unknown
Issued 10 February 1999 Resolved
VESSEL MISSING OIL DISCHARGE PLACARD AND MARPOL V PLACARD.
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 March 1999
Resolved 6 April 1999

Casualty record · 5

14 May 2011Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4012817
9 March 2016Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 5839284
6 January 2017Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 6076029
19 July 2017Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 6219358
4 March 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 7849817
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.

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.