POLAR WIND

Towing Vessel · Built 1990s · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Other hulls named POLAR WIND

POLAR WIND is a 1991 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 35 inspections since 1996, most recently in December 2025, along with 6 deficiencies and 6 casualty investigations between 2010 and 2016.

Records from 1996 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 11 December 2025.

Built: 1991
Last inspected: 11 December 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 35
Deficiencies: 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 6 investigations · 2010–2016
Inspected with: 10 other vessels

Identity

US Official No.

975406

IMO number

9056258 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

WDE6058

MISLE id

362810

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367375270

Maury page id

psix-362810

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations14

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded19

Years with a record 21 calendar years (1996–2025)

The 35 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)78.0 ft × 30.0 ft × 9.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 144 / net 63

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)78.0 ft × 30.0 ft × 9.0 ft

ITC tonnagegross 195 / net 58

BuilderTRI-STAR MARINE INC · SEATTLE · built 1991

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portSEATTLE, WA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 3 December 2025 · expires 31 December 2026

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 it195 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
144 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
58 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
63 - 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

WDE6058MMSI 367375270 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 23 June 2018, expires 30 August 2028

WAZ9548MMSI 367131980 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 27 July 2006, cancelled 19 November 2016 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)

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 · 10

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.

Inspection history · 35

11 December 2025 Drydock Exam · Vessel Attendance · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8282366

27 March 2025 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8100138

25 January 2024 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7855883

10 January 2024 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7844247

10 April 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7666228

4 April 2022 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7426200

5 April 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7169003

18 February 2021 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7141750

11 March 2020 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6924990

20 May 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6689158

7 December 2018 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6596512

3 September 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6264489

22 July 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6336311

23 February 2016 MTSA Verification · Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5820403

4 December 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5777064

11 October 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5743489

7 April 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5098329

7 April 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5098512

15 December 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5042101

4 July 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5043346

14 May 2013 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4596194

10 May 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4591486

17 December 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4503713

13 November 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4484112

10 October 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4461035

1 April 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3893595

4 March 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 3689767

28 May 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3489126

24 April 2006 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2632547

13 March 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2645977

24 June 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 2123413

30 January 2004 Security Plan Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1999555

27 May 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 461787

21 July 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 18305

31 July 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ANCHORAGE · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 526177

Deficiency record · 6

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire drills

Issued 4 April 2022 Resolved

Crew not available during inspection. Conduct fire drill, MOB, and abandon ship drill with crew on board.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 5 May 2022
Resolution: drills sat

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)

Issued 4 April 2022 Resolved

Ensure all fuel filters that are required to have flame bowls, have flame bowls.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 May 2022
Resolved 5 May 2022
Resolution: repaired

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment

Issued 4 April 2022 Resolved

Fire axe required to be accessible from exterior of vessel.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 May 2022
Resolved 5 May 2022
Resolution: installed

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

Issued 4 April 2022 Resolved

On deck fire hose leaks, renew.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 18 April 2022
Resolved 5 May 2022
Resolution: renewed

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches

Issued 4 April 2022 Resolved

E-lighting in passageway is extinguished, ensure it is operational.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 May 2022
Resolved 5 May 2022
Resolution: operational

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

Issued 10 January 2019 Resolved

Towing vessels greater than 65' in length must carry at least 3 portable fire extinguishers with a UL rating 40 B:C or higher outside the engine room. There are only 2 fire extinguishers of a UL 40 B:C or higher.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 23 January 2019
Resolved 14 January 2019
Resolution: New fire extinguisher was purchased and installed.

Casualty record · 6

1 April 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3893595

13 November 2012Major Marine Casualty · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4484112

15 December 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5042101

11 October 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 5743489

4 December 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 5777064

22 July 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6336311

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.

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.