POLAR WIND

Towing Vessel · Built 1990s · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW)

Built: 1991
Last inspected: 11 December 2025
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 35
Deficiencies: 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 10 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 11 December 2025

Recorded inspections35

…physical examinations14

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded19

Deficiencies 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

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

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

975406

9056258

WDE6058

362810

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-362810

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 shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portSEATTLE, WA

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un, reg

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 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.

Professional

The full record for this vessel

Behind this panel: 35 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 6 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; operational controls, none recorded without a removal date; 10 other vessels inspected with it; no other recorded names; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port and endorsements. Every line is a record the Coast Guard wrote; the counts above are the same counts as in the summary, and they are free.

Professional is $39 a month or $299 a year, or $19.99 a month locked for life at the founding rate, for the first 200 subscribers. It unlocks every detail section on every vessel page, fleet watch tied to your account, and ownership records on request. Already a subscriber? Sign in.

Maury does not score, rate or grade vessels, at any price.

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.

This report is in development and is not for sale yet. There is no date, and nothing is charged. Leave an email and we will tell you when it exists, once.

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 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam · 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.

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.