ORION

Towing Vessel · Built 1950s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

ORION is a 1956 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 2 inspections since 2010, most recently in September 2020, along with 1 deficiency.

Records from 2010 to 2020. Most recent: inspection, 8 September 2020.

Built: 1956
Last inspected: 8 September 2020
Documentation: Case Pending · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 2
Deficiencies: 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 6 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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 8 September 2020

Recorded inspections2

…physical examinations2

Deficiencies 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 2 calendar years (2010–2020)

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

1054066

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457106

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-457106

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)67.1 ft × 19.4 ft × 7.7 ft

Registered tonnagegross 71 / net 54

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)67.1 ft × 19.4 ft × 7.7 ft

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderJOHN E MATTON & SONS · WATERFORD, NY, UNITED STATES · built 1956

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portMOBILE, AL

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationCase Pending · issued 20 January 2026 · expires 28 February 2027

Service, as the file records itTowing Vessel

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

Tonnage as PSIX records it71 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
54 - 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.

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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Inspection history · 2

8 September 2020 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7041687

15 March 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · MARPOL

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3697690

Deficiency record · 1

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 8 September 2020 Resolved

An existing towing vessel subject to this subchapter will remain subject to Coast Guard regulations applicable to the vessel on July 19, 2016 until either July 20, 2018 or the date the vessel obtains a COI, whichever date is earlier. Due to the company not meeting the requirements of 46 CFR 136.202(a)(2), Marine Inspectors attended vessel to ensure compliance with Subchapter M. Upon attendance attending MI's discovered objective evidence that the vessel is not in compliance with Subchapter M. Vessel is required to meet one of the following: either have the vessel surveyed in accordance with 46 CFR parts 137.215 and 137.220 by a qualified surveyor as stated in 46 CFR 139.130 OR an inspection completed by the CG. The vessel will be required to have a COI prior to operating. Objective Evidence to include but not limited to; - No Survival Craft - No Health and Safety Plan - Vessel does not meet 46 CFR 143.400 General electrical safety - Vessel did not have fire main / fire pump onboard 46 CFR 136.172

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 19 July 2021
Resolution: Laid up

Ownership record

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