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ILLUMINATOR

ILLUMINATOR is a 1955 freight barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 1984, most recently in August 1989, along with 6 deficiencies.

Records from 1984 to 1989. Most recent: inspection, 18 August 1989.

Built
1955
Last inspected
18 August 1989
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 37 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 Barge class in Maury's sources begin in 1972.

Inspection record

Last inspected 18 August 1989
…with no type recorded7
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 6 calendar years (1984–1989)
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

WDB6182
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-45793

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)136.6 ft × 50.0 ft × 10.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 687 / net 687
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderAMERICAN MARINE CORP · NEW ORLEANS, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1955
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionNone
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 9 January 2026 · expires 28 February 2027
Service, as the file records itFreight Barge
Hull formbarge (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it687 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
687 - 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
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Every recorded inspection, 1972 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 · 18

18 August 1989 Administrative
Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 886613
20 June 1989 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1344938
2 June 1989 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1201853
15 May 1989 Administrative
Administrative · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1042080
28 April 1989 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1197337
13 June 1988 MARPOL Annex II Examination · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1201444
23 June 1987 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1324917
18 May 1987 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1337492
24 April 1987 Administrative
Administrative · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1325186
10 September 1986 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1308879
28 August 1986 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 522468
27 June 1986 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 995139
2 June 1986 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 986990
6 February 1986 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1304541
27 December 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CINCINNATI · Activity 483832
10 June 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1289385
15 February 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CINCINNATI · Activity 456701
19 June 1984 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CINCINNATI · Activity 533696

Deficiency record · 6

Construction/Loadline
Issued 28 April 1989 Resolved
MARK VESSELS WARNINGS AS REQUIRED BY 46CFR35.05-15(B)(3)(II). MAKE AVAILABLE TO COGNIZANT [name withheld]
Condition: Unknown
Due 28 April 1989
Resolved 28 April 1989
Construction/Loadline
Issued 28 April 1989 Resolved
PRIOR TO LOADING CARGO MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO HOLES LOCATED IN VESSELS BOX BOW PORT SIDE APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET FROM BOTTOM. MAKE AVAILABLE TO COGNIZANT [name withheld].
Condition: Unknown
Due 28 April 1989
Resolved 28 April 1989
Deck/Cargo
Issued 10 September 1986 Resolved
PLACE ON BOARD A LEGIBLE COPY OF THE CARGO PIPING DIAGRAM AND CARGO TRANS- FER PROCEDURES PRIOR TO NEXT LOADING OF CARGO.
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 September 1986
Resolved 10 September 1986
Construction/Loadline
Issued 2 June 1986 Resolved
MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO 6" FRACTURE IN WAY OF STBD STERN TIMBERHEAD BASE PRIOR TO LOADING CARGO BUT NOT LATER THAN COMPLIANCE DATE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 June 1986
Resolved 2 June 1986
Construction/Loadline
Issued 2 June 1986 Resolved
DEWATER BOW VOID AND PROVE WATERTIGHT INTEGRITY PRIOR TO LOADING CARGO BUT NOT LATER THAN COMPLIANCE DATE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 June 1986
Resolved 2 June 1986
Construction/Loadline
Issued 2 June 1986 Resolved
MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO FRACTURES AT DECK KNUCKLE WELD IN WAY OF #4 P&S CARGO TANKS PRIOR TO LOADING CARGO BUT NOT LATER THAN COMPLIANCE DATE. PRODUCT LEVEL IN #4 P&S CARGO TANKS IS TO REMAIN 2' BELOW DECK LEVEL.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 June 1986
Resolved 2 June 1986

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.