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RIVER PILOT
RIVER PILOT is a 1998 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 50 inspections since 1998, most recently in October 2025, along with 12 deficiencies and 10 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2025.
Records from 1998 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 14 October 2025.
- Built
- 1998
- Last inspected
- 14 October 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 10 investigations · 2006–2025
Identity
1069716
WDN4426
478718
Flag
UNITED STATES
367473520
Maury page id
psix-478718
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded23
Years with a record
19 calendar years (1998–2025)
The 50 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)65.0 ft × 26.0 ft × 9.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 127 / net 102
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderC & G BOAT WORKS INC · BAYOU LA BATRE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 1998
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portEDENTON, NC
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 23 July 2026 · expires 30 June 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 it127 - Simplified, Gross Ton
102 - Simplified, Net Ton
102 - Simplified, 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
WDN4426MMSI 367473520 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 13 October 2022, expires 13 October 2032
WDF6368MMSI 367473520 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 22 September 2020, cancelled 11 October 2022
WCY6320MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 11 August 1998, cancelled 11 October 2008 · 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 · 9
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.
BH 2903 Freight Barge · MISLE 1596064 · 26 July 2024 · activity 7970856BH 2902 Freight Barge · MISLE 1540072 · 14 June 2022 · activity 7491229SJ 2602 Freight Barge · MISLE 1268032 · 10 November 2020 · activity 7106468BH-2901 Freight Barge · MISLE 1110973 · 30 December 2019 · activity 6880374ORION IS-1301 Freight Barge · MISLE 414889 · 23 November 2011 · activity 4195189SJ 300 Freight Barge · MISLE 206896 · 10 August 2010 · activity 3826101MANSON 24 Industrial Vessel · MISLE 238385 · 25 October 2006 · activity 2808681BARNEY TURECAMO Towing Vessel · MISLE 426584 · 8 February 2001 · activity 177497CAPT. MARK Towing Vessel · MISLE 74112 · 21 October 1998 · activity 188138Inspection history · 50
14 October 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Nags Head · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8251820
3 September 2025
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nags Head · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8226332
3 September 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8233149
27 August 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8225853
23 July 2025
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nags Head · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8199101
7 May 2025
Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8130400
21 April 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8116459
19 April 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8130259
26 July 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7967767
26 July 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7970856
12 June 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nags Head · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7933108
25 October 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7844855
22 June 2023
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nags Head · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7720387
8 May 2023
Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7678521
27 December 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Nags Head · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7615655
14 June 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7491229
5 May 2022
Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nags Head · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7446574
6 April 2022
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nags Head · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7434776
31 March 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nags Head · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7421655
2 June 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nags Head · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7214194
10 November 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7106468
24 June 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6985508
14 April 2020
Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6919151
7 January 2020
Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6888181
30 December 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6880374
28 December 2019
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Nags Head · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6881721
2 October 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6835410
1 July 2019
Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6746411
17 December 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6613846
20 July 2017
Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6218960
14 April 2015
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5796146
27 March 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station St Inigoes · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4824490
23 December 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4510833
23 November 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4195189
1 July 2011
DAPI Audit · Administration · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4064183
10 August 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3826101
25 October 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2808681
11 December 2001
Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1077105
24 September 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1582
30 August 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 80400
31 May 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 174718
8 February 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 177497
15 December 2000
Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1055777
7 December 1999
Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 812745
15 December 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 46890
21 October 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 188138
21 October 1998
Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 804152
20 October 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 119817
30 September 1998
Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 802921
29 September 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 104715
Deficiency record · 12
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 3 September 2025
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Loss off lube oil to the gearbox.
46CFR143.205(a)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 27 June 2025
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have either a self-priming, power-driven, fixed fire pump, a fire main, and hoses and nozzles in accordance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section. Fire pump was found leaking water from the shaft seal. Fire pump was able to maintain good pressure with two hoses. Conduct repairs and test to the satisfaction of attending CG Marine Inspector.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF EPIRB
Issued 31 March 2022
Resolved
Vessel is equipped with onboard EPIRB, hydrostatic release is mismarked on expiration. Determine install date and label for two-years and provide updated registration iaw 46 CFR 141.380.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 31 March 2022
Resolved
Fire extinguisher #5 in engine room is not marked as serviced. Ensure labeling is updated to reflect recent servicing and provide approved bracket in accordance with manufacturers instructions iaw 46 CFR 142.230.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 31 March 2022
Resolved
Aft generator expansion tank is leaking, repair or replace with new iaw 46 CFR 143.205.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 31 March 2022
Resolved
Starboard electrical panel door on forward bulkhead in engine room is worn, replace or repair iaw 46 CFR 143.205.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 31 March 2022
Resolved
Mounting bracket for heat sensor in engine room is broken, replace with new or repair iaw 46 CFR 142.330.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Engineers' alarm
Issued 2 June 2021
Resolved
Audible alarms for low lube oil on the main engines and generators are inoperable in the engine room.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear alarm
Issued 19 May 2020
Resolved
Provide low hydraulic steering fluid alarm on hydraulic tank located in aft of engine room that is visible and audible at each operating station.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm
Issued 19 May 2020
Resolved
Provide alarms required by 46 CFR 143.230(a).
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm
Issued 19 May 2020
Resolved
Main engines and generator engines must have gauges at the machinery location in accordance with 46 CFR 143.230(c).
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear
Issued 28 December 2019
Resolved
Vessel is missing its starboard main rudder and the port main rudder is damaged. Submit a tow plan for the vessel prior to getting underway and make repairs to the satisfaction of the attending USCG Marine Inspector.
Casualty record · 10
25 October 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2808681
10 August 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3826101
23 November 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4195189
23 December 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 4510833
30 December 2019Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · at PUNGO FERRY BRIDGE · activity 6880374
24 June 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 6985508
10 November 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7106468
26 July 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at PUNGO FERRY BRIDGE · activity 7970856
19 April 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8130259
27 August 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8225853
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.
Recorded names · 1
ISLAND PILOT (2006–2025). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.
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.