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FIDALGO

FIDALGO is a 1999 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 10 inspections since 2002, most recently in January 2026, along with 9 deficiencies.

Records from 2002 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 7 January 2026.

Built
1999
Last inspected
7 January 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

WCZ4975
501880
Flag
UNITED STATES
367024340
Maury page id
psix-501880

Inspections, by type

…with no type recorded1
Years with a record 9 calendar years (2002–2026)
The 10 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)42.0 ft × 16.0 ft × 6.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 27 / net 21
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderHANSEN BOAT COMPANY · EVERETT WA, UNITED STATES · built 1999
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portLACONNER, WA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 11 June 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 it27 - Simplified, Gross Ton
21 - 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

WCZ4975MMSI 367024340 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 19 July 2019, expires 13 September 2029
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.

Inspection history · 10

7 January 2026 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8300399
15 April 2025 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8111462
15 February 2024 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7866320
9 January 2024 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7856376
22 February 2023 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7852992
24 May 2022 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7458605
26 January 2021 Initial Certification · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7131337
30 June 2015 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5170103
9 June 2014 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4884866
20 September 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1686549

Deficiency record · 9

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 10 February 2026 Resolved
Electrical connections must be suitably installed to prevent them from coming loose through vibration or accidental contact. MI observed electrical connections on both MDE which were made with wire nuts outside of a junction box.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 February 2026
Resolved 27 February 2026
Resolution: o/o completed satisfactory repair on the electrical wires.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 10 February 2026 Resolved
Individual circuit breakers on switchboards and distribution panels must be labeled with a description of the loads they serve. MI observed both bridge and engine room circuit breaker panel to be missing labels.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 February 2026
Resolved 27 February 2026
Resolution: o/o labeled the circuit breakers to the satisfaction of CG
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 10 February 2026 Resolved
A towing vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts, maps, and nautical publications for the intended voyage, including: Charts, including electronic charts acceptable to the Coast Guard, of appropriate scale to make safe navigation possible. MI observed vessel operating with "Coastal Explorer" electronic charts.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 February 2026
Resolved 5 March 2026
Resolution: O/O provided photos attesting to the satisfactory installation of approved electronic charts.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 10 February 2026 Resolved
Each towing vessel must be operated in compliance with: Applicable sections of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, including section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1321). MI observed separate bilge pumps for ecology dams at the port and starboard shaft seals piped directly overboard.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 February 2026
Resolved 27 February 2026
Resolution: o/o removed the ecology dam for both port and starboard shafts and assicoated piping. Overboard valve capped off.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Functional requirements
Issued 10 February 2026 Resolved
Towing vessels must meet the communications requirements of 33 CFR part 26 and 33 CFR 164.72, as applicable. MI observed the MMSI number missing from both VHF radios at the operating station.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 February 2026
Resolved 27 February 2026
Resolution: o/o inputted the MMSI number in both bridge radios.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts
Issued 15 February 2024 Resolved
An exposed hazard such as gears and rotating machinery, must be protected by a cover, guard or rail. Port engine had missing cover around belts. 46 CFR 144.820
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 16 March 2024
Resolved 8 March 2024
Resolution: Received email from [name withheld] with pictures of a new guard installed.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 24 May 2022 Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with RPM gauges for the main engines at the machinery location. Main engines are not provided with RPM gauges at the machinery location.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 June 2022
Resolved 5 July 2022
Resolution: Received photographic evidence that RPM gauges were installed in machinery space.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm
Issued 24 May 2022 Resolved
Each towing vessel must be fitted with a general alarm that is capable of notifying persons in any accommodation, work space, and the engine room. Vessel's engine room did not have a general alarm.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 June 2022
Resolved 5 July 2022
Resolution: Received video of operating general alarm
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 26 January 2021 Resolved
An inspection for certification includes inspection of auxiliary machinery. The vessel does not have a means to test the operation of the bilge system. Provide procedures to satisfactorily test bilge system.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 16 April 2021
Resolved 7 May 2021
Resolution: System has a T installed to allow testing of the bilge system discharging inboad, test sat.

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.