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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
- Deficiencies
- 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
1085936
WCZ4975
501880
Flag
UNITED STATES
367024340
Maury page id
psix-501880
Inspections, by type
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.