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IRONMAN
IRONMAN is a 1959 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 2002, most recently in January 2026, along with 39 deficiencies.
Records from 2002 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 5 January 2026.
- Built
- 1959
- Last inspected
- 5 January 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 39 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
1122667
WDB2322
510715
Flag
UNITED STATES
366874640
Maury page id
psix-510715
Inspections, by type
The 11 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)50.0 ft × 13.3 ft × 3.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 16 / net 13
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderL.S. BAIER AND ASSOCIATE · PORTLAND, OR, UNITED STATES · built 1959
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portTACOMA, WA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 4 December 2025 · expires 31 December 2026
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 it16 - Simplified, Gross Ton
13 - Simplified, Net Ton
13 - 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
WDB2322MMSI 366874640 · active · voluntarily equipped · granted 15 November 2022, expires 19 November 2032
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 · 1
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.
CV RENA Freight Ship · MISLE 349364 · 30 July 2005 · activity 2450482Inspection history · 11
5 January 2026
Drydock Exam · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8290580
9 April 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8108794
15 April 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7898955
15 September 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7791854
1 August 2023
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7759127
29 April 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7440243
16 July 2020
Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7008215
25 May 2016
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5886880
16 August 2011
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4117502
30 July 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 2450482
14 October 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1694974
Deficiency record · 39
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 9 April 2025
Resolved
46 CFR 143.230(b)(1): High Bilge Level alarms must be visible and audible at each operating station.
Marine Inspector observed no audible alarms and only two visual alarms in three bilge spaces.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 9 April 2025
Resolved
33 CFR 101.120(b)(2):Owners and operators must implement an approved Alternative Security Program in its entirety to be deemed in compliance with either part 104,105, or 106, as applicable.
Marine Inspector observed last documented valid ASP expired in 2021.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm
Issued 9 April 2025
Resolved
46 CFR 143.235(b)(1)(2):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; Has installed, in the engine room and any other area where background noise makes a general alarm hard to hear, a supplemental flashing red light that is identified with a sign that reads: “Attention General Alarm”.
Marine Inspector observed general alarm in engine space
provide visual alarm only.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Navigation bridge visibility
Issued 9 April 2025
Resolved
46 CFR 144.905(c): The field of vision from the operating station on a new vessel must extend over an arc from dead ahead to at least 60 degrees on either side of the vessel.
Marine Inspector observed significant cracking observed in STBD pilothouse operating station windows.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 9 April 2025
Resolved
46 CFR 142.240(a)(1): Portable and semi-portable fire extinguishers must be inspected, maintained, and tested in accordance with the inspection Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers with the frequency specified by NFPA 10.
Marine Inspector observed engine room portable fire extinguisher found with expired inspection tag.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 9 April 2025
Resolved
46 CFR 141.340(f)(1) Each life jacket must be marked in block capital letters with the name of the vessel.
Marine inspector observed 01 life jacket without vessels name on it.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency signal
Issued 15 April 2024
Resolved
Alarms must be visible and audible at each operating station.
High bilge level alarms produced visual signal but, produced no audible alarms.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 15 April 2024
Resolved
All fire-suppression equipment on board must be maintained in accordance with the manufacturers design manual.
Semi Portable fire extinguisher found with charge level below normal allowance.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 15 April 2024
Resolved
A remote fuel shutoff valve must be fitted on any fuel line that supplies fuel directly to a propulsion engine or generator prime mover. The valve must be operable from a safe place outside the space where the valve is installed.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 15 September 2023
Resolved
EACH TOWING VESSEL MUST HAVE A FIRE PUMP, FIXED OR PORTABLE, THAT IS OF A SUFFICIENT CAPACITY TO FIGHT A FIRE WITH A 50 FT FIRE HOSE CAPABLE OF REACHING ANY PART OF THE VESSEL. VSL WAS UNABLE TO START PORTABLE FIRE PUMP FOR INSPECTION AND THE FIRE HOSE COULD NOT BE ATTACHED. PROVIDE PROOF OF OPERATION.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 15 September 2023
Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 15 September 2023
Resolved
A VESSEL OF AT LEAST 5 NET TONS MUST HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION. VSL COD EXPIRED AUGUST 31, 2023. PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF REAPPLICATION.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 15 September 2023
Resolved
FCC STATION LICENSE IS REQUIRED FOR RADIO INSTALLATIONS IN MARITIME SERVICE. VSL FCC STATION LICENSE EXPIRED NOVEMBER 19, 2022. SHOW PROOF OF APPLICATION FOR NEW 10 YEAR FCC LICENSE.
Cite: 47 CFR 80.13
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 1 August 2023
Resolved
COD was expired
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 1 August 2023
Resolved
Vessel exceeded dry dock and ISE dates.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 29 April 2022
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be desgigned and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions.
Generator not operable at the time of inspection. Complete repairs and show full operation in the presence of attending MI.
46 CFR 143.205
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 29 April 2022
Resolved
Life raft requires annual servicing, provide annual servicing certificate.
46 CFR 141.235
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 4 September 2020
Resolved
Provide an appropriate IBA, prior to operations.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 4 September 2020
Resolved
Bilge pump piping is not permanent, install proper piping.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 4 September 2020
Resolved
Provide current FCC radio station license
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 4 September 2020
Resolved
Provide the following logs: Vessel log book, drill log, LSS maintenance log, TVR logbook
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 4 September 2020
Resolved
Update electronic charts
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 4 September 2020
Resolved
OBTAIN SHIPS BELL
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 4 September 2020
Resolved
LIFERINGS: PROPERLY LABEL WITH NAME AND HAILING PORT, MOUNT PROPERLY AND PROVIDE LIGHTS FOR 2 LIFERINGS
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 4 September 2020
Resolved
PFD'S:LABEL, PROVIDE LIGHTS AND WHISTLES. LABEL STOWAGE LOCATION AND QTY
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Immersion suits
Issued 4 September 2020
Resolved
IMMERSION SUITS: LABEL, PROVIDE LIGHTS, LABEL LOCATION, OBTAIN 2 MORE SUITS.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 4 September 2020
Resolved
PROVIDE FIRST AID KIT
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 4 September 2020
Resolved
PROVIDE CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL OF FIRE PANEL FOR COMPLIANCE WITH SUB "M"
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 4 September 2020
Resolved
REPLACE FIREHOSE
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment
Issued 4 September 2020
Resolved
OBTAIN FIRE AXE
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 4 September 2020
Resolved
LABEL NAME AND HAILING PORT ON HULL
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 4 September 2020
Resolved
LABEL ENGINE ROOM WATERTIGHT DOOR
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of escape
Issued 4 September 2020
Resolved
LABEL EMERGENCY ESCAPE.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 4 September 2020
Resolved
DEMONSTRATE OPERATION OF MAIN ENGINE AND GENERATOR JACKETWATER AND LUBE OIL ALARMS.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Obstruction/slipping, etc.
Issued 4 September 2020
Resolved
REMOVE THE BOLTS FROM THE FWD DECK THAT ARE A TRIPPING HAZARD
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Ballast, fuel and other tanks
Issued 4 September 2020
Resolved
FUEL VENTS NEED TO BE PROPERLY ATTACHED
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Water level indicator
Issued 4 September 2020
Resolved
DEMONSTRATE BILGE ALARM OPERATION
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire drills
Issued 4 September 2020
Resolved
PERFORM DRILLS FOR ATTENDING MARINE INSPECTORS
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment
Issued 16 July 2020
Resolved
MOUNT FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN ENGINE ROOM
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.