IOWA

Towing Vessel · Built 1910s · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL)

Built: 1915
Last inspected: 10 March 2025
Inspections: 26
Deficiencies: 7 recorded · 4 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 9 other vessels

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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 10 March 2025

Recorded inspections26

…physical examinations7

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded17

Deficiencies 7 recorded · 4 without a recorded resolution

…past their stated due date4

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 16 calendar years (2004–2025)

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

213566

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WDH7603

56353

Flag

UNITED STATES

Tonnage

97 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 66 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton

Maury page id

psix-56353

Vessel history report

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, 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.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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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. Only barges and towing vessels are in this archive, so any other vessel type in the same activity does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.

Inspection history · 26

10 March 2025 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8091150

12 February 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8085694

7 October 2024 Liferaft Servicing

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8027789

11 June 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7933341

13 October 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7576521

6 February 2020 Liferaft Servicing

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6904397

13 March 2019 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6641841

17 September 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6542121

6 April 2016 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5853415

12 November 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5764104

11 September 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5796667

17 May 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5128462

6 March 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5082380

3 March 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4809357

20 January 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4786291

20 January 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4786296

5 June 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4611993

5 June 2012 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4321522

18 July 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4093855

16 July 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4083419

9 August 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3820351

4 May 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3735321

5 January 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3659013

8 December 2008 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3376314

15 November 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3099742

2 August 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CLEVELAND · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2162753

Deficiency record · 7

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Closing devices/watertight doors

Issued 10 March 2025 No resolution recorded

Closure devices must be suitable for the entended route. The hatch located on the deck in the forward compartment is missing its gasket, which may allow downflooding or progressive flooding from the compartment below. Replace gasket to the satisfaction of TPO or CG prior to movement.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 11 March 2025 — due date passed with no resolution recorded

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts

Issued 10 March 2025 No resolution recorded

Towing vessels must carry adequate and up-to-date charts, maps, and nautical publications for the intended voyage. The charts onboard the IOWA have not been updated w/corrections since the Chart was printed in 2022. Place updated charts for the operating area onboard prior to movement or install a suitable ECDIS, with the ability to install weekly updates IAW NVIC 01-16.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 11 March 2025 — due date passed with no resolution recorded

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Magnetic compass

Issued 10 March 2025 No resolution recorded

Each towing vessel must be equipped with a magnetic compass. The installed magnetic compass has an heading error in excess of 30 degrees. Compass shall be adjusted/calibrated, with a corresponding Calibration Card, to the satisfaction of the OCMI.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 11 March 2025 — due date passed with no resolution recorded

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 10 March 2025 No resolution recorded

All semi-portable fire-extinguishers must be inspected or tested at least every 12 months, IAW tests required under §147.60 and §147.65 and Table 142.240. These must be completed to the satisfaction of the TPO or OCMI prior to movement.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 11 March 2025 — due date passed with no resolution recorded

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance and inspections

Issued 10 March 2025 Resolved

On a towing vessel the EPIRB shall be mounted in shuch a manner that when underway, the EPIRB can float free if the vessel sinks. The hydrostatic release was expired and in need of replacement.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 11 March 2025
Resolved 11 March 2025
Resolution: Hydrostatic release was replaced by the owner, and the deficiency is cleared.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 10 March 2025 Resolved

Upon obtaining a COI each towing vessel must undergo a drydock and internal structural examination (for vessels exposed to salt water not more than 6 months in any 12 month period) at least once every five years. The owner must provide proof of a satisfactory drydock examination, from their TPO or make the vessel available for a drydock exam prior to movement.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 11 March 2025
Resolved 14 March 2025
Resolution: Received TPO report from ABS stating satisfactory drydock. See def documents.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)

Issued 17 September 2018 Resolved

Vsl is broadcasting: MMSI from expired FCC License and Call Sign from expired FCC License.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 October 2018
Resolved 1 October 2018
Resolution: Resolved data error.