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BULLFROG

BULLFROG is a 1941 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 1997, most recently in May 2021, along with 3 deficiencies and 1 operational control.

Records from 1997 to 2021. Most recent: inspection, 20 May 2021.

Built
1941
Last inspected
20 May 2021
Documentation
Expired · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

WDG5374
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-61092

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 5 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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. Records for the Towing Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Inspections, by type

…with no type recorded4
Years with a record 8 calendar years (1997–2021)
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by the kind of activity 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)76.2 ft × 24.0 ft × 6.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 111 / net 76
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSTURGEON BAY SHPBLDG CO · STURGEON BAY, WI, UNITED STATES · built 1941
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portNEW YORK, NY
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
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 it111 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
76 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 August 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.
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Inspection history · 11

20 May 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7201854
14 May 2015 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5126338
13 November 2012 Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4483882
1 April 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3707062
11 February 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3680502
10 February 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3688379
15 December 2009 Spot Check (Safety)
Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3650818
23 November 2009 Spot Check (Safety)
Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3638949
5 September 2006 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2769521
29 December 2003 Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1981625
10 April 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 415916

Deficiency record · 3

Navigation
Issued 10 April 1997 Resolved
VESSEL WAS MISSING STERN LIGHT.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 May 1998
Resolved 13 May 1998
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 10 April 1997 Resolved
VESSEL DID NOT HAVE MARPOL PLACARD POSTED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 May 1998
Resolved 13 May 1998
Navigation
Issued 10 April 1997 Resolved
VESSEL DIDN'T HAVE LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 May 1998
Resolved 13 May 1998

Ownership record

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