FRED WAY is a 1945 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 30 inspections since 1995, most recently in June 2022, along with 9 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2012.
Records from 1995 to 2022. Most recent: inspection, 28 June 2022.
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This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 4 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.
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Registered dimensions (L × B × D)137.4 ft × 27.0 ft × 6.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 320 / net 56
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderDRAVO CORPORATION · NEVILLE ISLAND, PA, UNITED STATES · built 1945
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionUnknown
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portCHARLESTON, WV
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
Service, as the file records itTowing Vessel
Hull formunknown (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it320 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 56 - 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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30 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 5 vessels inspected with it, by name and date; 9 casualty investigations, with date and classification; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port, endorsements, dates. The counts in the summary above are the same
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Vessel history report
Every record for this hull, in one document — $299
Every recorded inspection, 1980 to
2026 for this class, 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
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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.
No deficiencies recorded against this vessel. This means none were written in the records covered — it is not a statement about the vessel's condition. What a recorded resolution is.
22 March 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2608790
2 April 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 2615454
12 October 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 2799057
27 November 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2829740
18 July 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 3005123
7 August 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 3021604
28 August 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3317868
3 April 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3709317
10 October 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4469405
Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
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