MIDWEST JR. is a 1946 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 21 inspections since 1994, most recently in September 2025, along with 11 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2008.
Records from 1994 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 25 September 2025.
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.
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.
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Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)42.5 ft × 12.0 ft × 4.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 20 / net 15
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderPADUCAH MARINE WAYS INC · PADUCAH KY, UNITED STATES · built 1946
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portCHILLICOTHE, IL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
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 it20 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 15 - 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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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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Inspection history · 21
25 September 2025Exemption · Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8240933
14 November 2024Exemption · Administrative Inspection
essel was granted a work site exclusion on May 12, 2009 which limited the vessel to daylight operation at Mile Marker 181 of the Illinois River. Vessel was relocated in 2019 to MM 190.3 of the Illinois River. This location has not been designated as a work site per 46 CFR §136.110 by the Cognizant Officer In Charge Marine Inspection(OCMI).
Submit a new detailed request for designation of the new work site at MM 190.3 ILR to the cognizant OCMI or, as an alternative submit an application for inspection CG-3752 under Subchapter M on or before October 12, 2021.
Failure to comply with either option will result in the vessel being ordered out of service.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 October 2021
Resolved 20 October 2021
Resolution: Work Site exclusion granted by OCMI
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Employee Coverage
Issued 22 February 2008Resolved
Ensure all Marine personnel have pre employment testing and are placed in the random pool.
Condition: Unknown
Due 1 May 2008
Resolved 19 May 2008
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › EAP Display Requirements
Issued 22 February 2008Resolved
Post EAP Hotline number on board the vessel.
Condition: Unknown
Due 1 May 2008
Resolved 19 May 2008
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › EAP Training Requirements
Issued 22 February 2008Resolved
Ensure all supervisory personnel and the vessel operator receives the required one hour supervisory training.
Condition: Unknown
Due 1 May 2008
Resolved 19 May 2008
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Employee Coverage
Issued 22 February 2008Resolved
Verify the Consortium has access to a local SAP.
Condition: Unknown
Due 1 May 2008
Resolved 19 May 2008
Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Number
Issued 22 February 2008Resolved
Install a B-I fire extinguishers in the pilothouse.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Due 15 June 2008
Resolved 18 June 2008
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Quantity
Issued 22 February 2008Resolved
Install (2) Type I PFD's.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Due 15 June 2008
Resolved 18 June 2008
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Documentation (CG-1270)
Issued 22 February 2008Resolved
Ensure the vessel name and hauling port is clearly marked on the vessel stern.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Due 15 June 2008
Resolved 18 June 2008
Communications › Audible Communications › Bell
Issued 22 February 2008Resolved
Install a fog bell.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Due 15 June 2008
Resolved 18 June 2008
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.
Ownership record
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