ORION is a 1943 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 31 inspections since 1987, most recently in September 2014, along with 7 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 5 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2010.
Records from 1987 to 2014. Most recent: inspection, 17 September 2014.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 12 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.
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
Tonnage as PSIX records it195 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 537 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton 132 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton 161 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
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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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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.
Shaft lost connection with reducuton gear, slid back 10" causing flooding in the engine room.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 8 May 2006
Resolution: Shaft and red gear realigned. Witnessed repairs during sea trial.
Vessel's starboard main engine shaft broke loose from the reduction gear and the vessel began taking on water.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 April 2007
Resolved 7 May 2007
Resolution: Received fax from vsl stating that permanent repairs were completed and a sea trial was conducted. all sat. Fax stated CG in Houston inspected repairs.
Engineering
Issued 13 May 1987Resolved
VESSEL DID NOT HAVE A STANDARD DISCHARGE CONNECTION ON BOARD AS REQUIRED BY 33CFR155.410(A)(3). VESSEL WAS CITED FOR SAME DISCREPANCY ON 14 JAN 87 AND WAS GIVEN A COMPLIANCE DATE OF 25FEB87, VESSEL STILL HAS NOT COMPLIED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 August 1995
Resolved 10 August 1995
Engineering
Issued 14 January 1987Resolved
VESSEL DID NOT HAVE FIXED PIPING TO DECK FOR DISCHARGE OF OILY SLOPS ON BOARD AS REQUIRED BY 33CFR155.340.
Condition: Unknown
Due 14 January 1987
Resolved 14 January 1987
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 14 January 1987Resolved
VESSEL WAS FOUND OPERATING WITH INSTALLED TOILETS WHILE HAVING THE MARINE SANITATION DEVICE BYPASSED AND DISCHARGING RAW SEWAGE DIRECTLY OVERBOARD INVIOLATION OF 33CFR159.7.
Condition: Unknown
Due 14 January 1987
Resolved 14 January 1987
Lifesaving
Issued 14 January 1987Resolved
PROVIDE RETROFLECTIVE TAPE AND LIGHTS FOR PFDS ON BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH 46CFR25.25-5.
Condition: Unknown
Due 14 January 1987
Resolved 14 January 1987
Engineering
Issued 14 January 1987Resolved
VESSEL DID NOT HAVE A STANDARD DISCHARGE CONNECTION ON BOARD AS REQUIRED BY 33CFR155.340(C).
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 August 1995
Resolved 10 August 1995
27 March 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2340612
8 October 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2825698
22 September 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3066477
25 April 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3463421
12 February 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 3681306
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
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
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