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ORION

Towing Vessel · Built 1940s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

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.

Built
1943
Last inspected
17 September 2014
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
31
Deficiencies
7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
5 investigations · 2005–2010
Inspected with
6 other vessels

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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 17 September 2014
Recorded inspections31
…physical examinations8
…with no type recorded23
Deficiencies 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 14 calendar years (1987–2014)
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

US Official No.
251737
IMO number
5391260
Call sign
WDB2344
MISLE id
64015
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-64015

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.
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 · 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 · 6

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.

MARGARET SUE Tank Barge · MISLE 433358 · 12 February 2010 · activity 3681306AMT TRADER Freight Barge · MISLE 449476 · 25 April 2009 · activity 3463421POSEIDON Tank Barge · MISLE 47744 · 22 September 2007 · activity 3066477POSEIDON Tank Barge · MISLE 47744 · 27 March 2005 · activity 2340612MR CHIP Towing Vessel · MISLE 199522 · 27 March 2005 · activity 2340612ETT-800 Freight Barge · MISLE 664852 · 27 March 2005 · activity 2340612POSEIDON Tank Barge · MISLE 47744 · 27 February 2000 · activity 133554POSEIDON Tank Barge · MISLE 47744 · 18 February 2000 · activity 121369POSEIDON Tank Barge · MISLE 47744 · 6 December 1997 · activity 42495LASM-22 Towing Vessel · MISLE 125559 · 6 December 1997 · activity 42495POSEIDON Tank Barge · MISLE 47744 · 5 December 1997 · activity 137295

Inspection history · 31

17 September 2014 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4985800
10 December 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4499752
4 December 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4499554
30 June 2011 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4063264
21 March 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3699803
12 February 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3681306
25 April 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3463421
18 December 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3117613
10 December 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3114273
22 September 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3066477
25 May 2007 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2947348
8 October 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2825698
8 May 2006 Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2643649
15 April 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2625404
15 April 2006 Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2632949
8 April 2005 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2332326
1 April 2005 In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2325915
27 March 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2340612
18 August 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 293062
18 August 2001 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1070461
4 April 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 695247
27 February 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 133554
18 February 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 121369
22 August 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 96545
6 December 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 42495
5 December 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 137295
10 August 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAVANNAH · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 381465
10 January 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 753192
9 January 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 203194
13 May 1987 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 316241
14 January 1987 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 313838

Deficiency record · 7

Engineering › Shafting/Propeller Arrangements › Stern Tube Lubrication/Sealing
Issued 25 April 2006 Resolved
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.
Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-reduction gear) › Valve
Issued 15 April 2006 Resolved
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 1987 Resolved
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 1987 Resolved
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 1987 Resolved
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 1987 Resolved
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 1987 Resolved
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

Casualty record · 5

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 Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.