CHARLESTON

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

CHARLESTON is a 1947 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 47 inspections since 1994, most recently in April 2025, along with 3 deficiencies and 18 casualty investigations between 2004 and 2025.

Records from 1994 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 13 April 2025.

Built: 1947
Last inspected: 13 April 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 47
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 18 investigations · 2004–2025
Inspected with: 13 other vessels

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 13 April 2025

Recorded inspections47

…physical examinations8

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded34

Deficiencies 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 24 calendar years (1994–2025)

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

254269

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WDE2141

64955

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-64955

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)135.7 ft × 28.0 ft × 7.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 439 / net 299

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderHILLMAN BARGE & CONSTRUCT · BROWNSVILLE, PA, UNITED STATES · built 1947

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portCHARLESTON, WV

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 18 December 2025 · expires 31 January 2027

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 it439 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
299 - 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.

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 · 13

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.

Inspection history · 47

13 April 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8111150

22 June 2024 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7943005

22 June 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7956825

11 March 2024 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7877191

27 June 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7738562

10 January 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7378116

15 May 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7199411

26 April 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7182907

3 April 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7168724

28 July 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7169251

25 November 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6862347

29 August 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6810304

26 August 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6796718

14 March 2019 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6645237

27 September 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6635800

14 December 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6058307

17 July 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6016632

15 July 2016 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5946785

23 March 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5839493

10 April 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5102079

23 November 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5031951

2 April 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4832563

15 July 2013 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4664010

31 March 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3976765

3 September 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3841132

25 May 2010 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3747376

25 April 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3725174

25 April 2010 Marine Casualty Follow Up

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3729943

2 August 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3563223

7 May 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3201971

7 May 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3213324

7 April 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3179200

10 January 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3128575

24 October 2005 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2521931

25 September 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2512055

25 August 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2479173

14 August 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2175285

29 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1977909

21 October 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 43081

10 August 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 155185

13 July 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 430779

28 June 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 181827

19 May 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 46636

5 May 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 415609

24 January 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 399905

3 October 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 384086

29 March 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 16748

Deficiency record · 3

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 11 April 2019 Resolved

Each towing vessel that has an escape hatch used as an emergency exit must be marked in clearly legible letters atleast 2 inches high with the wording "EMERGENCY EXIT, KEEP CLEAR". The emergency escape door was not marked. Mark door as required.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 June 2019
Resolved 19 June 2019
Resolution: Door marked "emergency exit keep clear" as well as "watertight door - keep closed subject to captain's discretion."

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals

Issued 11 April 2019 Resolved

Each towing vessel must be equipped with navigation lights in accordance with the navigation rules. The all-around light had condensation built up inside the lens reducing the visibility of the light. Clean lens and replace seal as needed.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 June 2019
Resolved 19 June 2019
Resolution: Light replaced

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals

Issued 11 April 2019 Resolved

Each towing vessel must be equipped with navigation lights in accordance with the navigation rules. The starboard side light had condensation built up inside the lens reducing the visibility of the light. Clean lens and replace seal as needed.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 June 2019
Resolved 19 June 2019
Resolution: Light replaced

Casualty record · 18

14 August 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 2175285

25 August 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2479173

25 September 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2512055

10 January 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 3128575

7 May 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3201971

2 August 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3563223

25 April 2010Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 3725174

3 September 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3841132

2 April 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4832563

10 April 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5102079

27 September 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 6635800

26 August 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 6796718

29 August 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6810304

28 July 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 7169251

3 April 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7168724

15 May 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 7199411

22 June 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7956825

13 April 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8111150

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.