MICHAEL W is a 1950 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 38 inspections since 1995, most recently in December 2013, along with 8 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2002.
Records from 1995 to 2013. Most recent: inspection, 12 December 2013.
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This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 13 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)141.5 ft × 35.0 ft × 9.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 557 / net 378
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderST. LOUIS SHIPBUILDING · ST LOUIS, MO, UNITED STATES · built 1950
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionUnknown
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portST LOUIS, MO
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationNo Operation - PM · issued 22 July 2003 · expires 31 August 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 it557 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 378 - 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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38 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 8 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 18 vessels inspected with it, by name and date; 1 casualty investigation, 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
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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.
THERE WAS NO TYPE B-III OR SEMI/FIXED FIRE EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT IN THE ENGINEROOM.
Condition: Unknown
Due 9 December 1999
Resolved 26 November 1999
Engineering
Issued 24 November 1999Resolved
PIC DESIGNATION WAS MISSING IN TRANSFER PROCEDURES.
Condition: Unknown
Due 26 November 1999
Resolved 26 November 1999
Fire Fighting
Issued 24 November 1999Resolved
MINIMUM NUMBER OF EXTINGUISHERS WERE NOT ONBOARD. DUE TO AN EARLIER STACK FIRE, THREE EXTINGUISHERS WERE USED. WHEN THEY WERE REPLACED, THE REPLACEMENTS WERE OUTDATED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 9 December 1999
Resolved 26 November 1999
Lifesaving
Issued 30 November 1998Resolved
PORT AND STBD GENERATORS AND PORT AND STBD MAIN ENGINE WATER PUMPS MISSING GUARDS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 6 May 1999
Resolved 6 May 1999
Lifesaving
Issued 30 November 1998Resolved
GLOBES/GUARDS MISSING FROM SEVERAL LIGHT FIXTURES IN ENGINE RROM AND FWD DECK LOCKER.
Condition: Unknown
Due 6 May 1999
Resolved 6 May 1999
Electrical
Issued 30 November 1998Resolved
SEVERAL PIECES OF EQP. WITH EXPOSED WIRES AND SWITCHS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 6 May 1999
Resolved 6 May 1999
Fire Fighting
Issued 30 November 1998Resolved
SEVERAL EXTINGUISHERS DISCHARGED (VESSEL HAD MINOR STACK FIRE THAT SAME MORNING). VESSEL STILL HAD ADEQUATE CHARGED EXTINGUISHERS O/B. VESSEL WASTO SWITCH OUT EXT. ON 01DEC98 WHEN A CREW CHANGE WAS SCHEDULED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 1 December 1998
Resolved 2 December 1998
Engineering
Issued 30 November 1998Resolved
EXCESSIVE OIL/FUEL WAS NOTED IN ENGINE ROOM BILGES. VSL HAS POSSIBLE LEAK IN PORT OR STBD FUEL TANK. INSTRUCTED ENGINEER TO PUMP/STRIP BILGES IN TO SLOP TANK AND INVESTIGATE/REPAIR POSSIBLE LEAK (CRACK OR FITTING).
Condition: Unknown
Due 6 May 1999
Resolved 6 May 1999
5 November 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1707829
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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