JAMES R. TURNER JR

Towing Vessel · Built 1950s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

JAMES R. TURNER JR is a 1951 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 37 inspections since 1985, most recently in June 2026, along with 1 deficiency, 2 operational controls and 7 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2026.

Records from 1985 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 9 June 2026.

Built: 1951
Last inspected: 9 June 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 37
Deficiencies: 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 7 investigations · 2006–2026
Inspected with: 24 other vessels
Also recorded as: 2 other names

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 9 June 2026

Recorded inspections37

…physical examinations9

…administrative events10

…with no type recorded18

Deficiencies 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 27 calendar years (1985–2026)

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

261261

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WDH3361

67554

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-67554

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)101.1 ft × 26.6 ft × 7.8 ft

Registered tonnagegross 304 / net 206

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderDRAVO CORPORATION · NEVILLE ISLAND, PA, UNITED STATES · built 1951

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portPITTSBURGH, PA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, Bowaters

DocumentationValid · issued 17 November 2025 · expires 30 November 2026

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 it304 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
206 - 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 · 24

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 · 37

9 June 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8426090

17 May 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8149786

21 May 2024 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7912149

18 April 2024 TPO Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7875355

26 July 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7752584

16 September 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7620807

18 February 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7142304

16 November 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7095989

20 July 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7011398

15 March 2019 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6643185

14 March 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6650585

11 March 2019 TPO Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6646806

8 January 2019 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6646789

8 December 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6601383

7 November 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6576266

25 October 2017 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6295681

30 November 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5033947

18 May 2011 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4016721

4 May 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3201838

26 March 2008 DAPI Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3171509

6 December 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2836599

11 November 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2819631

15 October 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1936749

26 December 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1724223

6 September 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 214269

28 March 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 215321

20 March 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 126907

12 May 1999 Uninspected Towing Vessel

Physical examination · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 807809

8 April 1998 Uninspected Towing Vessel

Physical examination · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1123009

9 March 1997 Administrative

Administrative · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1102477

25 May 1996 Uninspected Towing Vessel

Physical examination · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1090216

12 April 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 108750

6 September 1995 Uninspected Towing Vessel

Physical examination · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1187958

8 November 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 96755

3 July 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 317209

11 July 1986 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 310234

13 August 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 303706

Deficiency record · 1

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear

Issued 15 March 2019 Resolved

Vessel reported loss of steering. Vessel is operating under a TSMS certificate. Vessel must provide survey report attesting to the root cause of failure, completed repairs, testing of essential system, then schedule repair check with CG MI or submit for approval thru TVIB.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 25 March 2019
Resolution: Recieved TPO Approval ltr

Casualty record · 7

11 November 2006Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 2819631

6 December 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2836599

4 May 2008Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 3201838

8 December 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 6601383

14 March 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6650585

17 May 2025Routine · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 8149786

9 June 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 8426090

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.

Recorded names · 2

M/V ARKWRIGHT (2006–2008), ROBERT EDWARD MURRAY (2018–2019). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.

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.