PA PA FRED

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

PA PA FRED is a 1951 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 1993, most recently in August 2026, along with 4 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2016 and 2021.

Records from 1993 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 17 August 2026.

Built: 1951
Last inspected: 17 August 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 18
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 3 investigations · 2016–2021
Inspected with: 3 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 17 August 2026

Recorded inspections18

…physical examinations10

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded7

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 17 calendar years (1993–2026)

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

262831

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WDH8415

68181

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-68181

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)72.0 ft × 20.0 ft × 6.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 97 / net 42

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderARNOLD V WALKER SHIPYARD · PASCAGOULA, MS, UNITED STATES · built 1951

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portCOVINGTON, KY

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 14 November 2025 · expires 31 October 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 it97 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
42 - 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 · 3

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.

NEWPORT Towing Vessel · MISLE 206234 · 1 September 2021 · activity 7302097 ENTERPRISE Towing Vessel · MISLE 1266242 · 9 January 2019 · activity 6612155 C257 Freight Barge · MISLE 37230 · 12 July 2016 · activity 5944880

Inspection history · 18

17 August 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8466344

18 September 2025 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8236826

1 October 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7991328

6 September 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7774159

15 September 2022 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7530963

22 September 2021 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7317829

1 September 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7302097

9 January 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6612155

31 May 2017 Industry Initiated Exam · Administration

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6168312

12 July 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5944880

11 March 2014 Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4847224

26 July 2012 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4397984

9 February 2011 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3954083

12 December 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1719413

28 August 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 281605

31 March 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 414362

15 July 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 405836

9 September 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 118904

Deficiency record · 4

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

Issued 18 September 2025 Resolved

Original equipment should be maintained to provide the master with accurate navigation information. Vessel rudder angle indicator is 30 degrees off center. The false visual indicator may cause confusion during an emergency condition. Electrical systems must be maintained to provide safe operation of the towing vessel. Make repairs to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard marine inspector.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 30 October 2025
Resolved 22 September 2025
Resolution: Inspected RAI with satisfactory results.

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)

Issued 22 September 2021 Resolved

Port and starboard main engine oil pressure gauge in pilot house were not operational. Machinery and electronic systems must be designed and maintained to provide safe operation of the towing vessel. Make repairs to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 October 2021
Resolved 12 October 2021
Resolution: Recieved objective evidence new guages are installed.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 22 September 2021 Resolved

Port rudder angle indicator in pilot house had 10 degree error starboard was sticking. Machinery and electronic systems must be designed and maintained to provide safe operation of the towing vessel. Make repairs to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 October 2021
Resolved 12 October 2021
Resolution: Received objective evidence rudder angle indicator is fixed.

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)

Issued 22 September 2021 Resolved

Vessel did not have a low fuel level indication in the pilot house for the day tank. Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification for low fuel level for vessel fitted with a day tank. Install audible and visible indicator low level indicator for day tank at operating station to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard marine inspector.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 23 October 2021
Resolved 12 October 2021
Resolution: Received objective evidence low fuel level alarm installed.

Casualty record · 3

12 July 2016Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 5944880

9 January 2019Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 6612155

1 September 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 7302097

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.