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AIDEN WILLIAM
AIDEN WILLIAM is a 1954 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 32 inspections since 1993, most recently in August 2024, along with 8 deficiencies and 6 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2021.
Records from 1993 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 28 August 2024.
- Built
- 1954
- Last inspected
- 28 August 2024
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 6 investigations · 2005–2021
Identity
267403
WDM6913
70086
Flag
UNITED STATES
367369980
Maury page id
psix-70086
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded13
Years with a record
16 calendar years (1993–2024)
The 32 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US
Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not
years in service. What Maury does not do.
Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)77.7 ft × 23.4 ft × 11.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 94 / net 64
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)77.7 ft × 23.4 ft × 11.3 ft
ITC tonnagegross 124 / net 37
BuilderDEFOE SHIPBUILDING CO · BAY CITY · built 1954
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portCHICAGO, IL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 1 August 2025 · expires 31 August 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 it64 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
37 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
94 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
124 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
37 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
94 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
124 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 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.
Radio station licence
WDM6913MMSI 367369980 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 30 November 2021, expires 30 November 2031
WDE5664MMSI 367369980 · cancelled · voluntarily equipped · granted 16 May 2018, cancelled 12 November 2021
WCJ2881MMSI 366960420 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 30 June 2004, cancelled 30 August 2014
FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its
US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown.
A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.
Inspected as a tow unit · 11
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.
MTC 234B Freight Barge · MISLE 372225 · 25 May 2021 · activity 7212108TAAGBORG Freight Ship · MISLE 1240127 · 25 May 2021 · activity 7212108KODIE LYNN Towing Vessel · MISLE 137177 · 1 July 2012 · activity 4512068BARRY J Towing Vessel · MISLE 285030 · 1 July 2012 · activity 4512068ACL 00582 Freight Barge · MISLE 29562 · 18 March 2008 · activity 3168433ACL 01540 Freight Barge · MISLE 29632 · 18 March 2008 · activity 3168433KALEB DEAN Towing Vessel · MISLE 89339 · 18 March 2008 · activity 3168433HAL J PANNELL Towing Vessel · MISLE 206401 · 18 March 2008 · activity 3168433ACL 96033 Freight Barge · MISLE 441929 · 18 March 2008 · activity 3168433EVAN H Towing Vessel · MISLE 449552 · 18 March 2008 · activity 3168433LMC 173 Freight Barge · MISLE 48738 · 28 September 1995 · activity 83689Inspection history · 32
28 August 2024
MTSA Verification · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7990950
20 June 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7719467
18 October 2022
Liferaft Servicing
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7579988
28 September 2022
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7575316
9 September 2022
Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7554421
31 August 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7301864
25 May 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7206143
25 May 2021
Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7207185
25 May 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7212108
11 May 2020
Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6952436
6 May 2020
DAPI Audit · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6949059
24 March 2020
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6931255
24 March 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6931734
31 May 2018
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Navigation Center · Activity 6430135
21 June 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6182308
28 October 2013
MTSA Verification · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4745446
20 September 2013
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4719704
22 August 2012
DAPI Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4420121
1 July 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4512068
29 November 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4207988
22 June 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3773493
1 June 2010
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3754883
21 April 2010
MARPOL · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3726755
18 March 2008
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3166892
18 March 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3168433
10 May 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2354045
31 March 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2352928
14 March 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1495146
28 September 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 83689
26 June 1995
Administrative
Administrative · MSO MILWAUKEE · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 873020
6 July 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 692571
30 April 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 38224
Deficiency record · 8
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 28 August 2024
Resolved
PRESSUE VESSELS MUST HAVE THE MAWP INDICATED BY STAMPED NAMEPLATE OR OTHER MEANS VISIBLE TO THE CREW. THE AIR RECIEVERS IN THE ENGINE ROOM ARE NOT MARKED WITH THE MAWP. MARK THE SAME.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 28 August 2024
Resolved
A TOWING VESSEL BE MAINTAINED AND OPERATED SO THE WATERTIGHT INTEGRITY AND STABILITY OF VESSEL ARE NOT COMPROMISED. AFT BALLAST TANK SOUNDING TUBE FLANGE BOLTS ARE BROKEN OFF AT DECK.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 28 August 2024
Resolved
EACH TOWING VESSEL MUST BE MAINTAINED AND OPERATED SO AS TO MINIMIZE FIRE HAZARDS AND TO ENSURE ALL BILGES AND VOIDS SPACE ARE KEPT FREE FROM ACCUMULATION OF COMBUSTIBLE AND FLAMMABLE MATERIALS AND LIQUIDS. ENGINE ROOM BILGE HAS 7-8" OF OIL ACCUMULATING. PUMP AND CLEAN ENGINE ROOM BILGE TO [name withheld] PRIOR TO MOVEMENT.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 9 September 2022
Resolved
Vessel is missing one life buoy floating electric water light as per CFR/COI. Install one for a total of two water lights on board vessel.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 9 September 2022
Resolved
Vessel switchboard enclosure is completely open/exposed on the back end with materials being stored inside. Electrical components that pose an electrical hazard must be in an enclosure. Install back panel cover and remove materials from cabinet to local OCMI satisfaction.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 9 September 2022
Resolved
Boiler exhaust pipe is wasted in upper stack space. Crop and renew or conduct repairs to satisfaction of OCMI.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 25 May 2021
Resolved
Prior to operating, repair air operated clutch for Main Engine, and prove proper operation to attending CG Marine Inspector.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 24 March 2020
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel has suffered from a loss of steering due to a broken rudder shaft. Vessel is authorized assisted transit to S&H Bell in company fleeting area (MM331.4) for damage survey assessment and repairs. Vessel shall submit all tech/repair reports to local OCMI for review and must inform when vessel is ready to prove propulsion/steering testing capabilities in the presence of OCMI prior to any further movement or operations once reaching S&H Bell and repairs complete. Report all further developments/conditions to local [name withheld]2692 within five days to provided email.
Casualty record · 6
31 March 2005Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 2352928
18 March 2008Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 3168433
22 June 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3773493
29 November 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 4207988
21 June 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6182308
25 May 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7212108
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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
Recorded names · 2
MARGARET ANN (2005–2008), STEVEN SELVICK (2010–2011). 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.