PAUL T

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

PAUL T is a 1954 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 1997, most recently in June 2025, along with 7 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2017.

Records from 1997 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 24 June 2025.

Built: 1954
Last inspected: 24 June 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 16
Deficiencies: 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2017
Inspected with: 1 other vessel

Identity

267811

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WDH9407

70279

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-70279

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations10

…with no type recorded6

Years with a record 11 calendar years (1997–2025)

The 16 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 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)65.8 ft × 20.1 ft × 7.1 ft

Registered tonnagegross 110 / net 74

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderDRAVO CORPORATION · PITTSBURGH, PA, UNITED STATES · built 1954

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portCOVINGTON, KY

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 2 December 2025 · expires 31 December 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 it74 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
110 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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.

One vessel history report for this hull — every record on this page in one dated, citable document — $300, on request.

Inspected as a tow unit · 1

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.

SALLY WHALEN Towing Vessel · MISLE 178485 · 7 November 2017 · activity 6383710

Inspection history · 16

24 June 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8147018

8 July 2024 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7925952

27 June 2023 Deficiency Check · Annual Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7724817

17 September 2022 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7561754

28 June 2022 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7489549

21 May 2021 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7202542

20 November 2017 Industry Initiated Exam · Administration

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6310988

7 November 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6383710

21 November 2014 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5025704

17 August 2011 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4138548

11 August 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3562074

14 July 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3543648

17 March 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3436446

15 December 2005 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2553657

3 February 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2351102

29 July 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 406591

Deficiency record · 7

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 8 July 2024 Resolved

STBD main engine exhaust manifold was leaking exhaust due to a crack in one of the bellows.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 8 August 2024
Resolved 19 July 2024
Resolution: expansion pipe installed on the starboard main engine.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 27 June 2023 Resolved

Port main engine had an oil leak on the forward outboard inspection port. All seals and gaskets must be properly maintained to prevent leaks of flammable or combustible liquids. Make repairs to the satisfaction of the attenuating Coast Guard marine inspector.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 27 July 2023
Resolved 18 July 2023
Resolution: Mechanic repalced seal. Inspected port main at operating temperature with neg leaks.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 17 September 2022 Resolved

Starboard main engine starter failed and could not start main engine. 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. Repair/replace to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard Marnine Inspector.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 17 September 2022
Resolution: C&B maintenance division installed new starter and tested by ships crew

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

Issued 28 June 2022 Resolved

Starboard main engine has a fuel leak at the fuel pressure gauge. All seals and gaskets must be properly maintained to prevent leaks of flammable liquid. Conduct repairs to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard marine inspector.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 30 June 2022
Resolution: Fuel leak repaired

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors

Issued 28 June 2022 Resolved

Port and starboard watertight doors did not have a dog or handle to secure doors so they would not close properly. The master must ensure that all hatches, doors, and other openings designed to be watertight or weathertight function properly. Make repairs to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard marine inspector.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 12 July 2022
Resolved 8 July 2022
Resolution: Received objective evidence doors are repaired

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

Issued 21 May 2021 Resolved

Start air receiver data plate MAWP is 150 psi and the two relief valves were set at 200 and 250 psi. Pressure vessels over 5 cubic feet in volume must be equipped with a pressure gauge and a spring loaded relief valve. Install relief valve with a MAWP of no more than 150 psi to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 25 May 2021
Resolved 25 May 2021
Resolution: Received objective evidence that the gauge and relief valves were installed.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 21 May 2021 Resolved

Starboard engine had an significant oil leak on the inspection port. All seals and gaskets must be properly maintained to prevent leaks. Repair oil leak to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 25 May 2021
Resolved 25 May 2021
Resolution: New gasket installed, leak stopped and repaired.

Casualty record · 1

7 November 2017Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 6383710

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.