SENECA CHIEF

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

SENECA CHIEF is a 1954 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 12 inspections since 1993, most recently in May 2021, along with 11 deficiencies and 6 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2018.

Records from 1993 to 2021. Most recent: inspection, 12 May 2021.

Built: 1954
Last inspected: 12 May 2021
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 12
Deficiencies: 11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 6 investigations · 2005–2018
Inspected with: 46 other vessels

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 5 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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 12 May 2021

Recorded inspections12

…physical examinations3

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded8

Deficiencies 11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 calendar years (1993–2021)

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

268385

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WDG7867

70525

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-70525

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 · NEVILLE ISLAND, PA, UNITED STATES · built 1954

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portBELLAIRE, OH

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 6 February 2026 · expires 28 February 2027

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.

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 · 46

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 · 12

12 May 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7195501

13 January 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6338770

16 October 2015 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5745660

25 May 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5136904

13 May 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5225306

16 June 2011 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4046883

20 December 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3383565

23 June 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2973563

25 August 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2475153

31 July 2002 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1654806

2 August 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 431376

27 March 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 29966

Deficiency record · 11

Documentation

Issued 2 August 1999 Resolved

[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]

Condition: Unknown
Due 1 September 1999
Resolved 2 October 2000
Resolution: Temp permit issued to Pilot.

Navigation

Issued 2 August 1999 Resolved

Vessel was being operated without a illuminated swing-meter of illuminated car-type magnetic compass onboard.

Condition: Unknown
Due 1 September 1999
Resolved 2 October 2000
Resolution: magnetic compass installed.

Navigation

Issued 2 August 1999 Resolved

Company's Drug and Alcohol Policy was not posted in the workspace.

Condition: Unknown
Due 1 September 1999
Resolved 2 October 2000
Resolution: Company posted Policy onboard

Navigation

Issued 2 August 1999 Resolved

The steering system was leaking hydraulic fluid onto the deck, deck needed to be cleaned to prevent pollution incident from occurring.

Condition: Unknown
Due 1 September 1999
Resolved 2 October 2000
Resolution: Steering leak repaired

Construction/Loadline

Issued 2 August 1999 Resolved

Engine room bilges had an excessive amount of oil that needed to be removed.

Condition: Unknown
Due 1 September 1999
Resolved 2 October 2000
Resolution: Bilges pumped and cleaned

Electrical

Issued 2 August 1999 Resolved

The hot water heater had exposed wiring that needs repair.

Condition: Unknown
Due 1 September 1999
Resolved 2 October 2000
Resolution: Electrical wiring repaired.

Engineering

Issued 2 August 1999 Resolved

The machinery guard was missing from the port generator in the engine room.

Condition: Unknown
Due 1 September 1999
Resolved 2 October 2000
Resolution: Machinery guard installed.

Engineering

Issued 2 August 1999 Resolved

Employee Assistance Program hotline number was not posted in the workspace.

Condition: Unknown
Due 1 September 1999
Resolved 2 October 2000
Resolution: Hotline number for EAP posted.

Accommodation/Occupational Safety

Issued 2 August 1999 Resolved

The hand rails on the STBD side of vessel were in need of repair and or missing.

Condition: Unknown
Due 1 September 1999
Resolved 2 October 2000
Resolution: Hand rails repaired.

Navigation

Issued 2 August 1999 Resolved

Vessel did not have a current copy or current extract of the Coast Guard Light List for the area to be transited.

Condition: Unknown
Due 1 September 1999
Resolved 2 October 2000
Resolution: Current light list onboard vessel.

Navigation

Issued 2 August 1999 Resolved

Vessel was being operated without a current copy of the Coast Guard Local Notice to mariners on board.

Condition: Unknown
Due 1 September 1999
Resolved 2 October 2000
Resolution: Current Local Notice to Mariners placed onboard.

Casualty record · 6

25 August 2005Significant Marine Casualty · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · 4 dead · 1 injured · activity 2475153

23 June 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2973563

20 December 2008Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 3383565

13 May 2015Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 5225306

25 May 2015Routine · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 5136904

13 January 2018Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6338770

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.