PRAIRIELAND

Towing Vessel · Built 1950s · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL)

PRAIRIELAND is a 1955 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 24 inspections since 1992, most recently in March 2025, along with 6 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2015.

Records from 1992 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 3 March 2025.

Built: 1955
Last inspected: 3 March 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 24
Deficiencies: 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2015
Inspected with: 2 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 3 March 2025

Recorded inspections24

…physical examinations19

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded4

Deficiencies 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 14 calendar years (1992–2025)

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

270614

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WG7352

71461

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-71461

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)49.2 ft × 15.2 ft × 6.4 ft

Registered tonnagegross 35 / net 24

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderMAIN IRON WORKS · HOUMA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1955

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portTOLEDO, OH

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 1 January 2026 · 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 it35 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
24 - 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 · 2

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.

282 Freight Barge · MISLE 71754 · 9 September 2015 · activity 5737074 CROW Freight Barge · MISLE 74332 · 1 May 1992 · activity 90310

Inspection history · 24

3 March 2025 Liferaft Servicing

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8093757

3 September 2024 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7995198

30 January 2024 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7857952

18 January 2024 Liferaft Servicing

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7851221

18 September 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7794537

17 January 2023 Liferaft Servicing

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7622663

24 October 2022 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7584093

5 October 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7572181

24 August 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7296946

17 November 2020 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7096660

27 October 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7085314

28 May 2020 Liferaft Servicing

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6962739

26 December 2018 Initial Certification · Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6603131

30 January 2018 Liferaft Servicing

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6349609

9 September 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5737074

30 March 2015 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5093797

30 March 2015 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5197688

19 January 2012 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4227695

18 October 2010 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3874265

22 September 2009 Administration

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3600614

3 December 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3373942

2 September 2003 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2354252

16 July 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1907646

1 May 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 90310

Deficiency record · 6

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF EPIRB

Issued 3 September 2024 Resolved

Each towing vessel operating on oceans, coastwise, limited coastwise, or beyond 3 nautical miles from shore upon the Great Lakes must carry a Category 1, 406 MHz satellite Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) that meets the requirements of 47 CFR part 80. 46 CFR 141.380(a)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 September 2024
Resolved 24 September 2024
Resolution: Vessel purchased new EPIRB and Registered it with NOAA.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 5 October 2022 Resolved

EACH LIFEBUOY WITH A FLOATING WATERLIGHT MUST HAVE A LANYARD OF AT LEAST 3-FEET IN LENGTH, BUT LESS THAN 6-FEET IN LENGTH, SECURING IT TO THE LIFEBUOY. NEITHER FLOATING WATERLIGHT HAD A 3-6 FOOT LANYARD. 46CFR141.360(c)(4)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 October 2022
Resolved 26 October 2022
Resolution: Photos of proper lanyards attached to floating waterlights supplied to MI.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Immersion suits

Issued 5 October 2022 Resolved

EACH TOWING VESSEL OPERATING IN THE DESIGNATED REGION MUST CARRY AT LEAST ONE APPROPRIATE-SIZE IMMERSION SUIT FOR EACH PERSON ONBOARD. VESSEL DID NOT HAVE A SUIT OF APPROPRIATE SIZE FOR THE CAPTAIN. 46CFR141.350(a)(1)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 October 2022
Resolved 26 October 2022
Resolution: Photo of properly sized immersion suit, with statement of backorder for additionals, received by MI.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment

Issued 27 October 2020 Resolved

Fire hose found holed and leaking water. Vessel replaced on the spot.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 27 October 2020
Resolved 27 October 2020
Resolution: Hose was replaced on the spot, tested and found satisfactory.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 27 October 2020 Resolved

Electrical connections must be suitably installed to prevent them from coming loose through vibration or accidental contact. Found alligator clips securing bilge floats to battery. Make suitable connections as required.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 26 November 2020
Resolved 17 November 2020
Resolution: Permanent connections to battery posts made in lieu of alligator clips.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications

Issued 27 October 2020 Resolved

Provide current/up to date Charts, Coast Pilot and light list for area of operations.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 26 November 2020
Resolved 17 November 2020
Resolution: Updated light list and coast pilot now onboard vessel for area of operations.

Casualty record · 1

9 September 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5737074

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.