FORT FISHER is a 1956 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 1996, most recently in September 2024, along with 12 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2009 and 2010.
Records from 1996 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 24 September 2024.
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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.
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
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Tonnage as PSIX records it252 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 171 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
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Detail on this page
18 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 12 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 2 vessels inspected with it, by name and date; 2 casualty investigations, with date and classification; the documentation record, as PSIX holds it. The counts in the summary above are the same
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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
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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.
PROVIDE CURRENT MERCHANT MARINERS DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR ALL CREW.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 December 1996
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Documentation
Issued 13 November 1996Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 December 1996
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Navigation
Issued 13 November 1996Resolved
PROVIDE A 300mm (11.8in) DIAMETER BELL.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 December 1996
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Navigation
Issued 13 November 1996Resolved
PROVIDE CURRENT AND UPDATED CHARTS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 December 1996
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Navigation
Issued 13 November 1996Resolved
PROVIDE CURRENT COPY OF US COAST PILOT.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 December 1996
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Documentation
Issued 13 November 1996Resolved
PROVIDE VALID SHIPS RADIO STATION LICENCE WITH CURRENT OWNERS ADDRESSE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 December 1996
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Navigation
Issued 13 November 1996Resolved
PROVIDE CURRENT COPY OF COAST GUARD LIGHT LIST.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 December 1996
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Lifesaving
Issued 13 November 1996Resolved
REPLACE LIFEBUOY RING LIFE LINES WERE DRY ROTTED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 December 1996
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Lifesaving
Issued 13 November 1996Resolved
PROVIDE EPIRB FOR VESSEL.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 December 1996
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Lifesaving
Issued 13 November 1996Resolved
PROVIDE LIFE JACKET WITH NEW RETRO.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 December 1996
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 13 November 1996Resolved
PROVIDE LABLE FOR TYPE OF MSD OR PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION ATTESTING TO TYPE OFMSD.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 December 1996
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Documentation
Issued 13 November 1996Resolved
PROVIDE INT'L LOAD LINE CERTIFICATE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 December 1996
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
5 June 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 3496389
3 September 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3844004
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.