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WESTERN STAR
- Built
- 1957
- Last inspected
- 22 June 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 20 recorded · 4 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
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
22 June 2026
…with no type recorded7
Deficiencies
20 recorded · 4
without a recorded resolution
…past their stated due date4
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
12 calendar years (1994–2026)
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
275206
8423806
WDE6437
73547
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-73547
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)72.9 ft × 26.1 ft × 7.9 ft
Registered tonnagegross 177 / net 120
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderGUNDERSON BROS ENGINEER · PORTLAND OR, UNITED STATES · built 1957
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portPORTLAND, OR
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un
DocumentationValid · issued 4 March 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it120 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
177 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
177 - 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.
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Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, 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.
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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.
SPARNA Freight Ship · MISLE 809426 · 21 March 2016 · activity 5837494YASA GULTEN Freight Ship · MISLE 859133 · 21 March 2016 · activity 5837494Inspection history · 25
22 June 2026
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8410742
20 August 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8219803
2 June 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8142399
31 May 2024
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7923978
30 April 2024
Deficiency Check · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7904177
30 November 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7831876
18 October 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7806356
10 May 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7685384
25 October 2022
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7583872
17 March 2022
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7413510
12 January 2022
Damage Survey · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7379130
11 January 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7387300
6 January 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7376505
30 November 2021
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7363541
25 October 2021
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7318791
6 October 2020
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7070373
24 July 2020
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7074117
19 February 2019
Deficiency Check · Initial Certification · COI Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6628159
21 March 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5837494
22 February 2016
DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5822143
1 June 2012
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4333631
9 March 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4268272
18 November 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4197165
23 August 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 654482
10 August 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 137433
Deficiency record · 20
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 22 June 2026
No resolution recorded
Each towing vessel must be equipped with navigation lights, shapes, and sound signals in accordance with the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (COLREGS) or 33 CFR part 84 as appropriate to its area of operation. Vessel's STBD side light is inoperable. Repair or replace within 14 days.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces
Issued 22 June 2026
No resolution recorded
(b) To stop the flow of fuel in the event of a fire or break in the fuel line, a remote fuel shutoff valve must be fitted on any fuel line that supplies fuel directly to a propulsion engine or generator prime mover.
(c) The valve must be installed in the fuel piping directly outside of the fuel oil supply tank.
(d) The valve must be operable from a safe place outside the space where the valve is installed. Vessel's installed nitrogen remote fuel shut off was unable to be tested from remote activation location. Demonstrate proper operation of remote fuel shut offs IAW manufacturer instructions and vessel procedures within 14 Days.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Functionality of Safety Systems
Issued 22 June 2026
No resolution recorded
Essential systems or equipment must be regularly tested and examined. Tests and examinations must verify that the system or equipment functions as designed. If a component is found unsatisfactory, it must be repaired or replaced. Test and examination procedures must be in accordance with manufacturer's instructions.
(b) Each towing vessel must perform the applicable tests in Table 143.245(b) of this section. The tests required by this section must be recorded in accordance with part 140 of this subchapter. All other essential systems: every 3 months. Vessel failed to test and record remote fuel shut-off system IAW manufacturer instructions every 3 months.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire drills
Issued 22 June 2026
No resolution recorded
Drills and instruction. The master of a towing vessel must ensure that each crew member participates in fire-fighting drills and receives instruction at least once each month. The instruction may coincide with the drills, but is not required to do so. All crew members must be familiar with their fire-fighting duties, and, specifically how to:
(1) Fight a fire in the engine room and elsewhere on board the towing vessel, including how to:
(iii) Operate the fuel shut-off(s) for the engine room. Vessel does not have Fuel shut off operation listed on drill list.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 30 April 2024
Resolved
Each towing vessel must carry at least one appropriately-sized life jacket, approved under approval series 160.002, 160.005, 160.055, 160.155, or 160.176, for each person on board. 12 Vessel life jackets are not of the approved type, replace life jackets with approved type.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 30 April 2024
Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards. Both generators have dirt and oil in windings, clean windings to the satisfaction of attending inspector.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 18 October 2023
Resolved
Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas. Emergency lighting source must provide for sufficient illumination under emergency conditions to facilitate egress from each space.
The emergency lighting in the engine room was not illuminating. Make repairs to lighting to make it sufficient to the satisfaction of the attending MI.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 18 October 2023
Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards.
Multiple shipboard lighting had broken light covers, replace covers.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 18 October 2023
Resolved
The total relieving capacity of such relief valves must prevent pressure from exceeding the MAWP, as established by the manufacturer, by more then 10 percent.
The control air receiver in the engine room has a relief valve that exceeded the MAWP of the pressure vessel by more than 10 percent, replace relief valve that meets the standard to the satisfaction of the MI.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 25 October 2022
Resolved
The semi portable extinguisher hasn't been serviced since March 2021.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 25 October 2021
Resolved
All bilges and void spaces are kept free from accumulation of combustible and flammable materials and liquids insofar as practicable. Excessive oil was found in the engine room bilge. Remove excessive oil accumulation and clean to the satisfaction of a CG marine inspector prior to further operations.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 25 October 2021
Resolved
The master must ensure that all lifesaving equipment is properly maintained and ready for use at all times. 8 of 12 required lifejackets were found in an unserviceable condition. Remove and replace deteriorated lifejackets with new ones with required attachments (lights/whistles). Vessel may only carry a maximum of four people (including crew) until additional lifejackets are placed onboard.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 25 October 2021
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with navigation lights, shapes, and sound signals in accordance with the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (COLREGS) or 33 CFR part 84 as appropriate to its area of operation. Vessel's starboard running light was found inoperable. Replace/repair as necessary to satisfaction of CG marine inspector.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 25 October 2021
Resolved
If a dedicated storage cabinet is provided it must be secured to the vessel so that it does not move and must be either: (1) A flammable liquid storage cabinet that satisfies UL 1275 (incorporated by reference, see § 136.112 of this subchapter); or (2) A flammable liquid storage cabinet that satisfies FM Approvals Standard 6050 (incorporated by reference, see § 136.112 of this subchapter); or (3) Another suitable steel container that provides an equivalent level of protection. Vessel's flammable storage cabinet is corroded and not attached to the deck. Replace/remove storage cabinet as necessary to satisfaction of CG marine inspector.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire-dampers
Issued 25 October 2021
Resolved
Means must be provided for stopping each fan in a ventilation system serving machinery spaces and for closing, in case of fire, each doorway, ventilator, and annular space around funnels and other openings into such spaces. Engine room exhaust stack openings do not have a closure device. Install closure device to satisfaction of CG marine inspector.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo & other hatchways
Issued 25 October 2021
Resolved
A towing vessel must be maintained so the watertight integrity and stability of the vessel are not compromised. Stern watertight hatch is bent and there is a hole in the aft deck allowing water ingress. Temporary repairs immediately and permanent repairs in 30 days.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm
Issued 25 October 2021
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be fitted with a general alarm that: Is capable of notifying persons in any accommodation, work space, and the engine room. The audible general alarm in the engine room is inoperable. Conduct repairs to satisfaction of CG marine inspector.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm
Issued 6 October 2020
Resolved
01 - Each towing vessel must be fitted with a general alarm that is capable of notifying persons in any accommodation, work space, and the engine room. Vessels audible alarm was non-operational at the time of the inspection. Affect appropriate repairs and notify the USCG upon completion of a satisfactory test of the General Alarm. Complete by 08Oct20.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 20 February 2019
Resolved
Unable to test main engine and generator alarms during inspection. Tech report required attesting to satisfactory testing of all required main engine and generator alarms.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 20 February 2019
Resolved
Lifebuoy located on port bow is damaged and must be replaced.
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