DANA ALEXA

Towing Vessel · Built 1950s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE)

DANA ALEXA is a 1958 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 20 inspections since 1996, most recently in February 2026, along with 10 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 2 casualty investigations between 2013 and 2018.

Records from 1996 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 26 February 2026.

Built: 1958
Last inspected: 26 February 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 20
Deficiencies: 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 2 investigations · 2013–2018
Inspected with: 3 other vessels
Also recorded as: 2 other names

Identity

276507

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WDK7193

74184

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-74184

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations9

…administrative events7

…with no type recorded4

Years with a record 13 calendar years (1996–2026)

The 20 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)53.8 ft × 17.0 ft × 5.7 ft

Registered tonnagegross 37 / net 13

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderDIESEL SHIPBUILDING CO · JACKSONVILLE, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1958

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portHEMPSTEAD HARBOR, NY

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 27 June 2026 · expires 31 July 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 it37 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
13 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
37 - Displacement, 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 · 3

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.

DB 1 Unclassified · MISLE 1501742 · 24 July 2018 · activity 6490147 ORION IH-2201 Freight Barge · MISLE 43147 · 16 August 2013 · activity 4706476 ORION IH-2202 Freight Barge · MISLE 43171 · 16 August 2013 · activity 4706476

Inspection history · 20

26 February 2026 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8317175

30 January 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8303944

10 April 2025 Hull Examination · Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8111916

17 January 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8065095

7 January 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8059674

24 January 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7857348

19 January 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7623664

28 July 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7518617

17 February 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7397860

28 July 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7270269

9 July 2021 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7263024

27 July 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6492754

24 July 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6490147

16 August 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4706476

24 April 2012 Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4350929

21 February 2012 Administration

Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4248314

1 March 2004 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2016413

16 October 2000 Uninspected Towing Vessel

Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1055979

15 January 1998 Uninspected Towing Vessel

Physical examination · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 777081

29 May 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1085267

Deficiency record · 10

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

Issued 26 February 2026 Resolved

Pressure vessel relief valves have not been tested IAW 46 CFR 143.245. Test or renew relief valves.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 26 February 2026
Resolved 26 March 2026

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

Issued 26 February 2026 Resolved

SSDG's did not have a local RPM gauge IAW 46 CFR 143.230 (c)3, provide gauge meeting regulations.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 26 March 2026
Resolved 26 June 2026

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)

Issued 26 February 2026 Resolved

Conduct drills to the satisfaction of the attending MI prior to conducting towing operations.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 February 2026
Resolved 26 March 2026

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

Issued 21 January 2025 Resolved

Lifejackets missing marking of vessel name. 46 CFR 141.340(f)(1)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 4 February 2025
Resolved 23 January 2025
Resolution: Observed objective evidence vessel's lifejackets are properly marked with vessel name.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares

Issued 21 January 2025 Resolved

Vessel missing visual distress gun for setting off flares. 46 CFR 141.375

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 4 February 2025
Resolved 23 January 2025
Resolution: Observed objective evidence vessel has new distress signals onboard.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 7 January 2025 Resolved

A vessel that is exposed to salt water more than 6 months in any 12-month period since the last examination or initial certification must undergo a drydock and internal structural examination at least twice every 5 years, with not more than 36 months between examinations. Vessel has past the 36 months requirement for a drydock and internal structural exam since initial certification. Vessel's exam due date was 31OCT2024. Vessel is required to be drydocked prior to commercial operations. 46 CFR 137.300(a)(1)

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 29 April 2025
Resolution: Completed credit hull/ISE

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 28 July 2021 Resolved

All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel is one of the associated fleet that has not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection within 90 days. If an inspection is not completed prior to this date, the action for this deficiency shall be changed to a 60 (Rectify deficiencies prior to movement) and the vessel may no long be permitted to operate.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 October 2021
Resolved 25 October 2021
Resolution: Completed COi inspeciton.

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Retroreflective Material

Issued 16 October 2000 Resolved

Life preservers need new retro.

Condition: Unknown
Due 16 November 2000
Resolved 26 October 2004

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Quantity

Issued 15 January 1998 Resolved

HAVE ONBOARD APPROVED PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES AS REQUIRED. (to be cleared at next examination)

Condition: Unknown
Due 20 June 2017
Resolved 24 November 2021

Documentation › Logs/Records › Garbage Recordkeeping

Issued 15 January 1998 Resolved

PROVIDE WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN AS REQUIRED. (to be cleared at next examination)

Condition: Unknown
Due 20 June 2077
Resolved 24 November 2021

Casualty record · 2

16 August 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4706476

24 July 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6490147

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.

Recorded names · 2

BEAR (2013), ELIZABETH ANNA (2018). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.

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.