CAPE FEAR is a 1959 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 1999, most recently in August 2020, along with 10 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2001 and 2018.
Records from 1999 to 2020. Most recent: inspection, 12 August 2020.
Everything above is free. The detail below — the inspection history, the deficiency record, the tow units, the recorded names, the casualty record and the documentation record — is Professional, $39 a month. Sign in.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 6 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.
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.
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)55.1 ft × 20.0 ft × 6.8 ft
Registered tonnagegross 87 / net 59
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderGREENVILLE BARGE CONST · GREENVILLE, MS, UNITED STATES · built 1959
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionUnknown
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portWILMINGTON, NC
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
Service, as the file records itTowing Vessel
Hull formunknown (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it87 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 59 - 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.
Professional
Detail on this page
19 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 10 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 6 vessels inspected with it, by name and date; 1 other recorded name, with years; 3 casualty investigations, with date and classification; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port, endorsements, dates. The counts in the summary above are the same
counts, and they are free.
$39 a month or $299 a year, every vessel page, cancel any time.
Founding rate $19.99 a month for life, for the first 200 subscribers.
PlansSign in
Maury does not score, rate or grade vessels, at any price.
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.
This report is in development and is not for sale yet. There is
no date, and nothing is charged. Leave an email and we will tell you when it exists, once.
Used only to tell you when the report exists.
Not shared, not sold, and not added to a mailing list.
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.
Owners and operators with only one existing towing vessel must have a valid Certificate of Inspection (COI) prior to July 20, 2020. This vessel has not obtained a valid COI in accordance with the regulations. This vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection, within 90 days. If an inspection is not completed prior to this date, this deficiency shall be changed to a code 60 (Rectify deficiency prior to movement) and the vessel will no longer be permitted to operate.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 November 2020
Resolved 10 September 2020
Resolution: Vessel has been issued a workboat designation, see attached letter.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Proof of Enrollment
Issued 4 October 2006Resolved
Company is not currently enrolled with approved consortium.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 3 November 2006
Resolved 28 November 2006
Resolution: Company has valid drug program in place. All Sat.
30 August 2001Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 73644
2 April 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 3708394
12 January 2018Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6351840
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 · 1
MR. ROBERTS (2001). 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.