BUCHANAN 3 is a 1960 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 1996, most recently in February 2012, along with 5 deficiencies and 5 casualty investigations between 2003 and 2005.
Records from 1996 to 2012. Most recent: inspection, 21 February 2012.
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This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 14 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.
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Tonnage as PSIX records it112 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 76 - 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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14 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 5 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 4 vessels inspected with it, by name and date; 5 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
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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.
Vessel is not equipped with fixed piping for discharge of oily mixtures from the waste oil tank
Condition: Unknown
Due 24 September 1998
Resolved 24 September 1998
Deck/Cargo
Issued 8 November 1996Resolved
Prove proper operation of deck winch.
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 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 8 November 1996Resolved
Provide original document.
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 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 8 November 1996Resolved
Provide drug program information and maintain onboard.
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 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 8 November 1996Resolved
Provide NAV lights that meet UL standard 1104.
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 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
23 December 2003Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1969205
11 April 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2345817
3 October 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2254042
22 April 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2342190
9 August 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2513984
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
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