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SYDNEY R

Towing Vessel · Built 1960s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

SYDNEY R is a 1963 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 1997, most recently in March 2020, along with 1 deficiency, 1 operational control and 5 casualty investigations between 2004 and 2012.

Records from 1997 to 2020. Most recent: inspection, 10 March 2020.

Built
1963
Last inspected
10 March 2020
Documentation
Expired · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
19
Deficiencies
1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
5 investigations · 2004–2012
Inspected with
7 other vessels
Also recorded as
2 other names

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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 10 March 2020
Recorded inspections19
…physical examinations2
…administrative events2
…with no type recorded15
Deficiencies 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 13 calendar years (1997–2020)
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

US Official No.
293695
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDI5473
MISLE id
83560
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-83560

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)60.8 ft × 21.1 ft × 6.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 110 / net 75
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderHILLMAN BARGE & CONST CO · BROWNSVILLE, PA, UNITED STATES · built 1963
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionUnknown
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portHENDERSON, KY
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 it110 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
75 - 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.
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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 · 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 · 7

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.

VPF 300 Tank Barge · MISLE 45714 · 13 June 2012 · activity 4344917GEORGETOWN Towing Vessel · MISLE 107769 · 13 June 2012 · activity 4344917GEORGETOWN Towing Vessel · MISLE 107769 · 8 May 2009 · activity 3470324O-KAN Towing Vessel · MISLE 72397 · 13 March 2006 · activity 2601501M/V CECILE A. FITCH Towing Vessel · MISLE 86040 · 13 March 2006 · activity 2601501WINCHESTER Towing Vessel · MISLE 106224 · 13 March 2006 · activity 2601501NICK G. BUFORD Towing Vessel · MISLE 178333 · 13 March 2006 · activity 2601501DUPLICATE OF W. J. SIMPSON (262665) Towing Vessel · MISLE 661328 · 13 March 2006 · activity 2601501O-KAN Towing Vessel · MISLE 72397 · 20 August 2004 · activity 2175002M/V CECILE A. FITCH Towing Vessel · MISLE 86040 · 20 August 2004 · activity 2175002WINCHESTER Towing Vessel · MISLE 106224 · 20 August 2004 · activity 2175002NICK G. BUFORD Towing Vessel · MISLE 178333 · 20 August 2004 · activity 2175002DUPLICATE OF W. J. SIMPSON (262665) Towing Vessel · MISLE 661328 · 20 August 2004 · activity 2175002

Inspection history · 19

10 March 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6923805
10 November 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5762858
13 June 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4344917
26 October 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3879160
7 August 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3846826
8 May 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3470324
19 February 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2875056
13 March 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2601501
3 January 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2267783
1 December 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2251607
1 December 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2268583
7 October 2004 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2216557
20 August 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2175002
22 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1977994
2 December 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1957424
1 July 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1833033
10 May 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 290160
5 March 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 211972
5 June 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 404500

Deficiency record · 1

Stability › Unintentional Flooding
Issued 1 July 2003 Resolved
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 December 2003
Resolved 1 July 2003

Casualty record · 5

1 December 2004Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 2251607
1 December 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 2268583
8 May 2009Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 3470324
7 August 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3846826
13 June 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4344917
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

KAY H (2004), ANDREA S (2009–2012). 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.