LAKE FORTUNA is a 1966 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 4 inspections since 2021, most recently in January 2022, along with 9 deficiencies — 8 with no resolution recorded — and 1 operational control.
Records from 2021 to 2022. Most recent: inspection, 12 January 2022.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 4 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 it48 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 32 - 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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and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this
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07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of Fire protection systems
Issued 28 June 2021No resolution recorded
46 CFR 143.260: 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 or prime mover.
The vessel's fuel shutoff valves were inoperable.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 28 June 2021No resolution recorded
46 CFR 142.315(a)(i): Each vessel on Rivers Route is required to have an approved 160-B semi-portable fire extinguishing system to protect the engine room.
The vessel did not have a 160-B semi-portable fire extinguisher on board.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 28 June 2021No resolution recorded
46 CFR 142.325: Each towing vessel must have either a self-priming, power-driven fixed fire pump or a portable pump with hoses and nozzles.
The vessel's fixed fire pump was inoperable.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 28 June 2021No resolution recorded
46 CFR 142.330: each towing vessel must have a fire-detection system installed to detect engine room fires. The operator must ensure the system in installed, tested, and maintained in accordance with manufacturer's design manual.
The vessel's fire detection system had not been maintained since operating the vessel for over 2 years.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 28 June 2021No resolution recorded
46 CFR 142.330 (b): Each towing vessel must be equipped with a means to detect smoke in the berthing spaces and lounges that alerts individuals in those spaces. The vessel's smoke detectors were inoperable.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 28 June 2021No resolution recorded
46 CFR 143.400: Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards. The vessel's electrical wiring is creating a hazardous condition in the engine room with potential for catastrophic fire.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
46 CFR 144.200 (a): An existing vessel may be deemed by OCMI to be built and maintained to conform to the rules and a recognized classification society appropriate for the intended service and routes, but not classed.
The vessel was taking on water in numerous locations in the steering compartment due to hull corrosion.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 28 June 2021No resolution recorded
46 CFR 143.275: There must be an installed or portable bilge pump for emergency dewatering. The vessel did not have an operable bilge pump on board for emergency dewatering.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
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: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 31 January 2022
Resolved 8 September 2021
Resolution: Removed vessel from service.
Ownership record
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