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SATURN

Towing Vessel · Built 1960s · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW)

SATURN is a 1969 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 23 inspections since 1993, most recently in February 2026, along with 2 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 2 casualty investigations between 2011 and 2013.

Records from 1993 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 27 February 2026.

Built
1969
Last inspected
27 February 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
23
Deficiencies
2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
2 investigations · 2011–2013
Inspected with
2 other vessels

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 27 February 2026
Recorded inspections23
…physical examinations7
…administrative events4
…with no type recorded12
Deficiencies 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 16 calendar years (1993–2026)
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.
518570
IMO number
8841773
Call sign
WDH8048
MISLE id
99383
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-99383

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)85.4 ft × 28.6 ft × 9.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 147 / net 99
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)87.0 ft × 28.8 ft × 13.3 ft
ITC tonnagegross 172 / net 51
BuilderHOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1969
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portSEATTLE, WA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 19 November 2025 · expires 31 December 2026
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 it172 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
147 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
51 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
99 - 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.
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.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 2

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.

SPARTAN Towing Vessel · MISLE 99191 · 19 June 2013 · activity 4625064MILLENNIUM MAVERICK Towing Vessel · MISLE 441748 · 10 September 1996 · activity 97401

Inspection history · 23

27 February 2026 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8317767
24 October 2025 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8258418
28 April 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8123254
23 February 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7400742
6 May 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7191214
9 July 2020 Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7006189
6 September 2018 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6533727
6 November 2017 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6291900
28 February 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6096494
17 October 2014 Damage Survey · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5010937
17 October 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 5115191
9 October 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4732279
19 June 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 4625064
2 March 2011 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3955903
10 February 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3943524
29 May 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3752025
22 December 2006 Uninspected Other · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2844944
1 August 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2733173
26 January 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 18065
10 September 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 97401
18 April 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 149887
28 January 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 181689
21 January 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 30596

Deficiency record · 2

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Location of emergency installations
Issued 27 October 2025 Resolved
A towing vessel with overnight accommodations and alternating watches (shift work), when pulling, pushing or hauling alongside one or more barges, must have a system to detect when its master or mate (pilot) becomes incapacitated. The system must: Have an alarm in the pilothouse distinct from any other alarm. While Conducting the Renewal COI exam, Marine Inspector noted that the was no Pilot house alerter system installed on the vessel. Install Pilothouse alerter system or have a second person in the pilot house prior to conducting commercial operations. Rectify to the satisfaction of TPO.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 27 February 2026
Resolution: BNWAS system was installed and operational test conducted to the satisfaction of ABS surveyor,see documents.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 6 September 2018 Resolved
CLSN: Vsl is broadcasting Invalid Call Sign, BEAM > LENGTH: Vsl is broadcasting Beam > than LOA
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 24 October 2018
Resolution: Verified in VIVS

Casualty record · 2

10 February 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3943524
19 June 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4625064
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

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.