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SAFETY FOREVER

Towing Vessel · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named SAFETY FOREVER · FLOWERS, J. RUSSELL, INC. operator of record, 2023

SAFETY FOREVER is a 2009 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 17 inspections since 2010, most recently in April 2026, along with 4 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2013 and 2023.

Records from 2010 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 22 April 2026.

Built: 2009
Last inspected: 22 April 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 17
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 4 investigations · 2013–2023
Inspected with: 6 other vessels

Identity

1219054

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WDI4826

1000796

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367702420

Maury page id

psix-1000796

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations9

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded5

Years with a record 12 calendar years (2010–2026)

The 17 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)70.0 ft × 28.0 ft × 12.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 157 / net 126

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderB & B BOAT BUILDERS · BAYOU LA BATRE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2009

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 23 December 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 it157 - Simplified, Gross Ton
126 - Simplified, Net Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 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.

Radio station licence

WDI4826MMSI 367702420 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 19 August 2025, expires 13 November 2035

WDE8498MMSI 367406210 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 25 April 2009, cancelled 12 November 2015

FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown. A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.

Inspected as a tow unit · 6

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.

TOM HUCKABEE Towing Vessel · MISLE 95136 · 21 February 2015 · activity 5074510 CHIPPEWA Towing Vessel · MISLE 128464 · 21 February 2015 · activity 5074510 MARK L DUPLANTIS Towing Vessel · MISLE 940262 · 21 February 2015 · activity 5074510 SAFETY STAR Towing Vessel · MISLE 1054021 · 21 February 2015 · activity 5074510 MS. JENIFER TRETTER Towing Vessel · MISLE 1105504 · 21 February 2015 · activity 5074510 SAFETY QUEST Towing Vessel · MISLE 892953 · 13 November 2013 · activity 4778400

Inspection history · 17

22 April 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8354076

12 August 2025 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8208048

22 August 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8068905

19 July 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7748577

18 July 2023 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7746548

8 September 2021 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7307696

24 August 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7294386

24 July 2021 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7268179

14 July 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7268822

27 October 2020 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7089668

11 September 2019 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6809346

5 November 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6574500

2 November 2017 Administration · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6305881

21 February 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5074510

13 November 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4778400

24 June 2013 MARPOL · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4631223

7 December 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check · MARPOL

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3909583

Deficiency record · 4

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear

Issued 18 July 2023 Resolved

Machinery adn electrical systems must be designated and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel reported loss of rudder. Provide evidence of repairs via technician report and approval letter from TPO. 46 CFR 143.205(a)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 19 July 2023
Resolution: provided TPO report attesting to repairs

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 24 July 2021 Resolved

Vessel SAFETY FOREVER reported to the USCG that at mile marker 48 on the Black Warrior River, potentially lost its port rudder. Vessel company notified TPO and has diver enroute to assess situation. Vessel shall not proceed until USCG is provided information regarding vessel status with potential loss of port rudder.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 24 July 2021
Resolution: Received report and confirmation of loss of port rudder from diver, followed up with a second CG 835V to allow transit for repairs.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 24 July 2021 Resolved

Vessel SAFETY FOREVER reported to the USCG that at mile marker 48 on the black warrior river, it potentially lost its port ruder. Vessel company notified TPO according to its TSMS. Diver on scene confirmed vessel lost its port rudder. The vessel SAFETY FOREVER may proceed to Blakely Boat works in Mobile, AL for repairs. The vessel may only transit during daylight hours due to its hindered status. Once at Blakely boat works, the vessel shall not depart the shipyard until USCG receives a TPO report regarding satisfactory repair of the port rudder and test of the port rudder.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 7 September 2021
Resolution: TPO provided corrective action report.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear

Issued 11 September 2019 Resolved

Vessel reported a steering system casualty that impaired the normal maneuverability characteristics of the vessel. Repair steering system to ensure full functionality and normal maneuverability of vessel are restored. Deadship tow is authorized to Blakely Boatworks to complete repairs.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 September 2019
Resolved 17 September 2019
Resolution: Vessel representative provided sufficient technician report indicating the steering system had been repaired and was fully functiona;.

Casualty record · 4

13 November 2013Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4778400

14 July 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 7268822

24 August 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7294386

19 July 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7748577

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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. 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.