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BAYOU COMMANDER

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

BAYOU COMMANDER is a 1969 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 70 inspections since 1987, most recently in August 2025, along with 6 deficiencies — 2 with no resolution recorded —, 1 operational control, 1 with no removal date recorded and 12 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2016.

Records from 1987 to 2025. Most recent: operational control imposed, 17 October 2025.

Built
1969
Last inspected
22 August 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
70
Deficiencies
6 recorded · 2 without a recorded resolution
Controls
1 with no removal date recorded
Casualties
12 investigations · 2006–2016
Inspected with
36 other vessels
Also recorded as
3 other names

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 22 August 2025
Recorded inspections70
…physical examinations9
…administrative events5
…with no type recorded56
Deficiencies 6 recorded · 2 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls 1 with no removal date recorded
Years with a record 26 calendar years (1987–2025)
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.
520332
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDE2712
MISLE id
100634
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-100634

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)64.1 ft × 26.1 ft × 8.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 140 / net 95
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderBREAUX BAY CRAFT INC · LOREAUVILLE LA, UNITED STATES · built 1969
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portBAYOU LA BATRE, AL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 22 May 2025 · expires 30 June 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 it95 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
140 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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 · 36

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.

KIRBY 27705 Tank Barge · MISLE 33259 · 22 March 2014 · activity 4821272KIRBY 27706 Tank Barge · MISLE 33265 · 22 March 2014 · activity 4821272UNCLE NU Towing Vessel · MISLE 187125 · 22 March 2014 · activity 4821272ALBERT Towing Vessel · MISLE 398990 · 22 March 2014 · activity 4821272TOMMY GALE Towing Vessel · MISLE 413180 · 22 March 2014 · activity 4821272BUTTERCUP Towing Vessel · MISLE 989203 · 22 March 2014 · activity 4821272MISSION Towing Vessel · MISLE 1178245 · 22 March 2014 · activity 4821272ACL 01180 Freight Barge · MISLE 40233 · 24 July 2012 · activity 4409431ACBL 3111 Freight Barge · MISLE 177953 · 1 February 2012 · activity 4237096CE-796 Freight Barge · MISLE 1168047 · 1 February 2012 · activity 4237096CE-858 Freight Barge · MISLE 1168048 · 1 February 2012 · activity 4237096BIG 9723 B Freight Barge · MISLE 461411 · 11 November 2011 · activity 4187343BIG 567 Freight Barge · MISLE 1042919 · 11 November 2011 · activity 4187343BIG 578 Freight Barge · MISLE 1109625 · 11 November 2011 · activity 4187343ACL 9993B Freight Barge · MISLE 271 · 6 July 2011 · activity 4080173MISS LINDA C Towing Vessel · MISLE 165637 · 6 July 2011 · activity 4080173HG 107 Freight Barge · MISLE 608768 · 6 July 2011 · activity 4080173AT 3006 Tank Barge · MISLE 494051 · 19 March 2010 · activity 3840820DBL 329 Tank Barge · MISLE 4101 · 12 April 2008 · activity 3183197FMT 3130 Tank Barge · MISLE 663300 · 12 April 2008 · activity 3183197KIRBY 32010B Tank Barge · MISLE 26750 · 13 July 2007 · activity 3008151KIRBY 29181 Tank Barge · MISLE 511840 · 8 September 2006 · activity 2773276KIRBY 29186 Tank Barge · MISLE 666192 · 8 September 2006 · activity 2773276OR 3959 Freight Barge · MISLE 201027 · 15 September 2000 · activity 170044ACL 9278B Freight Barge · MISLE 381457 · 8 October 1998 · activity 10400SMG 20 Freight Barge · MISLE 442294 · 8 October 1998 · activity 10400ACL 9284B Freight Barge · MISLE 381463 · 8 January 1998 · activity 40293MEM 2431 Freight Barge · MISLE 444413 · 8 January 1998 · activity 40293ACL 9219 Freight Barge · MISLE 378506 · 29 July 1997 · activity 51696ACL 9229 Freight Barge · MISLE 378517 · 2 July 1997 · activity 177700ACL 9278B Freight Barge · MISLE 381457 · 2 July 1997 · activity 177700ACL 9292B Freight Barge · MISLE 381476 · 2 July 1997 · activity 177700SMG 4 Freight Barge · MISLE 445570 · 2 July 1997 · activity 177700MEM 94133 Freight Barge · MISLE 402191 · 6 August 1996 · activity 89856M/G 317 * Freight Barge · MISLE 153304 · 9 June 1995 · activity 152749ACL 9221 Freight Barge · MISLE 378509 · 30 March 1994 · activity 98753ACBL 1965 Freight Barge · MISLE 142828 · 19 October 1992 · activity 21714

Inspection history · 70

22 August 2025 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8215592
23 January 2024 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7866140
13 October 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7332121
19 July 2021 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7261109
12 May 2021 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7193133
3 February 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7135491
29 October 2019 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6949859
29 July 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5969487
5 January 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5049037
22 March 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4821272
10 March 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4813352
11 February 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4801650
9 August 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4409458
24 July 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4409431
17 March 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4267844
1 February 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4237096
11 November 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4187343
29 August 2011 Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4137419
27 July 2011 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4112235
6 July 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4080173
27 June 2011 DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4060611
20 June 2011 Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4054595
20 June 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4059277
1 May 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4000629
19 March 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3840820
28 January 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3671885
16 January 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3395506
12 April 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3183197
13 July 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3008151
8 September 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2773276
5 July 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2702282
14 June 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2680546
20 April 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2629500
6 July 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2418767
14 May 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2361382
20 May 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2091549
10 March 2004 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2021807
3 January 2004 Security Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1977242
29 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1978875
27 December 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1973342
9 April 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1773627
18 October 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 283479
15 September 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 57371
15 September 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 170044
15 September 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 282230
1 July 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 73286
8 May 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 160032
6 January 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 275150
17 August 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 431906
3 April 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 42190
8 October 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 10400
13 August 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 70347
8 January 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 40293
21 August 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 147678
16 August 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 33164
29 July 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 51696
2 July 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 177700
29 May 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 759058
13 May 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 189948
6 August 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 89856
21 January 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 113860
9 June 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 152749
23 March 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 151559
2 September 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 148883
30 March 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 98753
18 November 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 665996
1 November 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 51957
19 October 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 21714
23 April 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 71549
28 May 1987 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 316559

Deficiency record · 6

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 25 September 2025 No resolution recorded
A towing vessel may not be operated without having onboard a valid COI issued by the Coast Guard as required by § 136.202. The vessel does not currently have a Valid Certificate of Inspection and is prohibited from operating until a satisfactory inspection is completed under the Coast Guard option.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 22 August 2025 No resolution recorded
A towing vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts, maps, and nautical publications for the intended voyage, including:(1) Charts, including electronic charts acceptable to the Coast Guard, of appropriate scale to make safe navigation possible. Vessel was found operating with electronic charting system that does not have a type approval or manufacturer's declaration of conformity and therefore does not meet the chart equivalency requirement.46 CFR 140.705(b)
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 19 July 2021 Resolved
Each towing vessel equipped with rudder(s) must have a means to monitor and control the position of the rudder(s) at each operating station. Vessel has rudder angle indicator for flanking rudders but not for rudders. Provide a means to monitor the position of the rudder at the operating station.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 August 2021
Resolved 13 October 2021
Resolution: Cleared pending regulatory guidance.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 3 February 2021 Resolved
An existing towing vessel subject to this subchapter will remain subject to Coast Guard regulations applicable to the vessel July 19, 2016 until either July 20, 2018 or the date the vessel obtains a COI, whichever date is earlier. Due to the company not meeting requirements of 46 CFR 136.202(a)(2) and the vessel not meeting the requirements of Subchapter M it is required to meet one of the following: either have the vessel surveyed in accordance with 46 CFR parts 137.215 & 137.220 by a qualified surveyor as stated in 46 CFR 139.130 or a an inspection completed by the CG. The vessel will be required to have a COI prior to operating. Deficiency code will automatically change to a code 17 14 days from 2/3/2021 unless extended by MI. 46 CFR 202(a)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 9 March 2021
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 3 February 2021 Resolved
All owners or managing operators of only one existing towing vessel required to have a COI by this subchapter must ensure the vessel has onboard, valid COI by July 20, 2020. Vessel will be required to have a COI prior to operating. 46 CFR 136.202(b)
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 20 July 2021
Resolution: Vessel recieved COI. Company is now 100% complianct. (1 vessel company)
Engineering
Issued 28 May 1987 Resolved
VESSEL DID NOT HAVE A STANDARD DISCHARGE CONNECTION ON BOARD AS REQUIRED BY 33CFR155.410(A)(3).
Condition: Unknown
Due 8 July 1987
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

Casualty record · 12

14 June 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2680546
8 September 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2773276
12 April 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3183197
1 May 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4000629
20 June 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4059277
11 November 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4187343
1 February 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4237096
24 July 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4409431
9 August 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4409458
10 March 2014Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 4813352
22 March 2014Major Marine Casualty · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4821272
29 July 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5969487
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 · 3

SAWYER YORK (2006), ACCU VII (2008), NATURES WAY COMMANDER (2011–2016). 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.