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F. R. BIGELOW

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

F. R. BIGELOW is a 1969 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 65 inspections since 1992, most recently in March 2023, along with 3 deficiencies, 2 operational controls and 9 casualty investigations between 2004 and 2019.

Records from 1992 to 2023. Most recent: inspection, 23 March 2023.

Built
1969
Last inspected
23 March 2023
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
65
Deficiencies
3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
9 investigations · 2004–2019
Inspected with
56 other vessels

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 3 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 23 March 2023
Recorded inspections65
…physical examinations8
…administrative events6
…with no type recorded51
Deficiencies 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 22 calendar years (1992–2023)
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.
520735
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDB8153
MISLE id
100896
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-100896

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)152.5 ft × 45.0 ft × 9.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 709 / net 482
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderST LOUIS SHIP · ST LOUIS MO · built 1969
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portST LOUIS, MO
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 11 February 2026 · expires 31 March 2027
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 it482 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
709 - 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 · 56

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.

ING4728 Freight Barge · MISLE 339160 · 25 February 2019 · activity 6632816ING7568 Freight Barge · MISLE 419978 · 25 February 2019 · activity 6632816ING 2198 Freight Barge · MISLE 471122 · 25 February 2019 · activity 6632816IN065411 Freight Barge · MISLE 807956 · 25 February 2019 · activity 6632816GREEN GEM Freight Ship · MISLE 1538506 · 25 February 2019 · activity 6632816IN005499 Freight Barge · MISLE 8450 · 17 January 2019 · activity 6645142IN017447 Freight Barge · MISLE 24992 · 17 January 2019 · activity 6645142IN015422 Freight Barge · MISLE 29936 · 17 January 2019 · activity 6645142ING 5826 Freight Barge · MISLE 36635 · 17 January 2019 · activity 6645142FC 1 Tank Barge · MISLE 51095 · 17 January 2019 · activity 6645142CSS ATLANTA Towing Vessel · MISLE 206554 · 17 January 2019 · activity 6645142IN946403 Freight Barge · MISLE 398908 · 17 January 2019 · activity 6645142ING6532 Freight Barge · MISLE 439523 · 17 January 2019 · activity 6645142IN995423 Freight Barge · MISLE 491393 · 17 January 2019 · activity 6645142IN075418 Freight Barge · MISLE 870694 · 17 January 2019 · activity 6645142IN085475 Freight Barge · MISLE 936790 · 17 January 2019 · activity 6645142IN085198 Freight Barge · MISLE 937263 · 17 January 2019 · activity 6645142IN096040 Freight Barge · MISLE 1001134 · 17 January 2019 · activity 6645142LR 155409 Freight Barge · MISLE 1345823 · 17 January 2019 · activity 6645142IN165409 Freight Barge · MISLE 1378880 · 17 January 2019 · activity 6645142IN165468 Freight Barge · MISLE 1385590 · 17 January 2019 · activity 6645142MAAS CONFIDENCE Freight Ship · MISLE 1407290 · 17 January 2019 · activity 6645142IN176119 Freight Barge · MISLE 1482420 · 17 January 2019 · activity 6645142DBL 12 Tank Barge · MISLE 465337 · 28 December 2012 · activity 4508605EULA B DEVALL Towing Vessel · MISLE 660841 · 28 December 2012 · activity 4508605MBL 418 Tank Barge · MISLE 374058 · 4 February 2008 · activity 3143675ING6505 Freight Barge · MISLE 456227 · 4 February 2008 · activity 3143675ACL 00112 Freight Barge · MISLE 19951 · 21 January 2005 · activity 2279069PEGGY LOUISE Towing Vessel · MISLE 72038 · 21 January 2005 · activity 2279069SCNO 8008 Freight Barge · MISLE 178724 · 21 January 2005 · activity 2279069CHEM 152 Tank Barge · MISLE 344707 · 21 January 2005 · activity 2279069LF 142 B Freight Barge · MISLE 405497 · 21 January 2005 · activity 2279069ACL 9713B Freight Barge · MISLE 453053 · 21 January 2005 · activity 2279069ACL 9961B Freight Barge · MISLE 508509 · 21 January 2005 · activity 2279069ING 5070 Freight Barge · MISLE 169400 · 30 November 2004 · activity 2270563RIVER GIRL Towing Vessel · MISLE 175943 · 30 November 2004 · activity 2270563T13889 Freight Barge · MISLE 461188 · 30 November 2004 · activity 2270563ING7503 Freight Barge · MISLE 360155 · 11 September 1998 · activity 83755ING 5071 Freight Barge · MISLE 169401 · 8 August 1998 · activity 82139ING 5058 Freight Barge · MISLE 183775 · 8 August 1998 · activity 82139ING 5523 Freight Barge · MISLE 209740 · 8 August 1998 · activity 82139ING 1580 Freight Barge · MISLE 320912 · 8 August 1998 · activity 82139ING 1707 Freight Barge · MISLE 344108 · 8 August 1998 · activity 82139ING 1432 Freight Barge · MISLE 194070 · 30 October 1997 · activity 54355ING 510 Freight Barge · MISLE 166669 · 8 September 1997 · activity 37669ING 2010 Freight Barge · MISLE 428755 · 17 April 1997 · activity 20277CF960 Tank Barge · MISLE 54750 · 17 March 1997 · activity 28566ING 610B Freight Barge · MISLE 166698 · 17 March 1997 · activity 28566ING 612B Freight Barge · MISLE 166700 · 17 March 1997 · activity 28566ING 5588 Freight Barge · MISLE 181527 · 17 March 1997 · activity 28566ING 4692 Freight Barge · MISLE 360467 · 17 March 1997 · activity 28566ING 5795 Freight Barge · MISLE 379001 · 17 March 1997 · activity 28566ING 371 Freight Barge · MISLE 382010 · 17 March 1997 · activity 28566ING1933 Freight Barge · MISLE 438162 · 17 March 1997 · activity 28566ING 4570 Freight Barge · MISLE 203488 · 11 February 1996 · activity 31544WTT 8161 Freight Barge · MISLE 203865 · 27 January 1995 · activity 3628

Inspection history · 65

23 March 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7655400
23 February 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7641016
25 February 2019 In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6632685
25 February 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6632816
17 January 2019 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6612118
17 January 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6645142
11 January 2019 Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6609170
7 September 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6280235
16 May 2017 Administration · Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6146500
20 May 2015 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5130449
18 May 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5183928
28 December 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4508605
12 December 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4501109
24 September 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4450518
24 July 2010 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3808494
17 November 2008 Administration
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3364379
4 February 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3143675
25 December 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3120642
25 December 2007 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3120659
25 December 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3139234
11 July 2007 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2991548
30 June 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2978231
11 October 2006 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2798772
12 February 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2628313
12 April 2005 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MIDET EAST BANK DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2332387
21 January 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2279069
30 November 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2270563
30 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1989796
24 September 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1694367
29 August 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1668979
13 March 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1495326
18 December 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 768904
15 December 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 193451
27 September 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 283754
12 April 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 277132
26 October 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 768876
18 October 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 190222
11 September 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 83755
8 August 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 82139
3 August 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 419684
25 June 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 417191
2 February 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 760150
29 January 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 193446
30 October 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 54355
8 September 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 37669
27 June 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7033
2 June 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 404845
17 April 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 20277
17 March 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 28566
12 October 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 100538
10 July 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 107771
11 February 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 31544
12 December 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4335
10 September 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 48521
31 January 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 144285
27 January 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3628
12 December 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 39961
25 October 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 653143
18 August 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 127102
29 May 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 149672
18 May 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 38200
16 January 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 78559
6 December 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 26363
22 May 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 653113
23 April 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7950

Deficiency record · 3

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 17 January 2019 Resolved
PORT STERN CORNER HAS 2'X4' AREA OF DAMAGE INCLUDING CRACK AT GUNWALE APPROXIMATELY 3'-12'. TEMPORARY REPAIRS ONLY AUTHORIZED FOR TRANSIT ONLY TO PERMANENT REPAIR FACILITY. PROVIDE PROOF OF PERMANENT REPAIRS TO SATISFACTION OF CG MARINE INSPECTOR.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 20 January 2019
Resolution: ABS report uploaded.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 17 January 2019 Resolved
VSL EXPERIENCED LOSS OF STEERING AND STBD ENGINE CLUTCH ISSUES. PROVIDE PROOF OF SATISFACTORY OPERATION OF PROPULSION MACHINERY TO CG MARINE INSPECTOR.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 20 January 2019
Resolution: ABS report uploaded.
Engineering
Issued 2 June 1997 Resolved
The vessel fuel/oil vents did not have flame screen installed.
Condition: Unknown
Due 17 June 1997
Resolved 17 June 1997

Casualty record · 9

30 November 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2270563
21 January 2005Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 2279069
12 February 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 2628313
25 December 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 3139234
4 February 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3143675
24 September 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4450518
7 September 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 6280235
17 January 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6645142
25 February 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6632816
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.