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THE BLACK BELT

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

THE BLACK BELT is a 1969 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 59 inspections since 1992, most recently in November 2023, along with 17 deficiencies and 10 casualty investigations between 2010 and 2023.

Records from 1992 to 2023. Most recent: inspection, 16 November 2023.

Built
1969
Last inspected
16 November 2023
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
59
Deficiencies
17 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
10 investigations · 2010–2023
Inspected with
15 other vessels
Also recorded as
2 other names

Identity

US Official No.
521053
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDG9974
MISLE id
101110
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-101110

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.

Inspections, by type

Recorded inspections59
…physical examinations12
…administrative events4
…with no type recorded43
Years with a record 23 calendar years (1992–2023)
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by the kind of activity 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)123.5 ft × 34.3 ft × 9.8 ft
Registered tonnagegross 454 / net 309
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderGREENVILLE SHIPBUILDING · GREENVILLE, MS, UNITED STATES · built 1969
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portMOBILE, AL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 19 June 2026 · expires 31 July 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 it309 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
454 - 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.
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Inspected as a tow unit · 15

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.

GREEN WAVE Towing Vessel · MISLE 72618 · 17 November 2015 · activity 5766134M/V ROSINTON Towing Vessel · MISLE 216296 · 17 November 2015 · activity 5766134CMT 280 B Freight Barge · MISLE 943558 · 17 November 2015 · activity 5766134BIG 586 Freight Barge · MISLE 1112492 · 17 November 2015 · activity 5766134EMS 3034 Tank Barge · MISLE 762283 · 6 August 2012 · activity 4403338MOB 3009 Tank Barge · MISLE 451981 · 7 March 2010 · activity 3692629EMS 3004B Tank Barge · MISLE 506918 · 7 March 2010 · activity 3692629MOC 12 Tank Barge · MISLE 52527 · 20 December 2000 · activity 117867MM-22 Tank Barge · MISLE 48161 · 27 October 1994 · activity 185395MOC 12 Tank Barge · MISLE 52527 · 27 October 1994 · activity 185395MAGNOLIA Towing Vessel · MISLE 107864 · 27 October 1994 · activity 185395BLACK STAR Freight Barge · MISLE 51954 · 15 May 1994 · activity 32663MOC 12 Tank Barge · MISLE 52527 · 15 May 1994 · activity 32663AGS 644B Freight Barge · MISLE 118805 · 1 September 1992 · activity 91383VL 8135 Freight Barge · MISLE 211793 · 23 August 1992 · activity 149789IB9109 Tank Barge · MISLE 51227 · 31 July 1992 · activity 150164FUELER NO. 4 Tank Barge · MISLE 48500 · 23 July 1992 · activity 479165

Inspection history · 59

16 November 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7825918
20 May 2023 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7693806
20 May 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7694336
31 March 2023 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7660578
12 October 2022 Damage Survey · Deficiency Check · In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7576218
10 October 2022 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7574642
9 October 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7576691
13 July 2022 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7506709
28 February 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7403413
22 February 2022 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7400460
31 January 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7399766
27 January 2022 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7386676
27 January 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7435249
27 July 2020 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7018087
17 March 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6928436
24 August 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6814303
20 November 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6584515
6 November 2018 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6575297
19 September 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6004720
3 December 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5779056
17 November 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5766134
2 June 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5143016
23 October 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5010880
19 February 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4811701
5 November 2012 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4478533
6 August 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4403338
20 July 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4384967
7 March 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3692629
6 March 2010 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3691764
6 March 2010 Administration · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3694129
31 March 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3492212
11 April 2006 Security Plan Amendment Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2621851
29 November 2004 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2249741
5 October 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2215182
14 June 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 214454
23 May 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 21314
23 May 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 643036
26 March 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 289037
20 December 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD PEORIA · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 117867
14 April 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 215192
21 July 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 214677
22 April 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 643038
21 April 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 415083
23 October 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 11376
8 February 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 400518
13 March 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 388948
15 March 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 376420
15 March 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 377275
13 February 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 513715
1 February 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 111527
27 October 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 185395
15 May 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 32663
21 May 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 367316
30 September 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 672161
1 September 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 91383
23 August 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 149789
31 July 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 150164
23 July 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 352173
23 July 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 479165

Deficiency record · 17

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 20 May 2023 Resolved
A vessel must be operated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and in such a manner as to afford protection against hazards to life, property, and the environment. Vessel experienced engine room fire on port main engine. Vessel restricted from operating until a service technician verifies that the main engines are fully operational.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 22 May 2023
Resolution: Received TPO and Service engineer report attesting to operational status of port main engine.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings
Issued 13 October 2022 Resolved
A towing vessel must be maintained and operated so the watertight integrity and stability of the vessel are not compromised. Vessel reported a crack in the centerline of hull with flooding up forward. Vessel repairs to be completed to satisfaction of attending TPO.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 October 2022
Resolved 27 February 2023
Resolution: Repairs were made over the course of the last 4 months to the satisfaction of the attending TPO.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 12 October 2022 Resolved
Objective evidence attesting to root cause & satisfactory repair(s) IAW company TSMS must be submitted to local OCMI with written authorization of 835 clearance prior to being cleared to depart
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 27 October 2022
Resolved 27 February 2023
Resolution: Received objective evidence of repairs.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - cracking
Issued 10 October 2022 Resolved
Centerline crack found in fwd compartment on vessel.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 10 October 2022
Resolved 27 February 2023
Resolution: Vessel had extensive repairs completed.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 27 January 2022 Resolved
Vessel unable to maintain propulsion and auxiliary machinery due to fuel contamination by water.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 27 January 2022
Resolved 22 February 2022
Resolution: TPO Acceptance and objective evidence provided.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 27 July 2020 Resolved
Vessel Master reported one of two main rudder appendage sections was lost from vessel. Vessel must maintain systems designed to provide safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard. Vessel will wait until first light and proceed with remaining rudder to repair facility at Blakeley Boatworks, in Mobile, AL. to conduct repairs.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 August 2020
Resolved 8 August 2020
Resolution: Vessel provided objective evidence from TPO in accordance with the Company's TSMS attesting to satisfactory repairs to the starboard rudder.
Fire Fighting
Issued 26 March 2001 Resolved
VESSEL WAS MISSING DOCUMENTATION OF FIRE DRILLS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 26 April 2001
Resolved 25 October 2002
Resolution: Cleared for administrative reasons.
Deck/Cargo
Issued 26 March 2001 Resolved
VESSELS FUEL VENTS WERE MISSING FLAME SCREENS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 9 April 2001
Resolved 25 October 2002
Resolution: Cleared for administrative reasons.
Documentation
Issued 26 March 2001 Resolved
VESSELS TRANSFER PROCEDURES WERE INCOMPLETE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 25 October 2002
Resolved 25 October 2002
Resolution: Cleared for administrative reasons.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 21 April 1998 Resolved
VESSEL'S TYPE II MSD INOPERABLE. NO CHEMICALS USED FOR TREATING SEWAGE PRIOR TO DISCHARGE OVERBOARD.
Condition: Unknown
Due 11 April 2001
Resolved 11 April 2001
Documentation
Issued 21 April 1998 Resolved
VESSEL OPERATING WITH AN EXPIRED COFR. (EXPIRED 28DEC96)
Condition: Unknown
Due 21 December 1999
Resolved 22 April 1998
Documentation
Issued 21 April 1998 Resolved
VESSEL DID NOT HAVE A WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN.
Condition: Unknown
Due 28 April 1998
Resolved 25 October 2002
Resolution: Cleared for administrative reasons.
Navigation
Issued 23 July 1992 Resolved
SHIPS BELL WAS MISSING. OPERATOR STATES THE BELL WAS STOLEN DURING YARD PERIOD._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Condition: Unknown
Due 24 July 1992
Resolved 24 July 1992
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 23 July 1992 Resolved
MSD WAS INOPERABLE. PERSONNEL HAD SEWAGE SYSTEM LINED UP TO DISCHARGE OVERBOARD._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Condition: Unknown
Due 24 July 1992
Resolved 24 July 1992
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 23 July 1992 Resolved
GARBAGE PLACARD NOT POSTED._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Condition: Unknown
Due 24 July 1992
Resolved 24 July 1992
Navigation
Issued 23 July 1992 Resolved
NAVIGATION LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Condition: Unknown
Due 24 July 1992
Resolved 24 July 1992
Documentation
Issued 23 July 1992 Resolved
THE WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN REQUIRED WAS NOT ONBOARD THE VESSEL.
Condition: Unknown
Due 24 July 1992
Resolved 24 July 1992

Casualty record · 10

7 March 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3692629
6 August 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4403338
19 February 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 4811701
17 November 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5766134
3 December 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5779056
20 November 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 6584515
24 August 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 6814303
27 January 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7435249
9 October 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7576691
20 May 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7694336
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 · 2

YVONNE CENAC (2010), YVONNE (2012). 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.