PAUL TOBIN

Towing Vessel · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

PAUL TOBIN is a 2009 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 28 inspections since 2010, most recently in July 2026, along with 3 deficiencies and 15 casualty investigations between 2014 and 2026.

Records from 2010 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 9 July 2026.

Built: 2009
Last inspected: 9 July 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 28
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 15 investigations · 2014–2026
Inspected with: 42 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

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 9 July 2026

Recorded inspections28

…physical examinations7

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded16

Deficiencies 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

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

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

1221907

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WDI4789

1014883

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1014883

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)157.0 ft × 48.0 ft × 11.3 ft

Registered tonnagegross 825 / net 561

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)157.0 ft × 48.0 ft × 11.3 ft

ITC tonnagegross 1,095 / net 328

BuilderGULF ISLAND LLC · HOUMA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2009

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portLAKIN, WV

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, charter

DocumentationValid · issued 19 December 2025 · expires 31 January 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 it1095 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
825 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
328 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
561 - 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 · 42

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.

Inspection history · 28

9 July 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8433663

10 May 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8381973

16 June 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8160521

13 November 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8034971

31 July 2024 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7954340

31 July 2024 DAPI Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7971546

24 April 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7900600

2 November 2023 Deficiency Check · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7819078

1 November 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7819202

26 October 2023 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7815219

26 October 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7815235

11 October 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7575610

13 September 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7558649

31 May 2022 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7470830

22 February 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6923377

30 October 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6846348

13 August 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6797602

12 August 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6798086

24 July 2019 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6761553

5 September 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6533798

14 May 2018 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification · Administration

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6415333

22 March 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6386584

5 July 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6208179

25 October 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5752603

1 July 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4980615

27 April 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4852616

9 April 2014 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4833337

16 March 2010 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3696620

Deficiency record · 3

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 24 April 2024 Resolved

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. It was reported that stbd generator has a cracked head. Vessel is allowed to temporarily install a backup portable generator with TPO approval. Vessel is also allowed a one time transit to JMI Wickliffe via Cairo to complete permanent repairs.Prove proper operation prior to resuming service. ***In lieu of Coast Guard attendance, the Third Party Organization, TVIB, may accept/approve the repairs and provide a report to the Coast Guard inspector listed below***

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 26 April 2024
Resolution: SEE CLOSE OUT LTR IN DOCUMENTS

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine

Issued 2 November 2023 Resolved

Installed electrical power source(s) must be capable of carrying the electrical load of the of the towing vessel under normal operating conditions. The port engine started sparking and subsequently shut down. In addition, the starboard generator failed to start.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 2 November 2023
Resolution: Received objective evidence via TPO that proper repairs were made and tested satisfactorily.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine

Issued 26 October 2023 Resolved

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel suffered casualty to both ship service generators and lost electrical power to entire vessel. Make repairs to the satisfaction of vessel's Third Party Organization, Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau (TVIB).

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 7 November 2023
Resolution: Technicians replaced all six fuel injectors. Operational test was SAT.

Casualty record · 15

27 April 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 4852616

25 October 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5752603

5 July 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6208179

22 March 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 6386584

5 September 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 6533798

12 August 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6798086

13 August 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6797602

30 October 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6846348

22 February 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6923377

13 September 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7558649

26 October 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7815235

1 November 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7819202

13 November 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8034971

16 June 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8160521

10 May 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8381973

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 · 1

AEP LEADER (2014–2018). 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.