BILL ATKINSON

Towing Vessel · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

Built: 2010
Last inspected: 15 June 2025
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 32
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 25 other vessels

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 15 June 2025

Recorded inspections32

…physical examinations7

…administrative events6

…with no type recorded19

Deficiencies 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 12 calendar years (2011–2025)

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

1225191

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WDL2873

1053800

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1053800

Documentation record

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

Registered tonnagegross 907 / net 617

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

ITC tonnagegross 1,097 / net 329

BuilderGULF ISLAND LLC · HOUMA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2010

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un, reg

DocumentationValid · issued 15 September 2025 · expires 30 September 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 it329 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
617 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
1097 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
907 - 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 · 25

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 · 32

15 June 2025 Administrative Inspection · TPO Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8162124

29 May 2025 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8165255

19 December 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8058842

17 November 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8037206

2 November 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7588128

18 March 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7413939

17 March 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7427750

28 September 2021 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7328445

17 May 2021 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7199788

3 February 2021 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7135884

3 February 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7136506

4 August 2020 TPO Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7047797

24 August 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6794979

10 April 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6661162

19 February 2019 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6630056

28 January 2019 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6616305

12 September 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6539597

30 November 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6315967

30 November 2017 Industry Initiated Exam · Administration

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6316463

20 March 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6109129

16 February 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6090315

11 October 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5757450

15 September 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5720412

20 March 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5089864

26 February 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5077770

3 September 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4978075

7 March 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4811754

17 September 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4443552

29 July 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4399464

2 March 2012 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4257542

9 August 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Investigations National Center of Expertise · Activity 4133855

22 March 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3970238

Deficiency record · 3

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

Issued 17 May 2021 Resolved

Loss of control of RPM.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 25 May 2021
Resolved 18 May 2021
Resolution: Received tech report that found a loose connection as cause of casualty.

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

Issued 3 February 2021 Resolved

Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must: be maintained to ensure proper operation. Vessel reported loss of port main engine. ***Correct deficiencies to the satisfaction of Third Party (TVIB). *** Notify USCG prior to departing Vidalia Dock & Storage.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 5 February 2021
Resolved 8 February 2021
Resolution: All 12 power assemblies were replaced.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Heating

Issued 28 January 2019 Resolved

Master reported a Marine Casualty on the M/V BILL ATKINSON. The vessel had a fire on the blower motor for the boiler that heats the vessel. Fire was extinguished using a on board fire extinguisher.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 February 2019
Resolved 19 February 2019

Ownership record

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