CAPT. W. D. NUNLEY

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

CAPT. W. D. NUNLEY is a 2010 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 2010, most recently in June 2026, along with 2 deficiencies and 7 casualty investigations between 2013 and 2023.

Records from 2010 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 1 June 2026.

Built: 2010
Last inspected: 1 June 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 18
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 7 investigations · 2013–2023
Inspected with: 24 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 1 June 2026

Recorded inspections18

…physical examinations4

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded10

Deficiencies 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 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

1225575

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WDL9727

1055286

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1055286

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)116.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 11.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 436 / net 297

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)116.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 11.5 ft

ITC tonnagegross 546 / net 163

BuilderHORIZON SHIPBUILDING INC · BAYOU LA BATRE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2010

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 27 July 2026 · expires 31 August 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 it163 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
297 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
546 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
436 - 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 · 24

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 · 18

1 June 2026 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8375795

14 October 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8251739

4 September 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7995954

4 September 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7784987

4 September 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7787266

1 July 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7246635

16 April 2021 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7176754

12 April 2021 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7184565

22 May 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6963553

13 February 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6955219

27 January 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6896684

27 January 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6896709

12 May 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5124865

9 October 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5002599

1 April 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5084971

22 January 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4521153

29 November 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3907703

4 November 2010 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3885451

Deficiency record · 2

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)

Issued 20 October 2021 Resolved

[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 3 November 2021
Resolved 3 November 2021
Resolution: Received an Email from [name withheld] of the M/V [name withheld] verifying the discrepancy was corrected.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear

Issued 27 January 2020 Resolved

Steering system must be maintained to provide safe operation of the vessel. Vessel lost the port steering rudder. Contact the Coast Guard once deficiency has been rectified and prior to departure from drydock location.

Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Due 27 February 2020
Resolved 1 February 2020
Resolution: Removed the Port steering Rudder and installed spare rudder from company. conducted tests, test were SAT. As per MSU Paducah

Casualty record · 7

22 January 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4521153

27 January 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6896684

13 February 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6955219

22 May 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6963553

1 July 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7246635

4 September 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7784987

4 September 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7787266

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.