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BROWN WATER IX

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

BROWN WATER IX is a 1970 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 1993, most recently in May 2007, along with 4 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2001.

Records from 1993 to 2007. Most recent: inspection, 11 May 2007.

Built
1970
Last inspected
11 May 2007
Documentation
Expired · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
16
Deficiencies
4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
1 investigation · 2001
Inspected with
9 other vessels
Also recorded as
1 other name

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 19 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 11 May 2007
Recorded inspections16
…administrative events4
…with no type recorded12
Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 10 calendar years (1993–2007)
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.
528373
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDC4955
MISLE id
106305
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-106305

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)48.2 ft × 24.0 ft × 6.9 ft
Registered tonnagegross 53 / net 36
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderKELSO MARINE INC · GALVESTON, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1970
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionUnknown
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portROCKPORT, TX
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
Service, as the file records itTowing Vessel
Hull formunknown (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it53 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
36 - 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.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 9

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.

IB 925 Tank Barge · MISLE 41442 · 8 December 2001 · activity 1480723KIRBY 16808 Tank Barge · MISLE 376293 · 14 February 2001 · activity 142722KIRBY 10409 Tank Barge · MISLE 49300 · 16 December 2000 · activity 49403KIRBY 21904 Tank Barge · MISLE 52498 · 7 December 1996 · activity 101953KIRBY 10032 Tank Barge · MISLE 46816 · 4 November 1993 · activity 100733KIRBY 27708 Tank Barge · MISLE 48363 · 4 November 1993 · activity 100733HOLLYWOOD CHEM 109 Tank Barge · MISLE 50994 · 4 November 1993 · activity 100733KIRBY 30702 Tank Barge · MISLE 51426 · 4 November 1993 · activity 100733NEDA J Towing Vessel · MISLE 116773 · 4 November 1993 · activity 100733

Inspection history · 16

11 May 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2929947
27 March 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2896064
18 July 2006 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2717119
6 May 2005 Security Plan Amendment Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2350628
6 May 2005 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2350632
24 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1977618
8 December 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1480723
14 February 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 142722
16 December 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 49403
3 January 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 273267
3 January 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 273312
20 December 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 27650
7 December 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 101953
22 September 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 661971
18 September 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 473262
4 November 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 100733

Deficiency record · 4

Unknown
Issued 3 January 2000 Resolved
NAME OF VESSEL NOT DISPLAYED ON STERN.
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 January 2000
Resolved 3 January 2000
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 3 January 2000 Resolved
MARINE SANITATION DEVICE IS MISSING USCG APPROVED PALCARD.
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 January 2000
Resolved 3 January 2000
Unknown
Issued 3 January 2000 Resolved
VESSEL MISSING LOGS OF TEST AND INSPECTIONS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 10 January 2000
Resolved 3 January 2000
Lifesaving
Issued 3 January 2000 Resolved
VESSEL MISSING BOUY LIFE RING ONBOARD.
Condition: Unknown
Due 3 January 2000
Resolved 3 January 2000

Casualty record · 1

8 December 2001Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 1480723
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

BRIAN-T (2001). 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.