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HONEST BOB

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

HONEST BOB is a 1970 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 45 inspections since 1994, most recently in June 2025, along with 1 deficiency, 2 operational controls and 16 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2015.

Records from 1994 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 3 June 2025.

Built
1970
Last inspected
3 June 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
45
Deficiencies
1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
16 investigations · 2005–2015
Inspected with
8 other vessels
Also recorded as
1 other name

Identity

US Official No.
528949
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDJ4775
MISLE id
106721
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-106721

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations6
…administrative events5
…with no type recorded34
Years with a record 21 calendar years (1994–2025)
The 45 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)57.3 ft × 26.0 ft × 10.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 139 / net 94
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderINDUSTRIAL STEEL&MACH WKS · GULFPORT, MS, UNITED STATES · built 1970
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
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 it94 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
139 - 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.

One vessel history report for this hull — every record on this page in one dated, citable document — $300, on request.

Inspected as a tow unit · 8

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.

BKM 4510B Freight Barge · MISLE 1174176 · 20 September 2015 · activity 5730878J. O. BRADFORD Towing Vessel · MISLE 94841 · 25 August 2014 · activity 4990969WCAO 112 Tank Barge · MISLE 1061604 · 3 February 2012 · activity 4241264BIG 412 Freight Barge · MISLE 881883 · 30 September 2011 · activity 4160270PTC 304 Freight Barge · MISLE 309840 · 22 May 2007 · activity 2955289PTC 305 Freight Barge · MISLE 309843 · 22 May 2007 · activity 2955289RM 1478 Freight Barge · MISLE 499486 · 22 April 2001 · activity 72108PTC 477 Freight Barge · MISLE 450980 · 27 January 1998 · activity 180239

Inspection history · 45

3 June 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8151167
19 March 2025 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8096237
18 March 2025 TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8095707
20 October 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7811775
1 May 2020 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6956674
16 November 2017 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6311190
20 September 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5730878
25 August 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4990969
20 November 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Destin · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4757328
16 April 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4573125
16 April 2013 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4579918
14 March 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4268852
8 February 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4242067
8 February 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4244004
3 February 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4241264
20 January 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4244054
19 January 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4233017
30 September 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4160270
8 August 2011 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification · MARPOL
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4111255
31 January 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3939231
28 August 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3838585
3 August 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3304022
4 May 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3207234
18 November 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3101753
14 June 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2973896
22 May 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2955289
13 October 2006 Uninspected Other · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2799775
5 October 2006 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2794333
19 January 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2604504
14 January 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2576587
18 July 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2451146
15 July 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2449309
24 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1977609
2 July 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 48406
22 April 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 72108
27 March 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 665957
21 December 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 77624
18 November 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 73307
18 November 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 215180
28 June 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 97269
7 April 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2861
25 March 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 428732
27 January 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 180239
3 November 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 34936
18 September 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 51288

Deficiency record · 1

Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Tank
Issued 16 April 2013 Resolved
Vessel's fuel tank was punctured by a submerged object, resulting in a 1/2" hole near centerline.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 703 - Prior to bunkering operations
Due 30 April 2013
Resolved 18 April 2013
Resolution: Company called the Command Center and reported that the hole was repaired.

Casualty record · 16

15 July 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2449309
18 July 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 2451146
14 January 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2576587
19 January 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2604504
22 May 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 2955289
14 June 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2973896
4 May 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 3207234
3 August 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3304022
31 January 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3939231
30 September 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4160270
19 January 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4233017
3 February 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4241264
8 February 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4244004
14 March 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4268852
16 April 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4573125
20 September 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5730878
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

SELDEN HURTT (2005–2008). 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.