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JOE B WARD
- Built
- 2011
- Last inspected
- 27 November 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
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
27 November 2025
…with no type recorded26
Deficiencies
5 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
14 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
1231040
WDI4808
1105542
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-1105542
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)70.0 ft × 28.0 ft × 10.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 164 / net 131
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderMARINE BUILDERS INC · UTICA, IN, UNITED STATES · built 2011
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un
DocumentationValid · issued 29 April 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it164 - Simplified, Gross Ton
131 - Simplified, Net Ton
131 - Simplified, 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.
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Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, 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 · 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.
CHEM 3230 Tank Barge · MISLE 1195734 · 11 December 2023 · activity 7837519CHEM 3248 Tank Barge · MISLE 1234294 · 11 December 2023 · activity 7837519LA FORCE Towing Vessel · MISLE 127064 · 21 June 2022 · activity 7489680MARGARET SUE Tank Barge · MISLE 433358 · 21 June 2022 · activity 7489680CAPT TIMMY CALLAIS Towing Vessel · MISLE 880576 · 21 June 2022 · activity 7489680KIRBY 32300B Tank Barge · MISLE 912602 · 21 June 2022 · activity 7489680MMLP 323 Tank Barge · MISLE 1095120 · 21 June 2022 · activity 7489680MMLP 324 Tank Barge · MISLE 1095122 · 21 June 2022 · activity 7489680HFL 607 Tank Barge · MISLE 1162048 · 21 June 2022 · activity 7489680HFL 427 Tank Barge · MISLE 1267365 · 21 June 2022 · activity 7489680WILLIAM MILLER Towing Vessel · MISLE 1475341 · 21 June 2022 · activity 7489680MPX 419 Tank Barge · MISLE 1647492 · 21 June 2022 · activity 7489680CHEM 3227 Tank Barge · MISLE 1141998 · 6 March 2021 · activity 7153657MPX 409 Tank Barge · MISLE 1609090 · 6 March 2021 · activity 7153657ACL 96014 Freight Barge · MISLE 441900 · 21 January 2021 · activity 7154136SAFETY RUNNER Towing Vessel · MISLE 1054017 · 2 January 2016 · activity 5790705MEM 92164 Freight Barge · MISLE 379472 · 13 January 2015 · activity 5053794MS. JENIFER TRETTER Towing Vessel · MISLE 1105504 · 13 January 2015 · activity 5053794GLORIA MAE Towing Vessel · MISLE 411087 · 16 November 2013 · activity 4767436MEM2371 Freight Barge · MISLE 463326 · 16 November 2013 · activity 4767436CENAC 102 Tank Barge · MISLE 860461 · 16 November 2013 · activity 4767436MEM 5182 Freight Barge · MISLE 491041 · 10 March 2012 · activity 4272141MMLP 9800 Tank Barge · MISLE 54306 · 8 March 2012 · activity 4272318TERRY FONTENOT Towing Vessel · MISLE 135988 · 8 March 2012 · activity 4272318Inspection history · 40
27 November 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8274764
31 July 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8201952
12 May 2025
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8133278
20 April 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8115822
26 March 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7889268
25 February 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7869879
11 December 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7837519
11 December 2023
Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7837542
28 June 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7725516
10 March 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7649172
6 March 2023
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7646581
21 June 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7489680
4 March 2022
Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7405898
23 November 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7356984
6 March 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7153657
24 February 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7145675
21 January 2021
Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7128786
21 January 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7154136
17 August 2020
TPO Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7035519
3 July 2020
In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6998899
3 July 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7012953
20 September 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6816801
20 March 2018
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6374770
29 February 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5826769
2 January 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5790705
6 August 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5208377
22 July 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5193115
26 May 2015
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5135809
21 May 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5131920
13 January 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5053794
9 June 2014
Industry Initiated Exam · DAPI Audit · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4900067
16 April 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4837458
16 January 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4784607
16 November 2013
Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4754487
16 November 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4767436
23 March 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4565450
15 September 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4442368
10 March 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4272141
8 March 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4272318
20 April 2011
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3991987
Deficiency record · 5
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 27 November 2025
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 reported steering system malfunction while pushing 09 empty barges. Current location of vessel is MM 90, vessel intentions are to transit to MM 86.5 to offload 09 empty barges, than transit to MM 71, to pick up 05 barges. Vessel to provide TPO report to CG attesting to satisfactory steering system operations prior to movement from MM 86.5 after offloading 09 barges and prior to picking up any further loads. 46 CFR 31.10-15
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 12 May 2025
Resolved
A TOWING VESSEL MUST BE MAINTAINED AND OPERATED SO THE WATERTIGHT INTEGRITY AND STABILITY OF THE VESSEL ARE NOT COMPROMISED. VESSEL SUSTAINED HULL DAMAGE THAT COMPROMISED ITS WATERTIGHT INTEGRITY. VESSEL IS AUTHORIZED TO PROCEED TO THE TRUNKLINE LNG PIER IN LAKE CHARLES, LA TO EFFECT PERMANENT REPAIRS TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE TPO. UPON COMPLETION OF REPAIRS, AND PRIOR TO CONTINUING OPERATIONS, THE VESSEL MUST PROVIDE A REPORT FROM THE TPO TO COAST GUARD MARINE SAFETY UNIT LAKE CHARLES ATTESTING TO SATISFACTORY REPAIRS.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear
Issued 6 March 2023
Resolved
Machinery systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and emergency conditions.
Vessel reported a partial loss of steering capabilities.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 21 January 2021
Resolved
Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must: (1) Be maintained to ensure proper operation.
Vessel experienced a reduction in propulsion on starboard main engine due to burst radiator/coolant return line.
Once repairs are made to the satisfaction of the Third Party Organization, submit TPO report to Houston-Galveston OCMI.
46 CFR 143.205(c)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 3 July 2020
Resolved
Propulsion machinery must be maintained to ensure proper operation. Vessel experienced a fire on stbd main diesel engine at MM2.8 on the Algiers Canal due to unknown causes. Vessel to remain pushed up on the bank until tow is assumed by alternate towing vessel. Once an estimated time of departure is determined and a shipyard is coordinated, please provide a voyage plan to the Coast Guard. With CG approved transit plan, the vsl is authorized a one time transit to a shipyard for permanent repairs. Prior to departure from shipyard, the vessel is required to provide a technician report attesting to the cause of the fire and satisfactory testing of repairs to the attending Marine Inspector.
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