BREES

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

BREES is a 2011 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 22 inspections since 2011, most recently in June 2026, along with 2 deficiencies and 12 casualty investigations between 2012 and 2025.

Records from 2011 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 1 June 2026.

Built: 2011
Last inspected: 1 June 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 22
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 12 investigations · 2012–2025
Inspected with: 13 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 inspections22

…physical examinations7

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded13

Deficiencies 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 12 calendar years (2011–2026)

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

1231202

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WDF7941

1106514

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1106514

Documentation record

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

Registered tonnagegross 427 / net 290

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

ITC tonnagegross 549 / net 164

BuilderHORIZON SHIPBUILDING INC · BAYOU LA BATRE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2011

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 it427 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
549 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
290 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
164 - Convention (Subpart B), 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.

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 · 13

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 · 22

1 June 2026 COI Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8385493

24 October 2025 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8258268

24 October 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8301830

14 October 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8251665

21 August 2025 TPO Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8214774

9 May 2025 Deficiency Check · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8132128

9 May 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8132132

11 September 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7790270

7 September 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7787886

31 March 2022 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7421919

25 February 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7148386

13 November 2020 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7094919

16 May 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6691388

22 December 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6614224

18 February 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5818395

2 March 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4811105

3 February 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4819077

3 January 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4780493

11 June 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4344931

21 April 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4307108

16 August 2011 MTSA Verification · DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4139316

11 August 2011 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4112491

Deficiency record · 2

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)

Issued 24 October 2025 Resolved

Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated so as to minimize fire hazards. Vessel reported a fire on main engine turbo. A TPO report identifying the cause of the fire attesting to satisfactory repairs is to be submitted to the Coast Guard for consideration for clearence. 46 CFR 142.220

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 24 October 2025
Resolved 24 October 2025

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 9 May 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. Vessels port generator shut down for unknow reason. Make permanent repairs to the satisfaction of attending marine inspector.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 9 May 2025
Resolved 11 May 2025
Resolution: Service Tech replaced alternator and battery. Tested charging and engine found in proper working order. TPO provide close out letter

Casualty record · 12

21 April 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4307108

11 June 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4344931

3 January 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4780493

3 February 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4819077

2 March 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4811105

18 February 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5818395

22 December 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 6614224

25 February 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7148386

7 September 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7787886

11 September 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7790270

9 May 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8132132

24 October 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8301830

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.