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CAPT FRANK GIBSON
CAPT FRANK GIBSON is a 2011 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 2011, most recently in July 2026, along with 3 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2012.
Records from 2011 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 5 July 2026.
- Built
- 2011
- Last inspected
- 5 July 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2012
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
5 July 2026
…with no type recorded8
Deficiencies
3 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
13 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
1232437
WDF7678
1112868
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-1112868
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)66.1 ft × 24.1 ft × 9.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 98 / net 78
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderINSPECTION CONSTRUCTION UNLIMITED LLC · AMELIA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2011
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portGIBSON, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 13 March 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it78 - Simplified, Net Ton
98 - Simplified, Gross Ton
98 - Simplified, 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.
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Inspected as a tow unit · 7
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.
USL - 145 Tank Barge · MISLE 52476 · 8 March 2021 · activity 7152143DB POINT LOMA Freight Barge · MISLE 51457 · 9 July 2012 · activity 4373076MR BILL Towing Vessel · MISLE 134862 · 9 July 2012 · activity 4373076TAK I Towing Vessel · MISLE 179304 · 9 July 2012 · activity 4373076ASSAULT Towing Vessel · MISLE 453936 · 9 July 2012 · activity 4373076ELCO JOE Towing Vessel · MISLE 511265 · 9 July 2012 · activity 4373076KIRBY 29144 Tank Barge · MISLE 1107315 · 9 July 2012 · activity 4373076DB POINT LOMA Freight Barge · MISLE 51457 · 17 February 2012 · activity 4249874MR BILL Towing Vessel · MISLE 134862 · 17 February 2012 · activity 4249874TAK I Towing Vessel · MISLE 179304 · 17 February 2012 · activity 4249874ASSAULT Towing Vessel · MISLE 453936 · 17 February 2012 · activity 4249874ELCO JOE Towing Vessel · MISLE 511265 · 17 February 2012 · activity 4249874KIRBY 29144 Tank Barge · MISLE 1107315 · 17 February 2012 · activity 4249874Inspection history · 19
5 July 2026
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8428444
17 December 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8284545
23 April 2024
COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7900255
26 November 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7829636
20 November 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7827775
16 April 2022
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7432094
10 February 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7394512
26 January 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7386141
8 March 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7152143
3 June 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6967345
10 October 2019
Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6832308
13 June 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6716617
1 May 2018
Administration
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6403059
16 April 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5104463
18 January 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4518825
13 December 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4503788
9 July 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4373076
17 February 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4249874
5 May 2011
MTSA/ISPS Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4003900
Deficiency record · 3
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment
Issued 10 October 2019
Resolved
A 40-B portable fire extinguisher must be located near the storage room or cabinet.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm
Issued 10 October 2019
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be fitted with a general alarm that:
(1) Is activated at each operating station and can notify persons onboard in the event of an emergency;
(2) Is capable of notifying persons in any accommodation, work space, and the engine room;
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 10 October 2019
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated so as to minimize fire hazards and to ensure the following:
(b) Storage areas are kept free from accumulation of combustible and flammable materials insofar as practicable.
Casualty record · 1
17 February 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 4249874
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
REV. CLARENCE W. SETTOON (2012). 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.