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BLUE WING

Towing Vessel · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named BLUE WING · KIRBY INLAND MARINE, LP operator of record, 2023

BLUE WING is a 2011 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 31 inspections since 2011, most recently in March 2026, along with 3 deficiencies and 10 casualty investigations between 2011 and 2023.

Records from 2011 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 24 March 2026.

Built
2011
Last inspected
24 March 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
31
Deficiencies
3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
10 investigations · 2011–2023
Inspected with
18 other vessels
Also recorded as
2 other names

Identity

US Official No.
1234448
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDF9252
MISLE id
1132175
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
367503240
Maury page id
psix-1132175

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations9
…administrative events3
…with no type recorded19
Years with a record 13 calendar years (2011–2026)
The 31 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 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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)92.6 ft × 34.0 ft × 10.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 354 / net 288
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)92.6 ft × 34.0 ft × 10.0 ft
ITC tonnagegross 394 / net 118
BuilderEASTERN SHIPBUILDING GROUP INC · PANAMA CITY, FL, UNITED STATES · built 2011
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portGIBSON, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 29 April 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it354 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
394 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
288 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
118 - 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 September 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.

Radio station licence

WDF9252MMSI 367503240 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 22 June 2021, expires 3 September 2031
FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown. A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.

Inspected as a tow unit · 18

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.

INDEPENDENCE Towing Vessel · MISLE 152914 · 15 March 2022 · activity 7416095KIRBY 29098 Tank Barge · MISLE 1227433 · 21 September 2021 · activity 7328627MILAM Towing Vessel · MISLE 376411 · 12 August 2021 · activity 7289606POINT ISABEL Towing Vessel · MISLE 887559 · 12 August 2021 · activity 7289606HTCO 3109 Tank Barge · MISLE 1224389 · 12 August 2021 · activity 7289606HTCO 3125 Tank Barge · MISLE 1269894 · 12 August 2021 · activity 7289606CAPT THOMAS PAUL Towing Vessel · MISLE 1271965 · 12 August 2021 · activity 7289606KIRBY 29164 Tank Barge · MISLE 1234021 · 3 November 2020 · activity 7093238KIRBY 30034 Tank Barge · MISLE 988027 · 22 September 2017 · activity 6275597GEORGE W BANTA Towing Vessel · MISLE 69896 · 9 January 2015 · activity 5053719MARGIT B Towing Vessel · MISLE 135324 · 9 January 2015 · activity 5053719ELCO JOE Towing Vessel · MISLE 511265 · 9 January 2015 · activity 5053719SAFETY FIRST Towing Vessel · MISLE 865246 · 9 January 2015 · activity 5053719IN126445 Freight Barge · MISLE 1163691 · 9 January 2015 · activity 5053719KIRBY 30035 Tank Barge · MISLE 1176814 · 28 May 2014 · activity 4872704KIRBY 30035 Tank Barge · MISLE 1176814 · 7 April 2014 · activity 4831406BIG RIVERS Towing Vessel · MISLE 670562 · 8 October 2013 · activity 4751886GALVESTON BAY Towing Vessel · MISLE 1055287 · 8 October 2013 · activity 4751886KIRBY 29160 Tank Barge · MISLE 1112923 · 29 September 2011 · activity 4162303

Inspection history · 31

24 March 2026 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8331280
16 January 2026 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8288350
8 April 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8107971
4 March 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8087819
19 April 2023 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7671461
19 April 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7724292
3 April 2023 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7661544
9 December 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7607106
18 September 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7561273
15 March 2022 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7416084
15 March 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7416095
5 January 2022 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7376183
21 September 2021 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7318445
21 September 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7328627
12 August 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7284873
12 August 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7289606
5 August 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7278449
2 March 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7149263
22 February 2021 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7144216
3 November 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7093238
1 March 2018 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam · Administration
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6364266
22 September 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6275597
24 March 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5089791
20 January 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5055835
9 January 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5053719
28 May 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4872704
7 April 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4831406
8 October 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4751886
18 August 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4486049
29 September 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4162303
16 September 2011 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification · MARPOL
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4147128

Deficiency record · 3

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 19 April 2023 Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide safe operation of the towing vessel. Vessel experienced loss of propulsion in port main engine and unresponsive steering and flanking rudders. Vsl is allowed onetime transit to repair facility with an approved transit plan to repair port main engine and rudders in accordance with plan developed by TPO. In accordance with CVC Policy Letter 17-10, the above deficiency may be cleared by the operating company's TPO. TPO must submit a report to the cognizant OCMI within 72 hours of clearing the deficiencies.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 27 April 2023
Resolved 27 April 2023
Resolution: TPO reviewed and approved reapirs to damaged propulsion shaft.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 5 January 2022 Resolved
Machinery systems must be designed and maintained to provide safe operation of the towing vessel. Vessel reported unexpected loss of maneuverability on port rudder.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 5 February 2022
Resolved 8 January 2022
Resolution: Repaired to the satisfaction of TPO.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 12 August 2021 Resolved
Machinery must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel. While towing two barges IWO Houston Ship Channel, vessel lost propulsion of it's starboard engine.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 14 August 2021
Resolution: Recieved ABS preliminary report. Technichian diagnosed both engine systems and replaced the distribution panel on SME.

Casualty record · 10

29 September 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4162303
8 October 2013Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4751886
7 April 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4831406
9 January 2015Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 5053719
22 September 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6275597
3 November 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7093238
12 August 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7289606
21 September 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7328627
15 March 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7416095
19 April 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7724292
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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.

Recorded names · 2

SHIRLEY P SETTOON (2011–2015), SAVAGE INSIGHT (2017). 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.