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MARSHALL B. BARNES

MARSHALL B. BARNES is a 2012 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 2012, most recently in May 2026, along with 3 deficiencies and 5 casualty investigations between 2012 and 2026.

Records from 2012 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 15 May 2026.

Built
2012
Last inspected
15 May 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

WDG2645
1165098
Flag
UNITED STATES
367517750
Maury page id
psix-1165098

Inspections, by type

…with no type recorded5
Years with a record 9 calendar years (2012–2026)
The 16 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)87.1 ft × 32.0 ft × 10.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 275 / net 210
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)87.1 ft × 32.0 ft × 10.0 ft
ITC tonnagegross 343 / net 102
BuilderEASTERN SHIPBUILDING GROUP INC · PANAMA CITY, FL, UNITED STATES · built 2012
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 14 November 2025 · expires 30 November 2026
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 it343 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
275 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
102 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
210 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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

WDG2645MMSI 367517750 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 4 December 2021, expires 10 February 2032
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 · 12

Inspection history · 16

15 May 2026 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8390916
15 October 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8253170
7 August 2024 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7976103
24 April 2024 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7932713
30 January 2024 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7870523
20 December 2022 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7611429
17 August 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7536272
19 October 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7080386
14 November 2019 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6855578
4 September 2019 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6803801
28 August 2019 Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6797553
3 July 2019 TPO Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6734924
2 August 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6502856
28 March 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5847128
6 July 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4388906
13 April 2012 MARPOL · MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4286227

Deficiency record · 3

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 28 August 2024 Resolved
Essential systems or equipment must be regularly tested and examined. Tests and examinations must verify that the system or equipment functions as designed. If a component is found unsatisfactory, it must be repaired or replaced. Crew could not operate bilge system to take suction from forward engine room bilge pickup. Make necessary repairs to satisfaction of marine inspector.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 30 August 2024
Resolution: TPO witnessed sat test of bilge system. Will provide TPO report.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 28 August 2024 Resolved
To stop the flow of fuel in the event of a fire or break in the fuel line, a remote fuel shutoff valve must be fitted on any fuel line that supplies fuel directly to a propulsion engine or generator prime mover. Fuel shutoff valves for propulsion engines and port generator found to be inoperable. Make necessary repairs to satisfaction of marine inspector.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 29 August 2024
Resolution: All emergency fuel shut offs operational.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 28 August 2024 Resolved
Each remote valve control must be marked in clearly legible letters, at least 25 millimeters (1 inch) high, indicating the purpose of the valve and the way to operate it. Stenciling for generator fuel shutoffs found illegible. Re-label fuel shutoff valves to satisfaction of marine inspector.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 29 August 2024
Resolution: Fuel shut off valves re-labled

Casualty record · 5

6 July 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4388906
28 March 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5847128
2 August 2018Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 6502856
30 January 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at JACKSON RR BRIDGE · activity 7870523
15 May 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · at MERCHANTS RAILROAD BRIDGE, MCKINLEY BRIDGE · activity 8390916
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.

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.