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PORT NECHES

Towing Vessel · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named PORT NECHES · HIGMAN BARGE LINES, INC. operator of record, 2023

PORT NECHES is a 2012 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 17 inspections since 2012, most recently in May 2026, along with 4 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2017 and 2023.

Records from 2012 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 21 May 2026.

Built: 2012
Last inspected: 21 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 17
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 3 investigations · 2017–2023
Inspected with: 7 other vessels

Identity

1239145

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WDG3739

1171725

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367529150

Maury page id

psix-1171725

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations9

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded6

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2012–2026)

The 17 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)78.0 ft × 34.0 ft × 10.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 177 / net 142

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderHOPE SERVICES INC · DULAC, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2012

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portHOUSTON, TX

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 28 May 2026 · expires 30 June 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 it177 - Simplified, Gross Ton
142 - Simplified, 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

WDG3739MMSI 367529150 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 5 February 2022, expires 5 May 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 · 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.

ESPADA DESGAGNES Tank Ship · MISLE 873574 · 29 August 2023 · activity 7785888 HALE Towing Vessel · MISLE 936036 · 29 August 2023 · activity 7785888 KIRBY 27719 Tank Barge · MISLE 713860 · 26 July 2022 · activity 7542570 KIRBY 30719B Tank Barge · MISLE 738447 · 26 July 2022 · activity 7542570 KIRBY 27719 Tank Barge · MISLE 713860 · 17 May 2022 · activity 7453152 KIRBY 30719B Tank Barge · MISLE 738447 · 17 May 2022 · activity 7453152 CONNER P Towing Vessel · MISLE 961665 · 17 May 2022 · activity 7453152 DBL 311 Tank Barge · MISLE 1232142 · 17 May 2022 · activity 7453152 CAPT DAVID CARRIERE Towing Vessel · MISLE 1375029 · 4 April 2017 · activity 6123755

Inspection history · 17

21 May 2026 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8378116

30 May 2025 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8148292

1 May 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8126587

30 January 2025 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8072584

17 September 2024 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8003974

27 August 2024 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7996883

29 August 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7785888

22 May 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7694284

26 July 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7542570

17 May 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7453152

4 October 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7326074

7 July 2021 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7248031

3 November 2020 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7088765

19 July 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6755468

11 May 2017 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6162268

4 April 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6123755

7 June 2012 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4337367

Deficiency record · 4

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 22 May 2026 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. The vessel port fuel shutoff valve did not fully close when it was remotely actuated. The vessel shall enact permanent repairs to the satisfaction of their TPO and submit TPO report to [email withheld] prior to the carriage of any cargo. 46 CFR 143.260(b)

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 23 May 2026
Resolution: The Port quick closing valve was replaced with identical valve, tested, and now found in good working order.

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

Issued 30 January 2025 Resolved

Machinery and electrical 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 loss of steering due to hydraulic hose rupture. Vessel authorized one time transit per provided transit plan. Provide TPO report attesting to the completion of the repairs to the satisfaction of the TPO.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 31 January 2025
Resolved 31 January 2025
Resolution: Recieved TPO report from ABS recomending the 835 be removed. After reviewing the TPO and Tech report we agree with their proposition.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 27 August 2024 Resolved

Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must be suitable for route and service. Vessel experienced problem with port main engine. Vessel is not authorized to move from its current location at PILOT terminal in Port Isabel TX until cleared by the CG. Objective evidence attesting to satisfactory repair to be send to local OCMI, email listed below. 46 CFR 143.205(c)(2)

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 27 August 2024
Resolution: See docs

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

Issued 3 November 2020 Resolved

stbd gear box oil leak

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Due 3 November 2020
Resolved 3 November 2020
Resolution: Fracture was rewelded and tested under normal operation with no leaks.

Casualty record · 3

4 April 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6123755

26 July 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7542570

29 August 2023Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 7785888

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.