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CAPTAIN JOE
CAPTAIN JOE is a 1948 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 6 inspections since 2011, most recently in April 2024, along with 12 deficiencies — 7 with no resolution recorded — and 1 casualty investigation in 2011.
Records from 2011 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 30 April 2024.
- Built
- 1948
- Last inspected
- 30 April 2024
- Documentation
- Expired · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 12 recorded · 7 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2011
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
30 April 2024
…with no type recorded1
Deficiencies
12 recorded · 7
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
6 calendar years (2011–2024)
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
1239813
WDG4448
1175914
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-1175914
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)45.0 ft × 14.3 ft × 5.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 30 / net 24
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderCORPS OF ENGINEERS BOATYARD · GASCONADE, MI, UNITED STATES · built 1948
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portST LOUIS, MO
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationExpired · issued 24 July 2012
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 it30 - Simplified, Gross Ton
24 - Simplified, Net Ton
24 - Simplified, 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 · 1
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.
EXPEDITION Towing Vessel · MISLE 142637 · 8 December 2011 · activity 4209447Inspection history · 6
30 April 2024
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7904270
3 May 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7680656
10 May 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7448042
16 June 2021
Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7298324
16 July 2013
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4639189
8 December 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4209447
Deficiency record · 12
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 30 April 2024
No resolution recorded
An approved 160B semi-portable fire-extinguishing system to protect the engine room; Place on board and attach the vessels 160-B semi-portable fire-extinguisher.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 30 April 2024
No resolution recorded
Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists The following alarms must be provided (5) High bilge levels. The vessels installed high bilge level alarm was inoperable. Provide proof of proper operation and/or replace installed high bilge level alarm.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 30 April 2024
No resolution recorded
At least two lifebuoys on a towing vessel greater than 26 feet must be fitted with a floating electric water light approved under approval series 161.010 or 161.110. The Fwd floating water light missing battery. Replace floating water light or installed new battery.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 30 April 2024
No resolution recorded
The following systems must be equipped with gauges at the machinery location, (1) Main engine lubricating oil pressure and main engine RPM, (2) Main engine cooling water temperature. Main engines did not have required gauges installed at the machinery location. Install lubricating oil pressure, engine RPM and cooling water temp gauges at the machinery location for main engines.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 30 April 2024
No resolution recorded
The following systems must be equipped with gauges at the machinery location. The generator did not have an RPM gauge. Install an RPM gauge for the generator at the machinery location.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Steam pipes and pressure pipes
Issued 30 April 2024
No resolution recorded
Each towing vessel must perform the applicable tests in Table 143.245(b) of this section. Pressure vessel relief valves, twice every 5 years, with no more than 3 years elapsing since last test. The installed relief valve had no record of testing or replacement since 2020. Test or replace pressure vessel relief valve.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)
Issued 30 April 2024
No resolution recorded
A towing vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts, maps, and nautical publications for the intended
voyage, including. (3) Coast Guard light list. Vessel
had had light list dated 2021 on board, update on board
light list to newest version.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 3 May 2023
Resolved
Alarm set points must be tested twice every 5 years not to exceed 3 years IAW 46 CFR 61.40-10. Test alarm set point and provide report to attending Marine Inspector.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings
Issued 25 August 2021
Resolved
All watertight hatches are to be kept in serviceable condition. Crop and renew stern void watertight coaming and gasket to ensure watertight seal.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Ropes and wires
Issued 25 August 2021
Resolved
Ensure vessel has a towing gear record or sheet for inspection of towing gear and associated components. Vessel does not have prescribed document(s).
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)
Issued 25 August 2021
Resolved
Create and place vessel's safety orientation sheet on vessel.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)
Issued 25 August 2021
Resolved
Vessel to have communications between the wheelhouse and engine room. Provide portable radios or equivalent to ensure communication between both spaces.
Casualty record · 1
8 December 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 4209447
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.