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CAPTAIN JOE

Towing Vessel · Built 1940s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named 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 September 2026
Inspections
6
Deficiencies
12 recorded · 7 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
1 investigation · 2011
Inspected with
1 other vessel

Identity

US Official No.
1239813
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDG4448
MISLE id
1175914
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
—
Maury page id
psix-1175914

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations5
…with no type recorded1
Years with a record 6 calendar years (2011–2024)
The 6 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)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
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

No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of 6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.

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 4209447

Inspection 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.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
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.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
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.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
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.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
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.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
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.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
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.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
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.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 3 June 2023
Resolved 19 May 2023
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.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 25 September 2021
Resolved 2 November 2021
Resolution: Vessel operator cropped out and rewelded new undeteriorated hatch.
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).
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 25 September 2021
Resolved 26 September 2021
Resolution: Vessel owner generated checklist.
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.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 25 September 2021
Resolved 26 September 2021
Resolution: Vessel owner produced safety orientation sheet.
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.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 25 September 2021
Resolved 2 November 2021
Resolution: Vessel has portable radios.

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, 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.