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SAM S

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

SAM S is a 1972 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 1992, most recently in May 2020, along with 1 casualty investigation in 2004.

Records from 1992 to 2020. Most recent: inspection, 6 May 2020.

Built
1972
Last inspected
6 May 2020
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
19
Deficiencies
0 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
1 investigation · 2004
Inspected with
13 other vessels
Also recorded as
1 other name

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 6 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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 6 May 2020
Recorded inspections19
…physical examinations4
…administrative events4
…with no type recorded11
Deficiencies 0 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 13 calendar years (1992–2020)
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

US Official No.
544649
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDI6470
MISLE id
118525
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-118525

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)56.1 ft × 22.0 ft × 7.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 85 / net 57
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderLAROSE SHIPYARD INC · LAROSE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1972
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portSOUTH POINT, OH
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 6 January 2026 · expires 31 January 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 it85 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
57 - 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 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.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 13

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.

ACL 9263B Freight Barge · MISLE 379486 · 10 May 2004 · activity 2071177MRM 9613 Freight Barge · MISLE 434270 · 10 May 2004 · activity 2071177WILLIAM B KLUNK Towing Vessel · MISLE 482745 · 10 May 2004 · activity 2071177BAYOU LADY Towing Vessel · MISLE 79781 · 2 May 2000 · activity 153315TIMOTHY JAMES CARL Towing Vessel · MISLE 115014 · 2 May 2000 · activity 153315EMMA Z Towing Vessel · MISLE 126192 · 2 May 2000 · activity 153315NATHAN THOMAS Towing Vessel · MISLE 202657 · 2 May 2000 · activity 153315DANA DUNN Freight Barge · MISLE 46022 · 28 June 1994 · activity 185195BETTY S Towing Vessel · MISLE 97795 · 28 June 1994 · activity 185195ABC 911 Freight Barge · MISLE 194734 · 28 June 1994 · activity 185195SCNO 1314 Tank Barge · MISLE 45526 · 14 March 1994 · activity 83459LINCOLN THOMAS Towing Vessel · MISLE 137324 · 14 March 1994 · activity 83459CC 7824 Freight Barge · MISLE 271968 · 14 March 1994 · activity 83459

Inspection history · 19

6 May 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6952801
28 April 2015 Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5125530
27 April 2015 Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5112035
10 October 2012 Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4467506
12 June 2006 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2714269
8 June 2006 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2677339
2 June 2006 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2677379
21 June 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2399718
10 May 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2071177
30 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1976170
2 May 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 153315
19 August 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 47104
6 July 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 129425
8 June 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 28818
13 March 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 53166
28 June 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 185195
14 March 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 83459
14 October 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 28898
27 October 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 44889

Deficiency record · 0

No deficiencies recorded against this vessel. This means none were written in the records covered — it is not a statement about the vessel's condition. What a recorded resolution is.

Casualty record · 1

10 May 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2071177
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.

Recorded names · 1

TATOR BUG (2004). 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.