BIG JAKE is a 1972 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 8 inspections since 1997, most recently in May 2017, along with 13 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2017.
Records from 1997 to 2017. Most recent: inspection, 29 May 2017.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 9 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.
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded.
The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by
the kind of activity 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.
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Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)37.2 ft × 18.1 ft × 5.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 43 / net 32
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSABINE RIVER · ORANGE, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1972
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionUnknown
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portBELLE CHASSE, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
Service, as the file records itTowing Vessel
Hull formunknown (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it43 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 32 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
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Inspection history · 8
29 May 2017Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6170728
29 April 2017Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Grand Isle · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6135546
29 April 2017Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6137429
29 April 2017Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6155574
10 June 2010Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Wilmington · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3762689
26 September 2002Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO WILMINGTON · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1680421
7 September 2002Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO WILMINGTON · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1674870
3 March 1997Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 401264
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 March 1997
Resolved 6 March 1997
Lifesaving
Issued 3 March 1997Resolved
No retroreflective material on PFDs
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 March 1997
Resolved 6 March 1997
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 3 March 1997Resolved
There was no certified MSD installed on the vessel to prevent overboard discharge sewage was piped directly overboard.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 March 1997
Resolved 6 March 1997
Unknown
Issued 3 March 1997Resolved
Vessel had made no tests or log entries of tests for the following items; steering system, navigational equipment, internal communications, lights, terminal gear, and propulsion system.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 March 1997
Resolved 6 March 1997
Documentation
Issued 3 March 1997Resolved
No licensed master on board.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 March 1997
Resolved 6 March 1997
Documentation
Issued 3 March 1997Resolved
Original Certificate of Documentation not on board.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 March 1997
Resolved 6 March 1997
Documentation
Issued 3 March 1997Resolved
Ship's radio license not on board.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 March 1997
Resolved 6 March 1997
Construction/Loadline
Issued 3 March 1997Resolved
Vessel did not have name or hailing port on stern.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 March 1997
Resolved 6 March 1997
Navigation
Issued 3 March 1997Resolved
Required publications not on board.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 March 1997
Resolved 6 March 1997
Lifesaving
Issued 3 March 1997Resolved
Life ring was not in servicable condition.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 March 1997
Resolved 6 March 1997
Lifesaving
Issued 3 March 1997Resolved
Work vests were not stenciled with 1 in. letters WORK VEST ONLY.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 March 1997
Resolved 6 March 1997
Fire Fighting
Issued 3 March 1997Resolved
There were no serviceable fire extinguishers on board as required by 46 C.F.R. 25.30-10(g)(1).
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 March 1997
Resolved 6 March 1997
Unknown
Issued 3 March 1997Resolved
Prohibited discharge of oil plackered not posted anywere on vessel._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 March 1997
Resolved 6 March 1997
29 April 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6155574
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
BIG KEVIN (2017). 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
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