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JOHN VAUGHN
JOHN VAUGHN is a 1973 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 74 inspections since 1993, most recently in November 2025, along with 6 deficiencies and 14 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2021.
Records from 1993 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 18 November 2025.
- Built
- 1973
- Last inspected
- 18 November 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 14 investigations · 2005–2021
Identity
546614
WDJ7648
120066
Flag
UNITED STATES
367192670, 368008740
Maury page id
psix-120066
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded61
Years with a record
27 calendar years (1993–2025)
The 74 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)133.0 ft × 38.0 ft × 10.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 613 / net 233
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSUPERIOR BOAT WORKS, INC. · GREENVILLE, MS, UNITED STATES · built 1973
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionNot recorded
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portCAVE-IN-ROCK, IL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 2 June 2026 · expires 31 July 2027
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 it233 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
613 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
613 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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
WDQ5665MMSI 368008740 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 21 August 2025, expires 21 August 2035
WDJ7648MMSI 368008740 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 5 October 2017, cancelled 13 August 2025
WDD7893MMSI 367192670 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 27 May 2017, expires 7 June 2027
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 · 47
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.
CTC 0107 Freight Barge · MISLE 23796 · 4 April 2021 · activity 7168739CTC 0105B Freight Barge · MISLE 23807 · 4 April 2021 · activity 7168739AEP 112 Freight Barge · MISLE 146859 · 4 April 2021 · activity 7168739AEP 186 Freight Barge · MISLE 146933 · 4 April 2021 · activity 7168739MARTY B Towing Vessel · MISLE 205507 · 4 April 2021 · activity 7168739CTC 9625 Freight Barge · MISLE 446685 · 4 April 2021 · activity 7168739CTC 9674 Freight Barge · MISLE 447052 · 4 April 2021 · activity 7168739CTC 9678 Freight Barge · MISLE 447056 · 4 April 2021 · activity 7168739MRT 556 Freight Barge · MISLE 779223 · 4 April 2021 · activity 7168739AEP 206 Freight Barge · MISLE 846222 · 4 April 2021 · activity 7168739CTC 0718 Freight Barge · MISLE 881854 · 4 April 2021 · activity 7168739AEP 225 Freight Barge · MISLE 886914 · 4 April 2021 · activity 7168739AEP 259 Freight Barge · MISLE 886950 · 4 April 2021 · activity 7168739AEP 281 Freight Barge · MISLE 893962 · 4 April 2021 · activity 7168739CTC 0404 Freight Barge · MISLE 1662852 · 4 April 2021 · activity 7168739CTC 9939 Freight Barge · MISLE 1662856 · 4 April 2021 · activity 7168739CTC 9658 Freight Barge · MISLE 447035 · 18 October 2020 · activity 7080185CTC 0720 Freight Barge · MISLE 881851 · 25 September 2019 · activity 6821021CTC 0906 Freight Barge · MISLE 1049918 · 25 September 2019 · activity 6821021AMERICAN HERITAGE Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 1234755 · 25 September 2019 · activity 6821021AMY GATTLE Towing Vessel · MISLE 203027 · 19 March 2015 · activity 5094843CHEM 3214 Tank Barge · MISLE 972726 · 19 March 2015 · activity 5094843RM 3361 Freight Barge · MISLE 1273308 · 19 March 2015 · activity 5094843CHEM 160 Tank Barge · MISLE 382265 · 10 August 2012 · activity 4409482MARILYN RONCALI Towing Vessel · MISLE 98281 · 27 June 2010 · activity 3782280ACBL 2922 Freight Barge · MISLE 140600 · 6 July 2005 · activity 2431230ACBL 3098 Freight Barge · MISLE 159400 · 6 July 2005 · activity 2431230DM 2803 Freight Barge · MISLE 195735 · 6 July 2005 · activity 2431230LF 148B Freight Barge · MISLE 795253 · 6 July 2005 · activity 2431230ATC 806 Freight Barge · MISLE 359529 · 16 September 1999 · activity 42931ACBL 2046 Freight Barge · MISLE 161569 · 13 May 1998 · activity 142921VL 7512 Freight Barge · MISLE 133969 · 10 March 1998 · activity 60495ACBL 4250 Freight Barge · MISLE 152580 · 30 April 1997 · activity 124295ML 511 B Freight Barge · MISLE 163200 · 19 March 1997 · activity 28127JACOB TODD Towing Vessel · MISLE 149307 · 28 April 1996 · activity 177559CAPT DAN THOMAS Towing Vessel · MISLE 198524 · 28 April 1996 · activity 177559ACBL 2757 Freight Barge · MISLE 106210 · 24 January 1996 · activity 77514ACBL 4150 Freight Barge · MISLE 204254 · 24 January 1996 · activity 77514ACBL 1850 Freight Barge · MISLE 171003 · 10 December 1995 · activity 136423ACBL 4248 Freight Barge · MISLE 202433 · 10 December 1995 · activity 136423SCNO 1304 Freight Barge · MISLE 44908 · 7 October 1993 · activity 75088BUNGE 101 Freight Barge · MISLE 125278 · 7 October 1993 · activity 75088BUNGE 113 Freight Barge · MISLE 125289 · 7 October 1993 · activity 75088BUNGE 877B Freight Barge · MISLE 384644 · 7 October 1993 · activity 75088MPR 105 Freight Barge · MISLE 398538 · 7 October 1993 · activity 75088MAC 623 Freight Barge · MISLE 198144 · 11 September 1993 · activity 148671BUNGE 458 Freight Barge · MISLE 176369 · 13 August 1993 · activity 28743Inspection history · 74
18 November 2025
MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8270215
4 March 2024
TPO Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7877604
1 March 2024
TPO Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7872766
13 February 2024
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7865326
4 April 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7168739
18 October 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7080185
2 December 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6893290
25 September 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6821021
19 April 2019
Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6666325
19 April 2018
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6397691
19 April 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6402352
7 April 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5849712
24 March 2016
Damage Survey · Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5840636
15 March 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5839607
29 January 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5809097
18 November 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5768744
19 March 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5094843
13 March 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5110011
10 March 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4813445
2 March 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4542259
2 March 2013
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4759157
10 August 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4409482
27 June 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3782280
24 February 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3732458
19 August 2009
MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3577187
19 June 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3520452
26 February 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3426308
24 September 2008
Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3332085
6 July 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2991427
25 October 2006
Uninspected Other · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2808081
31 October 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2528390
9 October 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2510843
16 August 2005
Uninspected Other
Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2464948
6 July 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2431230
29 May 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2381117
16 February 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2298013
23 December 2003
Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1983922
15 October 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1691155
7 October 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1690499
2 October 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1714453
14 May 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD ST. PAUL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 122622
9 April 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 82260
16 September 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 42931
15 September 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 478215
18 February 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 768929
17 February 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 425700
16 February 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 210319
13 May 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 142921
10 March 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 60495
3 October 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 769119
2 October 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 200845
18 September 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 768909
17 September 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 195567
17 September 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 408075
30 April 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD PEORIA · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 124295
8 April 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 26974
19 March 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 28127
21 January 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 136659
21 January 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 186177
7 October 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 154739
7 October 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 195555
7 October 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 753596
28 April 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 177559
14 February 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 657262
1 February 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 657259
24 January 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 77514
24 January 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 506584
10 December 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 136423
1 August 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD PEORIA · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 125375
9 April 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 133737
15 January 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 109528
7 October 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 75088
11 September 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 148671
13 August 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 28743
Deficiency record · 6
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency signal
Issued 24 July 2019
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists or an essential system develops problems that require attention. The following alarms must be provided high bilge levels. Missing on bridge summary alarm for high water. Install to meet 46cfr143.230(a)(5)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 24 July 2019
Resolved
A towing vessel 79 feet or more in length must carry four lifebuoys, with one lifebuoy located on each side of the operating station. Lifebuoys must be at least 610 millimeters (24 inches) in diameter. Ring buoys on board have deteriorated line and faded retro. Need to repair or replace life buoys for proper operation of same. 46cfr141.360
Electrical › Lighting (service) › Lighting Fixture
Issued 16 August 2005
Resolved
Overhead light in enginerring space needed covers on them.
Electrical › Lighting (emergency) › Lighting Fixture
Issued 16 August 2005
Resolved
Emergency lighting in forward crew berthing not operating.
Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Power Supply
Issued 16 August 2005
Resolved
Fire alarm in aft, berthing not operating.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Inland Navigation Rules
Issued 16 August 2005
Resolved
NAV Lights port and starboard had the wrong lights in them.
Casualty record · 14
6 July 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at EADS HIGHWAY AND RAILROAD BRIDGE · activity 2431230
9 October 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2510843
6 July 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2991427
27 June 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3782280
10 August 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4409482
2 March 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4542259
19 March 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5094843
29 January 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 5809097
15 March 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5839607
19 April 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6402352
25 September 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at SIDNEY C. LEWIS HIGHWAY BRIDGE · activity 6821021
2 December 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at SIDNEY C. LEWIS HIGHWAY BRIDGE (US HIGHWAY 79) · activity 6893290
18 October 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at KENTUCKY LOCK AND DAM · activity 7080185
4 April 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7168739
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.
Recorded names · 1
KEVIN FLOWERS (2005–2016). 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.