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GORDON A KEENAN

Towing Vessel · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named GORDON A KEENAN · HIGMAN BARGE LINES, INC. operator of record, 2023

GORDON A KEENAN is a 2013 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 20 inspections since 2013, most recently in August 2026, along with 2 deficiencies and 8 casualty investigations between 2013 and 2026.

Records from 2013 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 15 August 2026.

Built: 2013
Last inspected: 15 August 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 20
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 8 investigations · 2013–2026
Inspected with: 11 other vessels

Identity

1242167

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WDN6696

1203816

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367561370

Maury page id

psix-1203816

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations4

…administrative events8

…with no type recorded8

Years with a record 9 calendar years (2013–2026)

The 20 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)78.0 ft × 34.0 ft × 10.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 177 / net 142

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderHOPE SERVICES INC · DULAC, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2013

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portHOUSTON, TX

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 28 April 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it142 - Simplified, Net Ton
177 - Simplified, 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

WDN6696MMSI 367561370 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 13 March 2023, expires 13 March 2033

WDG6853MMSI 367561370 · terminated · compulsorily equipped · granted 1 February 2013, cancelled 10 March 2023

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 · 11

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.

Inspection history · 20

15 August 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8464773

20 July 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8444779

1 May 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8126831

11 February 2025 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8077921

23 September 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8007747

28 August 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7990785

4 April 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7934755

29 September 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7568839

17 June 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7227762

17 June 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7751995

7 January 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7125177

31 March 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6933907

31 March 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6967244

12 March 2020 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6925239

2 September 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6809600

1 September 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6802010

28 February 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6398410

27 February 2018 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification · Administration

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6362644

21 November 2013 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4757015

4 November 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4753246

Deficiency record · 2

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 15 August 2026 Resolved

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel lost steering withe transiting ICW due to overpressurization of the #1 steering pump. Vessel is allowed a one-time transit to Bolivar lightboat. No further operations are authorized until repairs have been completed to the satisfaction of the attending TPO.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 August 2026
Resolved 16 August 2026
Resolution: TPO Repair Report attesting to repairs.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 17 June 2021 Resolved

Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must be maintained to ensure proper operation. Vessel suffered loss of propulsion due to port propulsion shaft sheering off at gearbox. Provide proof of proper repairs by way of TPO report or request a repair check from attending CG marine inspector.

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 26 July 2021
Resolution: Vessel provided TPO report attesting to proper repairs.

Casualty record · 8

4 November 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at NAHEOLA BRIDGE · activity 4753246

28 February 2018Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 6398410

2 September 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6809600

31 March 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6967244

7 January 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at GRAND LAKE BRIDGE · activity 7125177

17 June 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7751995

4 April 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7934755

20 July 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 8444779

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.