LOUISIANA STAR

Towing Vessel · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

Built: 2012
Last inspected: 15 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 19
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 58 other vessels

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 15 May 2026

Recorded inspections19

…physical examinations7

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded8

Deficiencies 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

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

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

1243494

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WDG6282

1218518

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1218518

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)64.5 ft × 28.0 ft × 9.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 114 / net 91

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderGULF ISLAND MARINE FABRICATORS LLC · HOUMA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2012

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un

DocumentationValid · issued 19 December 2025 · 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 it114 - Simplified, Gross Ton
91 - Simplified, 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.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 58

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 · 19

15 May 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8390916

22 April 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8117206

13 April 2025 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8111313

13 April 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8133398

24 February 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8085762

18 July 2024 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7946305

1 April 2024 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7889528

26 March 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7165480

31 August 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7046659

29 August 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7048410

13 July 2020 Damage Survey · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7005053

12 February 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6917635

21 December 2019 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6878105

21 December 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7147215

6 March 2019 TPO Audit · Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6640243

1 March 2019 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6645198

1 August 2017 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6219158

21 January 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5881833

25 January 2013 Industry Initiated Exam · DAPI Audit · MTSA/ISPS Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4522227

Deficiency record · 3

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

Issued 13 April 2025 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. PORT generator experienced a #1-cylinder failure resulting in an approximate 1” by 2” hole in the engine block on the outbound side of the engine.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 13 April 2025
Resolved 18 April 2025
Resolution: Received a report from ABS attesting to satisfactory installation of new generator. Generator was replaced in kind.

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

Issued 13 July 2020 Resolved

Vessel experienced a starboard main engine casualty and would not engage. Troubleshoot the issue and make permanent repairs to the satisfaction of marine inspector. Vessel has a COI under the TSMS Option, so a report of satisfactory repairs accepted by the TPO may be submitted to marine inspector in lieu of Coast Guard attendance.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 13 July 2020
Resolved 24 July 2020
Resolution: Received TPO Report accepting permanent repairs.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 21 December 2019 Resolved

Troubleshoot, repair and prove proper operation of steering gear to satisfaction of TPO Surveyor (ABS) prior to departing port.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 30 December 2019
Resolution: Received email containing objective evidence from operator and ABS acceptance. Email included in deficiency documents.

Ownership record

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