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BREWSTER KNOTT

Towing Vessel · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named BREWSTER KNOTT · KIRBY INLAND MARINE, LP operator of record, 2023

BREWSTER KNOTT is a 2013 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 2013, most recently in August 2026, along with 5 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2014 and 2023.

Records from 2013 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 17 August 2026.

Built: 2013
Last inspected: 17 August 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 18
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 3 investigations · 2014–2023
Inspected with: 4 other vessels

Identity

1244891

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WDG6998

1225837

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367562820

Maury page id

psix-1225837

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations12

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded4

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2013–2026)

The 18 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)83.5 ft × 32.0 ft × 11.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 297 / net 202

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)83.5 ft × 32.0 ft × 11.5 ft

ITC tonnagegross 387 / net 116

BuilderSNEED SHIPBUILDING INC · CHANNELVIEW, TX, UNITED STATES · built 2013

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portWILMINGTON, DE

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 16 June 2026 · expires 31 July 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 it387 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
297 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
116 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
202 - 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 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

WDG6998MMSI 367562820 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 26 January 2023, expires 16 February 2033

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 · 4

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.

KIRBY 29069 Tank Barge · MISLE 1108812 · 26 February 2023 · activity 7646374 KIRBY 29088 Tank Barge · MISLE 1227412 · 26 February 2023 · activity 7646374 HFL 408 Tank Barge · MISLE 939965 · 5 August 2021 · activity 7278121 HFL 404 Tank Barge · MISLE 939966 · 5 August 2021 · activity 7278121

Inspection history · 18

17 August 2026 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8466178

27 March 2026 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8332988

13 May 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8135050

8 April 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8107983

16 April 2024 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7895903

26 February 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7646374

24 February 2023 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7641592

4 February 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7632277

5 August 2021 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7278004

5 August 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7278121

27 April 2021 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7183923

24 April 2020 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6943528

11 November 2019 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6853598

11 March 2019 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6639935

15 July 2016 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5937738

10 June 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4885791

10 June 2014 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4886176

23 July 2013 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4662404

Deficiency record · 5

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm

Issued 30 March 2026 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. Required alarms listed in 143.230 (a). 1. Multiple alarms inhibited on alarm screen including on line generator. 2. Low hydraulic steering fluid level alarms inoperable and not listed on alarm screen. 46 CFR 143.230

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 13 April 2026
Resolved 8 April 2026
Resolution: See attached tech report

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

Issued 24 April 2020 Resolved

Vessel suffered a loss of the port main diesel engine. Prove proper operation of the port main engine to the satisfaction of a CG Marine Inspector. ***This deficiency must be cleared to the satisfaction of a Coast Guard marine inspector prior to returning vessel to service. In lieu of Coast Guard attendance, the company may use their Third Party Organization, ABS, to accept/approve the repairs and provide a report to the Coast Guard inspector listed below.****

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 28 April 2020
Resolution: The deficiency was cleared to the satisfaction of a marine inspector.

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

Issued 11 November 2019 Resolved

Vessel sustained engine casualty. Provide objective evidence that vessel is fit for its intended route and service to the Coast Guard and TPO prior to operation.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 14 November 2019
Resolved 14 November 2019
Resolution: Recieved tech report from TPO (ABS) of satisfactory engine swap. 835 lifted.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)

Issued 11 March 2019 Resolved

Exhaust lagging caught fire during transit to Houston. Replace lagging in kind to satisfaction of Coast Guard Marine Inspector or TPO.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 25 March 2019
Resolved 19 March 2019
Resolution: Verbally verified with Sector Houston-Galveston that repairs had been completed.

Engineering › Sea-water System (primary cooling) › Piping

Issued 10 June 2014 Resolved

Vessel experienced issues with port engine and upon investigating, Captain discovered the o-ring supplying cooling water to the port engine failed.

Due 10 June 2014
Resolved 10 June 2014
Resolution: Technician attended the vessel, replaced o-ring and satisfactorily tested port engine.

Casualty record · 3

10 June 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4885791

5 August 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7278121

26 February 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7646374

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.