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PAULA FORTIER
Towing Vessel · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named PAULA FORTIER · SOUTHERN TOWING CO. operator of record, 2023
PAULA FORTIER is a 2013 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 23 inspections since 2013, most recently in December 2025, along with 5 deficiencies and 7 casualty investigations between 2014 and 2025.
Records from 2013 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 13 December 2025.
- Built
- 2013
- Last inspected
- 13 December 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 7 investigations · 2014–2025
Identity
1245589
WDG7445
1228569
Flag
UNITED STATES
367567350
Maury page id
psix-1228569
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded10
Years with a record
9 calendar years (2013–2025)
The 23 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)95.4 ft × 34.0 ft × 10.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 441 / net 441
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)95.4 ft × 34.0 ft × 10.5 ft
ITC tonnagegross 506 / net 151
BuilderSTEINER SHIPYARD INC · BAYOU LA BATRE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2013
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portST LOUIS, MO
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 6 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 it506 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
441 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
151 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
441 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
441 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
151 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
441 - 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
WDG7445MMSI 367567350 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 13 March 2023, expires 23 March 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 · 8
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.
STC 2503 Tank Barge · MISLE 44667 · 4 January 2023 · activity 7616785FRANK T STEGBAUER Towing Vessel · MISLE 972430 · 14 August 2020 · activity 7032863SD 2507 Tank Barge · MISLE 40692 · 29 January 2020 · activity 6898663SD 2510 Tank Barge · MISLE 45478 · 14 August 2019 · activity 6785359FRANK B TAMBLE Towing Vessel · MISLE 64065 · 24 March 2015 · activity 5090711CAPT RICHARD SIDES Towing Vessel · MISLE 73121 · 2 December 2014 · activity 5052645FRANK B TAMBLE Towing Vessel · MISLE 64065 · 13 July 2014 · activity 4925317THERESA ECHOLS Towing Vessel · MISLE 1266110 · 13 July 2014 · activity 4925317FRANK STEGBAUER Towing Vessel · MISLE 90577 · 24 June 2014 · activity 4909479Inspection history · 23
13 December 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8282841
9 October 2025
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8250274
5 March 2025
Damage Survey · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8088583
4 March 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8091809
24 July 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7966034
6 February 2024
Inclining Experiment · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7861750
6 September 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7785803
4 January 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7616785
22 October 2020
Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7084997
14 October 2020
TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7084968
14 August 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7032863
29 January 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6898663
29 January 2020
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6898841
14 August 2019
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6784451
14 August 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6785359
26 April 2018
Industry Initiated Exam · DAPI Audit · MTSA Verification · Administration
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6399968
24 March 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5090711
30 January 2015
Administration · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5061593
28 January 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5060274
2 December 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5052645
13 July 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4925317
24 June 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4909479
16 July 2013
DAPI Audit · MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam · Administration
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4655269
Deficiency record · 5
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 13 December 2025
Resolved
Propulsion machinery, including main engines, must; be suitable for route and service. Vessel reported the drive shaft on the port z-drive failed. Prior to movement, vessel is to formulate a plan subject to approval to pass off its tow prior to proceeding to a location to repair the shaft. A TPO report attesting to satisfactory repairs and operation may be submitted to the Coast Guard for consideration for clearance.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 5 March 2025
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel had a loss of power resulting in losing steering for approximately 10 minutes. Diagnose cause of generator self syncing automation failure to the satisfaction of an attending Marine Inspector. The vessels TPO has the option to clear this deficiency with notification to the local OCMI within 72-hours in accordance with CG-CVC Policy Letter 17-10.
46 CFR 143.205(a)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 29 January 2020
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a fire-detection system installed to detect engine room fires. Due to a fire in the tool room, the detection panel is not operational. Repair/renew the fire detection system and/or associated wiring.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 29 January 2020
Resolved
Each towing vessel certified for rivers must have either an approved 160-B semi-portable fire-extinguishing system or fixed fire-extinguishing system installed to protect the engine room. A fire in the tool room rendered the fixed CO2 system inoperable. Repair/replace damaged fixed fire-extinguishing system components.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 14 August 2019
Resolved
Vessel reported a hydraulic oil leak from Z-drive.
Casualty record · 7
24 June 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4909479
28 January 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5060274
14 August 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6785359
29 January 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6898663
14 August 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7032863
4 January 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 7616785
4 March 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8091809
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.