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FRANCES SWAYZE
Towing Vessel · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named FRANCES SWAYZE · MAGNOLIA MARINE TRANSPORT CO. operator of record, 2023
FRANCES SWAYZE is a 2013 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 24 inspections since 2013, most recently in November 2025, along with 2 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 7 casualty investigations between 2018 and 2023.
Records from 2013 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 21 November 2025.
- Built
- 2013
- Last inspected
- 21 November 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 7 investigations · 2018–2023
Identity
1247420
WDP2853
1238847
Flag
UNITED STATES
368096780
Maury page id
psix-1238847
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded9
Years with a record
10 calendar years (2013–2025)
The 24 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)84.5 ft × 35.0 ft × 10.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 294 / net 170
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)84.5 ft × 35.0 ft × 10.7 ft
ITC tonnagegross 388 / net 116
BuilderRAYMOND & ASSOCIATES LLC · CODEN, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2013
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 11 October 2025 · expires 31 October 2026
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 it294 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
388 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
170 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
116 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
388 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
170 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
116 - Convention (Subpart B), 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
WDP2853MMSI 368096780 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 2 November 2023, expires 2 November 2033
WDK8722MMSI 368096780 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 31 May 2019, cancelled 31 October 2023
WDG9333MMSI 367586750 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 10 August 2013, cancelled 31 May 2019
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.
MM 142 Tank Barge · MISLE 1327038 · 13 July 2023 · activity 7741676MM 144 Tank Barge · MISLE 1327039 · 13 July 2023 · activity 7741676KIRBY 21850 Tank Barge · MISLE 44935 · 4 October 2021 · activity 7344954KIRBY 21851 Tank Barge · MISLE 44963 · 4 October 2021 · activity 7344954TAMPA Towing Vessel · MISLE 1178246 · 4 October 2021 · activity 7344954CTC 29100 Tank Barge · MISLE 1600259 · 4 October 2021 · activity 7344954CTC 29101 Tank Barge · MISLE 1600260 · 4 October 2021 · activity 7344954CTC-9926 Freight Barge · MISLE 506785 · 7 June 2020 · activity 6991217Inspection history · 24
21 November 2025
Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8272193
8 October 2024
TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8019845
13 November 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7824123
20 October 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7811893
13 July 2023
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7741221
13 July 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7741676
5 June 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7703687
19 October 2022
Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7580435
6 February 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7392923
1 February 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7388839
1 December 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7360044
4 October 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7344954
2 October 2021
Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7326404
23 March 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7162003
8 January 2021
Initial Certification · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7107427
19 October 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7080844
18 October 2020
Damage Survey · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7085709
16 July 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7047707
7 June 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6991217
14 June 2019
MTSA Verification · Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6680201
26 January 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6346360
14 November 2016
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification · Administration
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6029826
26 September 2013
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4723408
3 September 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4704175
Deficiency record · 2
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 13 July 2023
Resolved
A towing vessel of at least 26 feet, but less than 79 feet, in length must carry a minimum of two lifebuoys located on opposite sides of the vessel where personnel are normally present. Lifebuoys must be at least 610 millimeters (24 inches) in diameter.
During damage survey the attending marine inspector noticed the life rings were missing from original location on VSL and not readily accessible. Vessel shall enact permanent repairs.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 18 October 2020
Resolved
Vessel experienced damage to starboard gear box filter housing IVO Ohio River mile 308. The vessel and tow tied off near Ohio River mile 306.7 for repairs. Vessel required to conduct repairs and contact Coast Guard duty marine inspector when repairs are completed and before resuming voyage. Repairs shall be to the satisfaction of Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
Casualty record · 7
26 January 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6346360
7 June 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6991217
16 July 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7047707
19 October 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7080844
23 March 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 7162003
6 February 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7392923
13 July 2023Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · at PELICAN ISLAND BRIDGE · activity 7741676
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
DUKE (2018–2023). 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.