FRANCES SWAYZE

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

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 August 2026
Inspections: 24
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 7 investigations · 2018–2023
Inspected with: 8 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

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 21 November 2025

Recorded inspections24

…physical examinations9

…administrative events6

…with no type recorded9

Deficiencies 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2013–2025)

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

1247420

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WDP2853

1238847

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1238847

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 shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

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

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.

Vessel history report

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 1980 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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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 7741676 MM 144 Tank Barge · MISLE 1327039 · 13 July 2023 · activity 7741676 KIRBY 21850 Tank Barge · MISLE 44935 · 4 October 2021 · activity 7344954 KIRBY 21851 Tank Barge · MISLE 44963 · 4 October 2021 · activity 7344954 TAMPA Towing Vessel · MISLE 1178246 · 4 October 2021 · activity 7344954 CTC 29100 Tank Barge · MISLE 1600259 · 4 October 2021 · activity 7344954 CTC 29101 Tank Barge · MISLE 1600260 · 4 October 2021 · activity 7344954 CTC-9926 Freight Barge · MISLE 506785 · 7 June 2020 · activity 6991217

Inspection 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.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 13 July 2023
Resolved 13 July 2023
Resolution: Received photos of rectification.

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.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 19 October 2020
Resolution: Starboard gear box filter housing replaced.

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 · 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. 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.