HALLIE M. MERRICK

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

HALLIE M. MERRICK is a 2013 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 20 inspections since 2013, most recently in May 2026, along with 2 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2013 and 2019.

Records from 2013 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 11 May 2026.

Built: 2013
Last inspected: 11 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 20
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 4 investigations · 2013–2019
Inspected with: 4 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 11 May 2026

Recorded inspections20

…physical examinations5

…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 (2013–2026)

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

1247505

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WDK8764

1239717

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1239717

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)75.0 ft × 30.0 ft × 10.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 189 / net 189

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderCONRAD SHIPYARD LLC · MORGAN CITY, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2013

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 15 September 2025 · expires 30 September 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 it189 - Simplified, Gross Ton
189 - 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.

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 · 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.

CBC 1318 Tank Barge · MISLE 934192 · 14 September 2019 · activity 6824869 MGI 2100 Tank Barge · MISLE 987969 · 9 February 2018 · activity 6355150 JACKSON EADES Tank Barge · MISLE 1170383 · 17 December 2014 · activity 5041449 LOREN EADES Tank Barge · MISLE 1170385 · 17 December 2014 · activity 5041449

Inspection history · 20

11 May 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8371170

23 April 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8354986

17 March 2026 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8313473

12 May 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8133475

12 January 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8062366

28 April 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7902627

21 April 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7189804

5 March 2021 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7158290

18 November 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6860378

14 September 2019 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6812824

14 September 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6824869

19 March 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6645874

4 March 2019 Administrative Inspection · TPO Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6640064

9 March 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6369317

9 February 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6355150

10 October 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6303544

9 August 2016 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5996554

17 December 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5041449

22 August 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4722661

14 August 2013 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4684968

Deficiency record · 2

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems

Issued 17 March 2026 Resolved

All portable fire extinguishers, semi-portable fire-extinguishing systems, fire-detection systems, and fixed fire-extinguishing systems, including ventilation, machinery shutdowns, and fixed fire-extinguishing system pressure-operated dampers on board the vessel, must be inspected or tested at least once every 12 months. Semi-portable fire extinguisher was not inspected within the last 12 months. 46 CFR 142.240(a)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 31 March 2026
Resolved 18 March 2026
Resolution: Semi-portable fire extinguisher was tested satisfactory by third party organization. See attached documentation

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

Issued 28 April 2024 Resolved

Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must be suitable for route and service. Vessel reported loss of port main engine resulting in a reduction in propulsion. Complete repairs prior to movement after transit to repair facility. Transit to be completed either lite boat or with assist tug. Provide TPO report attesting to suitability for intended route and service.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 28 April 2024
Resolved 28 April 2024
Resolution: Received TPO report rectifying deficiency.

Casualty record · 4

22 August 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4722661

10 October 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · 1 injured · activity 6303544

9 February 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 6355150

14 September 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6824869

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

SILVER (2013–2018). 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.