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RIO GRANDE

Built
2013
Last inspected
20 July 2026
Documentation
Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

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 20 July 2026
…with no type recorded13
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 12 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

WDG9180
1250061
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-1250061

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)78.0 ft × 34.0 ft × 10.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 177 / net 142
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSOUTHWEST SHIPYARD L P · Houston, TX, UNITED STATES · built 2013
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portHOUSTON, TX
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un
DocumentationValid · issued 18 November 2025 · expires 31 December 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 it142 - Simplified, Net Ton
177 - Simplified, Gross 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.
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Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, 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.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 10

Inspection history · 30

20 July 2026 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8443219
20 July 2026 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8444779
28 July 2025 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8198197
19 March 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8096611
24 June 2024 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7941709
27 February 2024 Administrative Inspection · TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7878730
5 January 2024 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7845771
12 April 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7667461
14 March 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7651117
17 January 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7622504
30 July 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7274395
2 January 2021 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7118592
22 November 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7104842
14 August 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7032944
29 June 2020 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6990567
20 January 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6894019
20 November 2019 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6859368
20 September 2019 Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6816980
19 June 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6719716
21 February 2019 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6640073
29 January 2019 TPO Audit · Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6636822
2 November 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6575527
15 July 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6482194
11 May 2018 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6411992
26 March 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6381401
5 June 2017 Administration · MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6166234
16 November 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6054903
6 September 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4977664
8 July 2014 Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4915442
1 November 2013 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4745586

Deficiency record · 3

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 19 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 ONBOARD UNDER NORMAL AND EMERGENCY CONDITIONS. VESSEL REPORTED LOSS OF PROPULSION ON STBD. MAIN ENGINE DUE TO GEAR OIL LEAK ON REDUCTION GEAR. PROVIDE TPO REPORT ATTESTING TO REPAIRS AND SAFE OPERATION OF PROPULSION SYSTEM.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 19 March 2025
Resolution: Technicians fabricated replacement gear oil hose for the starboard main engine reduction gear and refilled the system. Completed operational test with remote survey from TPO.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 14 March 2023 Resolved
Reduced power from 1800 RPM to approx 1500 on both main engines.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 14 March 2023
Resolved 16 March 2023
Resolution: Recived TPO report
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear
Issued 20 September 2019 Resolved
Vsl has reduced steering capabilities due to losing the port rudder. See narrative for details. Rudder is to be replaced and tested to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 30 September 2019
Resolved 20 September 2019
Resolution: Port rudder replaced and satisfactorily tested.

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.