WICHITA

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

WICHITA is a 2013 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 24 inspections since 2014, most recently in May 2026, along with 4 deficiencies and 6 casualty investigations between 2018 and 2026.

Records from 2014 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 22 May 2026.

Built: 2013
Last inspected: 22 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 24
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 6 investigations · 2018–2026
Inspected with: 5 other vessels

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 22 May 2026

Recorded inspections24

…physical examinations9

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded10

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 9 calendar years (2014–2026)

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

1249708

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WDI7437

1268018

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1268018

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)84.5 ft × 35.0 ft × 10.7 ft

Registered tonnagegross 388 / net 116

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 portST LOUIS, MO

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 16 June 2026 · expires 31 July 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 it388 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross 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 · 5

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.

KIRBY 27785 Tank Barge · MISLE 1216757 · 20 February 2026 · activity 8313922 BLANCO Towing Vessel · MISLE 1126816 · 13 April 2019 · activity 6666107 DUPLICATE OF MARY DUPRE (ON 557739) Towing Vessel · MISLE 1405028 · 10 August 2018 · activity 6514153 KIRBY 30081 Tank Barge · MISLE 922741 · 20 February 2015 · activity 5072046 KIRBY 30082 Tank Barge · MISLE 922749 · 20 February 2015 · activity 5072046

Inspection history · 24

22 May 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8406287

23 February 2026 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8314582

20 February 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8313922

22 July 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8191679

19 January 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8067205

19 January 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8070934

18 December 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7840764

17 December 2023 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7839994

8 May 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7683485

23 November 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7356987

25 March 2021 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7173591

20 September 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6816847

13 April 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6666107

12 March 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6641408

28 September 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6550496

16 August 2018 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6513895

10 August 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6514153

7 August 2018 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6515198

12 June 2017 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6173991

25 April 2017 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6076062

20 February 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5072046

14 January 2015 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5053061

10 January 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5053725

17 April 2014 DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4856766

Deficiency record · 4

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 19 January 2025 Resolved

Vessel suffered a loss of propulsion on port engine when attempting to reverse engine.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 19 January 2025
Resolved 19 January 2025
Resolution: Tech report received from TPO attesting to repairs and satisfatory tests.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 17 December 2023 Resolved

Machinery and electrical systems must be maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and emergency conditions. Make repairs to the satisfaction of TPO prior to operations. In accordance with CVC Policy Letter 17-10, the above deficiencies may be cleared by the operating company's TPO. **TPO must submit a report to the cognizant OCMI within 72 hours of clearing the deficiencies.**

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 18 December 2023
Resolved 18 December 2023
Resolution: Received TPO report.

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

Issued 12 March 2019 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. Effect repairs to Port Reduction gear. Provide technicians/Port Engineers report to the Coast Guard attesting to completed repairs and proper operation of port propulsion assembly.

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 12 March 2019
Resolved 12 March 2019
Resolution: Rcvd. sat tech report. All sat.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 7 August 2018 Resolved

Vessel sustained damage to the STBD shaft, redgear, and sterntube. Vessel is to proceed to San Jac Marine; complete repair to the satidfaction of local CG Marine Inspector.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 2 October 2018
Resolution: Attended vessel to inspect engine room and test vital equipment. Inspection SAT, please see narrative for more information.

Casualty record · 6

10 August 2018Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 6514153

13 April 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6666107

18 December 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7840764

19 January 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8070934

20 February 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8313922

22 May 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8406287

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.

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.