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WICHITA
Towing Vessel · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named WICHITA · KIRBY INLAND MARINE, LP operator of record, 2023
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 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 6 investigations · 2018–2026
Identity
1249708
WDI7437
1268018
Flag
UNITED STATES
367728720
Maury page id
psix-1268018
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded10
Years with a record
9 calendar years (2014–2026)
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 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 shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
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
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
WDI7437MMSI 367728720 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 7 April 2026, expires 19 April 2036
WDH4270MMSI 367615970 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 16 April 2014, cancelled 20 April 2016 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
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 · 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 8313922BLANCO Towing Vessel · MISLE 1126816 · 13 April 2019 · activity 6666107DUPLICATE OF MARY DUPRE (ON 557739) Towing Vessel · MISLE 1405028 · 10 August 2018 · activity 6514153KIRBY 30081 Tank Barge · MISLE 922741 · 20 February 2015 · activity 5072046KIRBY 30082 Tank Barge · MISLE 922749 · 20 February 2015 · activity 5072046Inspection 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.
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.**
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.
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.
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, 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.
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.