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SAN SABA

Towing Vessel · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named SAN SABA · HIGMAN BARGE LINES, INC. operator of record, 2023

SAN SABA is a 2014 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 2014, most recently in October 2025, along with 3 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2014 and 2023.

Records from 2014 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 21 October 2025.

Built: 2014
Last inspected: 21 October 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 18
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 3 investigations · 2014–2023
Inspected with: 4 other vessels

Identity

1250544

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WDH2719

1272337

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367600490

Maury page id

psix-1272337

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations8

…administrative events6

…with no type recorded4

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2014–2025)

The 18 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)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 LP · HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES · built 2014

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portHOUSTON, TX

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 it177 - Simplified, Gross Ton
142 - Simplified, 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

WDH2719MMSI 367600490 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 16 December 2023, expires 4 January 2034

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 · 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.

HTCO 3085 Tank Barge · MISLE 1159409 · 25 June 2022 · activity 7490858 KIRBY 29042 Tank Barge · MISLE 1227429 · 25 June 2022 · activity 7490858 HTCO 3060 Tank Barge · MISLE 874301 · 13 May 2014 · activity 4859320 HTCO 3061 Tank Barge · MISLE 874303 · 13 May 2014 · activity 4859320

Inspection history · 18

21 October 2025 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8256196

1 April 2025 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8103095

6 March 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8089678

28 February 2024 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7871596

6 November 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7820644

2 February 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7631400

2 February 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7631728

25 June 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7488512

25 June 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7490858

15 May 2021 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7197379

14 August 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7032959

20 November 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6859412

24 April 2019 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6669610

12 July 2017 MTSA Verification · Administration · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6206694

29 November 2016 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6049561

20 November 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5057006

11 August 2014 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4951743

13 May 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4859320

Deficiency record · 3

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

Issued 25 June 2022 Resolved

STBD main engine may have fuel injector leak which started a fire on the insulation surrounding the exhaust stack. Repair M/E to the satisfaction of attending Coast Guard marine inspector or attending ABS (TPO) surveyor prior to movement.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 26 June 2022
Resolution: STBD M/E repaired and satisfactory technician/ABS report provided.

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

Issued 15 May 2021 Resolved

Vessel lost propulsion while operating. Notify TPO of marine casualty and submit tech reports from attending mechanic after inspection of the failed systems. Submit reports to CG Marine Inspector and any information received from vessel's TPO (ABS). Nofify Marine Inspector if vessel needs to shift berths to accommodate the embarkation of mechanic.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 15 May 2021
Resolved 15 May 2021
Resolution: Submitted tech reports, unable to recreate loss of power.

Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-reduction gear) › Nozzle, Injection (fuel injection)

Issued 29 November 2016 Resolved

Three fuel injectors failed causing a drop in oil pressure and engine malfunction.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 November 2016
Resolved 29 November 2016
Resolution: Received, reviewed and accepted tech report attesting to proper repairs and testing of the #2 MDE. All sat.

Casualty record · 3

13 May 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4859320

25 June 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7490858

2 February 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7631728

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.