KARNES

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

KARNES is a 2013 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 24 inspections since 2014, most recently in April 2025, along with 5 deficiencies and 8 casualty investigations between 2018 and 2024.

Records from 2014 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 30 April 2025.

Built: 2013
Last inspected: 30 April 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 24
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 8 investigations · 2018–2024
Inspected with: 7 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

Identity

1250883

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WDK6777

1273711

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1273711

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations9

…administrative events6

…with no type recorded9

Years with a record 9 calendar years (2014–2025)

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 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.

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

BuilderHOPE SERVICES INC · DULAC, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2013

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portHOUSTON, TX

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 2 March 2026 · expires 31 March 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 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.

One vessel history report for this hull — every record on this page in one dated, citable document — $300, on request.

Inspected as a tow unit · 7

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.

Inspection history · 24

30 April 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8127021

7 October 2024 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8015821

7 October 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8016684

29 April 2024 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7892594

6 February 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7861186

20 December 2023 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7840931

30 May 2023 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7700233

30 May 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7773663

14 September 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7558630

1 July 2022 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7492500

1 July 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7507457

13 June 2022 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7476438

13 June 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7478587

9 March 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7408758

30 January 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7388455

30 January 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7389550

14 August 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7032970

10 January 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6887414

20 November 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6859232

3 November 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6854120

26 April 2019 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6671021

10 September 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6538259

24 February 2017 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6094118

21 March 2014 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4820449

Deficiency record · 5

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

Issued 7 October 2024 Resolved

Propulsion machinery including main engines must be maintained to ensure proper operation. Starboard and Port main engines shut down due to drawn-in shoreline into starboard and port wheels causing loss of propulsion. Vsl shall remain in place until cleared by USCG with satisfactory dive/ABS report.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 7 October 2024
Resolved 7 October 2024
Resolution: ABS report based on findings from Dive Report satisfactory to resolve def.

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

Issued 20 December 2023 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. Received report of loss of port generator while vessel was pushing two empty red flag barges in Algiers canal. Vessel to proceed lightship to Stone Fuel Dock for repairs. Provide TPO report attesting to the completion of repairs on port generator to the satisfaction of the TPO or attending CG Marine Inspector.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 20 December 2023
Resolution: Received TPO Report attesting to the repairs.

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

Issued 30 May 2023 Resolved

Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must: (1) Be maintained to ensure proper operation; (2) Be suitable for route and service; and (3) Have suitable propulsion controls to provide the operator full control at each operating station. MDE needs to be operational.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 30 May 2023
Resolution: Vessel has rectified the deficiency. ABS has submitted report.

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

Issued 1 July 2022 Resolved

Essential systems or equipment must be regularly tested and examined. Test and examinations must verify that the system or equipment functions as designed. If a component is found unsatisfactory, it must be repaired or replaced. While preparing to depart the Kirby Fleeting in the Corpus Christi Inner Harbor the vessel experienced a loss of steering. The vessel is to trouble shoot and submit a repair proposal to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector. The vessel may move from the fleeting area to Bludworth shipyard to determine the cause for the loss of steering.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 2 July 2022
Resolution: Marine Inspector attended vessel and inspected steering system, Rio Marine had replaced a relay and a linkage for the flanking rudders angle indicator motor controller. Underway tests were sat.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear

Issued 13 June 2022 Resolved

Steering systems must meet ABS Rules. Vessel was involved in an allision in the vicinity of Mile Marker 425. A damage assessment was conducted and divers discovered damage to vessel's port-side flanking rudders. Vessel is authorized a 1-time transit to Houston via light ship and must affect permanent repairs to the satisfaction of the TPO (ABS). Provide TPO report to [email withheld].

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 13 June 2022
Resolved 16 June 2022
Resolution: TPO report from ABS recieved and repairs have been made.

Casualty record · 8

10 September 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6538259

3 November 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 6854120

30 January 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7389550

9 March 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7408758

13 June 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7478587

1 July 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7507457

30 May 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7773663

7 October 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8016684

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

CALCASIEU (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.