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CAPT H R KIRTLEY

Towing Vessel · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named CAPT H R KIRTLEY · SOUTHERN TOWING CO. operator of record, 2023

CAPT H R KIRTLEY is a 2013 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2014, most recently in March 2025, along with 2 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2014 and 2025.

Records from 2014 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 23 March 2025.

Built: 2013
Last inspected: 23 March 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 14
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 4 investigations · 2014–2025
Inspected with: 2 other vessels

Identity

1251061

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WDG2772

1274183

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367601060

Maury page id

psix-1274183

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations6

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded6

Years with a record 7 calendar years (2014–2025)

The 14 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)115.2 ft × 34.0 ft × 9.8 ft

Registered tonnagegross 498 / net 498

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)115.2 ft × 34.0 ft × 9.8 ft

ITC tonnagegross 582 / net 174

BuilderSTEINER SHIPYARD INC · BAYOU LA BATRE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2013

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portST LOUIS, MO

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 6 December 2025 · expires 31 January 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 it498 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
582 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
498 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
174 - 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

WDH2772MMSI 367601060 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 29 December 2023, expires 8 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 · 2

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.

ACBL 201 Freight Barge · MISLE 191322 · 27 November 2017 · activity 6318514 ROBERT INGLE Towing Vessel · MISLE 77561 · 5 June 2014 · activity 4880079

Inspection history · 14

23 March 2025 Deficiency Check · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8098522

22 March 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8098541

4 February 2025 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8070251

3 April 2024 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7889497

15 September 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7794646

17 August 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7770932

24 January 2022 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7384701

13 April 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6940571

27 February 2020 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6921249

6 December 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6323241

27 November 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6318514

5 June 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4880079

10 May 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4878623

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

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4830906

Deficiency record · 2

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

Issued 23 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 on board under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel reported issues to the port generator. Repairs to be completed to the satisfaction of the marine inspector. Option for TPO to clear deficiency. Vessel is allowed one-time transit for repairs to MM 932 OHR.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 8 April 2025
Resolution: Vessel replaced port generator in-kind. See TPO report in main vessel documents.

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

Issued 24 January 2022 Resolved

Propulsion machinery , including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must be maintained to ensure proper operation. Received report of STBD Z drive failure. Exact cause still being determined. Repairs to be completed to return Propulsion system to proper operation . Technical report to be provided to Marine inspector upon Satisfactory testing.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 3 April 2024

Casualty record · 4

10 May 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at SABULA RAILROAD DRAWBRIDGE · activity 4878623

27 November 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6318514

15 September 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7794646

22 March 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8098541

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.