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AMERICAN WAY

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

AMERICAN WAY is a 2013 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 15 inspections since 2016, most recently in August 2024, along with 2 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2018 and 2021.

Records from 2016 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 13 August 2024.

Built
2013
Last inspected
13 August 2024
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
15
Deficiencies
2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
3 investigations · 2018–2021
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 13 August 2024
Recorded inspections15
…physical examinations7
…administrative events1
…with no type recorded7
Deficiencies 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 9 calendar years (2016–2024)
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

US Official No.
1251070
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDH2988
MISLE id
1274255
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-1274255

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)70.0 ft × 28.0 ft × 8.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 141 / net 113
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSTEINER CONSTRUCTION INC · BAYOU LA BATRE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2013
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portJEFFERSONVILLE, IN
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 15 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 it141 - Simplified, Gross Ton
113 - 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.
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.

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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.

CAPT J W BANTA Towing Vessel · MISLE 1266597 · 16 March 2021 · activity 7157637BOW TRIBUTE Tank Ship · MISLE 1278604 · 16 March 2021 · activity 7157637RED COSMOS Freight Ship · MISLE 1367048 · 16 March 2021 · activity 7157637ARCHIE T. HIGGINS Towing Vessel · MISLE 1371754 · 16 March 2021 · activity 7157637MISS TERRI Towing Vessel · MISLE 135880 · 6 October 2020 · activity 7080372

Inspection history · 15

13 August 2024 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7980110
16 February 2024 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7866705
16 March 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7651970
18 October 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7563904
16 March 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7157637
6 October 2020 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7073315
6 October 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7080372
28 October 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6844473
25 July 2019 Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6761392
21 June 2019 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6721148
29 October 2018 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6570484
29 October 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6575619
7 August 2018 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6503838
7 November 2017 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification · Administration
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6302630
13 December 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6057619

Deficiency record · 2

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 6 October 2020 Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 6 October 2020
Resolution: Fixed by ZF Marine onsite. Replace proportioning valve sensor and adjusted clutch engagement pressure.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 29 October 2018 Resolved
Vessel experienced significant damage to the galley, passageways, and the bridge following a fire. Vessel is required to submit a transit and repair plan to be approved by the local OCMI prior to movement. All repairs are to be completed to the satisfaction of the attending USCG marine inspector and attending TPO prior to any operations.
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Due 29 October 2018
Resolved 21 June 2019
Resolution: Cleared by objective evidence provided by TPO and vessel owner.

Casualty record · 3

29 October 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6575619
6 October 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7080372
16 March 2021Major Marine Casualty · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 7157637
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.