CAPT. FRANK BANTA JR

Towing Vessel · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named CAPT. FRANK BANTA JR

CAPT. FRANK BANTA JR is a 2014 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 17 inspections since 2014, most recently in August 2025, along with 2 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2018 and 2025.

Records from 2014 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 22 August 2025.

Built: 2014
Last inspected: 22 August 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 17
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 4 investigations · 2018–2025
Inspected with: 10 other vessels

Identity

1255634

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WDH6399

1279874

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367637540

Maury page id

psix-1279874

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations6

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded7

Years with a record 6 calendar years (2014–2025)

The 17 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)86.4 ft × 30.0 ft × 10.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 207 / net 207

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)86.4 ft × 30.0 ft × 10.0 ft

ITC tonnagegross 239 / net 71

BuilderRODRIGUEZ SHIPBUILDING INC · CODEN, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2014

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portBATON ROUGE, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 9 July 2026 · expires 31 August 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 it207 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
239 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
207 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
71 - 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

WDH6399MMSI 367637540 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 31 May 2024, expires 22 August 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 · 10

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 · 17

22 August 2025 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8218962

14 July 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8186834

21 February 2025 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8082716

21 February 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8111542

1 October 2024 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8012597

2 May 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7905132

18 June 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6979903

9 July 2019 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6743678

4 June 2019 TPO Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6721120

7 March 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6639055

27 November 2018 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6592256

22 November 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6585461

22 November 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6595293

29 October 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6578240

4 December 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5038376

25 November 2014 Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5030768

28 September 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4994678

Deficiency record · 2

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)

Issued 21 February 2025 Resolved

Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must be maintained to ensure proper operation. Vessel self reported loss of port M/E. Technician is to attend vessel for inspection/repair. Deficiency is referred to the TPO. 46 CFR 143.205(a)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 23 February 2025
Resolution: TPO provided close out form and servicing report.

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

Issued 7 October 2024 Resolved

Pressure vessels over 5 cubic feet in volume and over 15 pounds per square inch maximum allowable working pressure (MAWP) must be equipped with an indicating pressure gauge (in a readily visible location) and with one or more spring-loaded relief valves. Forward air receiver for control air has no relief valve installed. Observed 140psi on local gauge. Owner/operator will install appropriate size relief valve to the satisfaction of TPO. 46 CFR 143.300(a)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 7 October 2024
Resolution: New Safety relief valve installed.

Casualty record · 4

29 October 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6578240

22 November 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6595293

7 March 2019Major Marine Casualty · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6639055

21 February 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8111542

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.