BAYOU ST JOHN

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

BAYOU ST JOHN is a 2014 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 15 inspections since 2015, most recently in May 2026, along with 2 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2016 and 2024.

Records from 2015 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 7 May 2026.

Built: 2014
Last inspected: 7 May 2026
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 · 2016–2024
Inspected with: 14 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

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 7 May 2026

Recorded inspections15

…physical examinations5

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded6

Deficiencies 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 8 calendar years (2015–2026)

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

1253445

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WDK8303

1282234

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1282234

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)94.5 ft × 34.0 ft × 10.6 ft

Registered tonnagegross 297 / net 297

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)94.5 ft × 34.0 ft × 10.6 ft

ITC tonnagegross 420 / net 126

BuilderMAIN IRON WORKS LLC · HOUMA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2014

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portHOUMA, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 11 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it297 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
420 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
297 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
126 - 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 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.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 14

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 · 15

7 May 2026 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8368547

7 August 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8204585

18 October 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8021097

15 March 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7880015

16 February 2024 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7866605

8 November 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7822402

7 April 2022 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7426282

14 December 2021 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7367852

4 October 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7326374

24 September 2021 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7319737

14 June 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5907495

1 February 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5811447

16 January 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5799696

19 November 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5769789

28 April 2015 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5109524

Deficiency record · 2

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

Issued 8 November 2023 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. Vessel reports a loss of the Starboard engine due to an electrical issue. Repair for full plant capability, to the satisfaction of the TPO.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 9 November 2023
Resolved 9 November 2023
Resolution: Batteries were replaced and engines fuction were restored to the satisfaction of the TPO

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

Issued 4 October 2021 Resolved

Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must (1) Be maintained to ensure proper operation. Port engine was secured due to crankcase pressure alarm. Repair to the satisfaction of the attending CG Marine Inspector or TPO.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 7 October 2021
Resolution: Tech report recieved, ABS cleared deficiency.

Casualty record · 3

16 January 2016Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 5799696

1 February 2016Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 2 injured · activity 5811447

15 March 2024Major Marine Casualty · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 7880015

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

LORETTA G. CENAC (2016). 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.