SCOUT

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named SCOUT

SCOUT is a 1974 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 23 inspections since 1995, most recently in July 2025, along with 6 deficiencies and 5 casualty investigations between 2007 and 2021.

Records from 1995 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 31 July 2025.

Built: 1974
Last inspected: 31 July 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 23
Deficiencies: 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 5 investigations · 2007–2021
Inspected with: 18 other vessels

Identity

557897

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WDL5210

129109

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

368138930, 368219090

Maury page id

psix-129109

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations7

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded11

Years with a record 16 calendar years (1995–2025)

The 23 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)46.8 ft × 20.0 ft × 7.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 58 / net 39

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderSTEELSHIP CORPORATION · PINE BLUFF, AR, UNITED STATES · built 1974

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portLAKE PROVIDENCE, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 9 December 2025 · expires 30 November 2026

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 it58 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
39 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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

WDM5773MMSI 368219090 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 15 September 2021, expires 15 September 2031

WDL5210MMSI 368138930 · active · voluntarily equipped · granted 26 March 2020, expires 26 March 2030

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 · 18

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 · 23

31 July 2025 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8192732

2 November 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7588237

9 April 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7175864

28 July 2020 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7048293

16 June 2020 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6978432

1 November 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6847117

24 September 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6819567

23 September 2019 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6829763

22 January 2019 Initial Certification · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6613180

5 September 2017 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6265716

16 January 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6084844

20 July 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5190513

26 January 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4232269

24 January 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4231319

23 March 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3971264

5 October 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · Administration

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3875123

22 January 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3398475

9 December 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3114153

7 July 2006 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2704566

8 June 2006 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2674872

30 December 2003 Security Plan Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1982238

26 November 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1356

30 January 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 139376

Deficiency record · 6

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

Issued 31 July 2025 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. Observed steering linkage missing hardware, inspect steering components replace all missing hardware to original to the satisfaction of the TPO prior to operating the vsl, provide TPO report to the CG.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 31 July 2025
Resolution: Missing hardware replaced to original, all sat.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 23 September 2019 Resolved

hole in hull, approx. 4 inches, below the waterline, along with an inset 5 feet long and 3 feet wide, with the deck buckeled approx. 12 inches inward.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 7 October 2019
Resolved 2 October 2019
Resolution: Immediately put vessel into drydock and completed permanent repairs

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 30 January 2019 Resolved

At least one lifebuoy must have a lifeline, secured around the body of the lifebuoy. If more than one lifebuoy is carried, at least one must not have a lifeline attached.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 13 February 2019
Resolved 31 January 2019
Resolution: Deficiency check found lifebuoys to be in accordance with applicable regulations.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment

Issued 30 January 2019 Resolved

A B-II portable fire extinguisher must be located near the storage room or cabinet. This is in addition to the portable fire extuinguishers required by tables 142.230(d)(1) and 142.230(d)(2).

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 13 February 2019
Resolved 31 January 2019
Resolution: A B-II portable fire extinguisher was provided and placed in the proper location.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system

Issued 30 January 2019 Resolved

Except as provided in paragraph (a)(8) of this section, each towing vessel must have a fire detection system installed to detect engine room fires. Visual alarms to identify the zone or zones of the origin of the fire were not installed.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 13 February 2019
Resolved 31 January 2019
Resolution: Visual alarms were installed in accordance with applicable regulations.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 30 January 2019 Resolved

Individuals who are not crewmembers on board a towing vessel must receive a safety orientation prior to getting underway or as soon as practibable thereafter.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 30 January 2019
Resolved 31 January 2019
Resolution: Safety orientation was provided to crew members.

Casualty record · 5

9 December 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3114153

16 January 2017Routine · role: Sighted in Area · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6084844

24 September 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6819567

1 November 2019Routine · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 6847117

9 April 2021Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 7175864

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.