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GARY BRATSCH

Towing Vessel · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named GARY BRATSCH · KIRBY INLAND MARINE, LP operator of record, 2023

GARY BRATSCH is a 2014 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 27 inspections since 2014, most recently in May 2026, along with 3 deficiencies and 8 casualty investigations between 2019 and 2026.

Records from 2014 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 10 May 2026.

Built: 2014
Last inspected: 10 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 27
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 8 investigations · 2019–2026
Inspected with: 11 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

Identity

1255835

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WDH6376

1310970

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367637310

Maury page id

psix-1310970

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations7

…administrative events9

…with no type recorded11

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2014–2026)

The 27 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)83.5 ft × 32.0 ft × 11.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 295 / net 200

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)83.5 ft × 32.0 ft × 11.5 ft

ITC tonnagegross 384 / net 115

BuilderCENTRAL GULF SHIPYARD · NEW IBERIA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2014

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portGIBSON, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 29 April 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it295 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
384 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
200 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
115 - 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

WDH6376MMSI 367637310 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 13 July 2024, expires 21 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 · 11

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 · 27

10 May 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8369981

17 April 2026 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8351285

17 April 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8353832

9 April 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8345556

9 April 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8345605

7 February 2026 ISM SMC Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8310046

30 August 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8221303

5 May 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8128772

16 October 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8019871

25 October 2023 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7809231

4 September 2022 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7551145

22 April 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7439183

21 April 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7435166

10 July 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7251303

18 May 2021 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7201040

28 March 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7165025

12 January 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7132486

14 December 2020 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7111278

11 December 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7110082

11 December 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7110289

13 January 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6893761

8 September 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6808444

6 June 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6723917

8 April 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6691355

16 October 2018 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6562432

7 September 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6539738

10 September 2014 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4978042

Deficiency record · 3

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

Issued 17 April 2026 Resolved

Machinery systems must be maintained for the safe operation of the towing vessel. The stbd engine is unable to reach full rpm.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 1 May 2026
Resolved 17 April 2026
Resolution: Vessel had divers clear the line from the prop. Steering and propulsion op test sat.

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

Issued 16 October 2024 Resolved

Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must:(1) Be maintained to ensure proper operation;(2) Be suitable for route and service; and (3) Have suitable propulsion controls to provide the operator full control at each operating station. Vsl ran aground due to shoaling and resulted in the following damage: 1. Port S/R blade is missing 2. Port wheel has some damage from wire 3. Stbd S/R fractures both sides at stock 4. Port OB F/R fracture at OB side stock 5. Stbd IB F/R blade is bent Vessel is to make repairs to bring vessel back to safe operating conditions. ***In lieu of Coast Guard attendance, the Third Party Organization, American Bureau of Shipping, may accept/approve the repairs and provide a report to the Coast Guard inspector listed below***

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 17 October 2024
Resolution: Recieved ABS Report.

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

Issued 11 December 2020 Resolved

Machinery 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 ran aground causing reduced steering & propulsion. Vessel is to make permanent repairs to the steering and propulsion systems to the satisfaction of the USCG.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 11 December 2020
Resolved 14 December 2020
Resolution: Received report from ABS attesting to satisfactory repair.

Casualty record · 8

6 June 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6723917

8 September 2019Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at JAMIE L WHITTEN LOCK AND DAM · activity 6808444

13 January 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6893761

11 December 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7110289

28 March 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7165025

22 April 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7439183

9 April 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8345605

17 April 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8353832

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.

Recorded names · 1

SAVAGE VOYAGER (2019–2020). 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.