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J. THOMAS

Towing Vessel · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named J. THOMAS

J. THOMAS is a 2015 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 15 inspections since 2015, most recently in March 2026, along with 2 deficiencies and 5 casualty investigations between 2016 and 2025.

Records from 2015 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 27 March 2026.

Built
2015
Last inspected
27 March 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
15
Deficiencies
2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
5 investigations · 2016–2025
Inspected with
7 other vessels

Identity

US Official No.
1255923
IMO number
—
Call sign
—
MISLE id
1312199
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
367673340
Maury page id
psix-1312199

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations5
…administrative events1
…with no type recorded9
Years with a record 7 calendar years (2015–2026)
The 15 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)69.1 ft × 30.0 ft × 10.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 99 / net 68
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)69.1 ft × 30.0 ft × 10.0 ft
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderINTRACOASTAL IRON WORKS INC · BOURG, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2015
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portHOUMA, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 11 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 it99 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
68 - 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

WDH9961MMSI 367673340 · active · voluntarily equipped · granted 8 April 2025, expires 20 May 2035
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 · 7

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.

CECIL Towing Vessel · MISLE 565788 · 5 August 2022 · activity 7528067KIRBY 28130 Tank Barge · MISLE 961319 · 5 August 2022 · activity 7528067KENT Towing Vessel · MISLE 1203819 · 5 August 2022 · activity 7528067KIRBY 29168 Tank Barge · MISLE 1268062 · 5 August 2022 · activity 7528067FORKED ISLAND Towing Vessel · MISLE 1329302 · 5 August 2022 · activity 7528067STC 3034T Tank Barge · MISLE 430591 · 7 October 2018 · activity 6559487KIRBY 29129 Tank Barge · MISLE 1242822 · 7 October 2018 · activity 6559487

Inspection history · 15

27 March 2026 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8328793
25 February 2026 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8316524
3 December 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8277181
3 December 2025 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8277342
13 November 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7593874
5 August 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7528067
20 July 2022 Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7513671
3 July 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7244006
16 April 2021 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7176391
19 November 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6595249
7 October 2018 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6558330
7 October 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6559487
25 March 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6378276
11 April 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5895521
2 September 2015 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5232922

Deficiency record · 2

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 3 December 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. The vessel experienced a propulsion loss on the starboard engine. Conduct a complete causal analysis of the starboard engine loss. Following repairs, a full engine capability test must be performed. Submit the completed analysis and a statement from the TPO attesting to the restoration of full engine capability. 46 CFR 143.205(a) 60c
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 3 December 2025
Resolution: Sabine Surveyors, operating as an approved TPO under 46 CFR 139.120(b), verified the repairs and determined the J THOMAS to be in compliance with applicable requirements of 46 CFR Subchapter M and fit for its intended route. See narrative for more detail.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 7 October 2018 Resolved
(b) The crew of each towing vessel must demonstrate the ability to operate the primary and auxiliary machinery and electrical systems for which they are responsible, and to do so under normal and emergency conditions. This includes, but is not limited to, responses to alarms and restoration of propulsion and steering in the event of failure. This vessel suffered a loss of steering due to the NO2 steering pump. Vessel is to contact the USCG before departing after rectifying deficiency.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 8 October 2018
Resolution: Flushed the hydraulic system.

Casualty record · 5

11 April 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5895521
7 October 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6559487
19 November 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6595249
5 August 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 7528067
3 December 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8277342
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.