J. THOMAS

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

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 August 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

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 27 March 2026

Recorded inspections15

…physical examinations5

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded9

Deficiencies 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 7 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

1255923

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1312199

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1312199

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 shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

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