GARRON L SNEED

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

GARRON L SNEED is a 1974 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 79 inspections since 1992, most recently in June 2026, along with 4 deficiencies and 30 casualty investigations between 2001 and 2025.

Records from 1992 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 29 June 2026.

Built: 1974
Last inspected: 29 June 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 79
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 30 investigations · 2001–2025
Inspected with: 91 other vessels
Also recorded as: 2 other names

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 29 June 2026

Recorded inspections79

…physical examinations8

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded66

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 33 calendar years (1992–2026)

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

560609

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WDI4812

131308

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-131308

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)127.7 ft × 44.0 ft × 9.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 534 / net 363

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderST LOUIS SHIP DIV OF POTT IND INC · ST LOUIS, MO, UNITED STATES · built 1974

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portST LOUIS, MO

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 15 July 2026 · expires 31 August 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 it534 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
363 - 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 · 91

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 · 79

29 June 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8418670

24 November 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8275588

29 April 2025 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8097148

16 March 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8103889

15 March 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8095472

14 February 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8080768

15 October 2024 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8018856

15 October 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8025838

20 June 2024 Deficiency Check · In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7938938

19 December 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7843068

9 September 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7789401

14 October 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7579496

8 September 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7554219

17 April 2022 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7432468

17 April 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7435544

7 September 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7306722

1 June 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6965620

7 April 2020 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6936746

21 October 2019 Administrative Inspection · TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6845543

22 September 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6824407

10 July 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6746211

17 August 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6520549

2 July 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6474160

11 August 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6010875

8 August 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5966908

26 October 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5013116

31 January 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4829250

4 September 2013 Industry Initiated Exam · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4711110

1 September 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4730647

9 August 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4697211

1 December 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4498380

11 August 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4409453

24 July 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4389222

12 October 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4166294

23 April 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4001159

8 November 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3887028

17 May 2009 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3542707

16 May 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3477744

14 January 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3434150

9 January 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3136404

20 June 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2975892

20 January 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2570215

12 October 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2512596

6 November 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD PEORIA · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2298547

30 September 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2277372

7 July 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2147062

24 June 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2117513

31 May 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2086542

5 December 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1968944

8 October 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1707542

7 April 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1608622

9 November 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 96476

4 April 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 96181

27 February 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 39103

9 February 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 176301

25 December 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 24964

17 October 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 283379

20 July 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 281384

18 March 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 178108

9 August 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 431787

2 February 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 96404

8 July 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 417809

2 July 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 92581

30 January 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 155192

28 June 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 406838

9 July 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 167261

7 May 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 140367

7 March 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 67606

7 March 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 646233

7 March 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 646234

29 January 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD PEORIA · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 32755

1 January 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 171457

28 December 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 127273

8 October 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 31710

29 October 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 135079

12 May 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 486

8 December 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 183824

26 November 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD PEORIA · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 164954

23 August 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 175075

Deficiency record · 4

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

Issued 15 October 2024 Resolved

Machinery must be designed and maintained to provide safe operation of the towing vessel under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel experienced a fire on top of the starboard main engine. Have technician verify any damage and ensure all machinery is operating as designed to the satisfaction of TPO (TVIB) prior to movement from MM261 on the LMR. In accordance with CVC Policy Letter 17-10, the above deficiencies may be cleared by the operating company's TPO. TPO must submit a report to the cognizant OCMI within 72 hours of clearing the deficiencies.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 15 October 2024
Resolved 18 October 2024
Resolution: Cleared by TPO.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems

Issued 20 June 2024 Resolved

Vessel required to have operational fuel shut offs to stop the flow of fuel in the event of a fire or break in the fuel line, a remote fuel shutoff valve must be fitted on any fuel line that supplies fuel directly to a propulsion engine or generator prime mover. 46 CFR 143.260. Port and starboard main diesel engine fuel shut-offs, inoperable. Make repairs to the satisfaction of CG or TPO.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 24 June 2024
Resolution: Uploaded objective evidence of corrective action.

Navigation

Issued 28 June 1997 Resolved

33 U.S.C. 1602 (RULE 33) Missing bell clapper.

Condition: Unknown
Due 13 August 1997
Resolved 13 August 1997

Unknown

Issued 28 June 1997 Resolved

46 C.F.R. 67.123 Name and Hailing port unreadable_x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_

Condition: Unknown
Due 13 August 1997
Resolved 13 August 1997

Casualty record · 30

9 November 2001Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 96476

5 December 2003Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 1968944

31 May 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2086542

24 June 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2117513

7 July 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2147062

6 November 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2298547

20 June 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2975892

14 January 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3434150

16 May 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3477744

23 April 2011Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 4001159

24 July 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4389222

11 August 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4409453

1 December 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4498380

9 August 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4697211

1 September 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4730647

8 August 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5966908

11 August 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6010875

2 July 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6474160

17 August 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6520549

10 July 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 6746211

22 September 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6824407

1 June 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6965620

17 April 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7435544

14 October 2022Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 7579496

9 September 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7789401

19 December 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7843068

15 October 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8025838

14 February 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8080768

16 March 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8103889

24 November 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8275588

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 · 2

MARGARET O (2001), MARY SCHEEL (2003–2020). 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.