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AMERICAN DREAM
Towing Vessel · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named AMERICAN DREAM · AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES TRANSPORTATION SERVICES operator of record, 2023
AMERICAN DREAM is a 2014 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 24 inspections since 2015, most recently in April 2025, along with 8 deficiencies and 8 casualty investigations between 2018 and 2024.
Records from 2015 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 29 April 2025.
- Built
- 2014
- Last inspected
- 29 April 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 8 investigations · 2018–2024
Identity
1256647
WDH6954
1319797
Flag
UNITED STATES
367643270
Maury page id
psix-1319797
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded12
Years with a record
9 calendar years (2015–2025)
The 24 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)70.0 ft × 28.0 ft × 8.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 141 / net 113
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSTEINER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC · BAYOU LA BATRE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2014
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portBAYOU LA BATRE, AL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 18 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 it141 - Simplified, Gross Ton
113 - Simplified, Net Ton
113 - Simplified, 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
WDH6954MMSI 367643270 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 16 July 2024, expires 9 October 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 · 1
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.
AEP 7407 Freight Barge · MISLE 1082118 · 14 July 2018 · activity 6502811Inspection history · 24
29 April 2025
COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8123446
17 October 2024
Administrative Inspection · TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8024076
14 May 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7911914
14 May 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7921440
26 July 2023
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7752431
25 July 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7776723
18 November 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7597778
18 November 2022
Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7597981
21 September 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7563467
25 January 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7385223
29 July 2021
Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7271455
28 July 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7271912
1 June 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7211685
21 November 2020
Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7100387
29 April 2020
Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6945777
1 February 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6908396
28 January 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6897843
28 January 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6897921
8 March 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6641641
4 February 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6654229
6 November 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6575220
7 August 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6503835
14 July 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6502811
20 July 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5995396
Deficiency record · 8
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 30 April 2025
Resolved
A fixed fire pump must be capable of: Delivering water
simultaneously from the two highest hydrants a pitottube
pressure of at least 50 psi.
Coast Guard Marine Inspector observed fixed fire pump
delivering water at 30 psi.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 14 May 2024
Resolved
Machinery and electrical 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. Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must be maintained to ensure proper operation. Vessel reported failure of starboard generator. Provide TPO report attesting to proper operation prior to movement.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 26 July 2023
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. Vessel experiencing overheating on port Z-drive. Vessel restricted from operating until repairs are made.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 18 November 2022
Resolved
Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must be suitable for route and service. Vessel is permitted to transit to Blakeley Boatworks for repairs.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 18 November 2022
Resolved
Vessel reported marine casualty which affects the vessels fitness for service/route. Objective evidence attesting to root cause & satisfactory repair(s) IAW company TSMS must be submitted to local [name withheld] authorization of 835 clearance is required prior to being cleared to depart.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 29 July 2021
Resolved
Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must:(1) Be maintained to ensure proper operation; and (2) Be suitable for route and service. Vessel reported loss of propulsion for port main engine due to lodged debris.
Vessel prohibited from departing from Blakeley Shipyard in Mobile, AL until cleared by US Coast Guard via correction action report from TPO.
46 CFR 143.205(c)(1)(2)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 1 June 2021
Resolved
Vessel experienced reduction of power. Vessels must maintain equipment to perform as designed. Provide technician report addressing reduction of propulsion.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 21 November 2020
Resolved
Vessel experienced loss of starboard main propulsion due to an anode lodged between the propeller blade and wheel housing. Propulsion machinery, inclusing main engines, reduction gears, shefting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems much be maintained to ensure proper operation.
Casualty record · 8
14 July 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6502811
4 February 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6654229
8 March 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6641641
28 July 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 7271912
25 January 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 7385223
18 November 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7597778
25 July 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7776723
14 May 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7921440
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.