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CAPT JAMES

Towing Vessel · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named CAPT JAMES · HIGMAN BARGE LINES, INC. operator of record, 2023

CAPT JAMES is a 2015 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2015, most recently in March 2026, along with 4 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2018 and 2020.

Records from 2015 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 6 March 2026.

Built
2015
Last inspected
6 March 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
14
Deficiencies
4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
2 investigations · 2018–2020
Inspected with
5 other vessels

Identity

US Official No.
1259533
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDI2369
MISLE id
1331063
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
367677450
Maury page id
psix-1331063

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations7
…administrative events2
…with no type recorded5
Years with a record 8 calendar years (2015–2026)
The 14 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)78.0 ft × 34.0 ft × 10.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 177 / net 142
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSOUTHWEST SHIPYARD LP · HOUSTON · built 2015
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portHOUSTON, TX
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 28 May 2026 · expires 30 June 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 it142 - Simplified, Net Ton
177 - Simplified, Gross 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

WDI2369MMSI 367677450 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 20 May 2025, expires 9 June 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 · 5

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.

KIRBY 27755 Tank Barge · MISLE 936557 · 21 March 2021 · activity 7214355KIRBY 27754 Tank Barge · MISLE 936558 · 21 March 2021 · activity 7214355KIRBY 10556 Tank Barge · MISLE 493693 · 28 October 2020 · activity 7088437JEFF MONTGOMERY Towing Vessel · MISLE 976068 · 28 October 2020 · activity 7088437HTCO 3067 Tank Barge · MISLE 998377 · 15 October 2018 · activity 6563310

Inspection history · 14

6 March 2026 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8320814
21 October 2025 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8256642
11 July 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8183129
29 March 2025 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8102055
18 July 2024 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7960953
5 December 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7605211
15 May 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7451254
24 April 2022 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7436773
21 March 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7214355
3 December 2020 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7105662
29 October 2020 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7086305
28 October 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7088437
15 October 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6563310
22 July 2015 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5192675

Deficiency record · 4

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 11 July 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. Vessel reported a broken coolant pipe to the starboard engine that caused the engine to shutdown. Vessel shall enact permanent repairs to the satisfaction of the TPO. Ensure TPO report is submitted to MSU Texas City Domestics Inspections at [email withheld].
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 1 August 2025
Resolved 14 July 2025
Resolution: Received satisfactory TPO report attesting to repairs.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 18 July 2024 Resolved
Propulsion Loss on the Port engine.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 30 July 2024
Resolution: Received TPO report stating the engine was replaced.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 15 May 2022 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 lost power on port generator twice between mile markers 108 and 113 with 2 red flag barges in tow, before maneuvering to Magnolia fleet. Conduct repairs to the satisfaction of the TPO.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 15 May 2022
Resolution: Received ABS tech report
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 29 October 2020 Resolved
Vessel lost port engine due to unknown cause.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 29 October 2020
Resolution: Engine loss port main engine caused by an overspeed trip. OEM did full operational test and vessel operated successfully.

Casualty record · 2

15 October 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 6563310
28 October 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7088437
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.