LESTER PARKER

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

LESTER PARKER is a 2015 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2026, along with 2 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2023 and 2024.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 14 May 2026.

Built: 2015
Last inspected: 14 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 11
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 3 investigations · 2023–2024
Inspected with: 2 other vessels

Identity

1261131

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WDL4693

1341094

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1341094

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.

Inspections, by type

Recorded inspections11

…physical examinations4

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded4

Years with a record 8 calendar years (2016–2026)

Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by the kind of activity 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)109.4 ft × 35.5 ft × 12.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 262 / net 178

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)109.4 ft × 35.5 ft × 12.5 ft

ITC tonnagegross 573 / net 171

BuilderBOCONCO INC · BAYOU LA BATRE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2015

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portHOUSTON, TX

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 2 March 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it262 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
573 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
178 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
171 - Convention (Subpart B), 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.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 2

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 28088 Tank Barge · MISLE 1196058 · 8 September 2024 · activity 7999664 KIRBY 31008 Tank Barge · MISLE 1005028 · 11 January 2024 · activity 7858719

Inspection history · 11

14 May 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8373566

5 September 2025 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8212707

9 January 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8060421

8 September 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7999664

11 January 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7858719

3 April 2023 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7661716

3 April 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7668151

1 February 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7389126

29 September 2020 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7067783

10 May 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6410694

21 January 2016 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5807623

Deficiency record · 2

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

Issued 9 January 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. Vsl reported a failure of both service generators onboard due to insufficient fuel supply. Replace/repair the affected fuel system components to original serviceable condition and conduct a satisfactory test of the system to include a test of the fuel day tank low level alarms, provide TPO report to the Marine Inspector. 46CFR143.205(a)

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 9 January 2025
Resolution: TPO report attesting to sat repairs received reviewed and accepted, all sat.

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

Issued 3 April 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. The vessel reported an issue with the port shaft seal. Prove proper operation of the propulsion machinery to the satisfaction of the vessel's TPO.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 3 April 2023
Resolved 3 April 2023
Resolution: technician reset the pressure seal body, cleaned the housing and completed a successful 20- minute air test of sealing arrangement and Master completed a satisfactory steering and propulsion test.

Casualty record · 3

3 April 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7668151

11 January 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7858719

8 September 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7999664

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

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