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BLUE DIAMOND
BLUE DIAMOND is a 1975 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 36 inspections since 1994, most recently in January 2025, along with 2 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2002 and 2009.
Records from 1994 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 28 January 2025.
- Built
- 1975
- Last inspected
- 28 January 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 2 investigations · 2002–2009
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
28 January 2025
…with no type recorded20
Deficiencies
2 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
21 calendar years (1994–2025)
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
565688
WDC8397
135393
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-135393
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)60.0 ft × 22.0 ft × 9.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 84 / net 67
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderTERREBONNE SHIPBUILDERS INC · HOUMA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1975
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portNEW IBERIA, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 14 August 2025 · expires 31 August 2026
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 it84 - Simplified, Gross Ton
67 - Simplified, Net Ton
67 - Simplified, 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.
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Inspected as a tow unit · 3
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.
LOUISIANA Towing Vessel · MISLE 76084 · 7 August 2009 · activity 3650505CGBM115 Tank Barge · MISLE 50455 · 16 July 2002 · activity 1647808MMLP 9800 Tank Barge · MISLE 54306 · 14 December 2000 · activity 158691Inspection history · 36
28 January 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8071138
7 February 2024
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7862300
19 December 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7611766
25 August 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7544159
1 February 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7396569
16 November 2020
Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7096220
3 August 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6229836
22 January 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5057202
11 December 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5038385
9 December 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5037251
7 November 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5022701
19 May 2011
Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4016171
7 August 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3650505
24 September 2007
MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3066603
8 September 2006
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2772648
15 June 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2687247
27 February 2006
Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2592741
6 September 2005
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2485295
23 March 2005
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2317838
1 February 2005
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2284775
13 January 2005
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2275193
20 April 2004
Security Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2049541
29 December 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2005224
26 December 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1971143
24 November 2003
Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1953943
22 October 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1741531
16 July 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1647808
14 December 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 158691
25 January 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 274075
3 January 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 273245
12 November 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 19730
4 March 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 426218
3 December 1998
Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 807525
16 April 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 402750
5 November 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 527144
4 November 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 684929
Deficiency record · 2
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 7 February 2024
Resolved
Essential systems or equipment must be regularly tested and examined. Tests and examinations must verify that the system or equipment functions as designed... Test and examination procedures must be in accordance with manufacturer's instructions... Each towing vessel must perform the applicable tests in Table 143.245(b) of this section. The tests required by this section must be recorded in accordance with part 140 of this subchapter. MI discovered several instances where the vessel failed to document weekly testing as required by table 143.245. Additionally, the vessel did not perform quarterly testing over a 6 month span from the date of inspection. Vessel must conduct and document required testing and ensure all future tests are performed and documented as required by regulation. 46CFR143.245(a)&(b).
Navigation
Issued 4 March 1999
Resolved
US.COAST PILOT WAS NOT ONBOARD. THE VESSEL WAS ABLE TO CORRECT PRIOR TO DEPATURE AND DISCREPANCY WAS CLEARED.
Casualty record · 2
16 July 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1647808
7 August 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 3650505
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
LAURA BLESSEY (2002), MISS CAROLYN (2009). 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.