RICK CALHOUN

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

RICK CALHOUN is a 2015 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 27 inspections since 2016, most recently in August 2026, along with 4 deficiencies and 12 casualty investigations between 2016 and 2024.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 21 August 2026.

Built: 2015
Last inspected: 21 August 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 27
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 12 investigations · 2016–2024
Inspected with: 73 other vessels

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 21 August 2026

Recorded inspections27

…physical examinations7

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded15

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 9 calendar years (2016–2026)

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

1262685

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WDI3506

1356328

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1356328

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)172.8 ft × 48.0 ft × 11.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 761 / net 667

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)172.8 ft × 48.0 ft × 11.5 ft

ITC tonnagegross 1,094 / net 328

BuilderGULF ISLAND MARINE FABRICATORS LLC · HOUMA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2015

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portST LOUIS, MO

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 12 August 2025 · expires 30 September 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 it761 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
1094 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
667 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
328 - 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.

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 · 73

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 · 27

21 August 2026 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8469197

18 June 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8407894

13 August 2024 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7979565

17 January 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7852594

15 October 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7908687

23 February 2023 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7641035

2 January 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7615631

18 October 2022 Damage Survey · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7579620

15 October 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7614686

7 February 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7392480

30 August 2021 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7313118

20 August 2020 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7048317

25 July 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7017300

26 June 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6987488

3 May 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6948211

28 January 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6897963

27 January 2020 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6897028

6 December 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6868758

16 November 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6857492

26 September 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6823174

9 August 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6781079

29 June 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6732038

29 May 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6427550

11 May 2018 MTSA Verification · Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6458479

7 May 2018 TPO Audit · Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6449167

3 May 2018 MTSA Verification · Administration

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6415043

16 July 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5974347

Deficiency record · 4

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 21 August 2026 Resolved

Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must: Be maintained to ensure proper operation; Vessel experienced a loss of RPM on port engine. Vessel is required to submit a technician report to attest to a fully operational port engine.

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 21 August 2026
Resolved 21 August 2026
Resolution: Vessel has submitted required documents.

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

Issued 18 June 2026 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 suffered what appears to be a crankcase explosion on Starboard main diesel engine. Prove proper operation prior to resuming service. ***In lieu of Coast Guard attendance, the Third Party Organization, TVIB, may accept/approve the repairs and provide a report to the Coast Guard inspector listed below***

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 20 July 2026
Resolution: Accepted TPO close out letter verifying proper repairs made to vessel.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 18 October 2022 Resolved

Propulsion machinery including main engines, reduction gears and shafting must be maintained to ensure proper operation. Vessels port propeller was sheered off. Vessel to transit light boat to James Marine. Make repairs to satisfaction of the Third Party Organization, Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau (TVIB) and submit report to the Coast Guard. Vessel not to operate as a tow vessel until repairs are made.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 27 October 2022
Resolution: Received objective evidence via TPO that proper repairs were made and tested satisfactorily.

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

Issued 27 January 2020 Resolved

01 - 13101 - PROPULSION MACHINERY, INCLUDING MAIN ENGINES, REDUCTION GEARS, SHAFTING, BEARINGS, AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS, MUST BE MAINTAINED TO ENSURE PROPER OPERATION. VESSEL DISCOVERED EXESSIVE SMOKE EMINATING FROM PORT EXHAUST STACK. VESSEL SHALL PROCEED IMMEDIATELY TO NEXT PORT FOR REPAIRS. ALL REPAIRS MUST BE COMPLETED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE TPO. - 46 CFR 143.205(C)(1) - 17.C

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 28 January 2020

Casualty record · 12

16 July 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5974347

29 May 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6427550

29 June 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6732038

9 August 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 6781079

26 September 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6823174

16 November 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6857492

28 January 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6897963

25 July 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 7017300

15 October 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7614686

2 January 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7615631

15 October 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7908687

17 January 2024Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 7852594

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

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.