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ARCHIE T. HIGGINS
- Built
- 2015
- Last inspected
- 21 August 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
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 2025
…with no type recorded3
Deficiencies
11 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
9 calendar years (2016–2025)
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
1265141
9796236
WDI5080
1371754
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-1371754
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)91.1 ft × 33.9 ft × 15.1 ft
Registered tonnagegross 178 / net 121
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)91.1 ft × 33.9 ft × 15.1 ft
ITC tonnagegross 282 / net 84
BuilderEASTERN SHIPBUILDING GROUP INC · PANAMA CITY, FL, UNITED STATES · built 2015
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un, reg
DocumentationValid · issued 7 November 2025 · expires 31 October 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 it282 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
178 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
84 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
121 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
178 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
84 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
121 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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 · 12
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.
CAPT J W BANTA Towing Vessel · MISLE 1266597 · 16 March 2021 · activity 7157637AMERICAN WAY Towing Vessel · MISLE 1274255 · 16 March 2021 · activity 7157637BOW TRIBUTE Tank Ship · MISLE 1278604 · 16 March 2021 · activity 7157637RED COSMOS Freight Ship · MISLE 1367048 · 16 March 2021 · activity 7157637M/V ROLAND A FALGOUT Towing Vessel · MISLE 149093 · 6 June 2019 · activity 6706637WEB 215 Tank Barge · MISLE 472587 · 6 June 2019 · activity 6706637ELIZABETH B Towing Vessel · MISLE 1054606 · 6 June 2019 · activity 6706637FLORIDA VOYAGER Tank Ship · MISLE 1275578 · 6 June 2019 · activity 6706637LOUISIANA Towing Vessel · MISLE 76084 · 23 December 2016 · activity 6072073ANGUS R. COOPER Towing Vessel · MISLE 85820 · 23 December 2016 · activity 6072073CAPT. BUD BISSO Towing Vessel · MISLE 370011 · 23 December 2016 · activity 6072073AFRICAN NIGHTJAR Freight Ship · MISLE 1354991 · 23 December 2016 · activity 6072073Inspection history · 15
21 August 2025
Administrative Inspection · MTSA/ISPS Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8215128
29 July 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7961441
1 April 2024
TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7893791
9 August 2023
COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7763824
22 November 2022
Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7588018
20 July 2021
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7262043
7 July 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7247801
16 March 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7157637
15 December 2020
Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · In-Service Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7112481
10 November 2020
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7093012
16 August 2019
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6785140
6 June 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6706637
20 July 2018
Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6428002
6 March 2018
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6366640
23 December 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6072073
Deficiency record · 11
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 21 August 2025
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated so as to minimize fire hazards and to ensure all bilges are kept free from accumulation of flammable liquids. The Center Fuel Suction (#8) remote shut off valve (on the port side of the engine room) leaks fuel from the release piston (only when activated). When not activated, no fuel leak is present. Repair valve to ensure no fuel leaks from any component.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment
Issued 16 August 2023
Resolved
A towing vessel that is certificated for coastwise route must be equipped with an approved 160-B semi-portable extinguisher and a fixed fire-extinguishing system installed to protect the engine room. Vessel does not have an approved 160-B semi-portable extinguisher. Vessel is limited to those routes listed in 46 CFR 142.315(a) until the proper 160-B semi-portable extinguisher is placed on board.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 16 August 2023
Resolved
A towing vessel must carry a combination of day and night visual distress signals indicated in table 46 CFR 141.370 for the areas where the vessel operates. Vessel has 04 of the 06 required day and night flares for the certificated route. Vessel is limited to those routes that only require 04 day night flares or less as indicated in 46 CFR 141.370.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 16 August 2023
Resolved
Each towing vessel operating on coastwise routes must have a means to take blood pressure readings, splint broken bones, and apply large bandages for serious wounds. Vessel did not have this additional equipment onboard. Vessel is restricted to routes where this equipment is not required.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 16 August 2023
Resolved
Towing vessels of more than 65 feet in length must carry one 40-B portable fire extinguisher fitted in the engine room for each 1,000 brake horsepower of the main engines or fraction thereof. Of the 04 required in the engine room by this part, 02 CO2 type extinguishers have not been serviced in the require time frame. Replace the 02 CO2 extinguishers with 02 40-B portable fire extinguishers in the engine room.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire-dampers
Issued 24 August 2021
Resolved
Means must be provided for stopping each fn in a ventilation system serving machinery spaces and for closing, in case of fire, each doorway, ventilator, and annular space around funnels and other opening into such space.
Vessel vent covers were to heavy for the crew to install them.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Engineers' alarm
Issued 24 August 2021
Resolved
Each towing vessel mu7st perfrom the applicable test in table 143.245(b). The test required by this section must be recorded in accordance with part of 140 of this subchapter. Alarm set points were not checked in the last 3 years.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire drills
Issued 24 August 2021
Resolved
The master of a towing vessel must ensure that each crewmember participates in fire-fighting drills and receives instruction may coincide with the drills. Stop any mechanical ventilation system for teh engine room and effectively seal all natural opening to space to prevent leakage of the extinguishing agent.
Vessel crew had not fitted the ventilation covers in any fire drill in the previous due to the weight of the covers.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 24 August 2021
Resolved
Each towing vessel must perfrom the applicable test in table 143.245(b) of this section. Pressure vessel relief valves.
Crew could not verify the last tim ethat the PV were replaced.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 24 August 2021
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with navigation lights, shapes, and sound signals in accordance with COLREGS or 33CFR84 as appropriate to its area of operation.
Vessel is equipped with a Anchor but no day shape.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 24 August 2021
Resolved
The master or officer in charge of a navigational watch must ensure all hatches and openings of the hull and deck are kept tight.
Vesssel crew had tied the steering room door open which has a watertight door alarm and been silencing it. Provide a CAR to ensure it doesnt keep happening.
Ownership record
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