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CAPT. R.P. GETTELFINGER

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named CAPT. R.P. GETTELFINGER · AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES TRANSPORTATION SERVICES operator of record, 2023

CAPT. R.P. GETTELFINGER is a 1975 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 83 inspections since 1991, most recently in June 2026, along with 4 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 28 casualty investigations between 2001 and 2024.

Records from 1991 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 29 June 2026.

Built: 1975
Last inspected: 29 June 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 83
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 28 investigations · 2001–2024
Inspected with: 110 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

Identity

568139

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WDC6512

137453

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367057340

Maury page id

psix-137453

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations8

…administrative events9

…with no type recorded66

Years with a record 31 calendar years (1991–2026)

The 83 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)152.0 ft × 50.1 ft × 7.7 ft

Registered tonnagegross 747 / net 498

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderDRAVO CORPORATION · NEVILLE ISLAND, PA, UNITED STATES · built 1975

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portJEFFERSONVILLE, IN

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 8 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it747 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
498 - 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 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

WDC6512MMSI 367057340 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 16 May 2025, expires 22 July 2035

WDB5690MMSI 366912430 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 6 November 2003, cancelled 29 July 2005

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 · 110

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. Towing vessels are barely present in the record before 1992, so tow-unit membership for activities older than that is recorded only partially.

Inspection history · 83

29 June 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8418704

22 January 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8067230

21 September 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8007005

12 February 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7864503

12 February 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7864532

15 November 2023 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7825368

16 October 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7813610

17 June 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7719855

1 February 2023 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7630601

9 July 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7512664

24 May 2022 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7457858

24 May 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7466447

7 July 2021 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7301376

22 February 2021 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7144414

17 February 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7143296

18 August 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7037314

9 June 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6971912

5 May 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6999485

9 April 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6948623

30 December 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6886030

11 August 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6780992

30 April 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6673202

15 February 2019 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6581944

19 October 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6564279

4 October 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6557432

15 February 2018 Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification · Administration · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6356420

12 January 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6339051

1 January 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6346043

15 September 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6270406

22 November 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6045921

3 September 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5234198

11 March 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5103097

2 September 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4990032

4 March 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4821948

18 February 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4537548

25 August 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4432923

22 March 2012 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4272982

13 March 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4268697

9 March 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4262935

19 August 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4124254

4 August 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4166236

9 June 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4054689

29 August 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3632729

28 August 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3589073

3 November 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3366550

8 September 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3320004

7 September 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3380222

14 August 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2749089

17 May 2006 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2651968

5 February 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2293728

5 February 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2410216

23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1984118

29 August 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1670608

21 August 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1666654

20 June 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1643599

8 December 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1475333

8 December 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1476102

25 October 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 24416

2 April 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 768505

28 March 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 191356

22 March 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 64184

21 January 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 138760

8 September 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 171069

16 July 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 81888

11 May 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 182762

31 January 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 164469

25 October 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 24701

19 September 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 69156

4 February 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 15618

4 February 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 40062

6 December 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 752792

2 December 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 186897

2 December 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 195557

24 November 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 151142

9 February 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 67027

15 January 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 165416

15 January 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 173089

10 March 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 41643

7 June 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 166360

3 June 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 657244

20 November 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 156611

28 August 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 171925

16 October 1991 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 119837

Deficiency record · 4

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

Issued 22 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 on board under normal and emergency conditions. Vsl experienced a failure on their starboard clutch. Determine cause and make repairs to the satisfaction of the TPO. Provide objective evidence to the USCG within 7 days.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 23 January 2025
Resolution: Foward and reverse clutches were replaced. See TPO Close out report.

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

Issued 21 September 2024 Resolved

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and emergency conditions. Diagnose and repair turbos on port MDE to the satisfaction of the TPO. Provide objective evidence to the CG.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 September 2024
Resolution: Received TPO close out report.

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

Issued 12 February 2024 Resolved

Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must Be maintained to ensure proper operation. Vsl reports excessive vibration on Port Main Engine when operating at RPM of 0800 or greater. Replace or conduct repairs to affected machinery/equipment and to the satisfaction of the TPO. Provide a copy of the TPO report to the MI. 46CFR143.205(c)(1)

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 20 February 2024
Resolution: Objective evidence received attesting to the satisfactory replacement of the port wheel and test of the machinery.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear

Issued 22 February 2021 Resolved

Starboard rudder ram is inoperable

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 22 March 2021
Resolved 1 March 2021
Resolution: Recevied close out letter from TPO (TVIB).

Casualty record · 28

8 December 2001Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 1476102

5 February 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2293728

5 February 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2410216

14 August 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2749089

7 September 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3380222

28 August 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 3589073

29 August 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3632729

9 June 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4054689

19 August 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4124254

9 March 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4262935

18 February 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4537548

4 March 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4821948

11 March 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5103097

22 November 2016Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 6045921

15 September 2017Routine · role: Sighted in Area · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6270406

1 January 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6346043

12 January 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6339051

19 October 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at I-57 BRIDGE · activity 6564279

11 August 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6780992

30 December 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6886030

5 May 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6999485

18 August 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7037314

17 February 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7143296

24 May 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7466447

9 July 2022Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 7512664

17 June 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7719855

16 October 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7813610

12 February 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7864503

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.

Recorded names · 1

J. RUSSELL FLOWERS (2001–2012). 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.