ST. BARTHOLOMEW is a 2016 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 35 inspections since 2016, most recently in August 2024, along with 5 deficiencies and 16 casualty investigations between 2016 and 2024.
Records from 2016 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 15 August 2024.
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.
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
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Registered dimensions (L × B × D)78.0 ft × 34.0 ft × 11.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 195 / net 156
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderMASTER MARINE INC · BAYOU LA BATRE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2016
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Outdrive
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 1 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 it195 - Simplified, Gross Ton 156 - 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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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.
The master must ensure that all hatches, doors, and other openings designed to be watertight or weather-tight function properly. Gaskets on 04 watertight doors were found having gaps in the seal.
46 CFR 140.610
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 6 September 2024
Resolved 26 August 2024
Resolution: Recieved photos of repaired gaskets.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 24 May 2022Resolved
The strength of each component used for securing the towing vessel to the tow and for making up the tow is adequate for its indeded voyage. Marine Inspectors witnessed damage to the H-bit located on the bow of the vessel, repair to the satisfaction of the TPO.
46 CFR 140.801 (a)
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 May 2022
Resolved 6 June 2022
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 15 October 2019Resolved
Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must be maintained to ensure proper operation. Starboard engine is inoperable. Resolution in accordance with vessel's TSMS/TPO and provided survey report
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 29 October 2019
Resolved 26 October 2019
Resolution: Vessel representative provided satisfactory ABS (TPO) report indicating the the upper and lower Z-Drive units had been replaced and all systems were functioning satisfactorily
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 3 September 2019Resolved
STBD Z-Drive was leaking oil and vessel needs to be hauled out for repair. Oil leak was determined due to level kept dropping. Repair Z-Drive to operational standards, 46cfr143.205
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 18 September 2019
Resolved 4 September 2019
Resolution: Leak was found at bottom plate of STBD Z-Drive, and repaired satisfactory.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 1 August 2019Resolved
Vessel reported that the Starboard Main Diesel Engine and Z-Drive suffered a casualty during towing operations when a steel cable became wrapped around the starboard Z-Drive. Provide 3rd party or TSMS Internal Surveyor report attesting that the starboard MDE and Z-Drive are fully functional and the vessel is fit for service.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 8 August 2019
Resolved 1 August 2019
Resolution: Vessel representative provided evidence that TSMS Internal Surveyor operationally tested starboard MDE and Z-Drive satisfactorily.
10 August 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5980087
7 November 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6036760
29 November 2016Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 6049142
17 May 2017Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 6148642
2 July 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6240407
27 September 2017Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 6286241
2 December 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6317687
24 January 2018Major Marine Casualty · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6347368
2 August 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6518058
10 September 2018Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 6537381
15 October 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6835898
17 July 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7008655
8 April 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 7183734
21 January 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7385591
24 May 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 7470268
3 January 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7844639
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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