COOPERATIVE SPIRIT

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

COOPERATIVE SPIRIT is a 1975 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 78 inspections since 1992, most recently in September 2025, along with 7 deficiencies and 33 casualty investigations between 2003 and 2025.

Records from 1992 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 25 September 2025.

Built: 1975
Last inspected: 25 September 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 78
Deficiencies: 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 33 investigations · 2003–2025
Inspected with: 109 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 25 September 2025

Recorded inspections78

…physical examinations13

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded63

Deficiencies 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 29 calendar years (1992–2025)

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

569226

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WDB9878

138371

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-138371

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)185.5 ft × 54.0 ft × 10.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 1,309 / net 890

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderST.LOUIS SHIP DIV POTT · ST. LOUIS, MO, UNITED STATES · built 1975

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portST LOUIS, MO

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 19 December 2025 · expires 31 January 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 it1309 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
890 - 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.

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 · 109

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 · 78

25 September 2025 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8241340

23 April 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8117782

10 February 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8077666

19 June 2024 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7938370

18 June 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7941335

8 September 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7790147

24 June 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7723887

24 December 2022 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7613308

24 December 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7634148

17 October 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7579056

9 September 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7557027

18 February 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7399445

6 May 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7195811

20 March 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7160825

15 March 2021 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7156450

13 March 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7160656

2 March 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7148623

18 February 2021 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7142190

26 August 2020 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7043259

26 August 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7044508

18 June 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6980142

15 March 2020 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6927244

15 March 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6927518

26 January 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6896329

26 January 2020 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6896425

13 March 2018 Deficiency Check · Administration · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6370597

24 February 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6361703

10 March 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5847219

12 November 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5762418

13 November 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5022725

7 November 2013 Administration · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4749111

8 October 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4731507

31 July 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4396871

11 June 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4341832

26 April 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4035731

20 March 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3969469

4 November 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3884610

12 September 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3848734

3 June 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3801698

17 May 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3747973

29 March 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3706992

27 November 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3646443

13 March 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3164005

2 October 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3073094

24 September 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3064744

20 September 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3066598

14 November 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2534621

28 October 2005 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2528899

28 October 2005 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2528903

16 October 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2228166

22 August 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2182077

15 March 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2025241

2 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1957588

27 October 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1939080

25 April 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1782585

4 September 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 173344

10 June 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 81237

1 May 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 277470

4 February 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 146762

18 September 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 115797

13 September 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 70884

30 July 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 132337

4 May 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 22195

4 May 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 416254

27 April 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 38056

22 March 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 41255

7 October 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 114799

22 January 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 90098

8 January 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 101775

22 November 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 115969

12 September 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 136853

19 June 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 171847

13 January 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 151454

22 April 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 14401

19 May 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 19980

6 January 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 120627

18 June 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 28411

14 January 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 114737

Deficiency record · 7

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

Issued 25 September 2025 Resolved

46 CFR 143.205(c) Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must: (1) Be maintained to ensure proper operation;(2) Be suitable for route and service; and(3) Have suitable propulsion controls to provide the operator full control at each operating station. #5 flanking rudder and associated flanking rudders inoperable due to a fractured jockey bar. Make repairs in kind for satisfactory operation of flanking rudder system. In accordance with CG-CVC Policy Letter 17-10; repairs shall be completed to the satisfaction of the TPO (ABS) and may be cleared by the TPO prior to departure.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 6 October 2025
Resolution: Repairs were made to #4 and #5 flanking rudder system; all repair was to the satisfaction of the ABS surveyor.

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

Issued 15 March 2021 Resolved

Port side main engine shutdown.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 April 2021
Resolved 15 March 2021
Resolution: Debris which fouled the portside wheel was removed by coming astern. All system check was completed by the vessel and the TPO (ABS) cleared the vessel to proceed.

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

Issued 26 August 2020 Resolved

Loss of Propulsion to Port Engine, due to obstruction in port wheel.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 2 September 2020
Resolved 27 August 2020
Resolution: Nav buoy removed from port propeller. No damage to running gear.

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm

Issued 29 January 2020 Resolved

Each towing vessel must be fitted with a general alarm that Is capable of notifying persons in any accommodation, work space, and the engine room. The general alarm red lights, at least 2 or 3, were not working in the lower deck of the engine room; there was no audio alarming in the generator room; an alarm light was not installed in the pump room; and the alarm was hard to hear in the passageway forward of the pump room, if audio is loud enough in the pump room, may suffice, or of not, install audio in the passageway. Recommend an alarm on the outside stern for better alarm recognition too. Evaluate all spaces for the need of the alarm. 46 CFR 143.235

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 30 January 2020
Resolution: RCVD ABS report. Installed new general alarm lights in lower engine room, both were tested and proved to be functioning to the satisfaction of ABS. Alarms were added in gen room, passageway forward of pump room and on outside bulkhead of stern.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Lighting (Accommodation)

Issued 29 January 2020 Resolved

Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas. Emergency lighting sources must provide for sufficient illumination under emergency conditions to facilitate egress from each space. The emergency lighting was very dim/useless in the 2 decks below the wheelhouse; was missing lighting in the bottom of the engine room, recommend at least a couple lights in different portions; was missing lighting in the pump room; was missing lighting in the forward hold near the fire lockers. Evaluate all spaces for the need of the alarm. 46 CFR 143.410

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 30 January 2020
Resolution: Installed new emergency light units in pilot house that illuminates stairs leading to pilot house and pilot house, one unit on 3rd deck that illuminates passageway, one unit in pump room, one unit in front hold, and one unit in deck locker on on STBD.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)

Issued 29 January 2020 Resolved

At least two lifebuoys on a towing vessel greater than 26 feet must be fitted with a floating electric water light approved under approval series 161.010 or 161.110. Only one ring buoy light was found, need an additional light for another ring buoy. 46 CFR 141.360(c)(2)

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 30 January 2020
Resolution: Vessel had acquired two more floating electric lights for lifebuoys. Vessel now has one working floating electric lifebuoy light installed on both port and starboard side of pilot house. Lights were tested to the satisfaction of the undersigned Surveyor.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system

Issued 26 January 2020 Resolved

The owner, managing operator, or master of a towing vessel must ensure that the vessel’s lifesaving and fire suppression and detection equipment complies with the applicable requirements of parts 141 and 142 of this subchapter and is in good working order. The fire detection sensor in the forward hold near the fire locker was covered by a bag to protect from previous painting, and it was obvious the painting was concluded and dried well before out inspection, making the sensor useless in the event of a fire. Bag was removed while on site, deficiency cleared on the spot. 46 CFR 140.650

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 29 January 2020
Resolution: Bag was removed in presence of inspector.

Casualty record · 33

25 April 2003Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 1782585

22 August 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2182077

16 October 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2228166

14 November 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2534621

20 September 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3066598

24 September 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3064744

2 October 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3073094

13 March 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3164005

27 November 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3646443

17 May 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3747973

12 September 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3848734

26 April 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4035731

11 June 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4341832

31 July 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4396871

13 November 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5022725

10 March 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5847219

24 February 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6361703

26 January 2020Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6896329

15 March 2020Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6927518

18 June 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6980142

26 August 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7044508

2 March 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7148623

13 March 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7160656

20 March 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7160825

6 May 2021Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 7195811

18 February 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7399445

9 September 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7557027

17 October 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7579056

24 December 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7634148

24 June 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7723887

8 September 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7790147

18 June 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7941335

10 February 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8077666

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.