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MERLE GONSOULIN

Towing Vessel · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)
Built
2016
Last inspected
9 July 2026
Documentation
Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
12
Deficiencies
1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with
7 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 9 July 2026
Recorded inspections12
…physical examinations5
…administrative events1
…with no type recorded6
Deficiencies 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 8 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

US Official No.
1270118
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDI9635
MISLE id
1392953
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-1392953

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)78.0 ft × 34.0 ft × 10.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 222 / net 178
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderBOURG DRY DOCK & SERVICE CO INC · BOURG, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2016
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portHOUMA, LA
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un
DocumentationValid · issued 23 June 2026 · expires 31 July 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 it222 - Simplified, Gross Ton
178 - 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.
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Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, 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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Inspected as a tow unit · 7

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.

MISS MONIE Towing Vessel · MISLE 201659 · 16 January 2024 · activity 8063487T&T 3058 Tank Barge · MISLE 874298 · 16 January 2024 · activity 8063487GONSOULIN 505 Tank Barge · MISLE 983817 · 16 January 2024 · activity 8063487GONSOULIN 119 Tank Barge · MISLE 39219 · 18 July 2020 · activity 7013970GONSOULIN 122 Tank Barge · MISLE 39222 · 18 July 2020 · activity 7013970ACT 103 Tank Barge · MISLE 1282095 · 19 April 2019 · activity 6710514ACT 104 Tank Barge · MISLE 1285878 · 19 April 2019 · activity 6710514

Inspection history · 12

9 July 2026 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8433654
16 January 2024 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8063487
17 July 2023 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7744726
3 April 2023 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7661533
4 October 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7571242
4 October 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7576522
18 July 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7013970
19 April 2019 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6667501
19 April 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6710514
21 September 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6545912
22 August 2018 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6520146
1 December 2016 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6049754

Deficiency record · 1

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 4 October 2022 Resolved
Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must: (1) Be maintained to ensure proper operation. Vessel's port side engine is not currently functioning, repair as original and provide technician's report.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 October 2022
Resolved 17 October 2022
Resolution: The Cummins KTA-38 engine was replace, alignments with the gear box were completed. All components were tested by the maintenance department and specialized technicians. All tests were satisfactory.

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.