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MV CAPTAIN

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

MV CAPTAIN is a 1976 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 29 inspections since 1999, most recently in September 2025, along with 15 deficiencies, 1 operational control, 1 with no removal date recorded and 4 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2018.

Records from 1999 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 12 September 2025.

Built
1976
Last inspected
12 September 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
29
Deficiencies
15 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
1 with no removal date recorded
Casualties
4 investigations · 2006–2018
Inspected with
5 other vessels
Also recorded as
1 other name

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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 12 September 2025
Recorded inspections29
…physical examinations12
…administrative events4
…with no type recorded13
Deficiencies 15 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls 1 with no removal date recorded
Years with a record 18 calendar years (1999–2025)
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

US Official No.
571495
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDB8561
MISLE id
140240
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-140240

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)57.1 ft × 24.0 ft × 8.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 133 / net 91
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderA J SERRETTE BOAT CO · BUTTE LAROSE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1976
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portHOUMA, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 7 January 2026 · 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 it91 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
133 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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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29 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 15 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 1 operational control with the dates imposed and removed; 5 vessels inspected with it, by name and date; 1 other recorded name, with years; 4 casualty investigations, with date and classification; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port, endorsements, dates. The counts in the summary above are the same counts, and they are free.

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Vessel history report
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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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Inspected as a tow unit · 5

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.

TURN FUELER Tank Barge · MISLE 484452 · 10 May 2018 · activity 6416116SMITTY 16 Tank Barge · MISLE 434125 · 19 August 2011 · activity 4120785OLGA G. STONE Towing Vessel · MISLE 202890 · 9 March 2010 · activity 3697518S 30 Tank Barge · MISLE 370030 · 9 March 2010 · activity 3697518TURN FUELER Tank Barge · MISLE 484452 · 9 March 2010 · activity 3697518TURN FUELER Tank Barge · MISLE 484452 · 23 March 2006 · activity 2608942UNCLE BUD Towing Vessel · MISLE 131538 · 12 April 1999 · activity 29724

Inspection history · 29

12 September 2025 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8233240
30 May 2024 COI Inspection · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7916341
14 August 2023 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7765007
21 September 2022 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7565055
8 September 2022 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7548713
25 August 2021 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7296430
9 July 2020 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7001702
29 November 2019 Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6864491
11 June 2019 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6710356
10 May 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6416116
19 August 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4120785
25 January 2011 Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3934452
9 March 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3697518
20 January 2009 Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3397517
14 November 2008 Administration
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3363436
11 September 2006 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2775754
24 March 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2608689
24 March 2006 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2608742
23 March 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2608942
22 February 2006 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2589985
13 April 2005 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MIDET EAST BANK DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2332835
8 January 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1740311
27 March 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 76887
18 December 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 763179
7 November 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 190388
16 October 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 771673
12 October 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 88353
12 October 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 210984
12 April 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 29724

Deficiency record · 15

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 24 September 2025 Resolved
ITV's with an area of operation of Lakes, Bays, and Sounds >3 miles from shore are required to carry 6 day and 6 night visual distress signals. Vessel did not have a sufficient number of day and night signals.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 24 September 2025
Resolution: Received proof of rectification from vsl rep via photo of the required number of distress signals in the F LOGAN's flare kit.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 24 September 2025 Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a means of smoke detection in berthing spaces and lounges. Vessel did not have smoke detectors in berthings.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 24 September 2025
Resolution: Received proof of rectification from vsl rep via photos of smoke detectors installed in each berthing space.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 14 August 2023 Resolved
Each lifejacket must have a life jacket light approved under approval series 161.012 or 161.112 securely attached to the front shoulder area of the life jacket. All five life jacket lights expired in June 2023. Replace life jacket lights with appropriate lights that are in date.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 August 2023
Resolved 15 August 2023
Resolution: Proper lights were installed on all lifejackets.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 14 August 2023 Resolved
When worn at night, the work vest must be equipped with a light that meets the requirements of 46 CFR 141.340(g)(1). Two of the four work vests were not equipped with lights. Provide appropriate lights for work vests.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 21 August 2023
Resolved 15 August 2023
Resolution: Proper lights were installed on all workvests.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)
Issued 14 August 2023 Resolved
Individuals, who are not crewmembers, on board a towing vessel must receive a safety orientation prior to getting underway or as soon as practicable thereafter, to include: (a) The location, operation, and use of lifesaving equipment; (b) Emergency procedures; (c) Methods to notify crewmembers in the event of an emergency; and (d) Prevention of falls overboard. No documentation of non-crewmember orientation could be provided. Provide objective evidence that appropriate non-crewmember orientation is being conducted.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 August 2023
Resolved 15 August 2023
Resolution: Company created a non crewmember orientation checklist
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 8 September 2022 Resolved
At least two lifebuoys must be fitted with a floating electric water light approved under approval series 161.010 or 161.110. Both water light batteries were found with corroded spring terminals. Replace batteries with a manufacturer approved type.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 September 2022
Resolved 21 September 2022
Resolution: Provided satisfactory photographic evidence of compliance.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 8 September 2022 Resolved
If more than one lifebuoy is carried, at least one must not have a lifeline attached. All ring life buoys on board were found with lifelines attached. Remove one lifeline.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 21 September 2022
Resolved 21 September 2022
Resolution: Provided satisfactory photographic evidence of compliance.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 8 September 2022 Resolved
Each life float must be fitted with a lifeline, pendants, a painter and floating electric water light. Water light was found with an expired battery. Replace battery with a manufacturer approved type.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 September 2022
Resolved 21 September 2022
Resolution: Provided satisfactory photographic evidence of compliance.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Radio life-saving appliances
Issued 8 September 2022 Resolved
Each towing vessel that operates solely on rivers need not carry survival craft if it carries a 406 MHz Cat 1 EPIRB meeting 47 CFR part 80. EPIRB found with expired battery. Replace battery with a manufacturer approved type.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 September 2022
Resolved 21 September 2022
Resolution: Provided satisfactory photographic evidence of compliance.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 8 September 2022 Resolved
If a dedicated stowage locker is provided for storage of flammable or combustible products, it must be secured to the vessel. The current stowage locker is not secured to the vessel.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 22 September 2022
Resolved 21 September 2022
Resolution: Provided satisfactory photographic evidence of compliance.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 25 August 2021 Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failure and fire and shock hazards. Vessel had 3 extension strips and power strips daisy-chained to the battery back up. 46 CFR 143.400
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 26 August 2021
Resolution: Vessel removed the multiple power strips.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 25 August 2021 Resolved
A 40-B portable fire extinguisher must be located near the storage of flammable or combustible products. Vessel did not have a portable fire extinguisher near their paint locker. 46 CFR 142.225
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 26 August 2021
Resolution: Vessel installed new portable fire extinguisher.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 29 November 2019 Resolved
Inspector observed severe deterioration and pitting on the replaced port shaft, unable to measure depth of pits with standard pit gauge. Port shaft was replaced. O/O instructed to make starboard shaft available for inspection.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 2 December 2019
Resolved 9 December 2019
Resolution: Severe pitting was identified on the starboard shaft. STBD shaft was replaced.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 29 November 2019 Resolved
Observed severe cracking on both propeller hubs. Cracking continued completely around every blade of both propellers. Remove both propellers and have serviced to certified condition. If propellers cannot be returned to certifiable condition, replace propellers.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 2 December 2019
Resolved 23 December 2019
Resolution: Propellers delivered to Johnny's prop shop(ABS Certified propeller shop) both condemned. used reconditioned propellers were installed on vessel. Newly installed propellers were inspected by Johnny's propeller shop to ABS standards.
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Strut/Cross Tie
Issued 24 March 2006 Resolved
Stbd wheel, rudder support, rudder, rudder stock, packing, shaft, cutlass bearing and packing replaced with all cathodic protection. Port wheeland cutlass bearing, replaced
Due 23 May 2006
Resolved 23 May 2006
Resolution: All dry dock work completed.

Casualty record · 4

23 March 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2608942
9 March 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3697518
19 August 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4120785
10 May 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6416116
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.

Recorded names · 1

F LOGAN (2006–2018). 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.