MARGE MCFARLIN

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

Built: 1976
Last inspected: 8 September 2025
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 80
Deficiencies: 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 55 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 8 September 2025

Recorded inspections80

…physical examinations9

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded67

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

575287

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WYR2965

143455

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-143455

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)144.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 10.6 ft

Registered tonnagegross 474 / net 322

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderNASHVILLE BRIDGE CO · NASHVILLE TN, UNITED STATES · built 1976

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portST LOUIS, MO

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un

DocumentationValid · issued 17 February 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it474 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
322 - 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.

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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 · 55

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 · 80

8 September 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8229842

26 April 2023 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7675988

12 April 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7667423

28 September 2021 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7322093

27 October 2019 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6843355

27 October 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6851488

22 October 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6839710

22 October 2019 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6839860

4 July 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6742416

7 January 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6608487

28 September 2018 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6554756

2 August 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6503558

1 August 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6499792

10 July 2018 Administration · Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6473993

25 May 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6433774

2 October 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6281859

28 June 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6221154

12 August 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5970870

12 June 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5014941

28 May 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5014922

4 May 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5037588

16 February 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4989278

31 January 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4795664

3 October 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4764487

24 September 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4726628

15 August 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4828021

23 July 2013 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4661837

22 July 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4940800

19 January 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4228429

24 December 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4215705

6 September 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4139242

3 May 2011 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4001339

20 August 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3839667

31 May 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3224773

14 September 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3061212

28 August 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2762414

22 August 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2762145

11 July 2006 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2709736

27 December 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2556847

12 October 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2541590

10 October 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2512587

24 July 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2440411

23 May 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2086091

23 May 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2086161

30 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1989930

20 March 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1828273

19 February 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1856137

6 April 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1618960

20 March 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1598090

20 May 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 63083

29 January 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 160457

24 September 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 90617

27 July 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 280619

15 June 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 134149

8 January 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 18612

14 December 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 275084

13 October 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 22181

19 September 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 89517

11 March 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 427078

28 January 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 86660

28 January 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 427143

17 March 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 190209

17 March 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 760156

29 August 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 19787

18 August 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4444

31 May 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 50366

23 November 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 163365

7 May 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 96201

20 February 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 188169

15 August 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 93471

15 February 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 756303

14 February 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 199051

20 December 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 674734

16 December 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 653146

26 October 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 371832

26 August 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 61219

26 August 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 360752

31 October 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 27994

2 August 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 34610

20 June 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 135682

Deficiency record · 7

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

Issued 27 October 2019 Resolved

Issued verbal 835 for vessel to remain moored MM 277 until Marine Inspector could attend to validate Port Clutch inspection.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 29 October 2019
Resolved 27 October 2019
Resolution: Attended vessel, validated clutch was within manufacture specs witnessed testing ahead and astern.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 22 October 2019 Resolved

Prior to getting underway a technician must examine all hydraulic components of the steering system to include the directional control valves and provide report for review and acceptance to the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety [name withheld] attesting that they are functioning as designed.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 24 October 2019
Resolved 23 October 2019
Resolution: resolved to satisfaction of CID

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 28 September 2018 Resolved

Fouled Port Screw. Vessel moored at MM 292.4. Divers on the way out

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 29 September 2018
Resolved 29 September 2018
Resolution: Divers came out and cut approx 30 feet of whinch cable out of wheel and cork nozzle.

Documentation

Issued 26 October 1994 Resolved

VESSEL HAD NO CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION ON BOARD.

Condition: Unknown
Due 27 October 1994
Resolved 1 November 1994

Construction/Loadline

Issued 26 October 1994 Resolved

VESSEL HAD SAMUEL M. FLEMING MARKED ON STERN AND FOWARD HULL. G.B. PICKETT JR. WAS DISPLAYED ON SIDE BOARDS.

Condition: Unknown
Due 27 October 1994
Resolved 1 November 1994

Documentation

Issued 26 October 1994 Resolved

CERTIFICATE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ON BOARD WAS ISSUED TO THE M/V SAMUEL M. FLEMING WITH THE OPERATOR BEING INGRAM BARGE COMPANY.

Condition: Unknown
Due 27 October 1994
Resolved 1 November 1994

Deck/Cargo

Issued 26 October 1994 Resolved

THE WORKBOAT ON BOARD WAS NOT STATE REGISTERED AND DISPLAYED NO NUMBERING AS REQUIRED.

Condition: Unknown
Due 16 December 1994
Resolved 16 December 1994

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.