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SAMUEL J

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named SAMUEL J · FLORIDA MARINE TRANSPORTERS, INC. operator of record, 2023

SAMUEL J is a 1976 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 63 inspections since 1987, most recently in March 2026, along with 3 deficiencies and 22 casualty investigations between 2002 and 2026.

Records from 1987 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 6 March 2026.

Built: 1976
Last inspected: 6 March 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 63
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 22 investigations · 2002–2026
Inspected with: 62 other vessels
Also recorded as: 2 other names

Identity

US Official No.

575860

IMO number

8850956 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

WDC2421

MISLE id

143942

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

366992890, 368269040

Maury page id

psix-143942

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations5

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded55

Years with a record 31 calendar years (1987–2026)

The 63 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)107.0 ft × 34.1 ft × 8.7 ft

Registered tonnagegross 380 / net 258

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderHILLMAN BARGE & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY · BROWNSVILLE, PA, UNITED STATES · built 1976

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 17 July 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 it380 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
258 - 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 September 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.

Radio station licence

WDC2421MMSI 366992890 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 4 September 2024, expires 24 November 2034

WDN3167MMSI 368269040 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 21 July 2022, expires 21 July 2032

WXZ3705MMSI not assigned · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 6 August 1997, cancelled 14 January 2003 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)

FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown. A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.

Inspected as a tow unit · 62

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 · 63

6 March 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8341426

23 May 2024 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7917954

23 May 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7923133

4 January 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7624066

14 September 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7559883

15 December 2021 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7416773

25 March 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7162762

9 September 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6808399

9 September 2019 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6815049

6 August 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6502532

16 July 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6481535

27 June 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6465149

25 June 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6459814

30 April 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6403429

22 February 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6359461

7 September 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6262568

20 November 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5839223

14 February 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4534045

22 January 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4529657

28 November 2012 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4495263

13 August 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4409646

6 December 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4203831

22 May 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4035970

23 February 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3951896

28 September 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3859058

27 September 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3865242

7 July 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3534607

23 March 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3439659

14 November 2008 Administration

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3363335

18 August 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3302855

15 April 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3185213

1 July 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2985488

29 March 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2898455

16 November 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2835356

1 November 2006 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2812013

18 May 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2383696

13 April 2005 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MIDET EAST BANK DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2332818

27 December 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2265179

8 February 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2025698

12 January 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1983234

29 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1978892

29 August 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1890753

19 May 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1798936

2 March 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1753425

11 December 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1719878

14 August 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 83190

25 October 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD ST. PAUL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 106330

25 October 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD ST. PAUL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 135900

4 October 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD PEORIA · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 165399

19 June 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 65855

22 May 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 113661

14 March 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 165166

16 October 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 27029

10 September 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 113257

23 September 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 395871

25 July 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 165267

9 October 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 40019

2 December 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 73651

29 June 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD PEORIA · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 79469

27 May 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 144326

2 May 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 83725

24 February 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 683448

28 August 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 318223

Deficiency record · 3

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Ballast, fuel and other tanks

Issued 28 May 2024 Resolved

A vessel must be operated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and in such a manner as to afford protection against hazards to life, property, and the environment. Bilge spaces in compartment forward of engine room found to have an accumulation of diesel fuel. Heavy wastage found along bottom bulkheads of fuel oil tanks in vicinity of fuel accumulation. Fuel seepage found in two locations along weld seem. Remove fuel from tank, have tank and adjacent space certified gas free by certified marine chemist for CG marine inspector attendance, conduct ultrasonic testing of fuel tank bulkhead in vicinity of weeps to determine potential wastage, provide results to attending inspector. Provide proposed plan to CG inspectors once scope of repairs determined.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 29 June 2024
Resolved 10 June 2024
Resolution: Cropped out and inserted 8' x 20" x 5/16 replacement plate.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Ballast, fuel and other tanks

Issued 23 May 2024 Resolved

A vessel must be operated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and in such a manner as to afford protection against hazards to life, property, and the environment. Bilge spaces in compartment forward of engine room found to have an accumulation of diesel fuel. Heavy wastage found along bottom bulkheads of fuel oil tanks in vicinity of fuel accumulation. Clean all oil and debris from entire space and make space available for inspection by CG Marine Inspector to determine possible leaks. This vessel is permitted to transit light ship from Georgetown PA to Bellaire OH for cleaning and repairs.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 30 May 2024
Resolved 29 May 2024
Resolution: Space pumped and cleaned. Weepage found coming from two locations along weld seem at tank bottom. Issued new CG-835v for further inspection and repairs.

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

Issued 9 September 2019 Resolved

Complete repairs to the port main engine # 1 turbo. Turbo overheated and ignited due to debris in the port exhaust stack. Provide technical repair report from a qualified representative to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 18 September 2019
Resolved 10 September 2019
Resolution: The port turbo was replaced and the stack was cleaned to remove any possible containments.

Casualty record · 22

11 December 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1719878

2 March 2003Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1753425

29 March 2007Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · at LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RR DRAWBRIDGE · activity 2898455

1 July 2007Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 2985488

23 March 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3439659

27 September 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3865242

22 May 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD BRIDGE · activity 4035970

6 December 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4203831

13 August 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4409646

22 January 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4529657

20 November 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5839223

22 February 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at I-24 HIGHWAY BRIDGE · activity 6359461

30 April 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at I-24 HIGHWAY BRIDGE · activity 6403429

27 June 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 6465149

16 July 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6481535

6 August 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6502532

9 September 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6808399

25 March 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7162762

14 September 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 7559883

4 January 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7624066

23 May 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7923133

6 March 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at POMEROY-MASON BRIDGE · activity 8341426

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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.

Recorded names · 2

S/R MEMPHIS (2002), MEMPHIS (2003). 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.