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M/V S.J.
M/V S.J. is a 1976 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 11 inspections since 1993, most recently in January 2024, along with 9 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 1 casualty investigation in 2010.
Records from 1993 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 24 January 2024.
- Built
- 1976
- Last inspected
- 24 January 2024
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2010
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
24 January 2024
…with no type recorded4
Deficiencies
9 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
9 calendar years (1993–2024)
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
578277
WCY2410
145988
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-145988
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)44.3 ft × 16.0 ft × 5.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 37 / net 25
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderMAIN IRON WORKS INC · HOUMA LA, UNITED STATES · built 1976
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portHOUMA, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 14 November 2025 · expires 30 November 2026
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 it37 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
25 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
25 - 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.
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Inspected as a tow unit · 1
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.
BWS 150 Tank Barge · MISLE 43227 · 5 February 1993 · activity 101761Inspection history · 11
24 January 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7881306
20 January 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7624607
12 October 2021
Deficiency Check · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7331389
2 August 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7274867
18 August 2011
Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4118857
28 September 2010
Spot Check (Safety)
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3859114
28 September 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3901656
13 May 2005
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2357038
30 January 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1767571
25 March 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Grand Isle · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1510091
5 February 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 101761
Deficiency record · 9
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 24 January 2024
Resolved
(b) A towing vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date, charts, maps, and nautical publications for the intended voyag, including:
(1) Charts, including electronic charts acceptable to the Coast Guard, of appropriate scale to make safe navigation possible. Towing vessels operating on the Western Rivers must have maps of appropriate scale issued by the Army Corps of Engineer or a river authority.
The vessel did not have charts that were up to date.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 24 January 2024
Resolved
(g) Life Jackets must have the following attachments and fittings:
(1) Each life jac.ket 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.
The vessel had a life jacket in the captain state room that did not have a functioning light
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 24 January 2024
Resolved
(c) Lifebuoys must have the following attachments and fittings:
(2) 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, unless the towing vessel is limited to daytime operation, in which case no floating electric water light is required
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 20 January 2023
Resolved
"Closure devices must be provided for deckhouse or hull penetrations, which open to the exterior of the vessel and which may allow water to enter the vessel."
Vessel had weather-tight gasket on all of the water-tight doors. Replace gasket with water-tight gasket.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 20 January 2023
Resolved
"Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas."
There was not emergency lighting in the pilothouse. Install emergency lighting in the pilothouse.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Rudder angle indicator
Issued 20 January 2023
Resolved
"Each towing vessel equipped with rudder(s) must have a means to monitor and control the position of the rudder at each operating station."
Vessel did not have a way to monitor the position of the rudder in the operating station. Install a rudder angle indicator to monitor the position of the rudder.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 20 January 2023
Resolved
"The following systems must be equipped with gauges at the machinery location. Main engine lubricating oil pressure, main engine RPM, main engine cooling water temperature,auxiliary generator lubricating oil pressure, auxiliary generator engine RPM, and auxiliary generator engine cooling water temperature"
Vessel did not have all of the required gauges installed at the machinery location for the main engine and auxiliary generator. Install the required gauges at the machinery location.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 20 January 2023
Resolved
"Each towing vessel must be equipped with an industrial type first aid kit."
First aid kit on board the vessel was not being maintained and had expired medications inside. Acquire a new first aid kit.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 2 August 2021
Resolved
All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel is one of the associated fleet that has not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection within 90 days. If an inspection is not completed prior to this date, the action for this deficiency shall be changed to a 60 (Rectify deficiencies prior to movement) and the vessel may no long be permitted to operate.
Casualty record · 1
28 September 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3901656
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.