JUDITH ELLEN

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

JUDITH ELLEN is a 1977 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 41 inspections since 1995, most recently in January 2026, along with 4 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 10 casualty investigations between 2003 and 2026.

Records from 1995 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 24 January 2026.

Built: 1977
Last inspected: 24 January 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 41
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 10 investigations · 2003–2026
Inspected with: 21 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 24 January 2026

Recorded inspections41

…physical examinations10

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded28

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 19 calendar years (1995–2026)

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

579003

8850968

WDC2459

146582

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-146582

Documentation record

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

Registered tonnagegross 396 / net 269

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderHILLMAN BARGE & CONST CO · BROWNSVILLE, PA, UNITED STATES · built 1977

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portMOBILE, AL

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 13 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 it396 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
269 - 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.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 21

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 · 41

24 January 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8301841

20 October 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8255609

31 March 2025 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8103063

14 March 2025 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8095618

10 January 2025 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8060853

10 January 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8064743

17 October 2023 DAPI Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7818198

12 October 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7809938

30 March 2023 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7659942

19 July 2021 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7261353

16 June 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7227863

16 June 2021 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7228039

7 January 2021 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7121101

28 November 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5032039

17 April 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4570682

21 August 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4419652

2 December 2011 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4204938

16 October 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4169780

10 August 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3562149

10 August 2009 Uninspected Other

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3607634

7 August 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3020803

24 May 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2940261

3 September 2004 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2185782

23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1978871

24 February 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD PEORIA · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1748581

21 February 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1751051

1 March 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1601142

7 January 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 176614

28 March 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 276382

12 May 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 111206

31 January 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 107809

11 June 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 89041

11 June 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 97248

15 April 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 414882

24 January 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 160546

30 October 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 111176

30 September 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 107216

14 August 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 39946

8 October 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 117060

8 October 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 153294

30 April 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 15442

Deficiency record · 4

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

Issued 31 March 2025 Resolved

Vessel reported port main propulsion clutch beginning to fail. Provide tech report and repairs to the satisfaction of TPO. Vessel may transit with assist vessels to Jeffboat fleeting area.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 24 April 2025
Resolution: Re-built clutch, leak checked and operational test SAT IAW TPO and tech report.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 17 October 2023 Resolved

Bellaire Harbor Services did not meet the pre-employment drug testing requirements of 46 CFR 16.210 when hiring trip pilots.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 17 October 2023
Resolved 16 November 2023
Resolution: Issued LOW for failure to meet requirements of 46 CFR 16.210

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

Issued 16 June 2021 Resolved

Starboard engine is sustained a catastrophic failure, causing small flash fire.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 1 August 2021
Resolved 5 April 2023
Resolution: Received copy of 2022 internal annual survey report that indicates that all machinery is operating in accordance with 46 CFR 143.205. See attached report.

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

Issued 7 January 2021 Resolved

Vls lost port MDE due to throwing a piston rod. Vsl to repair MDE to satisfaction of attending CG Marine Inspector. Authorized to proceed lightboat to Paducah, on stbd engine, to effect permanent repairs.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Resolved 5 April 2023
Resolution: Received copy of 2022 internal annual survey report that indicates that all machinery is operating in accordance with 46 CFR 143.205. See attached report.

Casualty record · 10

21 February 2003Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1751051

24 May 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2940261

7 August 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3020803

10 August 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3562149

16 October 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4169780

21 August 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4419652

28 November 2014Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 5032039

16 June 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7227863

10 January 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8064743

24 January 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8301841

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.