SOUTHERN SWAG

Towing Vessel · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

SOUTHERN SWAG is a 2017 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 8 inspections since 2018, most recently in November 2025, along with 15 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2021.

Records from 2018 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 12 November 2025.

Built: 2017
Last inspected: 12 November 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 8
Deficiencies: 15 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2021
Inspected with: 1 other vessel

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 November 2025

Recorded inspections8

…physical examinations3

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 15 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 6 calendar years (2018–2025)

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

1281021

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WDL6657

1469753

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1469753

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)48.0 ft × 24.0 ft × 6.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 46 / net 37

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderDIVERSIFIED MARINE SERVICES LLC · BOURG, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2017

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portMOBILE, AL

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 19 June 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 it46 - Simplified, Gross Ton
37 - Simplified, 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.

JUDSON B Towing Vessel · MISLE 175533 · 3 January 2021 · activity 7118900

Inspection history · 8

12 November 2025 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8261211

14 November 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7824602

3 January 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7118900

31 August 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7090238

19 August 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7037498

8 June 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6970898

27 March 2019 Initial Certification · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6650619

14 August 2018 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6513584

Deficiency record · 15

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 19 August 2020 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 100% of the vessels that has not obtained a valid COI.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 17 August 2021
Resolution: See Misle Activity #7090238

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries

Issued 7 May 2019 Resolved

Vessels Fall overboard prevention procedures do not specifically address the items listed in 46CFR140.425. Produce Fall overboard prevention procedures in line with the requirements.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 June 2019
Resolved 7 June 2019
Resolution: Cleared, Vessel added Fall overboard prevention procedures.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries

Issued 7 May 2019 Resolved

Vessels navigation assessment are not recorded as described in 46CFR140.635(d). Record navigation assessment considerations per 46CFR140.635(a)1-13.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 June 2019
Resolved 7 June 2019
Resolution: Cleared, navigation assessment added into TVR.

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Radio log (diary)

Issued 7 May 2019 Resolved

Vessel is subject to bridge to bridge requirements per 33CFR26.03(a)3 and unable to provide station logs as described by 47CFR80.409(f)(3). Ensure Radiotelephony record logs entries47CFR80.409(f)(3) paragraphs (e)(1), (3), (5) (6), (7), (10), and (11) of this section.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 June 2019
Resolved 7 June 2019
Resolution: Cleared, station logs are kept in hard copy

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 7 May 2019 Resolved

Vessels flammable locker stowage locker does not indicated a adequate level of protection as required by 46CFR142.225. Install new flammable locker.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 June 2019
Resolved 7 June 2019
Resolution: Cleared flammable locker stowage, vessel provided another suitable steel container that provides an equivalent level of protection.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system

Issued 7 May 2019 Resolved

Vessels Fire-detection system is not certified and inspected by a registered professional engineer as described in 46CFR142.330(a)7. Provide letter to CG by a technician with qualifications as a National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) level IV fire alarm engineering technician, or by an authorized classification society with equivalent experience, that shows compliance with paragraphs (a)(1) through (6) of this section

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 June 2019
Resolved 7 June 2019
Resolution: Cleared, Produced evidence of letter. See Documents

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 7 May 2019 Resolved

Vessels flammable locker stowage is not equipped with a 40 B:C portable fire extinguisher must be located near the cabinet as required by 46CFR142.225(d). Install a B-II portable fire extinguisher near the cabinet.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 June 2019
Resolved 7 June 2019
Resolution: Cleared, 40 B:C portable fire extinguisher mounted to locker.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes

Issued 7 May 2019 Resolved

Vessels fire pump only produced 10 PSI at the pump discharge gage and does not meet the minimum requirements of a pitot-tube pressure of at least 344 kilopascals (kPa) (50 pounds per square inch (psi)) As required by 142.325. Repair the Fire pump to ensure it meets the proper pressure

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 June 2019
Resolved 7 June 2019
Resolution: Cleared, pump showed 60 PSI.

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm

Issued 7 May 2019 Resolved

Vessel does not have audible and visual alarms auxiliary generator engine low lubricating oil pressure and Low hydraulic steering fluid levels at the operating station as described by 46CFR143.230(a)(3) and (6). Install the proper alarms.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 June 2019
Resolved 7 June 2019
Resolution: Cleared. Vessel installed alarms.

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm

Issued 7 May 2019 Resolved

Vessels General alarm can not be heard in the crew berthing on second deck and does not meet the requirements as described by 46CFR143.235b (2). Install a repeater that is capable of notifying persons in the above space

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 June 2019
Resolved 7 June 2019
Resolution: Cleared, vessel installed general alarm in crew berthing.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition

Issued 7 May 2019 Resolved

Vessels work vests were not equipped with life jacket lights as described in 46CFR140.430(a). Install life jacket lights on all work vests.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 7 May 2019
Resolution: Approved work vest lights were installed to all work vest's by the completion of the inspection.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 7 May 2019 Resolved

Vessels work vests storage container containing a work vest was not marked “WORK VEST” as described by 46CFR140.430(a). Mark all work vest storage containers

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 7 May 2019
Resolution: Storage container containing work vests was marked “WORK VEST” by the completion of the inspection.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 7 May 2019 Resolved

Vessels water light does not have a 3 to 6 feet lanyard with a corrosion-resistant clip as required by 46CFR141.360(b)3. Ensure all lifebuoy floating electric water light are installed as described above.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 7 May 2019
Resolution: 3 to 6 feet lanyard with a corrosion-resistant clip were installed by the completion of the inspection

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 7 May 2019 Resolved

Vessel only has one lifebuoy floating electric water light and does not meet the minimum requirement of 2 as required by 46CFR141.360(b)3. Install one additional lifebuoy floating electric water light.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 7 May 2019
Resolution: Vessel installed one additional lifebuoy floating electric water light by the completion of the inspection.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for survival craft

Issued 27 March 2019 Resolved

Vessel life float is not fitted with a painter per 46CFR141.325(c). Add a painter to Life Float.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 7 May 2019
Resolution: Vessel added a painter to Life Float by the completion of the inspection.

Casualty record · 1

3 January 2021Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 7118900

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.