UNCLE JOE

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named UNCLE JOE

UNCLE JOE is a 1977 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 21 inspections since 1990, most recently in May 2026, along with 5 deficiencies and 1 operational control, 1 with no removal date recorded.

Records from 1990 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 13 May 2026.

Built: 1977
Last inspected: 13 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 21
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: 1 with no removal date recorded
Inspected with: 2 other vessels

Identity

582498

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WDK8299

149665

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

368092790

Maury page id

psix-149665

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations12

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded6

Years with a record 16 calendar years (1990–2026)

The 21 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)53.0 ft × 21.5 ft × 7.6 ft

Registered tonnagegross 86 / net 58

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderPHILLIP DITTA · MADISONVILLE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1977

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 17 July 2026 · expires 30 June 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 it86 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
58 - 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

WDK8299MMSI 368092790 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 14 May 2019, expires 14 May 2029

WDB8577MMSI 366961080 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 7 May 2014, cancelled 2 April 2024 · 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 · 2

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.

TT25001 Tank Barge · MISLE 50465 · 31 October 1995 · activity 162086 JOHN MICHAEL E Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 49892 · 31 October 1992 · activity 51913

Inspection history · 21

13 May 2026 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8372670

8 May 2025 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8123448

3 February 2025 Hull Examination · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8074623

16 September 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8003815

25 June 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7942368

25 May 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7696527

16 June 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7479564

5 May 2021 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7202589

4 May 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7188777

30 January 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Grand Isle · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6900377

13 January 2020 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6888137

31 May 2011 Industry Initiated Exam · Administration · MTSA Verification · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4028425

19 November 2008 Administration

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3366341

7 June 2007 Uninspected Other

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2954428

8 August 2006 Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2739858

22 February 2006 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2589627

30 December 2003 Security Plan Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1979778

31 October 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 162086

14 September 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 370753

31 October 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 51913

24 September 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 537045

Deficiency record · 5

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Openings to cargo area, doors, ... scuttles

Issued 4 May 2021 Resolved

The master or officer in charge must ensure that all doors designed to be weathertight function properly. The Port & Stbd engineroom and Stbd galley weathertight doors on the main deck superstructure lacked a weathertight seal due to inadequate dog adjustments, thus preventing a weathertight seal. Vessel shall make Port & Stbd engineroom and Stbd galley doors weathertight. 46 CFR 140.610(b)

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 18 May 2021
Resolved 5 May 2021
Resolution: Received objective evidence photos of Port & Stbd engineroom and Stbd galley weathertight doors properly adjusted to make a weathertight seal.

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches

Issued 4 May 2021 Resolved

Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas. Emergency lighting sources must provide for sufficient illumination under emergency conditions to facilitate egress from each space. Vessel's emergency lighting for the Stbd 2nd deck berthing space was inoperable. Vessel shall repair/replace emergency lighting in the Stbd 2nd deck berthing space. 46 CFR 143.410(b)

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 18 May 2021
Resolved 5 May 2021
Resolution: Received objective evidence photo of emergency lighting for the Stbd 2nd deck berthing space installed and operating properly.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts

Issued 18 March 2020 Resolved

Each towing vessel 39.4 feet or more in length must carry onboard and maintain marine charts or maps of the areas to be transited and must be either current editions or currently corrected. Vessel did not have corrected charts or current editions at time of inspection. Vessel shall ensure current or corrected charts are onboard the vessel at all times.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 1 April 2020
Resolved 31 March 2020
Resolution: Vessel rep submitted email with pictures of current and corrected charts for area of operation.

Lifesaving

Issued 14 September 1994 Resolved

DURING INSPECTION OF PFD'S IT WAS NOTED THAT TWO OF THE FOUR ONBOARD WERE NOT COAST GUARD APPROVED AND WITHOUT PROPER RETRO. THE PFD'S WERE OLD WITH NO APPROVAL STAMP, MADE IN BRAZIL. MK1JWR

Condition: Unknown
Due 22 September 1994
Resolved 22 September 1994

Navigation

Issued 14 September 1994 Resolved

STBD RUNNING LIGHT HAD DEFFECTIVE LENS COVER WHICH DISPLAYED IMPROPER LIGHTING CHARACTERISTICS.

Condition: Unknown
Due 22 September 1994
Resolved 22 September 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.