MARY FERN

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

MARY FERN is a 1977 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 1995, most recently in November 2024, along with 2 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2009 and 2019.

Records from 1995 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 13 November 2024.

Built: 1977
Last inspected: 13 November 2024
Documentation: Expired · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 19
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 4 investigations · 2009–2019
Inspected with: 30 other vessels

Identity

586798

—

WCY6389

153383

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367370950 (licence lapsed)

Maury page id

psix-153383

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations2

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded15

Years with a record 10 calendar years (1995–2024)

The 19 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)51.7 ft × 20.0 ft × 5.6 ft

Registered tonnagegross 69 / net 47

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderINMAN MARINE · BATCHTOWN, IL, UNITED STATES · built 1977

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portST. LOUIS, MO

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004

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 it69 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
47 - 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

WCY6389MMSI 367370950 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 31 July 2008, cancelled 13 October 2018

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 · 30

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 · 19

13 November 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8034254

8 July 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6742563

5 July 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6741828

25 January 2019 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6615901

25 January 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6625295

20 January 2012 Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4228789

18 June 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3769728

30 April 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3727499

16 May 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3582382

20 July 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1651707

19 September 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 283694

16 September 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 141052

7 July 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 717402

28 June 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 176299

21 June 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 13003

21 June 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 279478

21 October 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 717404

21 March 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 160207

24 August 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 382136

Deficiency record · 2

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

Issued 8 July 2019 Resolved

Assess post salvage condition of vessel and submit proposal detailing work items necessary to ensure compliance with 46 CFR Subchapter M to attending CG Marine Inspector.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 13 November 2024
Resolution: Vessel is still in Laid Up Status on blocks on the bank. There are no plans to return to service at this time.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 25 January 2019 Resolved

As a result of the fire, significant damage to vessel structures, systems and equipment resulted.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 13 November 2024
Resolution: Vessel is still in Laid Up Status on blocks on the bank. There are no plans to return to service at this time.

Casualty record · 4

16 May 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3582382

30 April 2010Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · at L&D 25 · activity 3727499

25 January 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6625295

5 July 2019Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6741828

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.

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.