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JOYCE ELAINE

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

JOYCE ELAINE is a 1978 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 17 inspections since 1996, most recently in May 2023, along with 4 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2021.

Records from 1996 to 2023. Most recent: inspection, 1 May 2023.

Built
1978
Last inspected
1 May 2023
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
17
Deficiencies
4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
1 investigation · 2021
Inspected with
3 other vessels

Identity

US Official No.
589497
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDD3342
MISLE id
155771
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
368173470
Maury page id
psix-155771

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations6
…administrative events3
…with no type recorded8
Years with a record 15 calendar years (1996–2023)
The 17 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.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 3 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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)46.7 ft × 20.0 ft × 6.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 60 / net 45
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderUNITED SHPBLDG & REP INC · VINTON, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1978
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portHOUMA, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 5 December 2025 · expires 31 December 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 it60 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
45 - 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

WDL8847MMSI 368173470 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 12 December 2020, expires 12 December 2030
WDD3342MMSI 367129150 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 8 June 2016, cancelled 26 July 2021
WDC2160MMSI 366988790 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 5 November 2004, cancelled 10 January 2015
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 · 3

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.

CAPT. JIM Towing Vessel · MISLE 146265 · 18 September 2019 · activity 6815976CMT Y NOT 4 Freight Barge · MISLE 1053367 · 18 September 2019 · activity 6815976FRAUKE Freight Ship · MISLE 1111458 · 18 September 2019 · activity 6815976

Inspection history · 17

1 May 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7678985
19 July 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7511822
23 April 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7183184
18 September 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6815976
21 September 2016 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6009524
7 October 2015 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5801921
6 September 2012 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4436964
22 June 2012 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4368129
7 October 2011 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4163313
28 November 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3640720
17 December 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3381321
27 November 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2830087
8 July 2006 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2706005
30 January 2004 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1999522
5 July 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 214195
3 August 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 95721
16 July 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 393544

Deficiency record · 4

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 19 July 2022 Resolved
All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have onboard a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel has not scheduled an inspection or obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection immediately and the vessel may no longer be permitted to operate.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 19 July 2022
Resolved 1 May 2023
Resolution: Deficiency closed due to length of time in unresolved status. Ensure deficiency is inspected for compliance upon future inspection.
Unknown
Issued 16 July 1996 Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
Condition: Unknown
Due 15 August 1996
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Documentation
Issued 16 July 1996 Resolved
M/V [name withheld] was missing the prohibited oil discharge placard.
Condition: Unknown
Due 15 August 1996
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Navigation
Issued 16 July 1996 Resolved
Vessel was missing bell.
Condition: Unknown
Due 15 August 1996
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past

Casualty record · 1

23 April 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7183184
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.