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FRANKIE WISEMAN
Towing Vessel · Built 2020s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named FRANKIE WISEMAN · FLORIDA MARINE TRANSPORTERS, INC. operator of record, 2023
FRANKIE WISEMAN is a 2020 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 2019, most recently in July 2026, along with 3 deficiencies and 5 casualty investigations between 2020 and 2026.
Records from 2019 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 19 July 2026.
- Built
- 2020
- Last inspected
- 19 July 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 5 investigations · 2020–2026
Identity
1304371
WDL6398
1573086
Flag
UNITED STATES
368150340
Maury page id
psix-1573086
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded5
Years with a record
6 calendar years (2019–2026)
The 13 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)116.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 11.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 469 / net 355
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)116.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 11.5 ft
ITC tonnagegross 549 / net 164
BuilderShark Tech LLC · BAYOU LA BATRE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2020
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 11 May 2026 · expires 31 May 2028
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 it549 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
469 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
164 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
355 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
469 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
164 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
355 - 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
WDL6398MMSI 368150340 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 18 June 2020, expires 18 June 2030
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 · 4
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.
174 Freight Barge · MISLE 442160 · 23 June 2021 · activity 7240565HB 1616 Freight Barge · MISLE 1268274 · 23 June 2021 · activity 7240565FMTA 1538B Freight Barge · MISLE 1327869 · 5 March 2021 · activity 7152962HFL 427 Tank Barge · MISLE 1267365 · 10 October 2020 · activity 7076911Inspection history · 13
19 July 2026
Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8441902
14 June 2026
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8403972
14 June 2026
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8437034
12 May 2026
Damage Survey · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8371555
12 May 2026
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8381171
19 June 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8162740
26 September 2024
Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8009586
24 June 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7941415
23 June 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7240565
5 March 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7152962
3 February 2021
TPO Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7137258
10 October 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7076911
10 July 2019
Administrative Inspection · Construction Oversight · Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight · Initial Certification · Plan Review (Other than "T")
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6744941
Deficiency record · 3
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 19 July 2026
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions.
The STBD gear box is losing oil pressure and reducing the engine RPM's. Troubleshoot and repair the issue and clear to the satifaction of an attending TPO Surveyor (Sabine).
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 14 June 2026
Resolved
46 CFR 143.205(a)
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons on-board under normal and emergency conditions. ITV FRANKIE WISEMAN got debris stuck in STBD Wheel Prove proper operation of the Starboard wheel prior to resuming commercial towing operations.
***In lieu of Coast Guard attendance, the Third Party Organization, ABS, may accept/approve the repairs and provide a report to the Coast Guard inspector listed below***
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear
Issued 12 May 2026
Resolved
02105 - Each towing vessel equipped with rudder(s) must have a means to monitor and control the position of the rudder at each operating station. The vessel reported a failure of their No.1 Steering pump which rendered that system inoperable. Affect appropriate repairs IAW company TSMS.
The vessel's TPO has the option to clear this deficiency with notification to the local OCMI within 72-hours in accordance with CG-CVC Policy Letter 17-10. - 46CFR 143.225(b)
Casualty record · 5
10 October 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7076911
5 March 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at FLORENCE HIGHWAY DRAWBRIDGE · activity 7152962
23 June 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7240565
12 May 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8381171
14 June 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8437034
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.
Recorded names · 1
AMY PASENTINE (2020–2021). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.
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.