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A. THOMAS HIGGINS
A. THOMAS HIGGINS is a 2020 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 20 inspections since 2019, most recently in July 2026, along with 6 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2025.
Records from 2019 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 23 July 2026.
- Built
- 2020
- Last inspected
- 23 July 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2025
Identity
1302233
WDL5779
1598228
Flag
UNITED STATES
368144370
Maury page id
psix-1598228
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded2
Years with a record
8 calendar years (2019–2026)
The 20 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)75.0 ft × 38.0 ft × 13.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 192 / net 131
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)75.0 ft × 38.0 ft × 13.0 ft
ITC tonnagegross 274 / net 82
BuilderEASTERN SHIPBUILDING GROUP INC · PANAMA CITY, FL, UNITED STATES · built 2020
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 26 May 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 it274 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
192 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
82 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
131 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
192 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
82 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
131 - 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
WDL5779MMSI 368144370 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 12 May 2020, expires 12 May 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 · 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.
MIRIAM WALMSLEY COOPER Towing Vessel · MISLE 74403 · 16 December 2025 · activity 8284318BECKY S Towing Vessel · MISLE 1328441 · 16 December 2025 · activity 8284318RB EDEN Freight Ship · MISLE 1396611 · 16 December 2025 · activity 8284318Inspection history · 20
23 July 2026
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8444735
9 June 2026
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8396017
16 December 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8284318
6 September 2025
ISM Oversight · ISM SMC Audit
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8230946
10 February 2025
Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA Verification · COI Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8070609
23 August 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7987766
16 August 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7982633
7 March 2024
Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7875533
2 January 2024
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7844174
30 July 2023
Excursion Permit
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7759008
30 July 2023
Excursion Permit
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7759107
19 July 2023
Excursion Permit
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7748297
31 May 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7689084
1 April 2023
TPO Audit · ISM Oversight
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7670256
31 August 2022
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7542420
17 August 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7249169
14 July 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7255709
9 March 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7152627
30 September 2020
Excursion Permit
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7068806
22 January 2019
Construction Oversight · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6843496
Deficiency record · 6
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 11 January 2024
Resolved
Vessel made contact with Marcus V while assisting in moooring operations. Mast was laid over and the vessels lost the mast nav lights. Vessel is restricted to river route until repairs can be completed to satisfaction of attending CG marine inspector.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 31 August 2022
Resolved
A dedicated storage cabinet provided for flammable or combustible products must be secured to the vessel so that it does not move. The cabinet for flammable and combustible products in the aft steering space was not secured to the vessel. Provide evidence that the cabinet for flammable and combustible products has been properly secured. 46 CFR 142.225 (c)
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 31 August 2022
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. Emergency lighting installations in crew accommodations, galley, and wheelhouse, were not operational during a loss of power to the vessel. Ensure all emergency lighting installations are fully operational. 46 CFR 143.410 (b)
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Structural features (ship)
Issued 11 June 2020
Resolved
Provide proof of bollard pull test prior to conducting towing operations.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 11 June 2020
Resolved
Provide proof of a valid COD.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for survival craft
Issued 11 June 2020
Resolved
Properly install a liferaft launching appliance that allows for an unobstructed deployment of the liferaft.
Casualty record · 1
16 December 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 8284318
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.