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FRANK MELLOR
FRANK MELLOR is a 2020 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 9 inspections since 2018, most recently in May 2026, along with 4 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2025 and 2026.
Records from 2018 to 2026. Most recent: casualty investigation, 24 June 2026.
- Built
- 2020
- Last inspected
- 27 May 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 3 investigations · 2025–2026
Identity
1300818
WDL3736
1602601
Flag
UNITED STATES
368124510
Maury page id
psix-1602601
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded2
Years with a record
5 calendar years (2018–2026)
The 9 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)67.5 ft × 28.0 ft × 9.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 120 / net 96
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderMASTER MARINE INC · BAYOU LA BATRE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2020
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portST LOUIS, MO
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, charter
DocumentationValid · issued 6 March 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it120 - Simplified, Gross Ton
96 - Simplified, Net Ton
96 - Simplified, 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
WDL3736MMSI 368124510 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 20 December 2019, expires 20 December 2029
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 · 1
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.
RAIN MAN Towing Vessel · MISLE 491005 · 6 April 2025 · activity 8109429Inspection history · 9
27 May 2026
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8395873
17 March 2026
Deficiency Check · Vessel Attendance · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8305632
6 April 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8109429
5 April 2025
Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8109344
20 March 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7653580
26 August 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7297077
10 August 2021
TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7313208
11 March 2021
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7154102
18 October 2018
Plan Review (Other than "T") · Initial Certification · Construction Oversight · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6577001
Deficiency record · 4
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 17 March 2026
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated so as to minimize fire hazards. There are excessive oil coatings and oil leaks throughout the machinery spaces. Most notably generator windings and air inlets. Also noted stbd engine high pressure fuel line mounting brackets are loose creating a dangerous situation. Thoroughly clean machinery spaces and tighten fuel line brackets prior to operation to satisfaction of attending MI.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 17 March 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. Exhaust leaks are noted throughout the engine room. Find sources of leaks and secure. Prove proper operation within 30 days to satisfaction of TPO.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 17 March 2026
Resolved
The lights prescribed in these Rules (Subpart C) shall have an intensity to be visible at minimum ranges. Navigation lights above the house are excessively coated in black soot. Clean and prove proper operation to satisfaction of TPO
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 10 April 2025
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. Vessel reported loss of propulsion. Both main diesel engines shut down. Vessel is allowed to be towed from Paducah to MM172 UMR and remain there until repairs are completed and tested to the satisfaction of TPO/CG.
Casualty record · 3
6 April 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8109429
27 May 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8395873
24 June 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at JEFFERSON BARRACKS BRIDGE · activity 8443129
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.