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CAP'N BILL J
CAP'N BILL J is a 1978 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 10 inspections since 1998, most recently in December 2025, along with 5 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2005.
Records from 1998 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 10 December 2025.
- Built
- 1978
- Last inspected
- 10 December 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2005
Identity
600334
WDI6561
165414
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-165414
Inspections, by type
The 10 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 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 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)40.1 ft × 20.5 ft × 7.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 62 / net 42
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderDRAVO STEELSHIP CORP(HULL · PINE BLUFF, AR, UNITED STATES · built 1978
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portFORT SMITH, AR
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, Bowaters
DocumentationValid · issued 6 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it62 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
42 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
42 - 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 August 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.
One vessel history report for this hull — every record on this page in one dated, citable document — $300, on request.
Inspection history · 10
10 December 2025
COI Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8273934
10 December 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8045755
1 November 2023
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7818726
6 December 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7604209
29 March 2022
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7420779
25 September 2020
Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7065251
29 December 2014
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5039779
8 June 2011
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4040341
25 April 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2356791
19 August 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 215182
Deficiency record · 5
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear
Issued 1 November 2023
Resolved
Vessel's starboard rudder post was observed as having excessive movement within its housing allowing water to intrude onto the deck while maneuvering under power.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Magnetic compass
Issued 1 November 2023
Resolved
Vessel's magnetic steering compass (no swing meter) was not able to be illuminated during the time of the inspection.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 6 December 2022
Resolved
Spare batteries located in the machinery space. Require removal or installation in an appropriate container.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 6 December 2022
Resolved
Extra lifebuoys installed on the vessel were not marked with the vessel's name.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 25 September 2020
Resolved
All owners & operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel is on of the 50% of the vessels that has not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection within 90 days*. If an inspection is not completed prior to this date, the action for this deficiency shall be changes to a CODE 60 (Rectify deficiencies prior to movement) and the vessel may no longer be permitted to operate.
Casualty record · 1
25 April 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2356791
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. 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.