JOHN W. STONE

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

JOHN W. STONE is a 1979 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 2003, most recently in July 2026, along with 5 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2008 and 2022.

Records from 2003 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 20 July 2026.

Built: 1979
Last inspected: 20 July 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 19
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 4 investigations · 2008–2022
Inspected with: 9 other vessels

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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 20 July 2026

Recorded inspections19

…physical examinations10

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded6

Deficiencies 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 14 calendar years (2003–2026)

Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. A blank resolution means none was recorded in this data; it does not establish that a deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Identity

602406

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WYB7244

167243

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-167243

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)66.4 ft × 24.0 ft × 10.2 ft

Registered tonnagegross 165 / net 112

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderHUDSON SHIPBUILDERS INC · PASCAGOULA, MS, UNITED STATES · built 1979

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 6 June 2026 · expires 31 July 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 it165 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
112 - 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.

Vessel history report

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 1980 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 9

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.

S-26 Tank Barge · MISLE 53549 · 16 November 2022 · activity 7596982 S-23 Tank Barge · MISLE 53791 · 16 November 2022 · activity 7596982 STONE FUELER Towing Vessel · MISLE 334501 · 16 November 2022 · activity 7596982 S-28 Tank Barge · MISLE 355817 · 16 November 2022 · activity 7596982 BIG SAM Towing Vessel · MISLE 130323 · 9 May 2013 · activity 4603716 MICHELLE K Towing Vessel · MISLE 137852 · 9 May 2013 · activity 4603716 DARI LYNN Towing Vessel · MISLE 142925 · 9 May 2013 · activity 4603716 RAZORBACK Towing Vessel · MISLE 246099 · 9 May 2013 · activity 4603716 S-9 Tank Barge · MISLE 52474 · 10 November 2010 · activity 3890054

Inspection history · 19

20 July 2026 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8442403

8 January 2025 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8060135

4 December 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7833249

23 November 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7599013

16 November 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7596982

19 November 2021 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7344144

8 December 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7092504

20 July 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7011092

17 October 2019 Initial Certification · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6828231

6 November 2017 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6301696

9 May 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4603716

19 December 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4505517

25 September 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Pascagoula · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4450620

21 December 2010 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3914378

10 November 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3890054

14 November 2008 Administration

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3363429

31 July 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3289518

7 July 2006 Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2702909

9 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1962287

Deficiency record · 5

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm

Issued 10 January 2023 Resolved

Each towing vessel must be fitted with a general alarm that can notify persons on board in the event of an emergency. Vessel's general alarm could not function at the time of the inspection without supplied power due to exhausted batteries. Batteries were replaced in kind and the system is now fully operational.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 10 January 2023
Resolution: Vessel operator replaced the batteries while inspection team was on board.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 8 December 2020 Resolved

Electrical equipment and electrical cables must be suitably protected from wet and corrosive environments.Dead covers for the breaker panels in the engine room have become warped and no longer lay flat against the panel.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 9 December 2020
Resolution: Cleared via picture. New dead cover

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 8 December 2020 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. After cooler day tank is dripping on starboard main engine exhaust lagging. Repair the leaking piping or redirect the leak.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 9 December 2020
Resolution: Leak was arrested

Fire Fighting › Fire Pumps › Arrangement

Issued 7 July 2006 Resolved

Install remote switch to energize fire pump from outside engine room.

Due 13 July 2006
Resolved 13 July 2006
Resolution: Deficiency Corrected.

Fire Fighting › Portable Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher › Mounting Bracket

Issued 7 July 2006 Resolved

Provide required mounting brackets to secure portable fire extingusihers.

Due 13 July 2006
Resolved 13 July 2006
Resolution: Deficiency Corrected.

Casualty record · 4

31 July 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3289518

10 November 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3890054

9 May 2013Routine · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4603716

16 November 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7596982

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.