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BROWN WATER VI

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

BROWN WATER VI is a 1979 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 30 inspections since 1993, most recently in July 2026, along with 7 casualty investigations between 2002 and 2026.

Records from 1993 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 13 July 2026.

Built
1979
Last inspected
13 July 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
30
Deficiencies
0 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
7 investigations · 2002–2026
Inspected with
12 other vessels

Identity

US Official No.
607830
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDC3415
MISLE id
172134
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-172134

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations5
…administrative events3
…with no type recorded22
Years with a record 19 calendar years (1993–2026)
The 30 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)47.1 ft × 20.1 ft × 7.4 ft
Registered tonnagegross 57 / net 38
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderLOUIS G ORTIS BOAT CO INC · KROTZ SPRINGS LA, UNITED STATES · built 1979
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Direct
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portROCKPORT, TX
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 11 December 2025 · expires 31 January 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 it57 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
38 - 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.

Inspected as a tow unit · 12

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.

ART 35660 Freight Barge · MISLE 2959 · 13 June 2011 · activity 4045460ACL 01717 Freight Barge · MISLE 40270 · 13 June 2011 · activity 4045460MEM 1807 Freight Barge · MISLE 435707 · 13 June 2011 · activity 4045460JOE DERBAS Towing Vessel · MISLE 124022 · 8 May 2011 · activity 4006473H 215 Freight Barge · MISLE 416225 · 19 November 2005 · activity 2554733CTC9711 Freight Barge · MISLE 434078 · 12 November 2004 · activity 2242338BROWN TIDE Towing Vessel · MISLE 188776 · 7 January 2000 · activity 10017KIRBY 30407 Tank Barge · MISLE 392679 · 19 January 1996 · activity 1114KIRBY 26907 Tank Barge · MISLE 53088 · 1 January 1995 · activity 35795KIRBY 10433 Tank Barge · MISLE 41408 · 21 October 1994 · activity 30061KIRBY 10403 Tank Barge · MISLE 52005 · 21 October 1994 · activity 30061KIRBY 10517 Tank Barge · MISLE 52042 · 21 October 1994 · activity 30061

Inspection history · 30

13 July 2026 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8437897
27 April 2022 Administrative Inspection · TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7439062
7 April 2022 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7426298
12 January 2022 TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7379058
28 February 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4541361
12 September 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4439419
9 March 2012 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4260228
16 February 2012 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4245907
13 June 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4045460
8 May 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4006473
20 November 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3367391
24 November 2006 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2827632
19 November 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2554733
12 November 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2242338
28 December 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1970331
22 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1970623
16 July 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1657289
2 June 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1621680
12 April 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1604117
3 August 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 292681
3 May 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 70231
7 June 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 721806
7 January 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 10017
8 December 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 152881
17 June 1998 Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1126098
19 January 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1114
1 January 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 35795
21 October 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 30061
26 May 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 644119
11 May 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 77152

Deficiency record · 0

No deficiencies recorded against this vessel. This means none were written in the records covered — it is not a statement about the vessel's condition. What a recorded resolution is.

Casualty record · 7

2 June 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1621680
16 July 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1657289
19 November 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2554733
20 November 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3367391
8 May 2011Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 4006473
13 June 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4045460
13 July 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 8437897
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.