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VICKI LYNN
VICKI LYNN is a 1979 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 26 inspections since 2001, most recently in February 2026, along with 10 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2004 and 2010.
Records from 2001 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 25 February 2026.
- Built
- 1979
- Last inspected
- 25 February 2026
- Documentation
- Case Pending · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 2 investigations · 2004–2010
Identity
612750
WDG2326
176620
Flag
UNITED STATES
367514520
Maury page id
psix-176620
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded8
Years with a record
18 calendar years (2001–2026)
The 26 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)52.7 ft × 22.1 ft × 8.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 92 / net 62
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 shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portMORGAN CITY, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationCase Pending · issued 13 June 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 it62 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
92 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
92 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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
WDG2326MMSI 367514520 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 4 February 2022, expires 5 January 2032
WDD4749MMSI 366998650 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 2 November 2006, cancelled 7 January 2017
WDC2856MMSI 366998650 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 8 December 2004, cancelled 27 October 2006 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WSB3396MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 22 September 1995, cancelled 4 March 2006
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 · 7
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.
KIRBY 11516 Tank Barge · MISLE 746813 · 4 December 2010 · activity 3920180SAVIOUR Towing Vessel · MISLE 861055 · 4 December 2010 · activity 3920180KIRBY 30034 Tank Barge · MISLE 988027 · 4 December 2010 · activity 3920180SMI 702 Tank Barge · MISLE 53162 · 26 July 2004 · activity 2145341SMI 702 Tank Barge · MISLE 53162 · 2 April 2004 · activity 2036371DUDLEY J SETTOON Towing Vessel · MISLE 111411 · 2 April 2004 · activity 2036371AGNES B Industrial Vessel · MISLE 46874 · 8 June 2001 · activity 184910ING4909 Freight Barge · MISLE 480638 · 8 June 2001 · activity 184910Inspection history · 26
25 February 2026
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8316494
30 January 2026
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8303913
31 March 2025
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8102303
19 April 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7898066
4 April 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7662325
21 November 2022
Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7598492
24 February 2022
Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7401603
22 February 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7400091
17 June 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7288503
7 January 2021
Drydock Exam · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7150138
17 March 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5835367
16 December 2015
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5782991
26 November 2014
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5029819
29 September 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4453745
1 June 2011
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4030751
2 May 2011
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4000146
13 March 2011
Spot Check (Safety)
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3963553
4 December 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3920180
18 April 2008
MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3186881
30 August 2007
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3043241
4 May 2006
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2641286
26 July 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2145341
2 April 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2036371
22 December 2003
Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1973497
29 August 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1522480
8 June 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 184910
Deficiency record · 10
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 2 April 2025
Resolved
Vessel equipped with Trial version of Rosepoint ECS for 10 days. Vessel must install full version prior to expiration of trial version.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 31 March 2025
Resolved
Vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts acceptable for the Coast Guard for the intended voyage.
Vessel is equipped with recreational rosepoint software. Paper charts onboard no acceptable due to construction of the pilothouse and lack of charting tools onboard to use paper charts as primary navigation source.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Protection machines/parts
Issued 31 March 2025
Resolved
Exhaust pipes from an internal combustible engine in reach of personnel must be insulated or guarded.
Lagging found missing on main engines.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 31 March 2025
Resolved
Deckhouse and hull penetrations shall have closure devices suitable for route.
Light visible through stbd side engine room door.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 31 March 2025
Resolved
Relieving capacity of relief valves shall prevent pressure from exceeding the MAWP by more than 10%.
PVs found set at same pressure as MAWP for air compressors.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 19 April 2024
Resolved
A towing vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts, maps, and nautical publications for the intended voyage, including: (1) Charts, including electronic charts acceptable to the Coast Guard, of appropriate scale to make safe navigation possible. Vessel was found operating with electronic charting system that does not have a type approval or manufacturer’s declaration of conformity and therefore does not meet the chart equivalency requirement.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 4 April 2023
Resolved
"Each towing vessel must carry the survival craft specified in Table 141.305 of this section as appropriate for the towing vessel, in an aggregate capacity to accommodate the total number of individuals aboard."
Vessel did not have a rigid buoyant apparatus on board as required by the table. The skiff on board did not meet the requirements of 46 CFR 141.330.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 4 April 2023
Resolved
"Emergency lighting sources must provide for sufficient illumination under emergency conditions to facilitate egress from each space"
There was no emergency lighting in the stairwell leading up to the pilothouse.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Evaluation of crew performance (fire drills)
Issued 22 February 2022
Resolved
The master of a towing vessel must ensure that each crewmember participates in fire-fighting drills and receives instruction at least once each month. The instruction may coincide with the drills, but is not required to do so. All crewmembers must be familiar with their fire-fighting duties, and, specifically how to Fight a fire in the engine room and elsewhere onboard the towing vessel. Vessels deck hand was unfamiliar with the vessel and has not completed a drill in over 4 years. Master is required to train and conduct drill with crewmember and make sure all vessel personnel are familiar with firefighting equipment and safety procedures.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 22 February 2022
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with navigation lights, shapes, and sound signals in accordance with the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (COLREGS) or 33 CFR part 84 as appropriate to its area of operation. Vessels mast was manufactured with an angle and mast lights were mounted facing upward reducing arc of visibility. Company is required to correct mast and lighting visibility. 30 days to make mounting corrections.
Casualty record · 2
2 April 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 2036371
4 December 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3920180
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.
Recorded names · 2
HEIDI (2004), LIL MIKE SETTOON (2010). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.
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.