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E. W. BARBER
E. W. BARBER is a 1979 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 24 inspections since 1985, most recently in November 2024, along with 2 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations in 2006.
Records from 1985 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 26 November 2024.
- Built
- 1979
- Last inspected
- 26 November 2024
- Documentation
- Expired · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 2 investigations · 2006
Identity
615703
WQZ6934
179320
Flag
UNITED STATES
366976760
Maury page id
psix-179320
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded11
Years with a record
15 calendar years (1985–2024)
The 24 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)47.5 ft × 22.0 ft × 6.9 ft
Registered tonnagegross 82 / net 55
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderBAYOU SHIPYARD, INC · BRIDGE CITY, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1979
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portPORT ARTHUR, TX
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
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 it82 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
55 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
55 - 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 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
WDP9563MMSI 366976760 · active · voluntarily equipped · granted 11 January 2025, expires 11 January 2035
WQZ6934MMSI 366976760 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 20 August 2014, cancelled 4 January 2025
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.
TAMAK 1300 Tank Barge · MISLE 43941 · 12 July 2006 · activity 2710739TAMAK 1300 Tank Barge · MISLE 43941 · 6 May 2006 · activity 2645099Inspection history · 24
26 November 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8040105
20 August 2024
COI Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7982080
15 June 2022
Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7477211
5 August 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7278053
11 December 2014
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5038111
5 January 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4511167
5 April 2011
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3979185
12 February 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3416850
12 January 2009
Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3393908
10 October 2006
Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2797589
31 August 2006
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2758404
12 July 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2710739
6 May 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2645099
20 April 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2629641
10 March 2006
Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2600028
30 August 2005
Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2479434
1 January 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1975206
8 February 2000
Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 816175
13 December 1998
Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 807535
6 November 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 410071
2 October 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 408550
19 February 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 400752
21 March 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 376876
20 November 1985
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1302778
Deficiency record · 2
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 5 August 2021
Resolved
All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel is one of the associated fleet 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 changed to a 60 (Rectify deficiencies prior to movement) and the vessel may no long be permitted to operate.
Unknown
Issued 20 November 1985
Resolved
Unknown Component - Unknown Cause/Condition
Casualty record · 2
6 May 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2645099
12 July 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2710739
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.