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M/V DIXIE
M/V DIXIE is a 1980 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 17 inspections since 1999, most recently in February 2026, along with 10 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 1 casualty investigation in 2012.
Records from 1999 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 4 February 2026.
- Built
- 1980
- Last inspected
- 4 February 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2012
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
4 February 2026
…with no type recorded2
Deficiencies
10 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
15 calendar years (1999–2026)
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
617324
WDC5441
180817
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-180817
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)50.3 ft × 22.1 ft × 8.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 77 / net 62
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderALBERT ORTIS BOAT BLDG · KROTZ SPRINGS, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1980
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portBERWICK, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 5 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 it77 - Simplified, Gross Ton
62 - Simplified, Net Ton
62 - Simplified, 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 · 4
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.
HOYT CHRISTOPHER Towing Vessel · MISLE 203805 · 18 April 2012 · activity 4291012VLB 9163 Freight Barge · MISLE 353218 · 18 April 2012 · activity 4291012BIG 756B Freight Barge · MISLE 1159598 · 18 April 2012 · activity 4291012MOC II Tank Barge · MISLE 44623 · 26 January 1999 · activity 40987Inspection history · 17
4 February 2026
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8306170
7 March 2025
Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8091756
30 April 2024
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7907656
14 June 2023
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7714788
17 May 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7452837
1 April 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7167627
14 August 2020
Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7033278
6 February 2020
Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6923991
2 June 2014
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4944508
17 January 2013
Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4517853
18 April 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4291012
4 January 2011
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3920390
1 December 2010
Industry Initiated Exam · Administration
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3903341
7 November 2006
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2815843
8 December 2003
Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1972194
26 January 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 40987
26 January 1999
Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1124752
Deficiency record · 10
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for survival craft
Issued 14 June 2023
Resolved
Survival craft must be stowed IAW requirements in 46 CFR 199.130. Stow inflatable life raft in a float-free arrangement.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 14 June 2023
Resolved
Every towing vessel equipped with an inflatable survival craft must have approved placards or other posted instructions for launching and inflating inflatable survival craft. Post instructions near survival craft.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 14 June 2023
Resolved
Emergency lighting must be provided to all internal crew working and living areas. Ensure emergency lighting functions properly in accommodation spaces.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 14 June 2023
Resolved
Survival craft must be stowed IAW requirements of 46 CFR 199.130. Muster and embarkation station must be lit.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 14 August 2020
Resolved
Each towing vessel certificated under the provisions of the subchapter must be in full compliance with the terms of the COI. Vessel is operating outside of certificated route on COI.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 14 August 2020
Resolved
Prior to getting underway and at all other times necessary to ensure the safety of the vessel, the master or officer in charge of a navigational watch must determine whether the vessel complies with all stability requirements. Vessel operating outside of scope of stability statement/document.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Manning specified by the minimum safe manning doc
Issued 14 August 2020
Resolved
Vessels must be manned in accordance with the COI. Vessel only has one deckhand onboard and is away from a dock for more than twelve hours in a twenty four hour period.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 14 August 2020
Resolved
Except as provided in paragraph(d)(2) through (4) of this section each towing vessel must carry the survival craft specified in table 141.305. Vessel has lifefloat for survival craft while operating greater than three miles from shore.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 14 August 2020
Resolved
The cognizant OCMI may give special consideration to the structural requirements for a vessel if the vessel is not greater than 65' in length. Vessel has an existing paint locker that is aluminum but it is adjacent to a machinery space.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment
Issued 14 August 2020
Resolved
A towing vessel that is certificated for rivers, lakes, bays, and sounds less than 3 NM from shore must have an approved 160B semi portable to protect the engine room or a fixed fire fighting system. Vessel not have either. Vessel has a 40 B:C for the engine room.
Casualty record · 1
18 April 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4291012
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.