CARL JOSEPH

Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named CARL JOSEPH

CARL JOSEPH is a 1980 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 46 inspections since 1994, most recently in September 2023, along with 3 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 4 casualty investigations between 2001 and 2011.

Records from 1994 to 2023. Most recent: inspection, 7 September 2023.

Built: 1980
Last inspected: 7 September 2023
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 46
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 4 investigations · 2001–2011
Inspected with: 41 other vessels

Identity

619705

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WDA3700

183001

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

366801280

Maury page id

psix-183001

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations7

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded36

Years with a record 21 calendar years (1994–2023)

The 46 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.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 3 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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)55.8 ft × 24.1 ft × 9.2 ft

Registered tonnagegross 129 / net 87

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderLOUIS G ORTIS BOAT CO INC · KROTZ SPRINGS, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1980

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 2 July 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 it87 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
129 - 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

WDA3700MMSI 366801280 · active · voluntarily equipped · granted 29 December 2020, expires 22 February 2031

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 · 41

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.

Inspection history · 46

7 September 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7787487

23 May 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7457970

11 September 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7310220

6 August 2021 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7279220

4 August 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7277076

9 May 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6680903

28 January 2016 Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5805580

26 September 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4154492

8 September 2011 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4144090

5 September 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4139399

5 September 2011 Marine Casualty Follow Up

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4142778

11 October 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3867845

3 July 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3813832

11 May 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3472545

21 June 2008 Administration · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3245927

21 May 2007 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2936160

17 May 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2933857

26 April 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2916422

16 March 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2889195

20 September 2006 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2782872

27 June 2006 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2692958

8 December 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2548734

23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1978470

27 May 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1815535

7 December 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 80625

20 May 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 56578

2 April 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 133885

3 March 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 275459

15 June 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 28306

13 April 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 169612

18 January 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 124066

10 August 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 87871

14 May 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 53470

27 January 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 118942

23 June 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 56609

31 May 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 72027

19 April 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 16960

17 March 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8866

13 February 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 123713

22 January 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 157458

1 December 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 212956

1 December 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 372997

22 November 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 178515

17 April 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 139571

19 March 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 45806

13 February 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 51412

Deficiency record · 3

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 4 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.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 2 November 2021
Resolved 11 August 2021
Resolution: Vessel completed a successful COI inspection. COI has been issued

Lifesaving › Buoyant Smoke Signals › General

Issued 3 March 2000 Resolved

NAME AND HAILING PORT ON STERN NOT IN CONTRASTING COLOR TO VESSEL.

Condition: Unknown
Due 3 April 2000
Resolved 20 September 2006
Resolution: Deficiency does not excist for this activity.

Navigation › Emergency Steering › Communications to Emergency Steering

Issued 3 March 2000 Resolved

MISSING COAST GUARD LIGHT LIST ONBOARD VESSEL.

Condition: Unknown
Due 10 March 2000
Resolved 20 September 2006
Resolution: Deficiency does not excist for this case.

Casualty record · 4

7 December 2001Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 80625

17 May 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2933857

3 July 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3813832

5 September 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4139399

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.