KATHY PAWG

Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

KATHY PAWG is a 1980 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 24 inspections since 1995, most recently in November 2024, along with 5 deficiencies and 9 casualty investigations between 2011 and 2024.

Records from 1995 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 21 November 2024.

Built: 1980
Last inspected: 21 November 2024
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 24
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 9 investigations · 2011–2024
Inspected with: 23 other vessels

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 21 November 2024

Recorded inspections24

…physical examinations3

…administrative events7

…with no type recorded14

Deficiencies 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 15 calendar years (1995–2024)

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

620428

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WDC3347

183668

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-183668

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)53.2 ft × 22.1 ft × 7.6 ft

Registered tonnagegross 85 / net 58

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderBALEHI MARINE INC · LACOMBE LA, UNITED STATES · built 1980

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 26 August 2025 · expires 31 August 2026

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 it58 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
85 - 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 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 · 23

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 · 24

21 November 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8039583

8 November 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8033561

4 March 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7873449

12 February 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7874060

8 July 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7736916

13 September 2022 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7547821

15 July 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7507535

17 July 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7261403

5 March 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7151018

5 March 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7176070

2 December 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6386012

19 June 2017 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6183444

31 January 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5064699

23 September 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4991462

10 December 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4767584

16 February 2012 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4248377

20 November 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4192663

3 March 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3966356

11 July 2006 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2709201

27 February 2004 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2014510

9 January 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 129559

23 March 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 435

23 March 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 389332

28 August 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 41554

Deficiency record · 5

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 4 March 2024 Resolved

Vessel lost its port MDE while in operation. According to report, a rod from the MDE flew out of engine without causing any additional damage to the space or equipment nearby.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 17 March 2024
Resolution: Vessel replaced port MDE with new Caterpillar 3406 diesel engine. ABS (TPO) conducted survey and satisfactory power trials.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 8 July 2023 Resolved

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conidtions. Received report of a loss of propulsion on the starboard engine due to a fouled propeller in the vicinity of LMR MM49. Provide diver's report and TPO report attesting to the suitability of vessel for its intended service. 46 CFR 143.205

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 9 July 2023
Resolution: Received diver's report and TPO report both attesting to suitability of the vessel for its intended service.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine

Issued 5 March 2021 Resolved

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operations of the towing vessel and safety of person on board under normal and emergency conditions. While vessel was conducting operations, crew reported a loss of power and subsequent burning smell from the port generator. Crew reported the port generator was immediately secured. Vessel is restricted prior to movement pending satisfactory repairs and CG attendance. Vessel is only authorized to transit to Premier Marine in Tiger Pass to conduct repairs. Provide technician report attesting to cause of causality, repairs conducted, and satisfactory operational test.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 8 March 2021
Resolution: Vessel replaced generator with new one. They used the same make and model and submitted a tech report stating satisfactory operational test of the new generator. Cleared 835

Navigation

Issued 23 March 1996 Resolved

VESSEL DID NOT HAVE A BELL ON BOARD.

Condition: Unknown
Due 25 April 1996
Resolved 25 April 1996

Accommodation/Occupational Safety

Issued 23 March 1996 Resolved

MARINE SANITATION DEVICE IS NOT MARKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

Condition: Unknown
Due 25 April 1996
Resolved 25 April 1996

Casualty record · 9

20 November 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 4192663

10 December 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4767584

23 September 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4991462

31 January 2015Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 5064699

2 December 2017Routine · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 6386012

5 March 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7176070

12 February 2024Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 7874060

8 November 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 8033561

21 November 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 8039583

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.