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M/V BETSY WEPFER

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

M/V BETSY WEPFER is a 1980 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 50 inspections since 1992, most recently in May 2021, along with 5 deficiencies and 17 casualty investigations between 2004 and 2020.

Records from 1992 to 2021. Most recent: inspection, 24 May 2021.

Built
1980
Last inspected
24 May 2021
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
50
Deficiencies
5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
17 investigations · 2004–2020
Inspected with
21 other vessels
Also recorded as
1 other name

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 5 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 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 24 May 2021
Recorded inspections50
…physical examinations13
…administrative events6
…with no type recorded31
Deficiencies 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 23 calendar years (1992–2021)
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

US Official No.
620456
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDJ3992
MISLE id
183691
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-183691

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it75 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
111 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
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 · 21

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.

FMT 3029 Tank Barge · MISLE 26751 · 27 October 2013 · activity 4742554FMT 3200 Tank Barge · MISLE 887911 · 27 October 2013 · activity 4742554DAVID MCNEMAR Towing Vessel · MISLE 1059753 · 27 October 2013 · activity 4742554KIRBY 30006 Tank Barge · MISLE 23666 · 26 January 2012 · activity 4232186KIRBY 10212 Tank Barge · MISLE 1057770 · 26 January 2012 · activity 4232186KIRBY 29036 Tank Barge · MISLE 1050891 · 8 August 2011 · activity 4132809KIRBY 10222 Tank Barge · MISLE 1062976 · 8 August 2011 · activity 4132809KIRBY 30006 Tank Barge · MISLE 23666 · 10 June 2011 · activity 4045651KIRBY 28045 Tank Barge · MISLE 810547 · 27 January 2010 · activity 3673300KIRBY 29007 Tank Barge · MISLE 24583 · 4 September 2009 · activity 3601988NAVASOTA Towing Vessel · MISLE 974584 · 4 September 2009 · activity 3601988KIRBY 10809 Tank Barge · MISLE 44074 · 23 March 2009 · activity 3888661KIRBY 30408 Tank Barge · MISLE 392678 · 6 February 2008 · activity 3143052KIRBY 30405 Tank Barge · MISLE 392662 · 25 August 2007 · activity 3038562KIRBY 28024 Tank Barge · MISLE 512469 · 26 October 2004 · activity 2228887KIRBY 28024 Tank Barge · MISLE 512469 · 17 September 2004 · activity 2228712RYAN Towing Vessel · MISLE 581556 · 17 September 2004 · activity 2228712ACL 01515 Freight Barge · MISLE 29581 · 13 July 2003 · activity 1852745GARRY LACEY Towing Vessel · MISLE 127540 · 13 July 2003 · activity 1852745KIRBY 28306 Tank Barge · MISLE 359582 · 13 July 2003 · activity 1852745SDG 2814 Tank Barge · MISLE 435471 · 20 September 2000 · activity 8399SDG 2814 Tank Barge · MISLE 435471 · 10 March 2000 · activity 163889KIRBY 20011 Tank Barge · MISLE 51179 · 5 April 1993 · activity 74022KIRBY 9304 Tank Barge · MISLE 47370 · 14 April 1992 · activity 97814

Inspection history · 50

24 May 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7205706
28 December 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7117551
26 August 2019 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6795156
8 August 2019 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6776538
18 March 2019 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6645422
19 November 2018 Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6584364
17 November 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6588259
6 October 2018 Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check · Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6558029
6 October 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6559445
5 May 2017 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6141717
26 February 2015 Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5075745
10 July 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4917718
27 October 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4742554
5 June 2013 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4614428
15 May 2013 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4592093
18 January 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4518822
9 August 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4406489
26 January 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4232186
8 August 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4132809
10 June 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4045651
15 April 2011 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3987240
15 April 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4013313
8 March 2011 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3961078
8 March 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3975202
9 July 2010 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3791054
16 June 2010 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3768312
27 January 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3673300
4 September 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3601988
23 March 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3888661
15 January 2009 Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3394644
6 October 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3368666
6 February 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3143052
6 February 2008 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3143076
26 August 2007 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3038574
25 August 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3038562
30 August 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2788462
18 May 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2383885
26 October 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2228887
20 September 2004 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2200366
17 September 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2228712
24 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1990897
23 September 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1983553
23 September 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2386352
13 July 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1852745
20 September 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8399
10 March 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 163889
14 October 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 181837
23 April 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 65380
5 April 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 74022
14 April 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 97814

Deficiency record · 5

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 26 August 2019 Resolved
Original deficiency found installed fire detection panel was not located at the pilot house. It was mounted near galley area. This is still an issue, however after further research and manufacturer phone calls current installed fire detection system does not meet regulation due to the fact unit is not an approved marine type system. Manufacturer stated it was designed for small to medium size commercial, industrial buildings. Manufacturer recommended a different system. Require system be replaced or provide information system meets regulation.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 26 September 2019
Resolved 30 September 2019
Resolution: Vessel was able to supply proper information that the system installed was an authorized system.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 18 July 2019 Resolved
The following systems must be equipped with gauges at the machinery location: Main engine lubricating oil pressure and main engine RPM. RPM was missing. Install gauge to meet 46cfr143.230(c)(1)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 August 2019
Resolved 14 March 2025
Resolution: Activity re-opened to clear overdue vessel deficiency. Actual proof of requirement resolution was not obtained. Activity closed.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilation
Issued 18 July 2019 Resolved
Means must be provided for stopping each fan in a ventilation system serving machinery spaces and for closing, in case of fire, each doorway, ventilator, and annular space around funnels and other openings into such spaces. Missing vent covers. Install to meet cite 46cfr144.605.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 August 2019
Resolved 8 August 2019
Resolution: Picture sent of new ventilation cover installed.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 18 July 2019 Resolved
The system is arranged and installed so a fire in the engine room automatically sets off alarms on a fire detection control panel at the operating station. Detection panel is located near galley area. Move or replace detection system to meet 46cfr142.330(4)-(7)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 19 August 2019
Resolved 26 August 2019
Resolution: This discrepency has been re-issued due to changes in description.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 6 October 2018 Resolved
While underway vessel had red gear issues with port MDE. Vessel plans to be towed to local drydock for further inspection.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 23 October 2018
Resolved 10 October 2018
Resolution: Repairs were made to the port MDE red gear, satisfactory.

Casualty record · 17

17 September 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 2228712
30 August 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2788462
25 August 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3038562
6 February 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3143052
23 March 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3888661
4 September 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 3601988
27 January 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3673300
8 March 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3975202
15 April 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4013313
10 June 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4045651
8 August 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4132809
26 January 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4232186
27 October 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 4742554
6 October 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6559445
17 November 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6588259
28 December 2020Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 7117551
28 December 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 7117551
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.

Recorded names · 1

HONDO (2004–2013). 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.