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MIKE MITCHELL

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

MIKE MITCHELL is a 1980 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 51 inspections since 1990, most recently in July 2026, along with 11 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 14 casualty investigations between 2008 and 2023.

Records from 1990 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 9 July 2026.

Built
1980
Last inspected
9 July 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
51
Deficiencies
11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
14 investigations · 2008–2023
Inspected with
21 other vessels
Also recorded as
2 other names

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 9 July 2026
Recorded inspections51
…physical examinations11
…administrative events11
…with no type recorded29
Deficiencies 11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 21 calendar years (1990–2026)
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

US Official No.
624349
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDL5774
MISLE id
187225
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-187225

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)70.1 ft × 28.1 ft × 9.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 197 / net 134
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderORANGE SHIPBUILDING COMPA · ORANGE, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1980
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portAVONDALE, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 4 August 2026 · expires 31 August 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 it197 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
134 - 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 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 · 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.

MEM 92105 Freight Barge · MISLE 378914 · 20 March 2023 · activity 7685494RF 625B Freight Barge · MISLE 384372 · 20 March 2023 · activity 7685494RF 606B Freight Barge · MISLE 384485 · 20 March 2023 · activity 7685494MEM 94136 Freight Barge · MISLE 402194 · 20 March 2023 · activity 7685494MEM 2035 Freight Barge · MISLE 438750 · 20 March 2023 · activity 7685494MEM 2001 Freight Barge · MISLE 476092 · 20 March 2023 · activity 7685494ACBL 2424 Freight Barge · MISLE 1379371 · 24 January 2022 · activity 7388625POWHATAN Towing Vessel · MISLE 67521 · 12 November 2019 · activity 6907590MARY ROSE Towing Vessel · MISLE 240075 · 3 December 2018 · activity 6600389GM 5026 Tank Barge · MISLE 977373 · 29 November 2013 · activity 4762479GM 5042 Tank Barge · MISLE 991049 · 29 November 2013 · activity 4762479ZENYATTA Towing Vessel · MISLE 990926 · 9 August 2012 · activity 4419663GM 5030 Tank Barge · MISLE 977377 · 10 July 2012 · activity 4420150GM 5011 Tank Barge · MISLE 1013100 · 10 July 2012 · activity 4420150GM 3801 Tank Barge · MISLE 601969 · 22 May 2012 · activity 4321693GM 3803 Tank Barge · MISLE 601972 · 22 May 2012 · activity 4321693MMLP 9800 Tank Barge · MISLE 54306 · 22 August 2011 · activity 4123885MMLP 9800 Tank Barge · MISLE 54306 · 15 August 2011 · activity 4117559TERRY FONTENOT Towing Vessel · MISLE 135988 · 15 August 2011 · activity 4117559ST. JOSEPH Towing Vessel · MISLE 660173 · 21 May 2011 · activity 4020332JULIE GONSOULIN Towing Vessel · MISLE 868830 · 21 May 2011 · activity 4020332GM 3007 Tank Barge · MISLE 908506 · 18 May 2008 · activity 3211268

Inspection history · 51

9 July 2026 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8433723
19 February 2026 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8312549
13 August 2025 Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8209558
2 July 2024 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7931823
12 April 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7667831
20 March 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7685494
31 October 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7586813
24 January 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7388625
16 September 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7313846
5 August 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7277583
15 March 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7157342
1 February 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7134384
14 December 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7111631
30 November 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6878711
12 November 2019 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6853741
12 November 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6907590
19 April 2019 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6667583
13 February 2019 DAPI Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6629769
3 December 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6600389
17 May 2017 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6148177
24 February 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4805562
19 February 2014 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4805184
14 February 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4800092
14 February 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4803005
29 November 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4762479
4 April 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4562947
13 February 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4533370
26 December 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4507072
14 September 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4441888
9 August 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4419663
10 July 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4420150
22 May 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4321693
22 August 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4123885
15 August 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4117559
14 July 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4082480
23 May 2011 Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4020525
21 May 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4020332
30 March 2011 Administration
Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3976882
7 January 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3923403
13 August 2010 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3833471
20 July 2010 Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3801108
16 July 2010 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3797210
4 June 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3495292
18 May 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3211268
1 February 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3140250
11 October 2006 Administrative Inspection · Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2798555
10 October 2006 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2797201
16 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1970574
13 July 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 214204
23 January 1990 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 439003
23 January 1990 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 534700

Deficiency record · 11

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 2 July 2024 Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and emergency conditions. MI witnessed inoperable engine on Port side engine.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 3 July 2024
Resolved 3 July 2024
Resolution: Received tech report, troubleshot the cause to be hydraulic pump failure. Replaced the pump, tested engine satisfactorily. TPO attests to proper operation.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 2 July 2024 Resolved
Each towing vessel must have reliable means to provide notable notifications when an emergency condition exists or an essential system develops problems that require attention the following alarms must be provided: High bilge levels. MI witnessed inoperable bilge pump alarm located in forward void space located below main deck.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 3 July 2024
Resolved 3 July 2024
Resolution: TPO submitted objective evidence attesting to the operation of the alarm.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 2 July 2024 Resolved
Closer devices must be provided for deck house or hull penetration, which open to the exterior of the vessel and which may allow water to entered the vessel. These devices must me suitable of the route. MI witnessed a starboard beam through hole leading into the upper engine room.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 16 July 2024
Resolved 12 July 2024
Resolution: Superstructure was sealed with epoxy resin.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 2 July 2024 Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and emergency conditions. MI witnessed port side breaker panel missing blank covers in engine room.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 16 July 2024
Resolved 12 July 2024
Resolution: All panels were inspected for missing blanks, and proper blanking devices installed.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 2 July 2024 Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and emergency conditions. MI witnessed starboard side breaker panel missing multiple bolts to ensure electrical safety and structural sturdiness.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 16 July 2024
Resolved 12 July 2024
Resolution: Hardware installed and tightened.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 2 July 2024 Resolved
Propulsion machinery including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must: be maintained for proper operations. MI identified port side shaft seal leaking while operating and stationary into starboard bilge.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 16 July 2024
Resolved 12 July 2024
Resolution: Shaft seal was adjusted to reduce the leak to a tolerable amount.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Cleanliness of engine room
Issued 2 July 2024 Resolved
All bilges and void spaces are kept free from accumulation of combustible and flammable materials and liquids insofar as practical. MI observed excessive oil located throughout the bilge under main engines and generators.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 16 July 2024
Resolved 12 July 2024
Resolution: Vessel transited to a maintenance dock were bilges were pumped ashore.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 5 August 2021 Resolved
Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must be maintained to ensure proper operation. Vessel suffered loss of STBD engine due to fire. Provide damage assessment and make proper repairs to the satisfaction of the TPO or the attending marine inspector.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 12 November 2021
Resolution: STBD engine was removed and replaced in kind
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 12 November 2019 Resolved
Vessel lost propulsion due to loss of power from the port generator. Working within the approved TSMS vessel must submit a technicians report identifing root cause and repairs made. Afterwhich operational testing report signed by vessel master. All to be reviewed and approved by TPO.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 13 November 2019
Resolution: Generator was replaced and testing sat. TPO approved
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Navigation records
Issued 19 July 2019 Resolved
Navigation assessment does not properly documented and does not properly all aspect of the requirements, or being performed or considered at each watch change. Prove proper documentation of requirements to the satisfaction of the TPO.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 August 2019
Resolved 5 August 2019
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 19 July 2019 Resolved
vessel unable to display dayshapes for anchor, aground, restricted in a bility to maneuver, not under command, or constrained by draft. Prove ability to properly dispaly dayshapes as required to the satisfaction of the TPO.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 August 2019
Resolved 28 August 2019

Casualty record · 14

18 May 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3211268
7 January 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3923403
21 May 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4020332
22 May 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4321693
10 July 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4420150
9 August 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4419663
26 December 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4507072
29 November 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4762479
14 February 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4800092
3 December 2018Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 6600389
12 November 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6907590
30 November 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 6878711
24 January 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 7388625
20 March 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 7685494
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 · 2

LILLIAN SIMONE GRIFFIN (2008–2014), ASHLEY MARIE (2018–2019). 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.