C.S.S. TENNESSEE is a 1980 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 26 inspections since 1994, most recently in September 2025, along with 5 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded — and 5 casualty investigations between 2003 and 2025.
Records from 1994 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 21 September 2025.
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.
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
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Registered dimensions (L × B × D)56.0 ft × 23.0 ft × 7.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 90 / net 61
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderACADIANA SHIPBLDG CORP · NEW IBERIA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1980
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 10 December 2025 · expires 31 January 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 it90 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 61 - 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.
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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.
An existing vessel may be deemed by the OCMI, or TPO, to be in compliance with this subpart provided that the vessel has been both in satisfactory service insofar as structural adequacy is concerned and does not cause the structure of the vessel to be questioned by either the OCMI, or TPO engaged to perform an audit or survey.
The vessel struck an underwater object causing a hull penetration and partial sinking. Diagnose all hull damage and damage to vessel systems as a result of the incident and subsequent sinking. Permanent repairs must be made to the satisfaction of the vessels TPO (Sabine Surveyors), prior to movement.
In accordance with CVC Policy Letter 17-10, the above deficiencies may be cleared by the operating company's TPO. TPO must submit a report to the cognizant OCMI within 72 hours of clearing the deficiencies.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 21 September 2025 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Documentation › Logs/Records › Security Drills and Exercises
Issued 11 September 2006Resolved
Cite: 33CFR104.235 (2)
Rqmnt.: Security Drills and Exercises
Condition: -- Vsl did not log Security Drills and Exercises as required by 33 CFR 104.235 (2)
Cite: 33CFR104.235(a)
Rqmnt.: Records available for the last 2 years
Condition: --
Due 11 September 2006
Resolved 11 September 2006
Documentation › Security Plan/Alternate Security Program › Audits and VSP/ASP Amendments
Issued 11 September 2006Resolved
Cite: 33 CFR 104.415
Rqmnt.: Vsl required to conduct an annual audit of the VSP. Certification ltr must be attached to VSP
Condition: -- Owner/Operator did not audit VSP annually
Due 11 September 2006
Resolved 11 September 2006
Documentation › Security Plan/Alternate Security Program › Audits and VSP/ASP Amendments
Issued 11 September 2006Resolved
Cite: 33 CFR 104.415
Rqmnt.: Vsl required to audit VSP if Owner/Operator changes or vsl has been modified.
Condition: -- Owner/Operator did not audit VSP following Owner/Operator change or vsl modification.
1 October 2003Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1924190
26 March 2005Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 2322976
24 April 2010Routine · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · 2 injured · activity 3730093
31 May 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4037076
21 September 2025Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 8239218
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
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