ROBERT

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

ROBERT is a 1980 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 1993, most recently in November 2024, along with 2 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2021.

Records from 1993 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 25 November 2024.

Built: 1980
Last inspected: 25 November 2024
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 16
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2021
Inspected with: 2 other vessels

Identity

626198

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WDH5840

188900

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-188900

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations5

…administrative events7

…with no type recorded4

Years with a record 12 calendar years (1993–2024)

The 16 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.

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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)56.3 ft × 24.0 ft × 9.1 ft

Registered tonnagegross 82 / net 65

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderRAYCO SHIPBUILDERS · BOURGE · built 1980

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 22 July 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 it65 - Simplified, Net Ton
82 - Simplified, 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.

One vessel history report for this hull — every record on this page in one dated, citable document — $300, on request.

Inspected as a tow unit · 2

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.

ROBIN R Towing Vessel · MISLE 54685 · 11 December 2021 · activity 7434948 L.A.M. 003 Freight Barge · MISLE 160695 · 14 August 1993 · activity 121311

Inspection history · 16

25 November 2024 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8037139

20 October 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7811883

1 April 2022 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7422831

8 February 2022 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7400803

11 December 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7434948

19 March 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7159433

15 November 2017 Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6306964

13 March 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4548760

1 February 2012 DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4245880

6 November 2006 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2815210

13 May 2005 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2356968

9 February 2005 Security Plan Amendment Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2289496

8 February 2005 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2288589

30 December 2003 Security Plan Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1984616

30 August 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1522492

14 August 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 121311

Deficiency record · 2

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 19 March 2021 Resolved

Propulsion machinery, including main engines,reduction gears, shafting, bearing, and electrical equipment and systems must be maintained to ensure proper operation. Vsl reported crack in stbd shaft. VSL shall provide divers report and transit plan/dead ship tow as applicable to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard prior to movement.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 19 March 2021
Resolved 24 March 2021
Resolution: Repairs conducted and tested to the satisfaction of the TPO, cleared CG-835V.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 19 March 2021 Resolved

Propulsion machinery, including main engines,reduction gears, shafting, bearing, and electrical equipment and systems must be maintained to ensure proper operation. Vsl reported crack in stbd shaft. Vsl shall provide TPO report, repair plan, with repairs completed to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard or TPO prior to movement.46CFR143.205(c)(1)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 30 March 2021
Resolved 24 March 2021
Resolution: Repairs conducted and tested to the satisfaction of the TPO, cleared CG-835V.

Casualty record · 1

11 December 2021Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 7434948

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.