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THOMAS R MORRISH
Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Other hulls named THOMAS R MORRISH
THOMAS R MORRISH is a 1980 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 29 inspections since 1992, most recently in December 2025, along with 5 deficiencies, 3 operational controls and 5 casualty investigations between 2008 and 2016.
Records from 1992 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 22 December 2025.
- Built
- 1980
- Last inspected
- 22 December 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 5 investigations · 2008–2016
Identity
629331
WDH6111
191679
Flag
UNITED STATES
367634750
Maury page id
psix-191679
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded13
Years with a record
19 calendar years (1992–2025)
The 29 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 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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)64.0 ft × 24.0 ft × 8.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 88 / net 70
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderHOUMA SHIPBUILDING CO INC · HOUMA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1980
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portCHEBOYGAN, MI
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 10 September 2025 · expires 31 October 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 it88 - Simplified, Gross Ton
70 - Simplified, Net Ton
70 - Simplified, Net Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 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.
Radio station licence
WDH6111MMSI 367634750 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 31 May 2024, expires 31 July 2034
WDD6786MMSI 367177550 · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 3 April 2007, cancelled 3 June 2017 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WCZ8042MMSI 366781480 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 9 May 2000, cancelled 10 July 2010 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WCZ2421MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 6 May 1999, cancelled 11 July 2009 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WYR3176MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 15 August 1995, cancelled 14 January 2006 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its
US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown.
A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.
Inspected as a tow unit · 10
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.
CT 252 Unclassified · MISLE 44903 · 17 November 2016 · activity 6226987G.L. 6 Freight Barge · MISLE 43226 · 8 May 2015 · activity 5120772BOB HELTON Towing Vessel · MISLE 95469 · 3 May 1999 · activity 127404SEA FOX Towing Vessel · MISLE 112621 · 3 May 1999 · activity 127404U 143 Freight Barge · MISLE 50248 · 18 October 1998 · activity 17810MISS IRENE Freight Barge · MISLE 51490 · 7 June 1996 · activity 149521MOVIBLE NO. 1 Unclassified · MISLE 44628 · 14 September 1994 · activity 54658CROSBY LIGHT Towing Vessel · MISLE 100876 · 28 April 1992 · activity 15749AMY E. HEBERT Towing Vessel · MISLE 101518 · 28 April 1992 · activity 15749ROWAN NEW ORLEANS Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit · MISLE 232936 · 28 April 1992 · activity 15749Inspection history · 29
22 December 2025
Vessel Attendance · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8286321
25 April 2025
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8117256
9 July 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7959013
19 April 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7671450
17 May 2022
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7467433
15 April 2021
Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7175222
28 January 2020
Liferaft Servicing
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6897880
25 September 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6548282
17 November 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6226987
3 October 2016
Administration
Administrative · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6027999
11 August 2016
Administration
Administrative · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5987326
16 March 2016
Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5834194
8 May 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5120772
24 April 2015
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5109812
11 April 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4567572
20 June 2012
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4377484
24 March 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4270742
21 February 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4248371
15 February 2012
Administration
Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4244695
18 February 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3951056
26 February 2009
Administration
Administrative · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3424380
1 September 2008
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3314638
31 August 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3321068
23 August 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3306685
3 May 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 127404
18 October 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 17810
7 June 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 149521
14 September 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 54658
28 April 1992
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 15749
Deficiency record · 5
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 25 April 2025
Resolved
A towing vessel must carry a combination of day and night visual distress signals indicated in Table 141.370 for specified areas where the vessel operates. Great Lakes route >3 miles from shore required 6 day and 6 night distress signals. Vessel only had 2 day and 3 night distress signals. 46 CFR 141.375(a)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 19 April 2023
Resolved
Found both gensets coated with oil posing a potential fire hazard. Clean gensets IAW manufacturer's recommendations, determine source of the oil leaks, and effect repairs.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 25 September 2018
Resolved
The vessel is currently broadcasting (1) Improper IMO Number, (2) Improper MMSI Number.
Lifesaving › Inflatable Liferafts › Weak Link
Issued 16 March 2016
Resolved
Operator must install appropriate weak link to raft tie down line.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Recordkeeping
Issued 16 March 2016
Resolved
Provide CG examiner with proof of compliance w/46CFR16.203(a).
Casualty record · 5
31 August 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3321068
18 February 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3951056
11 April 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4567572
8 May 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 5120772
17 November 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · at UNION TERMINAL VIADUCT, COLUMBUS ROAD BRIDGE-1.93 · activity 6226987
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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
Recorded names · 1
CAPTAIN ZEKE (2008–2013). 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.