ACE G

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

ACE G is a 1980 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 27 inspections since 1987, most recently in April 2026, along with 2 deficiencies and 7 casualty investigations between 2001 and 2026.

Records from 1987 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 15 April 2026.

Built: 1980
Last inspected: 15 April 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 27
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 7 investigations · 2001–2026
Inspected with: 12 other vessels

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 15 April 2026

Recorded inspections27

…physical examinations7

…administrative events6

…with no type recorded14

Deficiencies 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 16 calendar years (1987–2026)

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

629629

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WDK2341

191955

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-191955

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)52.2 ft × 22.2 ft × 8.3 ft

Registered tonnagegross 86 / net 58

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderHORTON BOATS INC · BAYOU LA BATRE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 1980

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portBATON ROUGE, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 30 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 it86 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
58 - 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 · 12

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.

Inspection history · 27

15 April 2026 Administrative Inspection · TPO Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8349895

19 January 2026 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8298514

19 January 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8302229

7 January 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8291583

22 December 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8289340

4 January 2025 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8057506

4 January 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8070259

23 March 2023 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7655615

23 March 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7658161

17 February 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7638108

17 February 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7666712

3 August 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7529621

2 August 2021 In-Service Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7275430

25 May 2021 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7207206

24 April 2018 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification · Administration

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6398496

19 January 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4229776

24 January 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3932286

20 August 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3835007

18 August 2006 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2758188

31 July 2006 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2731532

21 June 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2402884

11 January 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1477872

9 January 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1477436

26 December 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1475292

20 April 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 122503

25 November 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 142093

8 September 1987 Administrative

Administrative · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1002147

Deficiency record · 2

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 19 January 2026 Resolved

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Received report that the vessel lost propulsion on their port mde due to the shaft separating from the gear box. Vessel must submit a TPO report attesting to the root cause and satisfactory repair of the port mde to the duty marine inspector.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 19 January 2026
Resolved 29 January 2026

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

Issued 17 February 2023 Resolved

Machinery must be designed and maintained to provide safe operation of the towing vessel under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel experienced a loss or steering. Repair steering to the satisfaction of USCG or TPO prior to towing operations. 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.**

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 17 February 2023
Resolution: Steering repaired. See tech report in documents.

Casualty record · 7

26 December 2001Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1475292

3 August 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7529621

17 February 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7666712

23 March 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7658161

4 January 2025Routine · role: Subject to Marine Inspection · activity 8070259

22 December 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 3 injured · activity 8289340

19 January 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8302229

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.