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M/V FLICKER
M/V FLICKER is a 1980 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 20 inspections since 1992, most recently in April 2024, along with 6 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2011 and 2020.
Records from 1992 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 4 April 2024.
- Built
- 1980
- Last inspected
- 4 April 2024
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 3 investigations · 2011–2020
Identity
629861
WDB507
192158
Flag
UNITED STATES
366977480
Maury page id
psix-192158
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded12
Years with a record
15 calendar years (1992–2024)
The 20 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)51.3 ft × 24.0 ft × 8.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 65 / net 52
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderLOUIS G ORTIS BOAT CO INC · KROTZ SPRINGS, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1980
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portPORT ARTHUR, TX
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 17 November 2025 · expires 30 November 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 it65 - Simplified, Gross Ton
52 - Simplified, Net Ton
52 - 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
WDQ3034MMSI 366977480 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 10 April 2025, expires 10 April 2035
WDB9507MMSI 366977480 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 28 August 2014, cancelled 7 December 2024
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 · 14
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.
PATCO 40 Tank Barge · MISLE 99233 · 31 July 2020 · activity 7029129ALANA ROSE Towing Vessel · MISLE 175697 · 23 June 2016 · activity 5931811KIRBY 11503 Tank Barge · MISLE 346743 · 18 June 2011 · activity 4054833CROWN CHARGER Towing Vessel · MISLE 68049 · 20 May 2011 · activity 4019856CRIMSON GEM Towing Vessel · MISLE 128394 · 20 May 2011 · activity 4019856BRUCE L. HAHN Towing Vessel · MISLE 197054 · 20 May 2011 · activity 4019856MARK STAAB Towing Vessel · MISLE 212135 · 20 May 2011 · activity 4019856JAKE HUFFTY Towing Vessel · MISLE 192504 · 28 March 2002 · activity 1598933N.M.S. NO. 1460 Tank Barge · MISLE 48924 · 30 August 1997 · activity 70241SER 113 B Freight Barge · MISLE 118392 · 30 August 1997 · activity 70241CAPT SHELBY HOUSE Towing Vessel · MISLE 367163 · 30 August 1997 · activity 70241M/G 509 Freight Barge · MISLE 160370 · 24 May 1997 · activity 2973KIRBY 10524 Tank Barge · MISLE 41410 · 25 October 1993 · activity 164847ING 255 Freight Barge · MISLE 125980 · 25 October 1993 · activity 164847Inspection history · 20
4 April 2024
Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7889732
6 December 2023
TPO Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7834486
31 July 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7029129
18 April 2019
Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6665118
13 September 2017
Administration · Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6266638
23 June 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5931811
14 April 2014
MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4836055
18 June 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4054833
20 May 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4019856
15 April 2011
Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3986144
18 August 2006
Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2758183
8 November 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2237160
8 November 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2237174
26 October 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2232205
24 December 2003
Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1977794
28 March 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1598933
30 August 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 70241
24 May 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2973
25 October 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 164847
2 September 1992
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 688151
Deficiency record · 6
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 15 April 2024
Resolved
All seals and gaskets must be properly maintained to prevent leaks of flammable liquid into the machinery space. Starboard generator prime mover was leaking fuel. Repair fuel leak and ensure no fuel is leaking from the starboard generator prime mover.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 15 April 2024
Resolved
Remote fuel shut off valves must be operable from a safe place outside the engine room. During test operation, the remote fuel shut off valve linkage broke and the valve is inoperable. Repair and test remote fuel shut off valve.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 15 April 2024
Resolved
A towing vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts, maps, and nautical publications for the intended voyage, including: (1) Charts, including electronic charts acceptable to the Coast Guard, of appropriate scale to make safe navigation possible. Vessel was found operating with electronic charting system that does not have a type approval or manufacturer’s declaration of conformity and therefore does not meet the chart equivalency requirement. Ensure electronic charts have type approval or declaration of conformity.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Water level indicator
Issued 15 April 2024
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification of high bilge levels. High bilge level alarm was missing from forward hold. Install high bilge level alarm.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 15 April 2024
Resolved
All vessel equipment must be used in a manner that minimizes risk of injury, including ladders. Any equipment not in proper working order must be made safe. A large, open gap exists between the deck and the first step of the ladder descending to the forward hold, causing a potential injury risk. Install cover, guard, or extra step to prevent possible crew-member injury.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 15 April 2024
Resolved
Emergency lighting must provide sufficient illumination to facilitate egress from each space. Emergency lighting at bottom of ladder on main deck was inoperable. Repair emergency lighting.
Casualty record · 3
20 May 2011Routine · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4019856
18 June 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 4054833
31 July 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 7029129
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.
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.