CARMEN LOUISE

Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named CARMEN LOUISE

CARMEN LOUISE is a 1980 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 47 inspections since 1986, most recently in April 2026, along with 2 deficiencies, 3 operational controls and 7 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2019.

Records from 1986 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 24 April 2026.

Built: 1980
Last inspected: 24 April 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 47
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 7 investigations · 2005–2019
Inspected with: 22 other vessels
Also recorded as: 3 other names

Identity

630556

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WDM7291

192742

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367491540, 368232650

Maury page id

psix-192742

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations13

…administrative events8

…with no type recorded26

Years with a record 28 calendar years (1986–2026)

The 47 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)56.0 ft × 22.0 ft × 8.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 70 / net 56

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderUNITED SHIPBUILDING · VINTON, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1980

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portLOUISVILLE, KY

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 5 March 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it70 - Simplified, Gross Ton
56 - 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

WDM7291MMSI 368232650 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 30 December 2021, expires 30 December 2031

WDF8115MMSI 367491540 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 7 May 2021, expires 20 May 2031

WDD8335MMSI 367197860 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 20 June 2007, cancelled 26 August 2017 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)

WUT3154MMSI 366959460 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 2 October 1998, cancelled 10 July 2007

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 · 22

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 · 47

24 April 2026 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8353492

16 April 2026 In-Service Inspection · Excursion Permit

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8352600

6 June 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8140721

31 March 2025 Excursion Permit

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8102281

21 March 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7882748

6 March 2024 In-Service Inspection · Excursion Permit

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7874895

16 March 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7648274

2 March 2023 Excursion Permit

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7644201

13 April 2022 Excursion Permit

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7435240

17 March 2022 Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7412243

4 August 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7276910

3 July 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7243006

30 April 2019 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6674171

30 April 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6676130

8 May 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6408803

9 August 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5967051

30 April 2015 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5117003

8 March 2012 Deficiency Check · MTSA/ISPS Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4259562

12 February 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3416623

5 January 2009 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3400149

25 November 2008 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3369101

18 November 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3365898

18 November 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3369769

15 November 2008 Administration

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3363483

5 June 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3228262

30 August 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3042923

28 January 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2863317

21 June 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2686879

29 April 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2636869

6 February 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2587885

8 January 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2273689

16 September 2004 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2197495

17 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1966186

10 May 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1617096

15 March 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · CGC POINT SAL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1521078

21 September 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 95180

22 December 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 82369

22 December 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 218403

1 January 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1767

10 November 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 422777

29 March 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 114624

20 March 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4509

10 September 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 148543

24 August 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 170270

26 July 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 381026

9 February 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 14150

4 April 1986 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 307984

Deficiency record · 2

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 4 August 2021 Resolved

All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel is one of the associated fleet that has not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection within 90 days. If an inspection is not completed prior to this date, the action for this deficiency shall be changed to a 60 (Rectify deficiencies prior to movement) and the vessel may no long be permitted to operate.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 2 November 2021
Resolved 17 March 2022
Resolution: Initial inspection for certification conducted March 17, 2022. See MISLE activity Id 7412243.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Rudder angle indicator

Issued 30 April 2019 Resolved

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and emergency conditions. Ships rudder angle indicator arm is broken. Repair broken angle indicator arm and prove proper operation of steering system.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 30 April 2019
Resolved 30 April 2019
Resolution: Replaced rudder arm to angle indicator

Casualty record · 7

8 January 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 2273689

6 February 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2587885

29 April 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2636869

21 June 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2686879

5 June 2008Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 3228262

18 November 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3369769

30 April 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6676130

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 · 3

CAPT JACK HIGMAN (2005–2006), CAPT JERRY OGERON (2008), BETTY L (2019). 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.