BIG DADDY

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

Built: 1981
Last inspected: 1 April 2024
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 18
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 33 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 1 April 2024

Recorded inspections18

…physical examinations5

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded9

Deficiencies 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 14 calendar years (1999–2024)

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

631486

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WDC4779

193591

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-193591

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)55.8 ft × 26.1 ft × 9.6 ft

Registered tonnagegross 138 / net 94

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderLOUIS G. ORTIS BOAT CO. · KROTZ SPRINGS, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1981

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portHELENA, AR

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un

DocumentationValid · issued 11 June 2026 · expires 30 June 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 it138 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
94 - 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.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 33

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 · 18

1 April 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7889357

6 July 2022 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7498507

2 June 2022 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7484967

10 August 2021 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7311503

25 May 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7206062

25 April 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6944689

13 August 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4692452

16 May 2012 Administration

Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4321564

23 February 2012 Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4252449

9 January 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3928074

15 March 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3436150

27 January 2009 Deficiency Check · Administration

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3401947

6 December 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3458330

24 July 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2725485

15 February 2005 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2293133

14 June 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 215231

13 April 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 213202

18 February 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 214302

Deficiency record · 2

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)

Issued 18 July 2022 Resolved

(a) Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists or an essential system develops problems that require attention. The following alarms must be provided: (1) Main engine low lubricating oil pressure; (2) Main engine high cooling water temperature; (3) Auxiliary generator engine low lubricating oil pressure; (4) Auxiliary generator engine high cooling water temperature; (5) High bilge levels; (6) Low hydraulic steering fluid levels, if applicable; (7) Low fuel level, if fitted with a day tank. Alarms must be visible and audible at each operating station. Vessel has visual alarms, but no audible alarms at operating station. Provide audible alarms at the operating station. While audible alarms are being added to the operating station, the vessel crew is required to conduct hourly rounds of the engine room during operation.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 24 August 2022
Resolved 5 August 2022
Resolution: Received objective evidence from TPO, TVIB stating the deficiency was corrected to the satisfaction of the RO (TPO). Vessel rep sent a video displaying operable audible alarms at the operating station.

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

Issued 25 May 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: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 August 2021
Resolved 10 August 2021
Resolution: Company recieved required COI on another vessel in their fleet to meet the phase in requirements. Company had already begun the COI process prior to the issuance of the deficiency letter.

Ownership record

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