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RIVER DOCKS III

Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL)

RIVER DOCKS III is a 1981 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 62 inspections since 1994, most recently in May 2025, along with 11 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 12 casualty investigations between 2003 and 2023.

Records from 1994 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 8 May 2025.

Built
1981
Last inspected
8 May 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
62
Deficiencies
11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
12 investigations · 2003–2023
Inspected with
25 other vessels
Also recorded as
1 other name

Identity

US Official No.
632292
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDN5528
MISLE id
194323
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-194323

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations14
…administrative events4
…with no type recorded44
Years with a record 26 calendar years (1994–2025)
The 62 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 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)63.2 ft × 25.9 ft × 10.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 173 / net 117
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderBAYOU SHIPYARD INC · BRIDGE CITY, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1981
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portHOUSTON, TX
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 16 July 2026 · expires 31 July 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 it117 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
173 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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.

One vessel history report for this hull — every record on this page in one dated, citable document — $300, on request.

Inspected as a tow unit · 25

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.

JAMES L HAMILTON Towing Vessel · MISLE 141012 · 24 October 2023 · activity 7827732IN075129 Freight Barge · MISLE 915415 · 24 October 2023 · activity 7827732KIRBY 29007 Tank Barge · MISLE 24583 · 9 June 2016 · activity 5902525KIRBY 21903 Tank Barge · MISLE 52440 · 10 September 2012 · activity 4437142KIRBY 21301 Tank Barge · MISLE 52492 · 10 September 2012 · activity 4437142KIRBY 27775 Tank Barge · MISLE 1113665 · 10 July 2012 · activity 4374877CARESSA K Towing Vessel · MISLE 201889 · 9 February 2009 · activity 3416191KIRBY 24702 Tank Barge · MISLE 415168 · 9 February 2009 · activity 3416191BRYANT SEA Tank Barge · MISLE 850397 · 9 February 2009 · activity 3416191KIRBY 20710T Tank Barge · MISLE 48862 · 2 November 2007 · activity 3102268PRIDE OF BELLAIRE Towing Vessel · MISLE 191641 · 2 November 2007 · activity 3102268KIRBY 30702 Tank Barge · MISLE 51426 · 8 October 2007 · activity 3081630KIRBY 30742 Tank Barge · MISLE 52644 · 8 October 2007 · activity 3081630JMW03 Tank Barge · MISLE 49193 · 24 February 2006 · activity 2594243MIDWEST PRIDE Towing Vessel · MISLE 26890 · 22 March 2005 · activity 2316415KIRBY 27702 Tank Barge · MISLE 489243 · 22 March 2005 · activity 2316415KIRBY 30716B Tank Barge · MISLE 655881 · 22 March 2005 · activity 2316415KIRBY 24703 Tank Barge · MISLE 415171 · 4 November 2004 · activity 2237773KIRBY 24704 Tank Barge · MISLE 416522 · 4 November 2004 · activity 2237773KIRBY 24704 Tank Barge · MISLE 416522 · 24 February 2003 · activity 1750907LASM-23 Tank Barge · MISLE 418256 · 24 February 2003 · activity 1750907NANCY GISCLAIR Towing Vessel · MISLE 236950 · 2 October 2001 · activity 111070KIRBY 24704 Tank Barge · MISLE 416522 · 2 October 2001 · activity 111070LASM-23 Tank Barge · MISLE 418256 · 2 October 2001 · activity 111070KIRBY 24704 Tank Barge · MISLE 416522 · 31 January 2001 · activity 178983LASM-23 Tank Barge · MISLE 418256 · 3 November 2000 · activity 25380LOUISIANA Towing Vessel · MISLE 76084 · 9 August 2000 · activity 164471SHELLEY Towing Vessel · MISLE 186872 · 9 August 2000 · activity 164471NEW ORLEANS Towing Vessel · MISLE 476080 · 9 August 2000 · activity 164471KIRBY 10700 Tank Barge · MISLE 48009 · 1 April 1998 · activity 13329KIRBY 24704 Tank Barge · MISLE 416522 · 23 December 1997 · activity 64075KIRBY 24704 Tank Barge · MISLE 416522 · 11 July 1997 · activity 149306LASM-23 Tank Barge · MISLE 418256 · 11 July 1997 · activity 149306

Inspection history · 62

8 May 2025 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8130823
15 April 2024 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7895737
24 October 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7827732
22 May 2023 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7695061
10 May 2023 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7685184
20 December 2022 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification · DAPI Audit · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7611398
19 December 2022 In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7611102
2 August 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7275331
11 May 2018 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6411859
19 April 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6395264
9 June 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5902525
9 December 2015 DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5777276
18 January 2013 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4520036
10 September 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4437142
10 July 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4374877
4 October 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4161111
18 May 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4015355
7 May 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4009626
7 May 2011 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4009642
30 March 2011 Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3974788
30 March 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3976731
18 February 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3948128
27 May 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3748972
12 January 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3663147
12 January 2010 Marine Casualty Follow Up · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3664491
9 February 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3416191
2 November 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3102268
8 October 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3081630
7 August 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2739255
24 February 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2594243
14 September 2005 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2492135
2 April 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2325135
22 March 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2316415
4 March 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2305935
4 November 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2237773
8 January 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1982051
7 January 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1982409
30 December 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1975744
24 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1996247
24 February 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1750907
19 February 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1754467
2 October 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 111070
31 January 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 178983
3 November 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 25380
9 August 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 164471
9 August 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 431615
2 October 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 150225
5 June 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 45823
5 June 1998 Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 793767
5 June 1998 Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1128243
1 April 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 13329
23 December 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 64075
11 July 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 149306
11 February 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 400488
25 July 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 521759
12 February 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 56907
22 January 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 140361
17 January 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 386957
25 October 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 371764
25 February 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 662807
21 February 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 160416
21 February 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 170524

Deficiency record · 11

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 9 February 2023 Resolved
STBD GENSET IN THE ENG ROOM LOCAL CIRCUIT BREAKER ON THE GENSET HAS BROKEN/MISSING COVER MATERIAL.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 March 2023
Resolved 10 May 2023
Resolution: Stbd genset local circuit breaker cover/housing is installed.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - cracking
Issued 9 February 2023 Resolved
PORT SIDE FORWARD PUSH KNEE AREA HAS A CRACKED WELD AND A HOLE A FEW INCHES BELOW. REMOVE JB WELD MATERIAL AND MAKE WELD REPAIRS FOR WATERTIGHT INTEGRITY.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 March 2023
Resolved 10 May 2023
Resolution: Repairs have been welded.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Decks - cracking
Issued 9 February 2023 Resolved
THE STAIRS GOING OVER THE FORWARD VOID COMPARTMENT HAS A HOLE NEAR THE TOP MOST STEPS. REMOVE JB WELD MATERIAL AND MAKE WELD REPAIRS FOR WATERTIGHT INTEGRITY.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 March 2023
Resolved 10 May 2023
Resolution: Repairs have been welded.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)
Issued 9 February 2023 Resolved
TEXAS DECK HAND RAIL IS MISSING SECTION. REPLACE MISSING SECTION.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 March 2023
Resolved 10 May 2023
Resolution: Missing section of hand rail has been replaced.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Cleanliness
Issued 9 February 2023 Resolved
REMOVE LOOSE PAINT CHIPS FROM OUTTER DECKS.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 March 2023
Resolved 10 May 2023
Resolution: Loose paint chips have been removed from outer decks.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-op. damage
Issued 9 February 2023 Resolved
PORT MDE EXHAUST PIPING SUPPORT IS CRACKED. MAKE WELD REPAIRS.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 March 2023
Resolved 10 May 2023
Resolution: Port MDE exhaust piping support weld repairs have been made.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 9 February 2023 Resolved
PORT AND STBD RUNNING NAV LIGHTS NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH LIGHTS MEETING UL 1104.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 March 2023
Resolved 10 May 2023
Resolution: Running lights have been replaced.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 9 February 2023 Resolved
PROVIDE NEGATIVE DRUG TEST RESULTS: TERRY PARTRICE BRET BAILY GEROLD SARABIA PROVIDE FOR ANY OTHER EMPLOYEE INVOLVED IN THE SAFETY OF THE VESSEL PRIOR TO EMPLOYING THEM AS CREWMEMBER.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 March 2023
Resolved 10 May 2023
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 19 December 2022 Resolved
On this day it was found by local Marine Inspectors that the vessel is being used to move loaded and unloaded barges without a valid COI. Vessel was inspected under KIRBY ownership and was placed in “LAID UP” status as of Aug 02 2021 by USCG Sector Houston/Galveston. Vessel is restricted from any and all cargo operations until authorized by MSU Chicago and new COI inspection is completed.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 20 January 2023
Resolution: Vessel completed COI Inspection and was issued COI 1/20/2023.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificates for master and officers
Issued 19 December 2022 Resolved
No vessel subject to inspection under 46 U.S.C. will be navigated unless it is under the direction and control of an individual who holds an appropriate license or officer endorsement on his or her MMD. The vessel was being operated by a Master with an expired license.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 20 January 2023
Resolution: COI Inspection completed. MMC'd Master present.
Documentation
Issued 17 January 1995 Resolved
VESSEL WAS MISSING OIL TRANSFER PROCEDURES.
Condition: Unknown
Due 17 February 1995
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past

Casualty record · 12

24 February 2003Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1750907
24 February 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2594243
8 October 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3081630
2 November 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3102268
9 February 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3416191
30 March 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3976731
7 May 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4009626
18 May 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4015355
10 July 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4374877
10 September 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4437142
9 June 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5902525
24 October 2023Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 7827732
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.

Recorded names · 1

MISS RACHEL (2003–2016). 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.