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LITTLE BOB
LITTLE BOB is a 1981 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 26 inspections since 1995, most recently in August 2026, along with 7 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2001 and 2020.
Records from 1995 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 12 August 2026.
- Built
- 1981
- Last inspected
- 12 August 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 3 investigations · 2001–2020
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
12 August 2026
…with no type recorded9
Deficiencies
7 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
17 calendar years (1995–2026)
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
633672
WAJ2546
195560
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-195560
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)52.5 ft × 22.0 ft × 7.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 87 / net 59
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderNATIONAL SHIPBUILDING CO · BOURG, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1981
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 5 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it87 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
59 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
59 - 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 · 9
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.
ACL 01508 Freight Barge · MISLE 29573 · 12 March 2018 · activity 6394787CWM 545 Tank Barge · MISLE 46170 · 27 April 2016 · activity 5863832NIMITZ Industrial Vessel · MISLE 138016 · 27 April 2016 · activity 5863832L 919 Freight Barge · MISLE 116759 · 19 October 2001 · activity 102991LINCOLN THOMAS Towing Vessel · MISLE 137324 · 19 October 2001 · activity 102991OR 3994 Freight Barge · MISLE 202733 · 19 October 2001 · activity 102991A 19 Tank Barge · MISLE 43249 · 17 May 1995 · activity 85613CAPT TIMMY LEA Towing Vessel · MISLE 113599 · 17 May 1995 · activity 85613KIRBY 28312 Tank Barge · MISLE 365056 · 17 May 1995 · activity 85613Inspection history · 26
12 August 2026
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8461930
4 September 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8230249
6 June 2024
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7923930
14 May 2024
Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7912756
23 August 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7775122
8 August 2022
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7531598
17 June 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7228460
7 November 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7106389
13 August 2020
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7032262
9 January 2020
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6886578
28 June 2019
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6886558
12 April 2019
Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6661462
12 March 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6394787
14 February 2018
Administration · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6355914
27 April 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5863832
4 March 2015
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5081435
10 December 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5041999
14 June 2012
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4345061
4 June 2012
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4334605
27 April 2006
MTSA Verification · Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2634989
30 January 2004
Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1998542
19 October 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 102991
20 October 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 697636
22 August 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 214071
8 August 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 214699
17 May 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 85613
Deficiency record · 7
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces
Issued 17 August 2022
Resolved
The remote fuel shutoff valve must be installed in the fuel piping directly outside the fuel oil supply tank. The vessel's remote fuel shutoff is currently at the day tank, approximately 5' from the valves at the port & starboard tank. At the next drydock, the vessel shall have the remote fuel shutoff valves installed at each fuel tank pipe directly outside the fuel tanks. 46CFR143.260(c)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 8 August 2022
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated so as to minimize fire hazards and to ensure the following: all bilges and void spaces are kept free from accumulation of combustible and flammable materials and liquids insofar as practicable. The vessel had an accumulation of excessive oily mixture in the engine room bilge. The vessel shall remove the oily mixture within 14 days of this inspection. 46CFR142.220(a)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 13 August 2020
Resolved
All bilges and void spaces are kept free from accumulation of combustible and flammable materials and liquids insofar as practicable. Vessels engine room bilge had an accumulation of oil. Vessel shall remove all accumulated oil from bilge space. 46CFR142.220(a)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 13 August 2020
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated so as to minimize fire hazards. Vessels dryer, which is in the engine room, was being ventilated into the space. Vessel shall either vent to the exterior or develop a method to prevent the lint from exhausting throughout the space.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 27 June 2019
Resolved
A TOWING VESSEL MUST CARRY ADEQUATE AND UP-TO-DATE CHARTS FOR THE INTENDED VOYAGE. THE CHARTS WERE NOT UP TO DATE. PROVIDE THE MOST RECENT AND CORRECTED CHARTS FOR THE INTENDED VOYAGE.
46 CFR 140.705
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 27 June 2019
Resolved
EACH TOWING VESSEL MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH A FIRE AXE. THE FIRE AXE WAS FOUND TO BE IN POOR CONDITION. REPLACE FIRE AXE.
46 CFR 142.227
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 27 June 2019
Resolved
A FIRE PUMP MUST BE CAPABLE OF DELIVERING WATER AT A PITOT-TUBE PRESSURE OF AT LEAST 50 PSI. FIRE PUMP DID NOT MEET PRESSURE REQUIREMENTS. 46 CFR 142.325(a)(1)
Casualty record · 3
19 October 2001Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 102991
12 March 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6394787
7 November 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7106389
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.