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MR CHIP

Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named MR CHIP · CENTRAL BOAT RENTALS, INCORPORATED operator of record, 2023

MR CHIP is a 1981 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 28 inspections since 1991, most recently in June 2019, along with 4 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2013.

Records from 1991 to 2019. Most recent: inspection, 6 June 2019.

Built
1981
Last inspected
6 June 2019
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
28
Deficiencies
0 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
4 investigations · 2005–2013
Inspected with
18 other vessels

Identity

US Official No.
638215
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDC3048
MISLE id
199522
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
367001990 (licence lapsed)
Maury page id
psix-199522

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations4
…administrative events5
…with no type recorded19
Years with a record 16 calendar years (1991–2019)
The 28 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.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 7 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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)47.3 ft × 20.0 ft × 7.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 75 / net 51
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderTUG SONYA LYNN, INC. · GOLDEN MEADOW LA, UNITED STATES · built 1981
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portMORGAN CITY, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 9 June 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 it75 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
51 - 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 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

WDC3048MMSI 367001990 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 14 November 2014, cancelled 15 February 2025
WCW9338MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 5 November 1996, cancelled 6 January 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 · 18

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.

FRANCES ANN Commercial Fishing Vessel · MISLE 183972 · 4 April 2005 · activity 2327846H 219 Freight Barge · MISLE 434074 · 4 April 2005 · activity 2327846BOUNTY HUNTER Commercial Fishing Vessel · MISLE 750278 · 4 April 2005 · activity 2327846BOUNTY HUNTER Commercial Fishing Vessel · MISLE 2811 · 4 April 2005 · activity 2348069FRANCES ANN Commercial Fishing Vessel · MISLE 183972 · 4 April 2005 · activity 2348069POSEIDON Tank Barge · MISLE 47744 · 27 March 2005 · activity 2340612ORION Towing Vessel · MISLE 64015 · 27 March 2005 · activity 2340612ETT-800 Freight Barge · MISLE 664852 · 27 March 2005 · activity 2340612BUFFALO 285 Tank Barge · MISLE 46423 · 14 December 1995 · activity 19212CAPT. DUB ALLEN Towing Vessel · MISLE 350899 · 14 December 1995 · activity 19212KIRBY 28708 Tank Barge · MISLE 384996 · 14 December 1995 · activity 19212MGM 305 Tank Barge · MISLE 43314 · 28 December 1994 · activity 51485MGM 403 Tank Barge · MISLE 48336 · 28 December 1994 · activity 51485MMS 779 * Freight Barge · MISLE 73196 · 23 June 1993 · activity 73825ACL 9215 Freight Barge · MISLE 378502 · 30 December 1992 · activity 167473SHELLEY Towing Vessel · MISLE 186872 · 7 May 1992 · activity 50892KIRBY 25002 Tank Barge · MISLE 41331 · 2 April 1992 · activity 91948ALVIN C. JOHNSON Towing Vessel · MISLE 145987 · 2 April 1992 · activity 91948VL 8191 Freight Barge · MISLE 211917 · 2 April 1992 · activity 91948

Inspection history · 28

6 June 2019 Permit to Proceed
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6706199
16 October 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4736323
5 September 2013 Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4707043
7 June 2010 Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3760301
28 October 2009 Administration · MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3623692
5 September 2007 Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3050178
12 June 2006 MTSA Verification · Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2677896
12 April 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2332072
4 April 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2327846
4 April 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2348069
27 March 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2322467
27 March 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2340612
13 January 2005 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2274934
4 March 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCG Heartland District (dre) · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2018264
30 January 2004 Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1998932
9 October 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1927530
14 September 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 213497
17 November 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1511219
28 April 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1511078
14 December 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 19212
26 November 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 85882
28 December 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 51485
23 June 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 73825
16 January 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 171168
30 December 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 167473
7 May 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 50892
2 April 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 91948
9 March 1991 Uninspected Other
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 928696

Deficiency record · 0

No deficiencies recorded against this vessel. This means none were written in the records covered — it is not a statement about the vessel's condition. What a recorded resolution is.

Casualty record · 4

27 March 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 2322467
27 March 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 2340612
4 April 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2327846
16 October 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4736323
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.