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.
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Registered dimensions (L × B × D)52.0 ft × 22.0 ft × 7.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 59 / net 47
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderHEBERT IRON WORKS INC · LAROSE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1981
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un
DocumentationValid · issued 17 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 it47 - Simplified, Net Ton 59 - Simplified, 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.
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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.
Vessel overdue for annual inspection, vsl must complete annual or renewal inspection prior to returning to service.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 25 August 2025
Resolved 13 November 2025
Resolution: Vessel's annual inspection was conducted, but never documented in MISLE.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 11 May 2022Resolved
Equipped with gauges at the machinery location; auxiliary generator engine RPM. Port generator did not have an RPM in the engine room.
46 CFR 143.230(c)(3)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 10 June 2022
Resolved 11 May 2022
Resolution: Demonstrated evidence of new RPM installed on the port generator.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 11 May 2021Resolved
urvival craft must be stowed in accordance with the requirements of §199.130 of this chapter, as far as is practicable on existing towing vessels. Survival craft must be float free, painter must be attached to vessel by float free link or hydrostatic release.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 11 May 2021
Resolved 12 May 2021
Resolution: Installed weaklink
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 23 April 2021Resolved
Lifebuoys must be approved under approval series 160.050 24in lifebuoys must not exceed 5lbs, Lifebuoy plug had fallen out and ring had become saturated with water.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 11 May 2021
Resolved 12 May 2021
Resolution: Replaced Lifebuoy
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 23 April 2021Resolved
Each lifejacket must be marked In block capital letters with the name of the vessel. Lifejackets marking was easily removable.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 11 May 2021
Resolved 12 May 2021
Resolution: Permenantly marked PFD's
The master must ensure that all hatches, doors, and other openings designed to be watertight or weather-tight function properly. Weather tight doors had gaskets doubled up and were sealing improperly.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 11 May 2021
Resolved 16 June 2021
Resolution: Replaced gaskets and welded new striker for dogs.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC SSL
Issued 12 August 1997Resolved
Vessel did not have ship radio licsence.
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 September 1997
Resolved 26 October 2006
Lifesaving
Issued 12 August 1997Resolved
Vessel had four persons on board and only two serviceable PFD's._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 August 1997
Resolved 13 August 1997
Vessel did not have any current or currently corrected charts and did not have local notice to mariners on board.
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 September 1997
Resolved 26 October 2006
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts
Issued 12 August 1997Resolved
Vessel was not making required tests and log entries._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 September 1997
Resolved 26 October 2006
Recorded names · 1
M/V FRANK L. (2010–2012). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.
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