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LIL EMI
LIL EMI is a 1981 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 25 inspections since 1997, most recently in September 2025, along with 10 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2010 and 2022.
Records from 1997 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 4 September 2025.
- Built
- 1981
- Last inspected
- 4 September 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 4 investigations · 2010–2022
Identity
639522
WDK4206
200639
Flag
UNITED STATES
368052910
Maury page id
psix-200639
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded13
Years with a record
17 calendar years (1997–2025)
The 25 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 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)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
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
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
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 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
WDK4206MMSI 368052910 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 3 August 2018, expires 3 August 2028
WDB8576MMSI 366961070 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 7 May 2014, cancelled 3 January 2024
WSP7209MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 27 October 1994, cancelled 1 January 2005 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
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 · 5
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.
DANIEL B Freight Barge · MISLE 1722452 · 6 May 2022 · activity 7590969IBR 246 Freight Barge · MISLE 1722454 · 6 May 2022 · activity 7590969TURN FUELER Tank Barge · MISLE 484452 · 22 March 2012 · activity 4277982FRANK L. Industrial Vessel · MISLE 106145 · 6 February 2010 · activity 3682685TURN FUELER Tank Barge · MISLE 484452 · 6 February 2010 · activity 3682685SOFIA Freight Ship · MISLE 226801 · 30 September 1999 · activity 29572TURN FUELER Tank Barge · MISLE 484452 · 30 September 1999 · activity 29572Inspection history · 25
4 September 2025
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8218905
25 August 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8217630
16 September 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8003819
7 August 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7976404
16 June 2023
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7739979
11 May 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7449511
6 May 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7590969
23 April 2021
Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7181475
1 August 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5206119
5 August 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4991675
22 March 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4277982
10 September 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4146336
25 April 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3996161
25 April 2011
Spot Check (Safety) · Damage Survey · Administration · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3996203
21 January 2011
Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3934066
17 December 2010
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3912738
6 February 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3682685
14 November 2008
Administration
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3362976
12 October 2006
MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2799732
22 February 2006
Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2589884
4 March 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCG Heartland District (dre) · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2018220
9 October 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1927980
30 September 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 29572
21 April 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 24568
12 August 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 406843
Deficiency record · 10
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 25 August 2025
Resolved
Vessel overdue for annual inspection, vsl must complete annual or renewal inspection prior to returning to service.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 11 May 2022
Resolved
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)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 11 May 2021
Resolved
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.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 23 April 2021
Resolved
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.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 23 April 2021
Resolved
Each lifejacket must be marked In block capital letters with the name of the vessel. Lifejackets marking was easily removable.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 23 April 2021
Resolved
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.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC SSL
Issued 12 August 1997
Resolved
Vessel did not have ship radio licsence.
Lifesaving
Issued 12 August 1997
Resolved
Vessel had four persons on board and only two serviceable PFD's._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Relative Motion Plotting Equipment
Issued 12 August 1997
Resolved
Vessel did not have any current or currently corrected charts and did not have local notice to mariners on board.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts
Issued 12 August 1997
Resolved
Vessel was not making required tests and log entries._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Casualty record · 4
6 February 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at HOUMA NAVIGATIONAL CANAL BRIDGE · activity 3682685
25 April 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3996161
22 March 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4277982
6 May 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at RIGOLETS RAILROAD BRIDGE · activity 7590969
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.
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.
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.