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BLACK BEARD

BLACK BEARD is a 1981 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 22 inspections since 1993, most recently in January 2026, along with 2 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2025.

Records from 1993 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 7 January 2026.

Built
1981
Last inspected
7 January 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

WDE2474
202366
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-202366

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.

Inspections, by type

…with no type recorded12
Years with a record 18 calendar years (1993–2026)
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by the kind of activity 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)65.7 ft × 28.0 ft × 10.1 ft
Registered tonnagegross 182 / net 124
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderST CHARLES STEEL WORKS · THIBODAUX, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1981
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 20 November 2025 · expires 31 December 2026
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 it182 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
124 - 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.
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Inspected as a tow unit · 7

Inspection history · 22

7 January 2026 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8291308
20 May 2025 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8139801
23 March 2025 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8098366
4 July 2024 TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7956125
1 April 2024 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7888246
19 January 2024 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7830547
19 June 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6983525
21 August 2019 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6796011
10 May 2018 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6505097
19 October 2017 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6291016
26 January 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5803954
13 July 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5221721
2 December 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5033072
7 November 2013 MTSA Verification · DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4749071
25 November 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4491967
23 April 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · DAPI Audit · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3725195
14 November 2008 Administration
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3363318
29 December 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3124341
11 March 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2601596
11 March 2006 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2602512
7 April 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2040226
29 March 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 170666

Deficiency record · 2

Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-reduction gear) › Crankshaft
Issued 11 March 2006 Resolved
Center main diesel engine crankshaft berring failed.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 14 March 2006
Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-reduction gear) › Crankshaft
Issued 11 March 2006 Resolved
Port main diesel engine crankshaft berring failed.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 14 March 2006

Casualty record · 3

11 March 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2601596
29 December 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3124341
23 March 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8098366
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

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