MAURY USCG vessel records Sign in
← All vessels

FRANK THACKSTON

Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named FRANK THACKSTON

FRANK THACKSTON is a 1981 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 73 inspections since 1986, most recently in July 2026, along with 2 deficiencies and 17 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2018.

Records from 1986 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 30 July 2026.

Built
1981
Last inspected
30 July 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
73
Deficiencies
2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
17 investigations · 2005–2018
Inspected with
54 other vessels
Also recorded as
3 other names

Identity

US Official No.
641626
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDK4507
MISLE id
202450
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
368055920, 368487610
Maury page id
psix-202450

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations11
…administrative events7
…with no type recorded55
Years with a record 32 calendar years (1986–2026)
The 73 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)67.5 ft × 30.0 ft × 7.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 183 / net 124
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderGREENVILLE SHPBLDG CORP · GREENVILLE, MS, UNITED STATES · built 1981
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portLAKE PROVIDENCE, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 24 July 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 it183 - 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 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

WDR3250MMSI 368487610 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 25 July 2026, expires 25 July 2036
WDK4507MMSI 368055920 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 23 August 2018, expires 23 August 2028
WDC2645MMSI 366995950 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 7 November 2014, cancelled 17 November 2014
WDG4301MMSI 367535110 · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 15 June 2012, cancelled 20 August 2022
WCX4216MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 23 April 1997, cancelled 24 June 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 · 54

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.

KIRBY 28054 Tank Barge · MISLE 879081 · 15 September 2018 · activity 6542043KIRBY 28163 Tank Barge · MISLE 1106974 · 15 September 2018 · activity 6542043KIRBY 27780 Tank Barge · MISLE 1113666 · 14 March 2016 · activity 5832845BILL SPENCE Towing Vessel · MISLE 120893 · 4 March 2016 · activity 5829339KIRBY 16813 Tank Barge · MISLE 949567 · 4 March 2016 · activity 5829339BIG-T Industrial Vessel · MISLE 1439743 · 4 March 2016 · activity 5829339CSCC-200 Tank Barge · MISLE 43083 · 10 July 2012 · activity 4375265KIRBY 32002B Tank Barge · MISLE 52738 · 10 July 2012 · activity 4375265LIL SUSAN S Towing Vessel · MISLE 133619 · 10 July 2012 · activity 4375265CTC-0211 Freight Barge · MISLE 585745 · 10 July 2012 · activity 4375265KIRBY 28070 Tank Barge · MISLE 734087 · 10 July 2012 · activity 4375265CCL 23 Tank Barge · MISLE 855856 · 10 July 2012 · activity 4375265STEVE RICHOUX Towing Vessel · MISLE 138168 · 14 June 2012 · activity 4343999SDG 3024 Tank Barge · MISLE 398954 · 14 June 2012 · activity 4343999CARTER RAY SETTOON Towing Vessel · MISLE 117333 · 2 February 2012 · activity 4237484CAPT MIKE METZLER Towing Vessel · MISLE 142267 · 2 February 2012 · activity 4237484KIRBY 30041B Tank Barge · MISLE 867379 · 2 February 2012 · activity 4237484KIRBY 28007B Tank Barge · MISLE 49344 · 6 September 2011 · activity 4137853KIRBY 28305 Tank Barge · MISLE 359581 · 6 September 2011 · activity 4137853BUFFALO 414 Tank Barge · MISLE 733500 · 6 September 2011 · activity 4137853BUFFALO 415 Tank Barge · MISLE 881737 · 6 September 2011 · activity 4137853H.F. BEAN Towing Vessel · MISLE 1118625 · 6 September 2011 · activity 4137853KIRBY 29701B Tank Barge · MISLE 33256 · 21 July 2010 · activity 3913704KIRBY 29011 Tank Barge · MISLE 24593 · 4 February 2009 · activity 3427052KIRBY 28008B Tank Barge · MISLE 49349 · 4 February 2009 · activity 3427052KIRBY 29012 Tank Barge · MISLE 24591 · 4 February 2008 · activity 3141542KIRBY 30018 Tank Barge · MISLE 52413 · 4 February 2008 · activity 3141542KIRBY 29012 Tank Barge · MISLE 24591 · 27 January 2008 · activity 3139217KIRBY 30018 Tank Barge · MISLE 52413 · 27 January 2008 · activity 3139217KIRBY 25005 Tank Barge · MISLE 48744 · 4 December 2007 · activity 3118968KIRBY 28019 Tank Barge · MISLE 512456 · 10 June 2007 · activity 3026618KIRBY 29307 Tank Barge · MISLE 51993 · 6 March 2006 · activity 2623906KIRBY 30411 Tank Barge · MISLE 396860 · 6 March 2006 · activity 2623906KIRBY 30014T Tank Barge · MISLE 445334 · 8 June 2005 · activity 2384077KIRBY 28060 Tank Barge · MISLE 666436 · 8 June 2005 · activity 2384077KIRBY 28303 Tank Barge · MISLE 359579 · 1 December 2004 · activity 2254807KIRBY 28015 Tank Barge · MISLE 441806 · 1 December 2004 · activity 2254807KIRBY 30018 Tank Barge · MISLE 52413 · 26 August 2002 · activity 1671756JAKE HUFFTY Towing Vessel · MISLE 192504 · 26 August 2002 · activity 1671756SDG 3023 Tank Barge · MISLE 423544 · 7 May 2002 · activity 1614999SDG 3023 Tank Barge · MISLE 423544 · 31 August 2001 · activity 48772KIRBY 24000 Tank Barge · MISLE 52022 · 16 May 2001 · activity 118260MARC MIYASAKI Towing Vessel · MISLE 84011 · 16 May 2001 · activity 118260GONSOULIN 118 Tank Barge · MISLE 484823 · 16 May 2001 · activity 118260KIRBY 30014T Tank Barge · MISLE 445334 · 30 January 1998 · activity 120517SONNY J. Towing Vessel · MISLE 187705 · 29 October 1997 · activity 154276SCF 601 Tank Barge · MISLE 342834 · 29 October 1997 · activity 154276STC 2805T Tank Barge · MISLE 417578 · 29 October 1997 · activity 154276WCAO-3002 Tank Barge · MISLE 44722 · 25 December 1996 · activity 87204WCAO-3004 Tank Barge · MISLE 46070 · 25 December 1996 · activity 87204TLC EXPLORER Towing Vessel · MISLE 128354 · 25 December 1996 · activity 87204WCAO-3004 Tank Barge · MISLE 46070 · 10 May 1996 · activity 34303WCAO-3004 Tank Barge · MISLE 46070 · 21 December 1995 · activity 102462ENCOURAGER Freight Ship · MISLE 226173 · 22 August 1995 · activity 62802COASTAL 2019-L Tank Barge · MISLE 49186 · 22 July 1994 · activity 154929COASTAL 7000-T Tank Barge · MISLE 47749 · 10 June 1994 · activity 67061COASTAL 7002-L Tank Barge · MISLE 47751 · 10 June 1994 · activity 67061COASTAL 7003-B Tank Barge · MISLE 47752 · 10 June 1994 · activity 67061KIRBY 30741 Tank Barge · MISLE 52539 · 15 June 1993 · activity 3652KIRBY 33700B Tank Barge · MISLE 52608 · 15 June 1993 · activity 3652GRIFCO 2509 Tank Barge · MISLE 50401 · 9 April 1993 · activity 29817

Inspection history · 73

30 July 2026 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8450342
26 August 2025 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8196906
3 September 2024 TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7999405
21 May 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7455976
26 June 2020 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6992372
28 March 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6933182
11 February 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6624169
17 September 2018 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6542065
15 September 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6542043
11 May 2018 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification · Administration
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6412119
14 March 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5832845
4 March 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5829339
5 August 2015 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5206859
3 January 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5051850
10 April 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4566505
14 September 2012 Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4440884
10 July 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4375265
14 June 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4343999
2 February 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4237484
6 September 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4137853
17 August 2010 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3833264
17 August 2010 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3833346
22 July 2010 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3802641
21 July 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3913704
24 June 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3794300
4 February 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3427052
23 January 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3401094
15 November 2008 Administration
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3363857
25 July 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3311102
4 February 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3141542
27 January 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3139217
4 December 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3118968
10 June 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3026618
25 May 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2667031
6 March 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2623906
10 December 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2552445
25 August 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2629196
8 June 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2384077
11 December 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2266032
5 December 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2254936
1 December 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2254807
16 July 2004 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2135470
8 July 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2126367
5 May 2004 Security Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2059712
15 January 2004 Security Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1985900
24 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1989463
26 August 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1671756
7 May 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1614999
31 August 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 48772
16 May 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 118260
18 January 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 765623
15 December 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 210030
30 November 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 766455
24 November 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 211606
14 April 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 161402
5 January 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 424273
30 January 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 120517
29 October 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 154276
25 December 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 87204
10 May 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 34303
21 December 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 102462
23 August 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 382156
22 August 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 62802
22 July 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 154929
12 June 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 156926
10 June 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 67061
15 November 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Commandant (CG-INV) · Activity 227825
15 June 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3652
9 April 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 29817
22 December 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 656577
21 December 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 448776
5 September 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 59821
21 June 1986 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 309866

Deficiency record · 2

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Annex VI Statement of Voluntary Compliance
Issued 5 January 1999 Resolved
VESSEL MISSING TRANSFER PROCEDURES.
Condition: Unknown
Due 5 January 1999
Resolved 9 November 2006
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 21 June 1986 Resolved
VESSEL DID NOT HAVE AN OPERABLE COAST GUARD APPROVED MARINE SANITATION DEVICE ON BOARD AS REQUIRED BY 33CFR159.7(A). VESSEL WAS OPERATING WITH INSTALLED TOILETS WITH A VALVE IN THE PIPING THAT BY-PASSED THE MSD WHICH ALLOWED THE DIRECT DISCHARGE OF RAW SEWAGE INTO U.S. NAVIGABLE WATERS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 21 June 1986
Resolved 21 June 1986

Casualty record · 17

8 June 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2384077
10 December 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2552445
6 March 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2623906
4 December 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3118968
27 January 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3139217
25 July 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3311102
23 January 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3401094
4 February 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3427052
24 June 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at PORT ALLEN LOCKS · activity 3794300
21 July 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3913704
6 September 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4137853
2 February 2012Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4237484
14 June 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4343999
10 July 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4375265
4 March 2016Routine · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 5829339
14 March 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5832845
15 September 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6542043
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 · 3

WICHITA (2005–2012), CAPT JOHN GUIDRY (2016), WAR EMBLEM (2018). 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.