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M/V G E M
M/V G E M is a 1981 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 26 inspections since 1997, most recently in October 2025, along with 3 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2009 and 2020.
Records from 1997 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 30 October 2025.
- Built
- 1981
- Last inspected
- 30 October 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 3 investigations · 2009–2020
Identity
643804
WDC2602
204231
Flag
UNITED STATES
366995470, 368173250
Maury page id
psix-204231
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded18
Years with a record
11 calendar years (1997–2025)
The 26 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)48.8 ft × 22.3 ft × 6.9 ft
Registered tonnagegross 81 / net 55
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderBAYOU SHIPYARD INC · BRIDGE CITY, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1981
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionNot recorded
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portST LOUIS, MO
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 27 May 2026 · expires 31 May 2027
Service, as the file records itTowing Vessel
Hull formunknown (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it81 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
55 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
55 - 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
WDL8823MMSI 368173250 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 10 December 2020, expires 10 December 2030
WDK6329MMSI 366995470 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 5 February 2019, expires 5 February 2029
WDC2602MMSI 366995470 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 7 November 2014, cancelled 29 March 2018
WCR6388MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 16 May 1995, cancelled 16 July 2005
WCQ9484MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 26 April 1995, cancelled 2 July 2005
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 · 3
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.
IB 924 Tank Barge · MISLE 41445 · 25 November 2001 · activity 1491697CARTER RAY SETTOON Towing Vessel · MISLE 117333 · 25 November 2001 · activity 1491697DBL 12 Tank Barge · MISLE 465337 · 11 February 2001 · activity 46057Inspection history · 26
30 October 2025
Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8260985
1 December 2020
Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7096664
3 October 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7073863
2 October 2020
Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7070070
17 January 2013
MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4518032
29 November 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4492740
17 October 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4492677
29 July 2010
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3809422
27 September 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3604945
4 May 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3468089
7 January 2009
Administration
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3390156
31 August 2004
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2182526
8 January 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1981951
7 January 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1982091
7 January 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1982450
24 December 2003
Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1989589
19 December 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1980971
16 January 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1748936
19 December 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1481125
25 November 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1491697
11 February 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 46057
31 December 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 424180
7 July 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 757231
15 June 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 198115
6 October 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 768813
4 October 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 198116
Deficiency record · 3
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 12 February 2026
Resolved
A BII (40-B) portable fire extinguisher must be located near the storage room/file cabinet. Portable missing.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 12 February 2026
Resolved
Three day and three night distress signals (hand-red) are required. Incorrect quantity and expired.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency signal
Issued 12 February 2026
Resolved
Audible alarm on bridge alarm panel was inoperable. Alarm lights illuminated when alarm was actuated, but audible alert was inop.
Casualty record · 3
4 May 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3468089
17 October 2012Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 4492677
3 October 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7073863
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
BRONCO (2009–2012). 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.