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SIDNEY BLAIR
SIDNEY BLAIR is a 1982 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 24 inspections since 1993, most recently in May 2026, along with 8 deficiencies and 5 casualty investigations between 2013 and 2022.
Records from 1993 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 15 May 2026.
- Built
- 1982
- Last inspected
- 15 May 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 5 investigations · 2013–2022
Identity
644920
8956750
WCY5115
205057
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-205057
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 recorded16
Years with a record
17 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)72.1 ft × 26.4 ft × 11.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 95 / net 64
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)72.1 ft × 26.4 ft × 11.3 ft
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderNATIONAL SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION · BOURG, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1982
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 10 March 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it95 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
64 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
64 - 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
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.
GENERAL EISENHOWER Unclassified · MISLE 1521417 · 17 August 2022 · activity 7562204SARATOGA Public Vessel, Unclassified · MISLE 1763750 · 17 August 2022 · activity 7562204SMITH PRIVATEER Towing Vessel · MISLE 808501 · 27 April 2013 · activity 4581513BR24072 Freight Barge · MISLE 47792 · 26 June 2003 · activity 1861856CBC 1268 Freight Barge · MISLE 458570 · 29 December 2001 · activity 1475122CBC 758 Freight Barge · MISLE 349759 · 7 February 1994 · activity 132573CROSBY CHALLENGER Towing Vessel · MISLE 94893 · 29 July 1993 · activity 28832Inspection history · 24
15 May 2026
COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8373944
21 April 2025
Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8116458
17 August 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7562204
30 September 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7323916
22 June 2021
Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7233143
13 May 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7196754
10 October 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7080330
7 March 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5081032
4 February 2015
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5063696
27 April 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4581513
18 February 2010
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3698225
11 March 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3432390
11 August 2006
MTSA Verification · Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2748534
4 May 2004
Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2059488
26 June 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1861856
29 December 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1475122
29 December 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1475275
20 October 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Gulfport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1522291
24 August 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 35328
11 July 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 279803
6 August 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · CGC POINT SAL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1509497
7 February 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 132573
30 November 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 501557
29 July 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 28832
Deficiency record · 8
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 15 May 2026
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a fire-detection system installed to detect engine room fires that is installed, tested, and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's design manual. Vessel's fire-detection panel's test function was inoperable when the master tested it.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 15 May 2026
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a high bilge level alarm. The alarm must be visible and audible at each operating station. Vessel's bilge alarm was not visible at the operating station.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 15 May 2026
Resolved
At least one lifebuoy must not have a lifeline attached. Both of the vessel's lifebuoys had a lifeline attached.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 15 May 2026
Resolved
All seals must be properly maintained to prevent leaks
of combustible liquid into the machinery space. Piping
from the fuel manifold to a MDE was actively leaking
fuel into the port shaft cofferdam. Fuel leak must be
secured.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation
Issued 15 May 2026
Resolved
Towing vessels must have a VHF radio installed at each
operation station and connection to a functioning
battery backup. The VHF was not connected to battery
back back up and was not tied into GPS. VHF must fully
operable on battery backup.
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Shipboard operations
Issued 15 May 2026
Resolved
The TPO and owner or managing operator may be required to explain or otherwise demonstrate areas of the TSMS to the Coast Guard if there is evidence that a TSMS, for which a TSMS certificate was issued, is not in compliance with the provisions of this part. The CG may require a third party's attendance at the vessel or the office of the owner or managing operator for this purpose. Following four prior to departure and four other deficiencies indicating a potential failure of implementation of the SMS on the vessel, the TPO shall attend and conduct an external audit in accordance with 46 CFR 138.410
Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Waste Management Plan
Issued 11 July 2000
Resolved
No garbage record keeping system on board, no garbage receipts on board._x001C_ 33CFR151.55 and 33CFR151.63
Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Waste Management Plan
Issued 11 July 2000
Resolved
No shipboard waste management plan on board._x001C_ 33 CFR 151.57
Casualty record · 5
27 April 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4581513
7 March 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5081032
10 October 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 7080330
13 May 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 7196754
17 August 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7562204
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.
Recorded names · 2
EMILE T. (2013–2015), DUSTY (2020–2021). 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
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