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RED BIRD
Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named RED BIRD · SAVAGE INLAND MARINE, LLC operator of record, 2018
RED BIRD is a 1982 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 1994, most recently in March 2026, along with 2 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded — and 4 casualty investigations between 2013 and 2018.
Records from 1994 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 23 March 2026.
- Built
- 1982
- Last inspected
- 23 March 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 2 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 4 investigations · 2013–2018
Identity
650649
WDG9116
208858
Flag
UNITED STATES
368070080, 368356070
Maury page id
psix-208858
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded5
Years with a record
11 calendar years (1994–2026)
The 13 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)47.0 ft × 20.0 ft × 7.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 74 / net 50
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderL & A IRONWORKS INC · BOURG, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1982
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portLAFITTE, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 8 August 2025 · expires 31 August 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 it74 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
50 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
50 - 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
WDP4615MMSI 368356070 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 5 March 2024, expires 5 March 2034
WDK5977MMSI 368070080 · active · voluntarily equipped · granted 15 December 2018, expires 15 December 2028
WDG9116MMSI 367584480 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 24 July 2013, cancelled 23 September 2023 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDG3379MMSI 367525430 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 13 April 2012, cancelled 18 June 2022 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDF4654MMSI 367454320 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 27 May 2010, cancelled 1 August 2020 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WCY7148MMSI 367010550 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 24 July 2008, cancelled 1 December 2018 · 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 · 1
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.
TM 235 Tank Barge · MISLE 613040 · 5 March 2014 · activity 4810284TM 235 Tank Barge · MISLE 613040 · 3 December 2013 · activity 4764607Inspection history · 13
23 March 2026
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8325145
1 April 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8103608
6 March 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7874783
3 January 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7620105
24 January 2022
Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7388786
3 July 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7242954
1 July 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6474737
5 March 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4810284
3 December 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4764607
5 September 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4711164
4 September 2013
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4706527
8 June 2010
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3761836
7 January 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 232089
Deficiency record · 2
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 1 April 2025
Resolved
The system is installed, tested, and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's design manual. The fire alarm panel showed a fault light flashing and the power light continued to flicker.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Echo sounder
Issued 24 January 2022
No resolution recorded
Echo sounder missing. Install echo sounder as required for LBS route at next dry dock.
Casualty record · 4
5 September 2013Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 4711164
3 December 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4764607
5 March 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4810284
1 July 2018Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 6474737
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
STEPHANIE A. SETTOON (2013–2014). 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.