JAMES L

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

JAMES L is a 1982 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 22 inspections since 1993, most recently in February 2025, along with 9 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2004 and 2017.

Records from 1993 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 26 February 2025.

Built: 1982
Last inspected: 26 February 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 22
Deficiencies: 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 4 investigations · 2004–2017
Inspected with: 19 other vessels

Identity

651699

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WCX2469

209875

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

368408680

Maury page id

psix-209875

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations5

…administrative events8

…with no type recorded9

Years with a record 16 calendar years (1993–2025)

The 22 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)60.0 ft × 22.0 ft × 8.8 ft

Registered tonnagegross 81 / net 65

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderJOHN RICHARD · PORT ARTHUR, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1982

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portBURLINGTON, IA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 3 August 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 it81 - Simplified, Gross Ton
65 - Simplified, 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

WDQ2545MMSI 368408680 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 15 March 2025, expires 15 March 2035

WDI3886MMSI 367692940 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 22 September 2015, cancelled 7 March 2026

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 · 19

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.

Inspection history · 22

26 February 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8085145

8 March 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7647630

17 October 2022 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7579123

18 February 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7142404

9 May 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6148745

12 October 2016 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6022027

9 February 2016 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5814295

1 February 2016 DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5809571

26 May 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4028674

4 May 2011 DAPI Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4030859

23 February 2011 Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3955973

27 October 2009 DAPI Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3623745

10 July 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3537341

5 June 2007 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2952758

5 September 2006 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2769530

29 March 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2054703

29 December 2003 Security Plan Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1981628

19 July 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 282505

22 April 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 428042

16 September 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 408380

29 July 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 407163

1 April 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 662661

Deficiency record · 9

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 26 October 2022 Resolved

Vessel is required to undergo an external audit within 6 months of date of inspection. Provide proof of external audit completion.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 April 2023
Resolved 8 March 2023

Electrical

Issued 19 July 2000 Resolved

All lighting fixtures must have the proper protective coverings.

Condition: Unknown
Due 25 September 2000
Resolved 25 September 2000

Electrical

Issued 19 July 2000 Resolved

All loose, exposed, or dead end wiring must be removed, covered, or replaced.

Condition: Unknown
Due 25 September 2000
Resolved 25 September 2000

Accommodation/Occupational Safety

Issued 19 July 2000 Resolved

All broken window coverings must be removed or replaced.

Condition: Unknown
Due 25 September 2000
Resolved 25 September 2000

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Weld

Issued 22 April 1999 Resolved

Bilge pumps located under shaft packing must not be installed until seperation of oil and fresh water can be fabricated.

Condition: Unknown
Due 22 May 1999
Resolved 22 April 1999

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Other Accommodation Spaces › Open Deck Space

Issued 22 April 1999 Resolved

Gally window is broken and must be replaced.

Condition: Unknown
Due 22 May 1999
Resolved 22 April 1999

Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights

Issued 22 April 1999 Resolved

Aft amber towing light is extinguished.

Condition: Unknown
Due 22 May 1999
Resolved 22 April 1999

Navigation

Issued 29 July 1997 Resolved

VESSEL DIDN'T HAVE NAVIGATION CHARTS ONBOARD.

Condition: Unknown
Due 29 September 1997
Resolved 29 September 1997

Accommodation/Occupational Safety

Issued 29 July 1997 Resolved

NEED TO MAKE MSD OPERATIONAL OR REMOVE TOILED FACILITIES.

Condition: Unknown
Due 29 September 1997
Resolved 29 September 1997

Casualty record · 4

29 March 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD BRIDG · activity 2054703

10 July 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3537341

26 May 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at BURLINGTON RAILROAD DRAWBRIDGE · activity 4028674

9 May 2017Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · at LOCK AND DAM 18 · activity 6148745

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.

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.