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CAPTAIN JAMES MCWILLIAMS

Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

CAPTAIN JAMES MCWILLIAMS is a 1982 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 30 inspections since 1993, most recently in October 2025, along with 2 deficiencies and 7 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2025.

Records from 1993 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 27 October 2025.

Built
1982
Last inspected
27 October 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
30
Deficiencies
2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
7 investigations · 2006–2025
Inspected with
31 other vessels
Also recorded as
1 other name

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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 27 October 2025
Recorded inspections30
…physical examinations6
…administrative events1
…with no type recorded23
Deficiencies 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 15 calendar years (1993–2025)
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it 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.

Identity

US Official No.
651444
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDH8038
MISLE id
209966
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-209966

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)66.0 ft × 27.0 ft × 9.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 168 / net 114
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderEASTERN MARINE INC · PANAMA CITY, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1982
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portST LOUIS, MO
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 20 August 2025 · expires 30 September 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 it168 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
114 - 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.
Vessel history report
Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 1980 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 31

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.

JAY LUHR Towing Vessel · MISLE 209871 · 24 August 2019 · activity 6796963BV 112 Freight Barge · MISLE 1076683 · 24 August 2019 · activity 6796963ARTHUR E SNIDER Towing Vessel · MISLE 72161 · 6 January 2018 · activity 6334032TITLETOWN U S A Towing Vessel · MISLE 120117 · 6 January 2018 · activity 6334032R 8889 Freight Barge · MISLE 301400 · 6 January 2018 · activity 6334032R 8898 Freight Barge · MISLE 301411 · 6 January 2018 · activity 6334032PT411 Freight Barge · MISLE 1257168 · 6 January 2018 · activity 6334032SHIRLEY FRANKLIN Towing Vessel · MISLE 163643 · 19 February 2014 · activity 4807233LBS 401 Freight Barge · MISLE 451774 · 19 February 2014 · activity 4807233CM 106 Freight Barge · MISLE 965831 · 19 February 2014 · activity 4807233TODD BROWN Towing Vessel · MISLE 153749 · 14 April 2012 · activity 4313267CHARLEY WALLACE Towing Vessel · MISLE 186254 · 14 April 2012 · activity 4313267FREEDOM WARRIOR Towing Vessel · MISLE 234206 · 14 April 2012 · activity 4313267MISS ALLIE Towing Vessel · MISLE 992769 · 14 April 2012 · activity 4313267NELLIE Towing Vessel · MISLE 80395 · 28 September 2008 · activity 3334257ACBL 2684 Freight Barge · MISLE 97342 · 28 September 2008 · activity 3334257CHRISTOPHER D WILSON Towing Vessel · MISLE 124637 · 28 September 2008 · activity 3334257JOHN D NUGENT Towing Vessel · MISLE 132443 · 28 September 2008 · activity 3334257BETTY BRENT Towing Vessel · MISLE 152781 · 28 September 2008 · activity 3334257S.G. 204 Freight Barge · MISLE 154050 · 28 September 2008 · activity 3334257TPC 346 Freight Barge · MISLE 166382 · 28 September 2008 · activity 3334257CA701 Freight Barge · MISLE 187647 · 28 September 2008 · activity 3334257VL 81292 Freight Barge · MISLE 196055 · 28 September 2008 · activity 3334257HAL J PANNELL Towing Vessel · MISLE 206401 · 28 September 2008 · activity 3334257CHEM 179 Tank Barge · MISLE 452212 · 28 September 2008 · activity 3334257RM 1477 Freight Barge · MISLE 499485 · 28 September 2008 · activity 3334257TAF 929 Freight Barge · MISLE 509490 · 28 September 2008 · activity 3334257CHRISTIAN PRIMM Towing Vessel · MISLE 210063 · 28 August 2006 · activity 2773206RF 903B Freight Barge · MISLE 421752 · 28 August 2006 · activity 2773206MEM 2033 Freight Barge · MISLE 438746 · 28 August 2006 · activity 2773206SJ 163 Freight Barge · MISLE 210780 · 24 March 1997 · activity 150231

Inspection history · 30

27 October 2025 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8260505
17 April 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8113402
12 October 2023 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7807490
24 August 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6796963
9 August 2019 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6777745
28 September 2018 MTSA Verification · Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6550637
19 September 2018 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6544605
19 September 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6544657
6 January 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6334032
19 February 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4807233
23 August 2012 DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4420114
14 April 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4313267
28 September 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3334257
28 August 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2773206
19 April 2002 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1607848
8 August 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 280915
24 March 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 150231
20 November 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 152883
23 October 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 218741
1 June 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7493
6 April 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 59923
23 February 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3611
19 February 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 31260
6 December 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 695839
26 November 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 133581
13 November 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 137895
4 December 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 141428
22 March 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 695832
1 March 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 102149
23 February 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 88258

Deficiency record · 2

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 19 September 2018 Resolved
DETERMINE CAUSE OF LOSS OF PROPULSION. ASSESS DAMAGE AND MAKE ANY NECESSARY REPAIRS.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 19 September 2018
Resolved 2 October 2018
Resolution: Repair and test performed satisfactory of the insert under #1 stbd fuel tank.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 19 September 2018 Resolved
DETERMINE CAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER. ASSESS DAMAGE AND MAKE ANY NECESSARY REPAIRS.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 19 September 2018
Resolved 2 October 2018
Resolution: Problem was resolved by repairing hole in fuel tank that allowed water to mix with fuel and shut generator down.

Casualty record · 7

28 August 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 2773206
28 September 2008Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 3334257
14 April 2012Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4313267
6 January 2018Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 6334032
19 September 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6544657
24 August 2019Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 6796963
27 October 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 8260505
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 · 1

GENE CASPER (2006–2019). 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.