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WALT WEPFER
WALT WEPFER is a 1983 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 53 inspections since 1992, most recently in June 2025, along with 2 deficiencies and 12 casualty investigations between 2001 and 2012.
Records from 1992 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 13 June 2025.
- Built
- 1983
- Last inspected
- 13 June 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 12 investigations · 2001–2012
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
13 June 2025
…with no type recorded39
Deficiencies
2 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
25 calendar years (1992–2025)
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
656205
WDJ3994
214168
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-214168
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)70.0 ft × 26.0 ft × 7.8 ft
Registered tonnagegross 117 / net 94
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderD L INC · GREENVILLE, MS, UNITED STATES · built 1983
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portMEMPHIS, TN
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 6 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it94 - Simplified, Net Ton
117 - Simplified, Gross Ton
117 - Simplified, Gross 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.
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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.
SDG 3023 Tank Barge · MISLE 423544 · 6 November 2013 · activity 4749536KIRBY 30045B Tank Barge · MISLE 1227577 · 6 November 2013 · activity 4749536KIRBY 28019 Tank Barge · MISLE 512456 · 10 January 2012 · activity 4223599KIRBY 28163 Tank Barge · MISLE 1106974 · 10 January 2012 · activity 4223599KIRBY 28740T Tank Barge · MISLE 50217 · 12 July 2011 · activity 4079271KIRBY 30716B Tank Barge · MISLE 655881 · 12 July 2011 · activity 4079271MISS KELLY Towing Vessel · MISLE 207634 · 8 June 2011 · activity 4044509KIRBY 27710 Tank Barge · MISLE 639514 · 8 June 2011 · activity 4044509KIRBY 27723 Tank Barge · MISLE 734138 · 8 June 2011 · activity 4044509CAPT MIKE METZLER Towing Vessel · MISLE 142267 · 27 April 2011 · activity 3996156ED MCLAUGHLIN Towing Vessel · MISLE 172922 · 27 April 2011 · activity 3996156ATLAS Towing Vessel · MISLE 103737 · 19 September 2010 · activity 3853393PAISLEE RAINE Towing Vessel · MISLE 178162 · 19 September 2010 · activity 3853393KIRBY 23732B Tank Barge · MISLE 48863 · 9 April 2009 · activity 3451829KIRBY 24704 Tank Barge · MISLE 416522 · 6 April 2008 · activity 3210751LASM-23 Tank Barge · MISLE 418256 · 6 April 2008 · activity 3210751KIRBY 24704 Tank Barge · MISLE 416522 · 24 August 2007 · activity 3037125KIRBY 24704 Tank Barge · MISLE 416522 · 17 July 2007 · activity 3005273KIRBY 24704 Tank Barge · MISLE 416522 · 30 November 2005 · activity 2566414LASM-23 Tank Barge · MISLE 418256 · 30 November 2005 · activity 2566414KIRBY 28305 Tank Barge · MISLE 359581 · 28 December 2004 · activity 2265476KIRBY 29701B Tank Barge · MISLE 33256 · 30 August 2004 · activity 2190294KIRBY 33700B Tank Barge · MISLE 52608 · 26 March 2003 · activity 1770305KIRBY 30743 Tank Barge · MISLE 53192 · 26 March 2003 · activity 1770305KIRBY 30702 Tank Barge · MISLE 51426 · 6 October 2002 · activity 1694915KIRBY 30706 Tank Barge · MISLE 52385 · 6 October 2002 · activity 1694915KIRBY 29702B Tank Barge · MISLE 33257 · 30 November 2001 · activity 177867KIRBY 27705 Tank Barge · MISLE 33259 · 30 November 2001 · activity 177867KIRBY 29702B Tank Barge · MISLE 33257 · 12 November 2001 · activity 1607664KIRBY 27709 Tank Barge · MISLE 48364 · 12 November 2001 · activity 1607664KIRBY 30702 Tank Barge · MISLE 51426 · 12 November 2001 · activity 1607664GEORGE BUXTON Towing Vessel · MISLE 180179 · 12 November 2001 · activity 1607664KIRBY 7302 Tank Barge · MISLE 51185 · 9 February 2000 · activity 122448KIRBY 27950 Tank Barge · MISLE 46477 · 5 July 1996 · activity 182264KIRBY 17002 Tank Barge · MISLE 321758 · 5 July 1996 · activity 182264KIRBY 29901 Tank Barge · MISLE 46728 · 22 July 1995 · activity 112505OMR 1874 Tank Barge · MISLE 47694 · 3 September 1994 · activity 148057Inspection history · 53
13 June 2025
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8062690
7 June 2025
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8154006
9 July 2023
TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7759830
1 April 2020
Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6941303
24 July 2019
TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6829774
12 April 2018
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification · Administration
Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6390534
6 November 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4749536
15 May 2013
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4592090
10 January 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4223599
4 October 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4160913
12 July 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4079271
8 June 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4044509
29 April 2011
Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4000133
27 April 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3996156
19 September 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3853393
10 August 2010
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3833600
9 April 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3451829
15 December 2008
Administration
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3380017
10 April 2008
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3181591
6 April 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3210751
24 August 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3037125
17 July 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3005273
17 July 2007
Uninspected Other · MTSA Verification · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3030796
6 December 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2849992
30 November 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2566414
14 July 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2622244
28 December 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2265476
3 September 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2188892
30 August 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2190294
2 August 2004
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2153865
24 December 2003
Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1990401
26 March 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1770305
6 October 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1694915
30 November 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 177867
12 November 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1607664
30 October 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 72499
9 February 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 122448
14 September 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 117447
29 August 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 42350
13 August 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 725652
1 August 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 62456
5 July 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 182264
3 July 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 757813
1 June 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 114692
1 June 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 201143
22 July 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 112505
25 June 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 57463
13 February 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 96951
3 September 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 148057
23 August 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 25433
2 February 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 133386
28 July 1992
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 684803
27 June 1992
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 107060
Deficiency record · 2
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)
Issued 13 June 2025
Resolved
A towing vessel must be maintained and operated so the watertight integrity and stability of the vessel are not compromised.
Prior to departure, Crop and renew severely wasted pipe on aft starboard steering control rod.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Cargo & other hatchways
Issued 13 June 2025
Resolved
All towing vessels must be operated in a manner that minimizes the risk of down-flooding and progressive flooding.
(b) The master must ensure that all hatches, doors, and other openings designed to be watertight or weather-tight function properly.
Prior to departure, make proper repairs/adjustments to ensure forward hold hatch is watertight.
Casualty record · 12
12 November 2001Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1607664
30 November 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2566414
6 December 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2849992
17 July 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3005273
24 August 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3037125
6 April 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3210751
9 April 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3451829
19 September 2010Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 3853393
27 April 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3996156
8 June 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4044509
12 July 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4079271
10 January 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4223599
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
CATHY GOLDING (2001), CAPT. ALPHA DOUCET (2005–2012). 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.