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CORNELIUS O'CONNOR

Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named CORNELIUS O'CONNOR · KIRBY INLAND MARINE, LP operator of record, 2023

CORNELIUS O'CONNOR is a 1982 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 47 inspections since 1986, most recently in April 2026, along with 16 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 11 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2015.

Records from 1986 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 28 April 2026.

Built: 1982
Last inspected: 28 April 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 47
Deficiencies: 16 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 11 investigations · 2005–2015
Inspected with: 29 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

Identity

659953

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WDM6055

217536

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

368221780

Maury page id

psix-217536

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations17

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded27

Years with a record 24 calendar years (1986–2026)

The 47 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)66.1 ft × 26.0 ft × 10.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 178 / net 121

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderCRIMPLER'S SHIPBUILDING COMPAN · ORANGE, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1982

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portST LOUIS, MO

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 24 March 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it178 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
121 - 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

WDM6055MMSI 368221780 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 5 October 2021, expires 5 October 2031

WDL8563MMSI 366995320 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 19 November 2020, cancelled 10 May 2021 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)

WDC2588MMSI 366995320 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 7 November 2014, cancelled 2 November 2020

WTJ8218MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 2 October 1997, cancelled 8 December 2007

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 · 29

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 · 47

28 April 2026 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8357337

6 December 2024 DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check · Damage Survey · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8044127

30 April 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7905260

2 May 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7679202

14 July 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7507097

10 May 2022 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7448897

10 December 2020 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7110008

10 December 2019 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection · Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6871439

7 July 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6201048

3 May 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5868603

28 April 2015 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5114748

20 April 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5123998

21 March 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5093256

8 March 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5091020

11 February 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5819621

2 December 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5038336

19 April 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4839746

25 January 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4793847

9 April 2013 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4565634

9 August 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4406498

12 March 2012 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4262020

12 March 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4262899

26 January 2012 Damage Survey · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4232528

12 February 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3945169

10 September 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA/ISPS Verification

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3846404

30 August 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3852058

6 December 2009 Marine Casualty Follow Up

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3645816

5 December 2009 Administration

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3645771

2 May 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3472358

3 April 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3445733

11 April 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3182187

12 December 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2839785

30 June 2006 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2696545

19 June 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2688002

19 June 2006 MTSA Verification · Uninspected Other · Deficiency Check · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2748604

27 May 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2678918

19 July 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2464782

13 June 2005 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2389048

25 January 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2280540

17 November 2004 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2243662

27 October 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2229758

24 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1990413

11 December 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 138428

10 December 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 138156

9 January 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 101336

21 October 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 16851

4 June 1986 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 309950

Deficiency record · 16

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system

Issued 17 March 2025 Resolved

The fire detection system must be arranged and installed so a fire in the engine room automatically sets off alarms on a fire detection control panel at the operating station. A repeater/sub panel is located at the operating station, the control panel is located just forward of the engine room. Deficiency to be correct by the vessel's 1st annual inspection (due by 6/13/2026).

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 19 May 2026
Resolution: MI verified proper installation of control panel for fire detection system at the operating station.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances

Issued 17 March 2025 Resolved

All lifesaving equipment must be tested and maintained in accordance with the minimum requirements of 46 CFR 199.190 of this chapter...each battery clearly marked with an expiration date and used in an item of survival equipment must be replaced during the annual inspection if the expiration date has passed (46 CFR 199.190(f)(4)). Port side water light battery was past its expiration date by more than a year.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 21 March 2025
Resolution: New waterlights with new batteries incorporated on board vessel.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 17 March 2025 Resolved

Safety orientation (required by 46 CFR 140.410) and navigation safety training (required by 46 CFR 140.645) required to be recorded in the vessel's towing vessel record (TVR) or official log book. The vessel's master was not able to provide records of these items for the vessel's crew.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 21 March 2025
Resolution: Document showing completion of crew orientation and navigation safety training added to vessel TVR.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system

Issued 17 March 2025 Resolved

The fire detection system must be arranged and installed so a fire in the engine room automatically sets off alarms on a fire detection control panel at the operating station. The sub panel located at the operating station did not function during testing of 2 temperature probes in the engine room.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 21 March 2025
Resolution: System serviced and repaired by third party, tech report provided showing system fully functional.

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm

Issued 30 April 2024 Resolved

Vessels low hydraulic tank alarm on the bridge when engaged made all the visual displays appear in lieu of just the low hydraulic tank alarm. All other alarms only engaged their assigned light. Repair visual low hydraulic tank alarm on the bridge.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 30 May 2024
Resolved 30 May 2024

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches

Issued 30 April 2024 Resolved

Emergency light failed to operate. Ensure all emergency lights are fully operational. Repair/replace.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 13 June 2024
Resolved 13 June 2024

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition

Issued 2 May 2023 Resolved

Vessel must have serviceable life jackets labeled with the vessel name in block letters, a light securely attached to the front shoulder area of the life jacket with a whistle firmly secured by a cord. Life jackets had faded retro tape, and whistles attached via plastic zip ties to the strap.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 15 May 2023
Resolved 25 May 2023

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition

Issued 2 May 2023 Resolved

Stowage positions for lifejackets stowed in a berthing space or stateroom and all lifejacket containers must be marked in block capital letters and numbers with the minimum quantity. Location in Captains bunk was labeled "2" when only one was in the space.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 15 May 2023
Resolved 25 May 2023

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches

Issued 2 May 2023 Resolved

Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas. Emergency lighting sources must provide for sufficient illumination under emergency conditions to facilitate egress from each space and must be either automatic battery operated or Non-electric, phosphorescent adhesive lighting strips that are installed along escape routes and sufficiently visible to enable egress with no power.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 15 May 2023
Resolved 25 May 2023

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 2 May 2023 Resolved

Each ring buoy should be approved under approval code 160.050 or 160.150. Ring buoy must be orange or white in color for a rivers route. Ring buoys had large blacked out sections limiting the amount of visabiity.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 15 May 2023
Resolved 25 May 2023

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 10 May 2022 Resolved

A vessel must be operated IAW w/applicable laws and regulations. Vessel's fire detection system must meet those standards.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 10 June 2022
Resolved 23 May 2022
Resolution: Fire Detection System operational.

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings

Issued 10 May 2022 Resolved

The vessel's sea chest a has a leak. Repair leak and any other effected components. Provide repair report to MSD Quad Cities.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 10 June 2022
Resolved 23 May 2022
Resolution: Sea chest repaired.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Warning notices

Issued 10 May 2022 Resolved

Vessel is required to have the MAWP indicated by a stamp, nameplate, or other means visible to the crew. Vessel's pressure is not marked or labeled IAW w/regulations.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 10 June 2022
Resolved 23 May 2022
Resolution: Pressure vessel data plate installed.

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings

Issued 10 May 2022 Resolved

Vessel's hatches have unserviceable gaskets. Replace gaskets.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 10 June 2022
Resolved 6 June 2022
Resolution: New gaskets have been installed

Engineering › Steering Gear System › Actuator

Issued 26 January 2012 Resolved

The vessel's port hydraulic actuator arm where it is attached to the port rudder stock is damaged. The vessel is to make permanent repairs to the port hydraulic actuator arm where it is attached to the port rudder stock.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 26 January 2012
Resolved 27 January 2012
Resolution: Verified permanent repairs have been made. Actuator arm attachment has been built up to be better than original configuration of having all thread welded to the rudder stock.

Documentation

Issued 4 June 1986 Resolved

VESSEL DID NOT HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION ON BOARD AS REQUIRED BY 46CFR67.45-5.

Condition: Unknown
Due 4 June 1986
Resolved 4 June 1986

Casualty record · 11

19 July 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2464782

27 May 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2678918

12 December 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2839785

11 April 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3182187

3 April 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3445733

2 May 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3472358

30 August 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3852058

12 March 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4262899

25 January 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4793847

19 April 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4839746

11 February 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5819621

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

CHALLENGER (2005–2015). 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.