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JOHN M. RIVERS

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

JOHN M. RIVERS is a 1981 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 69 inspections since 1987, most recently in December 2025, along with 7 deficiencies and 18 casualty investigations between 2001 and 2023.

Records from 1987 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 17 December 2025.

Built
1981
Last inspected
17 December 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
69
Deficiencies
7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
18 investigations · 2001–2023
Inspected with
52 other vessels

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 17 December 2025
Recorded inspections69
…physical examinations8
…administrative events5
…with no type recorded56
Deficiencies 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 29 calendar years (1987–2025)
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.
633894
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDK9892
MISLE id
219821
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-219821

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)135.6 ft × 46.9 ft × 11.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 932 / net 634
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderJEFFBOAT · JEFFERSONVILLE IN, UNITED STATES · built 1981
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionUnknown
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portST LOUIS, MO
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 17 February 2026 · expires 31 March 2027
Service, as the file records itTowing Vessel
Hull formunknown (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it634 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
932 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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.

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 · 52

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.

ING7910 Freight Ship · MISLE 1642 · 2 September 2019 · activity 6833500IN025309 Freight Barge · MISLE 511517 · 14 April 2018 · activity 6392543TITLETOWN Towing Vessel · MISLE 81285 · 26 November 2014 · activity 5034039ROBERTA TABOR Towing Vessel · MISLE 139879 · 26 November 2014 · activity 5034039CC 97111 Freight Barge · MISLE 458125 · 26 November 2014 · activity 5034039LTD 918B Freight Barge · MISLE 1225920 · 26 November 2014 · activity 5034039IN085036 Freight Barge · MISLE 951197 · 13 July 2014 · activity 4968556IN107067 Freight Barge · MISLE 1067110 · 10 July 2014 · activity 4954419SIR RANDALL Towing Vessel · MISLE 111380 · 2 August 2013 · activity 4672411ING 5759 Freight Barge · MISLE 381263 · 2 August 2013 · activity 4672411ING 5813 Freight Barge · MISLE 36622 · 7 May 2012 · activity 4306418ING 5829 Freight Barge · MISLE 36638 · 7 May 2012 · activity 4306418ING5905 Freight Barge · MISLE 370333 · 7 May 2012 · activity 4306418ING7900 Freight Barge · MISLE 509357 · 7 May 2012 · activity 4306418IN075165 Freight Barge · MISLE 869946 · 7 May 2012 · activity 4306418IN075061 Freight Barge · MISLE 879549 · 7 May 2012 · activity 4306418OR 4891 Freight Barge · MISLE 360863 · 16 September 2009 · activity 3597008IN075063 Freight Barge · MISLE 879551 · 16 September 2009 · activity 3597008IN085035 Freight Barge · MISLE 951196 · 16 September 2009 · activity 3597008IN085105 Freight Barge · MISLE 967323 · 16 September 2009 · activity 3597008IN095012 Freight Barge · MISLE 995855 · 16 September 2009 · activity 3597008SIR RANDALL Towing Vessel · MISLE 111380 · 5 August 2008 · activity 3292014JAMES F NEAL Towing Vessel · MISLE 205705 · 6 March 2008 · activity 3160027ING 5811 Freight Barge · MISLE 36620 · 31 May 2007 · activity 2948496ING 5896 Freight Barge · MISLE 36705 · 31 May 2007 · activity 2948496IB9510 Tank Barge · MISLE 47884 · 31 May 2007 · activity 2948496ING5106 Freight Barge · MISLE 187601 · 31 May 2007 · activity 2948496ING 4633 Freight Barge · MISLE 194314 · 31 May 2007 · activity 2948496ING 5610 Freight Barge · MISLE 198911 · 31 May 2007 · activity 2948496ING 4563 Freight Barge · MISLE 203222 · 31 May 2007 · activity 2948496ING 5762 Freight Barge · MISLE 381260 · 31 May 2007 · activity 2948496ING4764 Freight Barge · MISLE 389676 · 31 May 2007 · activity 2948496ING7576 Freight Barge · MISLE 419986 · 31 May 2007 · activity 2948496T13867 Freight Barge · MISLE 437592 · 31 May 2007 · activity 2948496ING 2203 Freight Barge · MISLE 438267 · 31 May 2007 · activity 2948496ING6522 Freight Barge · MISLE 456244 · 31 May 2007 · activity 2948496T13912 Freight Barge · MISLE 461213 · 31 May 2007 · activity 2948496IN075008 Freight Barge · MISLE 874347 · 31 May 2007 · activity 2948496ING123 Freight Barge · MISLE 119629 · 14 October 2006 · activity 2816840ING 5576 Freight Barge · MISLE 192134 · 14 October 2006 · activity 2816840IB 9559 Tank Barge · MISLE 47957 · 23 October 2002 · activity 1697707ING 4508 Freight Barge · MISLE 193888 · 1 January 2002 · activity 1475897BETTY DEE Towing Vessel · MISLE 72710 · 14 November 2001 · activity 177353SUSIE B Towing Vessel · MISLE 79969 · 14 November 2001 · activity 177353ING 5055 Freight Barge · MISLE 183686 · 14 November 2001 · activity 177353ING 5099 Freight Barge · MISLE 177509 · 24 November 1997 · activity 118755M/G 180 * Freight Barge · MISLE 114204 · 3 February 1994 · activity 184328M/G 524 Freight Barge · MISLE 172420 · 3 February 1994 · activity 184328M/G 528 Freight Barge · MISLE 172424 · 3 February 1994 · activity 184328ING 5658 Freight Barge · MISLE 198337 · 3 February 1994 · activity 184328AEP 9270 Freight Barge · MISLE 373044 · 3 February 1994 · activity 184328AGS 529 Freight Barge · MISLE 124250 · 31 May 1993 · activity 126972AGS 1106 Freight Barge · MISLE 194659 · 31 May 1993 · activity 126972

Inspection history · 69

17 December 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8284912
8 October 2023 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7805186
8 October 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7811090
11 January 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7620271
23 August 2022 TPO Audit · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7557838
11 April 2022 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7428685
10 March 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7409717
3 January 2022 Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7375114
31 July 2021 TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7282633
12 November 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6857791
9 September 2019 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6808352
9 September 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6814173
2 September 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6833500
14 April 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6392543
9 June 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5922411
26 November 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5034039
2 October 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4999854
1 September 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4984827
28 July 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4936952
13 July 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4968556
10 July 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4954419
26 June 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5086133
2 August 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4672411
7 May 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4306418
1 October 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4160065
19 September 2011 DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4149446
9 May 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4007294
5 September 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3846963
16 September 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3597008
17 November 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3368552
5 August 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3292014
11 March 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3162312
6 March 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3160027
1 June 2007 Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2948513
31 May 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2948496
14 October 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2816840
18 August 2006 MTSA Verification · Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2752493
29 March 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2036602
30 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1989842
14 September 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1931069
3 January 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1746130
23 October 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1697707
1 January 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1475897
14 November 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 177353
15 October 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 295541
22 June 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD ST. PAUL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 291288
22 October 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 283764
31 March 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 277134
15 June 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 420823
24 November 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 118755
24 July 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 172280
23 April 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 407461
14 February 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 149323
10 November 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 170087
15 August 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD ST. PAUL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 34219
19 May 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 114256
8 April 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 167979
8 September 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 165672
12 June 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 193439
12 June 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 379481
12 June 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 756325
9 April 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD ST. PAUL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 187681
16 March 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 38476
11 October 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 124132
3 February 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 184328
3 February 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 227594
31 May 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 126972
31 December 1991 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 171764
26 October 1987 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 319303

Deficiency record · 7

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 8 October 2023 Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Fire on STBD MDE soak back pump.
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Resolved 8 October 2023
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 10 March 2022 Resolved
An external audit must be conducted no later than 6 months after the issuance of the initial COI for vessels subject to the owner or managing operator's TSMS that have been owned or operated for fewer than 6 months prior to receiving the initial COI.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 September 2022
Resolved 6 September 2022
Resolution: Received a Satisfactory External Audit Report.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 3 January 2022 Resolved
The Coast Guard has not attended the vessel at the time of the COI's issuance based reports documents and records provided by ABS, a Third-Party Organization. A Coast Guard in-service inspection will be conducted within 2.5 years from the date of issuance of this COI IAW USCG D8 Commander's Intent: Towing Vessels 2021.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 July 2024
Resolved 11 April 2022
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 9 September 2019 Resolved
Prove proper operation of both generators.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 10 September 2019
Resolution: Operator chose to use TPO (TVIB) to provide oversight of repairs. Tech report entered into documents section of this def.
Documentation
Issued 23 April 1997 Resolved
33 C.F.R. 155.750 (a)(2)(i) Missing a line diagram of the vessel's tranfer piping system.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 September 1997
Resolved 2 September 1997
Engineering
Issued 23 April 1997 Resolved
33 C.F.R. 126.15(a) Machinery Guards missing around moving parts in the engine room.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 September 1997
Resolved 2 September 1997
Lifesaving
Issued 23 April 1997 Resolved
46 C.F.R. 25.25-15(b) Missing retroreflective material on Type I PFD's.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 September 1997
Resolved 2 September 1997

Casualty record · 18

14 November 2001Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 177353
14 October 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2816840
31 May 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 2948496
6 March 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3160027
11 March 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3162312
5 August 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3292014
16 September 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3597008
5 September 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3846963
9 May 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4007294
1 October 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4160065
2 August 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4672411
2 October 2014Routine · role: Subject to Marine Inspection · activity 4999854
9 June 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5922411
14 April 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6392543
2 September 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6833500
9 September 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6814173
12 November 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6857791
8 October 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7811090
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.

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.