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DESPERADO
DESPERADO is a 1982 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 1984, most recently in January 2026, along with 2 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 1 casualty investigation in 2023.
Records from 1984 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 29 January 2026.
- Built
- 1982
- Last inspected
- 29 January 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2023
Identity
645498
WDN4286
228782
Flag
UNITED STATES
368279720
Maury page id
psix-228782
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded3
Years with a record
12 calendar years (1984–2026)
The 14 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)58.5 ft × 20.1 ft × 5.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 59 / net 40
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderLAFAYETTE CREWBOATS INC · DELCAMBRE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1982
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portGALLIANO, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 5 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 it40 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
59 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
59 - 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 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
WDN4286MMSI 368279720 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 1 October 2022, expires 1 October 2032
WDG2058MMSI 367511710 · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 7 December 2011, cancelled 12 February 2022 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDD5654MMSI 367161540 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 18 January 2007, cancelled 25 March 2017 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
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 · 1
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.
MISS JESSICA Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 805676 · 17 February 2023 · activity 7638490Inspection history · 14
29 January 2026
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8290510
14 January 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8063643
4 March 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7873826
2 March 2023
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7644482
18 February 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7638570
17 February 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7638490
29 November 2022
Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7601132
9 March 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7184681
10 December 2015
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5779958
13 November 2012
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4495734
16 June 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 102531
18 September 1986
Administrative
Administrative · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1322377
7 August 1985
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1292559
7 January 1984
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 971908
Deficiency record · 2
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 14 January 2025
Resolved
Pressure vessels over 5 cubic feet in volume and over 15 pounds per square inch maximum allowable working pressure (MAWP) must be equipped with one or more spring-loaded relief valves. The pressure vessels on the port side of the engine room did not have a spring loaded relief valve on the tank
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire prevention structural integrity
Issued 18 February 2023
Resolved
A vessel must be operated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and in such a manner as to afford protection against hazards to life, property, and the environment. Vessel owner/ master reported an engine fire onboard the vessel. Prior to the vessel moving from its current location, the vessel shall provide a third party survey report following examination by an attending surveyor and shall submit a writen transit plan to my office for review. Vessel must have a satisfactory inspection prior to being put back in service.
Casualty record · 1
17 February 2023Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 7638490
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.