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PABST

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

PABST is a 1976 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 33 inspections since 1992, most recently in May 2026, along with 20 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded — and 8 casualty investigations between 1992 and 2022.

Records from 1992 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 12 May 2026.

Built
1976
Last inspected
12 May 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
33
Deficiencies
20 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
8 investigations · 1992–2022
Inspected with
6 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 12 May 2026
Recorded inspections33
…physical examinations10
…administrative events7
…with no type recorded16
Deficiencies 20 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 18 calendar years (1992–2026)
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.
573052
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDM5955
MISLE id
228853
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-228853

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)56.0 ft × 24.0 ft × 9.1 ft
Registered tonnagegross 81 / net 65
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderRAYCO SHIPBLDRS & REPAIRS · BOURG, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1976
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portBERWICK, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 5 June 2026 · expires 31 July 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 it81 - Simplified, Gross Ton
65 - Simplified, 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.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 6

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.

CBR 785 Freight Barge · MISLE 957027 · 21 February 2022 · activity 7401534CBR 786 Tank Barge · MISLE 963095 · 21 February 2022 · activity 7401534S-34 Tank Barge · MISLE 44590 · 17 January 2010 · activity 3670358S-35 Tank Barge · MISLE 43426 · 4 December 2006 · activity 2993438S-34 Tank Barge · MISLE 44590 · 30 May 1998 · activity 114611ACBL 1856 Freight Barge · MISLE 171009 · 6 February 1992 · activity 72441TED W EWING Towing Vessel · MISLE 198791 · 6 February 1992 · activity 72441

Inspection history · 33

12 May 2026 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8372735
1 July 2025 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8172062
29 May 2024 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7911454
13 July 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7741876
14 June 2023 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7714773
16 February 2023 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7637786
3 March 2022 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7405004
21 February 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7401534
13 February 2022 In-Service Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7396696
5 August 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7277974
7 July 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6999766
7 July 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7000442
6 April 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6935938
19 December 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6624506
2 October 2017 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6279397
17 January 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3670358
3 January 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3839703
8 December 2009 Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3647652
14 November 2008 Administration
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3363317
4 December 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2993438
11 April 2006 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2621750
11 April 2006 Security Plan Amendment Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2621822
18 July 2005 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MIDET HARVEY CANAL DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2431419
7 June 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCG Heartland District (dre) · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2091403
24 May 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCG Heartland District (dre) · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2077092
29 February 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2017494
13 January 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1987579
29 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1979186
5 December 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1961413
1 June 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1809458
30 May 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 114611
14 March 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 28724
6 February 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 72441

Deficiency record · 20

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 29 May 2026 No resolution recorded
Survival craft must accomodate total number of persons on board. Vessel's COI permits up to 8 persons on board. Observed vessel carries a 6-man life raft. Vsl is restricted to carrying no more 6 total persons on board.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 April 2027
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 27 May 2026 Resolved
Master must ensure lifesaving equipment is properly maintained and ready for use. Observed life raft had unsat service sticker and was not installed in a float free arrangement.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 29 May 2026
Resolution: Attended the vsl and witnessed properly installed and certificated 6-man inflatable life raft.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 27 May 2026 Resolved
Rotating machinery must be protected by a cover, guard, or rail. Observed both shafts were exposed/uncovered where the shafts are coupled to the reduction gear.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 10 June 2026
Resolved 29 May 2026
Resolution: Observed hooks installed adjacent to the shaft wells that would secure chains to restrict accidental contact with rotating machinery.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 27 May 2026 Resolved
All seals and gaskets must be properly maintained to prevent leaks. Observed removed lagging and leaks in the exhaust piping on the stbd side.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 29 May 2026
Resolution: Attended vsl after exhaust pipe had been welded into place, lagging was still removed. Fired up the stbd main engine and observed no exhaust leak.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 27 May 2026 Resolved
Electrical connections must be installed to prevent them from coming loose. Observed battery boxes were not fastened to the deck to prevent free movement.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 10 June 2026
Resolved 29 May 2026
Resolution: Observed battery boxes fixed to the deck plate.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for survival craft
Issued 14 June 2023 Resolved
Survival craft must be stowed IAW requirements in 46 CFR 199.130. Stow survival craft in a float-free arrangement.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 14 July 2023
Resolved 15 June 2023
Resolution: Inflatable liferaft moved and stowed in a float-free arrangement.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 16 February 2023 Resolved
Propulsion Machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must: Be maintained to ensure proper operation and be suitable for route and service. Vessel experienced damage to propellers, rudders, and the alignment of the shafts. Repair/replace as original and complete function test.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 24 February 2023
Resolved 2 May 2023
Resolution: Vessel performed a function test by getting underway.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces
Issued 21 April 2022 Resolved
To stop the flow of fuel in the event of a fire or break in the fuel line, a remote fuel shutoff valve must be fitted on any fuel line that supplies fuel directly to a propulsion engine or generator prime mover. Vessels fuel shutoff system not fully operable due to a broken securing clip.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 21 April 2022
Resolution: Securing clip was replaced. Operational test SAT.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear
Issued 21 April 2022 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. Flanking rudders were inoperable.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 21 April 2022
Resolution: Connection cleaned/repaired. Operational test SAT.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 21 April 2022 Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a fire-detection system installed to detect engine room fires. Inoperable fire detection sensor over port generator in engine room.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 5 May 2022
Resolved 21 April 2022
Resolution: Fire detection sensor replaced. Operational test SAT.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Echo sounder
Issued 21 April 2022 Resolved
Navigational safety equipment such as radar, gyrocompass, echo depth-sounding or other sounding device, automatic dependent surveillance equipment, or navigational lighting that fails during a voyage must be repaired at the earliest practicable time. Inoperable depth sounder.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 5 May 2022
Resolved 21 April 2022
Resolution: Transducer purchased and replaced.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 13 February 2022 Resolved
Propulsion machinery including main engines, must be maintained to ensure proper operation. Stbd MDE inoperable, provide technician's report attesting to satisfaction of MDE.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 13 February 2022
Resolution: See narrative.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)
Issued 13 February 2022 Resolved
Prior to getting underway for the first time on a particular towing vessel, each crew member must receive a safety orientation on all information included in 46 CFR 140.410(b). Crew familiarization was not conducted for the relief captain. 46 CFR 140.410(b)
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 13 February 2022
Resolution: See narrative.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Navigation records
Issued 13 February 2022 Resolved
The officer in charge of a navigational watch must conduct a navigation assessment for the intended route and operations prior to getting underway. The relief captain is unfamiliar and did not complete navigational assessments.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 13 February 2022
Resolution: See narrative.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)
Issued 13 February 2022 Resolved
Each towing vessel must perform the applicable tests in Table 143.245(b) of this section. The tests required by this section must be recorded in accordance with part 140 of this subchapter. No records of pre-departure checks were found on board. 46 CFR 143.245 (b)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 13 February 2022
Resolution: See narrative.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Stability/strength/loading information and instruments
Issued 13 February 2022 Resolved
The owner or managing operator of an existing vessel not operating under a stability document must be able to show at least one of the following in 46 CFR 144.300 (b) (1), (2) or (3). Crew machinery engine room log indicates water leaking from aft void into the engine room. Provide proof of watertight integrity of aft void space. The owner modified the fantail after purchase, prove stability in accordance with 46 CFR 144.300 (b) (1), (2), or (3). 46 CFR 144.300(b) See narrative for details.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 13 February 2022
Resolved 21 April 2022
Resolution: Vessel provided logs proving stability for the requested LBS route IAW 144.300(b)1
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › No direct openings into sleeping rooms cargo/mach.
Issued 13 February 2022 Resolved
All vsl equipment must be used in a manner that minimizes risk of injury or death. MI identified rags stuffed in the overhead bulkhead of engine room, when asked, crew explained rags were to prevent exhaust fumes into accommodation space. Make engine room/accommodation space vapor tight. 46 CFR 140.505(b)
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 13 February 2022
Resolution: See narrative.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 5 August 2021 Resolved
All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel is one of the associated fleet that has not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection within 90 days. If an inspection is not completed prior to this date, the action for this deficiency shall be changed to a 60 (Rectify deficiencies prior to movement) and the vessel may no long be permitted to operate.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 2 November 2021
Resolved 6 October 2021
Resolution: Company is 75% compliant, (2 of 3)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 7 July 2020 Resolved
Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings,electrical equipment and systems, must be maintained to ensure proper operation. A fire occured in the engine room caused by a failure of a hydraulic hose for the steering gear. The hydraulic oil ignited when it mader contact with the port side engine. Conduct repairs and prove satisfactory operation of all machinery involved with propulsion and ships power to satisfaction of the CG Marine Inspector.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 8 September 2020
Resolved 21 April 2022
Resolution: Completed COI inspection. All machinery and systems working as intended.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 6 April 2020 Resolved
Smoke detection in berthing spaces. Each towing vessel must be equipped with a means to detect smoke in the berthing space and lounges. Captains bunk room was missing battery.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 22 June 2020
Resolution: Installed operational battery in smoke detector.

Casualty record · 8

14 March 1992Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 4 dead · activity 28724
1 June 2003Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1809458
4 December 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2993438
3 January 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 3839703
17 January 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3670358
19 December 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 6624506
7 July 2020Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6999766
21 February 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7401534
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

CUSTOM (1992–2020). 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.