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BENNY G
BENNY G is a 1986 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 17 inspections since 1994, most recently in October 2025, along with 6 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2016 and 2020.
Records from 1994 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 15 October 2025.
- Built
- 1986
- Last inspected
- 15 October 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 3 investigations · 2016–2020
Identity
902776
WDP7759
275095
Flag
UNITED STATES
368142910
Maury page id
psix-275095
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded9
Years with a record
9 calendar years (1994–2025)
The 17 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)57.0 ft × 24.0 ft × 8.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 152 / net 122
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderGREENVILLE SHIPBUILDING CORP · GREENVILLE, MS, UNITED STATES · built 1986
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portPORT ARTHUR, TX
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 16 July 2026 · expires 31 August 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 it122 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
152 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
152 - 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
WDP7759MMSI 368142910 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 23 August 2024, expires 23 August 2034
WDL5633MMSI 368142910 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 30 April 2020, cancelled 13 August 2024
WDI6336MMSI 367717640 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 26 February 2016, cancelled 2 May 2026
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 · 10
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.
KITTY Towing Vessel · MISLE 5480 · 15 October 2025 · activity 8254050KIRBY 29407 Tank Barge · MISLE 19119 · 10 December 2020 · activity 7109592CBC 305 Tank Barge · MISLE 1203096 · 10 December 2020 · activity 7109592RICKY ROBINSON Towing Vessel · MISLE 141079 · 8 December 2017 · activity 6321282BETSY ROSS Towing Vessel · MISLE 145180 · 8 December 2017 · activity 6321282JIM BARTON Towing Vessel · MISLE 201319 · 8 December 2017 · activity 6321282MEMPHIS CREWBOAT II Passenger (Uninspected) · MISLE 1318398 · 8 December 2017 · activity 6321282LEE LEAVELL Towing Vessel · MISLE 200713 · 17 November 2016 · activity 6049287FRI 655 Freight Barge · MISLE 872817 · 17 November 2016 · activity 6049287R 6553 Freight Barge · MISLE 313833 · 20 May 1994 · activity 21756Inspection history · 17
15 October 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8253069
15 October 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8254050
3 October 2025
MTSA Verification · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8245898
27 February 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8085619
4 May 2021
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7189406
7 January 2021
TPO Audit · Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7135337
10 December 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7109592
6 October 2020
Initial Certification · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7065201
8 December 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6321282
17 November 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6049287
27 August 2012
DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4425568
22 March 2012
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4277109
10 April 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 276718
23 November 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 64965
21 April 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 147712
20 May 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 21756
18 May 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 137944
Deficiency record · 6
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 4 May 2021
Resolved
Machinery and electrical equipment must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Vessels propeller shaft seals found leaking excessively. Stbd shaft seal exhibiting two pencil diameter steady streams of water, port shaft seal exhibiting one pencil diameter steady stream of water. Vessels crew advises seals are not of the design required to drip 6-8 drops per minute; informing marine inspectors that the seals should not be leaking at all. 46CFR143.205(a)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 4 May 2021
Resolved
Machinery and electrical equipment must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel's port generator found with zip tie gagging governor. Vessel's stbd generator reported inoperable due to possible spun bearing.46CFR143.205(a)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 4 May 2021
Resolved
Fire Hazards to be Minimized: Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated so as to minimize fire hazards and to ensure the following: All bilges and voids are kept free from accumulation of combustible and flammable materials and liquids insofar as practicable. Vessel found with 2.5 inches deep oil and water throughout the engine room bilge from front to aft of space and from beam to beam port to starboard. 46CFR142.220
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 4 May 2021
Resolved
Machinery and electrical equipment must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel's steering hydraulic system found to be leaking hydraulic fluid from reserve tank vent. Crew indicates that tank may have been overfilled, resulting in spillage when fluid is at operating temperature.46CFR143.205(a)
14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Retention of oil on board
Issued 4 May 2021
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be capable of preventing all oil spills from reaching the water during transfers by pre-closing the scuppers/freeing ports if so equipped. Vessel's port scupper from steering room to aft deck found open, allowing water and hydraulic oil to run from the space overboard the port quarter of the vessel, as observed by the attending marine inspector.46CFR140.655(b)(1)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 4 May 2021
Resolved
The officer in charge of a navigational watch must conduct a navigation assessment for the intended route and operations prior to getting underway. A navigation assessment must be recorded int he TVR, official log or in accordance with the TSMS applicable to the vessel. Vessel failed to conduct and record navigation assessment prior to getting underway and towing the barge CBC197. During voyage, vessel experiences allision, with the CBC197, under control of the BENNY G, impacting the CBC 392. Ensure proper navigation assessments are completed as required.46CFR140.635
Casualty record · 3
17 November 2016Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 6049287
8 December 2017Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · 2 dead · activity 6321282
10 December 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7109592
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
LITTLE MISS JESSICA (2016–2017). 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.