CAROLINE

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

CAROLINE is a 1982 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 68 inspections since 1995, most recently in April 2026, along with 3 deficiencies and 31 casualty investigations between 2003 and 2025.

Records from 1995 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 21 April 2026.

Built: 1982
Last inspected: 21 April 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 68
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 31 investigations · 2003–2025
Inspected with: 54 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 21 April 2026

Recorded inspections68

…physical examinations18

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded47

Deficiencies 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 24 calendar years (1995–2026)

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

904702

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WDF4874

287399

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-287399

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)81.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 7.4 ft

Registered tonnagegross 251 / net 171

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderGULF OUTLET MARINE SER · SLIDELL, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1982

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 15 September 2025 · expires 30 September 2026

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 it251 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
171 - 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 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 · 54

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 · 68

21 April 2026 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8350174

21 February 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8131700

13 February 2025 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8079415

4 November 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8029079

4 November 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8054239

19 August 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7291604

18 June 2021 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7231330

13 June 2021 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7231438

6 April 2021 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7183149

10 December 2020 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7110305

10 December 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7113667

29 September 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7071884

4 December 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6867183

22 September 2019 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6818016

25 February 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6191123

16 November 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6043095

8 November 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6039254

24 October 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6028684

27 September 2016 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6010000

23 October 2015 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5751249

25 December 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5046308

24 September 2013 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4721990

18 September 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4718627

14 May 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4729214

4 April 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4562700

21 March 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4554031

12 March 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4547864

5 March 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4551902

24 January 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4522257

15 January 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4517805

5 September 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4433348

19 November 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4191943

21 October 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4181502

20 June 2011 Marine Casualty Follow Up

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4051268

20 June 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4051518

27 April 2011 Marine Casualty Follow Up

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3996485

26 April 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3996105

20 January 2011 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3929650

20 January 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3932062

16 September 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3851090

30 April 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3731474

10 August 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3562161

18 July 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3554742

3 July 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3534107

8 May 2009 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3470109

8 May 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3508537

23 January 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3398801

3 April 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3177739

24 December 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3122945

31 July 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3015643

1 October 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2840475

13 July 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2711331

8 February 2006 Uninspected Other · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2581771

1 February 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2589021

8 June 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2391723

19 November 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2249551

28 February 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2015573

23 February 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2011757

9 February 2004 Security Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2002933

20 January 2004 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1988940

30 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1972365

17 April 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1776184

15 April 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 11151

20 November 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 156057

5 July 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 125621

4 July 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 154794

7 March 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 388801

27 July 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 381072

Deficiency record · 3

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 4 November 2024 Resolved

Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must: (1) Be maintained to ensure proper operation; (2) Be suitable for route and service; and (3) Have suitable propulsion controls to provide the operator full control at each operating station. Vsl lost propulsion due to obstructed propeller; rectify prior to departure from MM 118 or provide a transit plan for review.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 5 November 2024
Resolution: TPO report was received. Inspected to satisfactory conditions.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Information on the A/A-max Ratio (Roro/pass. only)

Issued 13 June 2021 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. Vsl reported a marine casualty on 12JUN21, total loss of steering. Vsl is permitted to transit in tow with the towing vessel GEORGE ROW (O.N. 912893) to Verret Shipyard mile marker 44 Port Allen Route to effect repairs to steering system.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 18 June 2021
Resolution: Steering system repaired. See TVIB close out letter in documents.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 10 December 2020 Resolved

Vessel struck a dike resulting in small fracture near centerline of forward hold, below the waterline. Temp repair completely stopped ingress of water. Potential wastage to the area is suspected. CG-835v issued to complete repairs NLT 20DEC2020 to the satisfaction of TPO.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 20 December 2020
Resolved 21 December 2020
Resolution: Repairs made to the satisfaction of the TPO (TPO repair report in Docs).

Casualty record · 31

17 April 2003Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1776184

23 February 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2011757

28 February 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2015573

19 November 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2249551

1 February 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2589021

1 October 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2840475

31 July 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3015643

24 December 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3122945

3 April 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3177739

23 January 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3398801

8 May 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3508537

3 July 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3534107

18 July 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3554742

10 August 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 3562161

30 April 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3731474

20 January 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3932062

20 June 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4051518

15 January 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4517805

24 January 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4522257

5 March 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 4551902

21 March 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4554031

4 April 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4562700

14 May 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4729214

18 September 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 4718627

25 February 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6191123

4 December 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6867183

29 September 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7071884

10 December 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7113667

19 August 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7291604

4 November 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8054239

21 February 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8131700

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.