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FRANK CHOPP

Towing Vessel · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named FRANK CHOPP · KIRBY INLAND MARINE, LP operator of record, 2023

FRANK CHOPP is a 1990 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 63 inspections since 1993, most recently in May 2026, along with 3 deficiencies, 3 operational controls and 19 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2024.

Records from 1993 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 4 May 2026.

Built: 1990
Last inspected: 4 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 63
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 19 investigations · 2005–2024
Inspected with: 51 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

Identity

967990

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WDG4681

353647

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

368454240

Maury page id

psix-353647

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations11

…administrative events10

…with no type recorded42

Years with a record 26 calendar years (1993–2026)

The 63 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)76.7 ft × 30.0 ft × 10.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 265 / net 79

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)76.7 ft × 30.0 ft × 10.5 ft

ITC tonnagegross 265 / net 79

BuilderTAYLOR MARINE SERVICE · THEODORE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 1990

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portPITTSBURGH, PA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 30 April 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it265 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
79 - Convention (Subpart B), Net 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

WDQ7595MMSI 368454240 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 24 January 2026, expires 24 January 2036

WDG4681MMSI 367539060 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 11 June 2022, cancelled 18 June 2025

WAO7827MMSI 367022350 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 17 August 2005, cancelled 14 November 2015

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 · 51

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 · 63

4 May 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8361241

27 March 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8333051

16 March 2026 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8326669

7 April 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8106299

8 March 2025 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8090542

13 February 2025 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8079042

12 February 2025 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8078635

3 October 2024 TPO Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8016238

17 July 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7960639

17 July 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8041890

23 September 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7565107

24 March 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7418424

17 October 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7334353

17 October 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7334667

16 March 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7157431

13 March 2021 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7155516

4 January 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7119281

28 January 2020 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6897811

25 September 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6549499

13 December 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6057604

22 August 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5980147

23 March 2016 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5849200

17 March 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5836023

4 February 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5811563

22 December 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5786484

12 January 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5052983

11 October 2012 Administration · MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4462370

9 June 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4073867

11 April 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3984182

20 July 2010 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3801092

21 July 2009 MTSA Verification · Administration

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3541773

19 May 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3481207

1 March 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3549883

28 February 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3425507

1 February 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3404011

15 November 2008 Administration

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3363484

11 June 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3234776

7 January 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2856790

5 January 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2850942

13 December 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2839321

8 November 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2817279

8 November 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2817281

26 September 2006 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2787062

25 September 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2786917

12 September 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2496343

5 August 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2536976

24 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1979298

22 August 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1899991

8 January 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1477456

15 December 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Dauphin Island · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1522045

13 June 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 153548

24 November 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 181611

15 January 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 108963

7 May 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 45264

15 April 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 114356

11 April 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 108508

22 December 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 77169

19 May 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 115952

24 October 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 145994

15 January 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 180470

3 July 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 23167

15 May 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 61762

26 May 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 185158

Deficiency record · 3

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 8 March 2025 Resolved

Machinery and electrical systems must be maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and emergency conditions. Port main engine cooling water system is leaking. Rectify prior to returning to service. In accordance with CVC Policy Letter 17-10, the above deficiencies may be cleared by the operating company's TPO. TPO must submit a report to the cognizant OCMI within 72 hours of clearing the deficiencies.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 9 March 2025
Resolved 10 March 2025
Resolution: Vessel replaced affected piping. TPO provided report attesting to repairs and clearing deficiency.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 17 July 2024 Resolved

Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must: (1) Be maintained to ensure proper operation. Vessels Master suspects an object is wrapped around the Port wheel, determine what is obstructing the wheel and provide a TPO report of cause and analysis to Coast Guard. Conduct satisfactory propulsion checks. 46 CFR 143.205(c)

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 17 July 2024
Resolved 8 October 2024

Fire Fighting › Semiportable CO2 Fire Extinguishers › Discharge Hose

Issued 26 September 2006 Resolved

Discharge hose and nozzle wasted.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 26 September 2006
Resolved 26 September 2006
Resolution: Hose and Nozzle Replaced.

Casualty record · 19

5 August 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2536976

12 September 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2496343

8 November 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2817279

13 December 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2839321

7 January 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2856790

11 June 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · 2 injured · activity 3234776

1 February 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3404011

28 February 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3425507

1 March 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3549883

19 May 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3481207

11 April 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3984182

9 June 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4073867

22 December 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5786484

17 March 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at JACKSON RR BRIDGE · activity 5836023

22 August 2016Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 5980147

4 January 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7119281

16 March 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7157431

17 October 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7334667

17 July 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8041890

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

SUSAN ELIZABETH (2005–2024). 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.