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CHARLES W. CLARK
Towing Vessel · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named CHARLES W. CLARK · BLESSEY MARINE SERVICES, INC. operator of record, 2023
CHARLES W. CLARK is a 1992 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 42 inspections since 1996, most recently in December 2024, along with 6 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 6 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2021.
Records from 1996 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 30 December 2024.
- Built
- 1992
- Last inspected
- 30 December 2024
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 6 investigations · 2005–2021
Identity
987498
8635514 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
WCP7548
379414
Flag
UNITED STATES
366933680
Maury page id
psix-379414
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded26
Years with a record
21 calendar years (1996–2024)
The 42 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)65.0 ft × 26.0 ft × 10.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 113 / net 90
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderVERRET SHIPYARD INC · PLAQUEMINE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1992
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 5 December 2025 · expires 31 December 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 it113 - Simplified, Gross Ton
90 - Simplified, Net Ton
90 - Simplified, 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
WCP7548MMSI 366933680 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 3 December 2024, expires 24 January 2035
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.
WEB 125 Tank Barge · MISLE 1043572 · 10 October 2021 · activity 7398412IB979 Tank Barge · MISLE 52000 · 13 April 2008 · activity 3183560HELEN G CALYX Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 862000 · 13 April 2008 · activity 3183560IB978 Freight Barge · MISLE 54987 · 26 January 2008 · activity 3970112LO 300 Freight Barge · MISLE 51982 · 29 August 2007 · activity 3042788IB979 Tank Barge · MISLE 52000 · 29 August 2007 · activity 3042788HAZEL ANN Towing Vessel · MISLE 102906 · 22 August 2005 · activity 2472464KIRBY 28066 Tank Barge · MISLE 696911 · 22 August 2005 · activity 2472464SMI 218 Tank Barge · MISLE 51391 · 23 February 2003 · activity 1749969MBD 100 Tank Barge · MISLE 52496 · 23 February 2003 · activity 1749969WEB 401 Tank Barge · MISLE 507305 · 20 January 2002 · activity 1480167IB978 Freight Barge · MISLE 54987 · 24 June 1996 · activity 146048Inspection history · 42
30 December 2024
Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8053023
22 February 2024
COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7868601
11 October 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7806589
12 October 2021
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7330891
10 October 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7398412
22 February 2019
Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6632571
23 March 2016
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5855130
23 September 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4990207
2 May 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4848767
9 May 2013
MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4588105
14 June 2010
DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3766632
24 November 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3639574
17 October 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3347148
13 April 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3183560
13 February 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3147096
26 January 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3970112
11 January 2008
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3130621
31 August 2007
MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3043963
29 August 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3042788
14 May 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2930471
26 April 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2916392
24 April 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2914836
31 March 2006
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2615151
22 August 2005
Uninspected Other · Damage Survey
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2472305
22 August 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2472464
30 January 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2283652
13 January 2005
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2275192
29 September 2004
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2209164
10 March 2004
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2021893
10 December 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1961989
24 November 2003
Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1953920
23 February 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1749969
20 January 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1480167
29 September 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Port Aransas · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1521963
16 April 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 131079
2 April 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 18917
12 September 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Gulfport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1516704
26 January 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 274265
13 August 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 771595
31 July 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 206350
17 June 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7484
24 June 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 146048
Deficiency record · 6
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ready availability of fire fighting equipment
Issued 22 February 2024
Resolved
Portable and semi-portable fire extinguishers must be inspected, maintained, and tested in accordance with the inspection, maintenance procedures, and hydrostatic pressure tests required by chapter 7 and 8 of NFPA 10.
46CFR142.240(a)(1)
Two portable fire extinguishers found substantially under charged in engine room and fiddly.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 22 February 2024
Resolved
All biges and void spaces are kept free from accumulation of combustible and flammable materials and liquids insofar as practicable.
46CFR142.220(a)
Excessive oil in engine room bilges
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 22 February 2024
Resolved
The following systems must be equipped with gauges at the machinery location: Auxiliary generator engine lubricating oil pressure and auxiliary generator engine RPM.
46CFR134.230(c)
RPM Guages for auxiliary generator engines missing or inoperable in machinery space.
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 22 August 2005
Resolved
Vessel is directed to transit to the nearest repair facility and effect permanent repairs on the damaged stbd side engine room watertight door IAW 33 CFR 160.111
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate
Issued 26 January 2000
Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Not on Board
Issued 26 January 2000
Resolved
VESSEL IS MISSING BUOY LIFERING. MUST CORRECT PRIOR TO NEXT DEPARTURE.
Casualty record · 6
22 August 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2472464
29 August 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 3042788
26 January 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3970112
13 April 2008Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 20 injured · activity 3183560
2 May 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4848767
10 October 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7398412
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
CHARLES CLARK (2005–2008). 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.