DARRELL L is a 1995 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 41 inspections since 1996, most recently in May 2026, along with 1 deficiency and 18 casualty investigations between 2004 and 2023.
Records from 1996 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 11 May 2026.
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.
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
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Registered dimensions (L × B × D)121.0 ft × 33.7 ft × 10.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 507 / net 152
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)121.0 ft × 33.7 ft × 10.5 ft
ITC tonnagegross 507 / net 152
BuilderJEFFBOAT · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 1995
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portPITTSBURGH, PA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 23 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 it507 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton 152 - 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 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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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.
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 26 October 2021
Resolved 20 August 2021
Resolution: Co at 75%.
8 March 2004Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 2030905
8 July 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2133875
15 February 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2293492
15 February 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2303340
6 April 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2331243
13 April 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2339919
27 July 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2475308
5 August 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2459108
23 December 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2557564
8 May 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2925120
5 November 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3094577
2 December 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3125930
6 July 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3527782
13 December 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 5783635
6 August 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5968260
1 June 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6790312
11 February 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 7638267
12 October 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 7830769
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 · 2
JAMES R. MOREHEAD (2004–2016), M/V JAMES R. MOREHEAD (2019). 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.