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GO BEAR

GO BEAR is a 1995 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 21 inspections since 1997, most recently in July 2025, along with 10 deficiencies.

Records from 1997 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 30 July 2025.

Built
1995
Last inspected
30 July 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

WDP6040
426006
Flag
UNITED STATES
368368870
Maury page id
psix-426006

Inspections, by type

…with no type recorded9
Years with a record 15 calendar years (1997–2025)
The 21 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)49.5 ft × 20.0 ft × 7.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 46 / net 37
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderCENAC TOWING CO INC · HOUMA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1995
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portBELLE CHASSE, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 1 September 2026 · expires 30 September 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 it46 - Simplified, Gross Ton
37 - 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

WDP6040MMSI 368368870 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 21 May 2024, expires 21 May 2034
WDN2652MMSI 367186840 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 23 June 2022, cancelled 2 February 2024 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDD7467MMSI 367186840 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 11 April 2017, cancelled 21 June 2022 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDC3141MMSI 367003120 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 21 December 2004, cancelled 27 October 2006 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
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 · 7

Inspection history · 21

30 July 2025 Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8203296
20 May 2024 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7915824
14 January 2024 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7857532
22 August 2023 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7775525
6 February 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7641458
9 November 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7347861
2 July 2020 Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6993325
9 May 2018 Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6411356
4 August 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5206141
19 August 2009 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3571549
27 March 2008 Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3172086
22 September 2004 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2255907
2 September 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2184394
23 July 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2148204
22 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1973094
20 September 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1053920
15 April 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 121011
12 February 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 148837
28 July 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 182504
19 July 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 123829
26 February 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 401023

Deficiency record · 10

18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › On board programme for the prevention of occupational injuries and deaseases
Issued 9 September 2025 Resolved
Safety orientation records incomplete and not signed.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 23 September 2025
Resolved 12 September 2025
Resolution: Objective evidence submitted.
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › On board programme for the prevention of occupational injuries and deaseases
Issued 9 September 2025 Resolved
Safety orientation not provided to visitors.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Due 23 September 2025
Resolved 12 September 2025
Resolution: Objective evidence submitted.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 9 September 2025 Resolved
Temperature gauge found inoperable.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 23 September 2025
Resolved 12 September 2025
Resolution: Objective evidence submitted.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 9 September 2025 Resolved
Float-free bracket broken and hydrostatic release expired.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 23 September 2025
Resolved 12 September 2025
Resolution: Objective evidence submitted.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 22 May 2024 Resolved
The master must ensure that all lifesaving equipment is properly maintained and ready for use at all times. Lifebuoys and buoyant apparatus were found with retroflective tape painted over.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 22 May 2024
Resolution: vsl rep provided photos of the lifesaving devices in question.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 22 May 2024 Resolved
Pressure vessels over 5 cubic feet in volume and over 15 pounds per square inch maximum allowable working pressure (MAWP) must be equipped with an indicating pressure gauge (in a readily visible location) and with one or more spring-loaded relief valves. The total relieving capacity of such relief valves must prevent pressure from exceeding the MAWP, as established by the manufacturer, by more than 10 percent. Relief valves were rated at the same MAWP as the pressure vessel.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 22 May 2024
Resolution: Deficiency rectified at inspection.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 22 May 2024 Resolved
The connections of flexible cable plugs and socket outlets must be designed to prevent unintended separation. 01 junction box was found with silicon on the cable inserts.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 3 June 2024
Resolution: Photos sent.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 22 May 2024 Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards. 02 dead-end cables were found aboard the vessel.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 4 June 2024
Resolution: photos sent.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 22 May 2024 Resolved
Electrical conductors passing though watertight bulkheads must be installed so that the bulkhead remains watertight. 01 cable penetration found unsatisfactory on the 01 deck.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 5 June 2024
Resolution: photos sent.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Protection machinery
Issued 22 May 2024 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. Bilge pump shroud was found duct taped to pump.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 5 June 2024
Resolution: Photos sent.

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.