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MUDCAT

Freight Barge · Barge class · Built 1950s · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Other hulls named MUDCAT

MUDCAT is a 1958 freight barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 50 inspections since 1985, most recently in August 2016, along with 30 deficiencies — 5 with no resolution recorded —, 2 operational controls, 1 with no removal date recorded and 3 casualty investigations between 2008 and 2016.

Records from 1985 to 2016. Most recent: operational control imposed, 17 August 2016.

Built
1958
Last inspected
17 August 2016
Documentation
Expired · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
50
Deficiencies
30 recorded · 5 without a recorded resolution
Controls
1 with no removal date recorded
Casualties
3 investigations · 2008–2016
Inspected with
4 other vessels

Identity

US Official No.
276134
IMO number
—
Call sign
WJ8556
MISLE id
43511
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
—
Maury page id
psix-43511

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations19
…administrative events6
…with no type recorded25
…past their stated due date5
Years with a record 19 calendar years (1985–2016)
The 50 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.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 10 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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 Barge class in Maury's sources begin in 1972.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)168.0 ft × 43.0 ft × 15.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 964 / net 964
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderBETHLEHEM STEEL CO · MARINERS HARBOR NY, UNITED STATES · built 1958
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionNot recorded
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portBOSTON, MA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
Service, as the file records itFreight Barge
Hull formbarge (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it964 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
964 - 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 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

No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of 6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.

Inspected as a tow unit · 4

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.

DAUNTLESS II Towing Vessel · MISLE 69735 · 9 January 2014 · activity 4780304LUCINDA SMITH Towing Vessel · MISLE 138840 · 7 November 2008 · activity 3359373HANK BRUSCO Towing Vessel · MISLE 79347 · 27 August 1998 · activity 24712DS 803 Freight Barge · MISLE 43512 · 28 January 1994 · activity 78328

Inspection history · 50

17 August 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5975212
17 August 2016 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6005974
16 August 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5980643
9 January 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4780304
7 November 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3359373
19 September 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1366561
10 August 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1473213
27 February 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1437854
5 December 2000 Administrative
Administrative · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 824404
22 September 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1440440
21 September 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 822616
21 September 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1439092
15 September 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1420391
1 October 1999 Hull Examination · COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 787491
31 August 1999 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1399180
29 July 1999 Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 783613
14 May 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1468923
22 March 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 681981
2 March 1999 Damage Survey
Physical examination · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1424719
23 February 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 184285
27 November 1998 Administrative
Administrative · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 805289
31 August 1998 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1375506
27 August 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 24712
12 August 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 724263
3 August 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 182137
15 July 1998 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1131549
27 January 1998 Re-Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1388388
12 September 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN DIEGO · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1114306
30 August 1996 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1441114
23 April 1996 Administrative
Administrative · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1080069
9 April 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1081534
28 August 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1191913
21 June 1995 Hull Examination · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1377450
31 August 1994 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1444881
28 January 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 78328
6 August 1993 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1373903
10 November 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 955592
1 September 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 958519
31 August 1992 COI Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 958830
21 November 1991 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1247135
14 July 1989 Administrative
Administrative · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1045081
18 May 1989 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1204348
5 May 1988 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1350365
5 May 1987 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1024360
18 July 1986 Credit Drydock
Administrative · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1307030
7 May 1986 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1296670
23 April 1986 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1003227
27 February 1986 Excursion Permit
Administrative · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1302647
4 September 1985 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 990151
22 August 1985 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 990152

Deficiency record · 30

Deck/Cargo › Holds/Tanks › Cargo Tank Arrangement/Size
Issued 17 August 2016 Resolved
Dredge Barge hoppers are hydraulically actuated 7 compartments total. More than likely all 7 have been compromised due to the capsizing.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 24 October 2016
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 17 August 2016 Resolved
The barge is 50+ years old and the COTP order requires that after salvage and prior to the barge entering service again a marine survey be conducted by a third party or USCG marine inspector. The capsizing of the vessel and its age will most likely contribute to hull breeches and internal structural fractures.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 24 October 2016
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 19 September 2001 Resolved
Prior to departing Port of Miami remove all plastic trash bags on deck.
Condition: Unknown
Due 21 September 2001
Resolved 21 September 2001
Engineering
Issued 19 September 2001 No resolution recorded
Prior to operating any of the machinery remove all trash in machinery space
Condition: Unknown
Due 21 September 2001 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Fire Fighting
Issued 19 September 2001 No resolution recorded
Have all fire extinguishers properly serviced.
Condition: Unknown
Due 21 September 2001 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Unknown
Issued 19 September 2001 No resolution recorded
Prior to arrival into the Port of Boston the barge representative is required to notify the Captain of the Port at [phone withheld].
Condition: Unknown
Due 21 September 2001 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Lifesaving
Issued 19 September 2001 Resolved
Prior to departing Port of Miami wipe up hydraulic oil on deck between the #3 and #4 ram from the aft end on the starboard side.
Condition: Unknown
Due 21 September 2001
Resolved 21 September 2001
Lifesaving
Issued 19 September 2001 No resolution recorded
Prior to any commercial operation properly place all life buoys on deck andensure that the are in satisfactory condition.
Condition: Unknown
Due 21 September 2001 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 19 September 2001 No resolution recorded
Prior to opening the hopper doors, remove all plastic in hoppers.
Condition: Unknown
Due 21 September 2001 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Construction/Loadline
Issued 31 August 1999 Resolved
NUMBER 2 TANK, PORT SIDE. REPAIR OR REPLACE DECK FRAME 15 DUE TO FRACTURE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 31 August 1999
Resolved 31 August 1999
Construction/Loadline
Issued 31 August 1999 Resolved
NUMBER 2 TANK, PORT SIDE. VEE AND WELD BROKEN WELD AT SHELF IN WAY OF FRAME18.
Condition: Unknown
Due 31 August 1999
Resolved 31 August 1999
Construction/Loadline
Issued 31 August 1999 Resolved
NUMBER 2 TANK, PORT SIDE. REPAIR OR REPLACE BRACKET AT FRAME 13 ON BOTTOM OF SIDE SHELL.
Condition: Unknown
Due 31 August 1999
Resolved 31 August 1999
Construction/Loadline
Issued 31 August 1999 Resolved
TANK NUMBER 6, PORT SIDE. REPLACE AS ORIGINAL INSET PLATE IN WAY OF SHEER STRAKE AND NEXT LOWER PLATE APPROX. 5 FEET IN LENGTH. MAKE REPAIR TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE ATTENDING MARINE INSPECTOR.
Condition: Unknown
Due 31 August 1999
Resolved 31 August 1999
Construction/Loadline
Issued 31 August 1999 Resolved
REPAIR AS ORIGINAL FORE DECK DUE TO EXCESSIVE WASTAGE AND PITTING.
Condition: Unknown
Due 31 August 1999
Resolved 31 August 1999
Construction/Loadline
Issued 31 August 1999 Resolved
GAUGE PLATING ON PORT, STARBOARD, AND AFT MAIN DECK. SUBMIT REPORT TO ATTENDING MARINE INSPECTOR.
Condition: Unknown
Due 31 August 1999
Resolved 31 August 1999
Construction/Loadline
Issued 31 August 1999 Resolved
NUMBER 2 TANK, PORT SIDE. REPAIR OR REPLACE FLANGE ON BOTTOM LONG BETWEEN FRAME 13 AND 14.
Condition: Unknown
Due 31 August 1999
Resolved 31 August 1999
Construction/Loadline
Issued 29 July 1999 Resolved
MAKE REPAIRS AS PER REPAIR WORK PROPOSAL SUBMITTED 28JUL99. SEE FOSS LTR FOR MUDCAT. THE ABOVE REQUIREMENT TO BE COMPLETED TO SATISFACTION OF THE ATTENDING MARINE INSPECTOR.
Condition: Unknown
Due 29 July 1999
Resolved 29 July 1999
Construction/Loadline
Issued 14 May 1999 Resolved
MAKE REPAIRS TO LOWER CORNERS OF HOPPER BINS THROUGH-OUT THE VESSEL.
Condition: Unknown
Due 14 May 1999
Resolved 14 May 1999
Construction/Loadline
Issued 14 May 1999 Resolved
MAKE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION ALL INSERT REPAIRS IN BOTTOM, SIDE, AND TOP DECK PLATING. PROVIDE 100 PERCENT X-RAY OF ALL WELDS NOT WITNESSED BY COASTGUARD MARINE INSPECTOR.
Condition: Unknown
Due 14 May 1999
Resolved 14 May 1999
Construction/Loadline
Issued 14 May 1999 Resolved
MAKE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION INTERNAL AREAS IN-WAY OF INSETS AT FWD AND AFT RAKES AND PORT AND STBD SIDES MID-SECTIONS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 14 May 1999
Resolved 14 May 1999
Construction/Loadline
Issued 31 August 1998 Resolved
PROVIDE A VESSEL NAME ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BOW.
Condition: Unknown
Due 31 August 1998
Resolved 31 August 1998
Documentation
Issued 27 January 1998 Resolved
OBTAIN A LOADLINE CERTIFICATE FOR THIS VESSEL.
Condition: Unknown
Due 27 January 1998
Resolved 27 January 1998
Construction/Loadline
Issued 30 August 1996 Resolved
REPAINT DRAFT MARKS ON VESSELS HULL._x001C_
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 August 1996
Resolved 30 August 1996
Construction/Loadline
Issued 30 August 1996 Resolved
CONDUCT INSPECTION OF BULKHEAD BETWEEN VOIDS 4 AND 5 ON PORT SIDE. MAKE REPAIRS AS REQUIRED BY AND TO THE SATISFACTION OF ATTENDING MARINE INSPECTOR. TO BE CORRECTED PRIOR TO OPERATING VESSEL.
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 August 1996
Resolved 30 August 1996
Documentation
Issued 31 August 1994 Resolved
PRIOR TO GETTING BARGE UNDERWAY PROVIDE VALID COPIES OF DOCUMENT OF CERTIFICATION TO MARINE INSPECTOR AND ONBOARD VESSEL.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 September 1994
Resolved 6 September 1994
Documentation
Issued 31 August 1994 Resolved
PRIOR TO GETTING BARGE UNDERWAY PROVIDE VALID COPIES OF CERTIFICATE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO MARINE INSPECTOR AND ONBOARD VESSEL.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 September 1994
Resolved 6 September 1994
Documentation
Issued 31 August 1992 Resolved
PROVIDE CERTIFICATION OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR VESSEL.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 September 1992
Resolved 2 September 1992
Lifesaving
Issued 18 May 1989 Resolved
PROVIDE WATER LIGHT FOR RING BUOY.
Condition: Unknown
Due 18 May 1989
Resolved 18 May 1989
Fire Fighting
Issued 18 May 1989 Resolved
PROVIDE BARGE WITH 1 B-II PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
Condition: Unknown
Due 18 May 1989
Resolved 18 May 1989
Lifesaving
Issued 18 May 1989 Resolved
RENEW BUOYANT APPARATUS AS FOLLOWS: PROVIDE WATERLIGHT, ATTACH LIFELINE TOEXTERIOR, ATTACH PENDANTS, MAKE WATER TIGHT BY SEALING, AND PROVIDE CORRECTSIZE FLOAT-FREE LINK.
Condition: Unknown
Due 18 May 1989
Resolved 18 May 1989

Casualty record · 3

7 November 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 3359373
9 January 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4780304
16 August 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5980643
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.

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.