MARTIN EXPLORER

Towing Vessel · Built 1990s · USCG East District (CGD-E)

Built: 1996
Last inspected: 12 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 45
Deficiencies: 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 5 other vessels

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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 12 May 2026

Recorded inspections45

…physical examinations14

…administrative events7

…with no type recorded24

Deficiencies 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 22 calendar years (1996–2026)

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 not do.

Identity

1047000

9160853

WDB3168

447069

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-447069

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)115.8 ft × 34.9 ft × 17.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 176 / net 120

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)115.8 ft × 34.9 ft × 17.0 ft

ITC tonnagegross 495 / net 148

BuilderMOSS POINT MARINE INC · ESCATAWPA, MS, UNITED STATES · built 1996

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portHOUSTON, TX

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un

DocumentationValid · issued 14 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 it495 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
176 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
148 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
120 - 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 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.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 5

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 · 45

12 May 2026 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8350833

29 March 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7886940

28 October 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7585321

16 September 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7566106

8 March 2021 MTSA Verification · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7150801

26 June 2020 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7001605

5 June 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6971806

16 April 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6940505

18 February 2020 Permit to Proceed

Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6911172

15 February 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6914827

2 November 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6299565

17 June 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6184671

16 July 2016 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5946120

21 June 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5913930

20 June 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5914414

1 May 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5114682

28 April 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5112287

7 July 2014 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4914521

23 December 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4506365

23 December 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4506385

23 December 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4665211

3 December 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4494982

5 May 2012 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4308494

4 May 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4359785

4 February 2012 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4238195

4 October 2010 DAPI Audit · Administration

Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3895416

9 September 2010 MARPOL · MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3846348

3 August 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3554472

20 February 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3421185

19 December 2008 Uninspected Other · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3382702

17 December 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3117043

30 January 2007 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2864155

4 October 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2799006

28 June 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2693961

1 March 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2597055

20 October 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2518675

1 February 2005 MTSA Verification · Uninspected Other

Physical examination · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2284188

12 January 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2273506

24 February 2003 MARPOL Annex I Examination

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1747569

23 April 2002 MARPOL Annex I Examination

Physical examination · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1608360

26 March 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 80727

28 April 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 60250

8 December 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 11221

6 December 1996 MARPOL Annex I Examination

Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 878215

18 November 1996 Inclining Experiment

Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1177908

Deficiency record · 1

Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Vessel Response Plan

Issued 20 February 2009 Resolved

Owner/Operator failed to prepare and submit a NonTank Vessel Response Plan IAW 33 U.S.C. 1321 (j)(5).

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 20 February 2009
Resolved 3 August 2009
Resolution: VRP on file as per VRP website accessed through MISLE

Ownership record

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