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MARTIN EXPLORER

Towing Vessel · Built 1990s · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Other hulls named MARTIN EXPLORER · MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERSHIP, LLC operator of record, 2023

MARTIN EXPLORER is a 1996 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 45 inspections since 1996, most recently in May 2026, along with 1 deficiency, 4 operational controls and 11 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2022.

Records from 1996 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 12 May 2026.

Built
1996
Last inspected
12 May 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
45
Deficiencies
1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
11 investigations · 2006–2022
Inspected with
5 other vessels

Identity

US Official No.
1047000
IMO number
9160853 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
Call sign
WDB3168
MISLE id
447069
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
366884140
Maury page id
psix-447069

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations14
…administrative events7
…with no type recorded24
Years with a record 22 calendar years (1996–2026)
The 45 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)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 shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portHOUSTON, TX
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
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 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

WDB3168MMSI 366884140 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 7 February 2023, expires 6 March 2033
WCW9937MMSI 368358000 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 30 December 1996, cancelled 3 March 2007
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 · 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.

M 6000 Tank Barge · MISLE 969528 · 16 September 2022 · activity 7566106SUWANNEE RIVER Towing Vessel · MISLE 5158 · 5 June 2020 · activity 6971806MARGARET SUE Tank Barge · MISLE 433358 · 5 June 2020 · activity 6971806MARGARET SUE Tank Barge · MISLE 433358 · 15 February 2020 · activity 6914827MARGARET SUE Tank Barge · MISLE 433358 · 2 November 2017 · activity 6299565MARGARET SUE Tank Barge · MISLE 433358 · 20 June 2016 · activity 5914414ATHENA Towing Vessel · MISLE 1224364 · 20 June 2016 · activity 5914414MARGARET SUE Tank Barge · MISLE 433358 · 17 December 2007 · activity 3117043F W KNOWLES Towing Vessel · MISLE 206579 · 28 June 2006 · activity 2693961MARGARET SUE Tank Barge · MISLE 433358 · 28 June 2006 · activity 2693961MARGARET SUE Tank Barge · MISLE 433358 · 26 March 2000 · activity 80727MARGARET SUE Tank Barge · MISLE 433358 · 8 December 1997 · activity 11221

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 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification · MARPOL
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 Administrative Inspection · Uninspected Other
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

Casualty record · 11

28 June 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2693961
4 October 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2799006
17 December 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3117043
4 May 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4359785
23 December 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4665211
20 June 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5914414
17 June 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6184671
2 November 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6299565
15 February 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6914827
5 June 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6971806
16 September 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 7566106
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.