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EARL GONSOULIN

Towing Vessel · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

EARL GONSOULIN is a 1997 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 43 inspections since 1997, most recently in October 2023, along with 3 deficiencies, 2 operational controls and 13 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2023.

Records from 1997 to 2023. Most recent: inspection, 4 October 2023.

Built
1997
Last inspected
4 October 2023
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
43
Deficiencies
3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
13 investigations · 2005–2023
Inspected with
33 other vessels

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 3 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 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 4 October 2023
Recorded inspections43
…physical examinations10
…administrative events5
…with no type recorded28
Deficiencies 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 20 calendar years (1997–2023)
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

US Official No.
1050586
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDC3306
MISLE id
452243
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-452243

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)70.0 ft × 28.0 ft × 10.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 131 / net 105
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderHALTER MARINE GROUP · LOCKPORT, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1997
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portHOUMA, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 13 February 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it131 - Simplified, Gross Ton
105 - Simplified, 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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Inspected as a tow unit · 33

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.

SAM L HAYS Towing Vessel · MISLE 8826 · 4 October 2023 · activity 7803990CCL 403 Tank Barge · MISLE 1106499 · 4 October 2023 · activity 7803990GONSOULIN 527 Tank Barge · MISLE 1168782 · 4 October 2023 · activity 7803990GOSIER Towing Vessel · MISLE 1207128 · 4 October 2023 · activity 7803990GONSOULIN 532 Tank Barge · MISLE 1221745 · 27 September 2022 · activity 7592027GONSOULIN 544 Tank Barge · MISLE 1328094 · 27 September 2022 · activity 7592027GONSOULIN 545 Tank Barge · MISLE 1342407 · 26 March 2022 · activity 7434533GONSOULIN 546 Tank Barge · MISLE 1347934 · 26 March 2022 · activity 7434533VANCOUVERBORG Freight Ship · MISLE 32717 · 12 March 2018 · activity 6374435MAN O'WAR Towing Vessel · MISLE 132276 · 12 March 2018 · activity 6374435NATALIE JEAN Towing Vessel · MISLE 194792 · 12 March 2018 · activity 6374435ATLANTIC FAIRY Freight Ship · MISLE 1270491 · 12 March 2018 · activity 6374435IB1957 Tank Barge · MISLE 1333806 · 12 March 2018 · activity 6374435MM 76 Tank Barge · MISLE 744968 · 10 May 2012 · activity 4311277KATHERINE BERRY Towing Vessel · MISLE 870247 · 10 May 2012 · activity 4311277GONSOULIN 523 Tank Barge · MISLE 1124035 · 10 May 2012 · activity 4311277CAPTAIN RAPHAEL Towing Vessel · MISLE 185484 · 10 February 2011 · activity 3945299GONSOULIN 119 Tank Barge · MISLE 39219 · 22 March 2010 · activity 3705665GONSOULIN 128 Tank Barge · MISLE 798808 · 22 March 2010 · activity 3705665S-2 Tank Barge · MISLE 807973 · 22 March 2010 · activity 3705665GONSOULIN 121 Tank Barge · MISLE 39221 · 27 February 2009 · activity 3453766GONSOULIN 122 Tank Barge · MISLE 39222 · 27 February 2009 · activity 3453766GONSOULIN 121 Tank Barge · MISLE 39221 · 13 February 2008 · activity 3157616GONSOULIN 122 Tank Barge · MISLE 39222 · 13 February 2008 · activity 3157616GONSOULIN 121 Tank Barge · MISLE 39221 · 30 December 2007 · activity 3128692GONSOULIN 121 Tank Barge · MISLE 39221 · 6 March 2007 · activity 2882924GONSOULIN 121 Tank Barge · MISLE 39221 · 5 March 2007 · activity 2882228DC 30205 Tank Barge · MISLE 403181 · 2 February 2005 · activity 2285983EBS 2 Tank Barge · MISLE 50537 · 3 November 2003 · activity 1955588IB979 Tank Barge · MISLE 52000 · 3 November 2003 · activity 1955588RAMONA GAITHER Towing Vessel · MISLE 95958 · 3 November 2003 · activity 1955588G 121 Freight Barge · MISLE 108194 · 3 November 2003 · activity 1955588THOMAS PETERSON Towing Vessel · MISLE 197764 · 3 November 2003 · activity 1955588LBT 15 Tank Barge · MISLE 273631 · 3 November 2003 · activity 1955588SMS 30203 Tank Barge · MISLE 403178 · 19 March 1999 · activity 62920SMS 30204 Tank Barge · MISLE 403179 · 19 March 1999 · activity 62920SMS 30201 Tank Barge · MISLE 403176 · 9 April 1998 · activity 9226GONSOULIN 112 Tank Barge · MISLE 445562 · 14 May 1997 · activity 165985

Inspection history · 43

4 October 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7803990
22 June 2023 Administrative Inspection · TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7720531
15 June 2023 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7715941
5 March 2023 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7645582
27 September 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7592027
28 March 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7419725
26 March 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7434533
27 August 2020 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7044007
19 July 2018 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6484633
12 April 2018 TPO Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6416178
2 April 2018 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6383660
12 March 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6374435
22 January 2014 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4786899
3 November 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4478039
10 May 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4311277
29 May 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4043584
10 February 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3945299
2 January 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3932580
22 June 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3775521
22 March 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Investigations National Center of Expertise · Activity 3705665
27 February 2009 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3425521
27 February 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3453766
13 February 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3157616
30 December 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3128692
4 December 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3109188
10 November 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3109114
26 July 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3008761
6 March 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2882924
5 March 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2882228
16 August 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2750805
7 July 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2704556
2 February 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2285983
31 January 2005 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2283638
22 June 2004 Periodic Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2175216
11 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1963358
3 November 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1955588
25 June 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1827066
20 August 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1672416
20 August 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 281450
23 March 2000 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Station Port OConnor · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3149624
19 March 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 62920
9 April 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD ST. PAUL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 9226
14 May 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 165985

Deficiency record · 3

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 28 March 2022 Resolved
Machinery systems must be maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel is to proceed directly to Channelview Shipyard Houston, TX and effect permanent repairs to the stbd engine to the satisfaction of the RO and provide report to the Coast Guard
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 26 April 2022
Resolved 7 April 2022
Resolution: TPO report provided
Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Control Panel
Issued 22 June 2004 Resolved
DETECTION SYSTEM WAS NOT IN SERVICE.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 25 June 2004
Resolved 25 June 2004
Resolution: REPLACED CONTROL PANEL.
Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Mounting Bracket
Issued 22 June 2004 Resolved
IMPROPER BRACKET INSTALLED IN ENGINE ROOM.
Condition: Improper Installation
Due 25 June 2004
Resolved 25 June 2004
Resolution: REPLACED BRACKET.

Casualty record · 13

2 February 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2285983
26 July 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3008761
30 December 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3128692
13 February 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3157616
27 February 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3453766
22 March 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3705665
2 January 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3932580
10 February 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3945299
29 May 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4043584
12 March 2018Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 2 dead · 1 injured · activity 6374435
26 March 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7434533
27 September 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7592027
4 October 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7803990
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.

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.