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M/V MR JONAH

Towing Vessel · Built 1940s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named M/V MR JONAH

M/V MR JONAH is a 1943 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 32 inspections since 1998, most recently in January 2026, along with 10 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 7 casualty investigations between 2004 and 2023.

Records from 1998 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 21 January 2026.

Built
1943
Last inspected
21 January 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
32
Deficiencies
10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
7 investigations · 2004–2023
Inspected with
5 other vessels

Identity

US Official No.
1050799
IMO number
8971841 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
Call sign
WDB3733
MISLE id
452577
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
366890710
Maury page id
psix-452577

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations12
…administrative events4
…with no type recorded16
Years with a record 14 calendar years (1998–2026)
The 32 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)134.7 ft × 33.0 ft × 17.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 197 / net 142
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)134.7 ft × 33.0 ft × 17.0 ft
ITC tonnagegross 491 / net 147
BuilderLIVINGSTON SHPBLDG CORP · ORANGE, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1943
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portLAROSE, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 18 August 2026 · expires 31 August 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 it491 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
197 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
147 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
142 - 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

WDB3733MMSI 366890710 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 14 February 2023, expires 22 April 2033
WCX8799MMSI 366741920 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 12 December 1997, cancelled 19 February 2008 · 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 · 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/V ROLAND A FALGOUT Towing Vessel · MISLE 149093 · 23 November 2010 · activity 3897229M/V ROLAND A FALGOUT Towing Vessel · MISLE 149093 · 7 October 2010 · activity 3872122LUCKY B Commercial Fishing Vessel · MISLE 30526 · 21 May 2004 · activity 2079202CMT Y NOT 2 Freight Barge · MISLE 206285 · 23 April 2004 · activity 2055313BRITISH ENDEAVOUR Tank Ship · MISLE 597575 · 23 April 2004 · activity 2055313HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER Commercial Fishing Vessel · MISLE 300728 · 20 July 1998 · activity 71003

Inspection history · 32

21 January 2026 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8299299
8 January 2024 MTSA/ISPS Verification · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7846883
3 October 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7802646
3 October 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7804642
3 July 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7741508
29 June 2023 MTSA/ISPS Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7724303
1 March 2023 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7644057
17 June 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6718975
4 June 2019 In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6704342
3 June 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6706555
4 January 2019 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6605550
11 June 2018 MTSA/ISPS Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6438028
28 August 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4699040
11 August 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4698929
23 April 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4575075
9 January 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4513579
14 November 2011 Administration · MTSA/ISPS Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4188232
13 May 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4011050
23 November 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3897229
9 November 2010 MTSA/ISPS Verification · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3888306
7 October 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3872122
17 August 2010 MTSA/ISPS Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3826529
2 May 2007 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2920893
14 March 2007 MTSA/ISPS Verification · Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2886242
9 May 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2644894
8 March 2006 MTSA/ISPS Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2597804
1 February 2006 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2577335
4 October 2005 Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2507637
21 May 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2079202
23 April 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2055313
17 January 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO WILMINGTON · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 286253
20 July 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 71003

Deficiency record · 10

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 8 January 2024 Resolved
Each towing vsl must have a low hydraulic steering fluid level alarm and a low fuel level alarm, if fitted with a day tank; vsl was not fitted with assc. alarms.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 8 February 2024
Resolved 17 January 2024
Resolution: O/O fitted day tank and hydraulic steering tank with level alarms that alarm on the bridge.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 3 October 2023 Resolved
Propulsion machinery must be maintained to ensure proper operation. Vessel experienced a loss of propulsion, due to a drop in air pressure to the clutch, caused by a rupture in the condensation trap unit. Prove proper operation and/or repairs of propulsion component units to the satisfaction of the attending ABS surveyor, prior to departure from Tampa Shipyard. 46 CFR 143.205
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 4 October 2023
Resolution: Received satisfactory ABS survey report, attesting to proper repair and operation of port main engine and clutch.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 1 March 2023 Resolved
A vessel that is exposed to salt water more than 6 months in any 12-month period since the last examination or initial certification must undergo a drydock and internal structural examination at least twice every 5 years, with not more than 36 months between examinations. Vessel exceeded 36 months between initial certification and drydock examination.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 1 March 2023
Resolved 1 March 2023
Resolution: Dry Dock conducted on 24FEB2023. Vessel exmained by USCG on 03MAR2023.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 4 June 2019 Resolved
Vessel did not conducted servicing of the fire detection system and fire extinguishers as required. The fire detection system last servicing date was May 2018 and the fire extinguishers were last serviced on April 2018,creating a serious substandard condition not being pro-actively managed by the Company, vessel owner, and/or operator. Conduct servicing of the fire detection system and extinguishers prior to conducting operations.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 30 - Ship detained
Due 4 June 2019
Resolved 6 June 2019
Resolution: O/O provided objective evidence that the fire detection system was serviced to satisfy the deficiency.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 4 June 2019 Resolved
Observed multiple fuel and oil leaks throughout the machinery spaces and fuel accumulation within the starboard side frames under the fuel transfer pump. Repair F/O leaks and F/O accumulated under the fuel transfer pump prior to conducting further operations.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 June 2019
Resolved 12 August 2019
Resolution: O/O provided obhective evidence that the fuel leaks have been repaired and the accumulated F/O in the bilge has been removed.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 4 June 2019 Resolved
Vessel did not conduct servicing of liferaft as required. Vessel's liferaft was last serviced May 2018. Service liferaft prior to operating beyond 3 nm from shore.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 June 2019
Resolved 5 June 2019
Resolution: O/O provided certificate identifying the next Servicing date of 20DEC2020. However, there is no specific servicing date noted on the cert.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of liferafts
Issued 4 June 2019 Resolved
Hydrostatic release on liferaft was installed incorrectly. Properly install liferaft hydrostatic release prior to operating beyond 3 nm from shore.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 June 2019
Resolved 6 June 2019
Resolution: Hydro release was replaced and installed properly.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 4 June 2019 Resolved
Vessel's EPIRB was damaged as a result of a fire on deck. Replace the vessel's EPIRB prior to operating beyond 3 nautical miles from shore.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 June 2019
Resolved 12 August 2019
Resolution: EPIRB was replaced.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Safety Management Certificate (SMC/ ISM)
Issued 4 June 2019 Resolved
Provide a corrective action report to identify a permanent garbage storage on board the vessel to include proper handling and disposal of flammable and combustibles within 7 days.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 June 2019
Resolved 12 August 2019
Resolution: O/O revised Safety Management plan to address proper handling of Flammables and Combustibles.
Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Control Panel
Issued 14 March 2007 Resolved
Vessel is required to have a fire detection control panel at the operating station in accordance with 46 CFR 27.203 (c) and (d).
Due 14 June 2007
Resolved 2 May 2007
Resolution: Received technician''s report showing fire detection panel has been installed in the navigational bridge.

Casualty record · 7

23 April 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2055313
21 May 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2079202
9 January 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4513579
23 April 2013Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4575075
11 August 2013Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 4698929
3 June 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6706555
3 October 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7804642
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.