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JB FOSTER
Offshore Supply Vessel · Offshore class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named JB FOSTER
JB FOSTER is a 1997 offshore supply vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 30 inspections since 1997, most recently in April 2026, along with 9 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2010.
Records from 1997 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 28 April 2026.
- Built
- 1997
- Last inspected
- 28 April 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2010
Identity
1052845
9175004 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
WCX5838
455469
Flag
UNITED STATES
368101000
Maury page id
psix-455469
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded4
Years with a record
22 calendar years (1997–2026)
The 30 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 Offshore class in Maury's sources begin in 1978.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)198.3 ft × 44.0 ft × 16.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 491 / net 172
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)198.3 ft × 44.0 ft × 16.0 ft
ITC tonnagegross 1,074 / net 340
BuilderHALTER MARINE GROUP · LOCKPORT, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1997
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portNEW IBERIA, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 19 November 2025 · expires 30 November 2026
Service, as the file records itOffshore Supply Vessel
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it1074 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
491 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
340 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
172 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
491 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
340 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
172 - 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
WCX5838MMSI 368101000 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 18 April 2017, expires 2 July 2027
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 · 3
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.
SEA CONSTRUCTOR Industrial Vessel · MISLE 52778 · 11 December 1997 · activity 120998MISS LIZZY Towing Vessel · MISLE 203208 · 11 December 1997 · activity 120998LISA G Towing Vessel · MISLE 204211 · 11 December 1997 · activity 120998Inspection history · 30
28 April 2026
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8401183
4 March 2026
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8320126
20 March 2025
Deficiency Check · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8097262
18 December 2023
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7840049
20 March 2023
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7653430
6 January 2022
Periodic Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7376532
16 March 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7157247
5 March 2020
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6921275
26 October 2018
Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6570327
15 July 2016
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6134777
12 July 2011
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4071431
13 September 2010
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3848916
24 March 2010
Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3702234
23 March 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3701311
11 September 2008
Annual Inspection · MTSA/ISPS Verification · Ballast Water Examination
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3321243
19 September 2007
Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Cargo Tank Internal · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3037409
19 July 2006
Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2718020
26 July 2005
Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2435575
27 June 2005
Drydock Extension
Administrative · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2405692
14 September 2004
MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2196170
20 June 2003
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1822207
1 August 2002
Hull Examination · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1654607
23 July 2001
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1417342
22 January 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 212145
26 June 2000
Hull Examination · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 821694
26 July 1999
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1456723
10 February 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 212607
1 July 1998
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1372288
11 December 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 120998
31 July 1997
Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight · Hull Examination · Initial Certification
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1438700
Deficiency record · 9
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency steering position com./ compass reading
Issued 11 March 2026
Resolved
46 CFR 113.35-3
Each self-propelled vessel, except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, must have an electric or mechanical engine order telegraph system from the navigating bridge to the engineroom. Engine telegraph currently inoperable in steering gear room. Repair/Replace to the satisfaction of the attending MI.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 20 March 2025
Resolved
As appropriate for the intended voyage, all vessels except barges, vessels operating exclusively on rivers, and motorboats other than those certificated for ocean or coastwise route, must carry up-to-date; (a) Charts. Vessel carrying the recreation version of Rosepoint electronic charts.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilators, air pipes, casings
Issued 21 March 2023
Resolved
SATISFACTORY MEANS, PERMANENTLY ATTACHED SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR CLOSING THE OPENINGS OF ALL VENTS. VENT FOR FWD LIQUID MUD TANK DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.
46 CFR 56.50-85(A)(7)
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Scuppers, inlets and discharges
Issued 21 March 2023
Resolved
WHERE PIPES AND SCUPPERS ARE CARRIED THROUGH WATERTIGHT OR OIL TIGHT BULKHEADS, DECKS OR TANK TOPS, OR ARE CARRIED THROUGH FIRE CONTROL BULKHEADS AND DECKS, THE INTEGRITY OF THE STRUCTURE SHALL BE MAINTAINED. BILGE PUMPS OVERBOARD DISCHARGE HAS A TEMPORARY REPAIR BETWEEN THE BULKHEAD AND DISCHARGE VALVE. PERMANENT REPAIRS WILL NEED TO BE MADE AT DRY DOCK.
46 CFR 56.50-1(A)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Load Lines (including Exemption)
Issued 10 December 2018
Resolved
Vessel required to have a load line certificate. Shall not operate beyond 12NM from shore until a valid load line certificate has been issued.
46 CFR 42.03
Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Oily Water Separator (15 ppm)
Issued 19 July 2006
Resolved
DEMONSTRATE PROPER OPERATION OF OWS PRIOR TO 26AUG2006. ALL WASTE SHALL BE HELD ON BOARD IN WASTE OIL TANK AND DISPOSTED TO APPROVED FACILITY.
Documentation › Manuals/Policy Documentation › Transfer Procedures
Issued 19 July 2006
Resolved
POST FUEL OIL TRANSFER PROCEDURES AT TRANSFER PUMP IN ENGINE ROOM PRIOR TO THE TRANSFER OF FUEL.
Electrical › Lighting (emergency) › Battery Operated Lantern
Issued 19 July 2006
Resolved
PROVIDE AND INSTALL ONE (1) ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY LIGHT AT STEP DOWN AT BOTTOM OF LADDER IN ENGINE ROOM PASSAGEWAY PRIOR TO SAILING.
Communications › Radio Communications › EPIRB
Issued 14 September 2004
Resolved
EPIRB in-operable, cracked top housing, water inside top of unit.
Casualty record · 1
23 March 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3701311
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.
Recorded names · 1
RAM CHALLENGER (2010). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.
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.