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COL BABE WILSON
COL BABE WILSON is a 1997 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 1998, most recently in July 2025, along with 11 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2005.
Records from 1998 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 21 July 2025.
- Built
- 1997
- Last inspected
- 21 July 2025
- Documentation
- Expired · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2005
Identity
1059185
WDJ4519
464460
Flag
UNITED STATES
367778450
Maury page id
psix-464460
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded3
Years with a record
11 calendar years (1998–2025)
The 13 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)50.0 ft × 22.0 ft × 7.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 71 / net 71
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSERODINO INC · GUILD TN, UNITED STATES · built 1997
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portPORT OF CATOOSA, OK
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
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 it71 - Simplified, Net Ton
71 - Simplified, Gross Ton
71 - Simplified, Gross 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
WDJ4519MMSI 367778450 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 22 March 2017, expires 22 March 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.
Inspection history · 13
21 July 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8191312
19 August 2024
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7984723
22 July 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7961126
23 August 2023
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7774388
16 September 2022
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7560371
9 August 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7530135
23 July 2021
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7255090
25 July 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6490522
8 December 2010
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3910258
16 June 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2433600
30 January 2004
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-FAC) · Activity 2000438
12 July 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 213494
13 August 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 419475
Deficiency record · 11
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 21 July 2025
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated so as to minimize fire hazards and to ensure the following: All bilges and void spaces are kept free from accumulation of combustible and flammable materials and liquids insofar as practicable. During the inspection, an excessive amount of oil was found in the engine compartments due to a recent oil change of the engines. Vessel must remove excessive oil and ensure the bilges remain free of accumulation of flammable material.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 21 July 2025
Resolved
Unless otherwise specified, all lifesaving equipment must be approved by the Commandant unde rthe approval series specified in each section. Vessel was found to be carrying road flares as their day and night visual distress signals instead of Coast Guard approved visual distress signals. Vessel must carry the required visual distress signals that have the proper Coast Guard approval under 46 CFR 160.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Magnetic compass
Issued 22 July 2024
Resolved
Towing vessels must be equipped with an illuminated magnetic compass or swing meter. The vessel was unable to illuminate the installed magnetic compass at the operating station. The vessel must install illumination to the magnetic compass.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 22 July 2024
Resolved
Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas. No emergency lighting was found in the engine room or ships office. Vessel shall install emergency lighting in the engine room and ships office.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm
Issued 23 August 2023
Resolved
Machinery alarms were not able to indicate visual and audible indicators at the operating station.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 23 August 2023
Resolved
Records wer not available indicating that all portable fire extinguishers were annually serviced.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)
Issued 23 August 2023
Resolved
A current copy of the Inland Navigation Rules was not available onboard.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces
Issued 9 August 2022
Resolved
Emergency Fuel Shut off cable was broke at the valve near the generator. Owner shall repair cable and show proper operation.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 9 August 2022
Resolved
Vessel did not have the correct amount of Type I PFD's on board at the time of inspection. Owner shall keep the specified amount of PFD's on board as indicated on the COI.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 9 August 2022
Resolved
Vessels three life buoys were missing SOLAS retro-reflective tape. Owner Shall keep the life buoys in accordance with the regulations.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 9 August 2022
Resolved
Safety Relief valve on the air compressor has not been properly tested. Owner shall bench test or replace the safety valve.
Casualty record · 1
16 June 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 2433600
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.