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SLYE JOSEPH

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

SLYE JOSEPH is a 1998 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 17 inspections since 2001, most recently in December 2025, along with 27 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2016 and 2021.

Records from 2001 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 11 December 2025.

Built
1998
Last inspected
11 December 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
17
Deficiencies
27 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
2 investigations · 2016–2021
Inspected with
2 other vessels

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 11 December 2025
Recorded inspections17
…physical examinations9
…administrative events1
…with no type recorded7
Deficiencies 27 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 12 calendar years (2001–2025)
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.
1071943
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDL9344
MISLE id
482241
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-482241

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)56.0 ft × 26.0 ft × 5.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 48 / net 39
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderITTCO BOAT WORKS · LAROSE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1998
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portGALLIANO, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 10 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 it48 - Simplified, Gross Ton
39 - 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.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 2

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 236 Freight Barge · MISLE 440358 · 10 August 2016 · activity 6030174OB 808 Tank Barge · MISLE 449696 · 10 August 2016 · activity 6030174

Inspection history · 17

11 December 2025 COI Inspection · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8300922
12 March 2025 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8092516
11 April 2024 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8064050
15 February 2023 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7637074
11 April 2022 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7428911
13 April 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7175148
21 January 2021 Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7128578
13 January 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7123883
11 August 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC SAILFISH (WPB 87356) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6243175
10 August 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6030174
18 February 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5818667
7 January 2011 Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3921200
27 May 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3749367
11 March 2010 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3693946
11 April 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2906145
25 July 2006 Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2724257
6 July 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 183378

Deficiency record · 27

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 11 April 2022 Resolved
Vessels display lights and day shapes IAW 33CFR83&84. Vessel is missing day shapes. Install dayshapes IAW COLREGS.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 27 April 2022
Resolution: MI attended vessel and verified presence of appropriate day shapes on board.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 11 April 2022 Resolved
Stowage positions for life jackets must be marked with quantity, identity, and size IAW 46CFR141.340. Markings were missing. Mark appropriately.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 27 April 2022
Resolution: Vsl had satisfactory markings installed.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 11 April 2022 Resolved
Alarms from the engine room must be visible and audible at the operating station. The alarms were not visible. Install light for each alarm or make it a summary alarm.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 27 April 2022
Resolution: Conducted satisfactory testing for visual & audible alarms of bilge and hydraulic low-level at operating station.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts
Issued 11 April 2022 Resolved
All exposed hazard such as gears and rotating machinery, must be protected by a cover, guard, or rail. All 3 shafts were unprotected and exposed. Install guards.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 27 April 2022
Resolution: Verified satisfactory installation of machinery guards/covers over all three shafts.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 21 January 2021 Resolved
Vessel does not have a rigid buoyant apparatus required for intended route.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 26 February 2021
Resolved 26 January 2021
Resolution: New Life float installed and labeled.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 21 January 2021 Resolved
Forward and aft void gaskets must be replaced.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 26 February 2021
Resolved 26 January 2021
Resolution: New rubber watertight gasket installed.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 21 January 2021 Resolved
Vessel does not have log book, drill documentation, or documentation of conducted tests as per Subchapter M
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 21 February 2021
Resolved 18 May 2022
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 21 January 2021 Resolved
Vessel does not have evidence of company drug testing program on board.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 21 February 2021
Resolved 18 May 2022
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 21 January 2021 Resolved
Alcohol test strips are expired.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 21 February 2021
Resolved 26 January 2021
Resolution: New test strips installed onboard.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 21 January 2021 Resolved
Safety orientation for crew must be conducted on board and documented.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 21 February 2021
Resolved 18 May 2022
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 21 January 2021 Resolved
One life ring must be without a line attached.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 21 February 2021
Resolved 26 January 2021
Resolution: The line was remoaved and both ring buoys are in compliance.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 21 January 2021 Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 21 February 2021
Resolved 26 January 2021
Resolution: New FCC license issued.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Muster list
Issued 21 January 2021 Resolved
Ship station bill is not applicable to the vessel.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 21 February 2021
Resolved 26 January 2021
Resolution: The station Bill matches the vessel and crew specifics.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts
Issued 21 January 2021 Resolved
Piping and machinery components that exceed 220 C, including fittings, flanges, valves, exhaust manifolds, and turbochargers, must be insulated. Vessels exhaust manifold was not properly insulated. Vessel must install protective insulation around exposed areas of the exhaust manifold.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 21 February 2021
Resolved 18 May 2022
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear alarm
Issued 21 January 2021 Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists or essential system develops problems that require attention. Vessel did not have a low level alarm for hydraulic steering fluid installed. Vessel must install alarm to provide notification when there is a low level of hydraulic fluid.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 21 February 2021
Resolved 26 January 2021
Resolution: New low level alarm installed and tested.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 21 January 2021 Resolved
Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas. Emergency lighting sources must provide for sufficient illumination under emergency conditions. Vessels emergency lighting in engine did not work.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 21 February 2021
Resolved 26 January 2021
Resolution: A socket style battle lantern was installed and tested.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Protection machinery
Issued 21 January 2021 Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Guards around moving parts in the engine room need to be installed.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 21 February 2021
Resolved 26 January 2021
Resolution: Guards installed properly.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 21 January 2021 Resolved
Portable watertight containers for pyrotechnic distress signals must be of a bright color. Vessel’s pyrotechnic container was painted dark green.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 21 February 2021
Resolved 26 January 2021
Resolution: Distress signals are now in a water tight high visible container with proper markings.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)
Issued 21 January 2021 Resolved
Vessel must provide closure devices for hull penetrations, which open to the exterior of the vessel and may allow water to enter the vessel. Keel cooler does not have a closure valve.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 21 February 2021
Resolved 26 January 2021
Resolution: The valve is not required due to the keel cooler is of the integral type. This def was issued in error.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Sanitary Facilities
Issued 21 January 2021 Resolved
When operating a vessel on a body of water where the discharge of treated or untreated sewage is prohibited by the Environmental Protection Agency, the operator must secure each type I or type II device in a manner which prevents discharge of treated or untreated sewage. Vessel did not have a means of securing marine sanitation device.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 21 February 2021
Resolved 18 May 2022
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Other (crew and accommodation)
Issued 21 January 2021 Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards. Zip ties holding electrical cables in the engine room need replaced. Light covers in the engine room are missing. General alarm light in the engine room is not properly secured. Battery box in the engine room is not properly secured. Outlet covers in the engine room are missing. Electrical panel in the engine room has foam filling in blanks. Vessel utilized power strips on the bridge. Wiring below operating station has ends open to environment.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 21 February 2021
Resolved 18 May 2022
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 21 January 2021 Resolved
All pressure vessels must have the MAWP indicated by a stamp, nameplate, or other means visible to the crew. Pressure vessel does not have MAWP indicated.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 22 February 2021
Resolved 18 May 2022
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 13 January 2021 Resolved
Vessel given 90 days to complete initial COI inspection.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 13 April 2021
Resolved 6 April 2021
Resolution: COI issued
Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Control Panel
Issued 25 July 2006 Resolved
Panel broken
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 7 August 2006
Fire Fighting › Fire Pumps › Pressure
Issued 25 July 2006 Resolved
Vessel did not have required fire pump
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 7 August 2006
Fire Fighting › Semiportable CO2 Fire Extinguishers › Condition
Issued 25 July 2006 Resolved
Vessel did not have required B-V ext
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 7 August 2006
Personnel › Training › Fire Fighting Basic
Issued 25 July 2006 Resolved
Vessel failed to complete required fire drills
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 7 August 2006

Casualty record · 2

10 August 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6030174
13 April 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7175148
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.