MARY BURKE LILES is a 1998 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 37 inspections since 1999, most recently in July 2025, along with 7 deficiencies and 12 casualty investigations between 2002 and 2022.
Records from 1999 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 20 July 2025.
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.
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded.
The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by
the kind of activity 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.
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Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)91.2 ft × 30.0 ft × 10.8 ft
Registered tonnagegross 265 / net 79
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)91.2 ft × 30.0 ft × 10.8 ft
ITC tonnagegross 265 / net 79
BuilderNEW ERA VESSELS INC · HARVEY LA, UNITED STATES · built 1998
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 14 January 2026 · expires 28 February 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 it265 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton 79 - Convention (Subpart B), 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.
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Every recorded inspection, 1980 to
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and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this
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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.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 20 July 2025Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and emergency conditions. The vessel suffered a loss of steering at MM 296 Illinois River. Make repairs to the steering system to the satisfaction of the TPO.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 25 July 2025
Resolution: Repairs have been made and tested to the satisfaction of vessel TSMS TPO.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 5 July 2025Resolved
Vessel reported grounding in the Channel MM 250 ILR. Divers from KDI Diving surveyed the vessel and found all propeller blades (Flukes) on both propellers damaged to various degrees. Rudders both steering and flanking were reported intact and functional.
Vessel may proceed light boat during DAYLIGHT ONLY to Northern Marine shipyard, MM 299.8 ILR Lemont, Illinois. Vessel shall to be dry docked, have damage surveyed out of the water and repaired.
Repairs must be completed to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard (MSU Chicago) and under the oversight of the vessels TPO Sabine Surveyors [name withheld] of Shipping (ABS) must also be consulted. The repair proposal must be submitted and reviewed by MSU Chicago before commencing repairs.
Should any conditions change with the vessels ability to safely maneuver during the voyage to Northern Marine Shipyard MM 299.8 ILR than the voyage must stop and the MSU Chicago Duty Marine Inspector must be consulted.
[phone withheld]
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 18 July 2025
Resolved 18 July 2025
Resolution: Repairs completed, TSMS TPO submitted letter.
All towing vessel must have a low hydrolic fluid level alarm that alarms visually and aduibly. The low hydrolic fluid level alarm was not activating when tested.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 13 May 2025
Resolution: Vessel rep submitted a service report stating the operation of the low hydrolic fluid level alarm.
27 July 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 1655393
15 January 2003Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 1736509
19 January 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2000364
24 January 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2288897
17 June 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2682998
9 March 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3965578
10 June 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4045424
8 June 2012Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4341838
5 August 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4402850
18 March 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · 1 injured · activity 4551812
18 November 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6859965
13 April 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7430856
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
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