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BANDIT
BANDIT is a 1979 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 1983, most recently in June 2026, along with 22 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2008 and 2009.
Records from 1983 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 10 June 2026.
- Built
- 1979
- Last inspected
- 10 June 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 22 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 2 investigations · 2008–2009
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
10 June 2026
…with no type recorded6
Deficiencies
22 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
15 calendar years (1983–2026)
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
604496
WDQ5038
54659
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-54659
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)62.2 ft × 18.8 ft × 6.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 71 / net 55
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderL & A IRONWORKS INC · GRAND BOIS, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1979
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portLAROSE, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 29 April 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it55 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
71 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
71 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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 · 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.
JACKE M Towing Vessel · MISLE 94206 · 5 March 2020 · activity 6923187JESUS SAVES Towing Vessel · MISLE 110866 · 15 June 2009 · activity 3505563CAPT. MORGAN Towing Vessel · MISLE 119364 · 6 December 2008 · activity 3399369Inspection history · 19
10 June 2026
COI Inspection · Vessel Attendance
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8393023
30 July 2025
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8193016
20 May 2024
Deficiency Check · Vessel Attendance · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7915502
9 May 2024
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7909518
28 June 2023
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7725678
23 March 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7417088
13 May 2021
Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7196013
5 March 2020
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6921542
5 March 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6923187
13 April 2011
Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3983819
15 June 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3505563
6 December 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3399369
5 December 2006
MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2834620
31 October 2006
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2811355
2 October 2006
Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2791868
29 July 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2444305
16 December 2003
Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1971713
14 February 1985
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 991124
6 February 1983
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 966863
Deficiency record · 22
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 20 May 2024
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. Port main engine valve cover found excessively leaking lube oil.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 20 May 2024
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. Both port and STBD generator windings excessive oil and dirt build-up.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 20 May 2024
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. Fire detection panel has "system trouble" alarm activated and will not reset.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Insulation wetted through (oil)
Issued 20 May 2024
Resolved
All seals and gaskets must be properly maintained to prevent leaks of flammable or combustible liquid, as those terms are defined in 46 CFR subpart 30.10, into the machinery space. STBD generator head gasket has a slight leak.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)
Issued 20 May 2024
Resolved
No later than July 22, 2019, the owner or managing operator must implement a health and safety plan. The health and safety plan must document compliance with this part and include recordkeeping procedures. Health and safety plan was not onboard the vessel.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 20 May 2024
Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards. Electrical distribution panel was found missing a tag-out bar.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 20 May 2024
Resolved
Each lifejacket must have a whistle firmly secured by a cord to the lifejacket. 01 lifejacket missing whistle.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 20 May 2024
Resolved
The owner, managing operator, or master of a towing vessel must ensure that the vessel's lifesaving and fire suppression and detection equipment complies with the applicable requirements of parts 141 and 142 of this subchapter and is in good working order. 01 life buoy found with light inoperable.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 20 May 2024
Resolved
A towing vessel must be maintained and operated so the
watertight integrity and stability of the vessel are not
compromised. 01 door to the pilot house was found with
thru holes from a previous doorknob.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 20 May 2024
Resolved
A navigation assessment entry must be recorded in the TVR, official log, or in accordance with the TSMS applicable to the vessel. The entry must include the date and time of the assessment, the name of the individual making the assessment, and the starting and ending points of the voyage or trip that the assessment covers. No official logbook available 5 Feb 2024 to 17 Feb 2024. 18 & 19 Feb 2024 were not filled out.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilation
Issued 20 May 2024
Resolved
The owner, managing operator, or master of a towing vessel must ensure that the vessel's lifesaving and fire suppression and detection equipment complies with the applicable requirements of parts 141 and 142 of this subchapter and is in good working order. The range-hood and fan over the stove was found with excess grease buildup.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 23 March 2022
Resolved
"Each towing vessel must carry the survival craft specified in Table 141.305 of this section, to accommodate the total number of individuals onboard." Vessel did not have any survival craft onboard.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Rudder angle indicator
Issued 23 March 2022
Resolved
"Each towing vessel must have a means to monitor and control the amount of thrust, rudder angle, and direction of thrust, at each operating station"
Vessel's rudder angle indicator was inoperable.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 23 March 2022
Resolved
"Alarms must: Be visible and audible at each operating station." Bilge alarm was not audible or visible at the operating station.
14 - Pollution Prevention › 144 - MARPOL Annex IV (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › Sewage discharge connection
Issued 23 March 2022
Resolved
When operating a vessel on a body of water where the discharge of treated or untreated sewage is prohibited by 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." Overboard discharge for the MSD tank was not secured.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)
Issued 23 March 2022
Resolved
"The officer in charge of a navigational watch must conduct a navigation assessment for the intended route and operations prior to getting underway. At a minimum, the assessment must include the 13 items listed in 46 CFR 140.635."
The current navigation assessment did not cover all of the parts required by 46 CFR 140.635.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 30 July 2021
Resolved
Each vessel must have a fixed fire pump capable of delivering water at flow rate of 80 gallons per minute. Fire pump was leaking and unable to provide the adequate pressure.
46 CFR 142.325
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 30 July 2021
Resolved
There must be an installed bilge pump capable of emergency dewatering. The installed bilge pump was not functioning.
46 CFR 143.275
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Cleanliness of engine room
Issued 30 July 2021
Resolved
Each tow vessel must maintained to minimize fire hazard and ensure all bilges are free from the accumulation of combustible and flammable materials. Bilges were full of excess combustible and flammable materials.
46 CFR 142.220
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 30 July 2021
Resolved
Tow vessel must have a reliable means to obtain main engine RPM and auxiliary generator engine RPM. Vessel did not have a reliable means to obtain RPM readings for main and auxiliary engines.
46 CFR 143.230
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)
Issued 30 July 2021
Resolved
Towing vessel must be equipped with a fathometer. Vessel did not have an operational fathometer.
46 CFR 140.725
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 5 March 2020
Resolved
Vessel does not meet the requirements of subchapter M of 46 CFR. Prior to movement have USCG Marine Inspector perform an inspection of the vessel to ensure compliance with subchapter M.
46 CFR 137.120
Casualty record · 2
6 December 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · 1 dead · activity 3399369
15 June 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 3505563
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.
Recorded names · 1
ANGELA A (2008–2009). 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.