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ROBIN R

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named ROBIN R · COOPER MARINE & TIMBERLANDS operator of record, 2023

ROBIN R is a 1971 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 22 inspections since 1983, most recently in March 2024, along with 9 deficiencies and 7 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2021.

Records from 1983 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 27 March 2024.

Built
1971
Last inspected
27 March 2024
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
22
Deficiencies
9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
7 investigations · 2006–2021
Inspected with
8 other vessels
Also recorded as
1 other name

Identity

US Official No.
536504
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDI8986
MISLE id
54685
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
367744140
Maury page id
psix-54685

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations6
…administrative events6
…with no type recorded10
Years with a record 16 calendar years (1983–2024)
The 22 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)53.4 ft × 22.0 ft × 8.8 ft
Registered tonnagegross 69 / net 55
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderTAYLOR SHIPYARD · MAURICE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1971
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 19 June 2026 · expires 31 July 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 - Simplified, Net Ton
69 - 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

WDI8986MMSI 367744140 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 30 April 2026, expires 29 June 2036
WDG3249MMSI 367524070 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 3 April 2012, cancelled 4 June 2022
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 · 8

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.

ROBERT Towing Vessel · MISLE 188900 · 11 December 2021 · activity 7434948CCL 10 Tank Barge · MISLE 47682 · 18 April 2009 · activity 3468339RHONDA E Towing Vessel · MISLE 114510 · 18 April 2009 · activity 3468339DMT 10 Tank Barge · MISLE 346737 · 18 April 2009 · activity 3468339MERLIN BANTA Towing Vessel · MISLE 63204 · 7 February 2009 · activity 3417528M/G L 5723 Freight Barge · MISLE 448760 · 25 October 2008 · activity 3366765M/GT 174 Freight Barge · MISLE 613151 · 25 October 2008 · activity 3366765SCC-90 Tank Barge · MISLE 45120 · 2 September 2006 · activity 2791678

Inspection history · 22

27 March 2024 In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7885951
20 October 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7811808
7 July 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7500495
11 December 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7366438
11 December 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7434948
20 August 2021 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7332065
14 November 2017 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6310421
23 December 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4774106
1 August 2012 Industry Initiated Exam · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4409461
18 November 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3911357
18 April 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3468339
7 February 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3417528
25 October 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3366765
9 June 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2960415
2 September 2006 Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2771674
2 September 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2791678
30 August 2006 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2763857
18 August 2006 Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2752264
17 August 2004 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2171422
8 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1961064
2 May 1986 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1001727
27 January 1983 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 967433

Deficiency record · 9

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 7 July 2022 Resolved
Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must be suitable for route and service. Port shaft coupling broke, repair and provide TPO Report to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard. 46 CFR 143.205(c)(2)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 21 July 2022
Resolved 15 July 2022
Resolution: Received satisfactory TPO report attesting to repairs. Def cleared
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 11 December 2021 Resolved
46 CFR 143.225: Each towing vessel must have a means to monitor and control the amount of thrust , rudder angle, and (if applicable) direction of thurust, at each operating station. Each towing vessel equipped with ruddrs must have a means to monitor and control the position of the rudders at each operating station. Vessel sheared their stbd shaft just aft of the strut, lost propeller and rudder. Replace in kind, test operations to the satisfaction of the TPO or CG Marine Inspector.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 25 December 2021
Resolved 21 December 2021
Resolution: Received TPO report, all sat.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › EAP Display Requirements
Issued 2 September 2006 Resolved
No chemical testing policy on board vessel.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 9 September 2006
Resolved 1 December 2006
Construction/Loadline › Markings › Vessel Name/Home Port
Issued 2 September 2006 Resolved
Vessel Name on Hull incorrect
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 2 September 2006
Resolution: Vessel''s old name was removed and new name of vessel attached.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › EAP Display Requirements
Issued 2 September 2006 Resolved
Missing EAP hotline information not on board vessel
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 9 September 2006
Resolved 1 December 2006
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Coast Guard Light List
Issued 2 September 2006 Resolved
Up to date Coast Guard Light List not on board.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 9 September 2006
Resolved 1 December 2006
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Inland Navigation Rules
Issued 2 September 2006 Resolved
Missing a copy of Inland Navigation Rules on board vessel
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 9 September 2006
Resolved 1 December 2006
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Local Notices to Mariners
Issued 2 September 2006 Resolved
Missing copies of Local Notice to Mariners on board.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 9 September 2006
Resolved 1 December 2006
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Markings (ship name/port)
Issued 2 September 2006 Resolved
Life Ring Bouys missing the vessels name on them
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 2 September 2006
Resolution: Company had the vessels name put on Life Ring Bouys

Casualty record · 7

2 September 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2791678
25 October 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3366765
7 February 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3417528
18 April 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3468339
18 November 2010Routine · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · 1 injured · activity 3911357
23 December 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4774106
11 December 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7434948
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

SANDY B (2006–2010). 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.