FREEDOM

Towing Vessel · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named FREEDOM

FREEDOM is a 2002 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 2003, most recently in February 2026, along with 2 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2013 and 2026.

Records from 2003 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 23 February 2026.

Built: 2002
Last inspected: 23 February 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 18
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 4 investigations · 2013–2026
Inspected with: 9 other vessels

Identity

1127986

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WDJ5439

567585

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367787670

Maury page id

psix-567585

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations6

…administrative events8

…with no type recorded4

Years with a record 13 calendar years (2003–2026)

The 18 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)70.6 ft × 28.0 ft × 10.2 ft

Registered tonnagegross 184 / net 147

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)70.6 ft × 28.0 ft × 10.2 ft

ITC tonnagegross 98 / net 81

BuilderLA FORCE SHIPYARD INC. · BAYOU LA BATRE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2002

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 4 May 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 it81 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
147 - Simplified, Net Ton
184 - Simplified, Gross Ton
98 - Convention (Subpart B), 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

WDJ5439MMSI 367787670 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 10 May 2017, expires 10 May 2027

WDD5469MMSI 367158840 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 5 January 2007, cancelled 11 March 2017

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 · 9

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.

KIRBY 21856 Tank Barge · MISLE 44885 · 23 February 2026 · activity 8318567 BOB LIVINGSTON Towing Vessel · MISLE 1811711 · 23 February 2026 · activity 8318567 MARY MORAN Towing Vessel · MISLE 152869 · 23 September 2022 · activity 7566613 GREG TURECAMO Towing Vessel · MISLE 156927 · 23 September 2022 · activity 7566613 JOAN TURECAMO Towing Vessel · MISLE 192619 · 23 September 2022 · activity 7566613 JOSEPHINE ANNE Towing Vessel · MISLE 878010 · 23 September 2022 · activity 7566613 SEAKAY STAR Tank Ship · MISLE 878766 · 23 September 2022 · activity 7566613 ATHENA CENTURY Freight Ship · MISLE 1244843 · 23 September 2022 · activity 7566613 HTCO 3007 Tank Barge · MISLE 1249586 · 10 May 2022 · activity 7466655

Inspection history · 18

23 February 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8318567

1 April 2025 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8103568

17 February 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7638322

23 September 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7566613

5 July 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7497460

10 May 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7466655

13 October 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7075861

10 June 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6973032

2 March 2020 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6918768

15 February 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6653807

29 April 2014 Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4846353

7 April 2013 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4566097

5 April 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4565495

12 July 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3796042

14 November 2008 Administration

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3362987

22 April 2005 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MIDET EAST BANK DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2340542

18 August 2004 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MIDET WEST DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2171427

8 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1961060

Deficiency record · 2

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 10 June 2020 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. Vessel experienced a loss of propulsion when the STBD Main Diesel Engine shut down. Prior to movement provide TPO/Technician's report attesting to the satisfactory repairs and test of the STBD Main Diesel Engine to the attending USCG Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 143.205 (a)

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 11 June 2020
Resolved 10 June 2020
Resolution: Recieved TPO/Technician's report.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 10 June 2020 Resolved

Fuel systems for towing vessel main engines and generators must have a documented maintenance plan to ensure proper operation of the system. This plan should be available to the DMI and/or attending Marine Inspectors to satisfy the material condition of filters, valves, and associated equipment. Additionally, spare filters must be available on board and replenished within the timelines laid out in the vessel’s TSMS or maintenance plan. Provide documented maintenance plan to USCG Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 143.255 (a)-(c).

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 June 2020
Resolved 10 June 2020
Resolution: Submitted sat. tech report on the replacement of the filters

Casualty record · 4

5 April 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4565495

10 May 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7466655

23 September 2022Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 7566613

23 February 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 8318567

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.