KENDALL J HEBERT

Towing Vessel · Built 2000s · USCG East District (CGD-E)

KENDALL J HEBERT is a 2002 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 27 inspections since 2003, most recently in August 2026, along with 13 deficiencies and 6 casualty investigations between 2015 and 2025.

Records from 2003 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 17 August 2026.

Built: 2002
Last inspected: 17 August 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 27
Deficiencies: 13 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 6 investigations · 2015–2025
Inspected with: 14 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 17 August 2026

Recorded inspections27

…physical examinations8

…administrative events7

…with no type recorded12

Deficiencies 13 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

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

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

1133800

8975794

WDN5676

596470

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-596470

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)78.0 ft × 30.0 ft × 12.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 188 / net 150

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderA & B INDUSTRIES OF MORGAN CITY INC · AMELIA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2002

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portLAROSE, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 20 December 2025 · expires 31 January 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 it188 - Simplified, Gross Ton
150 - 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.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 14

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.

KIMBERLY C Towing Vessel · MISLE 91504 · 1 October 2025 · activity 8244994 NDC 160 Industrial Vessel · MISLE 1417847 · 19 October 2024 · activity 8032375 NDC 160 Industrial Vessel · MISLE 1417847 · 23 September 2022 · activity 7568122 DIDAPPER 78 Industrial Vessel · MISLE 1632321 · 23 September 2022 · activity 7568122 TRIPP 87 Industrial Vessel · MISLE 4108 · 2 December 2018 · activity 6590808 SQUARE DEAL Industrial Vessel · MISLE 19703 · 2 December 2018 · activity 6590808 DREDGE 200 Industrial Vessel · MISLE 110624 · 2 December 2018 · activity 6590808 BIG JOHN Towing Vessel · MISLE 118717 · 2 December 2018 · activity 6590808 TMC 140 Industrial Vessel · MISLE 877347 · 2 December 2018 · activity 6590808 RE PIERSON 2 Towing Vessel · MISLE 941815 · 2 December 2018 · activity 6590808 SMITH PREDATOR Towing Vessel · MISLE 945883 · 2 December 2018 · activity 6590808 JUSTICE Towing Vessel · MISLE 1044322 · 2 December 2018 · activity 6590808 CGC KEY LARGO Public Vessel, Unclassified · MISLE 1547600 · 2 December 2018 · activity 6590808 CAPT BILL Towing Vessel · MISLE 94971 · 31 January 2004 · activity 2611025 ELIZABETH C Towing Vessel · MISLE 132860 · 31 January 2004 · activity 2611025

Inspection history · 27

17 August 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8466781

1 October 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8244994

19 October 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8023001

19 October 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8032375

17 October 2024 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8018390

13 September 2023 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7791041

8 March 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7647623

29 September 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7566306

23 September 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7568122

19 March 2022 Damage Survey · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7414892

19 March 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7415617

13 January 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7388886

13 July 2021 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7240593

24 May 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7205349

2 December 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6590808

22 February 2018 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6366855

22 June 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5167399

16 May 2013 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA/ISPS Verification · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4592765

15 June 2007 Uninspected Other · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2973431

15 November 2006 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2821494

31 August 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2182651

31 August 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2182670

23 August 2004 Security Plan Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2174074

19 May 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2077832

15 March 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2026923

31 January 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2611025

18 June 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1824931

Deficiency record · 13

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 17 October 2024 Resolved

The KENDALL J HERBERT may not engage in towing as defined in 46 CFR 136.110 (pulling, pushing, or hauling alongside, or any combination of pulling, pushing, or hauling alongside). The vessel is switching from CG Option to TSMS Option and is outside of the COI Renewal. Inspection is scheduled for 17OCT24

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 17 October 2024
Resolved 17 October 2024
Resolution: Issued 835 on 13OCT24, cleared at successful completion of COI Renewal Inspection on 17OCT24

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Water level indicator

Issued 21 March 2022 Resolved

Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists. The following alarms must be provided: High bilge levels. The alarms must be visible and audible at each operating station. The high level alarm in the lazarette space is inoperable. Repair/replace high level and prove satisfactory operation to the attending marine inspector.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 21 March 2022
Resolved 22 March 2022
Resolution: Verified proper operation of high level alarm.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 19 March 2022 Resolved

Decks and bulkheads designed to be watertight or weathertight must be maintained in that condition. The lazarette started taking on water due to an unknown cause. Vessel is not permitted to operate until the lazarette is pumped dry and an internal structural exam is conducted to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector. Continue monitoring all spaces below deck and contact the Coast Guard if the condition of the vessel changes or takes on more water.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 19 March 2022
Resolved 21 March 2022
Resolution: Conducted satisfactory internal structural examination of the lazarette space.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 24 May 2021 Resolved

All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel is one of the associated fleet that has not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection within 90 days. If an inspection is not completed prior to this date, the action for this deficiency shall be changed to a 60 (Rectify deficiencies prior to movement) and the vessel may no long be permitted to operate.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 24 August 2021
Resolved 13 July 2021
Resolution: The vessel successfully completed a initial COI inspection in Boston, MA

Lifesaving › Inflatable Liferafts › Float Free

Issued 15 June 2007 Resolved

Liferaft was not float free, but rather lashed down to a wooden pallet. Make liferaft float free; install weak link.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 6 August 2007

Fire Fighting › Means of Escape › Emergency Lighting

Issued 15 June 2007 Resolved

E- light in galley inop.

Due 25 July 2007
Resolved 6 August 2007

Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Mounting Bracket

Issued 15 June 2007 Resolved

Broken mounting bracket for portable extinguisher in accomodation space in way of galley.

Due 25 July 2007
Resolved 6 August 2007

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Guards for Exposed Hazards

Issued 15 June 2007 Resolved

Install guard on moving parts on port generator. Stbd generator contains guards.

Due 25 July 2007
Resolved 6 August 2007

Fire Fighting › Remote Fuel Shutoff › General

Issued 15 June 2007 Resolved

Identify & label remote fuel shutoffs. Crew was unable to determine whether remote fuel shut offs were on board.

Due 25 July 2007
Resolved 6 August 2007

Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Ventilation

Issued 15 June 2007 Resolved

Install flame screens on fuel vents, as needed.

Due 25 July 2007
Resolved 15 June 2007

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Guards for Exposed Hazards

Issued 15 June 2007 Resolved

Install guards on rotating machinery on port generator.

Due 6 September 2007
Resolved 31 August 2007

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Oily Residue (sludge/slop) Tank

Issued 15 June 2007 Resolved

Pump out all oily water from bilges. Oily water is above the deck plate level, aft engine room.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 31 August 2007

Fire Fighting › Remote Fuel Shutoff › General

Issued 15 June 2007 Resolved

Install & label remote fuel shutoffs.

Due 21 September 2007
Resolved 31 August 2007

Casualty record · 6

22 June 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5167399

2 December 2018Major Marine Casualty · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · 2 injured · activity 6590808

19 March 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7415617

23 September 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7568122

19 October 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8032375

1 October 2025Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 8244994

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.