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CAPTAIN SAM
CAPTAIN SAM is a 2002 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 26 inspections since 2003, most recently in April 2026, along with 6 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 8 casualty investigations between 2003 and 2025.
Records from 2003 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 7 April 2026.
- Built
- 2002
- Last inspected
- 7 April 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 8 investigations · 2003–2025
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.
Inspection record
Last inspected
7 April 2026
…with no type recorded12
Deficiencies
6 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
14 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
1134543
WDG8563
599636
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-599636
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)70.0 ft × 28.0 ft × 11.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 99 / net 67
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)70.0 ft × 28.0 ft × 11.0 ft
ITC tonnagegross 99 / net 67
BuilderRODRIGUEZ BOAT BUILDERS INC · CODEN, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2002
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portMORGAN CITY, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 12 May 2026 · expires 30 June 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 it99 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
67 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
67 - 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.
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 · 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.
CAPTAIN MARK Towing Vessel · MISLE 185642 · 8 August 2019 · activity 6869011MARMAC 301 Freight Barge · MISLE 449022 · 8 August 2019 · activity 6869011CAPTAIN MARK Towing Vessel · MISLE 185642 · 24 July 2019 · activity 6828520MARMAC 301 Freight Barge · MISLE 449022 · 24 July 2019 · activity 6828520STEVENS 2502 Industrial Vessel · MISLE 1105368 · 18 July 2016 · activity 6009923ORION IS-2101 Freight Barge · MISLE 50308 · 7 January 2016 · activity 5808077USCGC MARIA BRAY (WLM 562) Public Vessel, Unclassified · MISLE 506926 · 7 January 2016 · activity 5808077USCGC YELLOWFIN (WPB 87319) Public Vessel, Unclassified · MISLE 892497 · 7 January 2016 · activity 5808077NICOLE C Tank Barge · MISLE 47624 · 11 March 2005 · activity 2312647PICTOU TRADER Freight Barge · MISLE 54994 · 30 June 2003 · activity 1874328Inspection history · 26
7 April 2026
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8349772
30 July 2025
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8198519
11 July 2025
Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8183306
24 March 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8106390
29 December 2024
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8051729
31 July 2024
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7973165
29 August 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7778906
29 April 2022
MTSA Verification · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7440732
30 October 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6845243
8 August 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6869011
24 July 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6828520
4 February 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6619776
1 November 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6573549
17 July 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nags Head · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6220441
15 December 2016
MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6059024
18 July 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Fort Macon · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6009923
7 January 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5808077
18 May 2011
Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4017122
17 May 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4045674
20 January 2011
Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3931621
6 January 2011
MTSA/ISPS Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3926211
31 July 2006
MTSA Verification · Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2731201
22 June 2005
Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2398908
11 March 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2312647
7 July 2004
Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2125059
30 June 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1874328
Deficiency record · 6
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Windows, sidescuttles and deadlights
Issued 31 July 2025
Resolved
All doors, hatches, and other openings designed to be watertight or weather-tight must function properly. The two aft-most windows in the pilothouse were completely cut out for repair and replacement.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 29 December 2024
Resolved
Vessel report lose of propulsion (Port MDE) when going through the Brigantine Bridge with a inspected crane barge (Derrick 73) in side tow. Barge allided with the bridge with minor to no damage.
Vessel is restricted prior to movement until the attending MI can assess the casualty.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm
Issued 31 July 2024
Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a reliable means to provide notification when an emergency condition exists or an essential system develops problems that require attention. The following alarms must be provided:
(2) Main engine high cooling water temperature. Vessel engines high temperature alarm was inoperable.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 31 July 2024
Resolved
The following systems must be equipped with gauges at the machinery location:
(1) Main engine lubricating oil pressure and main engine RPM;
(2) Main engine cooling water temperature;
(3) Auxiliary generator engine lubricating oil pressure and auxiliary generator engine RPM. Vessel engines had unreadable RPM gauges; Port engine had glass cover on temperature and oil pressure gauges cracked; STBD engine had glass cover on temperature gauge cracked; both generators had missing RPM gauge.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency towing arrangements and procedures
Issued 31 July 2024
Resolved
Each towing vessel operating in oceans and coastwise service must have a line throwing appliance approved under approval series 160.040.
(b) Additional equipment. The line throwing appliance must have:
(2) An auxiliary line that:
(i) is at least 450 meters (1,500 feet) long;
(ii) has a breaking strength of at least 40 kilonewtons
(9,000 pounds-force); and
(iii) is, if synthetic, of a dark color or certified by the manufacturer to be resistant to deterioration from ultraviolet light. Vessel was missing auxiliary lines for line throwing appliance.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Sanitary Facilities
Issued 31 October 2019
Resolved
When operating a vessel on a body of water where the discharge of treated or untreated sewage is prohibited, the operator must secure each Type II device in a manner which prevents discharge of treated or untreated sewage. 33 CFR 159.7(b)
Casualty record · 8
30 June 2003Major Marine Casualty · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 1874328
17 May 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4045674
18 July 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 6009923
1 November 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6573549
4 February 2019Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 6619776
24 July 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6828520
8 August 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6869011
24 March 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 8106390
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
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