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DANE F. MORGAN

Built
2003
Last inspected
9 August 2024
Documentation
Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

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 9 August 2024
…with no type recorded17
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 18 calendar years (2003–2024)
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

8983076
WDB3910
618325
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-618325

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)74.0 ft × 30.0 ft × 11.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 163 / net 130
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderJOHN BLUDWORTH SHIPYARD LLC · CORPUS CHRISTI · built 2003
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un
DocumentationValid · issued 30 April 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it163 - Simplified, Gross Ton
130 - 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.
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Behind this panel: 33 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 2 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; operational controls, none recorded without a removal date; 11 other vessels inspected with it; no other recorded names; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port and endorsements. Every line is a record the Coast Guard wrote; the counts above are the same counts as in the summary, and they are free.

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Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, 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 · 11

Inspection history · 33

9 August 2024 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7986316
28 November 2023 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7827549
3 October 2023 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7802867
19 July 2023 TPO Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7754740
12 June 2023 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7712975
27 February 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7402714
17 November 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7353243
7 August 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7280482
28 January 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7132863
17 September 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7059872
21 September 2018 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6545616
14 August 2015 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5218754
8 April 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4565401
5 November 2012 Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4481327
1 October 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4475918
24 January 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4200105
6 January 2011 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3922201
16 September 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Diego · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3856414
17 June 2010 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3769673
17 June 2010 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3769701
7 October 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3615535
17 September 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3602893
22 May 2008 MARPOL Annex V Examination
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3213526
29 June 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2977882
3 April 2006 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2615492
2 March 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2594907
28 July 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3084648
12 April 2005 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MIDET EAST BANK DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2332381
14 October 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2220797
19 September 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2213979
1 January 2004 Security Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1975286
24 November 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1953927
22 November 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Dauphin Island · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1953079

Deficiency record · 2

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 12 June 2023 Resolved
Each towing vessel equipped with rudder(s) must have a means to monitor and control the position of the rudder(s) at each operating station. The starboard flanking rudder is inoperable due to damage. Vessel is to repair to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 14 June 2023
Resolution: Issued new 835
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 12 June 2023 Resolved
Each towing vessel equipped with rudder(s) must have a means to monitor and control the position of the rudder(s) at each operating station. The starboard flanking suffered damage from an earlier event. Vessel is to repair to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 3 October 2023
Resolution: duplicate def

Ownership record

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