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W. F. COOPER

Built
1946
Last inspected
2 October 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 2 October 2024
…with no type recorded2
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 10 calendar years (1990–2024)
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

WDD 4157
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-63916

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)41.9 ft × 12.4 ft × 6.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 22 / net 14
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderEQUITABLE EQUIPMENT CO · MADISONVILLE LA, UNITED STATES · built 1946
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portBATON ROUGE, LA
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un
DocumentationValid · issued 13 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 it22 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
14 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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: 14 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 8 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; operational controls, none recorded without a removal date; 1 other vessel 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 · 1

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.

305-035 Passenger Barge (Inspected) · MISLE 95065 · 2 September 2022 · activity 7553735

Inspection history · 14

2 October 2024 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7991527
3 August 2023 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7848773
21 September 2022 Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7563514
6 September 2022 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7553356
2 September 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7553735
25 August 2022 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7543576
22 July 2021 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7271703
8 May 2017 Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6141277
20 March 2017 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6109545
13 March 2013 Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4548870
26 November 2012 Administration
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 4490371
22 January 2009 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3398337
21 October 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1113491
5 April 1990 Administrative
Administrative · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1216565

Deficiency record · 8

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 2 October 2024 Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and emergency conditions. Replace 04 hydraulic hoses on the hydraulic power unit for the steering to the satisfaction of the CG within 7 days.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 18 October 2024
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 2 October 2024 Resolved
Fixed fire-extinguishing systems onboard the vessel, must be inspected at least once every 12 months. Fixed CO2 has not been tested in since 2022. Provide proof of fixed CO2 system being inspected to the satisfaction of the CG.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 23 October 2024
Resolution: System serviced and inspected as required. Report uploaded to documents, all sat.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 6 September 2022 Resolved
Machinery must be maintained to provide for safe operation of towing vessel under normal operating conditions. The vessel suffered a loss of steering approximately 100 feet from the shoreline. Vessel authorized to be dead-ship towed from current location to Bollinger Shipyard for permanent repairs.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 21 September 2022
Resolution: Rudder repaired and tested.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 25 August 2022 Resolved
All fixed fire extinguishing systems must be inspected at least once every 12 months in accordance with 46CFR142.240. Operator to have fixed CO2 system inspected by 31 August 2022.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 August 2022
Resolved 30 August 2022
Resolution: Received report of CO2 system inspection.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilation
Issued 19 August 2021 Resolved
Means must be provided for closing, in case of fire, each ventilator and opening into machinery spaces. There is currently no way to close off the mechanical ventilation system for the engine room, one on each side of the vessel.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 18 September 2021
Resolved 14 October 2021
Resolution: Operator installed metal closures for mechanical ventilation.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 19 August 2021 Resolved
All fixed fire extinguishing systems must be inspected or tested at least once every 12 months IAW the table in 142.240 as well as tests required by 147.60 and 147.65 of Subchapter N. The vessel's fixed CO2 extinguishing system has not been inspected or tested since 2017.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 2 September 2021
Resolved 7 September 2021
Resolution: Submitted document showing Fixed CO2 system wsa inspected on 26 August 2021.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 19 August 2021 Resolved
A towing vessel of at least 26 feet, but less than 79 feet in length must carry at least 2 life buoys of at least 24 inches in diameter that are marked in block capital letters with the name of the vessel.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 18 September 2021
Resolved 14 October 2021
Resolution: Operator installed second life buoy with name of vessel.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Engineers' alarm
Issued 22 July 2021 Resolved
Each towing vessel must have a high bilge alarm that is visible and audible at each operating station. The vessels bilge alarm is inoperable and the alarm is not located at the operating station.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 18 September 2021
Resolved 14 October 2021
Resolution: Tested bilge alarm, all sat.

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.