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W. F. COOPER
W. F. COOPER is a 1946 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 1990, most recently in October 2024, along with 8 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2022.
Records from 1990 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 2 October 2024.
- Built
- 1946
- Last inspected
- 2 October 2024
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2022
Identity
251462
WDD 4157
63916
Flag
UNITED STATES
367140940 (licence lapsed)
Maury page id
psix-63916
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded2
Years with a record
10 calendar years (1990–2024)
The 14 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)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 shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portBATON ROUGE, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
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
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 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
WDD4157MMSI 367140940 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 1 September 2016, cancelled 10 December 2025
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 · 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 7553735Inspection 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Casualty record · 1
2 September 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7553735
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.