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FRANK B TAMBLE

Towing Vessel · Built 1940s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · SOUTHERN TOWING CO. operator of record, 2023

FRANK B TAMBLE is a 1947 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 35 inspections since 1994, most recently in September 2020, along with 3 deficiencies and 11 casualty investigations between 2002 and 2013.

Records from 1994 to 2020. Most recent: inspection, 16 September 2020.

Built
1947
Last inspected
16 September 2020
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
35
Deficiencies
3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
11 investigations · 2002–2013
Inspected with
8 other vessels

Identity

US Official No.
251877
IMO number
—
Call sign
WA4930
MISLE id
64065
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
366919190 (licence lapsed)
Maury page id
psix-64065

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations5
…administrative events3
…with no type recorded27
Years with a record 19 calendar years (1994–2020)
The 35 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.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 6 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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

Tonnage as PSIX records it366 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
249 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.

Radio station licence

WA4930MMSI 366919190 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 29 August 2007, cancelled 13 January 2018
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 · 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.

PAULA FORTIER Towing Vessel · MISLE 1228569 · 24 March 2015 · activity 5090711PAULA FORTIER Towing Vessel · MISLE 1228569 · 13 July 2014 · activity 4925317THERESA ECHOLS Towing Vessel · MISLE 1266110 · 13 July 2014 · activity 4925317STC 2602 Tank Barge · MISLE 50827 · 11 May 2012 · activity 4308762STC 2602 Tank Barge · MISLE 50827 · 5 August 2011 · activity 4109033SD 1 Tank Barge · MISLE 280255 · 5 August 2011 · activity 4109033DBL 11 Tank Barge · MISLE 461678 · 16 December 2008 · activity 3380629DBL 17 Tank Barge · MISLE 35476 · 23 August 2008 · activity 3360560DBL 10 Tank Barge · MISLE 442307 · 23 August 2008 · activity 3360560DBL 11 Tank Barge · MISLE 461678 · 23 August 2008 · activity 3360560DBL 16 Tank Barge · MISLE 35477 · 14 June 2006 · activity 2681515

Inspection history · 35

16 September 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7059351
24 March 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5090711
13 July 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4925317
5 March 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4544321
5 March 2013 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4544325
16 October 2012 MTSA Verification · DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4466773
23 July 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4387663
11 May 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4308762
5 August 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4109033
15 October 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3615627
4 October 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3630979
16 December 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3380629
23 August 2008 Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3306608
23 August 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3360560
14 June 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2681515
14 June 2006 Uninspected Other · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2748552
1 April 2005 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2324490
11 March 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2035411
22 December 2003 Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1969245
31 July 2002 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1654829
18 May 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1626522
12 April 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 61870
3 January 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 166658
18 July 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 120060
11 October 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 100941
27 June 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3978
27 September 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 184085
10 March 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 152444
20 December 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 180639
15 November 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 148313
11 November 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 87266
30 October 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 658971
2 October 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 383475
24 December 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD PEORIA · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 147196
17 December 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 9391

Deficiency record · 3

Fire Fighting › Fire Pumps › Arrangement
Issued 23 August 2008 Resolved
Install switch at operating station for fire pump. 46 CFR 27.301 (a) 2
Due 8 September 2008
Resolved 16 October 2012
Resolution: Switch installed on Starboard Side
Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Heat Detectors
Issued 23 August 2008 Resolved
Service fire detection equipment.
Due 8 September 2008
Resolved 16 October 2012
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights
Issued 23 August 2008 Resolved
Service lights
Due 8 September 2008
Resolved 16 October 2012
Resolution: Properly operating

Casualty record · 11

18 May 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1626522
11 March 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2035411
14 June 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2681515
23 August 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3360560
16 December 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at PORT ALLEN LOCKS · activity 3380629
4 October 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3630979
15 October 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3615627
5 August 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at L&D 24 · activity 4109033
11 May 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at NATCHEZ-VIDALIA DUAL BRIDGE · activity 4308762
23 July 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at SABULA RAILROAD DRAWBRIDGE · activity 4387663
5 March 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4544321
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.