HUGH S. MONSTED is a 2004 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 35 inspections since 2004, most recently in November 2024, along with 1 deficiency and 6 casualty investigations between 2007 and 2024.
Records from 2004 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 23 November 2024.
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.
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
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Registered dimensions (L × B × D)82.3 ft × 30.0 ft × 10.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 277 / net 188
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)82.3 ft × 30.0 ft × 10.5 ft
ITC tonnagegross 330 / net 99
BuilderVERRET SHIPYARD · PLAQUEMINE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2004
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 4 February 2026 · expires 28 February 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), Net Ton 188 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton 330 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton 277 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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.
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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.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 14 September 2023Resolved
Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must: Have suitable propulsion controls to provide the operator full control at each operating station. Vessel reported that their port wheel had became fouled and consequently sheared a port engine coupling. If the vessel needs to transit to another location for repairs, an approved dead-ship tow plan is required. A TPO report identifying the cause of the casualty and attesting full control of the propulsion must be submitted to the Coast Guard after repairs are complete.
46 CFR 143.205(c)(3)
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 15 September 2023
Resolution: Replaced damaged coupling with a new coupling in kind.
11 February 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2878804
3 April 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3180043
7 September 2015Routine · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 5738884
18 October 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6291753
21 January 2019Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 6638002
17 March 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7882865
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
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