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MISS MELBA

MISS MELBA is a 1950 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 6 inspections since 1995, most recently in May 2015, along with 3 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2015.

Records from 1995 to 2015. Most recent: inspection, 28 May 2015.

Built
1950
Last inspected
28 May 2015
Documentation
No Operation - PM · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

WHU625
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-67430

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 11 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 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.

Inspections, by type

…with no type recorded4
Years with a record 5 calendar years (1995–2015)
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by the kind of activity 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)41.5 ft × 14.4 ft × 4.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 23 / net 16
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderWALKER BOAT YARD · PADUCAH, KY, UNITED STATES · built 1950
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionUnknown
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portHERMANN, MO
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationNo Operation - PM · issued 30 June 2004
Service, as the file records itTowing Vessel
Hull formunknown (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it23 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
16 - 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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Inspected as a tow unit · 4

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.

HALLELUJAH CHIBB Towing Vessel · MISLE 81687 · 12 September 1997 · activity 126715KENT MICHAEL HAMM Towing Vessel · MISLE 92576 · 12 September 1997 · activity 126715LASM-10 Towing Vessel · MISLE 103585 · 12 September 1997 · activity 126715CCT 232 B Freight Barge · MISLE 125590 · 12 September 1997 · activity 126715

Inspection history · 6

28 May 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5139070
12 April 2012 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4279641
27 April 2005 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2347792
12 September 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 126715
15 June 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 658988
14 March 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 376355

Deficiency record · 3

Lifesaving
Issued 14 March 1995 Resolved
VESSEL DID NOT HAVE PFD'S ONBOARD.
Condition: Unknown
Due 20 March 1995
Resolved 20 March 1995
Navigation
Issued 14 March 1995 Resolved
SHIPS WHISTLE WAS NOT OPERATING.
Condition: Unknown
Due 20 March 1995
Resolved 20 March 1995
Navigation
Issued 14 March 1995 Resolved
VESSEL DID NOT HAVE NAME ON EACH BOW OR STERN OF VESSEL.
Condition: Unknown
Due 14 April 1995
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past

Casualty record · 1

28 May 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5139070
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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