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BILLY GENE

Towing Vessel · Built 1950s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named BILLY GENE · LUHR BROS., INC. operator of record, 2023

BILLY GENE is a 1953 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 22 inspections since 1995, most recently in January 2024, along with 2 deficiencies and 6 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2024.

Records from 1995 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 13 January 2024.

Built
1953
Last inspected
13 January 2024
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
22
Deficiencies
2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
6 investigations · 2006–2024
Inspected with
7 other vessels

Identity

US Official No.
265225
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDC2236
MISLE id
69171
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
366989870
Maury page id
psix-69171

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations5
…administrative events2
…with no type recorded15
Years with a record 14 calendar years (1995–2024)
The 22 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)58.8 ft × 17.5 ft × 6.8 ft
Registered tonnagegross 68 / net 46
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderBARBOUR METAL BOAT WORKS · OAKVILLE, MO, UNITED STATES · built 1953
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionNot recorded
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portST LOUIS, MO
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 15 November 2025 · expires 31 December 2026
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 it68 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
46 - 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

WDC2236MMSI 366989870 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 24 October 2024, expires 10 November 2034
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 · 7

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.

R 8800 Freight Barge · MISLE 301414 · 7 January 2023 · activity 7623911THE ADMIRAL Towing Vessel · MISLE 74556 · 14 July 2016 · activity 5941829L-1106 Freight Barge · MISLE 629613 · 8 January 2008 · activity 3141455SOURIA Freight Ship · MISLE 731287 · 12 October 2006 · activity 2799187NS CONSUL Tank Ship · MISLE 843853 · 12 October 2006 · activity 2799187RICHARD J DEVALL Towing Vessel · MISLE 156243 · 27 March 2006 · activity 2610448L 343 Freight Barge · MISLE 354047 · 15 April 1995 · activity 134305

Inspection history · 22

13 January 2024 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7848960
12 January 2024 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7849340
7 January 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7623911
23 February 2022 Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7402061
28 July 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7270602
1 August 2016 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5959429
18 July 2016 DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam · Administration · Spot Check (Safety)
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5945246
14 July 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5941829
6 June 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5922314
27 November 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5771008
21 September 2010 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3854195
13 July 2010 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3797031
29 May 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3489779
8 January 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3141455
12 October 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2799187
27 March 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2610448
22 March 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2316759
21 March 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2315796
15 March 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1522382
25 July 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 195731
25 July 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 763406
15 April 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 134305

Deficiency record · 2

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 13 January 2024 Resolved
Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems must: (1) be maintained to ensure proper operation. The BILLY GENE's port drive train suffered a mechanical failure that led to a loss of propulsion. The mechanical failure is believed to be a failed shaft but has not been confirmed. Troubleshoot and repair the mechanical failure to the satisfaction of the TPO. Provide objective evidence of the failure to the Coast Guard.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 26 January 2024
Resolution: The shaft and associated components were replaced.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 28 July 2021 Resolved
All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel is one of the associated fleet that has not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection within 90 days. If an inspection is not completed prior to this date, the action for this deficiency shall be changed to a 60 (Rectify deficiencies prior to movement) and the vessel may no long be permitted to operate.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 October 2021
Resolved 7 October 2021
Resolution: Co at 75%. 17 of 23.

Casualty record · 6

27 March 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2610448
12 October 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2799187
8 January 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3141455
14 July 2016Major Marine Casualty · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · 2 injured · activity 5941829
7 January 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 7623911
12 January 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7849340
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.