DECATUR

Towing Vessel · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

DECATUR is a 2004 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 36 inspections since 2004, most recently in May 2026, along with 3 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 12 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2026.

Records from 2004 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 27 May 2026.

Built: 2004
Last inspected: 27 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 36
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 12 investigations · 2006–2026
Inspected with: 62 other vessels

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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 27 May 2026

Recorded inspections36

…physical examinations14

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded17

Deficiencies 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 18 calendar years (2004–2026)

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 exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Identity

1163416

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WDB8065

723052

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-723052

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)71.0 ft × 32.0 ft × 10.7 ft

Registered tonnagegross 232 / net 157

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)71.0 ft × 32.0 ft × 10.7 ft

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderKODY MARINE INC · HARVEY · built 2004

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portHOUSTON, TX

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 11 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it157 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
232 - 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.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 62

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.

Inspection history · 36

27 May 2026 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8381707

3 February 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8307148

22 July 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8191899

30 April 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8123925

26 December 2024 Damage Survey · In-Service Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8050825

21 October 2024 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8022269

21 October 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8023722

14 June 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7716110

8 February 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7634786

28 July 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7518510

4 May 2022 Deficiency Check · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7444100

17 February 2022 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7398298

28 January 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7433205

27 January 2022 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7386795

14 July 2021 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7255954

15 June 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6445194

9 May 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6409814

26 July 2017 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6229885

12 July 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6206902

19 November 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6085968

20 April 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5858680

7 November 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5019502

4 March 2014 MTSA Verification · Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4809836

13 February 2014 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4799468

28 June 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4674511

25 February 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4251742

28 November 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4196844

23 March 2011 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3970383

8 November 2010 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3900119

4 December 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3644731

4 December 2009 Spot Check (Safety)

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3647574

9 August 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2743315

23 February 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2598616

29 July 2005 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2443783

29 July 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2444314

23 November 2004 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2247033

Deficiency record · 3

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 5 June 2026 Resolved

To stop the flow of fuel in the event of a fire or break in the fuel line, a remote fuel shutoff valve must be fitted on any fuel line that supplies fuel directly to a propulsion engine or generator prime mover. MI observed fuel shut-off valve stuck open. Crew was able to trip valve but unable to get it to reset to the open position. Vessel shall enact permanent repairs to the satisfaction of a Coast Guard MI. 46 CFR 143.260(b)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 5 June 2026
Resolution: Received shipyard report and video of valve repaired and working.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 5 June 2026 Resolved

Flexible connections between cylinders and distribution piping of semi-portable or fixed carbon dioxide fire extinguishing systems and discharge hoses in semi-portable carbon dioxide fire extinguishing systems must be performed when the cylinders are retested. MI observed CO2 bottle’s last hydro date stamped as 09-14. Flexible hoses should be replaced at the same time; however hoses were observed with dry rotting. Vessel shall enact permanent repairs to the satisfaction of the TPO and email survey report to [email withheld] 46 CFR 147.65(a)(4)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 5 July 2026
Resolved 8 June 2026
Resolution: Received report fro TPO attesting to sat repairs.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 27 January 2022 Resolved

Vessel unable to maintain propulsion or auxiliary machinery due to fuel contamination.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 27 January 2022
Resolved 17 February 2022
Resolution: Repairs were completed at the shipyard. The operator submitted documentation showing TPO has approved these repairs.

Casualty record · 12

23 February 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2598616

9 August 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2743315

4 December 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3644731

28 November 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 4196844

25 February 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4251742

28 June 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4674511

7 November 2014Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 5019502

19 November 2016Routine · role: Sighted in Area · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6085968

15 June 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6445194

28 January 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7433205

21 October 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8023722

3 February 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8307148

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

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.