HOUSTON-BENTON COUNTY FERRY

Towing Vessel · Built 1950s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

Built: 1957
Last inspected: 26 June 2025
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 10
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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 26 June 2025

Recorded inspections10

…physical examinations9

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 8 calendar years (1988–2025)

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

274057

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WDK 6935

72993

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-72993

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)38.6 ft × 12.0 ft × 4.6 ft

Registered tonnagegross 21 / net 14

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderHUMBOLDT BOAT SERVICE · ST LOUIS, MO, UNITED STATES · built 1957

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portST LOUIS, MO

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un

DocumentationValid · issued 17 April 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it21 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
14 - 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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Vessel history report

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Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, 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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Inspection history · 10

26 June 2025 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8160994

11 June 2024 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7899685

1 August 2023 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7758732

28 July 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7519665

14 June 2022 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7477633

20 July 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7261470

7 July 2020 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7261127

28 January 2011 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3943444

5 January 2011 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3922701

22 February 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 321558

Deficiency record · 5

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

Issued 26 June 2025 Resolved

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Missing exhaust lagging on Generator. Repair/replace. 46CFR143.205

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 10 July 2025
Resolved 19 August 2025
Resolution: Received photographic evidence of satisfactory repairs. Uploaded to def docs.

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

Issued 26 June 2025 Resolved

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Found small fuel leak on Generator. Repair/replace. 46CFR143.205

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 10 July 2025
Resolved 10 September 2025
Resolution: Received photographic evidence of satisfactory repairs.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares

Issued 1 August 2023 Resolved

HAND-HELD RED FLARE DISTRESS SIGNALS, APPROVED UNDER APPROVAL SERIES 160.021 OR 160.121 AND HAND HELD ROCKET PROPELLED PARACHUTE RED FLARES, APPROVED UNDER APPROVAL SERIES 160.036 OR 160.136, ARE ACCEPTABLE AS BOTH DAY AND NIGHT SIGNALS. THE FLARES ONBOARD DID NOT FALL UNDER THE APPROVAL NUMBERS LISTED. PROVIDE REGULATORY REQUIRED DISTRESS SIGNALS. 46 CFR 141.375(b)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 15 August 2023
Resolved 21 August 2023
Resolution: Received objective evidence of rectified deficiency. Replaced flares with approved type.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 1 August 2023 Resolved

HIGH BILGE ALARMS MUST BE VISIBLE AND AUDIBLE AT EACH OPERATING STATION. THE ENGINE ROOM BILGE ALARM DID NOT SOUND OR HAVE A VISIBLE LIGHT IN THE PILOT HOUSE. INSTALL HIGH BILGE ALARM THAT HAS A VISIBLE LIGHT AND AUDIBLE INDICATOR FROM THE OPERATING STATION. VESSEL IS PERMITTED TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS PROVIDED THAT ENGINE ROOM BILGE CHECKS ARE CONDUCTED AND LOGGED EVERY 15 MINUTES. 46 CFR 143.230

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 1 August 2023
Resolution: Received confirmation via video that bilge alarm from engine room sounded in operating station.

18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Conditions of employment)

Issued 1 August 2023 Resolved

CHEMICAL DRUG TESTING REQUIREMENTS MUST BE IN PLACE. THE VESSEL FAILED TO PROVIDE CREW WITH APPROPRAITE DRUG TESTING RESOURCES AND DOCUMENTATION. 46 CFR 16.113

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 1 August 2023
Resolution: Vessel provided list of contact for D&A reporting.

Ownership record

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