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CAPT RICHARD SIDES

Towing Vessel · Built 1950s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · SOUTHERN TOWING CO. operator of record, 2023

CAPT RICHARD SIDES is a 1957 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 63 inspections since 1992, most recently in November 2023, along with 4 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 20 casualty investigations between 2004 and 2023.

Records from 1992 to 2023. Most recent: inspection, 20 November 2023.

Built
1957
Last inspected
20 November 2023
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
63
Deficiencies
4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
20 investigations · 2004–2023
Inspected with
31 other vessels
Also recorded as
1 other name

Identity

US Official No.
274333
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDD7345
MISLE id
73121
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
367077330, 367185180 (licence lapsed)
Maury page id
psix-73121

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations16
…administrative events3
…with no type recorded44
Years with a record 23 calendar years (1992–2023)
The 63 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.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 3 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 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

Tonnage as PSIX records it559 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
209 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.

Radio station licence

WDD7345MMSI 367185180 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 14 February 2017, cancelled 2 May 2025
WDC7809MMSI 367077330 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 17 November 2005, cancelled 23 January 2016 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
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 · 31

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.

AEP 7015 Freight Barge · MISLE 939080 · 26 June 2019 · activity 6782229SANDY LOU Towing Vessel · MISLE 183751 · 31 July 2018 · activity 6499194MEM 3021 Freight Barge · MISLE 489337 · 31 July 2018 · activity 6499194A. A. BIRCH III Towing Vessel · MISLE 180020 · 5 April 2018 · activity 6386353MMI 603 Tank Barge · MISLE 342835 · 5 April 2018 · activity 6386353FMT 2704 Tank Barge · MISLE 41367 · 5 March 2018 · activity 6366002HMS 290 Tank Barge · MISLE 47772 · 5 March 2018 · activity 6366002WTC 138B Tank Barge · MISLE 48601 · 5 March 2018 · activity 6366002STC 3004 Tank Barge · MISLE 49094 · 5 March 2018 · activity 6366002STC 351B Tank Barge · MISLE 52398 · 5 March 2018 · activity 6366002STC 3011 Tank Barge · MISLE 384315 · 5 March 2018 · activity 6366002STC 3012 Tank Barge · MISLE 384328 · 5 March 2018 · activity 6366002STC 3016 Tank Barge · MISLE 498759 · 5 March 2018 · activity 6366002P-3 Freight Barge · MISLE 47608 · 12 June 2017 · activity 6248309P400 Tank Barge · MISLE 49089 · 12 June 2017 · activity 6248309MMI 603 Tank Barge · MISLE 342835 · 12 June 2017 · activity 6248309STC-608 Tank Barge · MISLE 359839 · 12 June 2017 · activity 6248309STC 3016 Tank Barge · MISLE 498759 · 12 June 2017 · activity 6248309RRS 7967 Freight Barge · MISLE 179116 · 2 July 2016 · activity 5940580RRS 7967 Freight Barge · MISLE 179116 · 30 June 2016 · activity 5970512BLUE WING Towing Vessel · MISLE 1307124 · 30 June 2016 · activity 5970512MARQUETTE HILLTOPPER Towing Vessel · MISLE 128353 · 28 July 2015 · activity 5200667SCF 26015 Freight Barge · MISLE 825629 · 28 July 2015 · activity 5200667PAULA FORTIER Towing Vessel · MISLE 1228569 · 2 December 2014 · activity 5052645STC 2701B Tank Barge · MISLE 46782 · 18 January 2014 · activity 4802985WTC 288 Tank Barge · MISLE 48600 · 30 November 2011 · activity 4199282FRANK STEGBAUER Towing Vessel · MISLE 90577 · 26 September 2011 · activity 4160303STC 2714 Tank Barge · MISLE 51292 · 11 July 2011 · activity 4078850STC 3207 Tank Barge · MISLE 48413 · 3 July 2011 · activity 4070207BECKY ANN Towing Vessel · MISLE 158769 · 1 March 2011 · activity 3955757EDMUND L Towing Vessel · MISLE 217652 · 1 March 2011 · activity 3955757WTC 253 Tank Barge · MISLE 48599 · 17 August 2010 · activity 3869020HINES 414 Tank Barge · MISLE 47018 · 6 July 2009 · activity 3526597CBL 7809 Freight Barge · MISLE 159434 · 3 December 1996 · activity 28745

Inspection history · 63

20 November 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7827843
18 August 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7771006
14 March 2023 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7650555
14 March 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7653637
12 August 2020 Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7038053
24 July 2020 TPO Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7036113
23 October 2019 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6840872
23 October 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6851458
15 September 2019 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6812722
15 September 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6812999
26 June 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6782229
15 April 2019 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6679981
12 April 2019 Damage Survey · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6671363
31 July 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6499194
5 April 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6386353
5 March 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6366002
19 January 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6347688
14 September 2017 MTSA Verification · DAPI Audit · Administration · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6266651
12 June 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6248309
2 July 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5940580
30 June 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5970512
28 July 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5200667
15 May 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5126424
2 December 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5052645
19 September 2014 Administration · Industry Initiated Exam · DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4989308
8 September 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4978072
22 August 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4966187
18 January 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4802985
11 December 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4768160
4 November 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4774542
30 November 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4199282
15 November 2011 Administration · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4189844
30 September 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4160060
26 September 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4160303
11 July 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4078850
3 July 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4070207
1 March 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3955757
17 August 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3869020
6 August 2009 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3561000
6 July 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3526597
6 July 2009 Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3526906
22 February 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2879968
7 May 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2076376
16 August 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1663345
6 December 2001 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1600646
14 September 2000 Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1053708
28 July 1999 Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 774831
3 June 1998 Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1129837
4 January 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 122110
20 September 1997 Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 776839
11 February 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 756352
11 February 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 756353
1 February 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 195941
1 February 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 195942
10 December 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 195940
10 December 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 756349
3 December 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 28745
10 February 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 24771
30 May 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 753666
28 May 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 195937
30 January 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 195936
30 January 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 756302
8 June 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 16512

Deficiency record · 4

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 14 March 2023 Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide safe operation of the towing vessel. Vessel ran aground while heading up river IVO MM 172.5 LMR. Vessel may proceed to 199 fleet LMR. Vessel to provide a satisfactory survey report including a proper steering and propulsion test of the vessel from the TPO before proceeding from 199 fleet LMR. In accordance with CVC Policy Letter 17-10, the above deficiency may be cleared by the operating company's TPO. TPO must submit a report to the cognizant OCMI within 72 hours of clearing the deficiencies.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 15 March 2023
Resolved 15 March 2023
Resolution: TPO assessed vessel did not sustain any damages and determined it is fit for service.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear
Issued 23 October 2019 Resolved
Replace and repair Starboard Rudder tiller arm. Vessel is Authorized to proceed to Wickliffe KY, MM 953 on the Mississippi River to affect repairs to the starboard rudder tiller arm to the Satisfcation of the attending Marine Inspector.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Resolved 15 October 2021
Resolution: Vessel has been through a TPO Audit, a CG Initial Inspection. Rudder has been repaired.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 15 September 2019 Resolved
Repair spit hydraulic line for steering gear ram. Test and log operation.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 15 September 2019
Resolved 15 September 2019
Resolution: Engineer renewed spit pipe nipple and tested sat. See photos for details.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 12 April 2019 Resolved
Vessel restricted from operating until the STBD propellar has been replaced and any post repair operational tests of the vessels propulsion have been completed to the satisfaction of the cognizant OCMI. 46 CFR 140.205
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 30 April 2019
Resolved 20 April 2019
Resolution: TPO submitted report attesting to the repair of the stbd wheel.

Casualty record · 20

7 May 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at BELPRE-PARKERSBURG BRIDGE · activity 2076376
6 July 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 3526597
17 August 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at SABULA RAILROAD DRAWBRIDGE · activity 3869020
1 March 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD BRIDGE · activity 3955757
3 July 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4070207
11 July 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at BURLINGTON RAILROAD DRAWBRIDGE · activity 4078850
26 September 2011Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4160303
30 September 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4160060
4 November 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at LACROSSE RAILROAD DRAWBRIDGE · activity 4774542
30 June 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5970512
2 July 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5940580
12 June 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6248309
19 January 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6347688
5 March 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at I-155 HIGHWAY BRIDGE · activity 6366002
5 April 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at I-24 HIGHWAY BRIDGE · activity 6386353
31 July 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6499194
26 June 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · at MEREDOSIA BRIDGE · activity 6782229
15 September 2019Routine · role: Suspected Pollution Source · activity 6812999
23 October 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6851458
14 March 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7653637
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.

Recorded names · 1

P. H. STEPHAICH (2004). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.

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.