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JOSEPH A

Towing Vessel · Built 1950s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE)

JOSEPH A is a 1957 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 25 inspections since 1993, most recently in August 2020, along with 1 deficiency and 8 casualty investigations between 2001 and 2016.

Records from 1993 to 2020. Most recent: inspection, 11 August 2020.

Built
1957
Last inspected
11 August 2020
Documentation
Expired · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
25
Deficiencies
1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
8 investigations · 2001–2016
Inspected with
8 other vessels

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 6 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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 11 August 2020
Recorded inspections25
…physical examinations4
…administrative events5
…with no type recorded16
Deficiencies 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 16 calendar years (1993–2020)
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

US Official No.
275040
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDC8038
MISLE id
73470
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-73470

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)60.3 ft × 17.2 ft × 6.4 ft
Registered tonnagegross 55 / net 25
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderDISEL SHIPBUILDING CO · JACKSONVILLE FL · built 1957
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portMIAMI, FL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
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 it25 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
55 - 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 · 8

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.

HEIDI Towing Vessel · MISLE 486939 · 5 January 2016 · activity 5791239BELEN Freight Ship · MISLE 781489 · 5 January 2016 · activity 5791239HEIDI Towing Vessel · MISLE 486939 · 8 August 2011 · activity 4109611POCAHONTAS Towing Vessel · MISLE 1149677 · 8 August 2011 · activity 4109611HEIDI Towing Vessel · MISLE 486939 · 2 October 2008 · activity 3338064BARGE Industrial Vessel · MISLE 989478 · 2 October 2008 · activity 3338064HEIDI Towing Vessel · MISLE 486939 · 19 February 2008 · activity 3150024HEIDI Towing Vessel · MISLE 486939 · 6 August 2007 · activity 3022498HEIDI Towing Vessel · MISLE 486939 · 5 August 2005 · activity 2452441HEIDI Towing Vessel · MISLE 486939 · 15 July 2005 · activity 2427647HEIDI Towing Vessel · MISLE 486939 · 27 April 2005 · activity 2400136HEIDI Towing Vessel · MISLE 486939 · 28 May 2004 · activity 2108346HEIDI Towing Vessel · MISLE 486939 · 6 November 2001 · activity 1495064HERCULES Towing Vessel · MISLE 85327 · 17 February 2001 · activity 186429ANNELIESE Towing Vessel · MISLE 61234 · 3 February 2001 · activity 456CRYSTAL RIVER Tank Barge · MISLE 46302 · 27 November 1998 · activity 174459SANTE PAX Freight Barge · MISLE 46487 · 27 November 1998 · activity 174459

Inspection history · 25

11 August 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7029778
5 January 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5791239
22 April 2014 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4840961
17 April 2012 Administration
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4290100
9 April 2012 Administration
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4290082
8 August 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4109611
16 May 2011 Administration
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4290105
17 February 2010 Administration
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3682244
2 October 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3338064
19 February 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3150024
6 August 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3022498
5 August 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2452441
15 July 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2427647
27 April 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2400136
28 May 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2108346
6 November 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1495064
17 February 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 186429
3 February 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 456
27 November 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 174459
27 November 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 218885
23 October 1998 Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 808812
1 October 1997 Uninspected Towing Vessel · MARPOL Annex V Examination · MARPOL Annex I Examination
Physical examination · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1119731
16 September 1996 MARPOL Annex V Examination · MARPOL Annex I Examination · Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1269641
24 June 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 141261
6 February 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 135213

Deficiency record · 1

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 11 August 2020 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 50% of the vessels 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.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 November 2020
Resolved 11 August 2020
Resolution: Vessel has been sold to a company/individual in the Bahamas.

Casualty record · 8

3 February 2001Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 456
27 April 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2400136
15 July 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 2427647
5 August 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2452441
19 February 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3150024
2 October 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3338064
8 August 2011Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4109611
5 January 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 5791239
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.