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ELLIS PORCHE

Towing Vessel · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named ELLIS PORCHE · HIGMAN BARGE LINES, INC. operator of record, 2023

ELLIS PORCHE is a 2005 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 31 inspections since 2005, most recently in July 2025, along with 2 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2011 and 2023.

Records from 2005 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 16 July 2025.

Built
2005
Last inspected
16 July 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
31
Deficiencies
2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
3 investigations · 2011–2023
Inspected with
11 other vessels
Also recorded as
1 other name

Identity

US Official No.
1168245
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDQ7553
MISLE id
739453
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
368453870
Maury page id
psix-739453

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations10
…administrative events8
…with no type recorded13
Years with a record 17 calendar years (2005–2025)
The 31 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)72.0 ft × 30.0 ft × 10.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 144 / net 115
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderHOPE SERVICES INC · DULAC, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2005
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portHOUMA, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 13 January 2026 · expires 31 January 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 it144 - Simplified, Gross Ton
115 - Simplified, 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

WDQ7553MMSI 368453870 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 22 January 2026, expires 22 January 2036
WDC4554MMSI 367026560 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 19 February 2025, cancelled 1 December 2025
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 · 11

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.

MIKE BECHTOLD Towing Vessel · MISLE 152717 · 26 December 2023 · activity 7854167MBL 410 Freight Barge · MISLE 374049 · 26 December 2023 · activity 7854167HTCO 3060 Tank Barge · MISLE 874301 · 26 December 2023 · activity 7854167STC 3011 Tank Barge · MISLE 384315 · 24 April 2012 · activity 4299851AURORA Tank Ship · MISLE 3423 · 16 February 2011 · activity 3946929FRONTIER EXPRESS Towing Vessel · MISLE 75763 · 16 February 2011 · activity 3946929PHILIPPOS Freight Ship · MISLE 224479 · 16 February 2011 · activity 3946929MARGARET K Towing Vessel · MISLE 264683 · 16 February 2011 · activity 3946929STC 3011 Tank Barge · MISLE 384315 · 16 February 2011 · activity 3946929STC 3012 Tank Barge · MISLE 384328 · 16 February 2011 · activity 3946929MGM 501 Tank Barge · MISLE 429920 · 16 February 2011 · activity 3946929MGM 502 Tank Barge · MISLE 429921 · 16 February 2011 · activity 3946929

Inspection history · 31

16 July 2025 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8182749
7 January 2025 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8059770
13 May 2024 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7912423
26 December 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7854167
4 April 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7662745
8 November 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7591313
21 July 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7513281
5 June 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7469243
29 April 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7442730
18 February 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7398624
6 May 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7191184
26 April 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7184157
14 August 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7033136
15 July 2020 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7006851
12 January 2020 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6889219
12 January 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6933232
16 August 2019 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6785893
12 July 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6206889
9 October 2015 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5755515
24 September 2014 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4991242
24 April 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4299851
2 May 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4028955
16 February 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3946929
8 February 2011 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3941677
1 November 2010 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3884626
27 May 2009 Administration
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3488332
24 February 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2879530
21 September 2006 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2783728
17 February 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2587774
4 February 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2585264
24 March 2005 Security Plan Amendment Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2318526

Deficiency record · 2

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 12 January 2020 Resolved
Essential systems or equipment must be regularly tested and examined. Tests and examination pns must verify that the system or equipment functions as designed. If a component is found unsatisfactor, it must be repaired or replaced. Test and examinatior procedures must be in accordance with manufacturer's intructions or Towing Safety Management System (TMSM) applicable to the vessel, if the vessel has a TSMS. The vessel has a damaged port rudder and damaged port and starboard propellers. All damaged components must be repaired to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 13 February 2020
Resolved 15 January 2020
Resolution: Vessel installed new rudder, port and stbd propellers. Sea trials conducted without incident.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 16 August 2019 Resolved
46CFR143.205(b) - Each towing vessel's propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems must be maintained to ensure proper operation and be suitable for the route and service intended. Vessel experienced a reduction in propulsion. Starboard main engine shut down due to overheating.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 16 August 2019
Resolved 16 August 2019

Casualty record · 3

2 May 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4028955
24 April 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at CANEY CREEK SWING BRIDGE · activity 4299851
26 December 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7854167
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

COVE POINT (2011–2023). 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.