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COWBOY CARL

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

COWBOY CARL is a 1958 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 42 inspections since 1992, most recently in June 2026, along with 5 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 11 casualty investigations between 2004 and 2026.

Records from 1992 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 29 June 2026.

Built
1958
Last inspected
29 June 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
42
Deficiencies
5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
11 investigations · 2004–2026
Inspected with
20 other vessels

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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 29 June 2026
Recorded inspections42
…physical examinations5
…administrative events3
…with no type recorded34
Deficiencies 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 24 calendar years (1992–2026)
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

US Official No.
276500
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDC2897
MISLE id
74181
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-74181

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)139.2 ft × 29.2 ft × 8.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 379 / net 258
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderST LOUIS SHIPBUILDING & STEEL CO · ST LOUIS, MO, UNITED STATES · built 1958
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portLITTLE ROCK, AR
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 28 July 2026 · expires 31 August 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 it379 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
258 - 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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42 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 5 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 1 operational control with the dates imposed and removed; 20 vessels inspected with it, by name and date; 11 casualty investigations, with date and classification; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port, endorsements, dates. The counts in the summary above are the same counts, and they are free.

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Vessel history report
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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.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 20

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.

BKM 3010 Freight Barge · MISLE 965841 · 8 May 2025 · activity 8147456BKM 3001 Freight Barge · MISLE 965802 · 18 April 2023 · activity 7671615BUNGE 858 Freight Barge · MISLE 490349 · 17 August 2019 · activity 6803582SCF2210 Freight Barge · MISLE 562067 · 17 August 2019 · activity 6803582MMA 2221B Freight Barge · MISLE 586453 · 27 August 2016 · activity 5986867MM 3527 Freight Barge · MISLE 26303 · 21 June 2014 · activity 4908656LAF 112 Freight Barge · MISLE 903330 · 21 June 2014 · activity 4908671THOMAS E ERICKSON Towing Vessel · MISLE 148454 · 15 February 2014 · activity 4805769MEM 5051 Freight Barge · MISLE 471052 · 15 February 2014 · activity 4805769MARGUERITE L. TERRAL Towing Vessel · MISLE 576276 · 9 June 2012 · activity 4340540EDNA T GATTLE Towing Vessel · MISLE 815500 · 9 June 2012 · activity 4340540JACIE E Towing Vessel · MISLE 68292 · 11 June 2009 · activity 3504906SHERYL Towing Vessel · MISLE 89800 · 11 June 2009 · activity 3504906BETHANY DAWN Towing Vessel · MISLE 129794 · 11 June 2009 · activity 3504906STC 3007B Tank Barge · MISLE 48864 · 16 February 2007 · activity 2879460LO-160 Tank Barge · MISLE 45757 · 12 May 2004 · activity 2065925OR 3161 Freight Barge · MISLE 110663 · 5 January 1993 · activity 171607OR3676 Freight Barge · MISLE 167554 · 5 January 1993 · activity 171607T-2116B Freight Barge · MISLE 108178 · 18 June 1992 · activity 162437SULLY Tank Barge · MISLE 51059 · 4 January 1992 · activity 61374

Inspection history · 42

29 June 2026 Damage Survey · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8419045
29 June 2026 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8442522
2 July 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8174299
2 July 2025 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8190945
8 May 2025 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8147456
23 May 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7700404
18 April 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7671615
19 April 2022 Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7433868
17 August 2019 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6803582
27 August 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5986867
22 September 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5726090
21 June 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4908656
21 June 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4908671
24 April 2014 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4845958
15 February 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4805769
9 June 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4340540
26 August 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4129701
29 December 2010 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3917881
11 June 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3504906
17 September 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3059753
11 July 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3058081
16 February 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Ft. Smith · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2879460
19 April 2006 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2628320
15 September 2005 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2493778
26 August 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2493089
30 May 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2508991
12 May 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2065925
24 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1979612
7 October 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 112739
24 July 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 281394
26 October 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 434193
2 August 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 420236
5 January 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 43491
11 October 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 124211
31 August 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 136779
28 June 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 176384
25 June 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 406261
17 June 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 117582
24 April 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 44659
5 January 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 171607
18 June 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 162437
4 January 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 61374

Deficiency record · 5

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 29 June 2026 Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel's port/starboard main engines and on line generator shut down unexpectedly. Diagnose and repair to the satisfaction of an attending Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 143.205(a)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 30 June 2026
Resolution: Water contamination in fuel tank has been stripped
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)
Issued 2 July 2025 Resolved
Decks and bulkheads designed to be weathertight must be maintained in that condition. During a marine casualty, a pinhole was found in the superstructure surrounding the steering room. Repair within 14 days to the satisfaction of TPO (ITOW). Submit TPO report to the inspector below for clearance from USCG database.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 8 July 2025
Resolution: Receieved attestation from ITOW
Navigation
Issued 25 June 1997 Resolved
33 U.S.C. 1602 (RULE 23) Navigation running sidelights were damaged.
Condition: Unknown
Due 28 July 1997
Resolved 28 July 1997
Electrical
Issued 25 June 1997 Resolved
Electrical boxes in radio room were exposed to live electric wire.
Condition: Unknown
Due 28 July 1997
Resolved 28 July 1997
Electrical
Issued 25 June 1997 Resolved
Home made lights in pump room._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Condition: Unknown
Due 28 July 1997
Resolved 28 July 1997

Casualty record · 11

12 May 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2065925
30 May 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2508991
16 February 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2879460
11 June 2009Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 3504906
9 June 2012Major Marine Casualty · role: Sighted in Area · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4340540
27 August 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5986867
17 August 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6803582
18 April 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7671615
8 May 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8147456
2 July 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8190945
29 June 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8442522
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

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