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FRONTIER EXPRESS
FRONTIER EXPRESS is a 1959 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 78 inspections since 1992, most recently in October 2024, along with 5 deficiencies, 2 operational controls, 1 with no removal date recorded and 17 casualty investigations between 2002 and 2023.
Records from 1992 to 2024. Most recent: operational control imposed, 18 October 2024.
- Built
- 1959
- Last inspected
- 15 October 2024
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- 1 with no removal date recorded
- Casualties
- 17 investigations · 2002–2023
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
15 October 2024
…with no type recorded67
Deficiencies
5 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
1 with no removal date recorded
Years with a record
27 calendar years (1992–2024)
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
279589
WDN2347
75763
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-75763
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)146.3 ft × 35.0 ft × 8.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 546 / net 371
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderST. LOUIS SHIPBUILDING · ST LOUIS, MO, UNITED STATES · built 1959
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portST LOUIS, MO
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 2 June 2026 · expires 30 June 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 it546 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
371 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
371 - 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.
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.
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Inspected as a tow unit · 39
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.
STC 2502 Tank Barge · MISLE 44689 · 18 March 2023 · activity 7652924A F 12 Tank Barge · MISLE 45097 · 18 March 2023 · activity 7652924LAURA ELIZABETH Towing Vessel · MISLE 88182 · 18 March 2023 · activity 7652924BIG 664 Freight Barge · MISLE 1381941 · 4 July 2019 · activity 6741622M/V FRANCIS EVELYN Towing Vessel · MISLE 73832 · 9 April 2018 · activity 6387880GD 982 Freight Barge · MISLE 480443 · 9 April 2018 · activity 6387880SHELBY JEAN Towing Vessel · MISLE 1348977 · 9 April 2018 · activity 6387880H101 Freight Barge · MISLE 22679 · 18 December 2017 · activity 6332436T497 Freight Barge · MISLE 488418 · 27 June 2017 · activity 6188210L. R. CHAPMAN Towing Vessel · MISLE 71519 · 30 September 2014 · activity 4997537MMLP 311 Tank Barge · MISLE 931655 · 30 September 2014 · activity 4997537MMLP 312 Tank Barge · MISLE 931656 · 30 September 2014 · activity 4997537BAKER NICOLE Towing Vessel · MISLE 1163081 · 30 September 2014 · activity 4997537MAP 704 Tank Barge · MISLE 757577 · 13 September 2013 · activity 4713872CBC 340 Tank Barge · MISLE 1019917 · 23 October 2012 · activity 4471098KIM KING Towing Vessel · MISLE 1197939 · 23 October 2012 · activity 4471098MARGARET K Towing Vessel · MISLE 264683 · 16 February 2011 · activity 3946929ELLIS PORCHE Towing Vessel · MISLE 739453 · 16 February 2011 · activity 3946929MMLP 313 Tank Barge · MISLE 931658 · 20 December 2010 · activity 3917767MMLP 314 Tank Barge · MISLE 931659 · 20 December 2010 · activity 3917767MMLP 317 Tank Barge · MISLE 1001222 · 20 December 2010 · activity 3917767MMLP 318 Tank Barge · MISLE 1001223 · 20 December 2010 · activity 3917767TRILBY Towing Vessel · MISLE 91798 · 3 July 2006 · activity 2699720TRILBY Towing Vessel · MISLE 91798 · 23 December 2005 · activity 2560287E P K 4 Freight Barge · MISLE 207988 · 7 February 2004 · activity 2003351MMI 3022 Tank Barge · MISLE 5788 · 4 August 2002 · activity 1658429WGN 297 Freight Barge · MISLE 331976 · 4 August 2002 · activity 1658429JIM H Towing Vessel · MISLE 488804 · 4 August 2002 · activity 1658429ADDIE 31 Freight Barge · MISLE 124320 · 15 March 1996 · activity 85798R224 Freight Barge · MISLE 418706 · 15 March 1996 · activity 85798BUNGE 130 Freight Barge · MISLE 134620 · 20 June 1995 · activity 159800RMW 19 Freight Barge · MISLE 167499 · 18 May 1995 · activity 138138CGB 197 Freight Barge · MISLE 425691 · 13 May 1995 · activity 90007TPC 327 Freight Barge · MISLE 165018 · 27 August 1994 · activity 141900MD 5802 Freight Barge · MISLE 415499 · 16 May 1994 · activity 104209IB9514 Tank Barge · MISLE 47888 · 15 September 1993 · activity 32141IB9119 Tank Barge · MISLE 52061 · 15 September 1993 · activity 32141KMZ 46 Freight Barge · MISLE 139084 · 16 August 1993 · activity 107371MPC 73 Freight Barge · MISLE 336774 · 28 March 1992 · activity 167294CHEM 1013 Tank Barge · MISLE 348789 · 28 March 1992 · activity 167294Inspection history · 78
15 October 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8019504
18 March 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7652924
17 March 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7652538
16 March 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7651874
27 July 2022
Initial Certification · In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7517588
12 April 2022
In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7488583
26 May 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7207693
2 March 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6968097
7 August 2019
Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6777158
22 July 2019
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6758140
4 July 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6741622
25 March 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6648990
7 November 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6576102
9 April 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6387880
6 January 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6335392
18 December 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6332436
27 June 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6188210
19 December 2014
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5045760
30 September 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4997537
13 September 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4713872
22 August 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4693471
7 December 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4501650
23 October 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4471098
26 August 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4131041
16 August 2011
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4133989
16 February 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3946929
20 December 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3917767
18 November 2008
Administration
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3365810
3 July 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2699720
13 June 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2678635
11 May 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2680426
23 February 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2591280
23 December 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2560287
29 June 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2408243
24 May 2005
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2366870
24 May 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2367138
18 February 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Dauphin Island · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2008745
7 February 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2003351
8 December 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1964145
27 October 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1937048
20 August 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1881863
28 July 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1895596
9 April 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1770823
26 March 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1769463
2 November 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1713905
4 August 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1658429
23 September 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 146396
11 March 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 167451
30 December 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 768891
22 December 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 187123
22 December 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 210988
18 November 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 758394
17 November 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 207366
16 November 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 187066
2 October 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD ST. PAUL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 408567
29 September 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD ST. PAUL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 408507
30 June 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 405372
3 January 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 399229
31 July 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 717890
22 July 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 711633
17 July 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 719593
15 March 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 85798
25 January 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1270
26 July 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD ST. PAUL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 164189
24 June 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 28833
20 June 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 159800
8 June 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 102560
18 May 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 138138
13 May 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD ST. PAUL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 90007
8 May 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 17821
27 August 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 141900
16 May 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 104209
15 September 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 32141
15 September 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 360962
16 August 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 107371
28 March 1992
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 167294
5 March 1992
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 658942
5 March 1992
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 683449
Deficiency record · 5
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Ballast, fuel and other tanks
Issued 22 July 2019
Resolved
Conduct repairs to stop water/liquid leak into fuel storage tank to the satisfaction of a CG Marine Inspector.
Construction/Loadline
Issued 30 June 1997
Resolved
NAME AND HAILING PORT OF VESSEL NOT CLEARLY DISPLAYED ON STERN OF HULL AS PER 46 CFR 67.161(A).
Lifesaving
Issued 30 June 1997
Resolved
LIFE RINGS UNSERVICABLE NEED TO BE REPLACED AS PER 46 CFR 25.25-5(D).
Documentation
Issued 15 September 1993
Resolved
VESSEL DIDN'T HAVE LIST OF QUALIFIED PIC FOR FUEL OIL TRANSFER.
Navigation
Issued 15 September 1993
Resolved
THE LOWER STERN TOWING LIGHT WAS NOT OPERABLE.
Casualty record · 17
4 August 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1658429
7 February 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2003351
23 December 2005Routine · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 2560287
13 June 2006Routine · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 2678635
20 December 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3917767
23 October 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4471098
7 December 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4501650
13 September 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4713872
27 June 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6188210
18 December 2017Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 6332436
6 January 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6335392
9 April 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6387880
25 March 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 6648990
4 July 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6741622
16 March 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7651874
17 March 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7652538
18 March 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7652924
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.
Recorded names · 2
MARIE C (2002–2013), GRAESTONE EXPRESS (2017–2019). 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.