G. SHELBY FRIEDRICHS

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

G. SHELBY FRIEDRICHS is a 1959 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 2000, most recently in August 2026, along with 8 casualty investigations between 2001 and 2025.

Records from 2000 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 5 August 2026.

Built: 1959
Last inspected: 5 August 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 16
Deficiencies: 0 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 8 investigations · 2001–2025
Inspected with: 22 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 5 August 2026

Recorded inspections16

…physical examinations3

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded11

Deficiencies 0 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 12 calendar years (2000–2026)

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

280263

8992534

WDB9813

76085

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-76085

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)98.4 ft × 26.3 ft × 13.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 243 / net 165

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderDRAVO CORPORATION · NEVILLE ISLAND, PA, UNITED STATES · built 1959

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 11 March 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it243 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
165 - 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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Detail on this page

16 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 22 vessels inspected with it, by name and date; 8 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

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 · 22

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.

Inspection history · 16

5 August 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8455816

28 November 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8274883

10 January 2025 ISM SMC Audit · ISM Oversight · TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8063257

7 April 2022 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7426400

8 February 2022 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7392835

6 April 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6388716

31 March 2017 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6119354

28 March 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6117532

29 October 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6033473

18 June 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6168801

6 April 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5098127

25 April 2012 DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4295671

22 July 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3560970

5 April 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3181561

4 May 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 127450

11 May 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 125243

Deficiency record · 0

No deficiencies recorded against this vessel. This means none were written in the records covered — it is not a statement about the vessel's condition. What a recorded resolution is.

Casualty record · 8

4 May 2001Major Marine Casualty · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 127450

5 April 2008Significant Marine Casualty · role: Sighted in Area · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · 1 injured · activity 3181561

6 April 2015Major Marine Casualty · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · 4 injured · activity 5098127

18 June 2016Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 6168801

29 October 2016Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 6033473

28 March 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6117532

6 April 2018Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6388716

28 November 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8274883

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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