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POPS

Towing Vessel · Built 1960s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Other hulls named POPS

POPS is a 1961 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 46 inspections since 1992, most recently in July 2025, along with 5 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 8 casualty investigations between 2007 and 2022.

Records from 1992 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 28 July 2025.

Built
1961
Last inspected
28 July 2025
Documentation
Expired · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
46
Deficiencies
5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
8 investigations · 2007–2022
Inspected with
18 other vessels

Identity

US Official No.
285106
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDC8157
MISLE id
78681
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
366752920, 367082540 (licence lapsed)
Maury page id
psix-78681

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations8
…administrative events7
…with no type recorded31
Years with a record 20 calendar years (1992–2025)
The 46 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)70.0 ft × 23.5 ft × 10.4 ft
Registered tonnagegross 97 / net 66
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderMAIN IRON WORKS INC · HOUMA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1961
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portVALONA, GA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
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 it97 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
66 - 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 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

WDC8157MMSI 367082540 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 1 December 2015, cancelled 12 August 2025
WAQ6851MMSI 366752920 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 15 July 1998, cancelled 3 July 2002 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WCW3066MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 15 March 1996, cancelled 20 May 2006
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 · 18

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.

NEW YORK Industrial Vessel · MISLE 490524 · 22 November 2020 · activity 7099889ADDI GRACE Towing Vessel · MISLE 506261 · 17 November 2020 · activity 7113034RUBY M Towing Vessel · MISLE 94353 · 9 March 2017 · activity 6102384OCEAN TOWER Towing Vessel · MISLE 156305 · 9 March 2017 · activity 6102384CAJUN Towing Vessel · MISLE 155567 · 20 November 2013 · activity 4757720IMS 601 Freight Barge · MISLE 418119 · 22 August 2013 · activity 4694466CAPT JEROME Towing Vessel · MISLE 79796 · 17 October 2008 · activity 4136743CAPT JEROME Towing Vessel · MISLE 79796 · 14 October 2008 · activity 4136691DERRICK 62 Industrial Vessel · MISLE 49618 · 6 February 2007 · activity 2867702SUNSHINE STATE Towing Vessel · MISLE 122527 · 6 February 2007 · activity 2867702WCAO-3002 Tank Barge · MISLE 44722 · 16 May 1999 · activity 168308COASTAL 2301-B Tank Barge · MISLE 48249 · 3 March 1994 · activity 22703KIRBY 20708 Tank Barge · MISLE 48861 · 3 March 1994 · activity 22703KIRBY 23732B Tank Barge · MISLE 48863 · 3 March 1994 · activity 22703JULEANN TORRENCE Towing Vessel · MISLE 141279 · 3 March 1994 · activity 22703H T CO 2024 Tank Barge · MISLE 49902 · 23 March 1993 · activity 132915EVERLEY JAYNE Towing Vessel · MISLE 164665 · 23 March 1993 · activity 132915U 142 Freight Barge · MISLE 54697 · 17 September 1992 · activity 112586OLD TIMER Commercial Fishing Vessel · MISLE 75651 · 17 September 1992 · activity 112586

Inspection history · 46

28 July 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8201958
31 July 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7757061
18 March 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7415658
1 February 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7388942
31 January 2022 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7388221
30 January 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7387848
30 September 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7323607
22 November 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7099889
17 November 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7113034
20 July 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7005826
11 May 2020 Deficiency Check · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6951467
23 August 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6249506
9 March 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6102384
28 April 2014 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4845833
18 February 2014 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4801560
20 November 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector North Carolina · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4757720
22 August 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4694466
16 February 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4249052
26 October 2011 Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4225961
14 July 2011 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4082422
24 May 2011 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4020928
7 February 2011 Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3942061
17 October 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4136743
14 October 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4136691
27 September 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Wilmington · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3070730
6 February 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Wilmington · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2867702
26 December 2006 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2846225
6 October 2006 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2794884
8 July 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2132973
11 November 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 116163
28 July 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 766258
19 July 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 201168
16 May 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 168308
4 October 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 761221
15 August 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 201169
6 March 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 195114
6 March 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 759973
29 September 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 706074
28 September 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 686530
1 June 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 215181
1 June 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 215251
3 March 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 22703
3 March 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 365107
23 March 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 132915
30 December 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 213746
17 September 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 112586

Deficiency record · 5

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 31 January 2022 Resolved
46CFR143.205 (a) 15 C Machinery and electrical systems must be designated and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Sector St. Petersburg is requiring a assistance tug once vessel enters Passage Key Inlet and Bean Point Beach until vessel arrives at International Ship Repair Yard.
Action required: 15 - Rectify deficiencies by next port
Due 2 February 2022
Resolved 1 February 2022
Resolution: Vessel arrived in Tampa Bay, FL and had an assist tug for voyage into ISR.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 30 January 2022 Resolved
Vessel was involved in marine casualty that caused damage and compromised vessel's water tight integrity. Upon completion of diver survey and proper temporary repairs, submit voyage plan and permanent repair proposal to CG marine inspector. Proceed to agreed upon destination port/drydock to complete proper repairs and inspection with approved third party organization to ensure seaworthiness of vessel hull and structural members.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 7 February 2022
Resolution: Received letter from ITV TPO along with pictures of repair, all sat.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 20 July 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 have not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for Coast Guard inspection within 90 days. If the action is not completed prior to this date, the action for this deficiency shall be changed to a code 60 (rectify deficiencies prior to movement) and the vessel will no longer be permitted to operate.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 October 2020
Resolved 10 November 2020
Resolution: All Objective Evidence was submitted and reveiwed. Vessel was issued their initial COI, post dated to July 22, 2020.
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 7 February 2011 Resolved
3 man hole covers on stern main deck were not water tight. Missing bolts, broken bolts, fractured deck plating next to man hole covers.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 28 February 2011
Resolved 25 February 2011
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Longitudinal Frame
Issued 7 February 2011 Resolved
Several vertical frames, longitudinal frames, and stiffeners were wasted away and or missing and or tripped in the aft rudder void space.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 8 February 2011
Resolved 25 February 2011

Casualty record · 8

6 February 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 2867702
14 October 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at WAPPOO CREEK BRIDGE · activity 4136691
17 October 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4136743
20 November 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at ALLIGATOR RIVER BRIDGE · activity 4757720
9 March 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 6102384
17 November 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7113034
22 November 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 dead · activity 7099889
1 February 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7388942
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.

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.