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SMITH PRIVATEER
Towing Vessel · Built 2000s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Other hulls named SMITH PRIVATEER · CROSBY MARINE TRANSPORTATION, LLC operator of record, 2017
SMITH PRIVATEER is a 2009 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 17 inspections since 2008, most recently in July 2026, along with 12 deficiencies, 3 operational controls and 2 casualty investigations between 2013 and 2018.
Records from 2008 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 22 July 2026.
- Built
- 2009
- Last inspected
- 22 July 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 2 investigations · 2013–2018
Identity
1182573
9558115 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
WDK7850
808501
Flag
UNITED STATES
367396520
Maury page id
psix-808501
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded5
Years with a record
12 calendar years (2008–2026)
The 17 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)90.0 ft × 32.0 ft × 13.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 97 / net 66
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)90.0 ft × 32.0 ft × 13.3 ft
ITC tonnagegross 264 / net 79
BuilderA & B INDUSTRIES OF MORGAN CITY · AMELIA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2009
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portMORGAN CITY, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 14 April 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it20634 - Dead Weight, Gross Ton
264 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
97 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
79 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
66 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
264 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
97 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
79 - Convention (Subpart B), Net 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
WDK7850MMSI 367396520 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 19 April 2019, expires 19 April 2029
WDH3316MMSI 367396520 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 19 February 2014, cancelled 17 April 2019
WDE7699MMSI 367396520 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 24 February 2009, cancelled 7 February 2014
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 · 4
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.
MISS CROSBY Towing Vessel · MISLE 159980 · 4 December 2018 · activity 6593759S. MARTIN THORPE Towing Vessel · MISLE 611774 · 4 December 2018 · activity 6593759LB ROBERT Offshore Supply Vessel · MISLE 1095358 · 4 December 2018 · activity 6593759SIDNEY BLAIR Towing Vessel · MISLE 205057 · 27 April 2013 · activity 4581513Inspection history · 17
22 July 2026
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8444095
2 April 2025
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8104372
21 May 2024
Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7932621
3 August 2023
MTSA Verification · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7758037
3 May 2022
Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7444902
27 July 2021
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · MTSA/ISPS Verification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7264144
12 March 2020
Annual Inspection · MTSA/ISPS Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6924905
24 April 2019
Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6669367
4 December 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6593759
24 January 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6342685
10 January 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6335331
27 April 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4581513
19 April 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4574458
25 July 2011
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4094057
22 June 2011
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4054297
22 June 2011
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4054455
21 February 2008
Plan Review (Other than "T")
Administrative · USCG Heartland District · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3151707
Deficiency record · 12
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces
Issued 3 April 2025
Resolved
(B): "To stop the flow of fuel in the event of a fire or break in the fuel line, a remote fuel shutoff valve must be fitted on any fuel line that supplies fuel directly to a propulsion engine or generator prime mover.
(D): "The valve must be operable from a safe place outside the space where the valve is installed."
Hydraulic fuel stop system leaking excessive oil from operating station. 01 valve would not operate consistently and close.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 14 June 2024
Resolved
Propulsion machinery, including main engine, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems must be maintained to ensure proper operation. Witnessed major fuel oil leak on engine. Must repair leak and clean f/o from bilge.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 14 June 2024
Resolved
The total relieving capacity of the pressure vessel relief valve must prevent pressure from exceeding the MAWP by more than 10%. Installed relef valves were found to relieve above this 10% value.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 14 June 2024
Resolved
Propulsion machinery including reduction gears and electrical equipment and systems must be maintained to ensure proper operation. Port and stbd generator stators were clogged, causing a fire hazard.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Pipes, wires (insulation)
Issued 21 May 2024
Resolved
Piping and machinery components that exceed 428 degrees F must be insulated. Port main exhaust lacked lagging.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Immersion suits
Issued 3 August 2023
Resolved
Each towing vessel operating [north of lat. 32° N. or south of lat. 32° S] must carry at least one appropriate-size immersion suit, approved under approval series 160.171, for each person onboard. In addition, each watch station, work station, and industrial work site must have enough immersion suits to equal the number of persons normally on watch in, or assigned to, the station or site at one time.
Vessel’s COI requires eight immersion suits, but only six were present onboard the vessel. There was not an immersion suit present at either remote watch station.
46 CFR 141.350(a), 16c
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Immersion suits
Issued 3 August 2023
Resolved
Immersion suits carried on towing vessels must meet the requirements of §199.70(c) and (d) of this chapter.
Each immersion suit must be marked in such a way as to identify the person or vessel to which it belongs.
Immersion suits onboard vessel were not marked with an appropriate identifier.
46 CFR 141.350(b), 46 CFR 199.70(c)(3), 16c
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Immersion suits
Issued 3 August 2023
Resolved
Immersion suits carried on towing vessels must meet the requirements of §199.70(c) and (d) of this chapter.
Immersion suits must have the following attachments and fittings: (i) Each immersion suit must have a lifejacket light approved under approval series 161.112 securely attached to the front shoulder area of the immersion suit. (ii) Each immersion suit must have a whistle firmly secured by a cord to the immersion suit.
Immersion suits onboard vessel lacked approved lights and whistles.
46 CFR 141.350(b), 46 CFR 199.70(c)(4), 16c
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Man Overboard Drill (MOB)
Issued 3 August 2023
Resolved
The master of a towing vessel must ensure that drills are conducted and instructions are given to ensure that all crewmembers are capable of performing the duties expected of them during emergencies. This includes recovering persons from the water.
Provide copy of instructions regarding appropriate procedure to recover a person from the water and records of a man overboard drill carried out in accordance with this procedure.
46 CFR 140.420(a), 50c
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Main installation
Issued 27 July 2021
Resolved
The Bridge-to-Bridge Act and the regulations of this part apply to the following vessels in the navigable waters of the United States:(a) Every power-driven vessel of 20 meters or over in length while navigating.
Vessel missing valid bridge to bridge certificate.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Ropes and wires
Issued 27 July 2021
Resolved
A record of the type, size, and service of each towline, face wire, and spring line, used to make the towing vessel fast to her tow, must be available to the Coast Guard or third-party auditor for review.
Towing gear certificates are present but no way to identify what certificate belongs to what wire/bridles.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 27 July 2021
Resolved
A registry endorsement entitles a vessel to employment in the foreign trade.
Vessel missing endorsement on COD. May not conduct foreign trade till endorsement received.
Casualty record · 2
27 April 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4581513
4 December 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at DULAC PONTOON BRIDGE · activity 6593759
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 · 2
CAPTAIN ROBERT (2013), CROSBY RAM (2018). 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.