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THE AMERICAN
THE AMERICAN is a 1963 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 1994, most recently in May 2021, along with 3 deficiencies — 2 with no resolution recorded —, 1 operational control, 1 with no removal date recorded and 3 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2010.
Records from 1994 to 2021. Most recent: inspection, 25 May 2021.
- Built
- 1963
- Last inspected
- 25 May 2021
- Documentation
- Expired · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 3 recorded · 2 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- 1 with no removal date recorded
- Casualties
- 3 investigations · 2006–2010
Identity
293051
WDE7396
83194
Flag
UNITED STATES
367392790
Maury page id
psix-83194
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded9
Years with a record
8 calendar years (1994–2021)
The 13 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.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 5 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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)49.8 ft × 20.0 ft × 5.8 ft
Registered tonnagegross 60 / net 41
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderMARINE WELDING & REPAIR · GREENVILLE MS, UNITED STATES · built 1963
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portMOBILE, AL
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 it60 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
41 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
41 - 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
WDL3096MMSI 367392790 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 25 October 2019, expires 25 October 2029
WDE7396MMSI 367392790 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 29 January 2009, cancelled 6 April 2019
WCY8252MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 6 January 1999, cancelled 14 March 2009 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
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 · 5
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.
BOB WHITE Towing Vessel · MISLE 186560 · 12 June 2010 · activity 3769556ISLA ROSE Towing Vessel · MISLE 200362 · 12 June 2010 · activity 3769556CBC 214 Freight Barge · MISLE 416961 · 12 June 2010 · activity 3769556P&H 102 Industrial Vessel · MISLE 126418 · 22 September 2006 · activity 2785234CONDUCTOR Freight Barge · MISLE 47388 · 22 June 1999 · activity 147193Inspection history · 13
25 May 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7206831
21 December 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7114935
2 September 2020
Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7038399
15 February 2013
MARPOL · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4535357
8 July 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3820576
12 June 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3769556
7 November 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2826215
22 September 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2785234
22 June 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 147193
22 June 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 223021
23 February 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 41771
27 September 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 666008
4 September 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 41967
Deficiency record · 3
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 25 May 2021
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 associated fleet that has not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection within 90 days. If an inspection is not completed prior to this date, the action for this deficiency shall be changed to a 60 (Rectify deficiencies prior to movement) and the vessel may no long be permitted to operate.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 2 September 2020
No resolution recorded
Vessel must maintain structural and watertight integrity. Hull, bulwarks, bulkheads, and decks are in a severely corroded and weakened state jeopardizing watertight integrity. Submit repair proposal and renew or repair as necessary.
46 CFR 144.330
14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Oil and oily mixtures from machinery spaces
Issued 2 September 2020
No resolution recorded
Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated so as to minimize fire hazards and to ensure the following: all bilges and void spaces are kept free of accumulation of combustible and flammable materials and liquids insofar as practicable. Noted significant amount of oily water in engine room bilge.
46 CFR 142.220
Casualty record · 3
22 September 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 2785234
7 November 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2826215
12 June 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3769556
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.