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JAMES FARIS
JAMES FARIS is a 1964 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 44 inspections since 1995, most recently in September 2025, along with 21 deficiencies and 7 casualty investigations between 2011 and 2022.
Records from 1995 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 23 September 2025.
- Built
- 1964
- Last inspected
- 23 September 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 21 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 7 investigations · 2011–2022
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
23 September 2025
…with no type recorded32
Deficiencies
21 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
23 calendar years (1995–2025)
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
294088
WDK5499
83811
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-83811
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)70.3 ft × 27.2 ft × 10.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 197 / net 134
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderGREENVILLE · built 1964
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portDUBUQUE, IA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 10 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 it197 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
134 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
134 - 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.
Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.
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Inspected as a tow unit · 9
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.
CTCO 208 Freight Barge · MISLE 46006 · 4 October 2018 · activity 6558400BARGE 26 Freight Barge · MISLE 266229 · 4 October 2018 · activity 6558400EF 14-3 Freight Barge · MISLE 1285826 · 4 October 2018 · activity 6558400EF 14-4 Freight Barge · MISLE 1285827 · 4 October 2018 · activity 6558400ALOIS LUHR Towing Vessel · MISLE 253811 · 29 December 2012 · activity 4509697L-327 Freight Barge · MISLE 304679 · 29 December 2012 · activity 4509697CH 0958 Freight Barge · MISLE 1048252 · 17 July 2011 · activity 4085958JPW 129 Freight Barge · MISLE 49993 · 26 August 1997 · activity 151843JPW 129 Freight Barge · MISLE 49993 · 3 March 1997 · activity 173123VIVIAN MCGINNIS Towing Vessel · MISLE 145627 · 20 November 1996 · activity 89088JPW 129 Freight Barge · MISLE 49993 · 10 October 1995 · activity 157702Inspection history · 44
23 September 2025
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8239934
24 September 2024
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8008342
28 February 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7871700
27 July 2023
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7719374
29 June 2022
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7490861
29 June 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7498883
27 May 2022
Deficiency Check · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7464528
28 July 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7277213
4 November 2020
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7090209
4 November 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7119752
22 March 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6647296
4 October 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6558400
1 December 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6332592
9 November 2017
DAPI Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6307470
24 July 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4933711
26 February 2014
Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4804627
3 January 2013
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4510423
29 December 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4509697
17 July 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4085958
7 March 2011
Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3958910
10 March 2010
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3694582
16 January 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1990199
20 December 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Dauphin Island · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1967713
14 June 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 213700
14 April 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 214580
15 October 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 433808
21 July 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 213829
3 November 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 142315
8 September 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 407652
6 September 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 407648
26 August 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 151843
26 August 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 407376
13 May 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 125050
3 March 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 173123
13 February 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 77335
10 February 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 16197
9 February 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 50676
21 November 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 397728
20 November 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 89088
7 March 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 104381
4 December 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 659103
10 October 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 157702
18 August 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 659104
14 August 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 229040
Deficiency record · 21
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 24 September 2024
Resolved
Vessel must have means to test alcohol level within 2 hrs. of incident. Vessels test strips were expired.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 24 September 2024
Resolved
Vessel must test safety relief valves 2x in 5 years not to exceed 3 years or replace safety relief valves. Vessel's 03 relief valves had not been tested or replaced.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilation
Issued 24 September 2024
Resolved
Vessel must have means to secure ventilation in engine room in case of a fire. Vessel did not have covers for the exhaust stacks.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Protection machinery
Issued 24 September 2024
Resolved
All moving objects must be protected by guards. The shafts on both MDE did not have guards over the rotating shaft.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 29 June 2022
Resolved
A vessel must be operated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and in such a manner as to afford protection against hazards to life, property, and environment. The vessel's starboard engine suffered a failure causing oil to spray on the turbo hot surface causing a fire in way of the turbo. Conduct repairs and prove proper operation of the engine/turbo to the satisfaction of an attending USCG Marine Inspector prior to departure.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 23 June 2022
Resolved
Towing vessels of more than 65 feet in length must carry One 40-B portable fire extinguisher fitted in the engine room for each 1,000 brake horsepower of the main engines or fraction thereof. Portable fire extinguishers in engine room rated 10 B:C.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 23 June 2022
Resolved
A 40-B portable fire extinguisher must be located near the storage room or cabinet. Portable 40-B fire extinguisher was not located in vicinity of cabinet.
12 - Dangerous Goods › N/A - No Subsystem › Dangerous goods / harmful substances in pack. form
Issued 23 June 2022
Resolved
Paints, coatings, or other flammable or combustible products onboard a towing vessel must be stored in a designated storage room or cabinet when not in use. 3 55-gallon drums of oil/hydraulic fluid stored in room that contained ignition sources.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 23 June 2022
Resolved
Prior to getting underway for the first time on a particular towing vessel, each crewmember must receive a safety orientation. Crew member had not received training as of date of inspection.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 23 June 2022
Resolved
A power-driven vessel underway shall exhibit a stern light. Vessel's stern light failed to operate when energized. Prove proper operation prior to vessel operation at night or during periods of low visibility.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 23 June 2022
Resolved
Electrical equipment must be marked with its respective voltage ratings and individual circuit breakers on switchboards and distribution panels must be labeled with a description of the loads they serve. Distribution panel in forward hold not labeled with load information.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 23 June 2022
Resolved
Closure devices must be provided for deckhouse which open to the exterior of the vessel and which may allow water to enter the vessel. 3 exterior doors lack sufficient gasket material to properly close & wheel house (below operator's station and to the left) has a hole in the superstructure leading directly to the exterior of the vessel.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 23 June 2022
Resolved
Piping for flammable or combustible liquid, seawater cooling, or firefighting systems must be...color coding that enables the crew to identify its function. Color coding key unavailable to crew/not posted.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts
Issued 23 June 2022
Resolved
An exposed hazard must be protected by a cover, guard or rail. Starboard MDE alternator pulley exposed to potential contact by crew.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)
Issued 23 June 2022
Resolved
Means must be provided to ensure that windows immediately forward of the operating station in the pilothouse allow for adequate visibility to ensure safe navigation regardless of weather conditions. Installed windshield wiper was inoperable & there were no other mechanical means to ensure visibility.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 23 June 2022
Resolved
The name of the vessel must be marked in clearly legible letters on some clearly visible exterior part of the stern of the vessel. Vessel name on stern was same color as hull.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 23 June 2022
Resolved
Relief valves (on pressure vessels) must be tested in accordance with § 143.245 (Twice every 5 years, with no more than 3 years elapsing since last test). Relief valve not tested.
12 - Dangerous Goods › N/A - No Subsystem › Dangerous goods / harmful substances in pack. form
Issued 23 June 2022
Resolved
Cylinders (compressed gases) must always be secured and, when not in use, they must be stowed in a rack in an upright position, with the valve protection cap in place. Oxygen & acetylene cylinders were not stored with caps on or in a rack during inspection; removed from vessel prior to end of inspection (Corrected).
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Lighting (Working spaces)
Issued 23 June 2022
Resolved
Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas. E-lighting fixture at stairwell to wheelhouse inoperable.
Engineering
Issued 26 August 1997
Resolved
Vessel was missing flame screens from fuel overflow vents. Vessel was issued COTP order to have discrepancy fixed prior to next voyage._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Electrical
Issued 26 August 1997
Resolved
VESSEL WAS MISSING COVERS TO LIGHT FIXTURES. VESSEL WAS COTP ORDER TO HAVEDISCREPANCY FIXED PRIOR TO NEXT VOYAGE.
Casualty record · 7
17 July 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4085958
29 December 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4509697
1 December 2017Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 6332592
4 October 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6558400
22 March 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6647296
4 November 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7119752
29 June 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7498883
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
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.