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M V CODY PAUL
M V CODY PAUL is a 1964 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 27 inspections since 1993, most recently in May 2025, along with 4 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2025.
Records from 1993 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 28 May 2025.
- Built
- 1964
- Last inspected
- 28 May 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 3 investigations · 2005–2025
Identity
295592
WDM9651
84692
Flag
UNITED STATES
367081770
Maury page id
psix-84692
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded18
Years with a record
16 calendar years (1993–2025)
The 27 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)46.8 ft × 20.0 ft × 6.4 ft
Registered tonnagegross 52 / net 35
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderPORT HOUSTON SHIPYARDS · HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1964
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portMORGAN CITY, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 6 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it52 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
35 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
35 - 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
WDM9651MMSI 367081770 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 5 May 2022, expires 5 May 2032
WDC8106MMSI 367081770 · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 15 December 2005, cancelled 20 February 2016
WDC2159MMSI 366988780 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 5 November 2004, cancelled 10 January 2015 · 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 · 2
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.
COLE G SETTOON Towing Vessel · MISLE 92278 · 10 March 1997 · activity 179989CH9379 Freight Barge · MISLE 391354 · 10 March 1997 · activity 179989Inspection history · 27
28 May 2025
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8146072
15 April 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8116385
17 July 2024
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7958690
28 June 2023
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7725413
7 June 2022
Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7470240
22 July 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4662027
19 March 2013
Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4552216
8 February 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4530599
2 July 2012
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4374119
21 September 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4152573
10 June 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3762991
20 January 2009
Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3397011
10 September 2006
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2774528
10 December 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2551464
20 October 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2518730
30 August 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2516427
25 March 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2322984
30 January 2004
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1999517
27 December 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 213712
10 March 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 179989
27 August 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 644305
27 August 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 711960
23 August 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCG Heartland District (dp) · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 711961
8 August 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 212377
8 August 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 215085
7 January 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 77358
26 August 1993
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 535863
Deficiency record · 4
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 4 June 2025
Resolved
Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew working and living areas.
Emergency lighting in engine room inoperable.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 4 June 2025
Resolved
he master must ensure that all hatches, doors, and other openings designed to be watertight or weather-tight function properly.
Gaps found in Port laundry room door, Port engine room door gaskets due to gasket shrinkage.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 4 June 2025
Resolved
Rails or equivalent protection must be installed near the periphery of all decks accessible to crew. Equivalent protection may include lifelines, wire rope, chains, and bulwarks that provide strength and support equivalent to fixed rails.
Ladder from Second deck did not have a safety chain installed.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine
Issued 17 July 2024
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Both generator windings have excessive oil buildup, which is a fire hazard.
Casualty record · 3
10 December 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2551464
22 July 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4662027
15 April 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at COTE BLANCHE BRIDGE · activity 8116385
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 · 1
M/V CODY PAUL (2005). 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.