ANGUS R. COOPER

Towing Vessel · Built 1960s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named ANGUS R. COOPER

ANGUS R. COOPER is a 1965 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 25 inspections since 1996, most recently in May 2025, along with 2 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 8 casualty investigations between 2008 and 2025.

Records from 1996 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 4 May 2025.

Built: 1965
Last inspected: 4 May 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 25
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 8 investigations · 2008–2025
Inspected with: 37 other vessels

Identity

297521

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WCZ9214

85820

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

366983110

Maury page id

psix-85820

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations2

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded18

Years with a record 13 calendar years (1996–2025)

The 25 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)91.8 ft × 26.0 ft × 8.2 ft

Registered tonnagegross 97 / net 66

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderBLUDWORTH SHIPYARD INC · HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1965

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 24 April 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 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

WCZ9214MMSI 366983110 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 7 April 2020, expires 30 June 2030 · 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 · 37

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.

Inspection history · 25

4 May 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8128212

5 January 2025 TPO Audit · ISM SMC Audit · ISM Oversight

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8059288

22 March 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7894186

14 March 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7908823

13 August 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7766701

22 June 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7484317

12 May 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7469686

15 April 2022 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7431630

8 February 2022 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7392865

19 January 2022 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7382455

24 October 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7338372

12 July 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7253511

23 December 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6072073

22 September 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5734308

7 December 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5040940

23 June 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4897576

18 October 2011 Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4173216

5 January 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3937774

22 March 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3700444

8 March 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3700324

24 July 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3544181

11 September 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3324503

26 November 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 758991

6 November 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 197424

12 January 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 101479

Deficiency record · 2

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 13 August 2023 Resolved

A towing vessel must be maintained and operated so the watertight integrity and stability of the vessel are not compromised. Vessel reported water intrusion from weld seam near starboard shaft bullkhead. Provide repair plan of permanent repairs and conduct rounds every thirty minutes to the satisfaction of the marine inspector.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 12 September 2023
Resolution: Recieved satisfactory TPO report. See docs.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 24 October 2021 Resolved

46 CFR 143.205 (a) Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of personsonboard under normal and emergency conditions.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 10 November 2021
Resolved 24 October 2021
Resolution: Received tech report from ABS. Reviewed, all sat.

Casualty record · 8

11 September 2008Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 3324503

23 June 2014Major Marine Casualty · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4897576

22 September 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 5734308

23 December 2016Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 6072073

12 July 2021Major Marine Casualty · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 7253511

12 May 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at LEVEE SYSTEM (NOLA) · activity 7469686

22 June 2022Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 7484317

4 May 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8128212

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.