J. A. BISSO, II

Public Vessel, Unclassified · Miscellaneous Vessel class · Built 1960s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

J. A. BISSO, II is a 1965 public vessel, unclassified. The Coast Guard has recorded 2 inspections since 2022, most recently in May 2024, along with 11 deficiencies.

Records from 2022 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 8 May 2024.

Built: 1965
Last inspected: 8 May 2024
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 2
Deficiencies: 11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

297603

8623236

WCW4125

85870

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-85870

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 Miscellaneous Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspections, by type

Recorded inspections2

…physical examinations1

…administrative events1

Years with a record 2 calendar years (2022–2024)

Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by the kind of activity 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.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it196 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
350 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
75 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
105 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton

This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.

Vessel history report

A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 1 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. What a sparse-record report looks like.

Inspection history · 2

8 May 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7908759

11 April 2022 Deficiency Check · Initial Certification · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7429018

Deficiency record · 11

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 19 July 2022 Resolved

All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have on board a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel has not scheduled an inspection or obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI Inspection immediately and the vessel may no longer be permitted to operate.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 28 July 2022
Resolution: Issued completed initial certificate of inspection and temporary COI.

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches

Issued 23 June 2022 Resolved

Emergency lighting must be provided for all internal crew work and living spaces. Multiple spaces on the vessel, to include the E/R and Galley, did not have emergency lighting. Provide emergency lighting for all crew work and living spaces.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 28 July 2022
Resolution: Verified installed emergency lighting installation in living spaces.

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors

Issued 23 June 2022 Resolved

Closure devices must be provided for deckhouse or or hull penetrations, which open to the exterior of the vessel. Four of the five deck house doors that were tested on the main deck failed a chalk test. Chalk test ALL doors and hatches and make watertight/weathertight.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 28 July 2022
Resolution: Chalk tested and verified WTD seal, all sat.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room

Issued 23 June 2022 Resolved

All seals/gaskets must be properly maintained to prevent leaks of combustible liquids. The gaskets for the supercharger-to-block and governor-to-block mating surfaces on both GenSet engines are leaking significantly. Make proper repairs.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 28 July 2022
Resolution: Observed both generators running with no visible signs of oil leaking after new gaskets were installed.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 23 June 2022 Resolved

Electrical components that pose an electrical hazard must be in an enclosure. There are multiple junction boxes and a lighting fixture in the engine room that are missing covers. Make proper repairs.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 28 July 2022
Resolution: Covers were installed on open junction boxes.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 23 June 2022 Resolved

A remote fuel shutoff valve must be fitted on any fuel line that supplies fuel directly to a propulsion engine or generator prime mover. The valve must be installed directly outside the fuel oil supply tank. The vessel's fuel system has remote fuel shutoff valves, however they are installed before each engines fuel/water separator, not directly outside the fuel oil supply tank. That system was tested. The shutoff valve for the starboard engine failed to actuate. Install shutoff valves for each service line, directly outside the tank.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 28 July 2022
Resolution: Remote fuel shut-off valves were installed at the tanks and tested satisfactorily from outside the space.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes

Issued 23 June 2022 Resolved

A fixed fire-pump must be capable of delivering water at a pitot-tube pressure of at least 50 psi. When tested, the fire-pump could deliver water at only 42 psi.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 28 July 2022
Resolution: A new fire pump was installed and operationally tested, all sat.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 23 June 2022 Resolved

Portable fire extinguishers must be inspected IAW NFPA 10. The portable extinguisher in the upper starboard state room is due for its 6 and 12 year inspection.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 28 July 2022
Resolution: Portable fire extinguisher was serviced by third party.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of liferafts

Issued 23 June 2022 Resolved

The master must ensure that all life-saving equipment is properly maintained and ready for use at all times. The painter for the inflatable liferaft was not connected to the weak-link.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 28 July 2022
Resolution: Life raft painter was properly connected to the hydrostatic release unit.

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz

Issued 23 June 2022 Resolved

All lifesaving equipment must be maintained in accordance with 46 CFR 199.190. The hydro-static release unit for the EPIRB was not marked with an expiration date when installed. Provide proof of when the unit was installed and mark the expiration date IAW 46 CFR 199.190 or replace if necessary.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 28 July 2022
Resolution: The EPIRB hydrostatic release unit was properly marked with expiration date.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Steam pipes and pressure pipes

Issued 23 June 2022 Resolved

Machinery must be designed and maintained to provide for safety of persons on board. The pressure relief valve for the hot-water heater in the starboard E/R needs to be piped to the bilge.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 28 July 2022
Resolution: The water heater pressure relief valve was piped into the bilges.

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.