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KATHY SWANGO
Towing Vessel · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named KATHY SWANGO · BLESSEY MARINE SERVICES, INC. operator of record, 2023
KATHY SWANGO is a 2006 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 31 inspections since 2006, most recently in October 2023, along with 5 deficiencies and 6 casualty investigations between 2007 and 2020.
Records from 2006 to 2023. Most recent: inspection, 18 October 2023.
- Built
- 2006
- Last inspected
- 18 October 2023
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 6 investigations · 2007–2020
Identity
1192358
WDD4550
860191
Flag
UNITED STATES
367146170
Maury page id
psix-860191
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded20
Years with a record
14 calendar years (2006–2023)
The 31 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 3 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)60.0 ft × 26.0 ft × 8.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 83 / net 66
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSNEED SHIPBUILDING INC · ORANGE, TX, UNITED STATES · built 2006
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 13 September 2025 · expires 31 October 2026
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 it83 - Simplified, Gross Ton
66 - Simplified, Net Ton
66 - Simplified, 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
WDD4550MMSI 367146170 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 1 September 2026, expires 19 October 2036
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 · 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.
WEB 134 Tank Barge · MISLE 1165712 · 5 November 2020 · activity 7090159WEB 140 Tank Barge · MISLE 1288160 · 5 November 2020 · activity 7090159HOLY CROSS Towing Vessel · MISLE 993502 · 14 November 2013 · activity 4757808WEB 136 Tank Barge · MISLE 1196025 · 14 November 2013 · activity 4757808MBD 100 Tank Barge · MISLE 52496 · 9 September 2012 · activity 4436134WEB 118 Tank Barge · MISLE 52497 · 9 September 2012 · activity 4436134TREY PAUL Towing Vessel · MISLE 136600 · 15 August 2011 · activity 4131198RILEY MARIE Towing Vessel · MISLE 201860 · 15 August 2011 · activity 4131198MBD 100 Tank Barge · MISLE 52496 · 13 August 2008 · activity 3297291MBD 100 Tank Barge · MISLE 52496 · 2 April 2008 · activity 3176744MATTHEW Towing Vessel · MISLE 202017 · 28 November 2007 · activity 3128877Inspection history · 31
18 October 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7810601
24 April 2023
Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7674713
21 January 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7128105
5 November 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7090098
5 November 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7090159
4 August 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6500610
23 August 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6250341
29 July 2015
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5200090
14 November 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4757808
20 September 2012
MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4446728
9 September 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4436134
14 March 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4263795
4 October 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4161080
15 August 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4131198
27 July 2011
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4101900
8 May 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4006094
10 June 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3762984
23 March 2010
Industry Initiated Exam · Administration
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3701455
2 November 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3626484
20 April 2009
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3456680
7 January 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3390222
13 August 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3297291
8 August 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3368394
24 July 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3277802
2 April 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3176744
28 November 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3128877
1 August 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3014668
26 April 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2916408
24 April 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2914833
16 April 2007
MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2909364
14 November 2006
Security Plan Amendment Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2820488
Deficiency record · 5
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 28 April 2023
Resolved
The person in command of a documented vessel must have on board that vessel the original Certificate of Documentation currently in effect for that vessel.
The Master could not produce the valid COD during the inspection. This document must be on board the vessel. The TPO shall verify its placement on the vessel.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Reserve source of energy
Issued 28 April 2023
Resolved
The VHF–FM radio must be installed at each operating station and connected to a functioning battery backup.
The Master was unable to conduct a radio test due to a lack of battery backup for the radios. The battery backup shall be renewed and tested to the satisfaction
of the TPO.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 28 April 2023
Resolved
All portable fire extinguishers, semi-portable fire-extinguishing systems. . .must be inspected or tested at least once every 12 months, as prescribed in paragraphs (a)(1) through (8) of this section, or more frequently if otherwise required by the TSMS applicable to the vessel.
The portable fire extinguisher on the bridge had not been inspected since 2020. The extinguisher shall be inspected and certified to the satisfaction of the TPO.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Closing devices/watertight doors
Issued 28 April 2023
Resolved
Closure devices must be provided for deckhouse or hull penetrations, which open to the exterior of the vessel and which may allow water to enter the vessel. These devices must be suitable for the expected route.
The gasket on the bow compartment main deck hatch is deteriorated. Vessel shall renew the gasket to the satisfaction of the TPO.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Protection machinery
Issued 28 April 2023
Resolved
Piping and machinery components that exceed 220 °C (428 °F), including fittings, flanges, valves, exhaust manifolds, and turbochargers, must be insulated. . .
The exhaust manifolds and turbochargers on both main engines and both generators are unlagged and easily accessible. The equipment shall be lagged and insulated to the satisfaction of the TPO.
Casualty record · 6
28 November 2007Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 3128877
2 April 2008Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 3176744
2 April 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3176744
15 August 2011Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4131198
9 September 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4436134
5 November 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7090159
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.