MARTHA T

Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

Built: 1983
Last inspected: 4 February 2026
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 30
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 24 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

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 4 February 2026

Recorded inspections30

…physical examinations11

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded14

Deficiencies 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 16 calendar years (2007–2026)

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

1194629

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WDM2958

868522

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-868522

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)95.6 ft × 28.0 ft × 10.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 266 / net 180

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)95.6 ft × 28.0 ft × 10.0 ft

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderPATTI INDUSTRIES · PENSACOLA, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1983

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portST LOUIS, MO

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un

DocumentationValid · issued 24 February 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it266 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
180 - 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.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 24

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 · 30

4 February 2026 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8306183

25 August 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8218121

28 June 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8180383

11 June 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8157048

26 November 2024 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8040473

26 November 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8044158

17 February 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7638492

16 January 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7381094

16 January 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7389161

24 February 2021 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7145551

1 July 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7001695

21 April 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6943366

8 July 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6744678

12 March 2019 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6641970

1 December 2018 Damage Survey · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6590998

2 November 2018 Initial Certification · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6589343

14 May 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6415438

10 May 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6411152

9 November 2017 Industry Initiated Exam · Administration · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6304369

17 November 2014 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5025268

10 January 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4780964

22 May 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4598085

22 March 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4555296

22 November 2011 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4194557

14 May 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4012320

28 January 2011 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3936550

16 September 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3858120

7 July 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3802769

7 January 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3390293

8 January 2007 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2852426

Deficiency record · 3

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

Issued 26 November 2024 Resolved

Machinery and electrical systems must be maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel's port engine experienced a reduction in power and propulsion while vessel was topping around to drop off barges in a fleet. Make proper repairs to port engine prior to vessel returning to service. In accordance with CVC Policy Letter 17-10, the above deficiencies may be cleared by the operating company's TPO. TPO must submit a report to the cognizant OCMI within 72 hours of clearing the deficiencies.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 November 2024
Resolved 27 November 2024
Resolution: Divers found line wrapped in port propeller. TPO, ABS, submitted report clearing the deficiency.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 17 February 2023 Resolved

Machinery must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel lost steering capability due to object in rudders. Must verify object is removed from rudders and full steering capability is restored.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 18 February 2023
Resolution: Received satisfactory ABS report, dive report and verification from the master of a satisfactory steering test.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 1 December 2018 Resolved

The crew of each towing vessel must demonstrate the ability to operate the primary and auxiliary machinery and electrical systems for which they are responsible, and to do so under normal and emergency conditions. This includes, but is not limited to, responses to alarms and restoration of propulsion and steering in the event of failure. This vessel fowled their port screw while transiting the Ship Channel, preventing movement of the vessel. Vessel must make corrective actions before carrying cargo. Vessel may utilize assist tugs if necessary to move vessel to a safer area. You may utilize TPO or USCG inspector to clear 835.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 1 December 2018
Resolved 1 December 2018
Resolution: The MARTHA T has a COI and TSMS, their TPO is Wavecrest Inc., the TPO received the dive report and engineering report and verified that satisfactory sea trials were conducted. Marine Inspectors cleared 835.

Recorded names · 1

M V MARTHA T (2010–2020). 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

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