MARTHA T

Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named MARTHA T

MARTHA T is a 1983 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 30 inspections since 2007, most recently in February 2026, along with 3 deficiencies and 9 casualty investigations between 2010 and 2025.

Records from 2007 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 4 February 2026.

Built: 1983
Last inspected: 4 February 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 30
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 9 investigations · 2010–2025
Inspected with: 24 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

Identity

1194629

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WDM2958

868522

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367156850

Maury page id

psix-868522

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations11

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded14

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

The 30 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)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 shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portST LOUIS, MO

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

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 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

WDM2958MMSI 367156850 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 14 April 2021, expires 14 April 2031

WDD5337MMSI 367156850 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 16 November 2016, cancelled 12 April 2021

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 · 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.

Casualty record · 9

7 July 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3802769

16 September 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3858120

14 May 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4012320

22 March 2013Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4555296

21 April 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6943366

1 July 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7001695

16 January 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7389161

26 November 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8044158

28 June 2025Routine · role: Sighted in Area · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 8180383

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 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

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.