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BIG BAY
BIG BAY is a 2008 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 29 inspections since 2009, most recently in February 2026, along with 7 casualty investigations between 2010 and 2024.
Records from 2009 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 11 February 2026.
- Built
- 2008
- Last inspected
- 11 February 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 0 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 7 investigations · 2010–2024
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
11 February 2026
…with no type recorded17
Deficiencies
0 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
15 calendar years (2009–2026)
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
1194792
WDG3252
869041
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-869041
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)60.1 ft × 24.1 ft × 9.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 89 / net 71
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderINSPECTION CONSTRUCTION UNLIMITED, LLC · AMELIA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2008
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portGIBSON, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 14 March 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 it71 - Simplified, Net Ton
89 - Simplified, Gross Ton
89 - Simplified, Gross 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.
Vessel history report
Every record for this hull, in one document — $299
Every recorded inspection, 1980 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.
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Inspected as a tow unit · 11
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.
KIRBY 28046 Tank Barge · MISLE 818509 · 6 September 2024 · activity 8001544BELL Towing Vessel · MISLE 819976 · 6 September 2024 · activity 8001544TOM HENDERSON Towing Vessel · MISLE 1669776 · 6 September 2024 · activity 8001544KIRBY 29130 Tank Barge · MISLE 1242823 · 9 March 2024 · activity 7888734KIRBY 31008 Tank Barge · MISLE 1005028 · 22 December 2015 · activity 6227210OLD HICKORY Towing Vessel · MISLE 1060209 · 22 December 2015 · activity 6227210WEB 354 Tank Barge · MISLE 1347921 · 22 December 2015 · activity 6227210WEB 355 Tank Barge · MISLE 1347923 · 22 December 2015 · activity 6227210KIRBY 11337 Tank Barge · MISLE 988978 · 12 May 2014 · activity 4890508KIRBY 11340 Tank Barge · MISLE 1215908 · 12 May 2014 · activity 4890508MISS CHRISTY Towing Vessel · MISLE 196460 · 11 March 2013 · activity 4546927Inspection history · 29
11 February 2026
Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8309456
5 September 2025
TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8227834
6 September 2024
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7997680
6 September 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8001544
11 March 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7877238
9 March 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7888734
19 January 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7851842
28 October 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7585597
28 March 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7420020
28 March 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7426733
3 October 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7326114
8 April 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7171996
14 December 2020
Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7111485
10 June 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6974234
7 June 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6971230
15 June 2019
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6716418
5 April 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6658058
6 July 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6469467
22 December 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6227210
13 May 2014
Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4857744
12 May 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4890508
20 March 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4822030
15 June 2013
Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4622708
15 June 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4626120
11 March 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4546927
5 April 2012
MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4280610
1 September 2011
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4132819
8 April 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3772779
13 July 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3537249
Deficiency record · 0
No deficiencies recorded against this vessel. This means none were written in the records covered — it is not a statement about the vessel's condition. What a recorded resolution is.
Casualty record · 7
8 April 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3772779
11 March 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4546927
15 June 2013Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 4626120
22 December 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 6227210
28 March 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7426733
9 March 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7888734
6 September 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8001544
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. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
Recorded names · 2
TIGER SPIRIT (2010), LEXI M SETTOON (2013–2015). 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.