HENRY J SOUDELIER III

Towing Vessel · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

HENRY J SOUDELIER III is a 2007 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 31 inspections since 2007, most recently in August 2025, along with 2 deficiencies and 11 casualty investigations between 2007 and 2025.

Records from 2007 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 25 August 2025.

Built: 2007
Last inspected: 25 August 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 31
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 11 investigations · 2007–2025
Inspected with: 17 other vessels

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 25 August 2025

Recorded inspections31

…physical examinations10

…administrative events6

…with no type recorded15

Deficiencies 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 16 calendar years (2007–2025)

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

1195775

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WDD5963

872285

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-872285

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)85.1 ft × 34.0 ft × 10.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 303 / net 207

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)85.1 ft × 34.0 ft × 10.0 ft

ITC tonnagegross 374 / net 112

BuilderQUALITY SHIPYARDS LLC · HOUMA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2007

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portWILMINGTON, DE

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 11 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it303 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
374 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
207 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
112 - Convention (Subpart B), 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.

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.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 17

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 28151 Tank Barge · MISLE 1167332 · 19 October 2023 · activity 7827787 KIRBY 28180 Tank Barge · MISLE 1156712 · 31 May 2022 · activity 7465328 HTCO 3097 Tank Barge · MISLE 1223852 · 31 May 2022 · activity 7465328 KIRBY 30303 Tank Barge · MISLE 21027 · 9 August 2018 · activity 6513093 KIRBY 30304 Tank Barge · MISLE 21059 · 9 August 2018 · activity 6513093 STONE STRAIT Towing Vessel · MISLE 149994 · 21 July 2015 · activity 5191767 RTI 472 Freight Barge · MISLE 918143 · 21 July 2015 · activity 5191767 KIRBY 25600 Tank Barge · MISLE 48844 · 24 August 2013 · activity 4697178 KIRBY 27600T Tank Barge · MISLE 48847 · 24 August 2013 · activity 4697178 MERRICK JONES Towing Vessel · MISLE 136250 · 27 July 2010 · activity 3807195 MIKE BECHTOLD Towing Vessel · MISLE 152717 · 27 July 2010 · activity 3807195 JOSEPH MERRICK JONES Towing Vessel · MISLE 198941 · 27 July 2010 · activity 3807195 STC 3034T Tank Barge · MISLE 430591 · 27 July 2010 · activity 3807195 KIRBY 30313 Tank Barge · MISLE 1051577 · 27 July 2010 · activity 3807195 KIRBY 30412 Tank Barge · MISLE 400023 · 13 April 2007 · activity 2908183 KIRBY 28024 Tank Barge · MISLE 512469 · 13 April 2007 · activity 2908183 KIRBY 30340B Tank Barge · MISLE 867382 · 13 April 2007 · activity 2908183

Inspection history · 31

25 August 2025 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8218205

11 August 2025 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8196984

1 January 2025 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8056462

1 January 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8062807

17 January 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7850598

19 October 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7827787

19 August 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7773515

13 January 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7621312

13 January 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7622524

1 June 2022 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7465469

31 May 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7465328

2 December 2021 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7360910

24 November 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7361695

29 September 2020 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7067495

26 December 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6879621

9 August 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6513093

5 February 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6352818

30 May 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6160362

22 July 2016 DAPI Audit · MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam · Administration

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5952248

21 July 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5191767

21 July 2015 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5197532

24 August 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4697178

12 July 2013 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4657469

7 July 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4370779

27 July 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3807195

17 June 2010 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3775855

22 January 2009 Administration

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3398459

30 November 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3107187

28 November 2007 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3105670

14 June 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2961665

13 April 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2908183

Deficiency record · 2

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

Issued 1 January 2025 Resolved

Machinery must be designed and maintained to provide safe operation of the towing vessel under normal and emergency conditions. The vessel lost steering as a result of a failure of the number 1 steering pump not responding. Repair steering system to the satisfaction of TPO (ABS) prior to moving the vessel from its moored location at Kirby's fleet on the Lower Mississippi River, MM 225. 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: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 1 January 2025
Resolved 1 January 2025
Resolution: Replaced broken fan blade on the number 1 steering pump motor. TPO (ABS) issued report of satisfactory clearance.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 2 December 2021 Resolved

Puncture in port escape void due to submerged object.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 2 December 2021
Resolved 2 December 2021
Resolution: Vessel transit plan approved to Paducah, KY for permanent repairs after epoxy patch temp repair at grounding location.

Casualty record · 11

13 April 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2908183

14 June 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2961665

24 August 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4697178

21 July 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5191767

5 February 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6352818

9 August 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6513093

24 November 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7361695

31 May 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7465328

13 January 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7622524

19 October 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7827787

1 January 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8062807

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.

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.