CAROLE L BRENT

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

CAROLE L BRENT is a 2007 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 22 inspections since 2007, most recently in March 2026, along with 3 deficiencies and 6 casualty investigations between 2008 and 2025.

Records from 2007 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 5 March 2026.

Built: 2007
Last inspected: 5 March 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 22
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 6 investigations · 2008–2025
Inspected with: 7 other vessels

Identity

1195776

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WDD5964

872286

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-872286

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations10

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded7

Years with a record 11 calendar years (2007–2026)

The 22 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 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.

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 it374 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
303 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
112 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
207 - 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.

One vessel history report for this hull — every record on this page in one dated, citable document — $300, on request.

Inspected as a tow unit · 7

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 23851 Tank Barge · MISLE 45649 · 30 January 2022 · activity 7388174 EBL 2999 Tank Barge · MISLE 605106 · 18 March 2019 · activity 6645186 KIRBY 21853 Tank Barge · MISLE 51075 · 7 June 2011 · activity 4037483 KIRBY 20851 Tank Barge · MISLE 45042 · 9 December 2010 · activity 3907742 KIRBY 20852 Tank Barge · MISLE 45272 · 9 December 2010 · activity 3907742 LASM-36 Towing Vessel · MISLE 107591 · 2 September 2010 · activity 3840199 KIRBY 21850 Tank Barge · MISLE 44935 · 25 March 2008 · activity 3182377 KIRBY 21853 Tank Barge · MISLE 51075 · 25 March 2008 · activity 3182377

Inspection history · 22

5 March 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8320304

9 December 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8280224

28 July 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8196498

2 March 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8099803

17 September 2024 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8003896

28 March 2022 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7419988

31 January 2022 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7387978

30 January 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7388174

26 January 2022 TPO Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7400825

18 March 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6645186

24 May 2016 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5888493

3 August 2013 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4676972

5 February 2013 MTSA Verification · DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4528654

7 June 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4037483

9 December 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3907742

2 September 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3840199

28 May 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3750056

17 May 2010 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3740243

13 December 2008 Administration

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3379330

25 March 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3182377

27 February 2008 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3154535

12 December 2007 Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3114280

Deficiency record · 3

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 17 September 2024 Resolved

To stop the flow of fuel in the event of a fire or break in the fuel line, a remote fuel shutoff valve must be fitted on any fuel line that supplies fuel directly to a propulsion engine or generator prime mover. The valve must be operable from a safe place outside the space where the valve is installed. The Fuel Shut offs for the engines were not able to be actuated. Exercise and test fuel shut offs for both engines and generators to the satisfaction of the TPO. Provide objective evidence to the CG.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 20 September 2024
Resolved 18 September 2024
Resolution: TPO close out report.

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm

Issued 17 September 2024 Resolved

Each towing vessel must perform the tests in Table 143.245(b).The Captain was not able to provide proof the test were conducted. Complete all of the tests and record IAW 143.245(b) to the satisfaction of the TPO. Provide objective evidence to the CG.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 18 September 2024
Resolution: TPO close out report.

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

Issued 31 January 2022 Resolved

Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must be maintained to ensure proper operation. Port main propulsion engine was producing excessive output in the crankcase ventilation outlet leading to a fire on the engine. Provide causal analysis and technical report once port main propulsion engine repair is complete to include satisfactory operational tests have been completed, and attesting vessel is fit for intended route and service.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 29 March 2022
Resolution: Received TPO report; All Sat.

Casualty record · 6

25 March 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3182377

2 September 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3840199

7 June 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4037483

18 March 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6645186

30 January 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7388174

2 March 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 8099803

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.