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CAPTAIN BILL ENGLISH

Towing Vessel · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named CAPTAIN BILL ENGLISH · KIRBY INLAND MARINE, LP operator of record, 2023

CAPTAIN BILL ENGLISH is a 2007 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 32 inspections since 2008, most recently in December 2025, along with 2 deficiencies and 11 casualty investigations between 2008 and 2022.

Records from 2008 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 4 December 2025.

Built: 2007
Last inspected: 4 December 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 32
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 11 investigations · 2008–2022
Inspected with: 21 other vessels

Identity

1198883

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WDD8754

881736

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367302370

Maury page id

psix-881736

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations10

…administrative events6

…with no type recorded16

Years with a record 16 calendar years (2008–2025)

The 32 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)76.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 10.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 223 / net 178

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderRAYMOND & ASSOCIATES LLC · BAYOU LA BATRE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2007

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portWILMINGTON, DE

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 11 August 2026 · expires 30 September 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 it223 - Simplified, Gross Ton
178 - Simplified, 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

WDD8754MMSI 367302370 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 8 June 2017, expires 11 July 2027

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 · 21

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 · 32

4 December 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8277546

9 September 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7999336

29 September 2023 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7800227

21 May 2023 Special Consideration · Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7852559

16 September 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7561089

1 September 2022 Administrative Inspection · TPO Audit · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7548857

30 August 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7546942

26 August 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7546276

14 July 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7506822

22 June 2022 Damage Survey · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7483985

20 February 2021 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7144419

17 January 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6891756

27 August 2018 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6544191

17 August 2018 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6519635

15 January 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6340512

16 July 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6348703

3 October 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6015073

7 April 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5852019

5 May 2015 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5124001

17 February 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5077791

25 February 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4539211

15 February 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4534071

3 December 2012 Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4495723

15 April 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4287986

9 December 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4208189

2 January 2011 Administration

Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3926274

2 January 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3948003

11 May 2010 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3736014

29 April 2010 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3727107

30 July 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3550845

26 July 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3547420

15 November 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3377792

Deficiency record · 2

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

Issued 17 January 2020 Resolved

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel experienced a loss of propulsion due to starboard shaft failure. Vessel restricted to MM 6.2 Algiers Canal until repairs completed, technician report provided and satisfactory operational tests have been conducted to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 17 January 2020
Resolved 17 January 2020
Resolution: Divers removed line that was tangled in the starboard prop. Both engines tested satisfactorily.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear

Issued 17 August 2018 Resolved

Vessel sustained damage to Port wheel after port rudder sheared off during a grounding event eariler.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 20 September 2018
Resolution: Received TPO report attesting to proper repairs and operation of the rudder.

Casualty record · 11

15 November 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3377792

26 July 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3547420

2 January 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3948003

9 December 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4208189

15 April 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4287986

15 February 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4534071

7 April 2016Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 5852019

16 July 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6348703

15 January 2018Routine · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 6340512

14 July 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 7506822

26 August 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7546276

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.

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.