HOUSTON

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

Built: 2008
Last inspected: 18 July 2026
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 33
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 18 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 18 July 2026

Recorded inspections33

…physical examinations8

…administrative events7

…with no type recorded18

Deficiencies 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 13 calendar years (2008–2026)

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

1198884

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WDD8755

881738

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-881738

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 2008

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portWILMINGTON, DE

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un, reg

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 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 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.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 18

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 · 33

18 July 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8441111

18 July 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8444094

3 March 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8319012

21 January 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8301970

31 October 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8261276

20 October 2025 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8344095

14 February 2025 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8079532

27 July 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7754379

1 July 2023 Damage Survey · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7730348

30 June 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7727855

24 June 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7723428

8 February 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7634027

4 August 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7278893

6 June 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7216910

17 May 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7291184

25 April 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7185502

5 June 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6970921

5 June 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6971132

6 February 2020 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6903970

20 January 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6895534

7 February 2017 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6084176

23 June 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5161909

31 January 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5064699

25 February 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4806315

29 September 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4731338

7 August 2013 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4678081

6 August 2013 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4677071

18 June 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4050872

8 October 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3896504

13 August 2010 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3822790

30 July 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 3550836

12 January 2009 Administration

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3394343

18 April 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3187167

Deficiency record · 3

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

Issued 20 October 2025 Resolved

Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must be suitable for route and service. MI's received report that the port generator is not functioning as intended and bridge equipment malfunctioning. Vessel is permitted to transit directly to the Arroyo Colorado Moorings where it shall remain until cleared by the Coast Guard. Objective evidence attesting to satisfactory repair and proper function of generator and bridge equipment to be submitted for review prior to clearing 835. 46 CFR 143. 205(c)(2)

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 21 October 2025
Resolution: Rcvd objective evidence attesting to repair

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)

Issued 3 July 2023 Resolved

EACH TOWING VESSEL EQUIPPED WITH RUDDER(S) MUST HAVE A MEANS TO CONTROL THE POSITION OF THE RUDDER(S) AT EACH OPERATING STATION. VESSEL DAMAGED FLANKING RUDDER FROM EARLIER EVENT. REPAIR TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE ATTENDING MARINE INSPECTOR.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 18 July 2023
Resolution: Received ABS Report from [name withheld]; Port and STBD Flanking rudders all sat.

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

Issued 5 June 2020 Resolved

Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must be maintained to ensure proper operation. Vessel suffered loss of propulsion on both engines. The cause of the casualty must be determined and repairs made to the satisfaction of the Third-Party Organization prior to departure or pushing barges. The vessel must submit a report from the Third-[name withheld] attesting to the clearance of this CG-835 to the satisfaction of a Coast Guard Marine Inspector.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 5 June 2020
Resolution: Changed fuel filters and reset engine. See ABS report.

Ownership record

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