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FRANCIS J. BLANK
FRANCIS J. BLANK is a 1966 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 1992, most recently in June 2021, along with 4 deficiencies and 6 casualty investigations between 2009 and 2013.
Records from 1992 to 2021. Most recent: inspection, 4 June 2021.
- Built
- 1966
- Last inspected
- 4 June 2021
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 6 investigations · 2009–2013
Identity
506377
WCZ6180
91364
Flag
UNITED STATES
368155550
Maury page id
psix-91364
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded9
Years with a record
9 calendar years (1992–2021)
The 16 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.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 5 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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)60.7 ft × 22.0 ft × 7.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 116 / net 78
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
Builderbuilder not recorded · GREENVILLE, MS, UNITED STATES · built 1966
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portBELLEVUE, IA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 20 August 2026 · expires 31 August 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 it116 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
78 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
78 - 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 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
WDL6939MMSI 368155550 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 23 July 2020, expires 23 July 2030
WCZ6180MMSI 367428510 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 17 October 2009, cancelled 14 March 2020
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 · 8
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.
JOHN KUSHNER Towing Vessel · MISLE 61740 · 22 April 2012 · activity 4293824M/V CECILE A. FITCH Towing Vessel · MISLE 86040 · 12 December 2009 · activity 3653478MARY ROSE Towing Vessel · MISLE 240075 · 12 December 2009 · activity 3653478GREER 106 Freight Barge · MISLE 863066 · 12 December 2009 · activity 3653478JOHN KUSHNER Towing Vessel · MISLE 61740 · 18 June 2009 · activity 3507371ALLEGHENY Towing Vessel · MISLE 119658 · 18 June 2009 · activity 3507371GREER 103 Freight Barge · MISLE 863063 · 18 June 2009 · activity 3507371GREER 105 Freight Barge · MISLE 863065 · 18 June 2009 · activity 3507371GREER 104 Freight Barge · MISLE 863067 · 18 June 2009 · activity 3507371Inspection history · 16
4 June 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7215246
24 May 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7205050
29 October 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6306089
4 April 2016
MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5847099
14 November 2013
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4754563
26 February 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4539450
25 February 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4539300
22 February 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4542862
22 April 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4293824
29 January 2010
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3673247
12 December 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3653478
20 November 2009
DAPI Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3636764
18 June 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3507371
6 March 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3432231
20 December 2005
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2559978
13 January 1992
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 348796
Deficiency record · 4
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 24 May 2021
Resolved
All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel is one of the associated fleet that has not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection within 90 days. If an inspection is not completed prior to this date, the action for this deficiency shall be changed to a 60 (Rectify deficiencies prior to movement) and the vessel may no long be permitted to operate.
Documentation
Issued 13 January 1992
Resolved
OIL DISCHARGE PLACARD NOT POSTED AS PER 33 CFR 155.450.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 13 January 1992
Resolved
MARPOL PLACARD NOT POSTED AS PER 33 CFR 151.59.
Navigation
Issued 13 January 1992
Resolved
RADIO LOG NOT MAINTAINED AS PER 47 CFR 80.409(e)(f)(3)._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Casualty record · 6
6 March 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3432231
18 June 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · at BRADDOCK LOCK AND DAM (L/D 2) · activity 3507371
12 December 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3653478
22 April 2012Routine · role: Cargo Recipient · activity 4293824
22 February 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4542862
25 February 2013Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 4539300
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.