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IAN EARLE

Towing Vessel · Built 1960s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

IAN EARLE is a 1967 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 50 inspections since 1990, most recently in March 2021, along with 13 deficiencies — 3 with no resolution recorded —, 1 operational control and 14 casualty investigations between 2008 and 2018.

Records from 1990 to 2021. Most recent: inspection, 23 March 2021.

Built
1967
Last inspected
23 March 2021
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
50
Deficiencies
13 recorded · 3 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
14 investigations · 2008–2018
Inspected with
32 other vessels

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 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 23 March 2021
Recorded inspections50
…physical examinations9
…administrative events2
…with no type recorded39
Deficiencies 13 recorded · 3 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 22 calendar years (1990–2021)
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

US Official No.
507160
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDD 9798
MISLE id
91879
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-91879

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it164 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
112 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
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 · 32

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.

CBC 316 Tank Barge · MISLE 1219803 · 25 October 2018 · activity 6568692CBC 301 Tank Barge · MISLE 14331 · 27 December 2017 · activity 6331633CBC 132 Tank Barge · MISLE 607648 · 27 December 2017 · activity 6331633REALIST Towing Vessel · MISLE 141914 · 26 March 2016 · activity 5853713CAPTAIN BOB Commercial Fishing Vessel · MISLE 329076 · 26 March 2016 · activity 5853713KIRBY 10262 Tank Barge · MISLE 1231051 · 26 March 2016 · activity 5853713KIRBY 10060 Tank Barge · MISLE 1327734 · 26 March 2016 · activity 5853713SCOTT R. WILSON Towing Vessel · MISLE 29674 · 3 July 2013 · activity 4642809WEB 304 Tank Barge · MISLE 448690 · 3 July 2013 · activity 4642809WEB 316 Tank Barge · MISLE 661066 · 3 July 2013 · activity 4642809KIRBY 29021 Tank Barge · MISLE 1170726 · 3 July 2013 · activity 4642809KIRBY 29022 Tank Barge · MISLE 1170727 · 3 July 2013 · activity 4642809LILA MAE Towing Vessel · MISLE 160821 · 14 February 2013 · activity 4533778CAPT NILES SHOEMAKER Towing Vessel · MISLE 1176104 · 14 February 2013 · activity 4533778SUE ELLEN DIAMOND Towing Vessel · MISLE 125543 · 11 April 2011 · activity 3984668KIRBY 29008 Tank Barge · MISLE 24584 · 26 August 2010 · activity 3835083RUSSELL MARINE I Towing Vessel · MISLE 205062 · 26 August 2010 · activity 3835083KIRBY 30400 Tank Barge · MISLE 396861 · 26 August 2010 · activity 3835083BRYANT SEA Tank Barge · MISLE 850397 · 26 August 2010 · activity 3835083GRUBER SEA Tank Barge · MISLE 850402 · 26 August 2010 · activity 3835083BRYANT SEA Tank Barge · MISLE 850397 · 3 August 2010 · activity 3821942GRUBER SEA Tank Barge · MISLE 850402 · 3 August 2010 · activity 3821942GRUBER SEA Tank Barge · MISLE 850402 · 6 August 2009 · activity 3558172KIRBY 14803 Tank Barge · MISLE 50477 · 19 April 2009 · activity 3457350BRYANT SEA Tank Barge · MISLE 850397 · 19 April 2009 · activity 3457350FAITH GERALDINE Towing Vessel · MISLE 108534 · 18 January 2009 · activity 3396790MM 90 Tank Barge · MISLE 686051 · 18 January 2009 · activity 3396790MM 92 Tank Barge · MISLE 686054 · 18 January 2009 · activity 3396790MM 91B Tank Barge · MISLE 809679 · 18 January 2009 · activity 3396790BRYANT SEA Tank Barge · MISLE 850397 · 18 January 2009 · activity 3396790GRUBER SEA Tank Barge · MISLE 850402 · 18 January 2009 · activity 3396790N.M.S. NO. 1448 Tank Barge · MISLE 51414 · 20 January 2008 · activity 3153111DUPLICATE OF R H ONEILL (ON 570554) Towing Vessel · MISLE 740014 · 20 January 2008 · activity 3153111BRYANT SEA Tank Barge · MISLE 850397 · 20 January 2008 · activity 3153111FMT 3066 Tank Barge · MISLE 32646 · 27 November 2001 · activity 29659FMT 3074 Tank Barge · MISLE 34802 · 27 November 2001 · activity 29659BROWN 920 Freight Barge · MISLE 54509 · 20 March 2000 · activity 187359BOSTON NO. 27 Freight Barge · MISLE 50331 · 11 July 1994 · activity 133144SABINE XII Tank Barge · MISLE 50207 · 16 April 1994 · activity 22450BOSTON NO. 27 Freight Barge · MISLE 50331 · 16 April 1994 · activity 22450SABINE XII Tank Barge · MISLE 50207 · 15 April 1994 · activity 169918BOSTON NO. 27 Freight Barge · MISLE 50331 · 15 April 1994 · activity 169918SABINE XII Tank Barge · MISLE 50207 · 16 February 1994 · activity 161207BOSTON NO. 27 Freight Barge · MISLE 50331 · 16 February 1994 · activity 161207SABINE XII Tank Barge · MISLE 50207 · 7 February 1994 · activity 50454BOSTON NO. 27 Freight Barge · MISLE 50331 · 22 March 1993 · activity 22989SABINE XII Tank Barge · MISLE 50207 · 3 August 1992 · activity 114010

Inspection history · 50

23 March 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7161530
12 January 2021 In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7123999
25 October 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6568692
27 December 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6331633
8 June 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5901281
6 May 2016 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5884341
26 March 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5853713
6 June 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4881471
3 July 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4642809
10 April 2013 MTSA Verification · Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4566275
7 April 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4796303
14 February 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4533778
11 July 2011 Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4077862
10 July 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4080931
11 April 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3984668
10 March 2011 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3961264
14 February 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3946367
26 August 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3835083
4 August 2010 Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3820312
3 August 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3821942
8 October 2009 Administration · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3612214
6 August 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3558172
19 April 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3457350
18 January 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3396790
16 November 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3372626
28 September 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3368595
20 January 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3153111
24 August 2006 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2758082
21 June 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2687994
13 June 2006 Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2678265
27 May 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2386067
21 January 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2278833
14 December 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2278629
29 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1978889
27 November 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 29659
20 March 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 187359
8 September 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 83168
3 September 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Destin · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1510052
11 July 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 133144
16 April 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 22450
15 April 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 169918
16 February 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 161207
7 February 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 50454
22 March 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 22989
3 August 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 114010
14 May 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 665887
12 May 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 61192
12 May 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 231050
24 July 1991 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 644405
12 January 1990 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 334928

Deficiency record · 13

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 12 January 2021 No resolution recorded
A remote fuel shutoff valve must be fitted on any fuel line that supplies fuel directly to a propulsion engine or generator prime mover and must be installed in the fuel piping directly outside of the fuel oil supply tank. The vessels remote fuel shutoffs were not located directly outside of the fuel oil supply rendering the shutoff's useless.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 12 January 2021 No resolution recorded
There must be an installed or portable bilge pump for emergency dewatering. Vessels crew could not prove proper operation of the installed emergency bilge pump.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings
Issued 12 January 2021 No resolution recorded
The OCMI may require a review of a vessels watertight and weathertight integrity. During the course of the inspection it was noted there were multiple instances of questionable watertight integrity to include the port side shell in the engine room, the starboard side sideshell in the engine and a watertight bulkhead penetration in engine room aft above watertight door. A review shall be submitted to the OCMI in accordance with 46 CFR 144.330.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Documentation
Issued 12 January 1990 Resolved
46CFR 67.45-7(A) MISSING CERTIFICATES OF DOCUMENTATION
Condition: Unknown
Due 18 May 2002
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Navigation
Issued 12 January 1990 Resolved
47CFR80.405(C) RADIOTELEPHONE STATION LICENCE OUTDATED 46CFR80.409(A) RADIO STATION LOG NOT MAINTAINED
Condition: Unknown
Due 18 May 2002
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Lifesaving
Issued 12 January 1990 Resolved
46CFR25.25-5(D) NO SERVICEABLE CG APPROVE LIFE RING
Condition: Unknown
Due 18 May 2002
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Construction/Loadline
Issued 12 January 1990 Resolved
46CFR67.15-1 OFFICAL NUMBER NOT MARKED ON INTERIOR OF HULL
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 February 1990
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Fire Fighting
Issued 12 January 1990 Resolved
46CFR25.30-20(B)(1) VESSEL HAS ONLY ONE OPERABLE BII FIRE EXTINGUISHER 46USC4102(A) EXTINGUISHERS NOT SERVICED
Condition: Unknown
Due 18 May 2002
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Unknown
Issued 12 January 1990 Resolved
33CFR 155.410(A) NO MEANS OF DISCHARGING OILY MIXTURES
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 February 1990
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Documentation
Issued 12 January 1990 Resolved
33CFR155.740(A) MISSING OIL TRANSFER PROCEDURES
Condition: Unknown
Due 18 May 2002
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Documentation
Issued 12 January 1990 Resolved
33CFR 155.450(A)DISCHARG PLACARD NOT POSTED IN MACHINERY SPACE
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 January 1990
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 12 January 1990 Resolved
33CFR 159.7 VESSEL NOT USEING MSD 33CFR 1322(B)(1) SEWAGE BEING PUMPED OVERBOARD
Condition: Unknown
Due 18 May 2002
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Deck/Cargo
Issued 12 January 1990 Resolved
33CFR155.320(B) NO FIX CONTAINMENT UNDER OVER FLOW VENTS OR FUEL PIPES
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 February 1990
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past

Casualty record · 14

20 January 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3153111
16 November 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3372626
18 January 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3396790
19 April 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3457350
6 August 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3558172
3 August 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3821942
26 August 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3835083
14 February 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3946367
11 April 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3984668
10 July 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4080931
14 February 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4533778
26 March 2016Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 5853713
27 December 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 6331633
25 October 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6568692
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.