PORTIER I is a 2008 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2011, most recently in December 2025, along with 13 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded — and 1 casualty investigation in 2011.
Records from 2011 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 18 December 2025.
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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.
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Registered dimensions (L × B × D)69.0 ft × 26.0 ft × 8.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 96 / net 76
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderPORTIER SHIPYARD INC · CHAUVIN, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2008
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 18 December 2025 · expires 31 December 2026
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 it96 - Simplified, Gross Ton 76 - 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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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.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 5 March 2024Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard. Marine inspector discovered center shaft through hull penetration tube with unauthorized metal repair using soft patch, sealant & hose clamp.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 April 2024
Resolution: Inspected shaft through hull, about a 1.5ft section of pipe was replaced and welded into place. New strut bracing was welded in.
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard. Marine inspector discovered excessively worn pivot points where the hydraulic steering rams connect to lever arms, and associated worn pivot points that drive rudder movements.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 April 2024
Resolution: Replaced steering rams, pins, and hoses on both sides. Tested system, all sat.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 5 March 2024Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures. Marine inspector discovered inoperable generator set onboard.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 23 April 2024
Resolution: Complete generator and motor set has been replaced with a brand new same model.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 5 March 2024Resolved
A fixed fire pump must be capable of delivering water at a pitot-tube pressure of at least 50 psi. Marine inspector found no indication of fire pump output psi.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 23 April 2024
Resolution: Pressure gauge was installled on the pump. Gauge reading is 0-100psi.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 5 March 2024Resolved
Electrical equipment and electrical cables must be suitably protected from wet and corrosive environments. Marine inspector discovered exposed electrical junction boxes with open knock out plate holes and loose clamp connections neatr the engine room fiddley.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 23 April 2024
Resolution: Junction boxes had the proper stuffing nuts attached to make the system water tight.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 5 March 2024Resolved
Electrical equipment and electrical cables must be suitably protected from wet and corrosive environments. Marine inspector discovered electrical outlet cover in centerline of engine room broken and not covering plug.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 23 April 2024
Resolution: 04 Electrical outlets in the center of the engine room now have electrical covers attached.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Machinery
Issued 5 March 2024Resolved
All seals and gaskets must be properly maintained to prevent leaks of flammable or combustible liquid. Marine inspector discovered fuel lines on both vessel generator prime movers cracking and dry rotten.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 23 April 2024
Resolution: Main fuel line for both generators was replaced and had chaffing gear installed in wear areas.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 5 March 2024No resolution recorded
A towing vessel with overnight accommodations and alternating watches (shift work), when pulling, pushing or hauling alongside one or more barges, must have a system to detect when its master or mate (pilot) becomes incapacitated. Marine inspector discovered vessel does not have installed pilothouse alerter system.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 2 February 2023Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with a means to detect smoke in the berthing spaces and lounges that alerts individuals in those spaces. Marine Inspector observed no installed smoke detection system or UL 217 standard battery-operated detectors in crew berthing spaces.
46CFR 142.330(b)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 16 February 2023
Resolved 8 February 2023
Resolution: Installed smoke detectors in berthing.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 2 February 2023Resolved
Each lifejacket must have a lifejacket light approved under approval series 161.012 or 161.112 securely attached to the front shoulder area of the lifejacket. Marine Inspector observed all life jackets missing approved lifejacket light.
46CFR 141.340(g)(1)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 16 February 2023
Resolved 8 February 2023
Resolution: Attached waterlights to PFDs.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 2 February 2023Resolved
Each towing vessel must carry on board and maintain marine charts or maps of the areas to be transited, published by the National Ocean Service (NOS), the ACOE, or a river authority. Vessel did not maintain current editions or currently corrected editions of charts for all areas they will be transiting.
33 CFR 164.72(b)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 16 February 2023
Resolved 8 February 2023
Resolution: Purchased updated charts.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 2 February 2023Resolved
achinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Cable runs in the engine room are supported by plastic zip ties rather than metal wire clamps, posing a safety hazard in the event of a fire.
46 CFR 143.205(a)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 16 February 2023
Resolved 9 February 2023
Resolution: Secured cable runs with metal wire clamps.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 2 February 2023Resolved
Each liferaft or group of liferafts must be arranged for float-free launching. The arrangement must ensure that the liferaft or liferafts, when released and inflated, are not dragged under by the sinking vessel. A hydrostatic release unit used in a float-free arrangement must be approved under approval series 160.162. The liferaft was not arranged for float-free launch due to improper hydrostatic release rigging.
46 CFR 141.310
46 CFR 199.130(c)(7)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 2 February 2023
Resolved 2 February 2023
Resolution: Corrected rigging.
26 October 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4176880
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.
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