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FRANKLIN

Towing Vessel · Built 2000s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named FRANKLIN · HIGMAN BARGE LINES, INC. operator of record, 2023

FRANKLIN is a 2008 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 23 inspections since 2008, most recently in April 2026, along with 1 deficiency and 2 casualty investigations in 2011.

Records from 2008 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 28 April 2026.

Built
2008
Last inspected
28 April 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
23
Deficiencies
1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
2 investigations · 2011
Inspected with
9 other vessels
Also recorded as
1 other name

Identity

US Official No.
1210447
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDK2354
MISLE id
942715
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
368034730
Maury page id
psix-942715

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations7
…administrative events9
…with no type recorded7
Years with a record 14 calendar years (2008–2026)
The 23 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)72.0 ft × 30.0 ft × 10.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 144 / net 115
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderHOPE SERVICES INC · DULAC, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2008
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portHOUSTON, TX
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 18 November 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 it115 - Simplified, Net Ton
144 - Simplified, Gross 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

WDL8803MMSI 368173050 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 9 December 2020, cancelled 16 July 2021
WDK2354MMSI 368034730 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 25 April 2018, expires 25 April 2028
WDE4349MMSI 367351820 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 25 April 2008, cancelled 30 June 2018
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 · 9

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.

KIRBY 27717 Tank Barge · MISLE 655886 · 9 October 2014 · activity 5012688KIRBY 27723 Tank Barge · MISLE 734138 · 9 October 2014 · activity 5012688HTCO 3064 Tank Barge · MISLE 940568 · 9 October 2014 · activity 5012688HTCO 3065 Tank Barge · MISLE 940569 · 9 October 2014 · activity 5012688ELOY RIVERA Towing Vessel · MISLE 1223857 · 9 October 2014 · activity 5012688BOLIVAR POINT Towing Vessel · MISLE 867549 · 11 November 2011 · activity 4187345HTCO 3064 Tank Barge · MISLE 940568 · 11 November 2011 · activity 4187345HTCO 3065 Tank Barge · MISLE 940569 · 11 November 2011 · activity 4187345LF 120 B Freight Barge · MISLE 404351 · 29 July 2011 · activity 4109568HTCO 3065 Tank Barge · MISLE 940569 · 29 July 2011 · activity 4109568ST. THOMAS Towing Vessel · MISLE 1104109 · 29 July 2011 · activity 4109568PARACLETE Towing Vessel · MISLE 451471 · 23 June 2011 · activity 4138629HTCO 3065 Tank Barge · MISLE 940569 · 23 June 2011 · activity 4138629

Inspection history · 23

28 April 2026 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8350354
30 April 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8123903
19 September 2024 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8005925
2 August 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7758762
11 July 2023 TPO Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7753161
12 October 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7577104
12 September 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7558479
22 June 2021 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7232695
28 April 2021 TPO Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7200356
14 April 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7174898
25 January 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7130531
7 September 2020 Damage Survey · Permit to Proceed
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7059336
12 August 2018 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6510647
15 August 2015 Marine Casualty Follow Up · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5218809
9 October 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5012688
22 April 2014 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4841409
11 November 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4187345
29 July 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4109568
23 June 2011 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4054477
23 June 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4138629
29 December 2010 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3930008
2 August 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3553557
16 November 2008 Administration
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3363885

Deficiency record · 1

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 7 September 2020 Resolved
The crew of each towing vessel must demonstrate the ability to operate the primary and auxiliary machinery and electrical systems. Vsl reported a marine casualty, loss of propulsion on the stbd main engine; stbd main engine requires replacement. Vsl is permitted to transit light boat to Maine Ironworks in Houma, LA to effect repairs with the following restrictions: 1)Daylight Transit Only 2)Sufficient crew to make periodic rounds of the engine room 46 CFR 143.205(b)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 7 September 2020
Resolved 11 September 2020
Resolution: MSU Houma conducted damage survey/deficiency check to verify installation and operation of new starboard main engine. Witnessed operational test pier side and oil pressure alarm. Clutched in engine and applied thrust forward and aft. All found sat.

Casualty record · 2

23 June 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4138629
11 November 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4187345
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.

Recorded names · 1

JOHN T MCMAHAN (2011). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.

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.