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BAYOU WARRIOR
BAYOU WARRIOR is a 1968 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 2003, most recently in July 2026, along with 7 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2007.
Records from 2003 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 9 July 2026.
- Built
- 1968
- Last inspected
- 9 July 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2007
Identity
512635
WDM6571
95477
Flag
UNITED STATES
368057340
Maury page id
psix-95477
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded5
Years with a record
14 calendar years (2003–2026)
The 18 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)52.5 ft × 20.1 ft × 8.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 74 / net 50
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderMAIN IRON WORKS INC · BAYOU BLUE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1968
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portFERNANDINA BEACH, FL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 6 December 2024 · expires 30 November 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 it50 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
74 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
74 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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
WDM6571MMSI 368057340 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 5 November 2021, expires 5 November 2031
WDK4648MMSI 368057340 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 5 September 2018, cancelled 20 October 2021 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDH3056MMSI 367603820 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 29 January 2014, cancelled 30 March 2024 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDF7571MMSI 367485850 · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 13 April 2011, cancelled 19 June 2021 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDE3271MMSI 367336680 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 9 February 2008, cancelled 14 April 2018 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDC3426MMSI 367007670 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 4 January 2005, cancelled 7 March 2015
WBE2609MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 10 January 1997, cancelled 5 May 2007 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
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 · 4
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.
VICTORY Offshore Supply Vessel · MISLE 52986 · 22 March 2007 · activity 2895542SEA FOX Towing Vessel · MISLE 112621 · 22 March 2007 · activity 2895542S. MARTIN THORPE Towing Vessel · MISLE 611774 · 22 March 2007 · activity 2895542SARAH BORDELON Offshore Supply Vessel · MISLE 772841 · 22 March 2007 · activity 2895542Inspection history · 18
9 July 2026
COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8420229
28 April 2026
Vessel Attendance · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8358754
5 March 2025
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8088899
3 April 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7889331
25 April 2023
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7675594
3 February 2022
Initial Certification · COI Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7389548
18 August 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7290285
29 July 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 7271906
25 June 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6986695
20 June 2020
Damage Survey · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6983852
10 September 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6808849
23 November 2016
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6053327
15 March 2012
Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4263869
22 March 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2895542
27 June 2006
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2692899
7 March 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2305238
7 March 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2305324
23 December 2003
Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1978408
Deficiency record · 7
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 5 March 2025
Resolved
Vessel is required 12 flares 6 day and 6 night when operating beyond 3 NM. Vessel only had 6 night flares onboard. Required vessel to provide 6 day flares(optional night) prior to operating beyond 3NM.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Line-throwing appliance
Issued 25 April 2023
Resolved
Provide 03 additional line throwing charges.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 25 April 2023
Resolved
Provide type 5 PFD's.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 29 July 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.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 20 June 2020
Resolved
46 CFR 143.205(c) Propulsion machinery, including main engines must be maintained to ensure proper operation. Drain line on the port engine broke at the oil pan.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 20 June 2020
Resolved
46 CFR 143.230(a) Each towing vessel must be provided with the high bilge level alarms. Bilge alarm is not working as intended.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 20 June 2020
Resolved
46 CFR 142.330(a) Fire detection and alarm system is not functioning.
Casualty record · 1
22 March 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 2895542
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
BAROID 110 (2007). 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.