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JAMES BRENNAN
JAMES BRENNAN is a 1967 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 1997, most recently in August 2026, along with 13 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2010.
Records from 1997 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 6 August 2026.
- Built
- 1967
- Last inspected
- 6 August 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 13 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2010
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
6 August 2026
…with no type recorded6
Deficiencies
13 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
14 calendar years (1997–2026)
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
513972
WDH 5190
96349
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-96349
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)61.5 ft × 25.0 ft × 6.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 122 / net 83
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderJ F BRENNAN CO INC · LA CROSSE, WI, UNITED STATES · built 1967
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portLA CROSSE, WI
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 30 July 2026 · expires 31 July 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 it122 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
83 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
83 - 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 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.
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 · 1
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.
CAPT TERRY Towing Vessel · MISLE 95748 · 4 November 2010 · activity 3884848CAPT TERRY Towing Vessel · MISLE 95748 · 17 September 2010 · activity 3853464Inspection history · 19
6 August 2026
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8461547
10 June 2025
COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8149892
9 April 2025
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8110277
14 May 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7912244
12 July 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7739262
6 September 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7552728
28 December 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7373128
29 August 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7299647
18 May 2020
Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6969040
15 March 2019
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6663815
7 September 2017
Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6261807
3 October 2011
Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4174584
4 November 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3884848
17 September 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3853464
8 January 2007
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2852103
14 September 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD ST. PAUL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 420413
11 December 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD QUAD CITIES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 644449
20 October 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD ST. PAUL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 409112
2 October 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD ST. PAUL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 408524
Deficiency record · 13
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces
Issued 10 June 2025
Resolved
To stop the flow of fuel in the event of a fire or break in the fuel line, a remote fuel shutoff valve must be fitted on any fuel line that supplies fuel directly to a propulsion engine or generator prime mover. Remote means to activate valve failed.
*****Corrected on same date******
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 10 June 2025
Resolved
A towing vessel must carry a combination of day and night visual distress signals. All approved distress signals on board were expired.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 10 June 2025
Resolved
Each towing vessel must carry at least one approved appropriately-sized lifejacket for each person on board. COI authorized 15 persons on board, only 14 lifejackts (approved PFDs) on board.
Code 705: Vessel restricted in authorized persons allowed to be carried on board from 15 to 14.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 10 June 2025
Resolved
All portable fire extinguishers must be inspected or tested at least once every 12 months Annual servicing of the extinguisher located near the flammable/combustible products storage cabinet was overdue.
********Corrected*********
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 10 June 2025
Resolved
All lifesaving equipment must be tested and maintained in accordance with the minimum requirements of § 199.190 of this chapter which states, "Each battery clearly marked with an expiration date and used in an item of survival equipment must be replaced during the annual inspection if the expiration date has passed." The waterlight's battery was expired.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 10 June 2025
Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards. Cover plate was missing for outlet under helm console and attached to port bulkhead.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings
Issued 14 May 2024
Resolved
Electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons on-board under normal and emergency conditions. Water is coming in from the top of the pilot house from the starboard search light onto the console and from the exhaust stacks onto the electrical components in the engine room on the main engines. Seal opening to prevent water from coming into vessel.
Lifesaving
Issued 2 October 1997
Resolved
Replace ring buoys.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 2 October 1997
Resolved
Remove bunks 2nd deck storage space location.
Engineering
Issued 2 October 1997
Resolved
Repair/replace flame screens on all fuel vent goosenecks.
Electrical
Issued 2 October 1997
Resolved
Replace wire connection nuts from 12VDC Nav Light system
Documentation
Issued 2 October 1997
Resolved
Provide vessel log for bridge watch.
Navigation
Issued 2 October 1997
Resolved
Update Rules of Road manual with current addition.
Casualty record · 1
17 September 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 3853464
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.