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ALTON H
ALTON H is a 1968 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 12 inspections since 2001, most recently in June 2012, along with 14 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 1 casualty investigation in 2001.
Records from 2001 to 2012. Most recent: inspection, 28 June 2012.
- Built
- 1968
- Last inspected
- 28 June 2012
- Documentation
- Expired · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 14 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2001
Identity
517870
WDD2632
98920
Flag
UNITED STATES
367044760, 367117780 (licence lapsed)
Maury page id
psix-98920
Inspections, by type
The 12 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.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 14 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 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)46.5 ft × 20.0 ft × 7.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 64 / net 44
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderORTIS BROS BOAT CO · KROTZ SPRINGS, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1968
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Direct
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portBATON ROUGE, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
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 it64 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
44 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
44 - 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 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
WDD2632MMSI 367117780 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 27 May 2006, cancelled 30 July 2016 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDC5674MMSI 367044760 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 25 May 2005, cancelled 25 July 2015
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 · 2
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.
CUSTOM FUEL NO. 2 Tank Barge · MISLE 51865 · 28 February 2007 · activity 2909628ZT 555 Freight Barge · MISLE 595257 · 7 November 2001 · activity 1478831Inspection history · 12
28 June 2012
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4361258
26 June 2012
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4361142
2 March 2007
Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2880502
28 February 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2909628
19 July 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2138108
9 May 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2102783
7 May 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2117527
17 August 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1673620
7 November 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1478831
1 August 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 640641
29 June 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 48650
13 March 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · CGC POINT SAL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1521050
Deficiency record · 14
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › EAP Display Requirements
Issued 2 March 2007
Resolved
Vessel is missing EAP hotline information.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › EAP Display Requirements
Issued 2 March 2007
Resolved
Vessel is missing company's chemical testing policy.
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Fire
Issued 2 March 2007
Resolved
Vessel is missing proof of monthly fire fighting training
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Coast Guard Light List
Issued 2 March 2007
Resolved
Vessel is missing Coast Guard Light List & Notice to Mariners
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Magnetic Compass
Issued 2 March 2007
Resolved
Vessel is missing Magnetic Compass or Swing Meter
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights
Issued 2 March 2007
Resolved
Vessel has incorrect bulbs in the navigation lights. Vessel is going to replace the nav mast after completion of current job. Nothing wrong with current mast, company just wants to update the equipment
Fire Fighting › Fixed Fire Detection System › Control Panel
Issued 2 March 2007
Resolved
Vessels fire detection system now working.
Documentation › Markings/Placards › Official Number (US)
Issued 2 March 2007
Resolved
Vessel is missing the Offical Number on the interior of the vessel
Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Marine Sanitation Device, Type II
Issued 2 March 2007
Resolved
Vessels MSD is leaking from one of the system pipes and pump
Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Marine Sanitation Device, Type II
Issued 2 March 2007
Resolved
Vessel is missing the placards for the MSD.
Documentation › Markings/Placards › Warning Signs
Issued 2 March 2007
Resolved
Vessel is missing the Noise Hazards stickers outside the engine room
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring
Issued 2 March 2007
Resolved
Vessel has loose wiring and jury rigged wires in engine room
Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Tank
Issued 2 March 2007
Resolved
Vessel's fuel tank is leaking at top of tank. Temp patch is to be installed 05 Mar 07 and permenant repairs are to be completed by 01 Jun 07
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Pump
Issued 2 March 2007
Resolved
Vessel's bilge pump is installed to where the bilge waste can be pumped overboard.
Casualty record · 1
7 November 2001Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1478831
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
DAVID LEE (2001). 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.