This webpage has the (MC) Marine Casualty Report and (MI) Marine Inspection Report numbers that will help you to obtain the reports via FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) from the U.S.C.G. in both the Louisville Division office and from Washington D.C. These documents should be the starting point of any investigation into the "seminaufragium" of the Steamer Belle of Louisville.
National Archives and Records Administration-Code of Federal Regulations
BELOW ARE VARIOUS REPORTS THAT CAN BE OBTAINED ON THE STEAMER BELLE OF LOUISVILLE. These include: Marine Casualty Reports (MC), Marine Inspection Reports (MI), Certificate of Inspection Reports (COI) and PS Reports (PS).
Item # |
Date |
MI/MC/PS # |
1 |
22 May.2001 |
COFR* |
2 |
30 Jun. 1999 |
Doc. Certification* |
3 |
17 Apr. 1999 |
COI-UPDATE* |
4 |
29 Oct. 1998 |
MI98038570 |
5 |
14 Aug. 1998 |
|
6 |
15 Jun. 1998 |
MI98023624 |
7 |
MI98021057 |
|
8 |
22 May. 1998 |
COFR |
9 |
24 Apr. 1998 |
MI98023621 |
10 |
MC97012777 |
|
11 |
MI98020994 |
|
12 |
17 Apr. 1998 |
MI98013383 |
13 |
24 Aug. 1997 |
MI97034986 |
14 |
31 Jul. 1997 |
MI97027646 |
15 |
31 Mar. 1997 |
MI97007993 |
16 |
22 Jan. 1997 |
MI97001337 |
17 |
20 Dec. 1996 |
MI96043533 |
18 |
8 Oct. 1996 |
MI96035539 |
19 |
7 Aug. 1996 |
MI96028189 |
20 |
13 Apr. 1996 |
MI96012388 |
21 |
3 Apr. 1996 |
PS96032086 |
22 |
1 Apr. 1996 |
MI95043800 |
23 |
30 Nov. 1995 |
MI95043135 |
24 |
9 Nov. 1995 |
MI95041156 |
25 |
9 Oct. 1995 |
MC95017452 |
26 |
29 Sep. 1995 |
MI95035333 |
27 |
31 Aug. 1995 |
MI95032635 |
28 |
19 Aug. 1995 |
MC95015494 |
29 |
15 Aug. 1995 |
MC95016760 |
30 |
15 Aug. 1995 |
MC95016764 |
31 |
24 Aug. 1995 |
MI95027770 |
32 |
20 Apr. 1995 |
MI95014601 |
33 |
6 Apr. 1995 |
MI95008222 |
34 |
24 Feb. 1995 |
MC95003610 |
35 |
8 Dec. 1994 |
MI94045311 |
36 |
5 Oct. 1994 |
MI94040741 |
37 |
24 Aug. 1994 |
MI94033256 |
38 |
22 Jun. 1994 |
MI94026135 |
39 |
29 Apr. 1994 |
PS94042023 |
40 |
14 Apr. 1994 |
MI94010094 |
41 |
30 Sep.1993 |
MC93018353 |
42 |
19 Aug. 1993 |
MC93017776 |
43 |
17 Aug. 1993 |
MI93032072 |
44 |
15 Jun.1993 |
MI93023421 |
45 |
13 May. 1993 |
MI93018086 |
46 |
21 Apr. 1993 |
MI93014647 |
47 |
9 Apr. 1993 |
MI93000970 |
48 |
18 Nov. 1992 |
MI92040111 |
49 |
3 Aug. 1992 |
MI92029999 |
50 |
23 Jul. 1992 |
MI92027971 |
51 |
18 Jun. 1992 |
MI92023024 |
52 |
22 Apr. 1992 |
PS92045097 |
53 |
10 Apr. 1992 |
MI92011405 |
54 |
20 Mar. 1992 |
|
55 |
19 Nov. 1991 |
Unknown |
56 |
29 Aug. 1991 |
PS91074892 |
57 |
27 Aug. 1991 |
MI91030200 |
58 |
12 Jun. 1991 |
MI91023429 |
59 |
15 May. 1991 |
MI91017900 |
60 |
25 Apr. 1991 |
MI91014803 |
61 |
5 Apr. 1991 |
MI91008207 |
62 |
30 Mar. 1990 |
MI90004350 |
63 |
19 Mar. 1990 |
MI89036922 |
64 |
17 Oct. 1989 |
MI89033796 |
65 |
18 Aug. 1989 |
PS89075494 |
66 |
12 Apr. 1989 |
MI89010679 |
67 |
4 Apr. 1989 |
PS89030017 |
68 |
31 Mar.1989 |
MI89004647 |
69 |
9 May. 1983 |
Certification |
70 |
1962 or 1963 |
Hull expansion |
71 |
1913 or 1914 |
Original COI |
*Future event |
To obtain reports, you must contact your local United States Coast Guard:
Marine Safety Office. If you live in Louisville, Kentucky or a geographic
region under the control of the Louisville District, then contact them at:
Commanding Officer (502) 582-5194 or (502) 582-5195 USCG Marine Safety Office 600 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Place Louisville, Kentucky 40202-2230If you live elsewhere, here are a few other locations that you can seek out this information:
Commanding Officer (314) 425-4614 Operations Center-24 hours Second Coast Guard District (314) 425-4655 Merchant Marine Safety Div. 1430 Olive Street St. Louis, Missouri 63103-2398
USCG Marine Safety Detachment (812) 465-6421 Room 207 Federal Building P.O. Box 3391 101 7th. Street Evansville, Indiana 47731-3391
Commanding Officer (502) 442-1621 USCG Marine Safety Office P.O. Box 7509 Room 200 Katterjohn Building Paducah, Kentucky 42002-7509
USCG Marine Safety Detachment (513) 684-3295 USCG Marine Safety Office 4335 River Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45204-1095
Group Commander (502) 582-6439 U.S. Coast Guard Group Ohio Valley Room 23 Gene Snyder Building 601 West Broadway Louisville, Kentucky 40202-2229
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