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HIGMAN MARINER
Photo by: Steven Collingwood

Built in 2015, by Hope Services Incorporated of DuLac, Louisiana (hull #198) as the Higman Mariner for Higman Barge Lines Incorporated of Houston, Texas.

In 2018, Higman Barge Lines Incorporated was acquired by the Kirby Corporation of Channelview, Texas. Where the tug was renamed as the Brown.

She is a twin screw towboat, rated at 2,000 horsepower.


  • Vessel Name: HIGMAN MARINER
  • USCG Doc. No.: 12629930
  • Vessel Service: TOWING VESSEL
  • Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted, Registry
  • Call Sign: WDI3837
  • Hull Material: STEEL
  • Hull Number: 198
  • Ship Builder: Hope Services, Inc.
  • Year Built: 2015
  • Length: 78
  • Hailing Port: HOUSTON, TX.
  • Hull Depth: 10
  • Hull Breadth: 34
  • Gross Tonnage: 177
  • Net Tonnage: 142
  • Previous Vessel Names:
    HIGMAN MARINER
  • Previous Vessel Owners:
    HOPE SERVICES INC, HIGMAN BARGE LINES INC