RICKEY HUGHES

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

Built: 1973
Last inspected: 9 July 2026
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 93
Deficiencies: 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 97 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

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 9 July 2026

Recorded inspections93

…physical examinations10

…administrative events10

…with no type recorded73

Deficiencies 8 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 35 calendar years (1989–2026)

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

551830

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WDC6511

124269

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-124269

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)152.5 ft × 45.0 ft × 9.2 ft

Registered tonnagegross 742 / net 504

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderST. LOUIS SHIP · ST LOUIS, MO, UNITED STATES · built 1973

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portJEFFERSONVILLE, IN

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un

DocumentationValid · issued 7 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it742 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
504 - 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.

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Vessel history report

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Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, 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.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 97

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.

Inspection history · 93

9 July 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8433699

1 May 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8127345

27 October 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8123422

3 October 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8013517

2 October 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8069429

27 April 2024 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7902299

27 April 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7911721

6 March 2024 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7874831

23 January 2024 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7853457

19 October 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7815317

25 April 2023 Damage Survey · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7675157

25 February 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7647786

1 January 2023 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7615160

1 January 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7625769

24 August 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7542562

9 November 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7352880

11 July 2021 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7301329

9 June 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6971975

12 December 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6875376

6 May 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6677971

30 April 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6673297

15 February 2019 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6582005

8 January 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6618022

27 June 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6458242

10 May 2018 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6455357

30 January 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6350253

19 January 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6341331

18 October 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6296339

16 December 2015 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5784420

16 December 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5815791

16 November 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5764490

10 July 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5194375

28 September 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5001711

2 January 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4777937

30 July 2013 Industry Initiated Exam · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4671287

2 August 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4160738

3 April 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3456696

5 December 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3392718

19 November 2008 Administration

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3366174

23 November 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3115121

23 August 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3036335

10 August 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3036149

26 July 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3012031

19 July 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3019726

13 July 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3020378

25 May 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2951233

9 May 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2936967

26 December 2006 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2846039

23 December 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2845434

23 December 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2854952

7 November 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2825432

5 October 2006 Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2794302

9 September 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2788864

25 July 2006 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2724116

13 March 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2602709

12 June 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2406378

7 November 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2250688

23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1983944

4 May 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1615743

23 February 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1488866

19 October 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 138603

13 March 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 127690

18 February 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 56491

17 May 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 131019

9 September 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 163915

19 March 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 426692

18 March 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 64040

13 November 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 27687

1 May 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 150488

12 February 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 657268

5 February 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 164109

5 February 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 412772

14 August 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 153584

1 December 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 174444

25 August 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 71451

12 January 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 79781

8 November 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 13118

27 October 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 59795

16 September 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 13121

11 September 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 117450

14 February 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 91247

27 November 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 102772

3 June 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 165502

17 January 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 96198

27 March 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 23948

11 March 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 45093

29 June 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 949

18 June 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 20027

27 February 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 180629

11 August 1991 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 29503

15 October 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 40658

27 August 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 188636

8 June 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 449599

Deficiency record · 8

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 1 May 2025 Resolved

Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards. The electrical motor for the flanking rudder system failed. Determine the cause of the failure and make necessary repairs.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 2 May 2025
Resolution: Technicians found a motor saving relay was tripping prematurely, causing the flanking motor to shut down. The relay is an added protection that is not needed for proper operation of the system and was removed. System tested and operates as designed.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine

Issued 1 May 2025 Resolved

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. The governor linkage on the starboard service generator's engine was found broken and the frequency was reading approximately 58.5 Hz. Determine the cause of the failed linkage, the low generator frequency, and make necessary repairs.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 2 May 2025
Resolution: The new chief engineer fixed the linkage while Coast Guard inspectors were on board and proved the generator could hold load within correct parameters.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 1 May 2025 Resolved

After the electrical motor for the flanking rudder system failed, the vessel's Chief Engineer attempted to align the valves to supply hydraulic pressure to the flanking rudders from the auxiliary steering system. In that process, the flanking motor hydraulic tank overflowed, leading to the steering rudder system failure. Determine the cause of the failure and make necessary repairs and/or corrective action report.

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 2 May 2025
Resolution: It was determined that the chief engineer mistakenly misaligned valves causing the main steering system to send hydraulic fluid to the flanking system, overflowing out the flanking system fill. The systems were refilled with fluid and tested satisfactoril

15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Company responsibility and authority

Issued 1 May 2025 Resolved

The functional requirements of a TSMS include policies and procedures to provide direction for the safe operation of towing vessels and procedures to prepare for and respond to emergency situations by shoreside and vessel personnel. The company has procedures for changing steering systems in the even of a failure, however, the procedures are unclear. The piping diagram associated with the procedures has valves drawn in wrong locations and some of the valves are not labeled on the valves themselves. In addition, the Chief Engineer, who is responsible for changing systems in an emergency, was unfamiliar with the procedures for changing systems. Provide a corrective action plan.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 2 May 2025
Resolution: ACBL filed three findings with their TPO and provided corrective actions. Steering system schematics and change-over procedures were updated. See ABS report for details.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 27 April 2024 Resolved

Machinery must be designed and maintained to provide safe operation of the towing vessel under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel reported a failure to the starboard rudder of the steering system resulting in the reduction of the primary steering. 46 CFR 143.205 Make permanent repairs to the satisfaction of vessel's TPO (TVIB) prior to towing operations.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 1 May 2024
Resolution: Stbd rudder repaired. TPO report entered into documents.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 6 March 2024 Resolved

Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems must: (1) be maintained to ensure proper operation; (21 be suitable for route and service; and (3) have suitable propulsion controls to provide the operator full control at each operating station. The port main engine lost power. All repairs and tests must be to the satisfaction of the TPO (TVIB).

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 6 March 2024
Resolved 6 March 2024
Resolution: Received objective evidence via TPO that proper repairs were made and tested satisfactorily.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 1 January 2023 Resolved

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel involved in a marine casualty, running aground causing damage to STBD side main propulsion engine reduction gear keel cooler resulting in reduction gear overheating.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 15 January 2023
Resolved 3 January 2023

Unknown

Issued 5 February 1998 Resolved

Oil transfer procedures lacked required contents. Items located in 33 C.F.R. 155.750 (a)(3), (4), (5), (6), (9) were not included.

Condition: Unknown
Due 22 March 1999
Resolved 22 March 1999

Recorded names · 1

FRANK HAENDIGES (2001–2009). 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.