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RAY "CHIEF" TONEY
RAY "CHIEF" TONEY is a 2015 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 2015, most recently in March 2026, along with 4 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2024.
Records from 2015 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 11 March 2026.
- Built
- 2015
- Last inspected
- 11 March 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2024
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
11 March 2026
…with no type recorded7
Deficiencies
4 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
10 calendar years (2015–2026)
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
1265939
WDI5024
1375154
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-1375154
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)84.4 ft × 35.0 ft × 10.4 ft
Registered tonnagegross 331 / net 280
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)84.4 ft × 35.0 ft × 10.4 ft
ITC tonnagegross 394 / net 118
BuilderRAYMOND & ASSOCIATES · CODEN, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2015
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 5 December 2025 · expires 31 December 2026
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 it118 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
280 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
394 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
331 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
280 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
394 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
331 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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 · 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.
WEB 304 Tank Barge · MISLE 448690 · 30 April 2024 · activity 7912082WEB 326T Tank Barge · MISLE 1155974 · 30 April 2024 · activity 7912082Inspection history · 13
11 March 2026
COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8324087
15 December 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8284524
30 April 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7912082
29 April 2024
Deficiency Check · Damage Survey · In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7903848
11 October 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7806690
21 November 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7598664
26 July 2022
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7516782
24 January 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7385189
11 March 2021
Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7154419
28 August 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7047834
10 February 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6623361
21 July 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5948498
23 December 2015
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5786284
Deficiency record · 4
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 30 April 2024
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 sustained damage to at minimum primary steering system due to unintentional grounding in Intercoastal Waterway (ICW).
Vessel will be drydocked to obtain full extent of damage. Vessel will obtain repairs to ensure full and proper operation of all systems prior to commencing towing operations. Repairs shall be completed to the satisfaction of the TPO and the USCG.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Magnetic compass
Issued 26 July 2022
Resolved
Towing vessels must be equipped with the following equipment, as applicable to the are of operation. (c) Electronic positioning-fixing device, satisfactory for the area in which the vessel operates. (d) illuminating magnetic compass or an illuminating swing-meter.
Navigation equipment was damaged by lightning strike, make repairs to the satisfaction of the TPO.
46 CFR 140.725 (c) (b)
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)
Issued 26 July 2022
Resolved
Towing vessels not subject of 33 CFR part 26 or 22 CFR 164.72 must have a very high frequency modulated (VHF-FM radio installed and capable of monitoring VHF-FM channels 13 and 16.
Communication equipment in wheelhouse was damaged during lightning strike, make repairs to the satisfaction of the TPO.
46 CFR 140.715 (b)
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 26 July 2022
Resolved
AIS carriage-(1) AIS Class A device. The following vessels must have on board a properly installed, operational Coast guard type- approved AIS Class A device: A towing vessel of 26 feet or more in length and more than 600 horsepower engaged in commercial service.
AIS was damaged during lightning strike, make repairs to the satisfaction of the TPO.
33 CFR 164.46 (b)
Casualty record · 1
30 April 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7912082
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
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