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GENERAL ELLIS

GENERAL ELLIS is a 1975 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 1998, most recently in October 2025, along with 1 deficiency and 1 casualty investigation in 2007.

Records from 1998 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 16 October 2025.

Built
1975
Last inspected
16 October 2025
Documentation
Case Pending · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

WDB7544
137633
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-137633

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.

Inspections, by type

…with no type recorded7
Years with a record 9 calendar years (1998–2025)
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by the kind of activity 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)52.8 ft × 20.0 ft × 7.1 ft
Registered tonnagegross 69 / net 47
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSTEELSHIP CORPORATION · PINE BLUFF, AR, UNITED STATES · built 1975
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portBALDWIN, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationCase Pending · issued 8 September 2025 · expires 30 September 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 it69 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
47 - 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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Inspected as a tow unit · 3

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.

M/GR 9903 Freight Barge · MISLE 501664 · 14 June 2007 · activity 3393346OR 8704 Freight Barge · MISLE 144241 · 23 February 1998 · activity 33829A. A. BIRCH III Towing Vessel · MISLE 180020 · 23 February 1998 · activity 33829

Inspection history · 14

16 October 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8258147
27 February 2024 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7871839
2 May 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7679555
4 May 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7189254
12 January 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7123569
24 September 2015 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5737420
14 October 2011 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4169950
14 June 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3393346
8 July 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCG Heartland District (dre) · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2126157
19 May 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Grand Isle · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2072670
19 May 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2078825
21 April 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 769167
23 February 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 33829
23 February 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 206618

Deficiency record · 1

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 12 January 2021 Resolved
All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel is one of the 75% of the vessels that has not obtained a valid COI. This vessel was given 90 days to complete the required COI inspection, but failed to do so. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection prior to vessel movement. The vessel is no longer allowed to operate until cleared by the US Coast Guard.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 30 April 2021
Resolved 2 May 2023
Resolution: Deficiency closed due to length of time in unresolved status. Ensure deficiency is inspected for compliance upon future inspection.

Casualty record · 1

14 June 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3393346
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

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