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LA ELITE

LA ELITE is a 1976 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 24 inspections since 1992, most recently in April 2022, along with 2 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2006.

Records from 1992 to 2022. Most recent: inspection, 4 April 2022.

Built
1976
Last inspected
4 April 2022
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 4 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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 4 April 2022
…with no type recorded10
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 16 calendar years (1992–2022)
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

7509457
WTQ5579
141691
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-141691

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)113.5 ft × 34.0 ft × 10.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 109 / net 74
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)117.6 ft × 33.8 ft × 16.1 ft
ITC tonnagegross 456 / net 136
BuilderMAIN IRON WORKS INC · HOUMA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1976
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 5 August 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 it109 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
456 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
74 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
136 - Convention (Subpart B), 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.
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 · 1

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.

DELTA PACER Towing Vessel · MISLE 144282 · 17 August 1992 · activity 65792

Inspection history · 24

4 April 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7424386
26 May 2021 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7264751
3 February 2021 MTSA/ISPS Verification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7135464
17 November 2017 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Juan · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6308903
21 March 2017 MTSA/ISPS Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6109041
28 September 2016 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6010443
19 February 2014 Risk-based Targeted Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4801838
19 February 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4803284
23 January 2014 MTSA/ISPS Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4787560
19 September 2013 MTSA/ISPS Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4718044
24 February 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4538527
9 July 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4075331
10 June 2010 MTSA/ISPS Verification · Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3761139
27 September 2009 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 3604179
10 July 2009 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 3530088
13 August 2008 MTSA/ISPS Verification · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3297350
6 May 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3200242
30 April 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3199579
19 May 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2667417
8 June 2005 MTSA/ISPS Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2383504
23 January 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2023520
28 April 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 644775
23 May 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 214757
17 August 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 65792

Deficiency record · 2

Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › SOPEP
Issued 20 August 2009 Resolved
SOPEP must be amended to include correct reference to Reg 37 and include IMO number for vessel in SOPEP.
Due 20 September 2009
Resolved 29 June 2010
Resolution: Conducted DF check and found satisfactory
Documentation › Safety/Response Plans/Programs › Vessel Response Plan
Issued 9 June 2009 Resolved
33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(5)(D)(i)-There is an inconsistency in the intended areas of operation for the vessel. 33U.S.C.1321(j)(5)(D)(i)-Due to the publication of the tech amendments to 33 CFR Part 3, the COTP zone names need to be updated to reflect this amendment. 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(5)(D)(iii)-NTVRP has an inconsistency in the qualified individuals for the plan.
Due 9 July 2009
Resolved 19 September 2013
Resolution: Cleared deficiency dated 09Jul2009.

Casualty record · 1

19 May 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2667417
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 Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.