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BETSY ROSS

BETSY ROSS is a 1976 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 23 inspections since 1993, most recently in April 2024, along with 3 casualty investigations between 2008 and 2018.

Records from 1993 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 17 April 2024.

Built
1976
Last inspected
17 April 2024
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

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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 17 April 2024
…with no type recorded11
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 17 calendar years (1993–2024)
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

WZN8891
145180
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-145180

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)56.6 ft × 22.0 ft × 8.4 ft
Registered tonnagegross 111 / net 75
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderALBERT R ORTIS · KROTZ SPRINGS, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1976
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portST LOUIS, MO
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · 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 it111 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
75 - 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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Detail on this page

23 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 16 vessels inspected with it, by name and date; 3 casualty investigations, with date and classification; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port, endorsements, dates. The counts in the summary above are the same counts, and they are free.

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Vessel history report
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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.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 16

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.

RICKY ROBINSON Towing Vessel · MISLE 141079 · 8 December 2017 · activity 6321282JIM BARTON Towing Vessel · MISLE 201319 · 8 December 2017 · activity 6321282BENNY G Towing Vessel · MISLE 275095 · 8 December 2017 · activity 6321282MEMPHIS CREWBOAT II Passenger (Uninspected) · MISLE 1318398 · 8 December 2017 · activity 6321282RAYMOND GRANT ECKSTEIN Towing Vessel · MISLE 195098 · 4 February 2008 · activity 3145567CC 8319 Freight Barge · MISLE 246413 · 4 February 2008 · activity 3145567LBS 400 Freight Barge · MISLE 412959 · 4 February 2008 · activity 3145567CC 95537 Freight Barge · MISLE 460591 · 4 February 2008 · activity 3145567MTC 371B Freight Barge · MISLE 500304 · 4 February 2008 · activity 3145567SCF 2235B Freight Barge · MISLE 564309 · 4 February 2008 · activity 3145567SCF 2243B Freight Barge · MISLE 582149 · 4 February 2008 · activity 3145567SCF 2248B Freight Barge · MISLE 582160 · 4 February 2008 · activity 3145567SCF 24142B Freight Barge · MISLE 676673 · 4 February 2008 · activity 3145567SCF 2552 B Freight Barge · MISLE 726042 · 4 February 2008 · activity 3145567SCF 2576B Freight Barge · MISLE 743325 · 4 February 2008 · activity 3145567SCF 22108 Freight Barge · MISLE 938320 · 4 February 2008 · activity 3145567

Inspection history · 23

17 April 2024 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7896887
7 April 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7491639
17 July 2018 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam · Administration
Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6484547
5 July 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6467317
8 December 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6321282
18 May 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5894311
1 December 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5773786
12 May 2014 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4859546
23 June 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4146903
4 January 2011 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3922561
7 December 2010 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Nashville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3908113
16 January 2009 Administration
Administrative · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3395304
4 February 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3145567
23 September 2005 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2499276
18 August 2005 Security Plan Amendment Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2466968
5 May 2005 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2350813
10 November 2004 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2238286
30 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1975305
15 April 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Maritime Safety & Security Team Houston (91104) · Activity 1776737
29 August 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 281721
10 August 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 213592
8 June 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 429510
14 February 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 145087

Deficiency record · 0

No deficiencies recorded against this vessel. This means none were written in the records covered — it is not a statement about the vessel's condition. What a recorded resolution is.

Casualty record · 3

4 February 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 3145567
8 December 2017Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · 2 dead · activity 6321282
5 July 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6467317
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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