THE DELTA is a 1977 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 53 inspections since 1992, most recently in November 2025, along with 4 deficiencies and 8 casualty investigations between 2008 and 2024.
Records from 1992 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 7 November 2025.
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.
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.
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Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)53.5 ft × 22.1 ft × 8.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 65 / net 52
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderLOUIS G ORTIS BOAT CO INC · KROTZ SPRINGS, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1977
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portMOBILE, AL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 22 July 2026 · expires 31 August 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 it65 - Simplified, Gross Ton 52 - Simplified, 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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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
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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.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency signal
Issued 10 May 2024Resolved
Vessel did not have visible and audible bilge alarm at operating station
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 May 2024
Resolved 14 May 2024
Resolution: MI received objective evidence of compliance. Tech report attached in documents
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 7 May 2024Resolved
Vessel was not equipped with rudder indicator
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 May 2024
Resolved 25 November 2025
Resolution: Vessel was granted a special consideration for the rudder angle indicator requirement.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 7 December 2022Resolved
Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems, must be suitable for route and service. Vessel reported issue with Port Reduction gear (metal glitter/shavings in reduction gear)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 December 2022
Resolved 9 December 2022
Resolution: RVCD field service report of faulty shift solenoid, replaced and op tested satisfactory.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 7 December 2022Resolved
Company to provide objective evidence attesting to root cause & satisfactory repair IAW TSMS.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 21 December 2022
Resolved 8 December 2022
Resolution: Field repair report received for satisfactory repair.
29 March 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3177612
8 April 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3984808
9 October 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4167347
1 October 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5003070
17 May 2016Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 5880236
20 August 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5989381
6 May 2018Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6407423
5 July 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7953225
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.
Recorded names · 1
M/V SARAH MOLLOY (2008–2011). 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
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