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THE DELTA

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.

Built
1977
Last inspected
7 November 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

WDG8848
153479
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-153479

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 recorded32
Years with a record 26 calendar years (1992–2025)
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)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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Inspected as a tow unit · 17

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.

BIG A Towing Vessel · MISLE 88305 · 6 May 2018 · activity 6407423JUDSON B Towing Vessel · MISLE 175533 · 6 May 2018 · activity 6407423SCOTT PRIDE Towing Vessel · MISLE 198790 · 6 May 2018 · activity 6407423CPD 9705 Freight Barge · MISLE 457521 · 6 May 2018 · activity 6407423BIG 416 Freight Barge · MISLE 881887 · 6 May 2018 · activity 6407423LISA COOPER Towing Vessel · MISLE 1045419 · 6 May 2018 · activity 6407423JUDSON B Towing Vessel · MISLE 175533 · 20 August 2016 · activity 5989381CRIMSON CLOVER Freight Barge · MISLE 478761 · 20 August 2016 · activity 5989381ANN T CHERAMIE Towing Vessel · MISLE 628485 · 20 August 2016 · activity 5989381SCOTT PRIDE Towing Vessel · MISLE 198790 · 17 May 2016 · activity 5880236ELSBETH II Towing Vessel · MISLE 285070 · 17 May 2016 · activity 5880236CRIMSON CLOVER Freight Barge · MISLE 478761 · 1 October 2014 · activity 5003070KIRBY 9504 Tank Barge · MISLE 41309 · 9 October 2011 · activity 4167347CAPT MIKE BROWN Towing Vessel · MISLE 938513 · 9 October 2011 · activity 4167347KIRBY 31009 Tank Barge · MISLE 1053550 · 9 October 2011 · activity 4167347KIRBY 21904 Tank Barge · MISLE 52498 · 14 January 1999 · activity 14115DAVID J COOPER JR Towing Vessel · MISLE 149091 · 31 March 1995 · activity 154750CM 171 Tank Barge · MISLE 50908 · 26 December 1992 · activity 175491F 14008 Freight Barge · MISLE 124386 · 26 December 1992 · activity 175491ACBL 3250 Freight Barge · MISLE 260351 · 26 December 1992 · activity 175491

Inspection history · 53

7 November 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8265666
26 September 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8243240
5 July 2024 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7949769
5 July 2024 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7953225
1 July 2024 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7946733
7 May 2024 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7907867
26 January 2024 Administrative Inspection · TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7825969
7 December 2022 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7605960
22 April 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6942367
30 August 2019 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6799128
22 April 2019 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6667999
6 November 2018 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6575327
7 August 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6503853
6 May 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6407423
6 November 2017 Industry Initiated Exam · Administration · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6303551
20 August 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5989381
17 May 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5880236
22 July 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5193158
5 October 2014 Damage Survey · Marine Casualty Follow Up · Administration
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4999209
1 October 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5003070
2 May 2014 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4849163
9 October 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4167347
11 April 2011 Administration
Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3984105
8 April 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3984808
17 May 2010 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3740995
16 February 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3680838
30 December 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3656755
5 December 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3645158
5 November 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3628419
29 March 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3177612
26 October 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2812923
1 August 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2740488
12 July 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2711721
20 April 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2629370
20 April 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2630635
13 October 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2629426
30 July 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2578279
27 April 2005 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2342714
2 February 2005 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2285176
13 January 2005 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2275194
21 December 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2266131
30 March 2004 Security Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2034639
24 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1996370
1 September 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1522484
17 July 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 107508
14 January 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 14115
10 February 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 116098
9 January 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 109678
31 March 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 154750
31 August 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 716643
23 August 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 716644
27 June 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 179442
26 December 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 175491

Deficiency record · 4

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency signal
Issued 10 May 2024 Resolved
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 2024 Resolved
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 2022 Resolved
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 2022 Resolved
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.

Casualty record · 8

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

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.