RALPH

Towing Vessel · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

RALPH is a 2019 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 2019, most recently in August 2026, along with 9 deficiencies.

Records from 2019 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 1 August 2026.

Built: 2019
Last inspected: 1 August 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 19
Deficiencies: 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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 1 August 2026

Recorded inspections19

…physical examinations16

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 8 calendar years (2019–2026)

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

1293042

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WDK7184

1545869

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1545869

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)88.4 ft × 37.9 ft × 15.3 ft

Registered tonnagegross 198 / net 135

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)88.4 ft × 37.9 ft × 15.3 ft

ITC tonnagegross 365 / net 109

BuilderWASHBURN & DOUGHTY ASSOCIATES, INC · EAST BOOTHBAY, ME, UNITED STATES · built 2019

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portLAKE CHARLES, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 3 December 2025 · expires 31 January 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 it365 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
198 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
109 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
135 - 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.

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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Inspection history · 19

1 August 2026 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8452097

7 July 2025 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8178043

29 May 2025 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8078053

14 March 2025 Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8091253

10 March 2025 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8091064

15 May 2024 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7865340

6 February 2024 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7856026

18 July 2023 Administrative Inspection · MTSA/ISPS Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7655469

23 August 2022 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7541558

16 June 2022 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7449851

27 October 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7340907

1 June 2021 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7178853

30 July 2020 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection · Plan Review (Other than "T")

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7019808

8 July 2020 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6966968

13 January 2020 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6888729

13 January 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6891528

5 December 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6867782

19 August 2019 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6789033

12 February 2019 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6646637

Deficiency record · 9

14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Other (MARPOL Annex I)

Issued 1 June 2021 Resolved

The transfer procedures required by 155.720 must be available for inspection by OCMI. No transfer procedures provided specific to vessel. Provide transfer procedures to the satisfaction of marine inspector. 33 CFR 155.740(a)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 15 June 2021
Resolved 8 June 2021
Resolution: Received copy of transfer procedures and deemed the acceptable.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 14 June 2019 Resolved

Vessel suffered damage to STBD screw during bollard pull test. Fluke has 7" long by 1.5" deep chip out of it. Make repairs before operating as a tow vessel.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Due 16 July 2019
Resolved 19 August 2019
Resolution: Received survey report attesting to the repair of the stbd propeller to the satisfaction of class.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 14 June 2019 Resolved

Vessel must conduct New to Zone Inspection prior to operating as a tow vessel.

Due 16 July 2019
Resolved 19 August 2019
Resolution: Conducted In Zone Inspection.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares

Issued 14 June 2019 Resolved

Vessel had 8 red hand flares and 12 rocket flares. Rocket flares did not have proper approval code. Vessel did not have proper storage container for flares. Provide proper amount of flares and storage container.

Due 16 July 2019
Resolved 19 August 2019
Resolution: Observed sufficient amount of flares with proper approval codes.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Line-throwing appliance

Issued 14 June 2019 Resolved

Provide proper amount of spare charges and lines for line throwing appliance.

Due 16 July 2019
Resolved 19 August 2019
Resolution: Observed sufficient number of charges with proper approval code.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 14 June 2019 Resolved

Vessel could not provide a FCC Bridge to Bridge Cert. It is required for tow vessel that operate beyond protected waters.47USC352 33CFR26

Due 16 July 2019
Resolved 19 August 2019
Resolution: Observed FCC Bridge to Bridge certificate posted on the bridge.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 14 June 2019 Resolved

Crewman was simulating using a boat hook during MOB drill. Captain stated using one was part of their drill. Provide boat hook for MOB evolutions IAW procedures.

Due 16 July 2019
Resolved 19 August 2019
Resolution: Observed boat hook stored on the vessel.

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of communication between safety centre and other control stations

Issued 14 June 2019 Resolved

Crew could not demonstrate proper operation of BNWAS. Tech was working on it when we left.

Due 16 July 2019
Resolved 19 August 2019
Resolution: Observed Captain properly demonstrate use of BNWAS.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc

Issued 14 June 2019 Resolved

Jacket water temp gauge on house gen reading 32 degrees F while operating on bridge. Repair as necessary.

Due 16 July 2019
Resolved 19 August 2019
Resolution: Manufacture removed computer readout indicator since the gauge is not outfitted/required on the engine.

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.