LEWIS B STRAIT

Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

LEWIS B STRAIT is a 1978 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 63 inspections since 1992, most recently in February 2022, along with 28 casualty investigations between 2001 and 2020.

Records from 1992 to 2022. Most recent: inspection, 17 February 2022.

Built: 1978
Last inspected: 17 February 2022
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 63
Deficiencies: 0 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 28 investigations · 2001–2020
Inspected with: 155 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

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 17 February 2022

Recorded inspections63

…physical examinations3

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded58

Deficiencies 0 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 26 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

588466

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WDJ7777

154856

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-154856

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)180.0 ft × 52.0 ft × 11.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 1,155 / net 785

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderJEFFBOAT, INCORPORATED · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 1978

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portPADUCAH, KY

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 10 September 2025 · expires 31 October 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 it1155 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
785 - 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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Inspected as a tow unit · 155

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.

Inspection history · 63

17 February 2022 Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7470664

1 September 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7049304

18 September 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6816752

2 February 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5828710

13 November 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5762919

29 August 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5231451

7 December 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5044062

27 January 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4789919

13 November 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4754811

9 September 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4710504

19 July 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4697476

29 June 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4639200

8 December 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4512048

25 November 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4196541

28 July 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4096917

11 July 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4096153

28 February 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3959119

26 January 2011 Industry Initiated Exam · DAPI Audit · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3934845

21 September 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3858231

10 August 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3826502

24 March 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3706941

23 April 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3499293

22 February 2008 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3151776

7 February 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3144168

1 December 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3107961

12 August 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3080885

1 February 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2865966

14 September 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2786576

23 February 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2607738

29 July 2005 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2443927

13 June 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2390516

24 December 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2425142

20 April 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2053833

23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1984325

2 June 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1808045

11 March 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1765810

17 June 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1651462

29 May 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1624420

30 June 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 36992

9 March 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 256

4 March 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8132

22 February 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 146389

8 January 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 40391

30 August 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 36267

4 March 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 164811

21 September 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 67847

19 February 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 67203

7 December 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 46515

3 November 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 16261

1 November 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 62637

21 July 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 12478

28 March 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 85427

23 October 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 752800

16 October 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 195554

7 October 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 81457

28 August 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 752801

25 August 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 195559

23 August 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2430

11 October 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 182918

21 February 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 168281

18 September 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 134011

20 March 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 88040

11 January 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 53142

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 · 28

22 February 2001Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 146389

29 May 2002Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 1624420

17 June 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1651462

11 March 2003Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1765810

2 June 2003Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1808045

20 April 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2053833

13 June 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 2390516

23 February 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2607738

14 September 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2786576

1 February 2007Major Marine Casualty · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 2865966

12 August 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3080885

1 December 2007Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 3107961

7 February 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3144168

10 August 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3826502

21 September 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3858231

28 February 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3959119

11 July 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4096153

28 July 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4096917

25 November 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4196541

8 December 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4512048

29 June 2013Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4639200

19 July 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4697476

9 September 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4710504

13 November 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4754811

13 November 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5762919

2 February 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5828710

18 September 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6816752

1 September 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7049304

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

JOE BOBZIEN (2001–2016). 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.