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RICHARD J DEVALL
RICHARD J DEVALL is a 1978 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 31 inspections since 1996, most recently in April 2024, along with 7 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 9 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2023.
Records from 1996 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 11 April 2024.
- Built
- 1978
- Last inspected
- 11 April 2024
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 9 investigations · 2005–2023
Identity
590031
WDF8965
156243
Flag
UNITED STATES
367500410
Maury page id
psix-156243
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded18
Years with a record
16 calendar years (1996–2024)
The 31 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US
Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not
years in service. What Maury does not do.
Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)56.3 ft × 22.0 ft × 8.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 72 / net 57
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderRAYCO SHPBLDRS & RPRS INC · BOURG, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1978
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portHACKBERRY, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 16 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 it72 - Simplified, Gross Ton
57 - Simplified, Net Ton
57 - Simplified, Net Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 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.
Radio station licence
WDF8965MMSI 367500410 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 10 June 2021, expires 28 July 2031
WDE9501MMSI 367012830 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 8 July 2009, cancelled 30 June 2011
WDC3710MMSI 367012830 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 20 January 2005, cancelled 1 July 2009
WCY5938MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 28 July 1998, cancelled 27 September 2008 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its
US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown.
A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.
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.
DBL 704 Tank Barge · MISLE 1230811 · 5 October 2023 · activity 7806883DCBL 81 Tank Barge · MISLE 877355 · 9 January 2015 · activity 5052008ROY DEVALL Towing Vessel · MISLE 961668 · 9 January 2015 · activity 5052008DBL 93 Tank Barge · MISLE 1157387 · 9 January 2015 · activity 5052008M.A.R.S ODIN Towing Vessel · MISLE 205761 · 10 February 2010 · activity 3679031ANDREW K Towing Vessel · MISLE 349103 · 10 February 2010 · activity 3679031ATLAS Towing Vessel · MISLE 487419 · 10 February 2010 · activity 3679031MIA KELLEY Towing Vessel · MISLE 836706 · 10 February 2010 · activity 3679031COLLINGSWORTH Towing Vessel · MISLE 869529 · 10 February 2010 · activity 3679031WISTERIA Tank Ship · MISLE 983021 · 10 February 2010 · activity 3679031KMJ04 Freight Barge · MISLE 208065 · 10 January 2007 · activity 2855770KMJ05 Freight Barge · MISLE 211291 · 30 May 2006 · activity 2665044BILLY GENE Towing Vessel · MISLE 69171 · 27 March 2006 · activity 2610448SCF 2272B Freight Barge · MISLE 591694 · 22 April 2005 · activity 2342123SCF 2216 Freight Barge · MISLE 597122 · 22 April 2005 · activity 2342123MG T 1 Freight Barge · MISLE 421404 · 5 April 1996 · activity 26981MG T 2 Freight Barge · MISLE 421405 · 5 April 1996 · activity 26981Inspection history · 31
11 April 2024
COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7893516
5 October 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7804350
5 October 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7806883
29 March 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7659267
1 February 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7630278
12 September 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7558485
4 November 2019
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6848710
19 April 2019
Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6421524
23 January 2015
MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5059051
9 January 2015
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5052008
10 November 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Port Aransas · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5021791
11 January 2012
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4222888
9 March 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3692613
10 February 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3679031
9 December 2008
Administration
Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3380793
24 April 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3201835
10 January 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2855770
30 May 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2665044
18 May 2006
Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2652661
27 March 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2610448
20 September 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2497105
22 April 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2342123
16 February 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2295227
28 January 2005
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2282389
11 January 2005
Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2272528
11 March 2004
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2022868
17 September 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1680117
26 April 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 428200
20 April 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 427891
5 April 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 26981
15 February 1996
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 468834
Deficiency record · 7
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 18 May 2006
Resolved
Vessel had cracks along both starboard and port push rams that were allowing water to enter into the void spaces.
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA)
Issued 20 April 1999
Resolved
VESSEL DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT COPY OF THE COAST GUARD LIGHT LIST.
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA)
Issued 20 April 1999
Resolved
TIDE TABLES NOT ON BOARD VESSEL.
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA)
Issued 20 April 1999
Resolved
VESSEL FAILED TO MAINTAIN COPY OF LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Danger Messages
Issued 20 April 1999
Resolved
U.S. COAST PILOT NOT ON BOARD VESSEL.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Annex VI Statement of Voluntary Compliance
Issued 20 April 1999
Resolved
VESSEL DID NOT HAVE AN OIL DISCHARGE PLACARD POSTED.
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA)
Issued 20 April 1999
Resolved
VESSEL FAILED TO MAINTAIN CURRENT MARINE NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS OF THE AREA TRANSITTED.
Casualty record · 9
22 April 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2342123
20 September 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2497105
27 March 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2610448
30 May 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2665044
10 January 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2855770
24 April 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3201835
10 February 2010Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 3679031
9 January 2015Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 5052008
5 October 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7806883
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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
Recorded names · 2
J. R. NICHOLLS (2005–2007), J R NICHOLLS (2008). 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.