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AJAY
AJAY is a 1978 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 12 inspections since 2000, most recently in July 2025, along with 7 deficiencies and 2 operational controls.
Records from 2000 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 9 July 2025.
- Built
- 1978
- Last inspected
- 9 July 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
592771
WSV8889
158675
Flag
UNITED STATES
367398340
Maury page id
psix-158675
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded3
Years with a record
9 calendar years (2000–2025)
The 12 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)44.7 ft × 18.0 ft × 5.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 43 / net 29
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderDRAVO STEELSHIP CORP. · PINE BLUFF, AR, UNITED STATES · built 1978
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portLOUISIANA, MO
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 8 August 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 it43 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
29 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
29 - 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 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
WSV8889MMSI 367398340 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 27 March 2019, expires 6 April 2029
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.
Inspection history · 12
9 July 2025
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8180745
18 July 2024
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7961593
8 August 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7763893
26 July 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7759067
2 August 2022
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7523729
25 April 2022
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7439817
10 February 2016
Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5812539
4 September 2013
Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4706702
1 September 2009
Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3583124
5 July 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 291970
7 June 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 214123
11 May 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 277805
Deficiency record · 7
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 9 July 2025
Resolved
The following systems must be equipped with gauges at the machinery location: Main engine RPM. Local gauges were inoperable.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)
Issued 9 July 2025
Resolved
A towing vessel must be maintained and operated so the watertight integrity and stability of the vessel are not compromised. Several small bolt holes were found throughout the superstructure.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Remote Means of control (opening,pumps,ventilation,etc.) Machinery spaces
Issued 25 April 2022
Resolved
Prior to operating the stbd generator, prove proper operation of the fuel shut off valve.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of Fire protection systems
Issued 25 April 2022
Resolved
Provide the PE letter for the new fire detection system.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 25 April 2022
Resolved
Properly support the engine room overhead wires, wires are currently hung with plastic wire ties.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Pipes, wires (insulation)
Issued 25 April 2022
Resolved
Add additional lagging to the MDE exhaust stacks IVO the entrance ladder.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Radar
Issued 25 April 2022
Resolved
Provide documentation from the manufacture or an authorized service agent that the vessel’s current radar is RSTM complaint.
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.