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RUBY E

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

RUBY E is a 1979 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 53 inspections since 1993, most recently in October 2023, along with 13 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 5 casualty investigations between 2002 and 2016.

Records from 1993 to 2023. Most recent: inspection, 11 October 2023.

Built
1979
Last inspected
11 October 2023
Documentation
Case Pending · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
53
Deficiencies
13 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
5 investigations · 2002–2016
Inspected with
43 other vessels
Also recorded as
1 other name

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 3 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 11 October 2023
Recorded inspections53
…physical examinations4
…administrative events4
…with no type recorded45
Deficiencies 13 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 20 calendar years (1993–2023)
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

US Official No.
604474
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDF2945
MISLE id
169082
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-169082

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)56.4 ft × 24.1 ft × 9.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 129 / net 87
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderLOUIS G ORTIS BOAT CO INC · KROTZ SPRINGS, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1979
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationCase Pending · issued 30 June 2004
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 it87 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
129 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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 · 43

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.

YELLOWHAMMER Towing Vessel · MISLE 501492 · 16 November 2016 · activity 6042528IB1069 Tank Barge · MISLE 1240016 · 16 November 2016 · activity 6042528BURNS JOHNSON JR. Towing Vessel · MISLE 186778 · 13 July 2008 · activity 3269918TTT 310 Tank Barge · MISLE 371801 · 13 July 2008 · activity 3269918MARTIN CHALLENGER Towing Vessel · MISLE 453873 · 13 July 2008 · activity 3269918TTT 261 Tank Barge · MISLE 455869 · 13 July 2008 · activity 3269918RAY GEE Towing Vessel · MISLE 147154 · 31 May 2005 · activity 2383542OR6248 Freight Barge · MISLE 757861 · 31 May 2005 · activity 2383542SUE ELLEN Towing Vessel · MISLE 178860 · 29 July 2003 · activity 1862039ISEULA Towing Vessel · MISLE 241244 · 10 November 2002 · activity 1703686OR 6 Tank Barge · MISLE 415228 · 5 June 2000 · activity 165744917 Tank Barge · MISLE 51108 · 4 February 1999 · activity 50035LCD 4905 Freight Barge · MISLE 50775 · 6 December 1997 · activity 51702M G 923 Freight Barge · MISLE 205085 · 6 December 1997 · activity 51702JHS 420 Freight Barge · MISLE 339287 · 6 December 1997 · activity 51702PEN 120 Freight Barge · MISLE 339304 · 6 December 1997 · activity 51702PEN 237B Freight Barge · MISLE 339423 · 6 December 1997 · activity 51702KIRBY 29708 Tank Barge · MISLE 54669 · 24 July 1997 · activity 34897N.M.S. NO. 1453 Tank Barge · MISLE 47579 · 3 April 1997 · activity 36985KIRBY 29708 Tank Barge · MISLE 54669 · 3 April 1997 · activity 36985JOEY JOHN Towing Vessel · MISLE 103535 · 3 April 1997 · activity 36985DM 958 Tank Barge · MISLE 49347 · 24 November 1996 · activity 1552372609 Tank Barge · MISLE 45418 · 2 August 1996 · activity 109666CHEM 1017 Tank Barge · MISLE 348793 · 6 January 1996 · activity 110920BBL-3 Freight Barge · MISLE 215165 · 24 December 1995 · activity 156662N.M.S. NO. 1400 Tank Barge · MISLE 47115 · 4 November 1995 · activity 82491CHEM 1004 Tank Barge · MISLE 348777 · 4 November 1995 · activity 82491910 Tank Barge · MISLE 45316 · 22 December 1994 · activity 79433NL 121 Freight Barge · MISLE 138624 · 22 December 1994 · activity 79433CHEM 1007 Tank Barge · MISLE 348782 · 22 December 1994 · activity 79433MEM 92153 Freight Barge · MISLE 379461 · 22 December 1994 · activity 79433AXL 235 Tank Barge · MISLE 41491 · 4 October 1994 · activity 54695910 Tank Barge · MISLE 45316 · 4 October 1994 · activity 54695N.M.S. NO. 1440 Tank Barge · MISLE 52232 · 4 October 1994 · activity 54695N.M.S. NO. 1473 Tank Barge · MISLE 52869 · 4 October 1994 · activity 54695S.C. & N.O. 7335B Freight Barge · MISLE 125843 · 24 July 1994 · activity 68046AXL 213 Tank Barge · MISLE 41180 · 22 July 1994 · activity 31538CHEM 1475 Freight Barge · MISLE 49850 · 22 July 1994 · activity 31538NL 256 Freight Barge · MISLE 125394 · 22 July 1994 · activity 31538SH 202 Tank Barge · MISLE 364529 · 22 July 1994 · activity 31538IB 9559 Tank Barge · MISLE 47957 · 13 May 1994 · activity 157373N.M.S. NO. 1510 Tank Barge · MISLE 50004 · 13 May 1994 · activity 157373CHEM 1428 Tank Barge · MISLE 52578 · 13 May 1994 · activity 157373CHEM 1107 Tank Barge · MISLE 294567 · 13 May 1994 · activity 1573732603 Tank Barge · MISLE 45412 · 5 September 1993 · activity 134129

Inspection history · 53

11 October 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7807016
13 May 2023 TPO Audit
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7739854
5 December 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7604560
11 February 2022 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7394836
30 July 2020 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7081500
21 April 2017 Administration · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6128191
16 November 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6042528
7 September 2012 DAPI Audit · MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4437568
13 July 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3269918
28 August 2006 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2762124
23 June 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2400624
21 June 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2398651
21 June 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2399532
31 May 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2383542
7 June 2004 Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2108140
29 July 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1862039
10 November 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1703686
8 November 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1707755
12 October 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1693310
29 May 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1637167
5 June 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 165744
4 February 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 50035
4 February 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 76365
11 October 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 167263
6 December 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 51702
6 December 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 225516
6 December 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 410744
28 November 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 34047
24 July 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 34897
3 April 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 36985
22 January 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 167285
21 December 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 121573
24 November 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 155237
19 September 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 25654
9 August 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 394188
2 August 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 109666
18 July 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 83679
6 January 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 110920
24 December 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 156662
4 November 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 82491
19 October 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3199
6 August 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 111357
30 March 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 752196
28 March 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 196915
22 December 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 79433
3 November 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 677333
28 October 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 115149
4 October 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 54695
20 September 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 214289
24 July 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 68046
22 July 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 31538
13 May 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 157373
5 September 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 134129

Deficiency record · 13

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Evaluation of crew performance (fire drills)
Issued 14 March 2022 Resolved
Fire drills are required to be performed onboard vessel monthly by all crew members. Crew members were not performing fire drills onboard vessel as frequently as required. Vessel operator to provide plan to correct this and a completed CAR.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 27 March 2022
Resolved 1 April 2022
Resolution: Provided CAR for how to conduct drills including new crew members.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 14 March 2022 Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and system failures and fire and shock hazards. Electrical pannelboard below operating station console wouldn't close. Operator must fixed panelboard door.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 1 April 2022
Resolution: Sent a picture of the door being able to close
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 14 March 2022 Resolved
The master must ensure that all life saving equipment is properly maintained and ready for use at all times. The stbd 2nd deck and stbd 3rd deck lifebuoys had deteriated retro tape. Master must ensure the retro tape is properly replaced.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 27 March 2022
Resolved 1 April 2022
Resolution: Sent pictures of the replaced reflective tape
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 14 March 2022 Resolved
The master of each towing vessel maintain the required navigational safety equipment in a fully-functioning, operational condition. Master didn't know how to operate/update AIS. Master needs to demonstrate proficiency in operating the specific model of AIS equipment onboard.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 27 March 2022
Resolved 25 May 2022
Resolution: Sent instructions for AIS training
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 14 March 2022 Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for the safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. The pressure guage for the port side air receiver had too small of a range (guage tops out at 200psi, same MAWP as the tank and below the allowable range of the relief valve). Vessel to too install a pressure guage with a range 1.2-2x the setting of the relief valve (relief valve was set to 190psi).
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 27 March 2022
Resolved 1 April 2022
Resolution: Sent pitcures of the new gauge
14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Control of discharge
Issued 14 March 2022 Resolved
Each towing vessel must be operated in compliance with applicable pollution prevention laws and regulations. The stuffing boxes below both dripless shaft seals had oil in them and electric bilge pumps set to automatically pump overboard, which could create an unlawful pollution incident. Stuffing boxes should be cleaned and the automatic bilge pumps removed and the discharge piping secured.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 27 March 2022
Resolved 1 April 2022
Resolution: Pictures provided of clean bilge.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 14 March 2022 Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and electrical hazards. The windings & protective grates for both steering pump motors had a buildup of oily grime. Vessel owner to have the windings and protective grates cleaned.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 27 March 2022
Resolved 1 April 2022
Resolution: Sent pictures of clean windings
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 14 March 2022 Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and electrical hazards. The windings & protective grates for both ships service diesel generators had a buildup of oily grime. Vessel owner to have the windings and protective grates cleaned.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 27 March 2022
Resolved 1 April 2022
Resolution: Sent pictures of windings cleaned
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 14 March 2022 Resolved
The fire detection system and alarm panel must be tested monthly. Fire detection panel wasn't tested monthly. Vessel operator to provide plan to correct this and a completed CAR.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 27 March 2022
Resolved 1 April 2022
Resolution: Sent logs of monthly checks.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Water, pipes, tanks
Issued 14 March 2022 Resolved
The operator must impliment procedures to to identify and mitigate health and safety hazards onboard. The vessel's H&S manual lists the tap water onboard as not being safe for human consumption. Labels need to be put above the sinks indicating tap water isn't for human consumption as per vessel's H&S manual.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 27 March 2022
Resolved 25 May 2022
Resolution: Sent pictures of the labels
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 14 March 2022 Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for the safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Flexible non-metallic grease line hose for stbd rudder arm was kinked and damaged. Operator needs to replace the damaged flexible non-metallic hose.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 27 March 2022
Resolved 1 April 2022
Resolution: Sent picture of the new hose
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 8 January 2021 Resolved
A towing vessel must carry a combination of day and night visual distress signals indicated in Table 141.370: Vessel did not have any flares on board.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 8 January 2021
Resolution: Vessel had them delievered while inspector was on board.
Engineering
Issued 6 December 1997 Resolved
PLACE SAFETY GUARDS ON FRONT OF MAIN ENGINES. (MISSING)
Condition: Unknown
Due 8 January 1998
Resolved 8 January 1998

Casualty record · 5

8 November 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1707755
10 November 2002Major Marine Casualty · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 1703686
31 May 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 2383542
13 July 2008Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 3269918
16 November 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6042528
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

ASCENSION (2002). 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.