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AVA HAYS

Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

AVA HAYS is a 1980 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 26 inspections since 1992, most recently in September 2023, along with 2 operational controls and 6 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2022.

Records from 1992 to 2023. Most recent: inspection, 15 September 2023.

Built
1980
Last inspected
15 September 2023
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
26
Deficiencies
0 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
6 investigations · 2005–2022
Inspected with
16 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 15 September 2023
Recorded inspections26
…physical examinations5
…administrative events2
…with no type recorded19
Deficiencies 0 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 19 calendar years (1992–2023)
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.
618635
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDG5882
MISLE id
182024
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-182024

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)55.8 ft × 24.1 ft × 9.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 131 / net 89
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderLOUIS G ORTIS BOAT CO INC · KROTZ SPRINGS, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1980
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portBATON ROUGE, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 10 January 2026 · expires 28 February 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 it131 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
89 - 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
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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.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 16

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.

CBC 184 Tank Barge · MISLE 416113 · 12 May 2015 · activity 5126377CBC 208 Tank Barge · MISLE 436217 · 12 May 2015 · activity 5126377CAJUN HUSTLER Towing Vessel · MISLE 106022 · 3 August 2013 · activity 4675256A. G. BAKER Tank Barge · MISLE 376228 · 3 August 2013 · activity 4675256CBC 199 Tank Barge · MISLE 400640 · 3 August 2013 · activity 4675256SPIRIT Towing Vessel · MISLE 203647 · 14 September 2011 · activity 4146297KIRBY 27768 Tank Barge · MISLE 1117700 · 14 September 2011 · activity 4146297KIRBY 27770 Tank Barge · MISLE 1117703 · 14 September 2011 · activity 4146297LASM-26 Tank Barge · MISLE 427052 · 6 January 2006 · activity 2562086KIRBY 10563 Tank Barge · MISLE 505722 · 4 November 2005 · activity 2547245LCD-4903 Freight Barge · MISLE 51139 · 29 October 2005 · activity 2538613LASM-26 Tank Barge · MISLE 427052 · 29 October 2005 · activity 2538613KIRBY 10039 Tank Barge · MISLE 52401 · 2 September 1999 · activity 125379KIRBY 30020 Tank Barge · MISLE 52740 · 15 May 1994 · activity 500435KIRBY 10389 Tank Barge · MISLE 50849 · 9 February 1992 · activity 75210KIRBY 10052 Tank Barge · MISLE 54136 · 9 February 1992 · activity 75210RELAY Towing Vessel · MISLE 88957 · 9 February 1992 · activity 75210

Inspection history · 26

15 September 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7792334
4 December 2022 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7604579
3 December 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7606691
16 September 2021 Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7313663
12 May 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5126377
11 December 2013 MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4767677
3 August 2013 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4675256
14 September 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4146297
5 May 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3731026
26 November 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3371282
15 September 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3325608
21 February 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2875156
6 January 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2562086
4 November 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2547245
29 October 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2538613
19 August 2004 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2170772
24 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1989434
16 April 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1782211
6 May 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 94736
2 September 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 125379
27 January 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 152373
15 May 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 500435
7 October 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 151329
17 May 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 662800
20 April 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 127742
9 February 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 75210

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 · 6

29 October 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2538613
4 November 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2547245
6 January 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2562086
14 September 2011Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4146297
3 August 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4675256
3 December 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7606691
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

SUN (2005–2011). 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.