RICHARD R RILEY

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

RICHARD R RILEY is a 1980 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 72 inspections since 1991, most recently in July 2026, along with 5 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 30 casualty investigations between 2002 and 2025.

Records from 1991 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 9 July 2026.

Built: 1980
Last inspected: 9 July 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 72
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 30 investigations · 2002–2025
Inspected with: 69 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

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 9 July 2026

Recorded inspections72

…physical examinations11

…administrative events7

…with no type recorded54

Deficiencies 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 30 calendar years (1991–2026)

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

619976

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WDC6533

183248

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-183248

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)135.6 ft × 45.9 ft × 11.2 ft

Registered tonnagegross 932 / net 634

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderJEFFBOAT INCORPORATED · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 1980

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portJEFFERSONVILLE, IN

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 11 November 2025 · expires 31 December 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 it634 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
932 - 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 · 69

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 · 72

9 July 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8433950

12 February 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8079175

2 October 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8013390

27 March 2024 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7875613

12 January 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7848824

28 July 2022 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7518441

28 July 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7523337

14 July 2022 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7506913

11 July 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7516397

22 April 2022 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7438306

15 March 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7414762

29 January 2022 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7387692

29 January 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7389133

19 July 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7269962

10 July 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7254665

8 June 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6971294

10 April 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6937966

27 October 2019 Damage Survey · Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6843724

27 October 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6844535

17 January 2019 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6618592

11 April 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6390262

2 March 2018 Administration · Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6364871

2 March 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6365920

16 November 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6314732

17 July 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6215152

16 June 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6317660

3 November 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5756242

28 October 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5757863

17 July 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5190610

25 May 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4600907

18 March 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4551784

17 January 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4526707

13 August 2012 Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4407038

15 February 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4253307

6 August 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4109565

25 January 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3673686

10 September 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3325675

10 September 2008 DAPI Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3348332

28 August 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3335345

28 August 2008 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3335490

6 November 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3098135

10 October 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3089560

14 August 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3037258

11 September 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2775552

21 June 2006 MTSA Verification · Uninspected Other · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2686902

15 February 2006 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2585582

16 March 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2313647

1 March 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2302757

1 March 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2310646

17 October 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2229307

31 March 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2035574

7 March 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2195735

23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1984411

11 September 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2028450

11 August 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1879942

16 May 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1825532

9 January 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1477215

11 September 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 188029

23 August 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1599599

11 June 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 150118

11 June 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 153075

12 February 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 12945

16 October 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 134574

2 November 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 110367

3 September 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 123417

8 September 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 30555

26 April 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 103739

20 October 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 71805

15 April 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2131

19 June 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 100296

2 March 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 17897

23 May 1991 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 157213

Deficiency record · 5

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)

Issued 27 March 2024 Resolved

Each towing vessel must perform the applicable tests in Table 143.245(b). Alarm Setpoints must be tested Twice every 5 years, with no more than 3 years elapsing since last test. Setpoints have not been tested in required time. Provide objective evidence of satisfactory tests.

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 27 April 2024
Resolved 17 May 2024
Resolution: Received objective evidence of satisfactory tests.

15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of the ship and equipment

Issued 27 March 2024 Resolved

The purpose of a TSMS is to establish policies, procedures, and require documentation to ensure the owner or managing operator meets its established goals while ensuring continuous compliance with all regulatory requirements. Current TSMS is not meeting regulatory compliance. Establish policy/procedure in TSMS to ensure setpoints are being tested IAW Table 143.245(b). 46CFR138.205(a)

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 27 April 2024
Resolved 17 May 2024
Resolution: Received objective evidence of updated TSMS.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 29 January 2022 Resolved

Decks and bulkheads designed to be watertight must be maintained in that condition. Vessel was involved in a collision. Sustained damage to stern bulkhead and deck. Vessel reports an approximately 3 foot opening of the watertight envelope, which allowed flooding. Flooding reported as localized and not progressive. Prove to the marine inspector that the vessel's watertight envelope is intact and watertight.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 11 February 2022
Resolution: Received email notification of TPO acceptance of repairs.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 27 October 2019 Resolved

Propulsion machinery, including main engines, must be maintained to ensure proper operation. STBD main engine water pump was reported not working, worn creating overheat of engine. Make repiars as needed to provide for safe operation. 46cfr143.205

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 10 November 2019
Resolved 1 November 2019
Resolution: All corrected actions taken and tested.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating

Issued 15 February 2006 Resolved

Repair vessels hull caused by collision. Submit Plans for repair.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 22 March 2006
Resolution: Completed Repairs --SAT

Casualty record · 30

9 January 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 1477215

11 September 2003Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2028450

7 March 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2195735

1 March 2005Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 2302757

1 March 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2310646

16 March 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 2313647

14 August 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3037258

10 October 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3089560

6 November 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 3098135

28 August 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3335345

10 September 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3325675

6 August 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4109565

17 January 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4526707

18 March 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4551784

25 May 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4600907

17 July 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5190610

28 October 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5757863

3 November 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5756242

16 June 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6317660

17 July 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6215152

11 April 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6390262

27 October 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6844535

10 July 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7254665

19 July 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7269962

29 January 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7389133

15 March 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 7414762

11 July 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7516397

28 July 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7523337

2 October 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8013390

12 February 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 8079175

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

CARL CANNON (2002–2022). 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.