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LOUISIANA SUNSHINE

Built
1980
Last inspected
7 April 2026
Documentation
Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Controls
1 with no removal date recorded

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 7 April 2026
…with no type recorded9
Operational controls 1 with no removal date recorded
Years with a record 8 calendar years (1996–2026)
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

WDQ2674
184193
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-184193

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)52.7 ft × 22.1 ft × 8.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 83 / net 57
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 portBELLE RIVER, LA
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un
DocumentationValid · issued 4 May 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it83 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
57 - 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.
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Inspected as a tow unit · 12

Inspection history · 15

7 April 2026 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8344280
14 April 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8111413
28 January 2025 Hull Examination · Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8071176
23 January 2014 Administration
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4787890
12 January 2010 Marine Casualty Follow Up
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3663959
11 January 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3688026
24 June 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3512611
26 May 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3494044
9 December 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · CGC POINT SAL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1515811
31 January 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 186182
25 November 1997 Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 779420
26 September 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 88075
25 September 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 25840
29 May 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 56147
14 June 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 392317

Deficiency record · 1

Unknown
Issued 14 June 1996 Resolved
Hailing port not visible on stern of vessel.
Condition: Unknown
Due 15 July 1996
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past

Recorded names · 1

MR LESTER (2010). 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

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