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SHAW ELIZABETH

Built
1980
Last inspected
7 April 2026
Documentation
Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

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 recorded17
…past their stated due date1
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 17 calendar years (1994–2026)
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

WDI3973
192254
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-192254

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)62.0 ft × 26.0 ft × 7.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 94 / net 64
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)62.0 ft × 26.0 ft × 7.6 ft
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderRAYCO SHIPBUILDERS & REP · BOURG, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1980
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portPORT ARANSAS, TX
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un
DocumentationValid · issued 9 December 2025 · expires 31 January 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 it94 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
64 - 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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Behind this panel: 25 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 5 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each, 1 without one; operational controls, none recorded without a removal date; 11 other vessels inspected with it; 1 other recorded name; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port and endorsements. Every line is a record the Coast Guard wrote; the counts above are the same counts as in the summary, and they are free.

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Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, 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 · 11

Inspection history · 25

7 April 2026 Vessel Attendance · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8328332
5 July 2024 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7949758
10 September 2021 DAPI Audit
Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7309483
6 August 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7279736
18 May 2021 Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7199932
18 August 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7037323
28 November 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4493229
18 June 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4347917
10 August 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4111592
21 January 2011 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3933017
3 March 2010 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3690333
24 December 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3660173
22 January 2009 Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3398463
12 September 2006 MTSA Verification · Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2776812
8 June 2004 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2092615
25 April 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2053928
10 March 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1755579
13 June 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Coast Guard Station Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1641864
13 February 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 30093
29 January 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1511026
2 May 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 76411
10 August 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 105903
10 August 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 229029
14 December 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 82270
14 December 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 373521

Deficiency record · 5

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Functional requirements
Issued 7 April 2026 No resolution recorded
TOWING VESSELS MUST MEET THE COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS OF 33 CFR PART 26 & 33 CFR 164.72. TOWING VESSELS WHICH REQUIRE A RADIOTELEPHONE IAW 33 CFR 26.03 MEET THE DEFINITION OF A COMPULSORY SHIP IAW 47 CFR 80.5 WHICH IS, "ANY SHIP WHICH IS REQUIRED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH RADIO TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE RADIO OR RADIO-NAVIGATION PROVISIONS OF A TREATY OR STATUTE TO WHICH THE VESSEL IS SUBJECT." 47 CFR 80.409(F) REQUIRES WEEKLY ENTRY INTO THE LOG THAT "THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF A DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING(DSC) EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY ACTUAL COMMUNICATION OR TEST CALL". VERIFICATION OF PROPER FUNCTIONING DSC COULD NOT BE CONDUCTED AND WAS NOT LOGGED. 46 CFR 140.715 33 CFR 164.72 47 CFR 80.409(f)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 May 2026 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Resources and personnel
Issued 10 September 2021 Resolved
The company allowed new employees to begin operations in a safety senstive position using rapid testing and not the DOT pre employment testing required.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 10 September 2021
Resolved 10 September 2021
15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Resources and personnel
Issued 10 September 2021 Resolved
DER did not have a SAP or the phone number for a SAP identified.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 10 September 2021
Resolved 10 September 2021
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 14 December 1994 Resolved
MSD NOT OPERATIONAL, VSL IS DISCHARGING SEWAGE OVERBOARD.
Condition: Unknown
Due 18 May 2002
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
Lifesaving
Issued 14 December 1994 Resolved
RING BOUY NOT MARKED WITH VESSEL NAME.
Condition: Unknown
Due 31 December 1994
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

AARON VIZIER (2004–2011). 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.