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LOUISIANA SUN

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

LOUISIANA SUN is a 1981 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 44 inspections since 1992, most recently in April 2025, along with 2 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 3 casualty investigations between 2014 and 2016.

Records from 1992 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 22 April 2025.

Built
1981
Last inspected
22 April 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
44
Deficiencies
2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
3 investigations · 2014–2016
Inspected with
14 other vessels

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 22 April 2025
Recorded inspections44
…physical examinations7
…administrative events10
…with no type recorded27
Deficiencies 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 20 calendar years (1992–2025)
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.
631371
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDB9159
MISLE id
193482
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-193482

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)60.9 ft × 26.1 ft × 9.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 144 / net 97
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderLOUIS G ORTIS BOAT CO INC · KROTZ SPRINGS LA, UNITED STATES · built 1981
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portnew orleans, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 19 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 it97 - Dead Weight, Ton
144 - Displacement, Ton
144 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
97 - 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
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 · 14

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.

BBCCI 901.755 Freight Barge · MISLE 1388671 · 10 May 2016 · activity 5875481XL 328 Freight Barge · MISLE 170439 · 19 December 2015 · activity 6189345AT 359 Freight Barge · MISLE 200739 · 19 December 2015 · activity 6189345ART 35588 Freight Barge · MISLE 1150470 · 29 December 2012 · activity 4509447M/G 696 Freight Barge · MISLE 242185 · 21 February 1999 · activity 16821STC 2314 Tank Barge · MISLE 51121 · 10 May 1997 · activity 187153STC 611 Tank Barge · MISLE 420155 · 10 May 1997 · activity 187153STC-606 Tank Barge · MISLE 359585 · 17 October 1995 · activity 80135MMI 603 Tank Barge · MISLE 342835 · 7 April 1995 · activity 124042MMI 354 Tank Barge · MISLE 46783 · 30 January 1995 · activity 29123ACBL 6021 Freight Barge · MISLE 184297 · 27 July 1993 · activity 46423DSLL 540676 Freight Barge · MISLE 115269 · 21 April 1993 · activity 101467LB 902 Freight Barge · MISLE 131452 · 21 April 1993 · activity 101467IB978 Freight Barge · MISLE 54987 · 27 February 1993 · activity 135665

Inspection history · 44

22 April 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8117192
13 October 2023 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7808035
25 November 2019 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6862289
11 June 2019 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6710444
16 November 2018 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6582033
16 November 2018 Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6582228
2 August 2018 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6583318
10 October 2017 Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6284466
10 May 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5875481
19 December 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6189345
20 July 2015 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5190490
6 March 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5080655
18 November 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5026593
4 August 2014 Administration
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4943486
10 April 2014 DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4836327
2 April 2014 Administration
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4827806
7 February 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4797337
29 December 2012 Administration
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4508688
29 December 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4509447
29 October 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3891879
2 February 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2865682
2 February 2007 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2866100
30 May 2006 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2664810
2 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1957642
1 April 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 96961
21 February 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 16821
10 December 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 114944
10 May 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 187153
17 October 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 80135
7 April 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 124042
30 January 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 29123
13 January 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 374691
12 January 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 84929
11 October 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 146384
27 July 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 46423
28 May 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 87042
18 May 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 643985
21 April 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 101467
21 April 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 657171
20 April 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 110190
20 April 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 222046
27 February 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 135665
11 August 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 76965
31 March 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 69081

Deficiency record · 2

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 16 November 2018 Resolved
Vessel does not have 90 minute emergency lights. Per SUMR WI-INSP 18-01, this item is deferred for 5 years.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 November 2023
Resolved 29 December 2019
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 16 November 2018 Resolved
Three all around lights in a vertical line; Red, White, Red. Per SUMR WI-INSP 18-01, this item is deferred for 5 years
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 28 November 2023
Resolved 29 December 2019

Casualty record · 3

7 February 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4797337
19 December 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6189345
10 May 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5875481
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.

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.