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RAYSHELL LEE

Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named RAYSHELL LEE

RAYSHELL LEE is a 1981 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 32 inspections since 1992, most recently in August 2025, along with 12 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 3 casualty investigations between 2007 and 2024.

Records from 1992 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 4 August 2025.

Built
1981
Last inspected
4 August 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
32
Deficiencies
12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
3 investigations · 2007–2024
Inspected with
17 other vessels
Also recorded as
2 other names

Identity

US Official No.
635888
IMO number
—
Call sign
WCW8742
MISLE id
197472
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
368123060, 368421580
Maury page id
psix-197472

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations7
…administrative events5
…with no type recorded20
Years with a record 16 calendar years (1992–2025)
The 32 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)55.7 ft × 24.1 ft × 9.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 82 / net 66
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 shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 12 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it82 - Simplified, Gross Ton
66 - Simplified, Net Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 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.

Radio station licence

WDQ3993MMSI 368421580 · active · voluntarily equipped · granted 30 May 2025, expires 30 May 2035
WDL3583MMSI 368123060 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 5 December 2019, expires 5 December 2029
WCW8742MMSI 366992720 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 20 July 2006, cancelled 19 November 2016
FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown. A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.

Inspected as a tow unit · 17

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.

CM 20B Freight Barge · MISLE 1109011 · 9 April 2014 · activity 4833109INTRA RELOAD Towing Vessel · MISLE 195847 · 15 May 2007 · activity 2931891ACL 96031 Freight Barge · MISLE 441927 · 15 May 2007 · activity 2931891ART 34005 Freight Barge · MISLE 485339 · 15 May 2007 · activity 2931891LORD NELSON Freight Ship · MISLE 803318 · 15 May 2007 · activity 2931891TYCOON Freight Ship · MISLE 21044 · 3 June 2002 · activity 1625399CAPTAIN ED Towing Vessel · MISLE 88459 · 3 June 2002 · activity 1625399GL 124 Freight Barge · MISLE 192015 · 3 June 2002 · activity 1625399JO-ANNA Towing Vessel · MISLE 195850 · 3 June 2002 · activity 1625399CHUCK BOONE Towing Vessel · MISLE 203328 · 3 June 2002 · activity 1625399SUSAN W Towing Vessel · MISLE 207251 · 3 June 2002 · activity 1625399WA-1-0081 Freight Barge · MISLE 123563 · 12 December 1997 · activity 69955MR ELLIOTT Towing Vessel · MISLE 206376 · 12 December 1997 · activity 69955CLINTON MATTHEW Towing Vessel · MISLE 207245 · 12 December 1997 · activity 69955PV 3957 Freight Barge · MISLE 469467 · 12 December 1997 · activity 69955BOOMTOWN II Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 54221 · 19 June 1992 · activity 102891MBC 5 Freight Barge · MISLE 54866 · 19 June 1992 · activity 102891BOOMTOWN II Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 54221 · 21 April 1992 · activity 131401MBC 5 Freight Barge · MISLE 54866 · 21 April 1992 · activity 131401MBC 5 Freight Barge · MISLE 54866 · 20 March 1992 · activity 41641

Inspection history · 32

4 August 2025 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8202408
17 April 2025 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8113510
4 March 2024 Deadweight Survey
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7873525
4 March 2024 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7893748
4 March 2024 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7905653
20 May 2020 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6956382
5 July 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5931187
9 April 2014 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4833109
27 November 2012 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4491649
17 March 2011 MTSA Verification · Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3968810
5 June 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3496922
5 May 2009 Administration
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3469056
25 February 2009 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3423552
7 January 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3390308
12 December 2008 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3379902
18 November 2008 Administration
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3365739
15 May 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2931891
14 September 2006 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2778174
14 September 2006 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2778642
22 August 2006 Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2756422
22 August 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2778371
24 May 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Violation Case Coordination Center · Activity 2657412
9 March 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2599621
8 January 2003 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1740306
3 June 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1625399
12 December 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 69955
8 January 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 39331
20 July 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHARLESTON · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 59939
19 June 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAVANNAH · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 102891
21 April 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHARLESTON · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 131401
21 April 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHARLESTON · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 216095
20 March 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO WILMINGTON · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 41641

Deficiency record · 12

Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights
Issued 12 December 2008 Resolved
Install proper lightbulbs in navigation lights as required by COLREGS rule 24 annex 1.
Due 12 January 2009
Resolved 25 February 2009
Resolution: Received letter from vessel stating navigation light bulbs had been replaced with approved bulbs.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC SSL
Issued 12 December 2008 Resolved
Provide valid station license as required by 47 CFR 80.405
Condition: Unknown
Due 12 January 2009
Resolved 25 February 2009
Resolution: Received letter from vessel stating the FCC station license has been displayed and has an expiration date of 2016.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC SSL
Issued 12 December 2008 Resolved
Provide valid radio operators permit for vessel Masters.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 January 2009
Resolved 25 February 2009
Resolution: Recieved letter from vessel stating that the FCC operators permit had been applied for.
Fire Fighting › Fire Hoses › Condition
Issued 22 August 2006 Resolved
Hose has pinholes throughout, leaking water.
Due 23 August 2006
Resolved 23 August 2006
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type II) › Marking
Issued 22 August 2006 Resolved
Missing name of vessel.
Due 29 August 2006
Resolved 14 September 2006
Lifesaving › Buoyant Apparatus › Marking
Issued 22 August 2006 Resolved
Life rings missing name of vessel and hailing port.
Due 29 August 2006
Resolved 14 September 2006
Engineering › Diesel Engine (auxiliary) › Block
Issued 22 August 2006 Resolved
Machinery guards missing on generators.
Due 29 August 2006
Resolved 14 September 2006
Resolution: Not able to find cite / or requirement. Requirement retracted.
Engineering › Shafting/Propeller Arrangements › Bearing
Issued 22 August 2006 Resolved
Leaking drive shafts.
Due 23 August 2006
Resolved 23 August 2006
Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Piping
Issued 22 August 2006 Resolved
No pump and piping system to remove waste oil. Provide proposal of how vessel will come into compliance.
Due 29 August 2006
Resolved 23 October 2006
Resolution: Fixed piping system installed.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Tank
Issued 22 August 2006 Resolved
Excessive oil in bilges and on port engine.
Due 23 August 2006
Resolved 23 August 2006
Communications › Alarms/Indicators › General Alarm
Issued 22 August 2006 Resolved
No general alarm light/placard in engine room.
Due 29 August 2006
Resolved 23 August 2006
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Not Conducted
Issued 22 August 2006 Resolved
Conduct required security drill and annual exercise.
Due 5 September 2006
Resolved 14 September 2006

Casualty record · 3

15 May 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2931891
9 April 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4833109
4 March 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 7905653
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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.

Recorded names · 2

EL SOL DE CARIBE (2007–2014), KELSO (2024). 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.