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.
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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.
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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 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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32 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 12 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 1 operational control with the dates imposed and removed; 14 vessels inspected with it, by name and date; 2 other recorded names, with years; 3 casualty investigations, with date and classification; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port, endorsements, dates. The counts in the summary above are the same
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Vessel history report
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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
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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.
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 2008Resolved
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 2008Resolved
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 2006Resolved
Hose has pinholes throughout, leaking water.
Due 23 August 2006
Resolved 23 August 2006
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type II) › Marking
Issued 22 August 2006Resolved
Missing name of vessel.
Due 29 August 2006
Resolved 14 September 2006
Lifesaving › Buoyant Apparatus › Marking
Issued 22 August 2006Resolved
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 2006Resolved
Machinery guards missing on generators.
Due 29 August 2006
Resolved 14 September 2006
Resolution: Not able to find cite / or requirement. Requirement retracted.
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. 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
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