Records from 2001 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 13 November 2025.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)55.8 ft × 24.1 ft × 9.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 129 / net 87
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 shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portCHESAPEAKE, VA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 17 November 2025 · expires 30 November 2026
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 it129 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
87 - 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 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.
Inspection history · 23
13 November 2025
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8263901
26 November 2024
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8040059
6 September 2024
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7997481
7 August 2024
COI Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7972498
13 July 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7505716
28 May 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6174454
2 March 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5832859
12 June 2015
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5147909
31 March 2015
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5093203
15 July 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4923429
5 November 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4748000
3 June 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4038776
2 October 2008
Uninspected Other · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3337418
11 September 2006
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2775926
25 May 2006
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2659100
13 May 2005
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2356994
20 April 2005
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2338701
29 July 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2150584
7 June 2004
Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2108133
16 December 2003
Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1978102
19 September 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 769743
13 September 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 207135
14 May 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 73560
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 13 November 2025
Resolved
Each towing vessel must perform the applicable tests in
table 143.245(b) and must be recorded in accordance with
part 140. Tests of alarm setpoints are required twice
every 5 years, with no more than 3 years elapsing since
last test. Vessel did not have a record of tests.
46 CFR 143.245(b)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 December 2025
Resolved 11 December 2025
Resolution: Vessel sent documentation of Alarm setpoint test.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of liferafts
Issued 13 November 2025
No resolution recorded
Each survival craft must be stowed so as not to require lifting from its stowed position in order to launch, except that a survival craft that weights 185 kilograms (407.8 pounds) or less may be lifted not more than 300 millimeters (1 foot) in order to launch. MI observed fixed railing at a height which would require more than 1 ft of lifting for launch.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 7 August 2024
Resolved
Doors designed to be watertight must function properly. The watertight gaskets around the engine room doors were not fitted properly.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 7 August 2024
Resolved 12 August 2024
Resolution: Showed photo evidence of renewed gaskets on watertight doors.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rigid liferafts
Issued 7 August 2024
Resolved
A rigid life float must be equipped with a floating electronic light. The rigid life float did not have a light attached.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 7 August 2024
Resolved 7 August 2024
Communications › Alarms/Indicators › General Alarm
Issued 11 September 2006
Resolved
Install required general alarm light and sign in engine room.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 18 September 2006
Resolved 18 September 2006
Resolution: Witnessed satisfactory test of newly installed general alarm light.