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TARA ELIZABETH

Built
1981
Last inspected
17 June 2025
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 17 June 2025
…with no type recorded8
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 14 calendar years (1994–2025)
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

WCY4895
202242
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-202242

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)52.6 ft × 22.0 ft × 7.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 78 / net 53
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderFREEPORT SHIPBUILDING · FREEPORT, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1981
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un, reg
DocumentationValid · issued 6 June 2026 · expires 30 June 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 it78 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
53 - 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: 18 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 4 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; operational controls, none recorded without a removal date; 7 other vessels inspected with it; no other recorded names; 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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Vessel history report
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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 · 7

Inspection history · 18

17 June 2025 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8161158
19 August 2024 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7984678
14 June 2023 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7716411
10 August 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7530144
19 July 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7510750
10 June 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6201576
14 October 2009 Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3614981
29 August 2006 MTSA Verification · Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2763748
27 June 2006 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2692952
31 March 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2038373
23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1978438
30 April 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1616668
12 December 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1486860
15 March 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · CGC POINT SAL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1521071
8 July 1999 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1511138
4 July 1997 Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 782603
27 June 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 406088
28 November 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 441371

Deficiency record · 4

Navigation
Issued 27 June 1997 Resolved
Local Notice to Mariners not onboard.
Condition: Unknown
Due 27 July 1997
Resolved 23 July 1997
Navigation
Issued 27 June 1997 Resolved
Anchor light and stern towing light not acceptable
Condition: Unknown
Due 27 July 1997
Resolved 23 July 1997
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 27 June 1997 Resolved
MSD NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. DISCHARGING RAW WASTE OVERBOARD.
Condition: Unknown
Due 27 July 1997
Resolved 23 July 1997
Navigation
Issued 27 June 1997 Resolved
Coast Guard Light List not onboard.
Condition: Unknown
Due 27 July 1997
Resolved 23 July 1997

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.