ELIZABETH R CHASE

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

ELIZABETH R CHASE is a 1983 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 32 inspections since 1992, most recently in December 2025, along with 5 deficiencies and 7 casualty investigations between 2008 and 2024.

Records from 1992 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 26 December 2025.

Built: 1983
Last inspected: 26 December 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 32
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 7 investigations · 2008–2024
Inspected with: 52 other vessels
Also recorded as: 3 other names

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 26 December 2025

Recorded inspections32

…physical examinations12

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded17

Deficiencies 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 22 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

663777

8846199

WDG4120

241277

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-241277

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)170.0 ft × 45.0 ft × 3.2 ft

Registered tonnagegross 684 / net 619

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderST LOUIS SHIP DIV POTTS · ST LOUIS · built 1983

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portST LOUIS, MO

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 11 February 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it684 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
619 - 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 · 52

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.

Inspection history · 32

26 December 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8287425

7 May 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7909828

1 February 2024 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7856209

20 November 2023 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7827224

18 August 2023 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7769774

26 April 2023 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7675968

26 August 2021 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7297235

26 August 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7363032

15 February 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7144526

14 January 2019 Initial Certification · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6623673

21 August 2017 MTSA Verification · Administration · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6247322

1 September 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6016673

17 January 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4524135

14 October 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4464300

13 December 2010 DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3910449

5 October 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3863491

2 April 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3492392

14 September 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3324792

1 November 2006 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2812591

19 October 2006 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2803630

28 September 2006 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2789852

13 May 2005 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2357060

23 April 2003 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1779275

6 January 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1476055

6 January 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1476697

9 October 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 283235

27 April 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 415318

18 October 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 115687

14 December 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 127388

4 June 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 24210

30 June 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 47208

30 June 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 108465

Deficiency record · 5

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 20 November 2023 Resolved

Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems must: (1) be maintained to ensure proper operation; (21 be suitable for route and service; and (3) have suitable propulsion controls to provide the operator full control at each operating station. The vessel experienced a loss of propulsion.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 23 November 2023
Resolution: Received objective evidence via TPO that proper repairs were made and tested satisfactorily. A navigation buoy was lodged between the port propeller and port kort nozzle. The buoy was removed and no damage observed.. Following removal of buoy, vessel was

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 26 August 2021 Resolved

Make repairs to port side of hull fracture.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 26 August 2021
Resolved 4 September 2021
Resolution: The deficiency was cleared to the satisfaction of a USCG Marine Inspector.

Fire Fighting › Fixed Halon Fire Extinguishing System › Quantity of Halon

Issued 19 October 2006 Resolved

Vessels fixed halon fire extinguishing system contains 3 bottles of 270# of Halon. System was serviced in August 2006. The gauge on one of the halon bottles indicates empty. Other 2 bottles indicate full. Vessel is to ensure system is serviced.

Due 1 November 2006
Resolved 1 November 2006
Resolution: Company serviced fire suppression system on Oct 29, 2006. See attached document.

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Serviceable

Issued 19 October 2006 Resolved

Vessels life rings are beginning to show signs of wear and don't have reflective tape. Vessel needs to ensure all life rings are in serviceable condition.

Due 18 November 2006
Resolved 13 December 2010

Electrical

Issued 27 April 1998 Resolved

COTP - Missing globe covers for light fixtures.

Condition: Unknown
Due 27 May 1998
Resolved 28 April 1998

Casualty record · 7

14 September 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3324792

5 October 2010Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 3863491

14 October 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4464300

17 January 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 4524135

15 February 2021Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 7144526

26 August 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7363032

7 May 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7909828

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 · 3

ABBY S (2008), LAURIE BECNEL (2010), TAURUS (2012–2013). 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.