LAKE CHARLES

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

LAKE CHARLES is a 1985 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 89 inspections since 1992, most recently in January 2026, along with 11 deficiencies and 31 casualty investigations between 2003 and 2025.

Records from 1992 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 20 January 2026.

Built: 1985
Last inspected: 20 January 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 89
Deficiencies: 11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 31 investigations · 2003–2025
Inspected with: 56 other vessels

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 20 January 2026

Recorded inspections89

…physical examinations28

…administrative events7

…with no type recorded54

Deficiencies 11 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 28 calendar years (1992–2026)

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

689157

8851273

WDF4884

259350

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-259350

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)75.6 ft × 28.0 ft × 10.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 193 / net 131

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderBALEHI MARINE INC · LACOMBE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1985

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 15 September 2025 · expires 30 September 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 it193 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
131 - 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 · 56

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 · 89

20 January 2026 Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8298869

12 November 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8267607

16 July 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8187190

19 February 2025 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8063912

5 December 2023 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7833674

26 October 2023 TPO Audit

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7816343

17 April 2023 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7670234

28 February 2023 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7643312

28 February 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7800283

24 September 2022 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lafayette · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7567316

20 January 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7382802

2 January 2022 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7374869

2 January 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7374937

28 December 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7373072

28 December 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7374169

10 September 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7310736

30 July 2021 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7272694

29 July 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7275020

1 July 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Freeport · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7241755

12 September 2020 In-Service Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7056795

12 September 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7057675

10 July 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7002753

11 April 2020 In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6938782

11 April 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6939573

20 March 2020 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6929601

20 February 2020 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6921124

28 December 2019 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6879944

8 December 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6870347

29 August 2019 Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6798047

20 August 2019 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6789660

20 August 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6803020

24 January 2019 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6615109

21 January 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6614153

21 January 2019 Deficiency Check · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6620525

10 December 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6611202

29 September 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6551470

2 March 2018 Damage Survey · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6367434

2 March 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6431521

7 February 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6372508

5 October 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6282555

20 September 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6271111

20 March 2017 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6108699

17 March 2017 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6106969

10 October 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6026996

21 June 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5161913

13 May 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5126272

15 January 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5068978

25 May 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4945828

23 December 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4774185

19 September 2013 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4718913

24 August 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4432706

4 June 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4337355

11 March 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4261528

4 January 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4219301

1 October 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4163406

7 August 2011 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4109141

7 August 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4112541

16 June 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4047715

22 February 2011 Marine Casualty Follow Up

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3950277

21 February 2011 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3950562

21 February 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3956595

17 January 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3931620

16 November 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3907156

3 November 2010 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3883978

3 November 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3887815

22 October 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3887913

6 August 2010 DAPI Audit

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3887134

16 July 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3799885

20 March 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3699481

1 July 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3521299

21 November 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3374903

13 December 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3116915

27 October 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3088090

14 October 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2806384

1 September 2006 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2766221

6 April 2005 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2327605

16 March 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2311895

8 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1961010

18 June 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1989507

1 September 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 28144

28 April 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1511081

19 July 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 123829

21 July 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 406096

20 June 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 405059

2 November 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8394

22 September 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 512428

12 August 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 82861

25 June 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 22117

11 March 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 24190

Deficiency record · 11

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 5 December 2023 Resolved

Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, steering and electrical equipment and systems, must be suitable for route and service. Vessel reported an issue with both flanking rudders in follow up mode.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 18 December 2023
Resolved 6 December 2023
Resolution: Objective evidence received, cleared def.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 5 December 2023 Resolved

Objective evidence attesting to root cause & satisfactory repair(s) IAW company TSMS must be submitted to local OCMI.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 18 December 2023
Resolved 6 December 2023
Resolution: Objective evidence received, cleared def.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 17 April 2023 Resolved

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel suffered a steering casualty. Vessel shall enact permanent repairs to the satisfaction of the TPO. Ensure TPO report is sent to MSU Texas City Domestics: [email withheld] CITE: 46 CFR 14.205 (a)

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 17 April 2023
Resolved 18 April 2023
Resolution: VSL tech ran all new marine grade 16 conductor wire from the # 1 and #2 amplifiers to the #1 and #2 feedback units on steering. VSL has been fully tested and operating as designed.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 2 January 2022 Resolved

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operations of the towing vessel and safety of persons on board under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel was transiting south when it had a momentary loss of steering. Vessel is to transit safely with an assist tug to [name withheld] shipyard to troubleshoot.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 5 January 2022
Resolution: Technician replaced 2 bad solenoids.

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

Issued 12 September 2020 Resolved

While mooring vessel lost the stbd MDE and could not restart the engine. Complete repairs and provide report to USCG IAW TSMS.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 12 September 2020
Resolved 13 September 2020
Resolution: Tech attended vssl, found fuel pump inop, replaced and tested sat. Report attached in documents.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 11 April 2020 Resolved

Machinery must be maintained to provide safe operation of the towing vessel and the safety of the persons onboard under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel lost starboard, inboard flanking rudder

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 13 April 2020
Resolution: Marine Inspectors attended vessel in drydock and inspected new rudder.

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

Issued 20 March 2020 Resolved

Vessel repored damage to shaft after taking up line in port propeller. Vessel directed to enter dry-dock and make perminate repairs, and prove proper operation to USCG or 3rd Party (TVIB), prior to departure from Port Arthur COTP zone. 46 CFR 143.205(c)(1).

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 19 April 2020
Resolved 27 March 2020
Resolution: Recieved TVIB report attestingt to satisfactory repairs.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances

Issued 28 December 2019 Resolved

Each life buoy must be marked in block capitol letters with the name of the vessel and have the following attachments and fittings; at least one must have a lifeline secured around the body of the lifebuoy, at least two must be fitted with floating electric water lights. Vessels 03 lifebuoys were incorrect.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 28 December 2019
Resolved 28 December 2019

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 20 August 2019 Resolved

Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide safe operations of the towing vessel safety of the persons on board under normal and emergency conditions. Vessel sustained steering casualty. Make permanent repairs to steering gear to the satisfaction of attending Marine Inspector. Vessel authorized to transit to Sterling Shipyard, Port Neches, TX via assist tug to make permanent repairs. 46 CFR 143.205(a)

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 29 August 2019
Resolution: Verified adequate repairs to steering system via operational test of both systems and both pumps.

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings

Issued 24 January 2019 Resolved

Vessel's watertight integrity and stability were compromised through a leak in the shaft seal on the starboard engine.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 5 February 2019
Resolved 5 February 2019
Resolution: Provided proof of repairs as invoice.

Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-direct drive) › Gear, Timing

Issued 21 February 2011 Resolved

The vessel bolts connecting the reduction gear and the shaft fractured causing the port engine shaft to not engage.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 February 2011
Resolved 22 February 2011
Resolution: The vessel installed a new clutch for the port side engine at LEEVAC shipyard.

Casualty record · 31

18 June 2003Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1989507

14 October 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 2806384

27 October 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 3088090

21 November 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3374903

1 July 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3521299

22 October 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3887913

3 November 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3887815

16 November 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3907156

17 January 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3931620

21 February 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3956595

16 June 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4047715

7 August 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4112541

1 October 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4163406

4 January 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 4219301

11 March 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4261528

4 June 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4337355

24 August 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4432706

23 December 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4774185

10 October 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6026996

7 February 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6372508

2 March 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6431521

10 December 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6611202

21 January 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6614153

20 August 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6803020

11 April 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6939573

12 September 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7057675

29 July 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7275020

28 December 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7374169

2 January 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7374937

28 February 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7800283

16 July 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 8187190

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.

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.