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SS RUBY
SS RUBY is a 2001 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 2001, most recently in May 2025, along with 19 deficiencies.
Records from 2001 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 30 May 2025.
- Built
- 2001
- Last inspected
- 30 May 2025
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 19 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
Inspections, by type
The 19 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US
Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not
years in service. What Maury does not do.
Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1977.
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it3 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
1 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
1 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
Radio station licence
No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of
6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.
A report is not offered for this hull: Its record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. Reports.
Inspection history · 19
30 May 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8148314
24 June 2022
DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7489472
6 May 2021
Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7170936
15 July 2020
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7108900
24 July 2019
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6754988
19 July 2018
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6485322
12 April 2017
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6123890
22 April 2016
COI Inspection · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5860357
4 August 2011
COI Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4098347
28 September 2010
Hull Examination · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3858648
6 July 2009
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 3525947
18 September 2008
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3326673
5 September 2007
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3049521
5 September 2006
COI Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2769363
6 June 2006
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2671817
19 September 2005
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2496370
20 July 2004
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2139513
7 October 2002
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1685911
13 August 2001
Hull Examination · Initial Certification
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1397699
Deficiency record · 19
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 6 May 2021
Resolved
Four out of six automatic bilge pumps located in the pontoon assemblies (port-aft, center-aft, stbd-fwd/aft) are non-functional. Demonstrate proper functioning of the automatic bilge pumps as well as visual indication of the pumps at the operating station.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 6 May 2021
Resolved
Vessel's portable fire extinguishers are past due for annual servicing. Provide documentation for annual servicing.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 6 May 2021
Resolved
Vessel is required to have one B-I and one B-II approved portable fire extinguishers, as listed on the COI. Vessel currently has two B-Is and no B-II. Provide proof that vessel possesses, at a minimum, one B-I and one B-II approved portable fire extinguishers.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 6 May 2021
Resolved
The 8" long x 1 1/2" diameter flexible fuel fill hose is cracked and deteriorated. Replace fuel fill hose. In addition; repair and/or replace cracked fuel fill housing associated with the fuel fill hose.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 24 July 2019
Resolved
Vessel does not have the required compliment of fire buckets. Provide at least 3 (2.5 gallon) buckets with attached lanyards, in a readily available location, in case of fire. Each bucket must be stenciled with "FIRE BUCKET" in a contrasting color.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 24 July 2019
Resolved
Ring-lifebuoy is not fitted with reflective tape. Fit ring-lifebuoy with Type-I retrofreflective material as instructed by the attending Marine Inspector.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 24 July 2019
Resolved
Starting battery is not secured to protect against shifting and is not mounted in a tray to protect vessel against leaked electrolyte. Properly mount battery.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 24 July 2019
Resolved
The port-aft submersible electric bilge pump is not operational. Demonstrate proper operation of pump.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Signs, indications
Issued 24 July 2019
Resolved
Emergency Instruction List is not mounted at the operating station. Mount Emergency Instruction List.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Man Overboard Drill (MOB)
Issued 19 July 2018
Resolved
Monthly man-overboard (MOB) drills not documented in vessel's logbook. Provide evidence that monthly MOB drills are being conducted and logged IAW 46 CFR 185.520.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire drills
Issued 19 July 2018
Resolved
Monthly fire drills not documented in vessel's logbook. Provide evidence that monthly fire drills are being conducted and logged IAW 46 CFR 185.524.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 19 July 2018
Resolved
Vessel is required to have one B-I and one B-II portable fire extinguishers. Vessel currently has two B-I's, and the B-II is missing. Provide one B-II portable fire extinguisher in stern area IAW 46 CFR 181.500.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 19 July 2018
Resolved
Vessel's ring lifebuoy is deteriorated and not outfitted/installed correctly. Provide new ring lifebuoy and install, outfit, and mark IAW 46 CFR 180.70 and 185.604.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Functionality of Safety Systems
Issued 19 July 2018
Resolved
Emergency Instruction List not posted, or carried, on vessel. Post (or carry onboard) Emergency Instruction List IAW 46 CFR 185.510.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 19 July 2018
Resolved
When testing automatic bilge pumps in the vessel's pontoons, it was discovered that the visual indicator lights at the operating console only intermittently flickered. Demonstrate that when any automatic bilge pump is running that a visual indication is evident at the operating console IAW 46 CFR 182.530(c).
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Man Overboard Recovery
Issued 28 September 2010
Resolved
Due to high water levels on the Red River, vessel was pulled from the water. Prior to carrying passengers, complete a satisfactory MOB drill with a CG MI in attendance.
Personnel › Certificates/Documents/Licenses › License, Master
Issued 5 September 2006
Resolved
Provide copy of masters license.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Pump
Issued 23 July 2004
Resolved
Prove proper operation of bilge pump and alarms.
Navigation
Issued 13 August 2001
Resolved
Provide VHF radio unless exemption letter is recieved.
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.