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HELEN LAY
- Built
- 1991
- Last inspected
- 14 September 2013
- Documentation
- No record in the NVDC file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 13 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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
14 September 2013
…with no type recorded44
Deficiencies
2 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
19 calendar years (1992–2013)
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
978178
WDE3938
366086
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-366086
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it513 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
153 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
153 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 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.
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Behind this panel: 48 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 2 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; operational controls, none recorded without a removal date; 45 other vessels inspected with it; no other recorded names; no NVDC documentation record for this Official Number. 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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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 · 45
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.
SMG 10 Freight Barge · MISLE 440491 · 14 September 2013 · activity 4716330AEP 831 Freight Barge · MISLE 499201 · 28 July 2011 · activity 4097587AEP 127 Freight Barge · MISLE 794776 · 28 July 2011 · activity 4097587AEP 300 Freight Barge · MISLE 893984 · 28 July 2011 · activity 4097587MEM 2021 Freight Barge · MISLE 479151 · 6 March 2010 · activity 3695974ROBERT M Towing Vessel · MISLE 76391 · 5 February 2009 · activity 3412733PAUL G BLAZER Towing Vessel · MISLE 292987 · 5 February 2009 · activity 3412733RRS 7972 Freight Barge · MISLE 179121 · 29 October 2008 · activity 3354208OHIO VALLEY Towing Vessel · MISLE 298917 · 29 October 2008 · activity 3354208ING6560 Freight Barge · MISLE 439613 · 29 October 2008 · activity 3354208MEM 483 Freight Barge · MISLE 465813 · 9 June 2008 · activity 3234154H.E. BOWLES Towing Vessel · MISLE 144151 · 8 April 2008 · activity 3180814T94207 Freight Barge · MISLE 403708 · 8 April 2008 · activity 3180814FMTA 9606 Freight Barge · MISLE 444407 · 8 April 2008 · activity 3180814FMTA 9616B Freight Barge · MISLE 450764 · 21 February 2007 · activity 2876753AEP 593B Freight Barge · MISLE 565333 · 21 February 2007 · activity 2876753AEP 112 Freight Barge · MISLE 794761 · 21 February 2007 · activity 2876753AEP 113 Freight Barge · MISLE 794762 · 21 February 2007 · activity 2876753AEP 121 Freight Barge · MISLE 794770 · 21 February 2007 · activity 2876753AEP 651 Freight Barge · MISLE 868062 · 21 February 2007 · activity 2876753CHEMICAL 801 Tank Barge · MISLE 43447 · 2 April 2003 · activity 1767219CHEMICAL 801 Tank Barge · MISLE 43447 · 12 March 2003 · activity 1757016TS-6 Tank Barge · MISLE 43286 · 20 February 2003 · activity 1747219MEM 5122 Freight Barge · MISLE 466858 · 2 January 2003 · activity 1732451MEM 5201 Freight Barge · MISLE 477765 · 23 June 2002 · activity 1635810MEM 515 Freight Barge · MISLE 36290 · 17 August 2001 · activity 89884CROSBY PROGRESS Towing Vessel · MISLE 187075 · 20 May 2001 · activity 149308S 31 Tank Barge · MISLE 385731 · 20 May 2001 · activity 149308ING4827 Freight Barge · MISLE 411602 · 20 May 2001 · activity 149308MEM 94115 Freight Barge · MISLE 397831 · 11 April 2000 · activity 28248MEM 455 Freight Barge · MISLE 457672 · 11 April 2000 · activity 28248MEM 5020 Freight Barge · MISLE 463456 · 11 April 2000 · activity 28248MEM 5080 Freight Barge · MISLE 472614 · 11 April 2000 · activity 28248MEM 2010 Freight Barge · MISLE 476102 · 11 April 2000 · activity 28248MEM 5160 Freight Barge · MISLE 489481 · 11 April 2000 · activity 28248M 239 Freight Barge · MISLE 203065 · 25 September 1999 · activity 83713J ANDREW ECKSTEIN Towing Vessel · MISLE 148455 · 18 April 1999 · activity 16912CC 7830 Freight Barge · MISLE 237706 · 18 April 1999 · activity 16912MEM 5202 Freight Barge · MISLE 477767 · 3 February 1999 · activity 41291ING208 Freight Barge · MISLE 108024 · 27 March 1998 · activity 72344SER 222 Freight Barge · MISLE 131493 · 19 February 1997 · activity 168154VL 7105 Freight Barge · MISLE 110572 · 10 December 1995 · activity 101786RB 1 * Freight Barge · MISLE 138972 · 19 October 1995 · activity 94420R 8470 Freight Barge · MISLE 240377 · 21 February 1994 · activity 82911R 6303 Freight Barge · MISLE 317422 · 21 February 1994 · activity 82911GEORGE E Tank Barge · MISLE 40638 · 10 May 1992 · activity 67375Inspection history · 48
14 September 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4716330
28 July 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4097587
29 May 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4032651
2 November 2010
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4256541
19 October 2010
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3875080
9 March 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3693112
6 March 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3695974
5 February 2009
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3412733
29 October 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3354208
24 June 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3246530
9 June 2008
Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3234050
9 June 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3234154
8 April 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3180814
21 February 2007
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2876753
23 March 2006
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2608355
7 July 2005
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2423147
27 April 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2057147
2 April 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1767219
12 March 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1757016
20 February 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1747219
2 January 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1732451
15 December 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1736566
23 June 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1635810
26 October 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 122323
17 August 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 89884
20 May 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 149308
20 September 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 11687
22 June 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 280163
11 April 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 28248
11 April 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 230930
11 April 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 278609
17 December 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 436108
7 December 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 435560
25 September 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 83713
18 April 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 16912
25 February 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 695091
25 February 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 695092
3 February 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 41291
3 February 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 425429
18 November 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 176149
5 September 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD PEORIA · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 172201
27 March 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 72344
26 December 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 29826
19 February 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD PEORIA · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 168154
10 December 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 101786
19 October 1995
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD PEORIA · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 94420
21 February 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 82911
10 May 1992
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 67375
Deficiency record · 2
Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Marking
Issued 7 July 2005
Resolved
Fire extinguisher on the stern of vessel missing inspection label.
Fire Fighting
Issued 3 February 1999
Resolved
Vessel lacks a semi-portable or fixed fire fighting system in the engineroom. The CFR requires such equipment for vessels over 300 gross tons. The HELEN LAY is subject to this requirement since it is 513 gross tons.
Ownership record
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