CAPT SHELBY HOUSE

Towing Vessel · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

CAPT SHELBY HOUSE is a 1991 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 96 inspections since 1993, most recently in June 2026, along with 5 deficiencies and 39 casualty investigations between 2004 and 2024.

Records from 1993 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 29 June 2026.

Built: 1991
Last inspected: 29 June 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 96
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 39 investigations · 2004–2024
Inspected with: 98 other vessels
Also recorded as: 1 other name

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 29 June 2026

Recorded inspections96

…physical examinations12

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded79

Deficiencies 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 31 calendar years (1993–2026)

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

979002

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WDC6536

367163

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-367163

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)158.6 ft × 45.0 ft × 11.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 994 / net 298

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)158.6 ft × 45.0 ft × 11.5 ft

ITC tonnagegross 994 / net 298

BuilderAVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC. · WESTWEGO, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1991

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portJEFFERSONVILLE, IN

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 7 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it298 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
994 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross 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 · 98

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 · 96

29 June 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8418735

18 October 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8023996

20 August 2024 Damage Survey · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7985627

25 May 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7926157

25 April 2024 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7902052

24 December 2022 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7612684

22 December 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7621200

14 November 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7600457

18 October 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7579923

7 June 2022 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7470732

7 June 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7483230

4 March 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7407337

1 July 2021 TPO Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7288273

23 October 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7083473

22 October 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7082523

23 September 2020 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7063457

23 September 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7063704

10 August 2020 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7029769

11 June 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6973788

18 April 2020 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6941389

30 October 2019 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6846347

30 October 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6846348

23 May 2019 Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6691876

15 March 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6645888

28 June 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6575948

8 May 2018 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6409240

17 August 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6243557

13 November 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6053403

7 September 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6017785

25 October 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6207128

22 April 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4849012

14 March 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4816102

10 February 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4799573

2 August 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4678615

28 May 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4605469

6 November 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4479693

30 September 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4455916

10 February 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4243316

3 December 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4206386

23 November 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4197472

26 October 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4179308

6 September 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4151924

20 March 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3975000

11 February 2011 DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3948165

2 February 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3938002

18 August 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3829256

17 August 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3828164

9 July 2010 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3793719

31 October 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3625450

29 September 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3623438

21 March 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3443034

6 April 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3178923

8 May 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2932253

28 April 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Lower Mississippi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2968253

23 February 2007 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2877273

19 December 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2843209

11 July 2006 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2709602

24 March 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2616244

20 February 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2590970

2 August 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2463753

21 September 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2214317

29 May 2004 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD PEORIA · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2300547

23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1984688

19 May 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1811229

19 May 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1879884

31 May 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1640840

10 September 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 14334

9 August 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 281337

2 January 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 114093

16 September 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 45185

2 September 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 71708

1 June 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 429668

17 January 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 123476

17 January 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 171489

16 October 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD PEORIA · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 121862

27 August 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 767886

14 August 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 198794

5 August 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 419082

13 February 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Greenville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 413243

18 January 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO ST LOUIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 161198

30 August 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 70241

9 August 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 124250

11 April 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 906

3 April 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 87956

7 March 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 84285

4 February 1996 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 184096

31 October 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 21996

31 October 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 165914

31 October 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 385024

8 October 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 63923

6 July 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 752790

6 July 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 752793

16 June 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 191678

16 June 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 195886

7 September 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 28266

30 January 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 121705

Deficiency record · 5

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

Issued 20 August 2024 Resolved

A towing vessel must be maintained and operated so the watertight integrity and stability of the vessel are not compromised. The vessel has a 6 inch fracture in the port void. Make permanent repairs to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector. The vessel's TPO has the option to clear this deficiency with notification to the local OCMI within 72-hours in accordance with CG-CVC Policy Letter 17-10. 46 CFR 140.605

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 22 August 2024
Resolution: Received close out report from vessel TPO, uploaded into deficiency documents. 54"x29" and 18"x18" steel insert.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Enhanced survey programme (ESP)

Issued 7 June 2022 Resolved

Vessel lost steering capabilities due to a believed failed O-ring. Vessel is instructed to have repairs made to the satsfaction of their TPO.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 14 June 2022
Resolved 8 June 2022
Resolution: Parts replaced to the satisfaction of the TPO.

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

Issued 23 September 2020 Resolved

Propulsion machinery, including main engines must be maintained to ensure proper operation. Vessel sustained damage to STBD engine resulting in shutting down the engine while pushed into RDB at LMR 784.7

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 23 September 2020
Resolution: Deficiency cleared by TVIB.

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

Issued 30 October 2019 Resolved

13101-Propulsion machinery, including main engines, reduction gears, shafting, bearings, and electrical equipment and systems must: be maintained to ensure proper operation. The vessel's main engines were secured due to possible damage caused by fire on or near the STBD MDE Turbo. Vessel must complete any necessary repairs prior to commercial operations. 46CFR143.205(c)(1).

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 18 April 2020
Resolution: All corrected actions have been completed and tested satisfactory.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 30 October 2019 Resolved

07109-A towing vessel that is certificated for RIVERS route must be equipped with an approved B-V semi portable fire extinguisher or a fixed fire-extinguishing system to protect the engine room. The vessel's fixed CO2 fire extinguishing system was discharged and must be serviced and recharged prior to commercial operations. 46CFR142.315(a)(1)(ii).

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 18 April 2020
Resolution: All corrected actions have been completed and tested satisfactory.

Casualty record · 39

29 May 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 dead · activity 2300547

2 August 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2463753

24 March 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2616244

19 December 2006Routine · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 2843209

23 February 2007Significant Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2877273

28 April 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2968253

8 May 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2932253

6 April 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3178923

21 March 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3443034

29 September 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3623438

31 October 2009Major Marine Casualty · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 3625450

9 July 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3793719

17 August 2010Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 3828164

18 August 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3829256

2 February 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3938002

20 March 2011Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 3975000

6 September 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4151924

26 October 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4179308

23 November 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4197472

10 February 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4243316

30 September 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4455916

28 May 2013Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 4605469

2 August 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 4678615

14 March 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 4816102

22 April 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4849012

25 October 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6207128

7 September 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6017785

17 August 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6243557

15 March 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6645888

30 October 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 6846348

23 September 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7063704

22 October 2020Routine · role: Sighted in Area · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 7082523

23 October 2020Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 7083473

4 March 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7407337

7 June 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7483230

14 November 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7600457

22 December 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7621200

25 May 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 7926157

18 October 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8023996

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 · 1

CINDY CELESTE (2004–2014). 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.