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BIG RAY II

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named BIG RAY II

BIG RAY II is a 1996 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 28 inspections since 1996, most recently in May 2026, along with 5 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2024.

Records from 1996 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 12 May 2026.

Built: 1996
Last inspected: 12 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 28
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2024
Inspected with: 1 other vessel

Identity

1042362

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WDD8587

440143

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367300080

Maury page id

psix-440143

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations26

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded1

Years with a record 27 calendar years (1996–2026)

The 28 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

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)57.0 ft × 19.0 ft × 7.2 ft

Registered tonnagegross 52 / net 41

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderNEUVILLE BOAT WORKS INC · NEW IBERIA LA, UNITED STATES · built 1996

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 28 April 2026 · expires 31 May 2027

Service, as the file records itPassenger (Inspected)

Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)

Tonnage as PSIX records it52 - Simplified, Gross Ton
41 - Simplified, Net Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 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.

Radio station licence

WDD8587MMSI 367300080 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 14 April 2017, expires 28 June 2027

WCX5380MMSI not assigned · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 16 June 1997, cancelled 19 August 2007

FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown. A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.

Inspected as a tow unit · 1

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.

CHARLES Freight Ship · MISLE 1168507 · 24 September 2024 · activity 8013858

Inspection history · 28

12 May 2026 COI Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8371483

16 June 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8133153

24 September 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8013858

14 June 2024 Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7915969

15 June 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7689524

6 June 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7459146

18 March 2021 COI Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7158346

15 July 2020 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6998716

12 July 2019 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6747267

31 July 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6488707

6 July 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6197853

20 June 2016 Drydock Exam · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5908453

9 September 2015 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5233878

29 August 2014 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4962332

8 August 2011 DAPI Audit · Drydock Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4097476

2 December 2010 DAPI Audit

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3902687

21 August 2008 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3298512

27 July 2006 COI Inspection · Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2726377

9 August 2005 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET EAST BANK DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2456084

19 August 2004 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET EAST BANK DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2170356

6 August 2003 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET EAST BANK DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1868062

23 July 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET EAST BANK DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1655794

16 July 2001 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1473310

12 June 2000 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1432342

17 June 1999 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1397192

22 June 1998 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1455586

12 June 1997 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1409700

12 June 1996 Initial Certification · Hull Examination · Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight · Inclining Experiment

Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1425845

Deficiency record · 5

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors

Issued 6 June 2022 Resolved

A hatch exposed to the weather must be watertight, except that the following hatches may be weathertight: A hatch on a vessel that operates only on protected waters. Vessel’s cabin doors and engine room hatch gaskets were missing sections and were in dry rotted. Vessel rep replaced all gaskets with new. 46CFR179.630

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 6 June 2022

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 6 June 2022 Resolved

At each initial and subsequent inspection for certification of a vessel, the owner or managing operator shall be prepared to conduct tests and have the vessel ready for inspections of the hull structure and its appurtenances. Vessel has a crack weld in the forward most void, STBD side forward. Vessel rep had welder repair the cracked weld. 46CFR176.802 (a)

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 6 June 2022

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 6 June 2022 Resolved

Each ring life buoy with a floating waterlight must have a lanyard of at least 910 millimeters (3 feet) in length, but not more than 1,830 millimeters (6 feet), securing the waterlight around the body of the ring life buoy. The landyard was partial cut and frayed. Vessel rep replaced with new lanyard. 46CFR180.70 (d)(2)

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 6 June 2022

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Guards for Exposed Hazards

Issued 6 July 2017 Resolved

Owner/operator shall install guards over rotating machinery in engine room on all 3 engines. Exposed belts and wheels.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 13 July 2017
Resolved 10 July 2017
Resolution: Vessel operator installed appropriate guards.

Fire Fighting › Miscellaneous Items › Insulation (Penetration of Oil/Oil Vapors)

Issued 6 July 2017 Resolved

Owner/operator shall install (firestop) noncombustible material in bulkhead penetrations of engine room.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 13 July 2017
Resolved 10 July 2017
Resolution: Vessel used "Great Stuff Fireblock" to fill in penetrations in deck between engine room and deck at operating station.

Casualty record · 1

24 September 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 8013858

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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. 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.