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RYKER BEYEL
RYKER BEYEL is a 1997 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 34 inspections since 1997, most recently in May 2026, along with 14 deficiencies, 2 operational controls and 3 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2012.
Records from 1997 to 2026. Most recent: operational control imposed, 23 May 2026.
- Built
- 1997
- Last inspected
- 23 May 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 14 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 3 investigations · 2005–2012
Identity
1051793
WDL8255
454043
Flag
UNITED STATES
366955670
Maury page id
psix-454043
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded15
Years with a record
19 calendar years (1997–2026)
The 34 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 Towing Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)60.0 ft × 26.0 ft × 8.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 104 / net 83
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderMICHELLE TOWING INC · MORGAN CITY, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1997
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeBox
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portPORT CANAVERAL, FL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 11 July 2026 · expires 31 August 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 it104 - Simplified, Gross Ton
83 - Simplified, Net Ton
83 - 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
WDL8255MMSI 366955670 · active · voluntarily equipped · granted 28 October 2020, expires 28 October 2030
WDB8256MMSI 366955670 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 21 May 2014, cancelled 20 October 2020
WCX7457MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 17 September 1997, cancelled 17 November 2007 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
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 · 14
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.
LONE STAR STATE Towing Vessel · MISLE 483008 · 3 March 2012 · activity 4257883GMF 1 Freight Barge · MISLE 613776 · 23 March 2010 · activity 3710385AGM 2301 Freight Barge · MISLE 45668 · 26 April 2005 · activity 2360476K 701 Tank Barge · MISLE 41084 · 19 February 2000 · activity 2510RCT 101 Tank Barge · MISLE 49938 · 28 June 1999 · activity 2094BAYOU RUNNER Towing Vessel · MISLE 79658 · 28 June 1999 · activity 2094MWT-7236 Freight Barge · MISLE 116725 · 28 June 1999 · activity 2094ART 495 Freight Barge · MISLE 126672 · 28 June 1999 · activity 2094AMY LOU MORRISON Towing Vessel · MISLE 80317 · 7 November 1997 · activity 166984MR NICK Towing Vessel · MISLE 131206 · 7 November 1997 · activity 166984LUCINDA SMITH Towing Vessel · MISLE 138840 · 7 November 1997 · activity 166984WEEKS 531 Industrial Vessel · MISLE 228940 · 7 November 1997 · activity 166984KIRSTEN GRACE Towing Vessel · MISLE 192993 · 24 September 1997 · activity 155348PHOENIX HORIZON Unclassified · MISLE 464535 · 24 September 1997 · activity 155348Inspection history · 34
23 May 2026
Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8379871
1 August 2025
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8203060
2 August 2024
Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7972876
23 October 2023
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7814834
27 June 2023
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7724926
2 August 2022
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7523060
5 April 2022
Load Line/Change of Employment
Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7425241
20 July 2021
COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Worth · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7261903
3 August 2017
Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Brownsville · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6240487
12 September 2016
MARPOL · Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5999406
3 March 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4257883
12 December 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Pascagoula · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4206790
24 July 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3809192
23 March 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3710385
5 February 2010
Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3674713
2 July 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3255547
16 May 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3213494
30 December 2006
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2848301
30 December 2006
Uninspected Other · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2848302
27 October 2006
Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2809206
24 October 2005
Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2521156
27 June 2005
Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2405157
26 April 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2360476
1 March 2005
Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2301447
28 October 2004
Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2230420
12 October 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2220766
3 June 2004
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2087542
28 June 2001
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 214329
19 February 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU LAKE CHARLES · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2510
11 December 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 109586
28 June 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2094
10 June 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1511130
7 November 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 166984
24 September 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 155348
Deficiency record · 14
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for survival craft
Issued 9 September 2025
Resolved
Survival craft must be stowed in accordance with the requirements of § 199.130 of this chapter, as far as is practicable on existing towing vessels. Life raft stowed in not readily deployable position, Read requirement listed on 46CFR1198.130.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 9 September 2025
Resolved
Electrical conductors passing though watertight bulkheads must be installed so that the bulkhead remains watertight. Electrical wires entering bridge are installed IAW this regulation.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 9 September 2025
Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must function properly and minimize system failures and fire and shock hazards. Secure electrical wire providing power to STBD winch.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 9 September 2025
Resolved
Each towing vessel operating on oceans, coastwise, or Great Lakes routes must have a means to take blood pressure readings, splint broken bones, and apply large bandages for serious wounds. Provide pressure cuff.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 9 September 2025
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be capable of preventing all oil spills from reaching the water during transfers by:
Pre-closing the scuppers/freeing ports, if the towing vessel is so equipped. Install drain plugs in all containment.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 9 September 2025
Resolved
A 40-B portable fire extinguisher must be located near the storage room or cabinet. This is in addition to the portable fire extinguishers required by tables 142.230(a) and 142.230(b) of this part. Provide dedicated fire extinguisher for flammable locker.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire-dampers
Issued 9 September 2025
Resolved
Means must be provided for stopping each fan in a ventilation system serving machinery spaces and for closing, in case of fire, each doorway, ventilator, and annular space around funnels and other openings into such spaces. Install gasket material on the 02-stern facing fan exhaust/inlets.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 9 September 2025
Resolved
There must be an installed or portable bilge pump for emergency dewatering. Install valve handle on the bilge outlet
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 9 September 2025
Resolved
Closure devices must be provided for deckhouse or hull penetrations, which open to the exterior of the vessel and which may allow water to enter the vessel. These devices must be suitable for the expected route. Install proper fitting for air chuck on STBD side engine room.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 9 September 2025
Resolved
all fire-suppression and detection equipment and systems on board a towing vessel must be maintained in accordance with the attached nameplate, manufacturer's approved design manual, or as otherwise provided in any TSMS applicable to the vessel. Provide documentation attesting to approval of secondary stop valve on the installed CO2 System or remove handle to make it inoperable.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 2 August 2024
Resolved
A vessel that is exposed to salt water more than 6 months in any 12 month period since the last examination or initial certification must undergo a dry dock and internal structural examination at least twice in 5, with not more than 36 months between examination. Vessel was due for dry dock by 31 July 2024 and has not completed required inspection. Vessel is restricted from operations until dry dock and ISE is conducted to the satisfaction of the attending MI.
46 CFR 137.300 (a) (1)
Code 60 c
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 27 June 2023
Resolved
The original COI must be framed under glass or other transparent material and posted in a conspicuous place onboard the towing vessel. COI was not posted on vessel.
46CFR136.220(a)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 27 June 2023
Resolved
Piping and machinery components that exceed 220 °C (428 °F), including fittings, flanges, valves, exhaust manifolds, and turbochargers, must be insulated. Measures must be in place to prevent flammable or combustible liquid piping leaks from coming into contact with these components. Exhaust lagging was observed to be loose creating gaps, exposing exhaust piping.
46CFR143.220(a)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 27 June 2023
Resolved
Flexible connections and discharge hoses on all semi-portable extinguishers and fixed extinguishing systems must be inspected and tested in accordance with § 147.65 of this chapter. Outer covering of flex loop to center CO2 cylinder was observed to be deteriorating and in need of replacement.
46CFR142.240(a)(3)
Casualty record · 3
26 April 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2360476
23 March 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3710385
3 March 2012Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4257883
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.
Recorded names · 1
SIGNET FREEDOM (2005–2012). 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.