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RUTH

RUTH is a 1953 freight barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 17 inspections since 1985, most recently in March 2005, along with 10 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2005.

Records from 1985 to 2005. Most recent: inspection, 29 March 2005.

Built
1953
Last inspected
29 March 2005
Documentation
Expired · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

Flag
UNITED STATES
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Maury page id
psix-50925

Inspections, by type

…with no type recorded6
Years with a record 10 calendar years (1985–2005)
The 17 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.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 21 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 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Barge class in Maury's sources begin in 1972.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)260.1 ft × 48.1 ft × 12.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 1,215 / net 1,215
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderPACIFIC COAST ENGINEERING · ALAMEDA, CA, UNITED STATES · built 1953
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionNot recorded
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portPORTLAND, OR
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
Service, as the file records itFreight Barge
Hull formbarge (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it1215 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
1215 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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

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.

Inspected as a tow unit · 2

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.

CLIFFORD G Towing Vessel · MISLE 61896 · 29 March 2005 · activity 2340898CLIFFORD G Towing Vessel · MISLE 61896 · 29 November 2004 · activity 2250059KEITH G Towing Vessel · MISLE 209888 · 26 November 1997 · activity 36733

Inspection history · 17

29 March 2005 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2340898
29 November 2004 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 2250059
26 November 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 36733
23 September 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 658355
1 February 1991 Administrative
Administrative · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1243981
8 August 1990 Administrative
Administrative · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1232987
10 January 1990 Administrative
Administrative · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 905443
19 June 1989 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1041589
12 May 1988 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1353062
6 July 1987 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1320142
27 May 1987 Re-Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1026786
22 April 1987 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 503165
24 November 1986 Administrative
Administrative · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1327320
24 November 1986 Drydock Extension
Administrative · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 1330994
14 May 1986 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 987099
4 June 1985 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 983206
30 May 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN FRANCISCO BAY · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 978725

Deficiency record · 10

Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 27 May 1987 Resolved
4 REPLACE MARINE SANITATION DEVICE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 27 May 1987
Resolved 27 May 1987
Engineering
Issued 27 May 1987 Resolved
1 STENCIL EMERGENCY FUEL SHUT OFF.
Condition: Unknown
Due 27 May 1987
Resolved 27 May 1987
Deck/Cargo
Issued 27 May 1987 Resolved
3 PRESSURE TEST AND STENCIL CARGO HOSES.
Condition: Unknown
Due 27 May 1987
Resolved 27 May 1987
Construction/Loadline
Issued 27 May 1987 Resolved
2 REPAIR LEAK IN STBD SKEG WITH GOOD MARINE PRACTICE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 27 May 1987
Resolved 27 May 1987
Construction/Loadline
Issued 14 May 1986 Resolved
REPAIR OR REPLACE BOTH ACCESS COVERS TO FWD RAKE AND PROVE WATERTIGHT.
Condition: Unknown
Due 14 May 1986
Resolved 14 May 1986
Deck/Cargo
Issued 30 May 1985 Resolved
REPAIR FUEL OIL LEAK ON FUEL OIL RETURN LINE, PENETRATING THE AFT BULKHEAD OF THE CARGO PUMP ROOM ON THE OVERHEAD. THIS LEAK IS APPROX 4" FWD OF THE AFT BULKHEAD.
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 May 1985
Resolved 30 May 1985
Deck/Cargo
Issued 30 May 1985 Resolved
REPLACE PRESSURE GAUGE ON STBD. CARGO PUMP.
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 May 1985
Resolved 30 May 1985
Deck/Cargo
Issued 30 May 1985 Resolved
REPLACE PRESSURE GAUGE ON STBD. CARGO MAIN.
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 May 1985
Resolved 30 May 1985
Navigation
Issued 30 May 1985 Resolved
REPAIR UPPERMOST ALL AROUND WHITE LIGHT ON MAST.
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 May 1985
Resolved 30 May 1985
Deck/Cargo
Issued 30 May 1985 Resolved
REPLACE FLAME SCREEN ON TANK VENT #2 PORT.
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 May 1985
Resolved 30 May 1985

Casualty record · 1

29 March 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2340898
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

BARGE 50 (2005). 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.