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RUTH
RUTH is a 1952 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 15 inspections since 1994, most recently in December 2024, along with 7 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2020.
Records from 1994 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 14 December 2024.
- Built
- 1952
- Last inspected
- 14 December 2024
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2020
Identity
264694
WD19643
68973
Flag
UNITED STATES
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Maury page id
psix-68973
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded3
Years with a record
7 calendar years (1994–2024)
The 15 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)51.6 ft × 16.0 ft × 5.9 ft
Registered tonnagegross 32 / net 22
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderG M NICHOLS BOAT WORKS · HOOD RIVER, OR, UNITED STATES · built 1952
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portPORTLAND, OR
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 2 December 2025 · expires 31 January 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 it32 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
22 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
22 - 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.
ZB-31 Freight Barge · MISLE 91956 · 12 December 2020 · activity 7112473NARWHAL Freight Barge · MISLE 402352 · 15 March 1994 · activity 62278Inspection history · 15
14 December 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8057212
11 December 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 8046351
29 November 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7831407
8 December 2022
Initial Certification · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7605167
14 July 2022
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7507044
20 April 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7434901
20 September 2021
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7316750
12 December 2020
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7110873
12 December 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7112473
2 October 2020
Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7014090
2 October 2020
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7108408
27 February 2020
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Portland OR · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6917086
25 June 2012
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Columbia River · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 4358282
27 April 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 699832
15 March 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORTLAND, OREGON · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 62278
Deficiency record · 7
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 20 September 2021
Resolved
The owner and managing operator must ensure that the towing vessel is in compliance with Subchapter M and other applicable laws and regulations at all times. Due to the RUTH being submerged, the vessel must identify the cause of the water ingress, make satisfactory repairs and undergo an inspection to the satisfaction of an attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector prior to movement or service.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 12 December 2020
Resolved
Due to the RUTH being submerged as a result of marine casualty, it must undergo a damage assessment and make appropriate repairs prior to returning vessel to service and to the satisfaction of the local [name withheld], you are required to submit a transit plan for Coast Guard approval prior to moving the vessel from its current location to a repair facility. 46 CFR 137.120(a), 17c
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)
Issued 2 October 2020
Resolved
Each exhaust pipe from an internal combustion engine which is within reach of personnel must be insulated or otherwise guarded to prevent burns. There was no insulation installed on either the Port/STDB inside engine exhaust manifolds located in the engine room. Install an adequate amount of insulation to protect personnel from burns while in the engine room.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm
Issued 2 October 2020
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be fitted with a general alarm that is activated at each operating station and can notify persons onboard in the event of an emergency in an engine room. In addition, install a supplemental flashing red light that is identified with a sign that reads: "Attention General Alarm-When Alarm Sounds or Flashes Go to Your Station." The vessel does not have a general alarm. Install a general alarm system capable of meeting the requirements of 46 CFR 142.235.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 2 October 2020
Resolved
At least two lifebuoys on a towing vessel greater than 26ft must be fitted with a floating electric water light. No floating water lights were installed on the vessel. Attach the minimum amount of water lights as required by the regulation.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 2 October 2020
Resolved
he portable fire pump must be self priming and power-driven with a minimum capacity of at least 80gpm at a discharge gauge pressure of not less that 60psi, measured at the pump discharge. The portable fire pump did not have an installed pressure gauge on the discharge. Install a pressure gauge on the discharge outlet of the fire pump.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 27 February 2020
Resolved
All owners and operators of an existing towing vessel must have a valid COI prior to the specified phase-in period. This vessel is one of the 50% of the vessels that has not obtained a valid COI. The vessel shall be made available for a Coast Guard COI inspection within 90 days. If an inspection is not completed prior to this date, the action for this deficiency shall be changed to a 60 (Rectify deficiencies prior to movement) and the vessel may no longer be permitted to operate. 46 CFR 136.202(a)
Casualty record · 1
12 December 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7112473
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.