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RIVER RAT
RIVER RAT is a 1953 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 12 inspections since 2011, most recently in September 2025, along with 13 deficiencies — 2 with no resolution recorded —, 1 operational control, 1 with no removal date recorded and 1 casualty investigation in 2021.
Records from 2011 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 30 September 2025.
- Built
- 1953
- Last inspected
- 30 September 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 13 recorded · 2 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- 1 with no removal date recorded
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2021
Identity
266787
WDF 9680
69833
Flag
UNITED STATES
367507690
Maury page id
psix-69833
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded1
…past their stated due date2
Years with a record
9 calendar years (2011–2025)
The 12 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)54.7 ft × 18.2 ft × 6.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 51 / net 21
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderLEFORT & DUET · CUT OFF, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1953
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portBELLEVUE, IA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 11 March 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it51 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
21 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
21 - 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
WDF9680MMSI 367507690 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 4 August 2021, expires 25 October 2031
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 · 6
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.
SCF 2026 Freight Barge · MISLE 12943 · 23 April 2021 · activity 7182972LYDIA MARIE Towing Vessel · MISLE 70767 · 23 April 2021 · activity 7182972COASTAL STONE Towing Vessel · MISLE 142656 · 23 April 2021 · activity 7182972SCF 26005 Freight Barge · MISLE 807954 · 23 April 2021 · activity 7182972ROBERT YOUNT Towing Vessel · MISLE 988341 · 23 April 2021 · activity 7182972SCF 14019 Freight Barge · MISLE 1290146 · 23 April 2021 · activity 7182972Inspection history · 12
30 September 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8244966
21 August 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8215023
18 July 2024
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7961426
26 July 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7752958
21 March 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7416488
23 April 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7182972
29 March 2021
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7165134
5 February 2020
Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6903266
3 January 2017
Administration
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6064880
22 June 2015
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5160044
27 April 2015
Administration
Administrative · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5111729
30 November 2011
Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4214505
Deficiency record · 13
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 21 August 2025
No resolution recorded
A towing vessel may not be operated without having on-board a valid COI issued by the Coast Guard. COI for vessel has expired as of 06MAY2025. Complete renewal inspection prior to being engaged in or intending to engage in the service of pulling, pushing, or hauling alongside, or any combination of pulling, pushing, or hauling alongside. 46 CFR 136.200(a)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 21 August 2025
No resolution recorded
A vessel that is exposed to salt water not 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 once every 5 years. Vessel has exceeded 5 year interval for dry dock and ISE, last inspection was due NLT 05/31/2025. Complete satisfactory dry dock and ISE to the satisfaction of attending Marine Inspector prior to engaging in commercial towing service. 46 CFR 137.300(a)(2)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 18 July 2024
Resolved
The fire control panel includes: Labels for all switches and indicator lights, identifying their functions. Vessel's fire control panel indicator lights were not labeled for the areas they serve. Label fire control panel indicator lights so that the alarm location is easily identifiable.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 26 July 2023
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with an industrial type first aid cabinet or kit, appropriate to the size of the crew and operating conditions. First aid kit was expired.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 26 July 2023
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed and maintained to provide for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety of persons on-board under normal and emergency conditions. Light switch in tool room missing cover.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery controls alarm
Issued 26 July 2023
Resolved
Alarm set points must be tested Twice every 5 years, with no more than 3 years elapsing since last test. Unable to test Main engine low lubricating oil pressure; (2) Main engine high cooling water temperature; (3) Auxiliary generator engine low lubricating oil pressure; (4) Auxiliary generator engine high cooling water temperature; (5) High bilge levels; (6) Low hydraulic steering fluid levels, if applicable.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 6 May 2020
Resolved
Provide on board required visual distress signals.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts
Issued 6 May 2020
Resolved
Install guards on rotating machinery on both engines.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)
Issued 6 May 2020
Resolved
Install handrails or hand grabs on periphery decks.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Warning notices
Issued 6 May 2020
Resolved
Label emergency escape doors.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 6 May 2020
Resolved
Provide on board flammable storage for portable fuel cans.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 6 May 2020
Resolved
Remove chaffing hazard on stbd fuel shut off line & label all fuel shut offs.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 6 May 2020
Resolved
Install appropriate gaskets on all watertight doors.
Casualty record · 1
23 April 2021Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 7182972
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.