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BETTY SUE
BETTY SUE is a 1962 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 7 inspections since 1987, most recently in May 2013, along with 3 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 1 casualty investigation in 2012.
Records from 1987 to 2013. Most recent: inspection, 8 May 2013.
- Built
- 1962
- Last inspected
- 8 May 2013
- Documentation
- Expired · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2012
Identity
290154
WDF9254
81543
Flag
UNITED STATES
367503260 (licence lapsed)
Maury page id
psix-81543
Inspections, by type
The 7 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 13 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 Towing Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)49.5 ft × 20.0 ft × 5.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 53 / net 36
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderMARINE WELDING AND REPAIR · GREENVILLE, MS, UNITED STATES · built 1962
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portNEW YORK, NY
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
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 it53 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
36 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
36 - 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
WDF9254MMSI 367503260 · cancelled · voluntarily equipped · granted 3 September 2011, cancelled 16 August 2018
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.
Inspection history · 7
8 May 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4586478
6 May 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4584975
5 October 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4458030
2 October 2012
Deficiency Check · Spot Check (Safety)
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4456006
4 October 2011
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4175472
6 November 1991
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 658871
9 September 1987
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 318404
Deficiency record · 3
Fire Fighting
Issued 9 September 1987
Resolved
TWO FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WERE DISCHARGED AND INSPECTION WAS OUT DATED. THE FIRE EXTS. WERE LOCATED IN THE ENGINE ROOM.
Navigation
Issued 9 September 1987
Resolved
VESSELS WHISTLE NOT WORKING. NO OTHER MEANS OF MAKING SOUND SIGNALS ONBOARD
Navigation
Issued 9 September 1987
Resolved
VESSEL DIDN'T HAVE A COPY OF INLAND NAVIGATION RULES ONBOARD
Casualty record · 1
5 October 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4458030
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.