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PURPLE HAYS

Towing Vessel · Built 1960s · USCG East District (CGD-E)

PURPLE HAYS is a 1966 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 1994, most recently in July 2013, along with 2 deficiencies.

Records from 1994 to 2013. Most recent: inspection, 29 July 2013.

Built
1966
Last inspected
29 July 2013
Documentation
Expired · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
16
Deficiencies
2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with
1 other vessel

Identity

US Official No.
502066
IMO number
8991657
Call sign
WV9800
MISLE id
88592
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-88592

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 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 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.

Inspections, by type

Recorded inspections16
…physical examinations3
…administrative events3
…with no type recorded10
Years with a record 9 calendar years (1994–2013)
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by the kind of activity recorded. A blank resolution means none was recorded in this data; it does not establish that a deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)108.0 ft × 32.0 ft × 11.4 ft
Registered tonnagegross 369 / net 204
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderBLUDWORTH SHIPYARD · HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1966
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portPHILADELPHIA, PA
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 it369 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
204 - 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 August 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.
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Inspected as a tow unit · 1

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.

HUGH Tank Barge · MISLE 49381 · 3 September 2001 · activity 116990

Inspection history · 16

29 July 2013 Administration
Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4668239
7 January 2013 Administration · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · USCG East District (dp) · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4511730
21 February 2012 Administration
Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 4247949
27 November 2006 MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2828934
5 April 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Violation Case Coordination Center · Activity 2617457
15 February 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC CAPSTAN (WYTL 65601) · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2589749
2 June 2004 Security Plan Review - VSP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2086520
3 September 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 116990
15 August 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7791
25 January 2001 Uninspected Towing Vessel
Physical examination · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 825431
8 November 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · USCGC CLEAT (WYTL 65615) · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1514391
8 July 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 195545
8 July 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 760917
12 June 1995 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PHILADELPHIA · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 379420
9 March 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · District 5 (B) · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 657218
25 February 1994 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 657217

Deficiency record · 2

Lifesaving
Issued 12 June 1995 Resolved
LIFE RING NOT MARKED WITH RETROREFLECTIVE MATERIAL.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 June 1995
Resolved 14 June 1995
Fire Fighting
Issued 12 June 1995 Resolved
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS NEED TO BE SERVICED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 June 1995
Resolved 14 June 1995

Ownership record

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