ASHLEY

Towing Vessel · Built 1960s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

ASHLEY is a 1967 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 27 inspections since 1991, most recently in January 2026, along with 1 deficiency and 4 casualty investigations between 2009 and 2013.

Records from 1991 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 7 January 2026.

Built: 1967
Last inspected: 7 January 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 27
Deficiencies: 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 4 investigations · 2009–2013
Inspected with: 7 other vessels

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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 7 January 2026

Recorded inspections27

…physical examinations6

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded16

Deficiencies 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 17 calendar years (1991–2026)

Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it 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.

Identity

508924

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WDK9484

93081

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-93081

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)66.7 ft × 24.0 ft × 8.6 ft

Registered tonnagegross 107 / net 73

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderPORT ALLEN MARINE SERVICE · PORT ALLEN, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1967

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portCINCINNATI, OH

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 30 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 it107 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
73 - 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.

Vessel history report

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 1980 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 7

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.

LOUISIANA STAR Towing Vessel · MISLE 182252 · 5 June 2013 · activity 4613907 WOODY DUMAS Towing Vessel · MISLE 194630 · 5 June 2013 · activity 4613907 VERA BISSO Towing Vessel · MISLE 502418 · 5 June 2013 · activity 4613907 IN025319 Freight Barge · MISLE 511534 · 5 June 2013 · activity 4613907 WOODY DUMAS Towing Vessel · MISLE 194630 · 18 September 2009 · activity 3602033 OR 3467 Freight Barge · MISLE 124203 · 28 March 1994 · activity 78503 UBC-137B Freight Barge · MISLE 114117 · 15 October 1993 · activity 111014 OR 3216 Freight Barge · MISLE 110718 · 27 January 1992 · activity 88325

Inspection history · 27

7 January 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8291590

5 November 2024 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8029804

8 May 2024 TPO Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7912183

7 October 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7073030

23 September 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7063507

26 November 2019 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6863066

20 March 2018 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6374647

5 June 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4613907

19 July 2011 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Investigations National Center of Expertise · Activity 4138711

15 July 2010 Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3797062

18 September 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3602033

29 May 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3499392

28 October 2006 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2811251

12 October 2006 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2799389

13 September 2006 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2777437

30 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1990353

18 November 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 768219

13 November 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 203155

29 June 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 76943

20 July 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 37817

8 September 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 704785

28 March 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 78503

28 March 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 231564

19 November 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 654370

15 October 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 111014

27 January 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 88325

24 July 1991 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 651678

Deficiency record · 1

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals

Issued 26 November 2019 Resolved

Vessel is not equipped with three all-around lights in a vertical line(Red, White, Red) and does not have dayshapes. Rectify prior to next COI.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 December 2024
Resolved 14 May 2024
Resolution: Policy guidance from D8

Casualty record · 4

29 May 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3499392

18 September 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 3602033

19 July 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4138711

5 June 2013Routine · role: Moored/Anchored in Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4613907

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. 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.