DR. RAY

Towing Vessel · Built 2000s · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW)

DR. RAY is a 2008 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 27 inspections since 2008, most recently in November 2025, along with 3 deficiencies and 7 casualty investigations between 2012 and 2019.

Records from 2008 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 13 November 2025.

Built: 2008
Last inspected: 13 November 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 27
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 7 investigations · 2012–2019
Inspected with: 11 other vessels
Also recorded as: 2 other names

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 13 November 2025

Recorded inspections27

…physical examinations8

…administrative events8

…with no type recorded11

Deficiencies 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 13 calendar years (2008–2025)

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

1210297

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WDL8618

942118

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-942118

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)85.8 ft × 32.0 ft × 10.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 260 / net 177

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)85.8 ft × 32.0 ft × 10.0 ft

ITC tonnagegross 341 / net 102

BuilderEASTERN SIPBUILDING GROUP INC · PANAMA CITY, FL, UNITED STATES · built 2008

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 9 August 2025 · expires 30 September 2026

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 it102 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
177 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
341 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
260 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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 · 11

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.

MMLP 329 Tank Barge · MISLE 1525887 · 21 October 2019 · activity 6840377 MMLP 331 Tank Barge · MISLE 1525889 · 21 October 2019 · activity 6840377 TOM FREEMAN Towing Vessel · MISLE 73739 · 19 June 2015 · activity 5157823 CHOPS Towing Vessel · MISLE 197222 · 19 June 2015 · activity 5157823 GM 3801 Tank Barge · MISLE 601969 · 19 June 2015 · activity 5157823 GM 3803 Tank Barge · MISLE 601972 · 19 June 2015 · activity 5157823 GM 3801 Tank Barge · MISLE 601969 · 3 December 2014 · activity 5035101 GM 3803 Tank Barge · MISLE 601972 · 3 December 2014 · activity 5035101 JAMES DAVISON Towing Vessel · MISLE 945584 · 3 December 2014 · activity 5035101 GM 3812 Tank Barge · MISLE 961286 · 12 February 2014 · activity 4938747 GM 3809 Tank Barge · MISLE 961288 · 12 February 2014 · activity 4938747 GM 3812 Tank Barge · MISLE 961286 · 21 December 2013 · activity 4774598 GM 3809 Tank Barge · MISLE 961288 · 21 December 2013 · activity 4774598 EMMA NICOLE Towing Vessel · MISLE 379142 · 11 April 2012 · activity 4284777 CBC 7032 Tank Barge · MISLE 596406 · 11 April 2012 · activity 4284777 GM 3812 Tank Barge · MISLE 961286 · 11 April 2012 · activity 4284777

Inspection history · 27

13 November 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8268303

13 June 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7714186

20 April 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7434998

16 June 2021 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7227484

4 May 2021 Load Line/Change of Employment

Administrative · Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7190125

7 January 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7123459

25 April 2020 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6944418

21 October 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6840377

15 August 2019 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6789883

19 June 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6718685

5 August 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6334904

1 August 2017 Administration · MTSA Verification · Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6227298

27 July 2017 Administration

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6222131

19 June 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5157823

3 December 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5035101

7 August 2014 Industry Initiated Exam

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4947125

25 February 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Sabine · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4806307

12 February 2014 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4799166

12 February 2014 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4938747

21 December 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4774598

25 April 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4582046

20 September 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4446794

11 April 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4284777

11 April 2012 Marine Casualty Follow Up

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4285949

5 April 2011 Industry Initiated Exam · DAPI Audit · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3980202

30 September 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Pensacola · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3336108

8 July 2008 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3255469

Deficiency record · 3

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)

Issued 25 April 2020 Resolved

33CFR164.46(b)(1): A self propelled vessel of 65 feet or more in length engaged in commercial service must had on board a properly installed, operational CG type approved AIS. The vessel's operator reported the AIS system on board is no longer operational. Prior to the vessel's departure, permanent repairs must be made to the satisfaction of a Coast Guard Marine Inspector or Third Party Organization (TPO).

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 26 April 2020
Resolution: Repair made satisfactory. Verified by TPO and satisified CG 835V requirements.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 11 September 2019 Resolved

To stop the flow of fuel in the event of a fire or break in the fuel line, a remote fuel shutoff valve must be fitted on any fuel line that supplies fuel directly to a propulsion engine or generator prime mover. The valve must be operable from a safe place outside the space where the valve is installed. Marine Inspectors found the fuel shutoff for the forward main engine supply tank was not operable from outside the space.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 11 September 2019
Resolution: TPO cleared deficiency and provided objective evidence.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 19 June 2019 Resolved

Each towing vessel equipped with rudder(s) must have a means to monitor and control the position of the rudder(s) at each operating station. Vessel experienced a loss of steering while on non-follow up mode during transit from Shell Terminal, Deer Park, TX. Vessel shall not depart until repairs are made to the satisfaction of the attending Third Party Organization. 46 CFR 143.225(b)

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 12 September 2019
Resolution: Received report attesting to satisfactory repairs by TPO Sabine Surveyors.

Casualty record · 7

11 April 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4284777

20 September 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4446794

21 December 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4774598

12 February 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4938747

3 December 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5035101

5 August 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6334904

21 October 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6840377

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.

Recorded names · 2

RICHARD COEN (2012), CAPT. DAN PRICE (2012–2014). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.

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.