R/V BOWDITCH is a 2012 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 17 inspections since 2016, most recently in April 2026, along with 2 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded —.
Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 29 April 2026.
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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 Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.
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DocumentationValid · issued 5 March 2026 · expires 31 March 2027
Service, as the file records itPassenger (Inspected)
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it17 - Simplified, Gross Ton 14 - Simplified, Net Ton
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Vessel history report
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Inspection history · 17
29 April 2026Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8357405
1 May 2025Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8126956
1 April 2025Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8103774
26 September 2024Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8009917
1 May 2023COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7678622
20 March 2023Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7660208
12 September 2022COI Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7557560
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 29 April 2026No resolution recorded
The lifejacket was not marked in accordance with the COI. The COI requires 03 child jackets, and the container is currently marked as 02. All lifejackets were present.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 13 May 2026 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 11 September 2018Resolved
The vessel is currently broadcasting (1) Improper Call Sign.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 October 2018
Resolved 23 May 2019
Resolution: MISLE had incorrect call sign, WDG246 vice WDG2461. Received copies of FCC documents and updated MISLE.
Ownership record
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