CHIPPEWA

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2010s · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL)

CHIPPEWA is a 2013 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2026, along with 9 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 10 March 2026.

Built: 2013
Last inspected: 10 March 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 16
Deficiencies: 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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.

Inspection record

Last inspected 10 March 2026

Recorded inspections16

…physical examinations15

…administrative events1

Deficiencies 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2016–2026)

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

1247367

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WDH3905

1178225

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1178225

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)34.8 ft × 12.0 ft × 6.3 ft

Registered tonnagegross 17 / net 17

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderSILVER SHIPS INC · Theodore, AL, UNITED STATES · built 2013

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionGasoline Outboard

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portST JAMES, MI

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 4 April 2026 · expires 31 May 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
17 - Simplified, 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

A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. What a sparse-record report looks like.

Inspection history · 16

10 March 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8401137

24 June 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7969424

6 June 2023 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7744487

29 March 2023 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7662730

1 November 2022 Liferaft Servicing

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cleveland · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7587394

29 June 2022 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7460375

24 August 2021 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7296074

29 July 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7288695

11 August 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7031807

15 July 2019 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6781993

21 June 2018 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6459783

20 March 2018 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6384491

11 July 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6234103

1 August 2016 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6093100

25 July 2016 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5953184

12 July 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5946757

Deficiency record · 9

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares

Issued 24 June 2024 Resolved

Vessel requires 6 additional flares.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 24 June 2024
Resolved 24 June 2024

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 24 June 2024 Resolved

Ring Buoy requires lanyard.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 24 June 2024
Resolved 24 June 2024

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine

Issued 6 June 2023 Resolved

Generator needs service as it was reluctant to start and could not be shut off at the operating station.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 6 June 2023
Resolved 9 June 2023

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)

Issued 29 June 2022 Resolved

Engine canopy quick acting straps were weather deteriorated and broken. Crew had replaced with non-quick-acting devices. Replacement with like original equipment is required.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 29 July 2022
Resolved 29 March 2023
Resolution: replaced.

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

Issued 29 July 2021 Resolved

Masthead light inop. No night or low visibility operations allowed until repaired and proper operation demonstrated.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 28 August 2021
Resolved 24 August 2021
Resolution: corrected.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 29 July 2021 Resolved

RLB retro-reflective tape needs to be renewed.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 12 August 2021
Resolved 3 August 2021
Resolution: corrected.

14 - Pollution Prevention › 141 - MARPOL Annex I › Oil fuel tank protection

Issued 29 July 2021 Resolved

Emergency fuel shut-off valves need proper labeling.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 12 August 2021
Resolved 3 August 2021
Resolution: corrected.

Documentation › Manuals/Policy Documentation › Emergency Instructions

Issued 12 July 2016 Resolved

Post emergency instructions in a location visible from operating station.

Condition: Invalid
Due 26 July 2016
Resolved 25 July 2016

Documentation › Markings/Placards › Lifejacket Placard

Issued 12 July 2016 Resolved

Label life jacket stowage areas with 2" letters for adult and child size PFDs.

Condition: Improper Installation
Due 5 August 2016
Resolved 1 August 2016
Resolution: cleared per photos from owner

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.