JOSEPH S KENNEDY

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE)

JOSEPH S KENNEDY is a 1986 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 15 inspections since 2016, most recently in August 2025, along with 32 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 21 August 2025.

Built: 1986
Last inspected: 21 August 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 15
Deficiencies: 32 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 21 August 2025

Recorded inspections15

…physical examinations13

…administrative events2

Deficiencies 32 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 9 calendar years (2016–2025)

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

1244855

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WDG7990

1225585

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1225585

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)50.0 ft × 15.5 ft × 5.6 ft

Registered tonnagegross 29 / net 23

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderWILLARD MARINE INCORPORATED · ANAHEIM, CA, UNITED STATES · built 1986

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionDiesel Direct

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portPORTLAND, ME

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Recreational

DocumentationValid · issued 10 April 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it29 - Simplified, Gross Ton
23 - 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 · 15

21 August 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8215180

3 June 2025 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8151202

15 July 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7958955

27 April 2023 Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7851113

29 December 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7614101

15 November 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7594543

6 July 2022 Plan Review "T" Boat · Simplified Stability Test

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7516252

26 May 2021 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7207144

8 March 2021 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7152157

10 September 2019 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6812016

24 April 2019 Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6669254

2 August 2018 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6513626

3 October 2017 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6285699

5 May 2017 Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6131362

9 September 2016 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6007572

Deficiency record · 32

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room

Issued 21 August 2025 Resolved

Clean oily waste from alternator and surrounding area.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 21 August 2025
Resolved 22 August 2025
Resolution: Area properly cleaned.

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

Issued 21 August 2025 Resolved

Provide proper compliment of 03 hand orange smoke distress signals (approval code 160.037) and 03 hand red flare distress signals (approval code 160.021)

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 21 August 2025
Resolved 22 August 2025
Resolution: Flares provided.

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)

Issued 21 August 2025 Resolved

Provide current FCC Station License.

Due 4 September 2025
Resolved 10 October 2025
Resolution: Cert provided.

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation

Issued 21 August 2025 Resolved

Provide current FCC Safety Radio Certificate.

Due 4 September 2025
Resolved 10 October 2025
Resolution: Cert provided.

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

Issued 21 August 2025 Resolved

Properly label fuel shut offs

Due 4 September 2025
Resolved 10 October 2025
Resolution: Shut offs labelled.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 21 August 2025 Resolved

Repair engine shut down and override on Fireboy system.

Due 4 September 2025
Resolved 10 October 2025
Resolution: Shutdown repaired and tested.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 15 July 2024 Resolved

Provide current testing for fire extinguishers and fixed system.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 15 July 2024
Resolved 15 July 2024
Resolution: Certificate provided.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room

Issued 15 July 2024 Resolved

Repair steering fluid leak and test system. Clean excess oil in engine room.*

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 15 July 2024
Resolved 15 July 2024
Resolution: Oil cleaned.

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

Issued 15 July 2024 Resolved

Lube/repair fuel shut off cables. Cable difficult to pull.

Due 29 July 2024
Resolved 15 July 2024
Resolution: Label provided.

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

Issued 15 July 2024 Resolved

Mount life jacket placard.

Due 29 July 2024
Resolved 15 July 2024
Resolution: Placard mounted.

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

Issued 15 July 2024 Resolved

Provide proper mast head light and stern light as per USCG Nav Rules.

Due 29 July 2024
Resolved 15 July 2024
Resolution: Light provided.

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

Issued 15 July 2024 Resolved

Replace line on ring buoy light.

Due 29 July 2024
Resolved 17 October 2025
Resolution: Line replaced.

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

Issued 12 May 2023 Resolved

Hydraulic Steering Sump leaking and needed to be fixed prior to taking on PAX. VSL fixed same day.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 May 2023
Resolved 12 May 2023
Resolution: Fixed same day

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 15 November 2022 Resolved

Vessel was laid up for summer while new owners made improvements. Vessel must get inspection prior to operating in spring of 2023.

Due 15 November 2022
Resolved 15 July 2024
Resolution: Cert provided.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 17 June 2021 Resolved

Vessel could not provide FCC Safety Radio Cert.

Due 17 July 2021
Resolved 18 June 2021
Resolution: Certificate provided.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 17 June 2021 Resolved

Vessel could not provide an FCC Station license.

Due 17 July 2021
Resolved 18 June 2021
Resolution: Certificate provided.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire prevention structural integrity

Issued 17 June 2021 Resolved

Vessel needs to plug all holes in vapor barrier.

Due 1 July 2021
Resolved 18 June 2021
Resolution: All holes filled.

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

Issued 26 May 2021 Resolved

Racor fuel filter did not have plug in petcock.

Due 1 July 2021
Resolved 18 June 2021
Resolution: Plug installed.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 26 May 2021 Resolved

Vessel could not demonstrate operation of Fireboy engine shut off and restart.

Due 1 July 2021
Resolved 18 June 2021
Resolution: Third party paperwork provided attesting to proper operation of fireboy, including shutdown and override.

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Functional requirements

Issued 26 May 2021 Resolved

Vessel GPS was not connected to radios DSC system.

Due 1 July 2021
Resolved 16 July 2021
Resolution: DSC connected to GPS. DSC operating as needed.

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)

Issued 2 August 2018 Resolved

02 installed bilge alarms found INOP. Prove proper operation of all installed alarms.

Due 3 August 2018
Resolved 3 August 2018

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency steering position com./ compass reading

Issued 2 August 2018 Resolved

AUX steering tiller broken and INOP. Replace and prove proper operation.

Due 3 August 2018
Resolved 3 August 2018

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 2 August 2018 Resolved

Vessel missing 02 fire buckets. Provide required buckets.

Due 3 August 2018
Resolved 3 August 2018

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

Issued 2 August 2018 Resolved

Fuel shut offs required to close completely and was unable to demonstrate with remote operation. Make adjustments and prove proper operation.

Due 3 August 2018
Resolved 3 August 2018

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches

Issued 2 August 2018 Resolved

Entire electrical system must be overhauled with dead end wiring removed and all switches properly mounted.

Due 16 August 2018
Resolved 4 August 2022
Resolution: Vessel completely rewired. Plan approval thru MSC and OCMI completed.

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

Issued 2 August 2018 Resolved

FWD nav lights found secured with zip ties and tape. Required lights must be properly mounted.