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R/V SPIRIT OF THE SOUND

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2010s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Other hulls named R/V SPIRIT OF THE SOUND

R/V SPIRIT OF THE SOUND is a 2014 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 20 inspections since 2015, most recently in March 2024, along with 9 deficiencies — 2 with no resolution recorded — and 3 casualty investigations between 2016 and 2023.

Records from 2015 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 29 March 2024.

Built: 2014
Last inspected: 29 March 2024
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 20
Deficiencies: 9 recorded · 2 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 3 investigations · 2016–2023

Identity

1256406

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WDH6771

1268231

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367641450

Maury page id

psix-1268231

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations15

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded3

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2015–2024)

The 20 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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 1977.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)64.0 ft × 21.3 ft × 6.7 ft

Registered tonnagegross 36 / net 29

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderROBERT E DERECKTOR INC · MAMARONECK · built 2014

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionDiesel Electric

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationTwin Hull

Hailing portNORWALK, CT

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 14 February 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 it36 - Simplified, Gross Ton
29 - Simplified, Net Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 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.

Radio station licence

WDH6771MMSI 367641450 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 24 July 2024, expires 23 September 2034

FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown. A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.

Inspection history · 20

29 March 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7874591

27 July 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7790150

15 November 2022 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7594928

3 November 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7588229

4 November 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7345422

4 November 2020 Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7088880

12 October 2019 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6831271

3 September 2019 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6802851

20 November 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6584245

6 November 2018 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6575565

13 November 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6305970

25 July 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6220712

15 November 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6041620

1 November 2016 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6033314

1 September 2016 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6034711

28 August 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6014967

4 July 2016 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5940251

3 July 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5979595

2 December 2015 Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5774361

3 August 2015 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5204857

Deficiency record · 9

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

Issued 29 March 2024 No resolution recorded

Vessel currently undergoing repower modifications, and could not get underway for drills. The vessel may not leave the dock with passengers onboard until repower has been completed and drills conducted with USCG Marine Inspector present. Vessel is authorized to have passengers on board at the dock, and must maintain manning on COI.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance and inspections

Issued 29 March 2024 No resolution recorded

Vessels IBA's service expired 11/2023. If the re-power is complete but the IBA's have NOT been serviced, the vessel may not operate more than one (1) mile from shore.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified

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

Issued 4 November 2021 Resolved

Life line on lifebuoys (p and S) were wasted

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 11 November 2021
Resolution: Received photos of new life rings

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

Issued 4 November 2021 Resolved

Flexible lines from the engine to the wet exhaust (p and S) were blistered and require replacement.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 11 November 2021
Resolution: Received photos of new hoses

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Abandon ship drills

Issued 4 November 2020 Resolved

Man overboard recovery arrangements must be sufficient for recovery of persons who have fallen overboard. Drill conducted with minimum required manning (01 master, 01 deckhand) showed that recovery of an unconscious victim from the swim platform was insufficient with a single deckhand. Vessel must operate with two deckhands or provide alternate MOB arrangement.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 6 November 2020
Resolution: Updated manning on COI to reflect one additional required deckhand.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes

Issued 4 November 2020 Resolved

Fire pump must be fitted with a gauge. Gauge on outlet side of pump was reading 0 psi. Provide new gauge or repair.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 6 November 2020
Resolution: Vessel rep provided satisfactory video of gauge working properly and the nozzle providing ample stream of firefighting water.

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

Issued 3 September 2019 Resolved

Vessel experienced a failure of the propulsion system

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 6 September 2019

Electrical › Electric Generation Source (service) › Power Requirement

Issued 1 September 2016 Resolved

Demonstrate operational readiness of main propulsion system

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 September 2016
Resolved 4 November 2016
Resolution: Witnessed sat. operation of propulsion system in all modes.

Engineering › Electric Propulsion System › Circuit Board

Issued 4 July 2016 Resolved

Provide technician's report attesting to the satisfactory repair of the vessel's port battery bank charging system.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 13 July 2016
Resolution: Charging system repaired and tested satisfactorily.

Casualty record · 3

3 July 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5979595

28 August 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6014967

27 July 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7790150

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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. 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.