WHY KNOT

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2010s · USCG East District (CGD-E)

WHY KNOT is a 2015 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2025, along with 4 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 20 May 2025.

Built: 2015
Last inspected: 20 May 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 14
Deficiencies: 4 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 20 May 2025

Recorded inspections14

…physical examinations14

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 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

1260409

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WDM8882

1335342

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1335342

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)31.0 ft × 10.5 ft × 6.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 13 / net 10

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderCOMMERCIAL WATER SPORTS INC · CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ, UNITED STATES · built 2015

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionInboard/Outboard

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portCOCOA BEACH, FL

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 19 August 2025 · expires 31 August 2026

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 it13 - Simplified, Gross Ton
10 - 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 · 14

20 May 2025 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8136886

6 May 2025 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8123163

28 May 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7918184

15 May 2023 Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7688697

6 June 2022 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7470292

22 April 2021 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7181262

27 July 2020 COI Inspection · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6978492

27 August 2019 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6798987

16 April 2019 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6665446

19 October 2018 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6570594

11 September 2018 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6539102

13 June 2017 DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6169303

6 June 2017 Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6162816

8 September 2016 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5993787

Deficiency record · 4

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear

Issued 6 May 2025 Resolved

Flexible nonmetallic hose may be used in lube oil, fuel oil and fluid power systems, subject to the following requirements: Flexible hose must be fabricated with an inner tube and a cover of synthetic rubber or other suitable material reinforced with wire braid. Vessels hydraulic steering lines has multiple areas of dry rot and deterioration of the protective coating. Replace all hydraulic lines with signs of deterioration or dry rot. 46 CFR 182.720 (e)(iii)

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 6 June 2025
Resolved 20 May 2025
Resolution: Attending MI verified new hydraulic lines

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Freeboard marks

Issued 6 May 2025 Resolved

Each vessel must— (1) Have permanent draft marks at each end of the vessel; or (2) Have permanent loading marks placed on each side of the vessel forward and aft to indicate the maximum allowable trim and amidships to indicate the maximum allowable draft. 46 CFR 185.602(c)

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 6 June 2025
Resolved 20 May 2025
Resolution: Attending MI observed load marks

Stability › Watertight Integrity › Weathertight Enclosure

Issued 13 June 2017 Resolved

Repair forward hatch securing latch

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 June 2017
Resolved 23 June 2017
Resolution: Vessel repaired hatch securing latch

Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Equipment

Issued 13 June 2017 Resolved

Provide valid alcohol test equipment

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 June 2017
Resolved 23 June 2017
Resolution: Vessel provided alcohol test equipment

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.