RTA 2

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2010s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

RTA 2 is a 2018 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 23 inspections since 2017, most recently in July 2025, along with 6 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2020 and 2024.

Records from 2017 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 22 July 2025.

Built: 2018
Last inspected: 22 July 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 23
Deficiencies: 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 3 investigations · 2020–2024

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 22 July 2025

Recorded inspections23

…physical examinations15

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded5

Deficiencies 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 8 calendar years (2017–2025)

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

1290301

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WDK4914

1470103

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1470103

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)104.7 ft × 25.2 ft × 8.9 ft

Registered tonnagegross 95 / net 65

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)104.7 ft × 25.2 ft × 8.9 ft

ITC tonnagegross 166 / net 49

BuilderGRAVOIS BOATS LLC · FRANKLIN, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2018

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionDiesel

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 16 September 2025 · expires 31 October 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 it166 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
95 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
49 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
65 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 2016 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.

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Inspection history · 23

22 July 2025 MTSA/ISPS Verification · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8191653

15 November 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8025678

17 April 2024 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7896892

9 February 2024 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7863224

9 January 2024 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7847215

9 January 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7847692

9 November 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7846446

19 October 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7811125

22 November 2022 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7598286

27 October 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7881307

18 October 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7564194

16 April 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7432194

16 April 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7433027

4 April 2022 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7424146

15 November 2021 Damage Survey · Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7351044

31 August 2021 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7301448

14 December 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7111349

19 October 2020 Damage Survey · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7079931

19 October 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7109039

24 September 2020 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7064266

7 August 2020 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7053556

29 July 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6768753

19 September 2017 Construction Oversight · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6410791

Deficiency record · 6

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

Issued 19 October 2023 Resolved

Each vessel must have adequate emergency lighting fitted along the line of escape to the main deck from all passenger and crew accommodation spaces located below the main deck. MIs observed emergency lighting flickering on and off in the STBD engine room and interior passenger seating area. Repair to the satisfaction of attending MI.46 CFR 183.432

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 9 November 2023
Resolution: Replaced breaker. emergency lighting properly working. Cleared to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness

Issued 19 October 2023 Resolved

The construction and arrangement of a vessel must allow the safe operation of the vessel in accordance with the terms of its Certificate of Inspection giving consideration to provisions for a seaworthy hull. MIs observed quarter-sized hole in STBD bow void space. Submit repair plan, company statement attesting to cause of damage, and action plan to avoid future reoccurring damage to the satisfaction of the attending MI. 46 CFR 177.100

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 9 November 2023
Resolution: Vessel completed temporary 5" x 5" repair to the satisfaction of the Coast guard

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

Issued 19 October 2023 Resolved

Propulsion machinery must be suitable in type and design for propulsion requirements of the hull in which it is installed and capable of operating at constant marine load under such requirements without exceeding its designed limitations. Vessel MDE mounting bolts were loose. Repair to the satisfaction of attending MI. 46 CFR 182.220

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 2 November 2023
Resolved 27 November 2023
Resolution: Hardware tightened, and second nut installed to prevent backing.

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

Issued 22 November 2022 Resolved

Machinery and equipment installed on each vessel must be suitable for the vessel and its operation and for the purpose intended. All machinery and equipment must be installed and maintained in such a manner as to afford adequate protection from causing fire, explosion, machinery failure, and personnel injury. Vsl Suffered small fire on portside generator starter. Repair affected machinery to factory and to the satisfaction of an attending Marine Inspector. Prior to getting the vessel back into operation contact Sector New Orleans dispatch for an inspection of the repairs. 46CFR182.100

Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 23 November 2022
Resolution: Went out to the vessel to test the Gen. All sat.

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

Issued 19 October 2020 Resolved

The RTA2 is currently restricted form underway operations until the root cause analysis of the PMDE starter failure has been accomplished and corrective action taken. Prior to getting the vessel back in operation contact the SECTOR New Orleans Coast Guard for an inspection of the vessel.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Due 19 November 2020
Resolved 22 October 2020
Resolution: Inspector Tom Alho recieved Caterpillar report attesting to the differeing technicians processes and statements, satisfying the questions and resolving the deficiency with approval of CID.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 19 September 2017 Resolved

Vessel is required new to zone inspection once arriving in Sector New Orleans.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 1 November 2018
Resolved 28 September 2020

Casualty record · 3

19 October 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7109039

16 April 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7433027

9 January 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7847692

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. 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.