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CAPT. RICHARD G. SPEAR
CAPT. RICHARD G. SPEAR is a 2021 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 2018, most recently in May 2026, along with 18 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2023.
Records from 2018 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 21 May 2026.
- Built
- 2021
- Last inspected
- 21 May 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 18 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2023
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 May 2026
…with no type recorded2
Deficiencies
18 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
7 calendar years (2018–2026)
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
1313261
WDM8798
1488481
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-1488481
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)143.8 ft × 38.0 ft × 14.4 ft
Registered tonnagegross 95 / net 48
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)143.8 ft × 38.0 ft × 14.4 ft
ITC tonnagegross 594 / net 181
BuilderWASHBURN & DOUGHTY ASSOCIATES INC · EAST BOOTHBAY, ME, UNITED STATES · built 2021
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portROCKLAND, ME
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 9 December 2025 · expires 31 December 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 it594 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
95 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
181 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
48 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
95 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
181 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
48 - 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.
Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.
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Inspection history · 13
21 May 2026
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8294742
30 September 2025
Internal Structural Exam · Vessel Attendance · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8229585
14 July 2025
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8185732
15 May 2025
Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8067306
20 May 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7904397
8 April 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7926747
23 January 2024
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7853075
25 September 2023
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7838058
16 August 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7774881
18 May 2023
Annual Inspection · MTSA/ISPS Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7666026
24 May 2022
DAPI Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7459491
6 May 2021
MTSA Verification · COI Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7191089
29 March 2018
Administrative Inspection · Plan Review (Other than "T") · Construction Oversight
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6382139
Deficiency record · 18
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 15 May 2025
Resolved
Replace fire hoses with aluminum fittings with UL approved hoses.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Closing devices/watertight doors
Issued 15 May 2025
Resolved
Repair or replace main deck doors so that they close adequately and can be dogged. (next credit drydock).
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 15 May 2025
Resolved
Repair or replace F.S. #4 box (not closing, box corrosion). (next drydock).
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 20 May 2024
Resolved
Provide annual servicing report of the package boiler.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm
Issued 20 May 2024
Resolved
Provide audible general alarm in the engine room.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for survival craft
Issued 20 May 2024
Resolved
Provide properly sized weak links for liferafts.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for survival craft
Issued 20 May 2024
Resolved
Install stanchions outboard of IBAs.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of Fire protection systems
Issued 18 May 2023
Resolved
Prove operation of fixed system pressure switches for engine room and E-gen space.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 18 May 2023
Resolved
Demonstrate acceptable time delay for fixed FM-200 system in engine room.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 18 May 2023
Resolved
Install lagging on (hot) boiler piping.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire prevention structural integrity
Issued 18 May 2023
Resolved
Replace missing SFP insulation in overhead of port car deck.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 3 June 2021
Resolved
Paint running light backer boards matte black.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Warning notices
Issued 20 May 2021
Resolved
Post No Smoking signs on vehicle deck.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 20 May 2021
Resolved
Starboard IBA station lighting needs to be on "E" circuit.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 20 May 2021
Resolved
Submit "as built" plan for Fixed firefighting system to MSC for approval.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 20 May 2021
Resolved
Prove operation of 3 smooke detectors (Eng. Station, Eng. stores, and crew mess).
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 20 May 2021
Resolved
Post fixed system instructions for FM-200 system.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 20 May 2021
Resolved
Prtovide valid COD.
Casualty record · 1
16 August 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 7774881
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.