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SQUID
Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2010s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Other hulls named SQUID
SQUID is a 2018 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 2017, most recently in June 2026, along with 17 deficiencies, 2 operational controls and 2 casualty investigations in 2025.
Records from 2017 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 11 June 2026.
- Built
- 2018
- Last inspected
- 11 June 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 17 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 2 investigations · 2025
Identity
1287920
WDK4815
1507428
Flag
UNITED STATES
368058920
Maury page id
psix-1507428
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded3
Years with a record
8 calendar years (2017–2026)
The 18 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)35.0 ft × 14.0 ft × 5.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 9 / net 7
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderWILLIAM LITMER · SANTA CRUZ, CA, UNITED STATES · built 2018
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionGasoline Outboard
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationTwin Hull
Hailing portSANTA CRUZ, CA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 19 May 2026 · expires 30 June 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 it7 - Simplified, Net Ton
9 - Simplified, Gross Ton
9 - Simplified, Gross 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
WDK4815MMSI 368058920 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 15 September 2018, expires 15 September 2028
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.
Inspected as a tow unit · 2
The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.
BLU Q Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 358080 · 11 July 2025 · activity 8202271THE OSPREY Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 1489088 · 20 April 2025 · activity 8117520Inspection history · 18
11 June 2026
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8400970
17 December 2025
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8291654
11 July 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8202271
22 April 2025
Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8116759
20 April 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8117520
12 March 2025
COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8088050
7 May 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7908179
19 September 2023
Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Deadweight Survey · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Plan Review "T" Boat · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7830657
22 May 2023
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7693785
11 May 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7679351
11 May 2022
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7442424
27 May 2021
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7208031
5 May 2021
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7175970
9 May 2020
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6950739
7 May 2020
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6969622
30 March 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6933257
31 January 2020
Initial Certification · Plan Review "T" Boat · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Key West · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6900152
1 November 2017
In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Initial Certification · Drydock Exam · Plan Review "T" Boat
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6301630
Deficiency record · 17
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 11 June 2026
Resolved
Provide a new housing for the Cat 1 EPIRB that will allow it to automatically float free prior to carrying passengers.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 11 June 2026
Resolved
Provide a portable watertight container for the distress signals that is bright in color and marked "DISTRESS SIGNALS" in contrasting letters at least 1/2" high.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 22 April 2025
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.
Vessel allided with another vessel and sustained damage.
Affect permanent repairs to the satisfaction of a USCG Marine Inspector prior to departure and the carriage of passengers onboard.
46 CFR 177.100
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 12 March 2025
Resolved
Provide fire servicing records for the vessel's portable fire extinguishers.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 12 March 2025
Resolved
Provide and label 2 additional adult life jackets so there are a total of 26 on board.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 31 January 2024
Resolved
Vessel is restricted to 20 passengers and 22 total persons until a new Stability Letter has been issued.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 25 January 2024
Resolved
Provide a valid FCC Safety Radio Certificate.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 25 January 2024
Resolved
Mark the vessel's name and hailing port on the stern in clearly legible letters not less than four inches in height.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 25 January 2024
Resolved
Replace PVC fuel fill cap on port fuel tank with metal fuel fill cap.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 11 May 2023
Resolved
Conduct Periodic Safety Test Procedures in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations on the diesel / electric hybrid propulsion system prior to carrying passengers.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications
Issued 11 May 2023
Resolved
Provide updated excerpts in paper or downloaded electronic form of the following nautical publications for the vessel's operating area:
-U.S. Coast Pilot
-Coast Guard Light List
-Tide Tables
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 11 May 2022
Resolved
Vessel has 4 hand red flare distress signals and 6 hand orange smoke distress signals on board. Provide 2 additional hand red flare distress signals approved in accordance with 46 CFR 160.021 so there are a total of 6 on board.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)
Issued 11 May 2022
Resolved
Vessel has 1 current crewmember listed as "pending" on covered employees list for satisfactory pre-employment testing. Provide proof of satisfactory pre-employment testing for that crewmember prior to them operating in a safety sensitive position.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 5 May 2021
Resolved
Vessel's EPIRB hydrostatic release is past its expiration date. Replace hydrostatic release to ensure EPIRB automatically floats free.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 9 May 2020
Resolved
Provide report from Torqeedo rep/technician attesting to the proper operation of the propulsion system to include electronic controls, electrical supply, and electric motors. Additionally, the approved Qualitative Failure Analysis and Design Verification Test Procedures shall be updated to address the findings in regards to the loss of propulsion that occurred on May 7th, 2020.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 5 February 2020
Resolved
Vessels Certificate of Documentation (COD) expired in June 2019. Vessel restricted from operating with passengers until new COD is on board.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 5 February 2020
Resolved
Starboard cutlass bearing is not currently within manufactures spec. Replace starboard cutlass bearing.
Casualty record · 2
20 April 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8117520
11 July 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 8202271
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.