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NIKOLA TESLA
Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2020s · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Other hulls named NIKOLA TESLA
NIKOLA TESLA is a 2020 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 21 inspections since 2018, most recently in September 2025, along with 10 deficiencies and 5 casualty investigations between 2021 and 2025.
Records from 2018 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 23 September 2025.
- Built
- 2020
- Last inspected
- 23 September 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 5 investigations · 2021–2025
Identity
1301252
WDL7798
1550056
Flag
UNITED STATES
368163580
Maury page id
psix-1550056
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded5
Years with a record
6 calendar years (2018–2025)
The 21 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)86.6 ft × 33.3 ft × 10.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 96 / net 66
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)86.6 ft × 33.3 ft × 10.0 ft
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSHIPBUILDERS OF WISCONSIN INC · Manitowoc, WI, UNITED STATES · built 2020
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionElectric Motor
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portNIAGARA FALLS, NY
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 7 July 2026 · expires 31 August 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 it66 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
96 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
96 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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
WDL7798MMSI 368163580 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 23 September 2020, expires 23 September 2030
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 · 21
23 September 2025
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8234677
31 July 2025
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8200197
24 July 2025
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8198148
22 April 2025
DAPI Audit
Administrative · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8134778
20 November 2024
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8038490
9 October 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8017312
15 July 2024
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7958930
23 May 2024
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7929210
23 May 2024
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7933558
11 October 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7808007
11 October 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7575662
6 July 2022
Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7498366
5 July 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7497488
16 May 2022
Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7452227
16 May 2022
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7457957
25 April 2022
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Plan Review (Other than "T")
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7438343
22 November 2021
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7356076
15 October 2021
Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7333809
28 June 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7374939
19 November 2018
Administrative Inspection · Construction Oversight
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6670097
1 November 2018
Deadweight Survey · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Construction Oversight · Plan Review (Other than "T")
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6930820
Deficiency record · 10
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 22 April 2025
Resolved
Maid of the Mist Corporation submitted their 2024 Management Information System (MIS) report to the U.S. Coast Guard as required by federal regulation. However, the information captured in the MIS report was incomplete and did not accurately reflect the company's U.S. Coast Guard mandated drug test conducted in 2024.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 16 May 2022
Resolved
Vessel lost steering response on stbd side. Determine cause of loss of steering and take corrective actions to the satisfaction of Coast Guard prior to the carriage of passengers.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Tonnage certificate
Issued 25 April 2022
Resolved
Provide confirmation letter/documentation from ABS that vessel tonnage was not impacted by the addition of a "Crew Quarters".
46CFR114.110(a)
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 25 April 2022
Resolved
Amend vessel security plan as applicable for the addition of the "Crew Quarters".
33CFR104.415
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Damage control plan
Issued 25 April 2022
Resolved
Review vessel operations manual and amend to reflect addition of "Crew Quarters" in regards to vessel evacuation/emergency procedures.
46CFR115.113(d)
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 15 October 2021
Resolved
Dead end wires were found in starboard potable water compartment. Repair to the satisfaction of attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire prevention structural integrity
Issued 15 October 2021
Resolved
Structural fire protection is falling down in both drive spaces and battery spaces. Repair to the satisfaction of attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 15 October 2021
Resolved
Junction box located in port battery compartment is not mounted and missing its cover. Repair to the satisfaction of attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 15 October 2021
Resolved
Complete PSTP's on both drives in the presence of a Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 15 October 2021
Resolved
Label life buoy on upper deck with vessel name and homeport to the satisfaction of attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
Casualty record · 5
28 June 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7374939
16 May 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7457957
5 July 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7497488
23 May 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7933558
24 July 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 8198148
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.