OYSTER CATCHER

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

OYSTER CATCHER is a 2018 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 2021, most recently in May 2026, along with 6 deficiencies.

Records from 2021 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 13 May 2026.

Built: 2018
Last inspected: 13 May 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 13
Deficiencies: 6 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 13 May 2026

Recorded inspections13

…physical examinations11

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 6 calendar years (2021–2026)

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

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1675825

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UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1675825

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it4 - Simplified, Gross Ton
4 - Simplified, Net Ton

This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.

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 · 13

13 May 2026 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8372562

11 March 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8324318

16 June 2025 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8160473

16 June 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8160924

14 May 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8140557

31 January 2025 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8073547

28 May 2024 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7923255

16 May 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7913947

6 June 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7725904

18 January 2023 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7624403

19 May 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7454898

28 June 2021 Initial Certification

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7233151

23 June 2021 Simplified Stability Test

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7234590

Deficiency record · 6

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

Issued 16 June 2025 Resolved

Propulsion machinery must be suitable in type and design for propulsion requirements of the hull in which it is installed. Vessel sustained an engine fire on the port engine. Repairs/replacement of port engine to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 17 June 2025
Resolution: Received, reviewed and accpeted photos/video of engine replacement/operation.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › On board training and instructions

Issued 16 May 2024 Resolved

11131 - The master and crew of a vessel will be familiar with the content of and have mounted at the operating station, emergency instructions containing the actions to be taken in the event of fire, heavy weather, or man overboard conditions. There were no emergency instructions posted. 46 CFR 185.510(a)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 28 May 2024
Resolution: Received photographic evidence emergency instructions were mounted.

18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Conditions of employment)

Issued 16 May 2024 Resolved

18299 - Alcohol testing must be conducted on each individual engaged or employed on board the vessel who is directly involved in the SMI. The alcohol testing of each individual must be conducted within 2 hours of when the SMI occurred. There were no alcohol test strips on board the vessel. 46 CFR 4.06-3(a)(1)(i)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 28 May 2024
Resolution: Received photographic evidence alcohol test strips were put on board the vessel.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)

Issued 16 May 2024 Resolved

07199 - Remote fuel shutoff stations must be marked in clearly legible letters at least 25 millimeters (1 inch) high indicating purpose of the valve and direction of operation. There were no markings for the fuel shutoffs. 46 CFR 185.508

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 30 May 2024
Resolution: Received photographic evidence of fuel shutoff markings.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 19 May 2022 Resolved

At least one ring life buoy must be fitted with a lifeline. A vessel must carry one floating waterlight, unless it is limited to daytime operation. Each floating waterlight installed after March 11, 1998, on a vessel carrying only one ring buoy, must be attached to the lanyard with a corrosion resistant clip. Vessel's life buoy was not attached to the lifeline. The free float light was attached to the lifeline instead of having its own lanyard of at least 3Ft but not more than 6Ft and not connected to the ring buoy with a corrosion-resistant clip. 46CFR180.70(c)(d)

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 23 May 2022
Resolved 19 May 2022
Resolution: Items were addressed on life buoy.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition

Issued 19 May 2022 Resolved

Each life jacket must be marked in clearly legible clock capital letters with the vessels name. Life jackets had two different names labeled. 46CFR185.604(b)

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 23 May 2022
Resolved 19 May 2022
Resolution: All labels were corrected on life jackets.

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.