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DOWNTOWN DUCHESS

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2020s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE)

DOWNTOWN DUCHESS is a 2023 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 6 inspections since 2023, most recently in May 2026, along with 18 deficiencies.

Records from 2023 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 13 May 2026.

Built
2023
Last inspected
13 May 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
6
Deficiencies
18 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 inspections6
…physical examinations6
Deficiencies 18 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 3 calendar years (2023–2026)
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

US Official No.
1340986
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDP2875
MISLE id
1770693
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-1770693

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)50.0 ft × 14.5 ft × 3.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 9 / net 9
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderTRIDENT PONTOONS INC · TAVARES, FL, UNITED STATES · built 2023
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionGasoline Outboard
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationTwin Hull
Hailing portBRADENTON, FL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 2 July 2025 · expires 31 July 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 it9 - Simplified, Gross Ton
9 - Simplified, 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

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 · 6

13 May 2026 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8372282
6 May 2025 Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8108373
8 April 2025 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8108295
4 December 2023 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7828324
26 July 2023 Deadweight Survey
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7748455
2 February 2023 Construction Oversight · Plan Review "T" Boat · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7659335

Deficiency record · 18

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 13 May 2026 Resolved
Vessel must undergo an annual inspection as specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section. Vessel must undergo an annual inspection within 3 months before or after the each anniversary date. Vessels anniversary date was 04DEC2025, and vessel is past 3 months from said date. Vessel shall not operate with passengers until an annual inspection has been complete. 46CFR176.500(b)
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 13 May 2026
Resolved 28 May 2026
Resolution: Vessel completed a satisfactory Annual inspection.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Other (STCW)
Issued 9 April 2025 Resolved
When a marine employer determines that a casualty or incident is, or is likely to become, a serious marine incident, the marine employer shall take all practicable steps to have each individual engaged or employed on board the vessel who is directly involved in the incident chemically tested for evidence of drug and alcohol use as required in this part. Vessel did not have any means for alcohol testing on-board at time of inspection. Rectify in 2 days.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 11 April 2025
Resolved 11 April 2025
Resolution: Recieved photo evidence of new alcohol test strips on board.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 9 April 2025 Resolved
The master of the vessel shall ensure that: Each EPIRB, other than an EPIRB in an inflatable liferaft, must be tested monthly, using the integrated test circuit and output indicator, to determine that it is operative. Vessel had no evidence that EPIRB had been tested monthly. 46CFR185.728(a) 16c
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 23 April 2025
Resolved 11 April 2025
Resolution: Provided evidence of procedures for monthly testing of EPIRB along with fire extinguishers.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 8 April 2025 Resolved
Vessel must undergo an annual inspection as specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section. Vessel must undergo an annual inspection within 3 months before or after each anniversary date. Vessels anniversary date was 04DEC2024, and vessel is past 3 months from said date. Vessel shall not operate with passengers until an annual inspection has been complete.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 8 April 2025
Resolved 9 April 2025
Resolution: Completed annual inspection.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 8 April 2025 Resolved
All vessels must have navigation lights that are in compliance with the applicable sections of the International and Inland Navigation Rules. Vessel's mast head light was in-operational. Deficiency corrected. 46CFR183.420
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 9 April 2025
Resolved 9 April 2025
Resolution: Corrected on the spot. Put a new bulb in the nav light.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 8 April 2025 Resolved
A vessel must carry one floating waterlight, unless it is limited to daytime operation, in which case no floating waterlight is required. Vessel's waterlight for the ring buoy was in-operational. Deficiency corrected. 46CFR180.70(d) 10c
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 9 April 2025
Resolved 9 April 2025
Resolution: Deficiency corrected. Installed new light in ring buoy waterlight.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 8 April 2025 Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit that meets the requirements in 46 CFR 199.175(b)(10) or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. Vessel's first-aid kit had expired Aspirin medication. Deficiency corrected. 46CFR184.710 10c
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 9 April 2025
Resolved 9 April 2025
Resolution: Corrected on the spot. Purchased new Aspirin to add to first aid kit.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 9 February 2024 Resolved
Fuel lines must be accessible, protected from mechanical injury, and effectively secured against excessive movement and vibration by the use of soft nonferrous metal straps which have no sharp edges and are insulated to protect against corrosion. MI observed the fuel lines from the tanks to the outboard motors were not properly secured and presented a snag hazard. 46 CFR 182.455(b)(3)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 23 February 2024
Resolved 7 May 2024
Resolution: MI witnessed satisfactory fuel line arrangement for vessel's outboard engines.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)
Issued 4 December 2023 Resolved
No marine employer shall engage or employ any individual to serve as a crewmember unless the individual passes a chemical test for dangerous drugs for that employer. MI observed 04 crewmembers for the vessel did not have a record of passing a drug test for their employer. 46 CFR 16.210(a)
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 4 December 2023
Resolved 20 December 2023
Resolution: All crewmembers added to the consortium.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)
Issued 4 December 2023 Resolved
The marine employer must have a sufficient number of alcohol testing devices readily accessible on board the vessel. MI observed no alcohol testing devices neither onboard nor within a 2 hour distance of the vessel. 46 CFR 4.06-15(a)
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 4 December 2023
Resolved 13 December 2023
Resolution: Alcohol swabs onboard.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 4 December 2023 Resolved
A vessel on a lakes, bays, and sounds, or rivers route must carry: Three hand orange smoke distress signals. MI observed vessel was outfitted with three hand red flares and only two hand orange smoke distress signals. 46 CFR 180.68(b)(2)
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 4 December 2023
Resolved 13 December 2023
Resolution: 6 red and 6 orange distress signals onboard.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 4 December 2023 Resolved
An adult life jacket must be provided for each person carried onboard a vessel, and a number of child size life jackets equal to at least 10% of the number of persons permitted aboard. Vessel was short six adult and one child life jackets. Vessel passenger count is reduced by 7 to a total passenger count of 42 and a new total persons of 44. 46 CFR 180.71(a) 46 CFR 180.71(b)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 December 2023
Resolved 13 December 2023
Resolution: Additional lifejackets onboard.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificates for radio personnel
Issued 4 December 2023 Resolved
Each ship transporting more than six passengers for hire equipped with a radiotelephone station in accordance with Part III of Title III of the Communications Act must carry a radio operator who meets the following requirements: Where the station power does not exceed 250 watts carrier power or 1500 watts peak envelope power, the radio operator must hold a marine radio operator permit or higher class license. MI observed no crewmembers held a marine radio operator permit. Vessel route is restricted to 1000 feet from shore. 47 CFR 80.159(e)(1)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 4 December 2023
Resolved 10 January 2024
Resolution: Received marine radio operator permits.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)
Issued 4 December 2023 Resolved
EAP training program: An EAP training program must be conducted for the employer's crewmembers and supervisory personnel. The training program must include...documentation of training given to crewmembers and the employer's supervisory personnel. MI observed employer did not have training records for crew or supervisors. 46 CFR 16.401(b)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 18 December 2023
Resolved 20 December 2023
Resolution: EAP training program in compliance.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Magnetic compass
Issued 4 December 2023 Resolved
Except as otherwise provided in this section every vessel must be fitted with a suitable magnetic compass designed for marine use, to be mounted at the primary operating station. MI observed vessel was not outfitted with a magnetic compass. 46 CFR 184.402(a)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 18 December 2023
Resolved 13 December 2023
Resolution: Magnetic compass installed.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications
Issued 4 December 2023 Resolved
As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date: tide tables and current tables. MI observed vessel did not have tide nor current tables. 46 CFR 184.420(a)
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 18 December 2023
Resolved 5 December 2023
Resolution: Publications onboard.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress messages: obligations and procedures
Issued 4 December 2023 Resolved
A durable placard must be posted next to all radiotelephone installations with the emergency broadcast instructions and information, specific to the individual vessel. MI observed no emergency broadcast placard was installed. 46 CFR 184.506
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 18 December 2023
Resolved 13 December 2023
Resolution: Emergency broadcast procedures placed at operating station.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of rescue
Issued 4 December 2023 Resolved
Repairs or alterations to the hull, machinery, or equipment that affect the safety of the vessel must not be made without the approval of the cognizant OCMI. Vessel must submit plans for review and approval by the MI for a rescue platform in accordance with local policy MPS-WI_SECSP(spi)-14. Upon approval, must install and demonstrate suitability to the satisfaction of the MI. 46 CFR 176.700(a)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 4 January 2024
Resolved 7 May 2024
Resolution: MI witnessed new MOB platform meeting construction and arrangement criteria as per local OCMI policy.

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.