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FLYING FRENCHMAN

FLYING FRENCHMAN is a 2023 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 10 inspections since 2023, most recently in July 2026, along with 1 deficiency — 1 with no resolution recorded — and 1 operational control.

Records from 2023 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 2 July 2026.

Built
2023
Last inspected
2 July 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
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 2 July 2026
…with no type recorded1
…past their stated due date1
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 4 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

WDP2644
1808400
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-1808400

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)65.0 ft × 31.0 ft × 8.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 36 / net 32
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderMIDSHIP MARINE INC · HARVEY, LA, UNITED STATES · built 2023
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeSail (Distinct Keel)
Hull configurationTwin Hull
Hailing portST THOMAS, VI
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 30 April 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it14 - Dead Weight, Gross Ton
31 - Displacement, Gross Ton
36 - Simplified, Gross Ton
32 - 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
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.

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Inspection history · 10

2 July 2026 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8426992
22 June 2026 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8410155
20 March 2026 COI Inspection · MTSA/ISPS Verification · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8322870
4 March 2026 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8321215
28 April 2025 DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8127622
23 August 2024 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7992846
15 February 2024 DAPI Audit · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7878335
30 November 2023 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7831906
20 November 2023 Construction Oversight
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Saint Thomas · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7847576
26 September 2023 Construction Oversight
Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7798570

Deficiency record · 1

14 - Pollution Prevention › 143 - MARPOL Annex III › Other (MARPOL Annex III)
Issued 22 June 2026 No resolution recorded
Key personnel must complete training in 33CFR101.650(d)(2) by January 12, 2026. Company does not have a CYSO and all key personnel have not yet completed the training as of this inspection. 33 CFR 101.650(d)(4)
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 August 2026 — due date passed with no resolution recorded

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.