NIKOLA

Research Vessel · Research Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A)

NIKOLA is a 1980 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 3 inspections since 2018, most recently in January 2026, along with 1 casualty investigation in 2026.

Records from 2018 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 29 January 2026.

Built: 1980
Last inspected: 29 January 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 3
Deficiencies: 0 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2026

Identity

617891

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WDF2719

181342

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-181342

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 Research Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspections, by type

Recorded inspections3

…administrative events2

…with no type recorded1

Years with a record 3 calendar years (2018–2026)

Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by the kind of activity 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)112.3 ft × 29.9 ft × 10.2 ft

Registered tonnagegross 94 / net 64

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)112.3 ft × 29.9 ft × 10.2 ft

ITC tonnagegross 358 / net 107

BuilderUNIVERSAL IRON WORKS INC · HOUMA, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1980

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 30 July 2026 · expires 31 July 2027

Service, as the file records itResearch Vessel

Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)

Tonnage as PSIX records it358 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
107 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
94 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
64 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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 1 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 · 3

29 January 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8303817

31 August 2020 ORV Letter of Designation

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7045462

5 September 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6533314

Deficiency record · 0

No deficiencies recorded against this vessel. This means none were written in the records covered — it is not a statement about the vessel's condition. What a recorded resolution is.

Casualty record · 1

29 January 2026Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8303817

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. 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.