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LITTLE DIPPER

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Other hulls named LITTLE DIPPER

LITTLE DIPPER is a 2000 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 34 inspections since 2001, most recently in November 2025, along with 47 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2015 and 2024.

Records from 2001 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 4 November 2025.

Built
2000
Last inspected
4 November 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
34
Deficiencies
47 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
4 investigations · 2015–2024
Inspected with
1 other vessel

Identity

US Official No.
1106754
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDE4887
MISLE id
20222
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
367359180
Maury page id
psix-20222

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations27
…administrative events3
…with no type recorded4
Years with a record 22 calendar years (2001–2025)
The 34 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)36.0 ft × 13.9 ft × 4.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 15 / net 12
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderPENBAY BOAT CO · WALDBORO, ME, UNITED STATES · built 2000
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portISLESBORO, ME
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 15 January 2026 · expires 31 January 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 it12 - Simplified, Net Ton
15 - Simplified, 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

WDE4887MMSI 367359180 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 20 March 2018, expires 28 May 2028
WDA4870MMSI 366814030 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 2 June 2001, cancelled 6 August 2011 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
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.

Inspected as a tow unit · 1

The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.

SUGAR D. Commercial Fishing Vessel · MISLE 145797 · 16 December 2015 · activity 5785737

Inspection history · 34

4 November 2025 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8233250
29 October 2024 Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8022108
27 September 2024 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8011960
4 January 2023 COI Inspection · Annual Inspection · Examination of Repairs · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7610807
17 November 2022 Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7597593
7 April 2022 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7429665
10 January 2022 Annual Inspection · Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7378155
25 February 2021 Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7146115
4 January 2021 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7119104
4 June 2020 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6968050
26 November 2019 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6870357
3 January 2019 Hull Examination · Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6605163
15 October 2018 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6575421
9 October 2018 Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6557623
13 September 2017 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6255934
14 April 2017 Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6124270
16 September 2016 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6000747
16 December 2015 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5785737
18 June 2014 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4884786
3 January 2012 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4217321
18 August 2011 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4119559
3 November 2008 In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3356877
2 June 2008 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3225291
9 May 2008 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3202184
7 January 2008 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3125972
26 September 2007 Re-Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3066717
10 October 2006 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2797788
25 July 2006 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2724790
29 June 2005 Hull Examination · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSFO BUCKSPORT · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2415327
25 June 2004 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSFO BUCKSPORT · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2110113
19 June 2003 Re-Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSFO BUCKSPORT · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1824609
5 December 2002 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSFO BUCKSPORT · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1716447
16 August 2002 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSFO BUCKSPORT · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1682327
18 June 2001 Hull Examination · Deficiency Check · Initial Certification · Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight · Plan Review "T" Boat · Inclining Experiment
Physical examination · MSO PORTLAND MAINE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1366465

Deficiency record · 47

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 14 August 2023 Resolved
Completed repairs are to be examined, and the Annual Coast Guard inspection completed prior to carrying any passengers or cargo for hire.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 14 September 2023
Resolved 16 January 2024
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 10 January 2022 Resolved
Make necessary repairs to address loss of power and make vessel available for out of water exam to determine extent of hull damage and repair oversight. Vessel is not to carry passengers for hire until check ride is completed and this requirement is cleared by the attending Marine Inspector.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 10 February 2022
Resolved 1 February 2022
Resolution: Examination of repairs completed, inspected sat.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire drills
Issued 3 April 2019 Resolved
Vsl to log the crew drills and record the information for USCG review for all crew members
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 3 May 2019
Resolved 1 May 2019
Resolution: Completed
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room
Issued 3 April 2019 Resolved
Vsl to remove excess oil under the main engine in the engine room.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 17 April 2019
Resolved 9 April 2019
Resolution: Corrected.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Ropes and wires
Issued 15 October 2018 Resolved
Install or repair the life lines to achieve 39.5" hand rail height.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 November 2018
Resolved 8 November 2018
Resolution: Corrected
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF EPIRB
Issued 15 October 2018 Resolved
Provide a valid FCC Safety Radio Cert
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 November 2018
Resolved 22 October 2018
Resolution: corrected
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 15 October 2018 Resolved
Provide 04 strips of retro reflective tape, equally spaced around the buoy.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 November 2018
Resolved 8 November 2018
Resolution: corrected
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 15 October 2018 Resolved
Provide 03 buckets that are 2-1/2 Gallon capacity.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 15 November 2018
Resolved 8 November 2018
Resolution: corrected
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 15 October 2018 Resolved
Electric Bilge pumps installed do meet UL 1113; vsl to replace the installed pumps with appropriate type at the next hull exam, due NLT 30 APR 19.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 April 2019
Resolved 5 March 2019
Resolution: Cleared
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 15 October 2018 Resolved
Vessel was past due for the 4th annual inspection on 18SEPT2018 making the COI invalid. Complete Inspection for Certification and be issued a COI prior to carrying more than 6 passengers for hire.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 15 October 2018
Lifesaving › Inflatable Liferafts › Not on Board
Issued 16 September 2016 Resolved
Vsl restricted to within 1nm of shore; both liferafts were not onboard due to annual servicing requirements.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 October 2016
Resolved 25 October 2016
Resolution: 2-6 man liferafts were installed on the vessel after servicing.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Filter
Issued 16 September 2016 Resolved
Fuel filter housing had a ball valve below the bowl & a barb fitting attached to valve. Remove the barb fitting & install a plug on the drain valve.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 October 2016
Resolved 25 October 2016
Resolution: A metallic plug was installed on the bottom of the bowl
Personnel › Certificates/Documents/Licenses › License, Radio Officer
Issued 18 June 2014 Resolved
Provide valid copy of FCC Marine Radio Operator's permit.
Due 2 July 2014
Resolved 19 June 2014
Resolution: Received valid copy of master''s FCC radio operator permit.
Lifesaving › Hand Flares › Quantity
Issued 18 June 2014 Resolved
Vessel does not have required number of flares on board for limited coastwise route. Obtain and keep on board required number of flares.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 18 June 2014
Resolution: Required number of hand held flares obtained and kept on board vessel.
Lifesaving › Inflatable Liferafts › Not on Board
Issued 18 June 2014 Resolved
Vessel's inflatable life rafts removed for servicing. Vessel's route restricted to no more than one mile from shore until full complement of life rafts installed on the vessel.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 16 July 2014
Resolution: Witnessed proper installation of full complement of life rafts. All satisfactory.
Lifesaving › Inflatable Liferafts › Servicing
Issued 18 June 2014 Resolved
Vessel's life rafts removed for servicing. Notify USCG MI to witness proper installation and servicing of life rafts.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 16 July 2014
Resolution: Witnessed proper installation of life rafts and annual servicing. All satisfactory.
Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Service
Issued 18 June 2014 Resolved
Forward crew space fire extinguisher is expired and requires replacement or servicing.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 18 June 2014
Resolution: Witnessed properly serviced portable fire extinguisher installed in forward crew space.
Lifesaving › Inflatable Liferafts › Servicing
Issued 18 August 2011 Resolved
Provide proof of annual inspection of inflatable liferafts.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 18 September 2011
Resolved 19 September 2011
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Proof of Enrollment
Issued 18 August 2011 Resolved
Provide proof of enrollment in drug testing consortium for all crew members.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 24 August 2011
Resolved 18 August 2011
Resolution: Faxed copy of random pool eligibility list from Health Connections.
Communications › Radio Communications › EPIRB
Issued 18 August 2011 Resolved
Provide new hydrostatic release for EPIRB.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 September 2011
Resolved 6 September 2011
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Inspection
Issued 9 May 2008 Resolved
Post COI and Stability Letter.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 9 June 2008
Resolved 2 June 2008
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts
Issued 9 May 2008 Resolved
Provide updated charts.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 9 June 2008
Resolved 2 June 2008
Resolution: Updated Charts onboard.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Tide/Tidal Current Tables
Issued 9 May 2008 Resolved
Provide current tide tables.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 9 June 2008
Resolved 2 June 2008
Resolution: Current tide tables provided.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Magnetic Compass
Issued 9 May 2008 Resolved
Prove operation of compass light.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 9 June 2008
Resolved 2 June 2008
Resolution: Compass light operational.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Markings (ship name/port)
Issued 9 May 2008 Resolved
Change lettering on ring buoy to read "LITTLE DIPPER"
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 9 June 2008
Resolved 2 June 2008
Resolution: Lettering in place.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Buoyant Lifeline
Issued 9 May 2008 Resolved
Provide 3-6 floating line with metallic clip on ring buoy light.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 9 June 2008
Resolved 2 June 2008
Resolution: Line modified.
Electrical › Lighting (emergency) › Battery Operated Lantern
Issued 9 May 2008 Resolved
Provide 1 additional flashlight at operating station.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 9 June 2008
Resolved 2 June 2008
Resolution: Additional flahlight on board.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Equipment
Issued 9 May 2008 Resolved
Provide alcohol testing kit.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 9 June 2008
Resolved 2 June 2008
Resolution: Alcohol test kits provided.
Fire Fighting › Portable Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher › Number
Issued 26 September 2007 Resolved
PLACE ONE B-II FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT ENTRANCE TO MACHINERY SPACE.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 October 2007
Resolved 5 December 2007
Resolution: Received call from new owner [name withheld] extinguisher has been put in place.
Lifesaving › Inflatable Liferafts › Servicing
Issued 26 September 2007 Resolved
SERVIVE LIFE RAFTS AND REPLACE ONE HYDROSTATIC RELEASE. VESSEL IS RESTRICTED TO WITHIN ONE (01) MILE FROM LAND UNTIL SERVICING IS COMPLETED.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 November 2007
Resolved 5 December 2007
Resolution: New owner submitted fax proving raft was serviced on 07NOV07. New HRU expiration 11/09.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC SSL
Issued 25 July 2006 Resolved
PROVIDE AND POST A VALID RADIO SAFETY CERTIFICATE.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 August 2006
Resolved 10 October 2006
Resolution: Provided and posted valid radio safety certificate.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Inspection
Issued 25 July 2006 Resolved
POST STABLITY LETTER, CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION, AND EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONS.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 August 2006
Resolved 10 October 2006
Resolution: Posted all documents.
Lifesaving › Inflatable Buoyant Apparatus › Servicing
Issued 25 July 2006 Resolved
GET IBA'S SERIVCED. VESSEL IS RESTRICTED TO NOT MORE THAN I MILE FROM SHORE UNTIL THIS REQUIREMENT IS CORRECTED.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 10 October 2006
Resolution: Both IBA''s have been serviced.
Lifesaving › Visual Distress Signals (General) › Expired
Issued 25 July 2006 Resolved
PROVIDE 3 DAY AND 3 NIGHT VISUAL DISTRESS SIGNALS. VESSEL IS RESTRICTED TO LB&S ROUTE UNTIL THIS REQUIREMENT IS CORRECTED.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 10 October 2006
Resolution: Vessel provided additional flares
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Tide/Tidal Current Tables
Issued 25 July 2006 Resolved
PROVIDE NAVIGATION PUBLICATIONS.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 August 2006
Resolved 10 October 2006
Resolution: Provided nav pubs
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Marking
Issued 25 July 2006 Resolved
LABEL LIFE JACKET STOWAGE LOCATIONS.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 August 2006
Resolved 10 October 2006
Resolution: O/O to correct in offseason.
Fire Fighting › Portable Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher › Marking
Issued 25 July 2006 Resolved
PROVIDE ONE SIZE II ABC FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 August 2006
Resolved 10 October 2006
Resolution: Provided one size II ABC fire extinguishers
Fire Fighting › Fixed Gas Fire Extinguishing System › Tanks
Issued 25 July 2006 Resolved
SERVICE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIXED FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 August 2006
Resolved 10 October 2006
Resolution: Serviced fixed fire extinguisher.
Fire Fighting › Portable Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher › Service
Issued 29 June 2005 Resolved
SHOW EVIDENCE OF ANNUAL SERVICING OF FIXED FIREFIGHTING SYSTEM / PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 July 2005
Resolved 12 July 2005
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Marking
Issued 16 August 2002 Resolved
Label child sized lifejackets with name of vessel.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 September 2002
Resolved 8 October 2002
Lifesaving › Inflatable Liferafts
Issued 16 August 2002 Resolved
Provide evidence of initial packing date of liferaft (forward Zodiak)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 September 2002
Resolved 5 December 2002
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Stability Letter
Issued 16 August 2002 Resolved
Have stability letter onboard and available for inspection.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 September 2002
Resolved 8 October 2002
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › US Coast Pilot
Issued 16 August 2002 Resolved
Provide current or corrected CG Light List and US Coast Pilot.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 September 2002
Resolved 8 October 2002
Construction/Loadline › Hull
Issued 16 August 2002 Resolved
Provide results of test panel flame test per 46 CFR 177.410(b). Do not carry more than six (06) passengers for hire until item is cleared.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 September 2002
Resolved 5 December 2002
Construction/Loadline
Issued 18 June 2001 Resolved
Provide results of test panel flame test per 46 CFR 177.410(b). Do not carry more than six passengers for hire until item is cleared.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 September 2002
Resolved 16 August 2002
Construction/Loadline
Issued 18 June 2001 Resolved
Update firefighting, machinery and lifesaving plans per 46 CFR 177.202. Do not carry more than six passengers for hire until item is cleared.
Condition: Unknown
Due 18 July 2001
Resolved 16 August 2002
Fire Fighting
Issued 18 June 2001 Resolved
Replace one B-II fire extinguisher. Do not carry more than six passengers for hire until item is cleared until item is cleared.
Condition: Unknown
Due 8 August 2001
Resolved 6 August 2001

Casualty record · 4

12 February 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 5068414
16 December 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5785737
7 April 2022Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 7429665
27 September 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8011960
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.