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DISPATCH

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Other hulls named DISPATCH

DISPATCH is a 1985 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 61 inspections since 1984, most recently in December 2022, along with 42 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded —.

Records from 1984 to 2022. Most recent: inspection, 8 December 2022.

Built
1985
Last inspected
8 December 2022
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
61
Deficiencies
42 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with
2 other vessels

Identity

US Official No.
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IMO number
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Call sign
-
MISLE id
239842
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
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Maury page id
psix-239842

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations38
…administrative events5
…with no type recorded18
Years with a record 33 calendar years (1984–2022)
The 61 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.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 4 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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

Tonnage as PSIX records it5 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
4 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 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.

Radio station licence

No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of 6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.

Inspected as a tow unit · 2

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.

SOPHY Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 228774 · 15 August 2002 · activity 1661855HESTER Passenger (Inspected) · MISLE 443615 · 15 August 2002 · activity 1661855

Inspection history · 61

8 December 2022 Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7606383
18 August 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7036193
15 April 2020 Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6949577
10 October 2019 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6832963
17 May 2018 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6416060
12 April 2018 Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6390461
19 May 2017 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6149932
17 May 2016 Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5880201
24 June 2014 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4909523
6 July 2012 Simplified Stability Test
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4369499
25 June 2012 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4356250
21 May 2012 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4314628
12 December 2011 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 4206427
25 June 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3247541
3 June 2008 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3226898
19 July 2007 Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3000687
17 May 2007 COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2932688
17 May 2006 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2651380
3 August 2005 Re-Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2449780
28 June 2004 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2113364
17 June 2003 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1819553
15 August 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1661855
21 June 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1634366
20 June 2002 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1633603
20 June 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1634251
11 January 2002 Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1477900
3 October 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 639449
16 September 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 214938
29 June 2000 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1376259
10 June 1999 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1189569
29 April 1999 Deficiency Check · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1189455
2 June 1998 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 792877
20 May 1997 Hull Examination · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1095275
23 December 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1095137
20 May 1996 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1084600
7 May 1996 Re-Inspection · MARPOL Annex V Examination
Physical examination · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1082488
30 May 1995 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 873522
8 May 1995 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO BOSTON · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1181998
6 May 1994 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1180167
13 May 1993 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1442045
7 May 1992 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 949536
24 April 1992 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 951226
13 September 1991 Administrative
Administrative · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 942594
13 September 1991 Type not recorded
No type recorded · ACTIVITIES NEW YORK · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 950182
13 June 1991 Administrative
Administrative · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1325667
24 May 1991 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1238941
25 May 1990 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 921711
14 May 1990 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 923152
28 December 1989 Administrative
Administrative · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1222575
12 May 1989 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1194731
2 November 1988 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 889277
13 September 1988 COI Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1348908
4 November 1987 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO SAN JUAN · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1001958
7 November 1986 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO SAN JUAN · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1014863
6 December 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO SAN JUAN · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 987568
24 May 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 983658
25 February 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 974836
7 January 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 980776
21 December 1984 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1284226
4 December 1984 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 1285373
19 November 1984 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PROVIDENCE · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 976373

Deficiency record · 42

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 15 April 2020 No resolution recorded
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 has damage to the port side hull near the transom approximately 6” above the water line. Operator must submit repair proposal, and conduct approved repairs to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector, prior to carrying passengers.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 10 October 2019 Resolved
Each vessel must be equipped with at least two operable portable battery lights. One of these lights must be located at the operating station and the other at the access to the propulsion machinery space. Vessel does not have any portable lights on board.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 October 2019
Resolved 8 November 2019
Resolution: Operator provided portable lights for the vessel.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 10 October 2019 Resolved
Portable watertight containers for distress flares and smoke signals shall be of a bright color, and containers shall be clearly marked in legible contrasting letters at least 12.7 millimeters (0.5 inches) high: “DISTRESS SIGNALS”. Distress flares on vessel were not stored in watertight container.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 October 2019
Resolved 8 November 2019
Resolution: Distress flares were stored in a watertight container onboard the vessel.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 10 October 2019 Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit approved under approval series 160.041 or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. First Aid kit was not IAW 160.042 or equivalent.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 October 2019
Resolved 8 November 2019
Resolution: Operator provided approved first aid kit for vessel.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 10 October 2019 Resolved
Each floating waterlight must be approved in accordance with §161.010 in subchapter Q of this chapter, or other standard specified by the Commandant, including, but not limited to, approval series 160.110. Vessel’s floating waterlight contained a battery not compatible with the manufacurer's recommendations or IAW subchapter Q.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 October 2019
Resolved 8 November 2019
Resolution: Operator provided correct battery for floating weaterlight
Engineering › Lubricating Oil Service System › Cooler
Issued 17 May 2018 Resolved
Repair/replace oil cooler for MDE.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 31 May 2018
Resolved 6 June 2018
Resolution: Oil cooler replaced.
Operations/Management › Navigation Safety › Carriage of Charts and Publications
Issued 17 May 2018 Resolved
Provide up-to-date charts and pubs for vessel.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 31 May 2018
Resolved 6 June 2018
Resolution: Up-to-date charts and pubs provided for vessel.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Not Installed
Issued 19 May 2017 Resolved
Prove proper operation of engine room bilge high level alarm.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 19 May 2017
Resolved 19 May 2017
Resolution: Installed bilge high level alarm.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Quantity
Issued 19 May 2017 Resolved
Provide 02 adult life jackets. Passengers reduced to 18.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 May 2017
Resolved 30 May 2017
Resolution: 02 additional life jackets provided.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type III) › Storage
Issued 17 May 2016 Resolved
Labe life jacket stowage by 14JUL16; 46CFR180.78
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 July 2016
Resolved 19 July 2016
Resolution: jacket stowage labeled
Fire Fighting › Fixed Gas Fire Extinguishing System › Operating Controls
Issued 17 May 2016 Resolved
Provide servicing report and demonstrate operation of PSI switch shut down by 14JUL16 ; 46CFR181.420.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 July 2016
Resolved 19 July 2016
Resolution: servicing report for new fireboy and witnessed sat start and stop of engine from engine and operators station
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type III) › Retroreflective Material
Issued 17 May 2016 Resolved
New retro on 5 life jackets by 14JUL16; 46CFR180.75.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 July 2016
Resolved 19 July 2016
Resolution: 5 life jackets had retro replaced,
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts
Issued 17 May 2016 Resolved
Provide charts for operating area by 14JUL16; 46CFR184.420.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 July 2016
Resolved 19 July 2016
Resolution: new NOAA chart was procured and posted in dispatchers shack,
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest
Issued 17 May 2016 Resolved
Have onboard new first aid kit by 14JUL16; 46CFR184.710.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 July 2016
Resolved 19 July 2016
Resolution: new first aid kit purchased,
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Portable Electric Equipment/Appliances
Issued 17 May 2016 Resolved
Have onboard new/working flashlight by 14JUL16; 46CFR183.430
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 July 2016
Resolved 19 July 2016
Resolution: new first aid kit purchased, and working.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts
Issued 24 June 2014 Resolved
Provide Charts and pubs for the area of operation.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 July 2014
Resolved 9 July 2014
Resolution: Charts and pubs for the area were placed o/b vessel.
Fire Fighting › Fire Bucket › Availability
Issued 24 June 2014 Resolved
Provide three 2 1/2 gallon fire buckets on board vessel.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 July 2014
Resolved 9 July 2014
Resolution: Vessel was outfitted with 3 fire buckets o/b.
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights
Issued 24 June 2014 Resolved
Provide port and starboard nav light with proper arc of visibility as per Nav Rule 21(a) 225 degrees. Current configuration is only 180 degrees.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 July 2014
Resolved 9 July 2014
Resolution: Vessel rep demonstrated that the nav light is visible 225 degrees.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Stability Letter
Issued 21 May 2012 Resolved
No Stability Letter. Conduct Simplified Stability Test, or provide a vessel to sister stability with prior to due date.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 21 June 2012
Resolved 25 June 2012
Resolution: Did not comply with above 835 vessel deactivated.
Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Mounting Bracket
Issued 3 August 2005 Resolved
Mount all portable fire extinquishers.
Due 10 August 2005
Resolved 10 August 2005
Resolution: All portables mounted sat.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Marking
Issued 3 August 2005 Resolved
Provide life jacket donning placards.
Due 10 August 2005
Resolved 10 August 2005
Resolution: Lfe jacet donning placard provided sat.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Storage
Issued 3 August 2005 Resolved
Seperate child from adult life jackets when stored together.
Due 10 August 2005
Resolved 10 August 2005
Resolution: Seperated sat.
Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher › Condition
Issued 3 August 2005 Resolved
service all portable and fixed fire extinquishers.
Due 10 August 2005
Resolved 10 August 2005
Resolution: All portable fire extinquishers serviced sat.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC SSL
Issued 3 August 2005 Resolved
Provide emergency broadcast placard.
Due 10 August 2005
Resolved 10 August 2005
Resolution: Placard provided.
Fire Fighting › Fixed Halon Fire Extinguishing System › Quantity of Halon
Issued 28 June 2002 Resolved
Have installed Halon bottle serviced and/or refilled/replaced.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 July 2002
Resolved 11 July 2002
Resolution: Installed new 2.5 pound FE-241 bottle.
Operations/Management › Passenger Operations
Issued 20 June 2002 Resolved
Establish way to track passenger count.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 5 July 2002
Resolved 29 August 2002
Documentation › Certificates/Documents
Issued 20 June 2002 Resolved
Vessel was operated with an expired COI. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Certificate of Inspection
Due 20 June 2002
Resolved 20 June 2002
Resolution: Issued new COI.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents
Issued 20 June 2002 Resolved
Operating vessel without having current hull inspection.
Due 20 June 2002
Resolved 20 June 2002
Construction/Loadline
Issued 29 April 1999 Resolved
OPEN, FREE UP, AND MAKE MAIN ENGINE SEA SUCTON VALVE AVAILABLE FOR VISUAL EXAMINATION.
Condition: Unknown
Due 6 May 1999
Resolved 18 June 1999
Documentation
Issued 2 June 1998 Resolved
PROVE COMPLIANCE WITH DRUG TESTING REQUIREMENTS AS REQUIRED BY 46 CFR 16.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 July 1998
Resolved 2 July 1998
Navigation
Issued 2 June 1998 Resolved
PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF VSL HORN
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 July 1998
Resolved 2 July 1998
Navigation
Issued 2 June 1998 Resolved
PERMANENTLY MOUNT DECK BRACKET FOR HAND TILLER.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 July 1998
Resolved 2 July 1998
Fire Fighting
Issued 2 June 1998 Resolved
PROVIDE RECENT SERVICE REPORT FOR FIXED HALON.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 July 1998
Resolved 2 July 1998
Navigation
Issued 2 June 1998 Resolved
PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF ANCHOR LIGHT.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 July 1998
Resolved 2 July 1998
Navigation
Issued 2 June 1998 Resolved
MOUNT TRASH AND & OIL DISCHARGE PLACARDS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 July 1998
Resolved 2 July 1998
Documentation
Issued 7 May 1996 Resolved
PROVIDE COPIES OF FCC STATION LICENSE AND FCC OPERATOR'S LICENSE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 May 1996
Resolved 7 May 1996
Lifesaving
Issued 7 May 1996 Resolved
PROPERLY LABEL STOWAGE AREA OF CHILDREN LIFE JACKETS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 May 1996
Resolved 7 May 1996
Documentation
Issued 7 May 1996 Resolved
PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH DRUG TESTING REQUIRMENTS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 May 1996
Resolved 7 May 1996
Engineering
Issued 7 May 1996 Resolved
PROPERLY LABEL EMERGENCY FUEL OIL SHUT OFF VALVE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 May 1996
Resolved 7 May 1996
Lifesaving
Issued 7 May 1996 Resolved
PROVIDE AND PLACE RETROREFLECTIVE TAPE ON RING LIFE BUOY.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 May 1996
Resolved 7 May 1996
Lifesaving
Issued 7 May 1996 Resolved
PROPERLY MOUNT WATERLIGHT ON BULKHEAD FOR RING LIFE BUOY.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 May 1996
Resolved 7 May 1996
Documentation
Issued 13 September 1991 Resolved
PROVIDE FCC RADIO TELEPHONE SAFETY CERTIFICATE. VESSEL RESTRICTED TO NOT MORE THAN 1000 FEET FROM SHORE UNTIL CERTIFICATE IS PROVIDED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 13 September 1991
Resolved 13 September 1991

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.