DISPATCH

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

DISPATCH is a 1985 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 8 inspections since 2016, most recently in December 2022, along with 15 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded —.

Records from 2016 to 2022. Most recent: inspection, 8 December 2022.

Built: 1985
Last inspected: 8 December 2022
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 8
Deficiencies: 15 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

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239842

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UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-239842

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 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.

Inspections, by type

Recorded inspections8

…physical examinations7

…administrative events1

Years with a record 6 calendar years (2016–2022)

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

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 August 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.

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 · 8

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

Deficiency record · 15

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.

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.