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MISS AVALON
MISS AVALON is a 1984 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 25 inspections since 2016, most recently in June 2026, along with 32 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2002.
Records from 2002 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 9 June 2026.
- Built
- 1984
- Last inspected
- 9 June 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 32 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2002
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
9 June 2026
…with no type recorded1
Deficiencies
32 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
11 calendar years (2016–2026)
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
666812
WDG7857
243860
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-243860
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)65.0 ft × 21.0 ft × 7.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 69 / net 38
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderLYDIA YACHTS INC · STUART, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1984
Hull materialWood
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portAVALON, NJ
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 17 June 2025 · expires 31 July 2026
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 it69 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
38 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
38 - 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
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 · 25
9 June 2026
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8378521
6 October 2025
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8247251
4 June 2025
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8150688
10 February 2025
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8077164
21 March 2024
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7879929
4 October 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7803328
16 August 2023
Plan Review "T" Boat
Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7769704
11 August 2023
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7765727
8 June 2023
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7710207
7 February 2023
Appeal · Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7633501
26 January 2023
Plan Review "T" Boat
Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7627283
18 January 2023
Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7623432
31 May 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7460520
21 November 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Cape May · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7355219
2 June 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7186473
6 January 2021
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7120293
4 June 2020
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6967676
30 December 2019
Damage Survey · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6880460
15 April 2019
COI Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6661333
15 February 2019
Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6626578
9 August 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6505758
12 June 2018
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6434927
6 June 2017
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6163608
16 March 2017
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6105542
13 June 2016
Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5905913
Deficiency record · 32
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 4 June 2025
Resolved
A visual and audible alarm must be provided at the operating station to indicate a high water level in each of the following normally unmanned spaces. Vessels high level bilge alarm in compartment #2 was inoperable. Install new bilge alarm to the satisfaction of attending marine inspector.
46 CFR 182.530
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rigid liferafts
Issued 4 June 2025
Resolved
Each life float must be fitted with a lifeline, pendants, two paddles, a painter, and a light. Two paddles in in one life float were rotted and broken. Replace broken or rotted paddles.
46 CFR 180.175(d)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rigid liferafts
Issued 4 June 2025
Resolved
Each paddle must be of at least 1,220 millimeters (4 feet) in length, lashed to the life float to which it belongs and buoyant. Two paddles were not of sufficient length. Replace with paddles of at least 4 feet in length.
46 CFR 180.175(f)(2)
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 10 February 2025
Resolved
The construction and arrangement of a vessel must allow the safe operation of the vessel giving consideration to provisions for a seaworthy hull. Vessel has two six-inch cracks on starboard side of keel amid ship. Submit repair proposal.
46 CFR 177.100
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilation
Issued 11 June 2023
Resolved
All ducts shall be...reasonably gastight from end to end. One gasket on the ventilation cover on the starboard side of the vessel was inadequate.
Cite: 46 CFR 182.20-45(d) "OLD T"
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 8 June 2023
Resolved
Placards containing instructions for the donning and use of the life jackets aboard the vessel must be posted in conspicuous places that are regularly accessible and visible to the crew and passengers. Vessel had two types of life jackets on board, but only a donning placard for one type of lifejacket posted.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 8 June 2023
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit that meets the requirements in 46 CFR 199.175(b)(10) or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. For equivalent kits, the contents must be stowed in a suitable, watertight container that is marked “First-Aid Kit”. Vessel's first aid kit did not contain ammonia inhalants.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 8 June 2023
Resolved
Each life jacket carried on a vessel on oceans, coastwise, or Great Lakes route, must have a life jacket light approved in accordance with § 161.012 in subchapter Q of this chapter, or other standard specified by the Commandant, including, but not limited to, approval series 160.112. Six infant life jackets & 18 Adult life jackets did not have approved lights.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Lighting (Working spaces)
Issued 8 June 2023
Resolved
For items not covered by standards in this subchapter, inspection shall be in accordance with standards acceptable to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, as good marine practice. 4 cages and 2 domes were missing on various lighting fixtures.
Cite: 46 CFR 176.25-1(a) "OLD T"
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 8 June 2023
Resolved
For items not covered by standards in this subchapter, inspection shall be in accordance with standards acceptable to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, as good marine practice. There were two exposed electrical wires in the lazarette.
Cite: 46 CFR 176.25-1(a) "OLD T"
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 8 June 2023
Resolved
For items not covered by standards in this subchapter, inspection shall be in accordance with standards acceptable to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, as good marine practice. An electrical circuit for the the air compressor for one of the ship's horns was inoperable. The O/O stated an electrician will attend the vessel the week of 11JUNE2023. Provide electrician's report to our office following visit identifying the root cause of the issue and the solution.
Cite: 46 CFR 176.25-1 "OLD T"
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF EPIRB
Issued 31 May 2022
Resolved
Each vessel that operates on the high seas, or that operates beyond three miles from the coastline of the Great Lakes, must have on board a FCC Type Accepted Category 1, 406 MHz EPIRB, installed to automatically float free and activate.
(CITE: 46 CFR §180.64)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Launching arrangements for survival craft
Issued 31 May 2022
Resolved
Each life float and buoyant apparatus must be individually attached to the painter by a line meeting §180.175(f)(3) (ii), (iii), and (iv) and long enough that each life float or buoyant apparatus can float without contacting any other life float or buoyant apparatus in the group. The painter line currently in service is too short to meet this requirement. Replace painters with sufficient line to comply.
(CITE: 46 CFR §180.137)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 31 May 2022
Resolved
Each portable fire extinguisher must be mounted in accordance with the manufacturers specifications to assure it is secured from falling or dismounting while remaining easily accessible to the crew. The portable extinguishers on the vessel are only supported by hangers the do not prevent sideways motion or accidentally being knocked off their mounts. Secure Portable Fire Ext to prevent excess movement.
(CITE: 46 CFR §181.500 & .520)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 2 June 2021
Resolved
Noted UV damaged covering on 22-man Life-Float (LF). Determine approved repair procedures & repair damaged area of LF. CITE: 46 CFR §180.10-5 (Old T)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 2 June 2021
Resolved
Improper routing of painter for stacked LFs could cause weak link not to release LFs. Re-route LF painter to ensure proper operation of weak link. CITE: 46 CFR §180.20-1 (Old T)
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation
Issued 2 June 2021
Resolved
A separate circuit, fused at the main distribution panel shall be provided for ea radio-phone installation. Both VHF-DSC radios are currently on the same power supply. Re-wire VHF-DSC radios so that at least one (the primary) radio is on a dedicated power supply. CITE: 46 CFR §183.05-25 (Old T)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of Fire protection systems
Issued 2 June 2021
Resolved
All ventilation & engines must automatically shutdown when CO2 is discharged, however, the generators are not automatically shut down. Ensure generator engines shut down with main engines when CO2 system is discharged in the engine room.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 6 January 2021
Resolved
Vessel shall be ready for inspections of the hull structure. Engine room air intakes channels had significant delignification over both port and starboard engine. Clean, inspect, and seal damaged area. 46 CFR 176.802.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 4 June 2020
Resolved
Life float grab lines need repair and cracking in foam shell.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 15 April 2019
Resolved
Reconnect bonding wire to both shafts to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 9 August 2018
Resolved
Vsl is broadcasting: No dimension information (AIS Antenna Position ABCD values equals 0).
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Filter
Issued 12 June 2018
Resolved
Install caps or plugs in fuel water separators.
Electrical › Lighting (service) › Lighting Fixture
Issued 12 June 2018
Resolved
Install diffusers on all light fixtures in the engineroom.
Electrical › Electric Supply System (service) › Cable
Issued 12 June 2018
Resolved
Remove extension cord on air compressor and install outlet within the vicinity of the air compressor
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Serviceable
Issued 12 June 2018
Resolved
Repair life floats IAW manufactures instructions.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Transverse Bulkhead
Issued 12 June 2018
Resolved
Repair holes in watertight bulkhead between tank space and engine room.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Transverse Bulkhead
Issued 14 June 2016
Resolved
Make proper penetration of collision bulkhead for hydraulic winch piping. Must be metallic piping or have proper bulkhead fittings.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Transverse Bulkhead
Issued 14 June 2016
Resolved
Seal various bulkhead penetrations (i.e. copper piping, wiring) with acceptable sealant.
Communications › Radio Communications › Radiotelephone Transceiver (2-27.5 MHz)
Issued 14 June 2016
Resolved
Prove proper operation of single side band radio. Vessel is restricted to limited coastwise route.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Transverse Bulkhead
Issued 14 June 2016
Resolved
Replace fuel line penetrating the engine room fwd bulkhead with an acceptable material.
Fire Fighting › Fire Pumps › Arrangement
Issued 14 June 2016
Resolved
Replace fire/bilge pump discharge flex hose with an approved type (J1942) and fittings (J1475)
Casualty record · 1
12 January 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1481702
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.
Recorded names · 1
MISS POINT LOOKOUT III (2002). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.
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.