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AMERICAN EAGLE
AMERICAN EAGLE is a 1964 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2026, along with 50 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2008 and 2019.
Records from 2008 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 21 May 2026.
- Built
- 1964
- Last inspected
- 21 May 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 50 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 2 investigations · 2008–2019
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
21 May 2026
…with no type recorded1
Deficiencies
50 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
523873
WTG8870
244004
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-244004
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)67.7 ft × 12.3 ft × 7.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 29 / net 26
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderLUDERS MARINE CONSTR CO · STAMFORD CT, UNITED STATES · built 1964
Hull materialWood
PropulsionAuxiliary Sail
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portNEWPORT, RI
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Recreational
DocumentationValid · issued 2 April 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it29 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
26 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
26 - 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 · 19
21 May 2026
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8377319
8 May 2025
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8131082
12 December 2024
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8063890
25 August 2024
Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam · In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7989469
23 April 2024
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8019603
22 September 2023
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7786033
28 April 2023
Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7670241
22 March 2023
Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7655153
5 October 2022
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7560308
22 June 2021
COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7228342
30 April 2021
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7183016
10 July 2020
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7018411
9 August 2019
Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6778131
9 August 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6826207
17 April 2019
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6658940
11 September 2018
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6531677
18 September 2017
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6264469
18 April 2017
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6122146
16 June 2016
COI Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5899835
Deficiency record · 50
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 21 May 2026
Resolved
The marine employer must have a sufficient number of alcohol testing devices readily accessible on board the vessel to determine the presence of alcohol in the system of each individual who was directly involved in an SMI. Provide approved alcohol testing devices on board.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 21 May 2026
Resolved
Each item of lifesaving equipment with an expiration date on it must be replaced if the expiration date has passed. The EPIRB battery is expired.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 21 May 2026
Resolved
As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts of large enough scale to make safe navigation possible. The current onboard chart are not up to date.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 21 May 2026
Resolved
The number and identification of the items stowed inside, and their sizes, must be marked in clearly legible, 2 inch letters and numbers on each container for life jackets. Identify the adult lifejackets with the amount stowed inside. Clearly separate the child and adult lifejackets.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 21 May 2026
Resolved
An inspection for renewal of a Certificate of Inspection is conducted to determine if the vessel is in satisfactory condition, fit for the service intended, and complies with all applicable regulations. It normally includes inspection and testing of the structure, machinery, equipment, and on a sailing vessel, rigging and sails. No preventative maintenance plan (PMP) was provided on board detailing the rigging inspection regime or records indicating inspections have been carried out. Provide a PMP and inspection log.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 21 May 2026
Resolved
An inspection for renewal of a Certificate of Inspection is conducted to determine if the vessel is in satisfactory condition, fit for the service intended, and complies with all applicable regulations. It normally includes inspection and testing of the structure, machinery, equipment, and on a sailing vessel, rigging and sails. Due to the tripped stiffening bracket inside the port bronze chain plate support bracket, provide a rigging survey report on the condition of the support.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 25 August 2024
Resolved
(d) Whenever damage or deterioration to hull plating or structural members that may affect the seaworthiness of a vessel is discovered or suspected, the cognizant OCMI may conduct an internal structural examination in any affected space including fuel tanks, and may require the vessel to be drydocked or taken out of service to assess the extent of the damage, and to effect permanent repairs. The OCMI may also decrease the drydock examination intervals to monitor the vessel's structural condition. Vessel reported a 3-5 inch gash in the hull. Vessel to repair to the satisfaction of the attending USCG MI prior to carriage of passengers.
46CFR 176.600.d.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 22 September 2023
Resolved
Each buoyant apparatus must be fitted with a lifeline, pendants, a painter and a light and stowed in a way that any protective covers will not interfere with launching and embarkation. Buoyant apparatus did not have light attached. Ensure when underway with passengers that protective cover for buoyant apparatus is removed.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 22 September 2023
Resolved
A vessel must comply with the applicable requirements for any radio and EPIRB installations, including the requirements for a station license and installation certificates to be issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as set forth in 47 CFR part 80. Vessel connect VHF radio to Digital Selective Calling (DSC).
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Guards - fencing around dangerous machinery parts
Issued 22 September 2023
Resolved
An exposed hazard, such as gears or rotating machinery, must be properly protected by cover, guard or rail. Primary winches in the overhead of the main cabin must have protective covers or guards installed.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 22 September 2023
Resolved
The number and identification of the items stowed inside
and their sizes, must be marked in clearly legible
letters and numbers on each container for life jackets.
Each child size life jacket must be stowed in a location that is appropriately marked AND separated from adult life jackets so the child size life jackets are not mistaken for adult life jackets.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › On board training and instructions
Issued 22 September 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. No donning placard on the vessel. Post on board.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 24 October 2022
Resolved
On a vessel at least 26ft in length, a visual and audible alarm must be provided at the operating station to indicate a high water level. High water alarm is not working.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 24 October 2022
Resolved
A vessel not required to have a power driven fire pump must have at least three 2.5 gallon buckets with an attached lanyard and the words "FIRE BUCKET" stenciled in a contrasting color on the bucket. Vessel only has 2 fire buckets.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 24 October 2022
Resolved
Repairs or alterations to equipment that affect the safety of the vessel must not be made without OCMI approval. Survival craft has unauthorized repair and damaged/missing retroreflective tape.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 24 October 2022
Resolved
Each ring life buoy must be marked with Type II retroreflective material. Ring life buoy on deck is not marked with tape.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications
Issued 24 October 2022
Resolved
As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up to date US Coast Pilot. Coast Pilot is not onboard.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 24 October 2022
Resolved
The EPIRB test required monthly shall be logged or otherwise documented. Each man overboard and fire drill shall be logged or otherwise documented for review of the Coast Guard upon request. No vessel log was onboard.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 5 October 2022
Resolved
Your vessel must undergo an annual inspection within the 3 months before or after each anniversary date. Vessel is past 90 days. Conduct annual inspection.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 25 June 2021
Resolved
Electrical cable installed shall not be installed with sharp bends and be installed with metal supports spaced not more than 24". Cable for stern light was ran through aft hatch with no supports.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 22 June 2021
Resolved
The person in command of a documented vessel must have on board that vessel the original Certificate of Documentation
currently in effect for that vessel. The COD is expired. Vessel submitted renewal application 23Jun21.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Garbage record book
Issued 22 June 2021
Resolved
A vessel must comply with the applicable design, equipment, personnel, procedures, and record requirements of
33 CFR parts 151, 155, and 156. Vessel was missing a waste management plan.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 22 June 2021
Resolved
As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts of large enough scale to
make safe navigation possible. Vessel's charts were outdated.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 22 June 2021
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit approved under approval series 160.041 or a kit with equivalent contents
and instructions. 1st aid kit did not contain equivalent contents and were expired.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of liferafts
Issued 22 June 2021
Resolved
The number and identification of the items stowed inside, and their sizes, must be marked in clearly legible letters and numbers on each container for life jackets. Stowage location and numbers were not marked.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 22 June 2021
Resolved
A vessel must carry one floating waterlight, unless it is limited to daytime operation. Each ring life buoy with a floating waterlight must have a lanyard 3-6 ft with a corrosion ressitant clip. Vessel had no floating waterlight for ring buoy.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 22 June 2021
Resolved
A sailing vessel underway shall exhibit Sidelights and A sternlight. Vessel had no installed stern light.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Water level indicator
Issued 22 June 2021
Resolved
Visual and audible alarm must be provided at the operating
station to indicate a high water level in all watertight compartments. Visual alarm was not functioning.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 22 June 2021
Resolved
Each ring life buoy must be marked in clearly legible block capital letters with the vessel’s name and.with Type II
retroreflective material approved in accordance with 46 CFR 164.018. Vessel's name was not marked and missing retroreflective material.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 22 June 2021
Resolved
Each survival craft must be secured to the vessel by a painter with a float-free link permanently attached
to the vessel. Vessel was missing the float free link.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 22 June 2021
Resolved
Portable fire extinguishers must be located so that they are clearly visible and readily accessible from the space
being protected to the satisfaction of the [name withheld] fire extinguisher location under seat at operating station.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 22 June 2021
Resolved
A vessel not required to have a power driven fire pump by § 181.300 must have at least three 2 1/2 gal buckets,
with an attached lanyard satisfactory to the OCMI and marked "Fire Bucket". One of the 3 fire buckets was torn and holed.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 22 June 2021
Resolved
The installation and location must be to the satisfaction of
the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. The fire extinguishers were not installed in fire extinguisher brackets.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 22 June 2021
Resolved
A marine employer whose vessel is involved in a casualty or incident that is, or is likely to become, a serious marine
incident shall comply with the requirements of 46 CFR 4.06. Vessel was missing alcohol test kits.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation
Issued 22 June 2021
Resolved
Vessel must have onboard a FCC Station Licencse and FCC Safety Radio certificates. Vessel was missing station license and safety radio certificates.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 22 June 2021
Resolved
Each floating waterlight installed on a vessel with only one ring buoy must have a corrosion resistant clip attached to the lanyard. Lanyard was missing clip.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-op. damage
Issued 26 May 2021
Resolved
Repairs or alterations to the hull or equipment that affect the safety of the vessel must not be made without the approval of the OCMI. Provide repair proposal and make repairs to damage on deck beam under traveler in laz to satisfaction of attending MI by 01DEC2021.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-op. damage
Issued 21 May 2021
Resolved
Repairs or alterations to the hull or equipment that affect the safety of the vessel must not be made without the approval of the [name withheld] repairs were made to minor frame is laz. Make permanent repairs to the satisfaction of attending MI by 01DEC2021.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 29 July 2020
Resolved
Hydrostatic release expired. Limited to 3 miles offshore till replaced.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 29 July 2020
Resolved
Written Rig Inspection Program not onboard
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)
Issued 29 July 2020
Resolved
DSC not connected in radio
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 29 July 2020
Resolved
Navigation charts need to be updated
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 29 July 2020
Resolved
Ship's bell missing
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 29 July 2020
Resolved
Missing ship log book
14 - Pollution Prevention › 145 - MARPOL Annex V › Garbage management plan
Issued 29 July 2020
Resolved
Missing garbage management plan
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 29 July 2020
Resolved
Missing alcohol test strips
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - cracking
Issued 9 August 2019
Resolved
Complete appropriate repairs to the planking, framing deck IWO the port aft hull/deck caused by the collision prior to carrying passengers.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 11 September 2018
Resolved
Bilge alarm is inoperable. Conduct hourly rounds of below deck spaces while carrying passengers. Replace bilge high level alarm to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 11 September 2018
Resolved
Provide inspection certificate for portable CO2 fire extinguisher.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 11 September 2018
Resolved
Renew retroflective material on life jackets.
Casualty record · 2
19 June 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 3262765
9 August 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6826207
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.