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ESSEX RIVER QUEEN
- Built
- 1972
- Last inspected
- 27 October 2025
- Documentation
- No record in the NVDC file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 22 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
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
27 October 2025
Deficiencies
22 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
10 calendar years (2016–2025)
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
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it4 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
4 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net 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.
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Behind this panel: 15 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 22 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; operational controls, none recorded without a removal date; no tow-unit appearances recorded; no other recorded names; no NVDC documentation record for this Official Number. Every line is a record the Coast Guard wrote; the counts above are the same counts as in the summary, and they are free.
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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 · 15
27 October 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8255392
24 April 2025
Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8121404
13 August 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7980410
22 August 2023
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7765799
2 June 2023
Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7700919
30 August 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7546187
5 August 2021
COI Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7276316
11 May 2021
Hull Examination · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7194941
16 June 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6978060
9 September 2019
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6805524
2 October 2018
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6552606
30 April 2018
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6402567
24 July 2017
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6219307
18 July 2016
Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5944428
7 April 2016
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5849193
Deficiency record · 22
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 27 October 2025
Resolved
An adult life jacket must be provided for each person carried on board a vessel. 05 life jackets were defective and destroyed on site. Total Persons Allowed on board is reduced to 39 until replacement life jackets are on board.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 27 October 2025
Resolved
The shutoff valve at the tank must be manually operable from outside the compartment in which the valve is located, preferably from an accessible position on the weather deck. Shutoff valve on STBD side was unable to close.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 22 August 2023
Resolved
Portable fire extinguishers shall be inspected at least once per calendar month. Monthly inspections shall be recorded and made available to the attending Marine Inspector. Managing operator failed to conduct monthly inspections.
46CFR176.810(b)(1)(ii)
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 22 August 2023
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a Coast Guard approved first-aid kit or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. The following items were found expired in the vessel's first-aid kit: burn gel, aspirin, and antiseptic towelettes.
46CFR184.710
14 - Pollution Prevention › 144 - MARPOL Annex IV (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › Sewage treatment plant
Issued 22 August 2023
Resolved
A vessel with installed toilet facilities must have a marine sanitation device. Each device must have a placard suitable for posting on which is printed the operating instructions, safety precautions, and warnings pertinent to the device. The vessel did not have a sewage warning placard posted.
33CFR159.59
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 22 August 2023
Resolved
An adult life jacket must be provided for each person carried on board a vessel. The vessel is certificated to carry 44 passengers and had 43 life adult life preservers on board.
46CFR180.71
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 22 August 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. The vessel did not have placards with donning instructions for life jackets.
46CFR185.516
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 22 August 2023
Resolved
The vessel must have at least three 9.5 liter fire buckets, with an attached lanyard and placed so as to be easily available during an emergency. The fire buckets were being utilized as storage containers for miscellaneous items hindering immediate availability during an emergency.
46CFR181.610
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 2 June 2023
Resolved
Inspection of all accessible parts of the exterior and interior of the hull.
MI observed several locations on the bottom hull where the gel coating on the FRP had chipped away. Require repair of gel coating to prevent ingress of water.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 5 August 2021
Resolved
Each floating waterlight installed after March 11, 1997, on a vessel carrying only one ring buoy, must be attached to the lanyard with a corrosion-resistant clip. The size of the clip was not adequate and the light was unable to be attached. Provide clip of adequate size to the satisfaction of attending marine inspector.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 9 September 2019
Resolved
All portable fire extinguishers installed on vessels shall be of an approved type. All three fire extinguishers are not mounted with the appropriate bracket, as specified by the manufacturer.
46 CFR 181..30-5(a)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 9 September 2019
Resolved
Abandon ship and man overboard drills and training shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request. The drill shall include the following information: (1) Date of the drill and training; and (2) General description of the drill scenario and training topics. Vessel does not maintain a drill log.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 9 September 2019
Resolved
Fire fighting drills and training shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request. The drill shall include the following information: (1) Date of the drill and training; and (2) General description of the drill scenario and training topics. Vessel does not maintain a drill log.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications
Issued 9 September 2019
Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 2 October 2018
Resolved
No person may operate a vessel unless it has onboard a valid certificate of number. No certificate onboard.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 2 October 2018
Resolved
Shutoff valves must be fitted in fuel supply lines at the tank. No fuel shutoff valves in place.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 2 October 2018
Resolved
Flex nonmetallic hose must meet SAE J1942 and hose fittings must comply with SAE J1475. Hose and fittings do not meet SAE.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 2 October 2018
Resolved
Employers must ensure that they and their employees meet the requirements of this part. Documentation missing for some employees.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 2 October 2018
Resolved
Vessel must carry adequate and up to date publications. Publications missing.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 2 October 2018
Resolved
Vessel must carry first-aid kit meeting 46 CFR 160.041. First-aid kit has expired content.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Documentation (CG-1270)
Issued 18 July 2016
Resolved
Provide proof of valid state registration prior to carrying passengers.
Documentation › Logs/Records › Drug Test Records
Issued 18 July 2016
Resolved
Provide proof of enrollment in drug testing program.
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
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