NICOLET is a 1985 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 22 inspections since 2016, most recently in November 2025, along with 10 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2009 and 2025.
Records from 2009 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 6 November 2025.
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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.
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Registered dimensions (L × B × D)61.6 ft × 20.0 ft × 7.1 ft
Registered tonnagegross 51 / net 34
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderGULF CRAFT · PATTERSON, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1985
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portFIRE ISLAND, NY
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 5 May 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 it51 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 34 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
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13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 16 September 2024Resolved
Vessel was missing port side prop and end of shaft had sheared off.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 16 October 2024
Resolved 20 September 2024
Resolution: Replaced shaft in kind and op test sat.
A line was missing from the hatch to the deck structure to prevent the hatch from going overboard.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 8 June 2023
Resolved 10 May 2023
Resolution: Added.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificate for medical care
Issued 9 May 2023Resolved
Vessel could not provide a current enrollment of crew in a maritime consortium.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 8 June 2023
Resolved 10 May 2023
Resolution: Received.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 9 May 2023Resolved
Liferings on board safety line (attached permanantly to lifering) was worn/corroded. Issued requirement to replace.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 8 June 2023
Resolved 10 May 2023
Resolution: Complete.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Abandon ship drills
Issued 9 May 2023Resolved
Abandom ship drills had not been logged since last year.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 8 June 2023
Resolved 10 May 2023
Resolution: Complete.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 13 May 2021Resolved
The stbd side main engine, while running had a water leak on the raw water system schedule 40 pipe on the port side of the engine. Water was weeping when noticed and when tapped lightly with a knife started to leak profusely. Required vessel to repair leak prior to the carriage of passengers.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 12 June 2021
Resolved 25 May 2021
Remedy port engine alarm. Alarm is currently silenced due to false indication. (Prior to carrying passengers)
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 9 June 2020
Resolved 10 June 2020
Resolution: Corrected
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 9 June 2020Resolved
Renew two aft sections of exhaust lagging.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 9 July 2020
Resolved 10 July 2020
Resolution: Renewed
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Linkage
Issued 6 April 2018Resolved
Tighten bolts for flange interface.
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 6 April 2018
Resolved 23 July 2018
Resolution: O/O properly adjusted steering gear bracket
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Man Overboard Recovery
Issued 6 April 2018Resolved
Conduct man overboard drill.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 June 2018
Resolved 23 July 2018
Resolution: O/O conducted MOB drills, credit for sister vessel
12 September 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8013285
15 July 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 8187511
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.
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