LIGHTNING

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

LIGHTNING is a 1986 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 5 inspections since 2016, most recently in September 2018, along with 10 deficiencies — 3 with no resolution recorded —.

Records from 2016 to 2018. Most recent: inspection, 13 September 2018.

Built: 1986
Last inspected: 13 September 2018
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 5
Deficiencies: 10 recorded · 3 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

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WCR6972

263954

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-263954

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations5

Years with a record 3 calendar years (2016–2018)

The 5 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 8 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.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it4 - 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.

A report is not offered for this hull: Its record holds only 1 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. Reports.

Inspection history · 5

13 September 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6538998

26 April 2018 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6400482

12 June 2017 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6175061

12 May 2016 COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5875054

28 April 2016 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5865289

Deficiency record · 10

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 13 September 2018 No resolution recorded

To maintain a valid COI, vessel must complete annual inspection within the periods specified within 46 CFR 176.500(b)(1). Vessel must complete an annual inspection.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificates for master and officers

Issued 13 September 2018 No resolution recorded

Each officer employed on an inspected vessel must have license onboard and available for inspection. Provide original, valid license for master of vessel.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 13 September 2018 No resolution recorded

No marine employer shall engage or employ any individual to serve as a crewmember unless the individual passes a chemical test. All crewmembers must pass a pre-employment drug test.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo

Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Proof of Enrollment

Issued 12 June 2017 Resolved

Vsl had cert from consortium but could not produce ltr with employees enrolled. Issued requirement to provide ltr.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 June 2017
Resolved 26 June 2017
Resolution: Verified ltr.

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Markings (ship name/port)

Issued 12 June 2017 Resolved

RLB did not have reflective tape nor vsl name marked.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 June 2017
Resolved 26 June 2017
Resolution: Verified markings on RLB

Documentation › Markings/Placards › Vessel Number (state)

Issued 12 June 2017 Resolved

Vsl did not have state registration number marked on port and stbd bow.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 June 2017
Resolved 26 June 2017
Resolution: State numbers were marked on port and stbd bow.

Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Valve

Issued 12 June 2017 Resolved

Emergency fuel shutoff valve was not marked.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 June 2017
Resolved 26 June 2017
Resolution: Emergency fuel shutoff was marked.

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest

Issued 12 June 2017 Resolved

First aid kit was not updated.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 June 2017
Resolved 26 June 2017
Resolution: First aid kit was up-to-date.

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Storage

Issued 13 May 2016 Resolved

There was no labeling for port side life jacket stowage. Provide labeling

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 May 2016
Resolved 26 May 2016

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Stability Letter

Issued 13 May 2016 Resolved

Could not provide stability letter. Required to provide stability letter.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 May 2016
Resolved 26 May 2016

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.