LA POINTE

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL)

LA POINTE is a 1987 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 24 inspections since 2016, most recently in November 2025, along with 6 deficiencies and 15 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2024.

Records from 2005 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 24 November 2025.

Built: 1987
Last inspected: 24 November 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 24
Deficiencies: 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 15 investigations · 2005–2024
Also recorded as: 1 other name

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 24 November 2025

Recorded inspections24

…physical examinations16

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded5

Deficiencies 6 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

915237

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WDK5733

281621

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-281621

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)95.0 ft × 43.4 ft × 11.7 ft

Registered tonnagegross 95 / net 64

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)95.0 ft × 43.4 ft × 11.7 ft

ITC tonnagegross 219 / net 73

BuilderHALTER MARINE INC · NEW ORLEANS, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1987

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portBAYFIELD, WI

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 18 March 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it64 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
219 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
73 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
95 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspection history · 24

24 November 2025 SIP Inspection/Audit · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8270951

10 June 2024 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · SIP Inspection/Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7925953

23 April 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7913454

29 December 2023 Administrative Inspection · SIP Inspection/Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7847176

14 September 2022 SIP Inspection/Audit · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7559444

23 December 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7380709

14 October 2021 Deficiency Check · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7331730

21 May 2021 DAPI Audit · Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey · SIP Initial Entry · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7203057

21 October 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7121854

15 July 2020 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7010108

21 June 2020 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6983148

21 June 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6983814

1 April 2020 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6934709

27 February 2020 Plan Review "T" Boat · Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6934545

12 June 2019 Initial Certification · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6713888

13 September 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6539514

15 June 2018 Construction Oversight · Administrative Inspection · Deadweight Survey · Deficiency Check · Drydock Exam · Inclining Experiment · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6452340

22 February 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6359355

8 March 2017 Drydock Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6358565

26 December 2016 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6056381

2 October 2016 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6015901

9 June 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5906003

9 June 2016 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5980870

14 March 2016 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Corpus Christi · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5832901

Deficiency record · 6

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings

Issued 21 May 2021 Resolved

A continuous leak was discovered in the aft stern-tube located in the #4 compartment shaft void (between FR's 40/42, approximately 2' aft of the stuffing box). Provide written repair proposal/plan and submit to MSU Duluth. Advance notification must be provided to MSU Duluth prior to moving vessel. Permanent repairs must be completed and approved by the USCG before carriage of passengers.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 21 June 2021
Resolved 25 May 2021
Resolution: Repair plan provided to MSU Duluth and approved by the OCMI. A new CG-835V has been issued to outline the conditions for the repair.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of Fire protection systems

Issued 21 May 2021 Resolved

During test of the vessel's auto-deck sprinkler system it was noted that the check-valve located in the discharge line from the sprinkler pump was intermittently malfunctioning. Repair sprinkler system to full functionality and demonstrate satisfactory operation.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 21 June 2021
Resolved 27 May 2021

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings

Issued 21 May 2021 Resolved

A continuous leak was discovered in the aft stern-tube located in the #4 compartment shaft void between frames 40 and 42. MSU Duluth OCMI has approved the operator's written proposal to affect temporary repairs via a 10" H x 19" W x 23" L (each bay) concrete box patch repair IWO the affected area. Permanent stern-tube repair must be completed, and approved, prior to the 2022 operational season. Vessel is prohibited from carrying passengers until the temporary repair is examined, and approved, by a USCG Marine Inspector.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 1 April 2022
Resolved 3 December 2021

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 21 June 2020 Resolved

PRIOR TO OPERATING THE VESSEL THE STEERING SYSTEM SHALL BE REPAIRED, INSPECTED, AND TESTED TO THE SATISFACTION OF A COAST GUARD MARINE INSPECTOR.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 21 June 2020
Resolved 15 July 2020
Resolution: Verified steering via underway trials after service technician completed work.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 8 March 2017 Resolved

Vessel has overdue drydock/ISE exam and must complete a new-to-zone COI prior to operation with passengers.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 31 December 2019
Resolved 12 June 2019
Resolution: Completed new to zone inspection for issuance of Certificate of Inspection.

Operations/Management › Navigation Safety › Navigation Underway, General

Issued 2 October 2016 Resolved

Vessel lost steering from the opposite steering station. Ferry maintenance department will troubleshoot to determine cause of loss of steering.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 16 October 2016
Resolved 7 October 2016
Resolution: After diagnostic testing, it was determined that the loss of steering was a result of a faulty bridge selector switch. New selector switch has been installed and tested to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector.

Casualty record · 15

20 October 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2519396

10 April 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2622610

14 July 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3269985

1 October 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3337089

24 January 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3428083

4 February 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3415009

16 August 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3570806

21 January 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3933664

19 December 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4211454

23 May 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4327262

7 June 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4344848

9 June 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5906003

21 June 2020Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6983814

23 December 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7380709

23 April 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 7913454

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

B. L. DEBERRY (2005–2016). 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.