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EVENING STAR
EVENING STAR is a 2001 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 36 inspections since 2016, most recently in February 2026, along with 24 deficiencies and 5 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2019.
Records from 2005 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 24 February 2026.
- Built
- 2001
- Last inspected
- 24 February 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 24 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 5 investigations · 2005–2019
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
24 February 2026
…with no type recorded2
Deficiencies
24 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
1112990
9255206
WDA8319
28221
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-28221
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)99.6 ft × 23.0 ft × 7.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 91 / net 63
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)99.6 ft × 23.0 ft × 7.5 ft
ITC tonnagegross 116 / net 71
BuilderBAY SHIPBUILDING CO · STURGEON BAY, WI, UNITED STATES · built 2001
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portCHICAGO, IL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 19 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 it71 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
116 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
91 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
63 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
116 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
91 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
63 - 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.
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 · 36
24 February 2026
COI Inspection · MTSA/ISPS Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8314884
6 May 2025
Plan Review (Other than "T")
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8131779
27 March 2025
MTSA/ISPS Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8100455
17 July 2024
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7960992
26 March 2024
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7884467
6 December 2023
Damage Survey · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7835845
24 July 2023
Administrative Inspection · Construction Oversight
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7753070
8 June 2023
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7709643
3 June 2023
Security Breach
Type not classified · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7710637
23 March 2023
Administrative Inspection · Deadweight Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7650400
21 March 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7650395
13 February 2023
Deficiency Check · Plan Review (Other than "T")
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7636241
29 November 2022
Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7601551
18 August 2022
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7537875
27 May 2022
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7460704
23 March 2022
DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Construction Oversight
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7417211
7 July 2021
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7249410
10 June 2021
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7221804
31 March 2021
DAPI Audit · MTSA Verification · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7166109
3 April 2020
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6935081
10 October 2019
Deficiency Check · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6832783
30 September 2019
Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6824692
28 September 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6825587
2 May 2019
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6683877
21 March 2019
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6714200
4 June 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6433630
18 May 2018
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6417973
27 October 2017
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6297731
24 October 2017
Construction Oversight · Periodic Inspection · Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam · Inclining Experiment · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Sturgeon Bay · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6294030
21 October 2017
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6293168
2 August 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6299080
1 June 2017
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6162587
20 April 2017
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6131145
15 February 2017
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6088850
18 April 2016
MTSA Verification · COI Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5856708
3 February 2016
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Chicago · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5812303
Deficiency record · 24
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 26 March 2024
Resolved
Make all WTB penetrations in the vessel pertaining to the new cable runs for the port/stbd engine data cables water tight.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 26 March 2024
Resolved
Remove old port and starboard engine control data cables throughout the vessel.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)
Issued 26 March 2024
Resolved
There is a permanently mounted extenson cord being used to provide power to the Hot Chocolate machine in the galley. Remove cord and hard wire machine.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)
Issued 26 March 2024
Resolved
There is electrical heat tape installed throughout the vessel that is coiled around piping and covered with insulation. Remove heat tapes or install correctly as per manf. instructions.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 6 December 2023
Resolved
While underway vessels master recieved a EVC Lost communication alarm. The port engine and marine gear would no longer function at the helm. Prior to carrying passengers, prove proper operation of port ZF control, including demonstarting QFA's and DVTP's upon completion of repairs to the satisfaction of an attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 21 March 2023
Resolved
The throws for the breakers installed in spots #22 and #23 on the pilot house distribution panel are broken. Repair or replace the same.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 21 March 2023
Resolved
There is 3/0 welding cable installed from both the negative and positive terminals on the 12V house battery between the battery and battery switch and teh battery switch and the power side of the DC panel. Replace the 3/0 welding cable with marine cable.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › General alarm
Issued 21 March 2023
Resolved
Make repairs to and prove proper operation of the general alarm bell, port side, pilot house.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Stability/strength/loading information and instruments
Issued 7 March 2023
Resolved
The vessel has undergone a total aggregate weight change since the last stability test of approximately 3% of its displacement requiring a deadweight survey and issuance of a new stability letter.
The vessel is restricted to opration within the Chicago River, west of the Chicago Harbor Lock and restricted to the carriage of 305 total persons (combined passengers and crew) pending completion of the above.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 29 November 2022
Resolved
Make repairs to the hydraulic steering fluid leak in way of the A2 cross conddect between pump #1 and #2 on the HPU in the FO tank room.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 29 November 2022
Resolved
Make repairs to the switchboard bus frequency meter for the starboard generator.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 29 November 2022
Resolved
Provide chaffing gear in way of the bow thruster exhaust hose to prevent chaffing from the forepeak bilge pipe isolation valve reach rod.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 31 March 2022
Resolved
Bow thruster battery charger does not have ammeter installed on charging circuit. Install ammeter as per CFR.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 10 October 2019
Resolved
Prior to carrying passengers troubleshoot cause of port main engine overheat and automatic shutdown and correct cause, and test after repairs are complete.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 21 March 2019
Resolved
AIS transmitting wrong info. IMO #, Distance A, and Distance B showing up incorrect.
33 CFR 164.46(e)
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 21 March 2019
Resolved
Missing non-conductive hand rail on switchboard in engine room.
46 CFR 120.330
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Medical certificate
Issued 21 March 2019
Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Quantity
Issued 7 May 2018
Resolved
Life Jackets were not available for inspection, verification of stowage/safety plan following vessel modification. Each life jacket must be on-baord for inspection and properly marked, stowed, and verified with the safety plan.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Stability Letter
Issued 7 May 2018
Resolved
Stability letter has not been issued to vessel. Stability test data and Stability Calculations are being reviewed with the Marine Safety Center.
Communications › Public Address System › Announcing Station
Issued 7 May 2018
Resolved
Unable to demonstate operation of public address system. System was not installed during vessels modification. In the presence of a CG MI, verify operation of public address system.
Electrical › Lighting (emergency) › Lighting Fixture
Issued 7 May 2018
Resolved
Two of the four engine room lights were not installed. Install lights as per the fire/safety plan.
Fire Fighting › Fixed CO2 Fire Extinguishing System › Operating Controls
Issued 7 May 2018
Resolved
Operational testing of the time delay was not conducted following installation. In the presence of a CG MI a fire servicing company needs to demonstrate operation.
Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-reduction gear) › Pump, High Pressure (fuel injection)
Issued 21 October 2017
Resolved
Stbd engine shuts down on low oil pressure
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Radar
Issued 20 April 2017
Resolved
Repair or replace Radar
Casualty record · 5
6 August 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2471946
5 July 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3790062
5 September 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4797673
2 August 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 6299080
28 September 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6825587
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.