SPIRIT OF SEATTLE is a 1987 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 23 inspections since 2016, most recently in January 2026, along with 15 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded — and 2 casualty investigations between 2007 and 2014.
Records from 2007 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 28 January 2026.
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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)96.9 ft × 32.0 ft × 6.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 97 / net 66
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderFREEPORT SHIPBUILDING · FREEPORT, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1987
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portSEATTLE, WA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 5 June 2026 · expires 30 June 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 it97 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 66 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
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09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Lighting (Working spaces)
Issued 12 March 2026Resolved
All electrical installations shall be to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. MI found an unapproved portable halogen light installation in the CO2 void space. Portable lighting installation to be removed from the space to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector. "old T" 46 CFR 183.01-15(a)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 April 2026
Resolved 11 May 2026
Resolution: Attending Marine Inspector confirmed that the portable light in question has been removed.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Lighting (Working spaces)
Issued 12 March 2026Resolved
All electrical installations shall be to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. MI identified unprotected wire penetration into the conduit run from the ventilation fan in the aft locker on the main deck. Proper chafing gear to be installed to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector. "old T" 46 CFR 183.01-15(a)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 April 2026
Resolved 11 May 2026
Resolution: Attending Marine Inspector confirmed that appropriate chafing gear had been installed on the wire run in question.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Lighting (Working spaces)
Issued 12 March 2026Resolved
All electrical installations shall be to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. MI discovered a dead end wire to the left of the entrance in the auxiliary machinery space (i.e. stack space). Wire to be removed or terminated in an appropriate junction box. "old T" 46 CFR 183.01-15(a)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 April 2026
Resolved 11 May 2026
Resolution: Attending Marine Inspector that the wire in question was pulled back and properly terminated.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 12 March 2026Resolved
At least one ring buy must be fitted with a floating waterlight; Each floating water light must be approved in accordance with 161.010 in subchapter Q of this chapter, or other standard specified by the Commandant, but not limited to, approval series 160.110. MI found the in service waterlight to have an expired battery. Battery to replaced to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 117.70 (d)(1)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 April 2026
Resolved 11 May 2026
Resolution: Attending Marine Inspector confirmed that waterlight battery was replaced. All items with expiry dates are planned to be tracked via a centralized Excel spreadsheet moving forward.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 12 March 2026Resolved
Each life float must be fitted with a light. MI discovered 06 of 08 life floats had attached lights with expired batteries. Batteries are to be replaced to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 117.75 (d)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 April 2026
Resolved 11 May 2026
Resolution: Attending Marine Inspector confirmed that waterlight batteries were replaced. All items with expiry dates are planned to be tracked via a centralized Excel spreadsheet moving forward.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Division - decks, bulkheads and penetrations
Issued 12 March 2026Resolved
The general construction of the vessel shall be such as to minimize fire hazards insofar as reasonable and practicable. MI identified multiple bulkhead and deck penetrations without proper fire stops in the second deck bar stores. "old T" 46 CFR 177.10-5(a)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 April 2026
Resolved 11 May 2026
Resolution: Attending Marine Inspector confirmed that the deck penetration was properly sealed. Bulkhead penetrations appear to be the as-built condition and were accepted at this time.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions
Issued 12 March 2026Resolved
Doors in A-Class fire control boundaries must meet the following requirements; Holdback hooks are not allow. MI discovered a manual hold back hook installed in addition to the automated holdback arrangement 1st deck aft stairs. Manual holdback hook to be removed to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 April 2026
Resolved 11 May 2026
Resolution: Attending Marine Inspector confirmed that the manual holdback hook was removed. Door can be held open via magnetic hold-back with remote release.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire drills
Issued 12 March 2026Resolved
An Emergency instruction placard containing the following information; If a fire is in the machinery spaces, shut off fuel supply and ventilation and activate fixed extinguishing system if installed. Posted emergency instruction placards shall be updated to appropriately reflect utilization of the new CO2 system to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 122.512 (a)(3)(iv)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 April 2026
Resolved 11 May 2026
Resolution: Attending Marine Inspector confiremd that the emergency instructions had been updated to include tasks to be completed as part of fixed CO2 system release.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire drills
Issued 12 March 2026Resolved
The owner, charterer, master, or managing operator shall instruct each crew member, upon first being employed and prior to getting underway for the first time on a particular vessel and at least every three months, as to the duties that the crew member is expected to perform in an emergency; Training must address proficiency in location and use of firefighting appliances. During the fire drill multiple crew members did not know the location or proper local operation of the newly installed fixed CO2 system. Formalized training to be created and conducted to ensure all crew are familiar with duties related to using the fixed CO2 system followed by, completion of a satisfactory fire drill to the satisfaction of the attending marine inspector. 46 CFR 122.420 (a)(b)(i)
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 April 2026
Resolved 11 May 2026
Resolution: Attending Marine Inspector observed an additional fire drill (scenario: fire in engine room), all satisfactory.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire prevention structural integrity
Issued 12 March 2026No resolution recorded
Doors in A-Class fire boundaries must meet the following requirements: A door in a bulkhead required to be A-15 Class must be of solid or hollow steel or equivalent material construction capable of meeting the requirements of an A-15 Class bulkhead. MI identified 02 missing doors on th main deck galley space port and starboard. We reviewed the Fire Zone Plan (07081-001-635-0 / dated 1/27/09) approved by MSC letter H2-0901149 that appears to show port and starboard doors forming the boundary between the category 5 low risk accommodation space and category 9 galley. Per the bulkhead boundary tables in 116.415 (b), the required bulkhead rating between a category 5 space and a category 9 space is A-15.
Provide a proposal to the local OCMI on how to bring the onboard arrangement into compliance with the applicable SFP requirements. 46 CFR 116.435 (c)(2)
46 CFR 116.415
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 April 2026 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions
Issued 23 March 2021Resolved
A door must be of the self closing type capable of closing against a 3.5 list of the vessel.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 24 April 2021
Resolved 24 March 2021
Resolution: Vessel operator sent video showing door was able to close by itself.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 13 July 2020Resolved
Hydraulic leak in Engine Room.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 12 August 2020
Resolved 29 July 2020
Resolution: Replaced the leaking 90's.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Ventilators, air pipes, casings
Issued 10 January 2020Resolved
Crank case breather piping for previously installed diesel engines protruding through the hull in the engine room, needs to be made permanently watertight.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 24 January 2020
Resolved 17 January 2020
Resolution: Crew welded through-hull fittings in the engine room shut; are now permanently water tight.
20 December 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 3119450
24 March 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4822698
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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