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COTUIT LAUNCH
COTUIT LAUNCH is a 1988 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 2016, most recently in October 2025, along with 12 deficiencies.
Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 21 October 2025.
- Built
- 1988
- Last inspected
- 21 October 2025
- Documentation
- Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
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.
Inspections, by type
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded.
The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by
the kind of activity 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.
Documentation record
Tonnage as PSIX records it3 - Simplified, Gross Ton
2 - Simplified, Net Ton
2 - Simplified, 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.
Vessel history report
A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 2 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. What a sparse-record report looks like.
Inspection history · 16
21 October 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8256937
11 March 2025
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8086433
4 September 2024
COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7996190
17 October 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7809247
21 March 2023
Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7648962
11 October 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7553510
21 October 2021
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7337203
18 March 2021
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7158599
20 October 2020
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7080761
29 August 2019
Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6797877
4 April 2019
Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6651829
25 October 2018
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6568130
16 October 2017
DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6286836
25 May 2017
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6150064
25 April 2017
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6131521
28 October 2016
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6031432
Deficiency record · 12
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 5 September 2024
Resolved
A vessel on a LBS route must carry three hand red distress signals and three hand orange smoke distress signals. MI observed vessel did not maintain three hand orange smoke distress signals aboard during inspection. Owner shall purchase and place aboard three valid orange smoke distress signals to the satisfaction of attending CG MI.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 5 September 2024
Resolved
A vessel shall maintain the minimum required portable fire extinguishers required as per table 46 CFR 181.500(b) and as listed on COI. Vessel failed to maintain 10 B-C extinguisher as required. Owner to purchase and place aboard to the satisfaction of attending MI.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 5 September 2024
Resolved
A vessel not required to have a power driven pump shall have at least three 9.5 liter buckets marked with "FIRE BUCKET". MI observed fire buckets not marked as required. Owner to mark each bucket as required by 46 CFR 181.610 to the satisfaction of attending CG MI.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 4 September 2024
Resolved
A vessel subjected to 46 CFR Subchapter T may not operate without having on board a valid U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection. On September 4, 2024 the COTUIT LAUNCH was found to be operating without a valid COI since expiration on 30Aug24. Vessel shall not operate with 7 or more passengers for hire until a valid COI is obtained by the USCG.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - cracking
Issued 17 October 2023
Resolved
Vessel's hull is constructed of FRP. Two sections of the bow are delaminating on the port and starboard sides where the deck ties into the hull structure. Make permanent repairs to the affected areas. Prior to operations.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 17 October 2023
Resolved
Vessels are required to have a steering apparatus in a condition suitable for intended service. While the vessel was being inspected underway it was noted that the rudder post packing was leaking. Inspect / replace rudder packing as needed. 46CFR176.25-35
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Condition
Issued 16 October 2017
Resolved
Vessel's lifejackets are all severely worn (kapok type) and need to be replaced. Vessel will need to provide 11 adult and 03 child lifejackets.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Serviceable
Issued 16 October 2017
Resolved
Vessel's lifebuoy is severely worn and faded. Vessel will need to replace lifebuoy with a new one.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights
Issued 16 October 2017
Resolved
Vessel's waterlight is severely worn and broken. Vessel will need to replace the waterlights with new ones.
Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-reduction gear) › Block
Issued 25 April 2017
Resolved
Engine is being overhauled
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Markings (ship name/port)
Issued 28 October 2016
Resolved
Vessel's lifebouy is missing the vessel's name and the lifeline for the waterlight is too short. re-label vessel's name along with adding a longer line to satisfaction of CG MI.
Lifesaving › Visual Distress Signals (General) › Expired
Issued 28 October 2016
Resolved
Vessel's flares were found expired. Provide new unexpired flares to the satisfaction of CG MI prior to taking passengers.
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.