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KING EIDER
KING EIDER is a 1989 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2025, along with 48 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded — and 2 casualty investigations between 2011 and 2016.
Records from 2011 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 7 May 2025.
- Built
- 1989
- Last inspected
- 7 May 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 48 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 2 investigations · 2011–2016
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
7 May 2025
…with no type recorded2
Deficiencies
48 recorded · 1
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
948089
WDD6842
329815
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-329815
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)39.7 ft × 13.6 ft × 5.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 18 / net 14
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderBILLY VARNUM (BACKYARD) · HOLDEN BEACH, NC, UNITED STATES · built 1989
Hull materialWood
PropulsionDiesel Direct
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portGLOUCESTER, MA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 19 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it18 - Simplified, Gross Ton
14 - Simplified, Net Ton
14 - Simplified, 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.
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Inspection history · 19
7 May 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8087443
14 November 2024
Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8029655
8 May 2024
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7868816
25 May 2023
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7696434
16 November 2022
Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7553662
4 May 2022
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7412813
12 May 2021
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7196685
28 October 2020
Hull Examination · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7085775
5 May 2020
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6948382
31 July 2019
Deficiency Check · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6773739
7 May 2019
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6678479
10 October 2018
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6557376
2 May 2018
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6404469
2 May 2017
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6137313
26 October 2016
Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6030152
24 August 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5981846
20 August 2016
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Gloucester · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5978580
20 August 2016
Deficiency Check · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5980891
3 May 2016
Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5868188
Deficiency record · 48
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 7 May 2025
No resolution recorded
Each vessel that operates on the high seas, or that operates beyond three miles from the coastline of the Great Lakes, must have on board a FCC Type Accepted Category 1, 406 MHz EPIRB, installed to automatically float free and activate. Hydrostatic release unit for EPIRB was expired. Replace hydrostatic release unit. Vessel limited to 3 nautical miles from shore.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 7 May 2025
Resolved
A vessel must carry one floating waterlight, unless it is limited to daytime operation, in which case no floating waterlight is required. Waterlight attached to ring buoy was inoperable. Replace waterlight to the satisfaction of the marine inspector.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 7 May 2025
Resolved
Each vessel must be equipped with at least two operable portable battery lights. One of these lights must be located at the operating station and the other at the access to the propulsion machinery space. Vessel did not have an operable portable battery light at the access to the propulsion machinery space. Replace batteries for the second portable light.
14 - Pollution Prevention › 145 - MARPOL Annex V › Placards
Issued 7 May 2025
Resolved
A ship, except a ship of less than 26 feet in length, must have a placard of at least 5 by 8 inches, made of durable material fixed in a conspicuous place in each machinery space, or at the bilge and ballast pump control station. Placard was present on board but not posted. Post placard at or near the machinery space.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 7 May 2025
Resolved
The sidelights of vessels of 20 meters or more in length shall be fitted with matte black inboard screens and meet the requirements of § 84.15. Backing plate of the port and starboard sidelight was not painted matte black. Paint backing plate matte black to the satisfaction of the qualified marine inspector.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 7 May 2025
Resolved
The master of the vessel shall ensure that:(a) Each EPIRB, other than an EPIRB in an inflatable liferaft, must be tested monthly, using the integrated test circuit and output indicator, to determine that it is operative. EPIRB was not being tested. Test and log EPIRB test in 30 days.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Man Overboard Drill (MOB)
Issued 7 May 2025
Resolved
The master shall conduct sufficient drills and give sufficient instructions to make sure that all crew members are familiar with their duties during emergencies that necessitate abandoning ship or the recovery of persons who have fallen overboard. Man overboard drills had not been conducted since vessel put in water in 2025 operating season. Conduct & log a man overboard drill.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire drills
Issued 7 May 2025
Resolved
The master shall conduct sufficient fire drills to make sure that each crew member is familiar with his or her duties in case of a fire. Fire drills had not been conducted since vessel put back in water in 2025 operating season. Conduct & log fire drill.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)
Issued 8 May 2024
Resolved
A vessel must comply with the applicable requirements for any radio, including the requirements for a station license and installation certificates to be issued by the Federal Communications Commission, as set forth in 47 CFR part 80. Vessel's Radiotelephony Certificate was expired. 46 CFR 184.502
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 8 May 2024
Resolved
Abandon ship and man overboard drills and training shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request. The drill entry shall include the following information:(1) Date of the drill and training; and(2) General description of the drill scenario and training topics. Vessel's log did had not have any documented man overboard drill's. 46 CFR 185.520 (f)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 8 May 2024
Resolved
Fire fighting drills and training shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request. The drill entry shall include the following information:(1) Date of the drill and training; and (2) General description of the drill scenario and training topics. Vessel's log did not have any documented fire drill's. 46 CFR 185.524 (d)
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 8 May 2024
Resolved
The master of the vessel shall ensure that: (a) Each EPIRB, must be tested monthly, using the integrated test circuit and output indicator, to determine that it is operative. The EPIRB test required by paragraph (a) shall be logged or otherwise documented, as applicable. Monthly EPIRB tests were not being logged. 46 CFR 185.728 (a)(c)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 25 May 2023
Resolved
The minimum number of portable fire extinguishers required on a vessel must be acceptable to the cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, but must not be fewer than the minimum number required by Table 181.500(b) and other provisions of this section. The stbd 40-B:C portable extinguisher guage indicates that it needs to be recharged, despite having a tag from Gloucester Fire Extinguisher reflecting that it was serviced in APR23.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 25 May 2023
Resolved
A pre-engineered fixed gas fire extinguishing system must Be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. The pre-engineered Fireboy system has an inspection tag from Gloucester Fire Extinguisher that indicates that it was serviced during 3 different months. Operator could not provide any evidence of when the system was serviced.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 25 May 2023
Resolved
Each survival craft must be secured to the vessel by a painter with a float-free link permanently attached to the vessel. The IBA was sitting on top of the house, unattached.
Crew was unfamiliar with the procedures to attach the painter to the vessel.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 25 May 2023
Resolved
Each ring life buoy with a floating waterlight must have a lanyard of at least 910 millimeters (3 feet) in length, but not more than 1,830 millimeters (6 feet), securing the waterlight around the body of the ring life buoy. Waterlight was not attached to the life buoy. Crew was unfamiliar with the procedure for attaching the waterlight to the life buoy.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Radio life-saving appliances
Issued 25 May 2023
Resolved
The master of the vessel shall ensure that each EPIRB be tested monthly, using the integrated test circuit and output indicator, to determine that it is operative. The EPIRB test shall be logged or otherwise documented. EPRIB tests were not being conducted or logged.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Abandon ship drills
Issued 25 May 2023
Resolved
Abandon ship and man overboard drills and training shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request. The drill entry shall include the following information: Date of the drill and training; and General description of the drill scenario and training topics. Vessel did not have any drills logged.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 25 May 2023
Resolved
A vessel on a limited coastwise route must carry Six hand red flare distress signals approved in accordance with § 160.021 in subchapter Q of this chapter and Six hand orange smoke distress signals approved in accordance with § 160.037 in subchapter Q of this chapter. Vessel did not have red flare distress signals.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 25 May 2023
Resolved
Each vessel must be equipped with at least two operable portable battery lights. One of these lights must be located at the operating station and the other at the access to the propulsion machinery space. Vessel did not have dedicated operational portable battery lights onboard.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Other (STCW)
Issued 6 May 2022
Resolved
Marine employers shall establish programs for the chemical testing for dangerous drugs on a random basis of crewmembers on inspected vessels who occupy a position, or perform the duties and functions of a position, required by the vessel's Certificate of Inspection. No evidence provided to verify that Master and Deckhand are enrolled.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 4 May 2022
Resolved
Each survival craft must be stowed so that when the vessel sinks the survival craft floats free and, if inflatable, inflates automatically. The float free arrangement of the IBA was not installed.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Radio life-saving appliances
Issued 4 May 2022
Resolved
The master of the vessel shall ensure that each EPIRB be tested monthly, using the integrated test circuit and output indicator, to determine that it is operative. The EPIRB test shall be logged or otherwise documented. EPRIB tests were not being conducted or logged.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Cargo Ship Safety Radio (including exemption)
Issued 4 May 2022
Resolved
Every vessel must have an inspection of the radio installation by an FCC licensed technician once every 5 years. FCC Safety Radiotelephony Certificate is expired.
47 CFR 80.903
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Abandon ship drills
Issued 4 May 2022
Resolved
Abandon ship and man overboard drills and training shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request. The drill entry shall include the following information: Date of the drill and training; and General description of the drill scenario and training topics. Vessel did not have any drills logged.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 4 May 2022
Resolved
For lifejacket storage, the number and identification of the items stowed, and their sizes, must be marked in clearly legible letters and numbers on each container for life jackets. The lifejacket storage area was not marked with the number of lifejackets or sizes.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 12 May 2021
Resolved
Each survival craft must be stowed so that when the vessel sinks the survival craft floats free and, if inflatable, inflates automatically. The float free arrangement of the IBA was not installed.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 12 May 2021
Resolved
As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date Charts of large enough scale to make safe navigation possible, U.S. Coast Pilot, and Coast Guard Light List. Vessel did not have up-to date charts.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 12 May 2021
Resolved
The master of the vessel shall ensure that each EPIRB be tested monthly, using the integrated test circuit and output indicator, to determine that it is operative. The EPIRB test shall be logged or otherwise documented. EPRIB tests were not being conducted or logged.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 12 May 2021
Resolved
The owner, managing operator, or a qualified servicing facility as applicable must conduct the following inspections and tests: Portable and semi-portable extinguishers must be inspected and maintained in accordance with NFPA 10. Monthly
inspections were not being conducted/logged.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 12 May 2021
Resolved
On vessels constructed of wood must, a visual and audible alarm must be provided at the operating station to indicate a high water level in all watertight compartments. Visual indicators were inoperable. Operator must repair or replace the indicators.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 12 May 2021
Resolved
For lifejacket storage, the number and identification of the items stowed, and their sizes, must be marked in clearly legible letters and numbers on each container for life jackets. The lifejacket storage area was not marked with the number of lifejackets.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)
Issued 12 May 2021
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit approved under approval series 160.041 or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. The first aid kit on-board was missing several required items. Operator must provide missing items as required by 46CFR106.041-4(b)
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 31 July 2019
Resolved
OCMI may require that a vessel and its equipment undergo any add'l test or inspection deemed reasonable and necessary to determine that the vessel and its equipment are suitable for the service in which they are to be employed.
Vessel reported grounding on 31JUL19. Make vessel available for damage assessment/inspection and underway sea trials to satisfaction of attending MI. Must be completed prior to carrying passengers.
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights
Issued 2 May 2018
Resolved
Repair/replace port, starboard, and sternlight navigation lights.
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 2 May 2018
Resolved
Secure deck hatches to frames.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Superstructure
Issued 2 May 2018
Resolved
Repair wasted area on canopy under starboard navigation light.
Documentation › Logs/Records › Drug Test Records
Issued 2 May 2018
Resolved
Provide roster for drug testing program.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Markings (ship name/port)
Issued 2 May 2017
Resolved
Lifebuoy was found without the vessel name marked on it, issued CG-835 to properly label.
Lifesaving › Visual Distress Signals (General) › Quantity
Issued 2 May 2017
Resolved
Vessel's route has increased and is now required 6/6 distress signals. Issued requirement to provide correct amount of distress signals.
Lifesaving › Inflatable Buoyant Apparatus › Not on Board
Issued 5 December 2016
Resolved
Schedule IBA inspection after installation of new IBA.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Piping
Issued 21 November 2016
Resolved
Repair or replace broken fuel vent screen.
Operations/Management › Navigation Safety › Navigation Underway, General
Issued 26 October 2016
Resolved
Conduct underway sea trials once vessel goes back into the water.
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 20 August 2016
Resolved
ST01 - MAKE ALL FLUSH DECK HATCHES ON VESSEL WATERTIGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH 46CFR171.124. VESSEL IS RESTRICTED TO PROTECTED WATERS ONLY.
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 20 August 2016
Resolved
ST02 - MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO DECK IN WAY OF STEERING GEAR RAM. THE DECK IS CRACKED AND SOFT AROUND STEERING RAM MOUNT.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Employee Coverage
Issued 3 May 2016
Resolved
List of employees for drug testing program is missing. Provide updated list.
Fire Fighting › Fire Bucket › Capacity
Issued 3 May 2016
Resolved
Fire buckets are 5 gallons. Ensure fire buckets are only hold 2.5 gallons
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights
Issued 3 May 2016
Resolved
Ring bouy light clip is corroded and line not wrapped around body. Ensure light has clip and line is attached correctly.
Casualty record · 2
22 August 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4124534
24 August 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5981846
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.