SPIRIT OF AMERICA II

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1970s · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL)

SPIRIT OF AMERICA II is a 1970 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2016, most recently in July 2026, along with 15 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 31 July 2026.

Built: 1970
Last inspected: 31 July 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 14
Deficiencies: 15 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

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W2H2163

348419

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-348419

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

Recorded inspections14

…physical examinations11

…administrative events3

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2016–2026)

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 it4 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
4 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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 · 14

31 July 2026 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8451330

30 June 2026 Deficiency Check · Vessel Attendance · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8420549

23 July 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8192618

3 June 2024 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7916960

6 May 2022 Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7445346

26 May 2021 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7207455

14 August 2020 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7028821

29 August 2019 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6798492

12 March 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6640970

10 December 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6594949

10 September 2018 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6537612

7 August 2017 Simplified Stability Test · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6233438

16 May 2017 COI Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6152320

29 June 2016 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5921534

Deficiency record · 15

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation

Issued 30 June 2026 Resolved

A vessel must comply with the applicable requirements for any radio and Electronic Position Indicating Radiobeacon (EPIRB) installations, 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. MI found vessels marine VHF radio inoperable. 46 CFR 184.502

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 30 June 2026
Resolved 3 July 2026
Resolution: New radio installed

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition

Issued 30 June 2026 Resolved

An adult life jacket must be provided for each person carried on board a vessel. MI found vessel missing 01 lifejackets. 46 CFR 180.71 (a)

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 30 June 2026
Resolved 3 July 2026
Resolution: New lifejacket added

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 6 May 2022 Resolved

VESSELS 26-FT. AND LONGER, CARRYING LESS THAN 49 PASSENGERS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH 1 FIXED POWER AND 1 PORTABLE HAND BILGE PUMP OR 1 FIXED HAND AND 1 PORTABLE HAND BILGE PUMP. THE VESSELS FIXED POWER BILGE PUMP WAS NOT OPERATIONAL. 46CFR182.25-10(a) “OLD T”

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 19 May 2022
Resolution: FIXED POWER BILGE PUMPS WERE REPLACED.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 6 May 2022 Resolved

A VESSEL OF MORE THAN 26-FT. AND LESS THAN 65-FT. SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE RING LIFE BUOY OF NOT LESS THAN 24-INCHES IN DIAMETER, FITTED WITH A FLOATING WATERLIGHT, CONNECTED BY A CORROSION RESISTANT CLIP, ON A LANYARD OF NOT LESS THAN 3-FT. IN LENGTH. THE VESSELS RING LIFE BUOY WAS NOT SERVICEABLE AND THE FLOATING WATERLIGHT WAS INOPERABLE. 46CFR180.70

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 19 May 2022
Resolution: RING LIFE BUOY WAS REPLACED, AS WAS FLOATING WATERLIGHT BATTERY.

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

Issued 6 May 2022 Resolved

AT EACH INITIAL AND SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION, ENGINE CONTROL MECHANISMS SHALL BE TESTED BY THE MARINE INSPECTOR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS OPERATING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF CONTROL ORDERS GIVEN. 46CFR176.25-10(a)(3) “OLD T”

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 19 May 2022
Resolution: THROTTLE/TRANSMISSION CONTROLS OPERATED IN THE CORRECT DIRECTION.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)

Issued 6 May 2022 Resolved

EACH VESSEL SHALL CARRY ON BOARD A FIRST AID KIT APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 160.041 OF THIS PART. THE VESSEL HAD A FIRST AID KIT THAT DID NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF 160.041. 46CFR184.710

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 25 May 2022
Resolution: NEW FIRST AID KIT WAS PURCHASED AND PLACED ON THE VESSEL.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 6 May 2022 Resolved

WIRING JOINTS AND SPLICES SHALL BE MECHANICALLY SECURE AND MADE IN A JUNCTION BOX. MULTIPLE CONNECTIONS/SPLICES WERE MADE, IN THE LOWER BILGE AREA, OUTSIDE OF JUNCTION BOXES AND EXPOSED TO WATER INGRESS. 46CFR183.05-50(b)(1) “OLD T”

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 17 June 2022
Resolved 19 May 2022
Resolution: CONNECTIONS WERE MADE IN WATERTIGHT JUNCTION BOXES.

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

Issued 14 August 2020 Resolved

Engine Cooling water suction valve(Ball Valve) is cracked through the middle of the ball. Owner to repair/replace valve prior to putting the vessel back into Service.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 26 May 2021
Resolution: Valve was disassembled, cleaned nd found to be in servicable conditoin with no cracks.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 14 August 2020 Resolved

Shaft Bearing (CUTLASS) was worn and cracked in multiple points around the bearing. Owner will replace prior to vessel being placed back in to service.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 26 May 2021
Resolution: New cutlass bearing installed and found satisfactory.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition

Issued 10 September 2018 Resolved

PFD Labeling needs to note # and type of PFD in 1" lettering

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 25 September 2018
Resolved 17 September 2018

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Storage

Issued 29 June 2016 Resolved

Mark stowage location and number of child PFDs.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 13 July 2016
Resolution: corrected

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Markings (ship name/port)

Issued 29 June 2016 Resolved

Install proper amount of retro reflective tape on ring lifebuoy.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 13 July 2016
Resolution: Corrected

Documentation › Markings/Placards › Lifejacket Placard

Issued 29 June 2016 Resolved

Post PFD donning instructions.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 13 July 2016
Resolution: Corrected

Documentation › Manuals/Policy Documentation › Emergency Instructions

Issued 29 June 2016 Resolved

Post emergency procedures and broadcast placards.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 13 July 2016
Resolution: corrected

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest

Issued 29 June 2016 Resolved

Missing first aid kit. Provide first aid kit that complies with approval under subchapter Q 46 CFR 160.041.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 13 July 2016
Resolution: corrected

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.