MISS SUSIE III

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG East District (CGD-E)

MISS SUSIE III is a 1990 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 21 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2026, along with 5 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded — and 1 casualty investigation in 2012.

Records from 2012 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 24 March 2026.

Built: 1990
Last inspected: 24 March 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 21
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2012
Also recorded as: 1 other name

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 March 2026

Recorded inspections21

…physical examinations17

…administrative events4

Deficiencies 5 recorded · 1 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

964656

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WDK3801

349752

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-349752

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)46.0 ft × 14.0 ft × 6.7 ft

Registered tonnagegross 28 / net 23

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderMARKLEY'S MARINA INC · BALTIMORE, MD, UNITED STATES · built 1990

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portSOLOMONS, MD

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery, Recreational

DocumentationValid · issued 1 July 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 it28 - Simplified, Gross Ton
23 - 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.

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 · 21

24 March 2026 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8331357

12 January 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8294911

11 June 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8158651

3 February 2025 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8073796

29 May 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7922593

2 May 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7680305

15 February 2023 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7641465

8 February 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7634121

20 April 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7479224

1 March 2021 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7153707

19 February 2021 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7143070

21 January 2021 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7128816

18 August 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7037401

24 April 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6943493

17 April 2019 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6664910

5 February 2019 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6620420

9 July 2018 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6476437

21 May 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6419599

21 June 2017 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6184614

31 January 2017 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6080095

31 March 2016 COI Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5835981

Deficiency record · 5

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 24 March 2026 No resolution recorded

Owner installed Minnkota trolling motor on bow. Until the installation is reviewed and permitted for installation and use, the trolling motor shall not be used. The system is to be disconnected / unplugged until appropriate permissions are provided and successful operation is witnessed by attending USCG Marine Inspector. 46CFR 176.700(a) Permission for repairs and alterations. (a) Repairs or alterations to the hull, machinery, or equipment that affect the safety of the vessel must not be made without the approval of the cognizant OCMI, except during an emergency.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - cracking

Issued 15 February 2023 Resolved

A vessel must comply with the structural design requirements of one of the standards listed in Fiber reinforced plastic vessels: (1) Lloyd's Yachts and Small Craft; (2) ABS Plastic Vessel Rules (incorporated by reference, see 46 CFR 175.600); or (3) ABS High Speed Craft. Vessel has cracking in the fiberglass along the port side of the keel in various locations. Proper repairs must be completed before operating.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 24 February 2023
Resolution: Keel is wood not FRP, and was repaired properly.

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Scuppers, inlets and discharges

Issued 15 February 2023 Resolved

Except for engine exhausts, each inlet or discharge pipe that penetrates the hull below a line drawn parallel to and at least 150 millimeters (6 inches) above the deepest load waterline must have means to prevent water from entering the vessel if the pipe fractures or otherwise fails. Forward port-side thru hull valve, supplying the head was inoperable. Replace valve prior to operations.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 24 February 2023
Resolution: New valve was installed.

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (load lines)

Issued 15 February 2023 Resolved

The number of penetrations in a watertight bulkhead must be minimized. A penetration in a watertight bulkhead must be as high and as far inboard in the bulkhead as practicable, and made watertight. Cable and piping penetrations leading from the first to the second watertight compartment aft of the collision bulkhead needs to be made water tight.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 24 February 2023
Resolution: Bulkhead wire runs were made watertight.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 8 February 2023 Resolved

The owner or managing operator shall make a vessel available for drydock examinations and internal structural examinations. A vessel that is exposed to salt water more than three months in any 12 month period since the last examination must undergo a drydock examination and an internal structural at least once every two years. Vessel Owner/operator failed to complete the required Drydock and internal structural exam by their due date of January 31, 2023.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 15 February 2023
Resolution: Completed credit DDX/ISE

Casualty record · 1

23 April 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 4302148

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.

Recorded names · 1

WOUND TIGHT (2012). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.

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.