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BACKDOWN 2
Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named BACKDOWN 2
BACKDOWN 2 is a 1989 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 52 inspections since 1995, most recently in June 2025, along with 58 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2005.
Records from 1995 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 2 June 2025.
- Built
- 1989
- Last inspected
- 2 June 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 58 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2005
Identity
965639
WDI3181
350897
Flag
UNITED STATES
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Maury page id
psix-350897
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded5
Years with a record
28 calendar years (1995–2025)
The 52 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US
Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not
years in service. What Maury does not do.
Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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 1977.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)57.0 ft × 17.8 ft × 7.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 52 / net 41
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderDAVIS BOAT WORKS INC · PANAMA CITY, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1989
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portDESTIN, FL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 13 September 2025 · expires 31 December 2026
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 it52 - Simplified, Gross Ton
41 - Simplified, Net Ton
41 - Simplified, Net Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 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.
Radio station licence
WCJ3886MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 5 July 1994, cancelled 26 September 2004 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its
US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown.
A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.
Inspection history · 52
2 June 2025
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8150187
15 May 2025
Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8136543
28 April 2025
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8123416
20 February 2025
Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8082208
22 May 2024
COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7916156
23 August 2023
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7775239
15 May 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7690280
1 February 2023
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7630381
18 May 2022
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7454378
3 December 2021
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7361819
18 May 2021
Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7201007
6 April 2021
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Destin · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7170106
18 February 2021
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7142230
27 August 2020
Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · In-Service Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7054990
16 October 2019
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6835830
28 May 2019
DAPI Audit · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6686254
25 February 2019
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6634896
17 November 2018
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Destin · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6583059
13 September 2018
DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6542497
14 September 2017
Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6265794
23 February 2017
Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6089070
23 August 2016
Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5979655
17 August 2015
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5219179
19 June 2014
COI Inspection · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4892509
24 May 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Station Destin · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4321161
7 May 2012
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4302030
23 April 2009
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3456926
11 March 2009
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3428765
23 February 2009
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3422733
20 May 2008
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3207141
17 May 2007
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2992568
7 March 2007
Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2882975
20 April 2006
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2629021
20 September 2005
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2496828
28 January 2005
Damage Survey · Hull Examination · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2360497
23 January 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2307501
11 May 2004
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2065873
14 April 2004
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2043720
22 May 2003
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1802541
15 April 2003
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1773316
21 January 2003
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1737661
26 March 2002
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1597422
11 December 2001
Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1477500
17 April 2001
COI Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1470318
23 February 2001
Administrative
Administrative · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1059451
30 April 2000
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 819889
16 March 1999
Re-Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1465494
16 April 1998
COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1364691
25 March 1997
Hull Examination · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1394745
4 April 1996
Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1404152
1 June 1995
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 874159
4 April 1995
Plan Review "T" Boat · Hull Examination · Initial Certification
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1358689
Deficiency record · 58
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF EPIRB
Issued 28 April 2025
Resolved
EPIRB must be relocated to a float-free location.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation
Issued 28 April 2025
Resolved
DSC radio must be programmed with vessel's GPS location and MMSI number.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 28 April 2025
Resolved
Port rudder post must be repaired to eliminate leaks.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 28 April 2025
Resolved
Vessel limited to not more than 03 miles from shore until survival craft (inflatable raft) is back on board and properly stowed.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 22 May 2024
Resolved
Inspect fire suppression arrangements. Removable panel separating fuel tank space from engine room was not installed.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 22 May 2024
Resolved
Inspect electrical systems. Battery charger was not hardwired.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 15 May 2023
Resolved
Inspect fire safety system. Vessel required to have interconnected fire detection system that meet specific requirements in 46 CFR 181.450. Vessel did not have onboard or installed interconnected fire detection system. Vessel limited to Limited Coastwise until fire detection system installed.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Shipboard working arrangements
Issued 27 August 2020
Resolved
Provide Watchman watch procedures.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 27 August 2020
Resolved
Provide retro tape for egress or provide emergency lighting for cabin egress.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)
Issued 27 August 2020
Resolved
Provide proof of FCC safety radio telephony certificate.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 27 August 2020
Resolved
Replace EPIRB Hydro static release and EPIRB battery.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 16 October 2019
Resolved
Vessel was not made available to conduct in-service inspection. Vessel is prohibited from carrying passengers overnight until vessel completes in-service inspection to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 28 May 2019
Resolved
Provide proof of alcohol testing strips.
Personnel › Certificates/Documents/Licenses › License, Master
Issued 23 August 2016
Resolved
Provide master credential
Electrical › Lighting (emergency) › Lighting Fixture
Issued 23 August 2016
Resolved
Reposition emergency lighting
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights
Issued 23 August 2016
Resolved
Reposition mast light
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC SSL
Issued 23 August 2016
Resolved
Provide FCC operator license.
Fire Fighting › Remote Fuel Shutoff › General
Issued 17 August 2015
Resolved
Repair emergency fuel shut off valves.
Electrical › Lighting (emergency) › Battery Operated Lantern
Issued 17 August 2015
Resolved
Replace/Repair emergency lighting prior to carring passengers overnight.
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights
Issued 17 August 2015
Resolved
Replace port running light. vessel is limited to daylight operation
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC SSL
Issued 17 August 2015
Resolved
Provide valid FCC station license.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Equipment
Issued 17 August 2015
Resolved
Provide alcohol test equipment. Vessel is still required to meet 2 hr testing requirment.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights
Issued 17 August 2015
Resolved
Replace ringbuoy light line.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Inspection
Issued 23 February 2009
Resolved
Vessel's DD/ISE date expired on issued Certificate of Inspection. De-activated COI. Vessel will be required to undergo a DD/ISE, and a Renewal of COI exam prior to carrying passengers.
Fire Fighting › Fixed Gas Fire Extinguishing System › Operating Controls
Issued 20 April 2006
Resolved
Demonstrate operation of fixed firefighting shutdown on starboard main engine as required by 46 CFR 182.465(h).
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Pendant
Issued 26 May 2005
Resolved
Properly rig pendants, sea painter and water light on life float. (46 CFR 181.175.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Hose
Issued 26 May 2005
Resolved
Remove hose clamps that rely on spring tension for clamping force from auxiliary generator fuel oil flexible hose assemblies. (46 CFR 182.720).
Fire Fighting › Structural - Main Vertical Zones › General
Issued 26 May 2005
Resolved
Make machinery space overhead cable/pipe pass vapor tight. (46 CFR 177.405).
Fire Fighting › Remote Fuel Shutoff › General
Issued 26 May 2005
Resolved
Prove proper operation of fuel oil shut off valve at tank connection required by 46 CFR 182.455.(b)(4).
Communications › Radio Communications › EPIRB
Issued 26 May 2005
Resolved
Replace wasted antenna on 406 MHZ CAT 1 EPIRB. (46 CFR 180.64)
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Quantity
Issued 26 May 2005
Resolved
Provide 05 Adult Type I PFDs in serviceable condition approved under 46 CFR 160.055 in accordance with 46 CFR 180.71 and mark in accordance with 46 CFR 185.604
Documentation › Markings/Placards › Lifejacket Placard
Issued 26 May 2005
Resolved
Post Life jacket donning placard. (46 CFR 185.515).
Lifesaving › Buoyant Apparatus
Issued 14 April 2004
Resolved
Repair life float prior to operating beyond 3 miles form land as required by 46 CFR 180.200. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Life Float
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I)
Issued 14 April 2004
Resolved
Renew retro tape on one lifejacket identified by inspector IAW 46 CFR 185.604. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Retroreflective Material
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System
Issued 14 April 2004
Resolved
Prove operation of portable bilge pump IAW 46 CFR 182.520. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Portable Bilge Pump
Documentation › Certificates/Documents
Issued 15 April 2003
Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
Communications › Radio Communications
Issued 15 April 2003
Resolved
Provide emergency broadcast placard IAW 46 CFR 184.506. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: VHF Radiotelephone
Lifesaving › Rigid Liferafts
Issued 15 April 2003
Resolved
Provide proper painter length for waterlight attached to lifefloat. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Painter
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid
Issued 15 April 2003
Resolved
Provide USCG approved first aid kit. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Medicine Chest
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety
Issued 15 April 2003
Resolved
Provide machinery guard on air compressor in generator space. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Guards for Exposed Hazards
Engineering › Sea-water System (primary cooling)
Issued 15 April 2003
Resolved
Replace sea water supply hose on SSDG. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Piping
Communications › Visual Communication
Issued 15 April 2003
Resolved
Provide visual indicator for E/R high level bilge alarm. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Signalling Lamp
Communications › Alarms/Indicators
Issued 15 April 2003
Resolved
Provide high level bilge alarm in lazarette. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: High Water Alarm
Electrical › Electric Generation Source (service)
Issued 15 April 2003
Resolved
Provide a derating for ship service generator with placard. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Overcurrent Device
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service)
Issued 15 April 2003
Resolved
Provide proper wiring for electronic controls. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Wiring
Documentation
Issued 30 April 2000
Resolved
47 CFR - RENEW VSL'S FCC SAFETY CERTIFICATE.
Lifesaving
Issued 30 April 2000
Resolved
46 CFR 180.70 - REPAIR WATERLIGHT ON RING BUOY TO ORIGINAL CONDITION.
Lifesaving
Issued 30 April 2000
Resolved
46 CFR 180.64 - REPLACE EPIRB'S HYDROSTATIC RELEASE.
Lifesaving
Issued 16 April 1998
Resolved
FLARE CANNISTER NOT ORANGE NOT MARKED AS DISTRESS SIGNALS.
Engineering
Issued 16 April 1998
Resolved
EMERGENCY FUEL CUT OFF VALVES ARE LOCATED IN THE SPACE PROTECTED.
Fire Fighting
Issued 16 April 1998
Resolved
VESSEL EQUIPPED WITH FIXED FIRE-FIGHTING, NO VENTILATION DEVICES WERE INSTALLED.
Lifesaving
Issued 16 April 1998
Resolved
CAT 1 EPIRB HYDRO RELEASE RENEW DATE EXPIRED.
Engineering
Issued 16 April 1998
Resolved
NO FUEL SHUT OFF VALVES INSTALLED BETWEEN ACCESSORIES AND MAIN ENGINES.
Lifesaving
Issued 16 April 1998
Resolved
VESSEL HAS A WHITE RING BUOY, VESSEL ON AN OCEANS ROUTE.
Engineering
Issued 16 April 1998
Resolved
FLAME SCREEN ON STBD FUEL FILTER NOT INSTALLED.
Documentation
Issued 4 April 1995
Resolved
PROVIDE MASTER'S LICENSE FOR VESSELS GREATER THAN 50 GROSS TONS.
Documentation
Issued 4 April 1995
Resolved
PROVIDE SENIOR DECKHAND DESIGNATION LETTER.
Fire Fighting
Issued 4 April 1995
Resolved
PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM.
Casualty record · 1
23 January 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2307501
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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
Recorded names · 1
BACK DOWN II (2005). 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.