PENNY SAVER

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

PENNY SAVER is a 1991 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 20 inspections since 2016, most recently in April 2026, along with 15 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 7 April 2026.

Built: 1991
Last inspected: 7 April 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 20
Deficiencies: 15 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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 April 2026

Recorded inspections20

…physical examinations18

…administrative events2

Deficiencies 15 recorded · 0 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

977629

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WDF7621

365476

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-365476

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)42.0 ft × 12.5 ft × 5.2 ft

Registered tonnagegross 18 / net 14

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderEVANS BOAT CONST.& REPAIR · CRISFIELD, MD, UNITED STATES · built 1991

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portCAMBRIDGE, MD

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 22 October 2025 · expires 30 November 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 it18 - Simplified, Gross 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

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 · 20

7 April 2026 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8344190

16 March 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8326781

28 October 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8259972

25 October 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8025524

24 October 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7824009

4 April 2023 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7663066

25 October 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7586559

4 May 2022 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7445490

29 October 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7342123

15 January 2021 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7125310

3 December 2020 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7105627

27 October 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7085340

9 April 2020 Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6935903

2 December 2019 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6865699

4 November 2019 Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6848782

9 October 2018 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6557069

10 October 2017 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6285489

5 April 2017 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6127814

9 August 2016 DAPI Audit · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5954704

21 April 2016 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5901853

Deficiency record · 15

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)

Issued 25 October 2022 Resolved

46 CFR 67.325 A vessel may not be employed in any trade other than a trade endorsed upon the Certificate of Documentation issued for that vessel. Vessel was endorsed for fisheries and not coastwide trade.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 18 February 2023
Resolution: O/O sent proof of updated COD

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

Issued 25 October 2022 Resolved

46 CFR 180.70(d) A vessel must carry one floating water light, unless it is limited to daytime operation. Vessel missing water light for ring buoy.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 18 February 2023
Resolution: O/O sent picture of water light.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares

Issued 5 August 2021 Resolved

A vessel on a lakes, bays, and sounds, or rivers route must carry: Three hand red flare distress signals and three hand orange smoke distress signals. A red flare distress signal may be substituted for any of the orange smoke distress signals required. Vessel did not have minimum required number flares onboard. 46 CFR 180.68

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 4 May 2022
Resolution: Applicable flares obtained.

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

Issued 5 August 2021 Resolved

Placards containing instructions for the donning and use of the life jackets aboard the vessel must be posted in conspicuous places that are regularly accessible and visible to the crew and passengers. 46 CFR 185.516(a)

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 29 October 2021
Resolution: Received photographic evidence from vsl rep [name withheld] confirming lifejacket donning placard posted in accomodation space.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Stability Information Booklet

Issued 5 August 2021 Resolved

Stability information is required on certain vessels. Vessel's stability letter addendum was not available at time of inspection. 46 CFR 178.210

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts

Issued 5 August 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. Vessel did not have up-to-date nautical charts onboard. 46 CFR 184.420

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 August 2021
Resolved 4 May 2022
Resolution: updated charts on board

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Voyage or passage plan

Issued 5 August 2021 Resolved

The master of a vessel,shall keep a correct, written count of all passengers that embark on and disembark from the vessel. Passenger count was not available at time of inspection. 46 CFR 185.504

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 August 2021
Resolved 24 October 2023
Resolution: Old deficiency from 2021, verified O/O maintains passenger counts as required.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rigid liferafts

Issued 5 August 2021 Resolved

If synthetic, lifefloat grab line is of a dark color or is of a type certified to be resistant to deterioration from ultraviolet light. Vessel's lifefloat grab line wasted. Replace in kind NLT 31 October, 2021. 46 CFR 180.137(d)

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 October 2021
Resolved 4 May 2022
Resolution: Lines Replaced

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries

Issued 5 August 2021 Resolved

Fire fighting drills and training shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request. Vessel did not have fire drills available for review at time of inspection. 46 CFR 185.524(d)

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 5 August 2021
Resolution: cleared during previous inspection

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Windows, sidescuttles and deadlights

Issued 27 October 2020 Resolved

Each window, port hole, and its means of attachment to the hull or deck house, must be capable of withstanding the maximum load from wave and wind conditions expected due to its location on the vessel and the authorized route of the vessel. Port side window was cracked. 46 CFR 177.1020

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 10 November 2020
Resolved 15 April 2021
Resolution: Photo of new window installed.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications

Issued 27 October 2020 Resolved

As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts and publications. Updated charts and current tables needed.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 10 November 2020
Resolved 4 December 2020
Resolution: Photos of new Pubs submitted.

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)

Issued 5 November 2019 Resolved

FCC Safety Certificate expired. Provide proof of new certificate to local OCMI.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 5 December 2019
Resolved 2 December 2019
Resolution: Provided proof of updated FCC Safety certificate

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances

Issued 5 November 2019 Resolved

Lifefloat and life buoy water lights batteries are both expired. Replace with new batteries and replace every two years.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 November 2019
Resolved 6 November 2019
Resolution: Shown new batteries that were operational

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Magnetic compass

Issued 5 November 2019 Resolved

Compass light not working. Provide proof of operational compass light.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 November 2019
Resolved 2 December 2019
Resolution: Provided proof of new magnetic compass light.

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

Issued 4 November 2019 Resolved

Steering compartment bilge pump not working. Provide operational bilge pump to attending marine inspector.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 6 November 2019
Resolved 6 November 2019
Resolution: Shown bilge pump operating properly

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.