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ROWES WHARF WATER TAXI

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE)

ROWES WHARF WATER TAXI is a 1992 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 2016, most recently in November 2025, along with 28 deficiencies — 2 with no resolution recorded — and 1 casualty investigation in 2008.

Records from 2008 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 4 November 2025.

Built
1992
Last inspected
4 November 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
18
Deficiencies
28 recorded · 2 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
1 investigation · 2008

Identity

US Official No.
986811
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDE4814
MISLE id
378218
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-378218

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations15
…administrative events2
…with no type recorded1
Years with a record 10 calendar years (2016–2025)
The 18 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 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.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)28.2 ft × 10.6 ft × 4.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 9 / net 7
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderWINNINGHOFF BOATS INC · ROWLEY, MA, UNITED STATES · built 1992
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portBOSTON, MA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 7 May 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 it9 - Simplified, Gross Ton
7 - 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.

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Inspection history · 18

4 November 2025 Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8262458
22 April 2025 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8106757
22 October 2024 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8019273
26 October 2023 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7809728
22 June 2023 Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7718956
23 August 2022 COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7443919
14 October 2021 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7332388
14 October 2021 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7339204
13 April 2021 Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7170206
23 February 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7144653
28 February 2020 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6916136
14 June 2019 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6713560
22 February 2019 Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6631977
31 May 2018 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6429853
2 June 2017 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6163198
4 January 2017 Hull Examination
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6065502
27 December 2016 Drydock Extension
Administrative · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6062638
25 February 2016 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5821909

Deficiency record · 28

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 4 November 2025 No resolution recorded
At each initial and subsequent inspection for certification of a vessel, the owner or managing operator shall be prepared to conduct tests and have the vessel ready for inspections of machinery, fuel, and piping systems, including the following:(a) Operation of the main propulsion machinery both ahead and astern. Vessel's propulsion engine was inoperable and unable to run.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Man Overboard Drill (MOB)
Issued 4 November 2025 No resolution recorded
At each initial and subsequent inspection for certification, the marine inspector may require that an abandon ship or man overboard drill be held under simulated emergency conditions specified by the inspector. Vessel was unable to get underway to conduct man overboard drill.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 22 April 2025 Resolved
The owner or managing operator shall make a vessel available for drydock examinations, internal structural examinations, and underwater surveys (UWILD) required by this section. MI observed several bolts holes used to mount the port rub rail had been wallowed out.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 25 April 2025
Resolution: Operator drilled out the holes and installed larger bolts.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 22 October 2024 Resolved
The owner, managing operator, or a qualified servicing facility as applicable must conduct the following inspections and tests: The owner or managing operator must provide satisfactory evidence of the required servicing to the marine inspector. If any of the equipment or records have not been properly maintained, a qualified servicing facility must perform the required inspections, maintenance procedures, and hydrostatic pressure tests. A tag issued by a qualified servicing organization, and attached to each extinguisher, may be accepted as evidence that the necessary maintenance procedures have been conducted. Vessel's portable extinguishers do not have the tags, or a service report, showing that the annual servicing has been conducted.
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Resolved 28 October 2024
Resolution: MI observed new, non-rechargeable extinguishers installed on the vessel.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Water level indicator
Issued 22 October 2024 Resolved
On a vessel of at least 7.9 meters (26 feet) in length, a visual and audible alarm must be provided at the operating station to indicate a high water level in each of the following normally unmanned spaces:(1) A space with a through-hull fitting below the deepest load waterline, such as a lazarette. Aft high water alarm was inoperable. Vessel can maintain operations until corrected by inspecting the compartment between runs.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 5 November 2024
Resolved 28 October 2024
Resolution: MI obsevered a functioning high water level alarm in the aft compartment.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 22 October 2024 Resolved
A vessel must be provided with bilge pumps in accordance with Table 182.520(a). Aft bilge pump was inoperable.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 5 November 2024
Resolved 28 October 2024
Resolution: MI observed a functioning bilge pump in the aft compartment.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 22 October 2024 Resolved
Unless other means are provided to ensure that a potential waste receptacle fire would be limited to the receptacle, waste receptacles must be constructed of noncombustible materials with no openings in the sides or bottom. Vessel had plastic waste receptacle on board.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 5 November 2024
Resolved 28 October 2024
Resolution: MI observed the operator had removed the plastic waste recepticles.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 22 June 2023 Resolved
Inspection of all accessible parts of the exterior and interior of the hull. MI observed bolt holes along the bow of the vessel, both sides, where the rub rail had been removed. Require plug welding of bolt holes to ensure watertightness is maintained.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 7 July 2023
Resolution: Operator plug welded the bolt holes and passed a NDT.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 28 February 2020 Resolved
A submersible electric bilge pump may be used as a power pump. Electric bilge pump in aft bilge space was inoperable.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 28 February 2020
Resolution: Vessel representative provided video of bilge pump being operational.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 28 February 2020 Resolved
A visual and audible alarm must be provided at the operating station to indicate a high water level alarm. The aft space bilge alarm was inoperable.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 13 March 2020
Resolved 28 February 2020
Resolution: Vessel representative provided video of bilge alarm being operational.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 28 February 2020 Resolved
A submersible electric bilge pump may be used as a power pump, provided that a positive shutoff valve is installed at the hull penetration. Vessel does not have positive shutoff valve installed on bilge line. O/O will re-address at next hull exam.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 January 2021
Resolved 5 May 2021
Resolution: Received objective evidence of installation of 3 valves on electric bilge pump discharges.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 28 February 2020 Resolved
The number of stored lifejackets shall be clearly marked. The number of lifejackets actually stored on the vessel is less than the number of lifejackets stored in that location.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 13 March 2020
Resolved 28 February 2020
Resolution: Vessel representative provided picture of corrected marking.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 28 February 2020 Resolved
Each vessel carrying one ring buoy with a floating waterlight must be attached to the lanyard with a corrosion-resistant clip. Floating light was not attached to ring buoy with a clip.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 13 March 2020
Resolved 28 February 2020
Resolution: Vessel representative provided picture of waterlight being attached with a clip.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 14 June 2019 Resolved
Bilge alarm for engine compartment inoperable. Make repairs
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 14 June 2019
Resolved 14 June 2019
Resolution: Repaired, tested sat.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 14 June 2019 Resolved
Missing some fire buckets. Provide 3 fire buckets.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 14 June 2019
Resolved 14 June 2019
Resolution: Provided 3 fire buckets.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Documentation (CG-1270)
Issued 31 May 2018 Resolved
Vsl rep decided to register vsl with the state. Vsl is over 5 net tons and is required to be documented. Issued requirement to maintain COD.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 14 June 2018
Resolved 18 June 2018
Resolution: Documented.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Serviceable
Issued 31 May 2018 Resolved
Grabline was wasted.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 14 June 2018
Resolved 18 June 2018
Resolution: New lifebuoy provided.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type II) › Marking
Issued 31 May 2018 Resolved
Vsl name was not clearly marked on the PFDs.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 14 June 2018
Resolved 18 June 2018
Resolution: Marked.
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring
Issued 31 May 2018 Resolved
Remove or place in J-box, deadend wires under console.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 14 June 2018
Resolved 18 June 2018
Resolution: Removed.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Documentation (CG-1270)
Issued 2 June 2017 Resolved
Vessel certificate of documentation is expired. Provide valid COD.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 2 June 2017
Resolution: Vessel rep. provided valid COD.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Equipment
Issued 2 June 2017 Resolved
Provide alcohol test strips.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 2 June 2017
Resolution: Vessel rep. provided alcohol test strips.
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Hose
Issued 2 June 2017 Resolved
Install fuel fill bonding wire.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 June 2017
Resolved 7 July 2017
Resolution: Vessel rep. installed fuel tank bonding.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Not Installed
Issued 2 June 2017 Resolved
Permanently affix bilge pump and high-water alarm.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 June 2017
Resolved 7 July 2017
Resolution: Vessel rep. permanently affixed bilge and high water alarm.
Operations/Management › Navigation Safety › Carriage of Charts and Publications
Issued 3 March 2016 Resolved
Privide Coast Pilot [name withheld], and Tide Tables (46CFR184.420)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 March 2016
Resolved 5 April 2016
Resolution: Provided required items.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Proof of Enrollment
Issued 3 March 2016 Resolved
Prove non-expired drug testing enrollment. (46CFR16)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 March 2016
Resolved 5 April 2016
Resolution: Showed updated enrollment.
Communications › Public Address System › Broadcast Location
Issued 3 March 2016 Resolved
Provide emergency broadcast placard. (46 CFR184.506)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 March 2016
Resolved 5 April 2016
Resolution: Posted placard
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Retroreflective Material
Issued 25 February 2016 Resolved
Remove 5 PFDs until retro is replaced.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 March 2016
Resolved 5 April 2016
Resolution: Placed new retro on PFDs.
Documentation › Logs/Records › Logbook (official)
Issued 25 February 2016 Resolved
No log of drills exist, provide logs with fire and MOB drills.(46 CFR 185.520 and 524)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 March 2016
Resolved 5 April 2016
Resolution: Provided logbook with proper logs.

Casualty record · 1

9 July 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3271566
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.