LUCKY DUCK is a 1944 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 7 inspections since 2016, most recently in April 2020, along with 4 deficiencies.
Records from 2016 to 2020. Most recent: inspection, 29 April 2020.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 6 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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.
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
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Tonnage as PSIX records it5 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 5 - 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 · 7
29 April 2020Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6945684
11 March 2019Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6639960
Provide repair plan to address the wasted/ deteriated metal in way of botom tunnel on the port/aft structure , i.e. aft/port wheel well.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 1 March 2017
Resolution: Reviewd and Approved plan to repair hole in Port/Aft wheel well. Inspected repairs. all sat
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Rudder
Issued 22 February 2016Resolved
Tighten shaft packing nut & rudder post packing nut, in order to minimize water entry to a “slow and steady” drip.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 23 February 2016
Resolved 25 February 2016
Resolution: Crew tighten the shaft packing nut & rudder post packing nut. As a result, the "cooling" water entry was minimized to a “slow and steady” drip.
Lifesaving › Lifeboat › Boarding Ladder
Issued 22 February 2016Resolved
Repair damaged step & safety chain on the access ladder to the vessel.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 23 February 2016
Resolved 25 February 2016
Resolution: Vessel provided proof of repairs to the damaged step & safety chain on the access ladder for the vessel.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Deck Plating
Issued 22 February 2016Resolved
Repair the missing section of deck framing/support for the shaft access in way of the centerline.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 23 February 2016
Resolved 25 February 2016
Resolution: Vessel provided proof of repairs. They installed an additional section of deck framing/support for the shaft access in way of the centerline.
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.