DOLPHIN VIII

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

DOLPHIN VIII is a 1995 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2016, most recently in April 2026, along with 3 deficiencies and 2 casualty investigations between 2007 and 2013.

Records from 2007 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 16 April 2026.

Built: 1995
Last inspected: 16 April 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 14
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 2 investigations · 2007–2013

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 16 April 2026

Recorded inspections14

…physical examinations12

…administrative events2

Deficiencies 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 8 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

1029417

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WDC9458

419882

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-419882

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)84.4 ft × 25.0 ft × 8.8 ft

Registered tonnagegross 98 / net 66

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)84.4 ft × 25.0 ft × 8.8 ft

ITC tonnagegross 164 / net 77

BuilderGULF CRAFT INC · PATTERSON, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1995

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portPROVINCETOWN, MA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 15 December 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 it66 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
77 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
98 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
164 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross 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.

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Inspection history · 14

16 April 2026 Internal Structural Exam · Vessel Attendance · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8349581

17 January 2025 In-Service Inspection · Examination of Repairs · COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8067023

28 September 2021 Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7317800

1 April 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6934215

4 September 2019 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6798905

26 February 2019 Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6621085

27 August 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6524438

8 June 2018 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6437861

1 February 2018 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6341513

27 June 2017 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6188719

19 June 2017 MTSA Verification · DAPI Audit · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6181617

20 January 2017 Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6071881

23 June 2016 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5917804

4 April 2016 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5850224

Deficiency record · 3

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation

Issued 17 January 2025 Resolved

A vessel must comply with the applicable requirements for any radio and Electronic Position Indicating Radiobeacon (EPIRB) installations, including the requirements for a station license and installation certificates to be issued by the FCC, as set forth in 47 CFR part 80. Vessel does not have a valid FCC station license, Bridge to Bridge certficate, and Safety Radio Cerficiate.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 21 August 2025
Resolved 28 July 2025

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)

Issued 27 August 2018 Resolved

Vsl is broadcasting: No static draft information and not broadcasting an AIS Ship Type.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 September 2018
Resolved 27 September 2018
Resolution: Verified that vessel is broadcasting the draft information and ship type.

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights

Issued 19 June 2017 Resolved

Vessel's lifebuoy waterlight battery was expired. Provide an unexpired waterlight battery.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 June 2017
Resolved 27 June 2017
Resolution: Vessel installed unexpired waterlight battery.

Casualty record · 2

8 August 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3021548

11 September 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 4712897

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.