RIO RITA

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1940s · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL)

RIO RITA is a 1949 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2016, most recently in June 2025, along with 9 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded — and 1 casualty investigation in 2013.

Records from 2013 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 18 June 2025.

Built: 1949
Last inspected: 18 June 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 14
Deficiencies: 9 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 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 18 June 2025

Recorded inspections14

…physical examinations12

…administrative events2

Deficiencies 9 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution

…past their stated due date1

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 9 calendar years (2016–2025)

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

257477

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WDJ4641

42511

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-42511

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)37.2 ft × 13.2 ft × 5.1 ft

Registered tonnagegross 13 / net 8

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderLAKECRAFT WELDING CO · PORT CLINTON OH · built 1949

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portPORT CLINTON, OH

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery

DocumentationValid · issued 23 March 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it13 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
8 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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

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.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspection history · 14

18 June 2025 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8162653

14 March 2023 Appeal

Administrative · USCG Great Lakes District (dp) · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7650765

15 February 2023 Appeal

Administrative · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7640239

16 May 2022 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7457481

5 May 2022 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7445322

2 May 2022 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7439866

31 January 2022 Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7388450

19 April 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7179635

5 May 2020 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6953028

29 April 2019 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6673696

9 April 2018 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6388040

20 April 2017 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6129063

5 January 2017 Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6066433

17 May 2016 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Toledo · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5880283

Deficiency record · 9

05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz

Issued 2 May 2022 Resolved

EPIRB hydrostatic release expired APR2022. Vessel is limited to operations inside 3 miles from shore until hydrostatic release unit is replaced per manufactures specifications.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 16 May 2022
Resolved 5 May 2022
Resolution: Received photograph of newly purchased/installed EPIRB HRU on vessel.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances

Issued 2 May 2022 Resolved

Life Float missing (1) Paddle. Vessel to provide proper replacement. Vessel restricted to Life saving capacity of BA

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 16 May 2022
Resolved 16 May 2022
Resolution: TWO PADDLES WERE WITH THE LF.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 2 May 2022 Resolved

Exhaust gases must not leak from the piping or any connections. Make proper repairs to turbo exhaust flange to prevent exhaust gases from entering engine compartment. 46 CFR 182.430(b)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 16 May 2022
Resolved 16 May 2022
Resolution: EXHAUST HARDWARE ADJUSTED AND LEAK WAS STOPPED.

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

Issued 2 May 2022 Resolved

Retroreflective tape on Life Float and BA found deteriorated. Life Float and BA retroreflective tape needs to be replaced in accordance with Q Spec 160.027 and 160.10.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 16 May 2022
Resolved 16 May 2022
Resolution: RETRO-REFLECTIVE TAPE WAS REPLACED.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - corrosion

Issued 31 January 2022 No resolution recorded

[name withheld] THE VESSEL APPROVAL FOR A TEMPORARY REPAIR TO HULL PITTING, BY WAY OF COATING THE AFFECTED AREAS WITH BELZONA. THE AFFECTED AREAS ARE TO BE CROPPED/RENEWED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 2022 OPERATING SEASON.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 March 2023 — due date passed with no resolution recorded

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

Issued 19 April 2021 Resolved

Identified 03 life jackets that were damaged/worn beyond service/repair. Operator must provide a life jacket for each person carried on board the vessel. Vessel is authorized to carry 27 total persons on board until new life jackets are placed in service.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 21 April 2021
Resolution: Company has purchased new Type I PFD's, properly marked and placed on vessel.

Communications › Radio Communications › EPIRB

Issued 17 April 2018 Resolved

Vessel's EPIRB Hydrostatic Release Unit (HRU) had an expiration date of March 2018. Vessel is restricted to no more than three NM from shore until the HRU is replaced.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 April 2018
Resolved 19 April 2018
Resolution: Verified vessel has new HRU installed. Vessel is no longer restricted to 3nm from shore.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Keel Plate

Issued 5 January 2017 Resolved

Submitt repair proposal to renew identified section of keel plating, shaft log, and aft water cooled bearing as discussed during hull examination. Final inspection of repairs will need to be made prior to vessel going back into the water.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 25 January 2017
Resolution: Repairs have been completed and inspected by [name withheld].

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Documentation (CG-1270)

Issued 17 May 2016 Resolved

Certificate of documentation(COD) needs a coastwise and fisheries endorsement(s). No other endorsements are required for the vessels operation. Provide a copy of updated COD or application for new endorsements on COD.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 17 June 2016
Resolved 27 June 2016
Resolution: Updated COD as required.

Casualty record · 1

21 August 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4697379

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.