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LADY KATE
LADY KATE is a 1952 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2026, along with 41 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2015 and 2023.
Records from 2015 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 22 May 2026.
- Built
- 1952
- Last inspected
- 22 May 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 41 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 3 investigations · 2015–2023
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
22 May 2026
…with no type recorded2
Deficiencies
41 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
263762
WDE8693
42748
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-42748
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)59.3 ft × 15.0 ft × 3.9 ft
Registered tonnagegross 11 / net 8
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderJ. W. NOLAN & SONS · ERIE, PA, UNITED STATES · built 1952
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portERIE, PA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Recreational, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 20 May 2026 · expires 31 May 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 it11 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
8 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net 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.
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Inspection history · 19
22 May 2026
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8377348
2 July 2025
Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8173342
24 October 2024
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8025618
30 May 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7924040
7 May 2024
Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7908813
11 August 2023
In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7768091
11 August 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7794333
5 July 2023
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7733810
20 June 2023
In-Service Inspection · Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7719122
20 June 2023
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7720153
9 May 2023
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7685341
9 May 2022
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7452205
26 April 2022
Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7438600
22 April 2021
DAPI Audit · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7178002
29 April 2020
Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7051738
2 May 2019
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6703675
1 May 2018
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6374433
11 May 2017
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6146639
11 April 2016
COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Eastern Great Lakes · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5851486
Deficiency record · 41
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 22 May 2026
Resolved
Vessel was not equiped with the appropriate number of distress signals required by route. Provide 6 additional distress signals as required by 180.68.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 22 May 2026
Resolved
Floating waterlights on life floats had expired batteries. Provide new batteries or replace waterlights as desired in accordance with 46 CFR 180.175
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 22 May 2026
Resolved
Engine driven bilge pump impeller was damages and inoperable. Make satisfactory repairs to the satisfaction of attending marine inspector.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - corrosion
Issued 24 June 2025
Resolved
Hull repairs were still weeping a small amount of water. Vessel was authorized temporary repair to be permanently repaired prior to 2026 operating season.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 19 May 2025
Resolved
Shaft was found wasted and unservicable. Replace as required.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 14 May 2025
Resolved
Hull wastage amidships in vacinity of shaft tube found leaking. Make permanent repairs prior to carrying passengers.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 7 May 2024
Resolved
Wastage was discovered during spring pre-season maintenance. Crop and renew.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 11 August 2023
Resolved
A vessel must be provided with a main steering gear that is capable of steering the vessel. Vessel's steering gear inoperable due to broken steering cable. Submit repair proposal to this office.
46 CFR 182.610(a)(1)
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 20 June 2023
Resolved
Repairs to the hull, machinery, or equipment that affect the safety of the vessel must not be made without the approval of the cognizant [name withheld] repair proposal for rudder repairs to the satisfaction of attending marine inspector.
46 CFR 115.700
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 9 May 2023
Resolved
Visual distress signals were found expired. Vessel is required to have 6 flares and 6 smoke or a combination substituting additional flares.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 9 May 2023
Resolved
Certificate of Documentation expired 31 MARCH 23. Provided proof of current COD.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 9 May 2023
Resolved
Hydrostatic release for EPIRB expires 31 MAY 23. Replace hydrostatic release to ensure compliance through operating season.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 9 May 2023
Resolved
Battery must be sufficient to run the required load for 3 hours. Battery was found insufficient to hold required charge and restart the engine. Replace with new battery.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 9 May 2022
Resolved
Vessel is required to carry life floats with a capacity of 50% of persons on board when operating during cold water months (01 Oct - 31 May) on Presque Isle Bay or Lake Erie less than 3 miles from shore and during warm water months (01 Jun - 30 Sep)on Lake Erie greater than 3 miles from shore. One life float was unservicable, leaving the remaining life float with a capacity of 25 persons. Repair/replace life float to ensure adequate capacity prior to carrying more than 50 passengers during cold water months or during warm water months on Lake Erie greater than 3 miles from shore.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 22 April 2021
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit approved under approval series 160.041 or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. For equivalent kits, the contents must be stowed in a suitable, watertight container that is marked “First-Aid Kit”. First aid kit contents expired. Replace required contents of first aid kit with unexpired items.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 22 April 2021
Resolved
Life floats. Each life float must be fitted with a lifeline, pendants, two paddles, a painter, and a light. Each paddle must be of at least 1,220 millimeters (4 feet) in length, lashed to the life float to which it belongs and buoyant.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 9 September 2020
Resolved
A pre-engineered fixed gas fire extinguishing system
must automatically shut down all power ventilation
systems and all engines that draw intake air from within
the protected space. Due to diagnosed (by vessel
personnel) faulty solenoid at engine shutdown, fixed gas
fire extinguishing system failed to automatically shut
down engine. Vessel must make satisfactory to attending
Marine Inspector. Fixed gas fire extinguishing system
must automatically shut down propulsion engine. Provide
tech report attesting to repair and testing of system.
This deficiency must be cleared prior to carrying
passengers.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 2 May 2019
Resolved
Each vessel that operates on the high seas, or that
operates beyond three miles from the coastline of the
Great Lakes, must have on board a FCC Type Accepted
Category 1, 406 MHz EPIRB, installed to automatically
float free and activate. Vessel's EPIRB hydrostatic
release is expired and not installed to automatically
float free and activate. Have rectified to the
satisfaction of Marine Inspector. Until such time vessel
is to remain within three miles from the coast line.
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Medical Equipment, medical chest, medical guide
Issued 2 May 2019
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit approved
under approval series 160.041 or a kit with equivalent
contents and instructions. For equivalent kits, the
contents must be stowed in a suitable, watertight
container that is marked “First-Aid Kit”. A first-aid
kit must be easily visible and readily available to the
crew. First-aid kit contents are expired. Have rectified
to the satisfaction of Marine Inspector.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Medical certificate
Issued 2 May 2019
Resolved
As of January 24, 2014, the Coast Guard began issuing
medical certificates to each qualified mariner when
processing an application that requires a medical
evaluation such as issuing an original, raise-in-grade,
or renewal MMC. Mariners are required to carry a valid
medical certificate, once issued, in order to sail under the authority of their MMC. Either provide medical
certificate or show proof of processing request for
duplicate medical certificate for [name withheld].
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Cable
Issued 1 May 2018
Resolved
Repair/replace steering linkage in way of rudder post
assembly. Steering linkage is chafed and wasting at bend
in rudder post.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Equipment
Issued 1 May 2018
Resolved
Show Proof of on board alcohol testing device meeting
the Conforming Product List (CPL) and manufacturers
specifications. AlcoHAWK was not found on CPL.
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Rudder Stock
Issued 1 May 2018
Resolved
Repair packing in rudder stock to prevent excessive
weeping as per manufacture specifications
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Conductor
Issued 1 May 2018
Resolved
Repair/replace all dead end wiring and wiring with
compromised insulation or where chafing is an issue
within engine space. Installed wiring will be installed
with metal supports spaced no more than 24" and in such
a manner as to avoid chafing. Plastic tie wraps are
limited to bundling. dead end wiring and wiring with
compromised insulation or with missing chafing
protection was found in engine space.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts
Issued 1 May 2018
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. Charts of area
of operation were not updated.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Lifeline
Issued 9 May 2016
Resolved
a. conduct monthly maintenance and weekly visual inspections
b. properly secure lifelines
c. mark capacity and vessel name
d. secure painter around body
e. secure waterlight around body
f. attach painter to vessel
Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Piping
Issued 9 May 2016
Resolved
Repair stbd fuel vent line leaks at union and 90 elbow outboard
Operations/Management › Bilge/Bilge System Management › Control of Oil Mixtures
Issued 9 May 2016
Resolved
Remove excess oil in engine room bilge
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Fire
Issued 9 May 2016
Resolved
Prove adequate FIRE and MOB drills to the satisfaction of attending marine inspector
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Man Overboard Recovery
Issued 9 May 2016
Resolved
Prove adequate FIRE and MOB drills to the satisfaction of attending marine inspector
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Condition
Issued 9 May 2016
Resolved
Properly stow pfds, provide proper maintenance
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Serviceable
Issued 9 May 2016
Resolved
Replace grabline on port ring buoy
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Inspection
Issued 9 May 2016
Resolved
Post all pages of COI
Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone
Issued 9 May 2016
Resolved
Add vessel name to radio placard
Lifesaving › Hand Flares › Quantity
Issued 9 May 2016
Resolved
Provide 3 additional orange smoke signals
Documentation › Manuals/Policy Documentation › Maneuvering Information
Issued 9 May 2016
Resolved
Provide updated Coast Pilot
Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Valve
Issued 9 May 2016
Resolved
Properly secure port emergency fuel shut off cable
Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-reduction gear) › Block
Issued 9 May 2016
Resolved
Secure alternator mount
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 9 May 2016
Resolved
Descale and remove rust in #2 void (MSD space)
Operations/Management › Bilge/Bilge System Management › Control of Excess Water
Issued 9 May 2016
Resolved
Perform proper maintenance in bilges
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › EAP Display Requirements
Issued 9 May 2016
Resolved
Post EAP and SAP contact information
Casualty record · 3
18 June 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5157765
20 June 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7720153
11 August 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7794333
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.