FIN CHASER

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

Built: 1996
Last inspected: 4 June 2025
Documentation: Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 17
Deficiencies: 13 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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 4 June 2025

Recorded inspections17

…physical examinations16

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 13 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 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

1042780

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WDC4319

440748

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-440748

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)64.8 ft × 19.0 ft × 7.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 57 / net 46

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderAQUA BAY MARINE INC · PANAMA CITY, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1996

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portMONTAUK, NY

Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un, fi, rec

DocumentationValid · issued 5 February 2026 · expires 28 February 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 it57 - Simplified, Gross Ton
46 - 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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Behind this panel: 17 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 13 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; operational controls, none recorded without a removal date; no tow-unit appearances recorded; no other recorded names; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port and endorsements. Every line is a record the Coast Guard wrote; the counts above are the same counts as in the summary, and they are free.

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Vessel history report

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Inspection history · 17

4 June 2025 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8151260

4 April 2025 Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8104669

17 September 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · USCGC RAZORBILL (WPB 87332) · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8004651

30 May 2024 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7922717

7 June 2023 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7706942

6 April 2023 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7663487

10 March 2022 COI Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7397275

9 September 2021 Simplified Stability Test · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7335054

31 March 2021 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7166054

16 February 2021 Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7140392

27 March 2020 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6932391

2 April 2019 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6653886

17 January 2019 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6611830

20 April 2018 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6408773

6 April 2017 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6119313

17 January 2017 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6071672

4 April 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5847218

Deficiency record · 13

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general

Issued 6 April 2023 Resolved

Fuel tank bonding wire corroded and repaired on the spot.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 6 April 2023
Resolved 6 April 2023
Resolution: Corrected on the spot.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Warning notices

Issued 10 March 2022 Resolved

Missing max passengers on upper deck sign.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 11 April 2022
Resolved 11 March 2022
Resolution: Purchased new sign.

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Water level indicator

Issued 10 March 2022 Resolved

Bilge high level indicator light in void space #2 not functioning properly.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 11 April 2022
Resolved 11 March 2022
Resolution: Repaired bulb at operating ststaion.

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

Issued 10 March 2022 Resolved

EPIRB registration has not yet been completed.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 11 April 2022
Resolved 11 March 2022
Resolution: EPIRB is registered.

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

Issued 10 March 2022 Resolved

Replace batteries in the lifefloat & lifering lights

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 11 April 2022
Resolved 11 March 2022
Resolution: Purchased new batteries.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 10 March 2022 Resolved

Missing alcohol test strips.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 11 April 2022
Resolved 11 March 2022
Resolution: Purchased new test strips.

Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Not Operational

Issued 20 April 2018 Resolved

Must prove proper operation of fixed bilge de-watering system

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 20 April 2018
Resolution: Returned to vessel and owner operated the bilge system from all compartments. (wasted pipe from battery acid was the cause)

Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Valve

Issued 20 April 2018 Resolved

Each bilge line must be fitted with a check valve.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 May 2018
Resolved 18 May 2018

Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone

Issued 20 April 2018 Resolved

Vessel must imput the MMSI number into the DSC capable radio

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 20 May 2018
Resolved 20 April 2018
Resolution: MMSI number imput to radio

Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Retroreflective Material

Issued 6 April 2017 Resolved

Retro-reflective material on all three lifefloats needs to be replaced.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 April 2017
Resolved 12 April 2017
Resolution: lifefloats all had new, properly attached, retro-reflectiove tape.

Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Floating Electric Waterlight

Issued 6 April 2017 Resolved

All three lifefloat waterlights are currently attached around the grablines. They need to attached around teh body of the lifefloat.

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 April 2017
Resolved 12 April 2017
Resolution: completed, all sat.

Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Equipment

Issued 6 April 2017 Resolved

No alcohol testing kits were provided onboard.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 April 2017
Resolved 12 April 2017
Resolution: recieved, all sat.

Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Marine Charts

Issued 6 April 2017 Resolved

Vessel's charts are not up to date.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 April 2017
Resolved 12 April 2017
Resolution: Recieved, all sat.

Ownership record

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