MAURY USCG vessel records
← All vessels

NICHEVO II

Built
1962
Last inspected
24 November 2025
Documentation
Valid · NVDC file of 10 August 2026
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 24 November 2025
…with no type recorded2
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

WDE2956
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-44292

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)61.5 ft × 31.0 ft × 7.9 ft
Registered tonnagegross 89 / net 69
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSUPERIOR, WI, UNITED STATES · built 1962
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portBAYFIELD, WI
Endorsements, as the file codes themcw_un
DocumentationValid · issued 18 March 2026 · expires 31 March 2028
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 it89 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
69 - 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.
Professional
The full record for this vessel

Behind this panel: 18 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 3 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.

Professional is $39 a month or $299 a year, or $19.99 a month locked for life at the founding rate, for the first 200 subscribers. It unlocks every detail section on every vessel page, fleet watch tied to your account, and ownership records on request. Already a subscriber? Sign in.

Maury does not score, rate or grade vessels, at any price.

Vessel history report
Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, 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.

This report is in development and is not for sale yet. There is no date, and nothing is charged. Leave an email and we will tell you when it exists, once.

Inspection history · 18

24 November 2025 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · SIP Inspection/Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8270952
31 January 2025 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8104506
11 December 2024 COI Inspection · SIP Inspection/Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8049399
10 October 2023 Annual Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · SIP Inspection/Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7813603
25 May 2022 SIP Inspection/Audit · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7458079
19 May 2021 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · SIP Inspection/Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7200896
21 October 2020 MTSA Verification · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · SIP Inspection/Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7081705
9 September 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7054519
24 April 2020 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7019331
3 March 2020 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6919856
27 February 2020 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6917723
5 September 2019 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Deadweight Survey · Drydock Exam · COI Inspection · SIP Inspection/Audit · DAPI Audit · Construction Oversight · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6804421
14 May 2019 Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6686383
14 March 2019 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6654486
12 June 2018 SIP Inspection/Audit · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6428978
1 May 2018 Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6403500
9 August 2017 DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · SIP Inspection/Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6234142
16 June 2016 SIP Inspection/Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5947524

Deficiency record · 3

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull - cracking
Issued 3 March 2020 Resolved
Prior to carrying passengers and/or cargo, complete permanent repairs to the hull crack in way of the engine room. Materials, workmanship and testing shall be to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector. The vessel is permitted one voyage from Bayfield to Madeline Island. Passengers and/or cargo are prohibited. For the voyage the vessel shall follow another ferry to minimize ice impacts. A 3" trash pump shall be carried, and made ready for immediate use. Authorization from the OCMI is required prior to departing Madeline Island.
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 3 May 2020
Resolved 5 August 2020
Resolution: Vessel was hauled out for dry-docking, satisfactory repairs have been made.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Stability Information Booklet
Issued 4 December 2019 Resolved
Based on the calculations of a recently completed deadweight survey the vessel is allowed to operate with the reduced carriage allowance below until approved stability letter is received from MSC. 46 CFR 178.210 Total Deadweight: 69,100 lbs Total Passengers: 49 Total Passengers Upper Deck: 32 Total Deck Cargo w/49 Passengers: 60,000 lbs
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 2 January 2020
Resolved 19 December 2019
Resolution: Stability letter received after MSC review.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 14 May 2019 Resolved
Discovered minor diesel fuel leak originating from a poorly-seated threaded drain plug on the port-side fuel tank resulting in a small amount of diesel fuel leaking into the bilge of the fuel tank void. Repair drain plug fitting and restore proper fuel-tight condition. Monitor for, and mitigate, leakage until repair completed and maintain clean bilge area so-as to prevent discharge of oil to navigable water.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 28 May 2019
Resolved 20 May 2019

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.