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RIPTIDE

RIPTIDE is a 1965 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 23 inspections since 2016, most recently in January 2026, along with 56 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded —, 4 operational controls and 1 casualty investigation in 2024.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 12 January 2026.

Built
1965
Last inspected
12 January 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation 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 12 January 2026
…with no type recorded1
…past their stated due date1
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

WDF7089
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-45083

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)37.9 ft × 12.6 ft × 6.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 17 / net 12
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderMARYSVILLE, WA, UNITED STATES · built 1965
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portSAN FRANCISCO, CA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery
DocumentationValid · issued 20 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 it17 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
12 - 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 · 23

12 January 2026 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8294468
14 January 2025 Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8059512
9 January 2025 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 8056900
25 August 2024 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7989062
25 August 2024 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7989359
5 February 2024 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7861117
1 March 2023 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7643634
1 February 2023 Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7630675
7 July 2022 Simplified Stability Test · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7499610
4 April 2022 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7424241
4 March 2022 Simplified Stability Test · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7413230
15 February 2022 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · Plan Review "T" Boat · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7396940
2 December 2021 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7358691
10 March 2021 Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7153658
5 January 2021 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 7119902
13 January 2020 Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6886854
6 January 2020 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6883735
8 January 2019 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6607813
27 December 2018 Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6601546
20 February 2018 Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6358311
4 January 2018 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6332528
23 March 2017 Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6110218
1 December 2016 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 6051071

Deficiency record · 56

15 - Safety Management Systems (ISM) › N/A - No Subsystem › Shipboard operations
Issued 12 January 2026 Resolved
At each inspection...all observed unsafe practices, fire hazards, and other hazardous situations must be corrected and all required guards and protective devices must be in satisfactory condition. Engine room ladder not safely secured. Require operator to affix in a way that does not allow movement fore/aft or port/STBD. 46 CFR 176.830(a)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 26 January 2026
Resolved 20 January 2026
Resolution: Engine Room Ladder was satisfactorily secured to mitigate excessive movement. Operator added a latch to secure E/R Ladder.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 12 January 2026 Resolved
Electrical equipment on a vessel must be installed and maintained to: minimize accidental personnel contact with energized parts. Found several wires not properly terminated in topside box. 46 CFR 183.200(c)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 26 January 2026
Resolved 20 January 2026
Resolution: Dead End Wires in topside box were satisfactorily capped off.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances
Issued 12 January 2026 Resolved
Each battery used in an item of lifesaving equipment...must be replaced during the annual inspection if the expiration date of the battery has passed. Float light battery expired. 46 CFR 185.726(d)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 26 January 2026
Resolved 20 January 2026
Resolution: Expired Float Light battery was replaced, expires in 2027.
14 - Pollution Prevention › 145 - MARPOL Annex V › Garbage
Issued 12 January 2026 Resolved
Each placard must notify the reader of the operating requirements contained in §§ 151.67 through 151.73 as they apply to that ship...The discharge of all garbage is prohibited into the navigable waters of the United States...The discharge of all forms of plastic into all waters is prohibited. Current placard is out of date. 46 CFR 151.59(c)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 20 January 2026
Resolved 20 January 2026
Resolution: Operator posted garbage placard on inside of cabin door.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 9 January 2025 Resolved
The master of the vessel shall ensure that the EPIRB's battery is replaced after it is used, or before the date required by FCC regulations in 47 CFR part 80, whichever comes sooner. MI observed that the EPIRB battery is expired. 46 CFR 185.728(b)
Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 23 January 2025
Resolved 14 January 2025
Resolution: Vessel rep purchased new EPIRB and provided evidence of NOAA registration and unexpired battery label
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 9 January 2025 Resolved
The design of all exhaust systems must ensure minimum risk of injury to personnel. Protection must be provided in compliance with § 177.970 of this chapter at such locations where persons or equipment might come in contact with an exhaust pipe. MI observed a section of the exhaust system not insulated with lagging. 46 CFR 182.430(a)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 23 January 2025
Resolved 26 January 2025
Resolution: Added lagging to the section that was missing. Vessel provided pictures, added to document tab.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 9 January 2025 Resolved
Fuel filter and strainer bowls must be highly resistant to shattering due to mechanical impact and resistant to failure due to thermal shock. Fuel filters fitted with bowls of other than steel construction must be approved by the Commandant and be protected from mechanical damage. MI Observed aft fuel filter had no bowl. 46 CFR 182.455(b)(6)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 23 January 2025
Resolved 28 February 2025
Resolution: Operator emailed acceptable photo evidence of a heat deflector arrangement that satisfies the intent of the regulation.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 9 January 2025 Resolved
The name of a vessel must be marked or painted in clearly legible letters and numbers on each life float and buoyant apparatus. MI observed vessel name was missing from life float. 46 CFR 185.604(a)(2)
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 9 January 2025
Resolved 9 January 2025
Resolution: Vessel name added all sat.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 9 January 2025 Resolved
The stability letter must be posted under glass or other suitable transparent material, such that all pages are visible, at the operating station of the vessel. MI observed that the stability letter on display was outdated. 46 CFR 176.306
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 23 January 2025
Resolved 14 January 2025
Resolution: MI attending dry dock inspection 14JAN2025 verified updated stability letter posted onboard
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 9 January 2025 Resolved
The number and identification of the items stowed inside, and their sizes, must be marked in clearly legible letters and numbers on each container for life jackets. MI observed that the port side life jacket stowage was marked with incorrect quantity.46 CFR 185.604(f)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 9 January 2025
Resolved 9 January 2025
Resolution: Life jackets now allign with correct number on placard all sat.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 9 January 2025 Resolved
The name of the vessel must be marked or painted in clearly legible letters on each life float paddle. MI Observed vessel name not printed on life float paddles. 46 CFR 185.604(g
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 9 January 2025
Resolved 9 January 2025
Resolution: Vessel name has been added to paddles, all sat.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 25 August 2024 Resolved
Propulsion machinery must be suitable in type and design for propulsion requirements of the hull in which it is installed and capable of operating at constant marine load under such requirements without exceeding its designed limitations. Vessel reported that engine gearbox went neutral resulting in a loss of propulsion. Submit diagnostics of issues and plans for repair to the satisfaction of the marine inspector. 46 CFR 182.200 (a)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 27 August 2024
Resolution: Vessel rep provided satisfactory tech report.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 5 February 2024 Resolved
A power-driven vessel underway shall exhibit: (iii) Sidelights; and (iv) A stern light. Vessel’s port sidelight and stern light were inoperable. Vessel must repair or replace the sidelight and stern light to the satisfaction of the Marine Inspector. 33 CFR 83.23(a)(iii)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 6 March 2024
Resolved 16 February 2024
Resolution: Received photos.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 5 February 2024 Resolved
The owner, managing operator, or a qualified servicing facility as applicable must conduct the following inspections and tests: For fixed-gas fire extinguishing systems, the inspections and tests required by Table 176.810(b) of this section, in addition to the tests required by 46 CFR 147.60 and 147.65. Vessel was unable to provide satisfactory evidence of the required servicing of their fireboy system. Vessel must provide satisfactory evidence of the required servicing to the Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 176.810(b)(2)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 February 2024
Resolved 16 February 2024
Resolution: Received fire servicing report.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 5 February 2024 Resolved
Each hatch exposed to the weather must be watertight. Marine inspector found wasted gasket on the vessel’s forward lazarette hatch that needs to be replaced. 46 CFR 171.124(a)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 February 2024
Resolved 29 February 2024
Resolution: Fwd laz hatch replaced.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rigid liferafts
Issued 5 February 2024 Resolved
Each platform of a lifefloat must be of a material that is resistant to deterioration by exposure to weather or must have a surface that protects it from deterioration by exposure to weather. Marine inspector found small holes in the lifefloat that is not protected by coating material. 46 CFR 160.027-3 (c)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 February 2024
Resolved 26 February 2024
Resolution: Verified photos for lifefloat.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 5 February 2024 Resolved
Each life jacket carried on a vessel on oceans or coastwise must have a life jacket light approved in accordance with § 161.012 in subchapter Q of this chapter. Vessel was found with multiple lights that were inoperable. Replace all inoperable lights to the satisfaction of the Marine Inspector. 46 CFR 180.75(a)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 February 2024
Resolved 26 February 2024
Resolution: Verified lights.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rigid liferafts
Issued 5 February 2024 Resolved
Each rescue boat and ring life buoy must be marked with Type II retroflective material approved in accordance with 46 CFR 164.018. The vessel’s ring life buoy and lifefloat’s retroflective material was found to be degraded and needs to be replaced. 46 CFR 185.604(i)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 February 2024
Resolved 26 February 2024
Resolution: Verified retroflective tapes.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 5 February 2024 Resolved
All electrical installations shall be to the satisfaction of the OCMI. Marine inspector found two grounding wires that are disconnected and not connected to a common ground in the vicinity of the steering gear and the shaft. Vessel operator to reconnect grounding wires to common ground. 46 CFR 183.01-15(a) (OLD T)
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 February 2024
Resolved 29 February 2024
Resolution: Verified connected grounding wires.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 5 February 2024 Resolved
Unless other means are provided to ensure that a potential waste receptacle fire would be limited to the receptacle, waste receptacles must be constructed of noncombustible materials with no openings in the sides or bottom. Vessel has a plastic waste receptacle in their bait tank, on the aft outside portion of the vessel. Vessel must replace the waste receptacle with a noncombustible material or ensure the potential fire would be limited to the receptable to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard. 46 CFR 177.405(f)
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 19 February 2024
Resolved 22 March 2024
Resolution: Received photo of receptacle.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 5 February 2024 Resolved
The master of the vessel shall ensure that each EPIRB is tested monthly and shall be logged or otherwise documented, as applicable. Vessel’s logs have not been updated for each monthly EPIRB test. Vessel operator to conduct an EPIRB test and log it monthly. 46 CFR 185.728
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 5 March 2024
Resolved 29 February 2024
Resolution: Verified EPIRB log.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 1 March 2023 Resolved
A pre-engineered fixed gas fire extinguishing system must: (3) Automatically shut down all power ventilation and all engines that draw intake from within the protected space. During operational testing, an engine shut down did not occur as required. Automatic shut down must be operational prior to vessel movement.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 3 March 2023
Resolved 3 March 2023
Resolution: Re-wired the fireboy control system. MI conducted a site visit and verified correct operation of all associated systems.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 012 - Crew Certificates › Certificates for master and officers
Issued 1 March 2023 Resolved
The Coast Guard will issue a medical certificate to a mariner meeting the medical and physical standards for merchant mariners. Operator was unable to provide medical certificate for inspection.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 3 March 2023
Resolved 3 March 2023
Resolution: Master provided proof of valid medical certificate.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Covers (hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulins, etc.)
Issued 1 March 2023 Resolved
Each hatch exposed to the weather must be watertight. Both hatch covers leading into the lazarette are not watertight. Operator must install proper gaskets and perform maintenance on the hatches to bring into a watertight standard.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 17 March 2023
Resolved 3 March 2023
Resolution: Master purchased and installed correct gasket on two deck manhole covers.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › VHF radio installation
Issued 1 March 2023 Resolved
A vessel must comply with...requirements for any radio and 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. Radio Safety Telephony certificate is expired.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 60 - Rectify deficiencies prior to movement
Due 17 March 2023
Resolved 8 March 2023
Resolution: [withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 18 March 2022 Resolved
As permitted by 178.310(c) of this part, the following vessels may undergo the simplified stability proof test detailed in 178.330 of this part, in the present of a Coast Guard marine inspector. The vessel conducted a simplified stability proof test on 04MAR2022. The vessel satisfactorily passed the SST with the removal of the vessel's after canopy. Remove the entirety of the after canopy support structure IAW the wind area profile submitted via the SST Form CG_4006 dated 04MAR2022.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 18 April 2022
Resolved 8 July 2022
Resolution: Vessel satisfactorily passed stability test with aft canopy installed.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 17 March 2022 No resolution recorded
A propulsion engine control system, including pilothouse control, must be designed so that a loss of power to the control system does not result in an increase in shaft speed or propeller pitch. The vessel's automation testing procedures have not been accepted and reviewed by the Marine Safety Center (MSC). Test procedures must be approved by MSC.
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 18 April 2022 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation
Issued 2 December 2021 Resolved
At each subsequent inspection for certification, the owner or managing operator must be prepared to conduct tests and have the vessel ready for inspection of its fire protection equipment, including the following: Checking of each cylinder containing compressed gas to ensure it has been tested and marked in accordance with 46 CFR 147.60. Pre-engineered bottle in engine room was overdue for hydrostatic testing.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 2 December 2021
Resolved 9 December 2021
Resolution: Owner installed new pre-engineered system and provided certification record for install.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Ballast, fuel and other tanks
Issued 2 December 2021 Resolved
The discharge ends of fuel tank vent pipes must be fitted with removable flame screens or flame arresters. The flame screens must consist of a single screen of corrosion resistant wire of at least 30x30 mesh. The fuel tank flame screen on port side of vessel had paint coating on half of the fuel tank vent.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 2 January 2022
Resolved 17 March 2022
Resolution: Verified paint coating removed from the fuel tank vent.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Electrical devices
Issued 2 December 2021 Resolved
Electrical equipment on a vessel must be installed and maintained to protect passengers, crew, other persons and vessel from electrical hazards. The electrical panel on the starboard side of the engine room did not have a cover.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 2 January 2022
Resolved 17 March 2022
Resolution: Electrical panel replaced during vessel's repower. Proper cover installed on new panel.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 2 December 2021 Resolved
All vessels must have navigation lights that are in compliance with the applicable sections of the International and Inland Navigation Rules. The protective glass casing on anchor light of vessel showed significant splinters, dimming the light output.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 2 January 2022
Resolved 17 March 2022
Resolution: The anchor light casing has been replaced.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifeboats
Issued 2 December 2021 Resolved
The name of the vessel must be marked or painted in clearly legible letters on each life float paddle. The life float paddles did not have the vessel name marked in clear legible letters.
Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 2 January 2022
Resolved 7 December 2021
Resolution: Received photos with proper marking.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 2 December 2021 Resolved
A vessel not required to have a fire pump must have at least three 2.5 gallon buckets. The vessel had three 5 gallon buckets.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 2 January 2022
Resolved 17 March 2022
Resolution: Verified fire buckets onboard.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 2 December 2021 Resolved
Portable watertight containers for distress flares and smoke signals shall be of a bright color. Flare container was not bright in color.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 2 January 2022
Resolved 17 March 2022
Resolution: Verified flares in proper container.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 2 December 2021 Resolved
A vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date charts of large enough scale to make safe navigation possible. Current chart is outdated. Charts needs to be corrected or replaced with new up-to-date corrections.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 2 January 2022
Resolved 17 March 2022
Resolution: Verified presence of up-to-date chart.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Other (crew and accommodation)
Issued 2 December 2021 Resolved
The alcohol testing of each individual must be conducted within 2 hours of when the SMI occurred. Alcohol test strips on board are expired. Vessel shall not operate more than 2 hour away from offshore in order to meet shore testing requirements until new test strips are received.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 2 January 2022
Resolved 7 December 2021
Resolution: Received photos for current alcohol strips.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Other (crew and accommodation)
Issued 2 December 2021 Resolved
Each EAP must include at least the display and distribution of a community service hot-line telephone number for crew member assistance. Vessel did not display this information.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 2 January 2022
Resolved 17 March 2022
Resolution: Verified EAP information posted.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Fitness for duty - intoxication
Issued 7 January 2021 Resolved
Alcohol-testing devices must be used according tot he procedures specified by the manufacturer of the testing device and by 46 CFR Part 4. Required alcohol testing strips not present on board the vessel.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 January 2021
Resolved 12 January 2021
Resolution: Owner sent picture of alcohol testing strips.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 7 January 2021 Resolved
All vessels must have navigation lights that are in compliance with the applicable sections of the International and Inland Navigation Rules. Vessel's stern light inoperable.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 January 2021
Resolved 12 January 2021
Resolution: Picture of stern light operable.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 7 January 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. Vessel’s first aid kit required eye care, ammonia inhalants, & pain medicine beyond the expiration date.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 February 2021
Resolved 12 January 2021
Resolution: Procured new ammonia inhalants.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general
Issued 7 January 2021 Resolved
This part is intended to provide a minimum standard of regulations for electrical installations and equipment that will result in a vessel that is reasonably safe from fire caused by and/or originating in electrical equipment,and reasonably safe from electrical shock of personnel. MI found exposed conductor on cables in the pilot house, engine compartment, and aft compartment.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 February 2021
Resolved 12 January 2021
Resolution: Insulated electrical wires.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 7 January 2021 Resolved
As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date: (1) Charts of large enough scale to make safe navigation possible. Vessel’s chart was not up-to-date.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 February 2021
Resolved 12 January 2021
Resolution: Charts up to date.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Steering gear
Issued 7 January 2021 Resolved
Except as further modified in this section, all single screw vessels A suitable hand tiller will be acceptable for this purpose. Vessel hand tiller found deteriorated and needs to be repaired or replaced.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 February 2021
Resolved 5 February 2021
Resolution: Owner sent a picture of new hand tiller and the ability to correcty operate in an emergency operation.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Means of communication between safety centre and other control stations
Issued 7 January 2021 Resolved
In addition to the radiotelephone required by paragraph (b) of this section, each vessel described in paragraph (a) of this section while transiting any waters within a Vessel Traffic Service Area, must have on board a radiotelephone capable of transmitting and receiving on the VTS designated frequency in Table 161.12(c) (VTS and VMRS Centers, Call Signs/MMSI, Designated Frequencies, and Monitoring Areas). MI found MMSI was missing in VHF radio.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 February 2021
Resolved 12 January 2021
Resolution: New FCC registration with MMSI number submitted and uploaded.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 7 January 2021 Resolved
It is further intended that all machinery be installed and maintained in such a manner as to afford adequate protection against fire, explosion, machinery failure and personnel injury. Vessel's bilge pump covered in oil leaking from the main engine.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 7 January 2021
Resolved 7 January 2021
Resolution: Deckhand wiped down the bilge pump while MI on board vessel.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Hull damage impairing seaworthiness
Issued 6 January 2020 Resolved
The construction and arrangement of a vessel must allow the safe operation of the vessel in accordance with the terms of its Certificate of Inspection giving consideration to provisions for a seaworthy hull. While departing the pier during inspection, vessel was stuck in reverse and vessel's stern hit the wharf pier. Vessel's bow also hit another pier while transiting ahead. Port trim tab has visible damage. Vessel must effect repairs to reinstate hull seaworthiness. 46 CFR 177.100
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 1 February 2020
Resolved 18 February 2020
Resolution: Marine Inspector verified restored hull integrity when vessel was hauled out for repair. Vessel was also inspected while underway and seaworthiness is reinstated.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 6 January 2020 Resolved
All vessels must have navigation lights that are in compliance with the applicable sections of the International and Inland Navigation Rules, except that a vessel of more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length must also have navigation lights that meet UL 1104, “Standards for Marine Navigation Lights,” or other standard specified by the Commandant. Vessel's stern light is inoperable and vessel's port light is not visible due to cloudy light cover. 46 CFR 183.420
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 1 February 2020
Resolved 18 February 2020
Resolution: Marine Inspector verified visible/operable stern light and port light.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications
Issued 6 January 2020 Resolved
As appropriate for the intended voyage, a vessel must carry adequate and up-to-date: U.S. Coast Pilot or similar publication, Coast Guard Light List, Tide tables, and Current Tables. Vessel's U.S. Coast Pilot is out of date. Other publications listed were not present at the time of inspection. 46 CFR 184.420
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 20 January 2020
Resolved 18 February 2020
Resolution: Marine Inspector verified Coast Pilot was up to date.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 6 January 2020 Resolved
Portable watertight containers for distress flares and smoke signals shall be of a bright color, and containers shall be clearly marked in legible contrasting letters at least 12.7 millimeters (0.5 inches) high: “DISTRESS SIGNALS”. Vessel's distress signal container is not marked. 46 CFR 185.614
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 20 January 2020
Resolved 18 February 2020
Resolution: Marine Inspector verified flare container is labeled "DISTRESS SIGNALS".
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › On board training and instructions
Issued 6 January 2020 Resolved
Crew training shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request. The training entry shall include the following information: Date of the training; and general description of the training topics. Vessel's latest crew training entry was from December 2018 and did not include the training topics covered. 46 CFR 185.420
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 6 February 2020
Resolved 18 February 2020
Resolution: Marine Inspector verified crew training logs at deficiency check.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries
Issued 6 January 2020 Resolved
The inspection and maintenance of the equipment listed in paragraph (a) of this section shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request. Last entry in lifesaving equipment inspection log was from December 2018. 46 CFR 185.702
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 6 February 2020
Resolved 18 February 2020
Resolution: Marine Inspector verified lifesaving equipment inspection log at deficiency check.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 8 January 2019 Resolved
Battery on vessel's EPIRB is expired.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 8 January 2019
Resolved 8 January 2019
Resolution: Vessel representative replaced old EPIRB with a new EPIRB and battery.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Equipment
Issued 20 February 2018 Resolved
Obtain drug and alcohol testing devices and keep onboard. 46 CFR 16.240
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 22 March 2018
Resolved 6 March 2018
Resolution: Owner/operator obtained alcohol testing strips and has them onboard the vessel.
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Valve
Issued 12 December 2016 Resolved
Each inlet/discharge pipe that penetrates the hull below a line parallel to and at least 6 in. above deepest load waterline must have means to prevent water from entering the vessel. Bilge discharge line located in the stern compartment does not have a closure/valve to prevent water ingress in the event of pipe fracture.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 January 2017
Resolved 12 January 2017
Resolution: Closure installed on bilge discharge line.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Longitudinal Bulkhead
Issued 12 December 2016 Resolved
A vessel of not more than 65 ft. must have a collision bulkhead if it operates on exposed waters. Vessel is currently operating on an exposed route w/o a collision bulkhead. See narrative for further details.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 November 2017
Resolved 21 March 2017
Resolution: Operator submitted appeal and was granted allowance to operate without listed structures.
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 12 December 2016 Resolved
A hatch exposed to the weather must be watertight. Current E/R compartment cover is not watertight. See narrative for further details.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 November 2017
Resolved 21 March 2017
Resolution: Operator submitted appeal and was granted allowance to operate without listed structures.

Casualty record · 1

25 August 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7989359
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.