SPIRIT OF ETHAN ALLEN III is a 1997 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 17 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2025, along with 5 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2006 and 2013.
Records from 2006 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 30 May 2025.
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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.
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DocumentationValid · issued 30 April 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it589 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton 94 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton 220 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton 59 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
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Inspection history · 17
30 May 2025Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8148172
31 July 2024DAPI Audit · MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7971691
12 December 2023Construction Oversight
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7839641
14 July 2023In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7742710
17 May 2023DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7692233
13 March 2023Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7650317
29 September 2022DAPI Audit
Administrative · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7568911
6 May 2021MTSA Verification · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7190481
17 June 2020Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6979263
1 May 2020In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6946973
13 February 2020In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6908727
11 July 2019DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6746242
11 July 2018DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6475707
11 July 2017DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Sector Northern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6205559
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Magnetic compass
Issued 31 July 2024Resolved
Prove proper operation of compass light.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 14 August 2024
Resolved 6 August 2024
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 13 March 2023Resolved
Operator failed to have AIS on board after failing to request a new 5 year deviation. The COTP directed to the operator in the last letter of deviation to reapply within 5 years.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 13 March 2023
Resolved 13 March 2023
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Issued 13 March 2023Resolved
Vessel failed to have AIS on board or a current Letter of Deviation issued by the COTP.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Due 13 March 2023
Resolved 13 March 2023
Resolution: Operator requested new deviation.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 17 June 2020Resolved
Prove proper operation of emergency light in forward galley.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 17 June 2020
Resolved 17 June 2020
Resolution: Unit was immediately replaced.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Serviceable
Issued 11 May 2016Resolved
Vessel to operated within 1 mile from shore when more than 144 passengers are on board in cold water or when more than 288 passengers are on board in warm water.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 11 June 2016
Resolved 1 July 2016
18 August 2006Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2787924
8 November 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4185520
21 July 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4664576
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.
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