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NORTH CHANNEL

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1960s · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Other hulls named NORTH CHANNEL

NORTH CHANNEL is a 1967 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 50 inspections since 1984, most recently in September 2025, along with 35 deficiencies.

Records from 1984 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 23 September 2025.

Built: 1967
Last inspected: 23 September 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 50
Deficiencies: 35 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

511107

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WAL 9898

45666

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-45666

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations44

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded1

Years with a record 35 calendar years (1984–2025)

The 50 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 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 1977.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)61.7 ft × 30.4 ft × 6.1 ft

Registered tonnagegross 67 / net 46

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderBLOUNT MARINE CORPORATION · WARREN RI, UNITED STATES · built 1967

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portALGONAC, MI

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 2 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 it67 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
46 - 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 September 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.

Radio station licence

No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of 6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.

A report is not offered for this hull: Its record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. Reports.

Inspection history · 50

23 September 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8238654

3 October 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8013156

19 September 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7794288

20 September 2022 Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7562936

15 September 2022 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7559335

14 October 2021 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7332368

7 October 2020 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7073026

16 October 2019 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6836392

21 February 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Commandant (CG-CVC) · Activity 6629609

20 September 2018 Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6545109

5 April 2018 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6385842

23 March 2018 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6380469

3 January 2018 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6332073

20 September 2017 COI Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6240077

7 July 2017 Excursion Permit

Administrative · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6200904

7 June 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5902068

20 September 2011 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4150004

24 September 2010 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3856156

28 July 2008 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3316914

13 September 2007 COI Inspection · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3040703

10 October 2006 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2786216

3 January 2006 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Detroit · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2559616

12 October 2004 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2220789

8 October 2002 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1699614

5 September 2002 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1664865

10 October 2001 Administrative

Administrative · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1073718

28 September 2001 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1470052

7 October 2000 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1056449

4 October 2000 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1468600

15 September 1999 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1427720

4 September 1998 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1473235

16 June 1998 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1127293

16 October 1997 Re-Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1431867

20 September 1996 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1443740

7 September 1995 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1383048

16 September 1994 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1359922

3 September 1993 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1377055

23 September 1992 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1401645

8 September 1992 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1428152

6 May 1992 Excursion Permit

Administrative · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1261343

8 October 1991 Administrative

Administrative · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 932192

11 September 1991 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1248104

20 September 1990 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 899467

20 September 1989 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1313564

22 September 1988 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1044392

29 September 1987 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1009214

25 September 1987 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1009801

24 September 1986 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1005049

26 September 1985 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 994636

10 October 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO DETROIT · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 975718

Deficiency record · 35

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

Issued 14 October 2021 Resolved

The owner/operator shall instruct each crew member at least once every three months as to the duties they are expected to perform in an emergency. Vessel crew needs familiarization training on bilge pumping arrangement and use of foam eductor, as they were unsure of use/set-up. CITE 46 CFR 185.420

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 13 November 2021
Resolved 1 November 2021
Resolution: Use of the foam applicator has been incorporated into the training program for the crew.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 14 October 2021 Resolved

Foam eductor threads were worn and could not connect to hose. Renew/replace and test to satisfaction of local marine inspector. CITE 49 CFR 176.315

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 13 November 2021
Resolved 1 November 2021
Resolution: The nozzle on board the North channel had different threads, owner ordered an adaptor and placed it in service on the vessel. Owner also verified the other vessels did not require an adaptor.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Oil accumulation in engine room

Issued 14 October 2021 Resolved

At every vessel inspection the bilges and other spaces, see there is no excessive accumulation of oil that might create a fire hazard. Found oil misted throughout engine space. Clean oil. CITE 46 CFR 176.830(b)

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 13 November 2021
Resolved 1 November 2021
Resolution: Engine room has been cleaned

18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Conditions of employment)

Issued 14 October 2021 Resolved

Found alcohol swabs were expired in Aug 2021. Company has new swabs on order. Upon delivery, provide evidence to satisfaction of local marine inspector. CITE 46 CFR 185.212

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 13 November 2021
Resolved 3 November 2021
Resolution: Received email photo of new alcohol test strips.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 7 October 2020 Resolved

THE BILGE SUCTIONS SHALL BE FITTED WITH SUITABLE STRAINERS HAVING AN OPEN AREA NOT LESS THAN 3X THE AREA OF THE BILGE PIPE. NO STRAINER WAS FOUND ON EITHER BILGE SUCTION IN THE ENGINE ROOM.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 7 November 2020
Resolved 30 October 2020
Resolution: Received pictures via email showing installation of strainers on the bilge suction lines.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition

Issued 7 October 2020 Resolved

AN ADULT LIFEJACKET MUST BE PROVIDED FOR EACH PERSON CARRIED ON BOARD A VESSEL. ONE LIFE JACKET WAS FOUND TO HAVE DETERIORATED FOAM. LIFEJACKET WAS DESTROYED AND IMMEDIATELY REPLACED.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 7 October 2020
Resolution: Cleared on the spot

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries

Issued 20 September 2018 Resolved

Vessel shall keep an accurate passenger count on shore for each voyage.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 September 2018
Resolved 17 October 2019
Resolution: The vessel has agreed to keep a passenger count and call it in to a voice recording system prior to each voyage.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 20 September 2018 Resolved

Vessels name needs to be in block letters on lifebouy

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 September 2018
Resolved 29 October 2018
Resolution: Exemption given to company.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 20 September 2018 Resolved

Water light on/for lifebouy shall be attached with a 3' lanyard with quick disconnect.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 27 September 2018
Resolved 29 October 2018
Resolution: Water light was installed in the correct location.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell

Issued 20 September 2017 Resolved

MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO TWO 1" APPOX. HOLES WITHIN THE STARBOARD MAINLAND SIDE PEAK AND #2 WITHIN BEHIND THE RUBRAIL NEAR TRANS BULKHEAD BY CROP AND RENEWAL TO GOOD STEEL.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 November 2017
Resolved 17 October 2019
Resolution: This deficiency was rectified before the vessel went back into the water after drydock inspection. New steel was put in place and drainage holes were installed in rubrail to avoid future corrosion.

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Storage

Issued 7 June 2016 Resolved

Seperate childrens and adult pfds.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 7 June 2016
Resolved 7 June 2016
Resolution: Jackets properly stowed.

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (General) › Retroreflective Material

Issued 7 June 2016 Resolved

Clean, make appropriate repairs to retroflective material on lifejackets.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 7 June 2016
Resolved 7 June 2016
Resolution: New retroflective tape added to 12 floatation devices.

Engineering › Steering Gear System › Rudder Bearing

Issued 13 September 2007 Resolved

Remove both rudder bearing and packing gland and install new bearing and packing as original.

Due 7 December 2007
Resolved 13 December 2007
Resolution: Rudder packing has been replaced.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 13 September 2007 Resolved

Remove and reinstall 3' x 8' section of hull on the port "mainland" side. There is reduced scantling in this area due to salt run off from vehicles in the winter and this is also a high impact area as the vessel make it's approaches between pilons.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 9 October 2007
Resolution: New inserts and welding is done and sat.

Construction/Loadline › Structures › Deck Plating

Issued 13 September 2007 Resolved

Grind out and reweld fractures IWO Transverse's and main deck plating. Several fractures in the welds caused by flexing of the main deck as vehicles drive on the main deck.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 9 October 2007
Resolution: Welds and fractures have been repaired.

Construction/Loadline › Structures › Transverse Bulkhead

Issued 13 September 2007 Resolved

Grind out and weld 6" fracture in the angle iron overhead of the "mainland" side rudder.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 9 October 2007
Resolution: Fracture has been rewelded.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating

Issued 10 October 2006 Resolved

Remove cement located port island end, prep, clean and paint.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 12 November 2006
Resolved 31 October 2006
Resolution: Completed.

Engineering › Freshwater System (cylinder head cooling) › Hose

Issued 10 October 2006 Resolved

On Island MDE remove and reinstall as orignal cooling water line from keeler cooler to MDE.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 13 October 2006
Resolved 13 October 2006
Resolution: Corrected.

Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Retroreflective Material

Issued 5 September 2002 Resolved

Renew retroreflective tape on all PFD's.

Condition: Unknown
Due 5 September 2002
Resolved 5 September 2002
Resolution: Owner ordered new PFD''s, advised owner to notify office when new pfd''s are on board.

Lifesaving