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THE SANDY

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

THE SANDY is a 1968 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 57 inspections since 1985, most recently in June 2026, along with 38 deficiencies.

Records from 1985 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 4 June 2026.

Built
1968
Last inspected
4 June 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
57
Deficiencies
38 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.
515536
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDK3665
MISLE id
45957
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
368047440
Maury page id
psix-45957

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations45
…administrative events7
…with no type recorded5
Years with a record 35 calendar years (1985–2026)
The 57 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)40.0 ft × 12.0 ft × 6.3 ft
Registered tonnagegross 26 / net 19
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderDUBUQUE BOAT & BOILER CO · DUBUQUE, IA, UNITED STATES · built 1968
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portDULUTH, MN
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 21 August 2026 · expires 31 August 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 it26 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
19 - 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

WDK3665MMSI 368047440 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 28 June 2018, expires 28 June 2028
FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown. A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.

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 · 57

4 June 2026 Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8391027
5 August 2025 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8193819
28 August 2024 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8000858
26 June 2023 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7724157
22 May 2023 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7693998
22 February 2023 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7640158
3 June 2022 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7469954
9 April 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7171948
17 June 2020 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6979536
10 September 2019 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6814884
8 August 2018 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6526637
24 April 2018 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6404237
21 August 2017 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6247632
25 July 2017 Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6223457
2 August 2016 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6216204
26 August 2014 Annual Inspection · Simplified Stability Test
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4984601
18 July 2011 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 4085897
11 September 2008 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3316797
15 April 2008 Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 3183865
18 August 2006 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2751971
28 November 2005 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2541987
20 May 2005 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2363253
11 August 2004 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 2163406
27 August 2002 Hull Examination · Damage Survey · Periodic Inspection
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1665631
23 August 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1670851
24 September 2001 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1073606
6 September 2001 Administrative
Administrative · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1071310
31 July 2001 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1384842
18 July 2000 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1051962
25 May 2000 Damage Survey
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1050587
29 June 1999 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1101994
1 September 1998 Administrative
Administrative · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 797461
7 July 1998 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 794170
4 May 1998 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1124794
1 July 1997 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1112535
25 June 1996 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 884737
11 July 1995 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1185262
10 July 1995 Administrative
Administrative · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 883347
12 July 1994 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 862279
20 July 1993 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 845522
10 May 1993 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1150319
11 September 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 943869
14 July 1992 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 944418
19 August 1991 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1250606
17 July 1991 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 937874
17 July 1990 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1222955
21 May 1990 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1216637
19 April 1990 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1217352
20 September 1989 Damage Survey
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1199208
25 July 1989 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1349880
19 July 1988 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1034254
5 May 1988 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1037512
19 February 1988 Administrative
Administrative · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1022460
8 July 1987 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1016774
2 October 1986 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1317660
9 July 1986 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1293906
23 July 1985 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSO DULUTH · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 980923

Deficiency record · 38

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings
Issued 5 August 2025 Resolved
The weather deck on a well deck vessel must be watertight. The engine room hatch was missing the majority of its bolts, and the gasket to make the seal watertight was half missing. 46 CFR 178.430(a)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 13 August 2025
Resolved 13 August 2025
Resolution: Vessel properly secured engine hatch.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Bulwarks and freeing ports
Issued 5 August 2025 Resolved
The freeing ports on a well deck vessel must allow rapid clearing of water. The freeing ports on the vessel are all seized up / painted over to prevent them from properly operating.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 13 August 2025
Resolved 13 August 2025
Resolution: Vessel made freeing ports operate properly.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 5 August 2025 Resolved
A vessel must carry a first-aid kit that meets the requirements in 46 CFR 199.175(b)(10). Each first-aid kit must meet the requirements in ISO 18813:2006(E) paragraph 4.12. First aid kit onboard did not meet the requirements. 46 CFR 184.710 46 CFR 199.175(b)(10)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 13 August 2025
Resolved 13 August 2025
Resolution: Vessel replaced first aid kit.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 5 August 2025 Resolved
A vessel on a Great Lakes route must carry Six hand red flare distress signals approved in accordance with § 160.021 in subchapter Q of this chapter and Six hand orange smoke distress signals approved in accordance with § 160.037 in subchapter Q of this chapter. A hand red flare distress signal approved in accordance with § 160.021 in subchapter Q of this chapter may replace the smoke distress signals. Vessel did not have the required number of flares, and had several expired flares onboard. 46 CFR 180.68
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 5 August 2025
Resolution: Added proper number of flares required.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 17 June 2020 Resolved
Vessel will not operate this year due to COVID-19 and must conduct COI exam prior to carrying passengers. 46 CFR 176.404
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 29 April 2021
Resolved 3 June 2022
Resolution: Inspection conducted on 03JUN2022.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Condition
Issued 25 July 2017 Resolved
Renew 06 child life preservers.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 August 2017
Resolved 8 August 2017
Resolution: New life preservers were installed.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Serviceable
Issued 25 July 2017 Resolved
Renew life ring.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 August 2017
Resolved 8 August 2017
Resolution: A new life ring was installed.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights
Issued 25 July 2017 Resolved
Install proper battery in waterlight.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 August 2017
Resolved 30 August 2017
Resolution: New battery installed.
Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone
Issued 25 July 2017 Resolved
Program VHF-FM DSC radio with MMSI and provide GPS input.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 25 August 2017
Resolved 8 August 2018
Resolution: Verified DSC programming on VHF radio.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Employee Coverage
Issued 26 August 2014 Resolved
Provide proof of employee drug and alcohol testing, participation in monitoring program.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 26 September 2014
Resolved 16 September 2014
Engineering › Fuel Oil Service System › Piping
Issued 20 May 2005 Resolved
Double clamp f/o lines and install "barbed" fitting on f/o pump suction line.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 24 June 2005
Resolved 28 November 2005
Resolution: verified completion during inspection of the M/V Ranger III, at Isle Royale N.P.
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring
Issued 20 May 2005 Resolved
Install metal wire supports in engine compartment.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 24 May 2005
Resolved 28 November 2005
Resolution: Verified completion during inspection of the M/V Ranger III at Isle Royale N.P.
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Condition
Issued 17 August 2004 Resolved
Condemned 10 Lifejackets.
Condition: Unknown
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 17 August 2004
Resolved 17 August 2004
Resolution: Replaced defective lifejackets with spares.
Stability › Freeing Ports › General
Issued 27 August 2002 Resolved
Vessel must be fitted with freeing ports of size, number and location in accordance with 46 CFR 178.450. Meanwhile, passengers may be carried only when winds do not exceed 25 kts and seas are no higher than 5 ft.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 May 2004
Resolved 24 May 2005
Resolution: Vessel installed freeing ports IAW 46 CFR 178.450.
Navigation › Piloting/Steering
Issued 27 August 2002 Resolved
Provide current edition of navigation rules. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Inland Navigation Rules
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 29 June 2003
Resolved 6 June 2003
Fire Fighting › Miscellaneous Items
Issued 27 August 2002 Resolved
Provide 3 fire buckets. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Fire Buckets
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 6 June 2003
Resolved 6 June 2003
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys
Issued 27 August 2002 Resolved
Ring Life Buoy deteriorated, to be replaced. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Quantity
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 6 June 2003
Resolved 6 June 2003
Communications › Radio Communications
Issued 27 August 2002 Resolved
EPIRB is of obsolete type, provide Cat I 406 Mhz EPIRB. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: EPIRB
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 6 June 2003
Resolved 6 June 2003
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid
Issued 27 August 2002 Resolved
Provide First Aid Kit
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 29 June 2003
Resolved 6 June 2003
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I)
Issued 27 August 2002 Resolved
Eight adult size life preservers deteriorated, to be replaced. Meanwhile carry no more than 36 total persons. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Condition
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Due 29 June 2003
Resolved 6 June 2003
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety
Issued 27 August 2002 Resolved
Install guard over rotating propeller shaft. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Guards for Exposed Hazards
Condition: Improper Installation
Due 29 June 2003
Resolved 6 June 2003
Fire Fighting › Portable CO2 Fire Extinguisher
Issued 27 August 2002 Resolved
Portable CO2 fire extinguisher overdue for hydrostatic testing. Provide replacement before compliance date. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Service
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 6 June 2003
Resolved 6 June 2003
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating
Issued 27 August 2002 Resolved
Several small unacceptable "postage stamp" inserts were discovered during hull exam. Also, the bottom plating IWO 3rd void space was covered with doubler plate, to be cropped and inserted. All corrected during this credit hull exam.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 29 May 2003
Resolution: Corrected druing inspection.
Construction/Loadline › Structures › Machinery Space Opening
Issued 27 August 2002 Resolved
Machinery space soft-patch missing many bolts and not watertight. All manhole scuttles leak due to worn orings. Corrected during inspection.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 29 May 2003
Resolution: Corrected during inspection
Lifesaving
Issued 31 July 2001 Resolved
Correctly attach waterlite to life ring.
Condition: Unknown
Due 1 September 2001
Resolved 1 September 2001
Lifesaving
Issued 31 July 2001 Resolved
Attach retro to life ring.
Condition: Unknown
Due 1 September 2001
Resolved 1 September 2001
Navigation
Issued 31 July 2001 Resolved
Double nut steering post or drill and install cotter pins.
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 September 2001
Resolved 30 September 2001
Lifesaving
Issued 31 July 2001 Resolved
Post Life jacket donning placard.
Condition: Unknown
Due 31 July 2001
Resolved 31 July 2001
Electrical
Issued 31 July 2001 Resolved
Install 4 stuffing tubes in machinery spaces for wire penetrations.
Condition: Unknown
Due 31 July 2001
Resolved 31 July 2001
Lifesaving
Issued 31 July 2001 Resolved
Provide copy of logbook entries showing required crew training.
Condition: Unknown
Due 31 July 2001
Resolved 31 July 2001
Construction/Loadline
Issued 31 July 2001 Resolved
Renew deck in head approx. 24"X24".
Condition: Unknown
Due 31 July 2001
Resolved 31 July 2001
Construction/Loadline
Issued 25 May 2000 Resolved
Make permanent repairs to the hull areas currently doubled not later than the next credit drydocking.
Condition: Unknown
Due 25 May 2000
Resolved 25 May 2000
Lifesaving
Issued 17 July 1991 Resolved
PROVIDE SAFETY HARNESS OR TETHER FOR MAN OVERBOARD PICKUP NO LATER THAN 16AUG91.
Condition: Unknown
Due 17 July 1991
Resolved 17 July 1991
Construction/Loadline
Issued 20 September 1989 Resolved
CROP AND RENEW BOTTOM SHELL PLATING IN WAY OF THE RUDDER POST/ STERN AREA TO GOOD METAL. NOTIFY [name withheld] PRIOR TO WELDING.
Condition: Unknown
Due 20 September 1989
Resolved 20 September 1989
Engineering
Issued 9 July 1986 Resolved
D-2 LABEL FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 9 July 1986
Resolved 9 July 1986
Lifesaving
Issued 9 July 1986 Resolved
D-1 PROVIDE 6 RED AND 6 ORANGE FLARES FOR VESSEL BY 08AUG 86.
Condition: Unknown
Due 9 July 1986
Resolved 9 July 1986
Lifesaving
Issued 23 July 1985 Resolved
D-2 OBTAIN SUITABLE APPROVED LIFE RING BUOY AND WATER LIGHT REPLACEMENT TO BE COMPLETED BY AUG 23,1985
Condition: Unknown
Due 23 July 1985
Resolved 23 July 1985
Navigation
Issued 23 July 1985 Resolved
D-1 REPALCE RUNNING LIGHTS. REPLACEMENT TO BE COMPLETED BY AUG 23,1985
Condition: Unknown
Due 23 July 1985
Resolved 23 July 1985

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.