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THE SANDY
THE SANDY is a 1968 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 15 inspections since 2016, most recently in June 2026, along with 9 deficiencies.
Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 4 June 2026.
- Built
- 1968
- Last inspected
- 4 June 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- 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
4 June 2026
…with no type recorded1
Deficiencies
9 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
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
515536
WDK3665
45957
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-45957
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 shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portDULUTH, MN
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 23 August 2025 · expires 31 August 2026
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
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 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
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. What a sparse-record report looks like.
Inspection history · 15
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
Deficiency record · 9
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)
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.
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)
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
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
Lifesaving › Lifejacket/PFD (Type I) › Condition
Issued 25 July 2017
Resolved
Renew 06 child life preservers.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Serviceable
Issued 25 July 2017
Resolved
Renew life ring.
Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights
Issued 25 July 2017
Resolved
Install proper battery in waterlight.
Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone
Issued 25 July 2017
Resolved
Program VHF-FM DSC radio with MMSI and provide GPS input.
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.