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MISS CHARLOTTE
MISS CHARLOTTE is a 1998 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2016, most recently in July 2025, along with 26 deficiencies — 3 with no resolution recorded — and 1 casualty investigation in 2004.
Records from 2004 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 29 July 2025.
- Built
- 1998
- Last inspected
- 29 July 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 26 recorded · 3 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2004
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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.
Inspection record
Last inspected
29 July 2025
Deficiencies
26 recorded · 3
without a recorded resolution
…past their stated due date3
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
9 calendar years (2016–2025)
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
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Identity
1061878
8982539
WDJ8262
468533
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-468533
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)121.4 ft × 27.0 ft × 11.7 ft
Registered tonnagegross 99 / net 67
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)121.4 ft × 27.0 ft × 11.7 ft
ITC tonnagegross 251 / net 75
BuilderBREAUX BROS ENTERPRISES · LOREAUVILLE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1998
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portHOUSTON, TX
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Recreational
DocumentationValid · issued 17 July 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 it99 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
251 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
67 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
75 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
100 - Dead Weight, Ton
251 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
67 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
75 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
100 - Dead Weight, Ton
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14 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 26 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 1 other recorded name, with years; 1 casualty investigation, with date and classification; the documentation record: dimensions, tonnage, builder, hailing port, endorsements, dates. The counts in the summary above are the same counts, and they are free.
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Vessel history report
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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 · 14
29 July 2025
Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8191263
14 August 2024
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7979534
30 May 2024
Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7922771
4 May 2023
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7675384
10 August 2022
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7524992
17 May 2022
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7452923
28 May 2021
Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7195834
10 July 2020
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6979182
8 May 2020
Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6950211
31 July 2019
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6755541
29 November 2017
Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6314642
12 October 2017
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6286272
3 March 2016
Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5831071
29 February 2016
Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5824571
Deficiency record · 26
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Conditions of employment)
Issued 29 July 2025
Resolved
Employers must maintain records of chemical tests as provided in 49 CFR 40.333 and must make these records available to Coast Guard officials upon request.
Vessel did not have records available at time of inspection.
46 CFR 16.260(a)
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Charts
Issued 29 July 2025
No resolution recorded
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;(2) U.S. Coast Pilot or similar publication;(3) Coast Guard Light List;(4) Tide tables; and(5) Current tables, or a river current publication issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or a river authority.
Charts on board the vessel were 2021.
46 CFR 184.420(a)
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 29 July 2025
No resolution recorded
At each initial and subsequent inspection for certification of a vessel, the owner or managing operator shall be prepared to conduct tests and have the vessel ready for inspections of the hull structure and its appurtenances, including the following:
Inspection and operation of all watertight closures in the hull, decks, and bulkheads including through hull fittings and sea valve.
All watertight doors need adjustment and chalk tested.
46 CFR 176.802 (a)(2)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 29 July 2025
Resolved
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: Inspection of piping, controls, and valves for each fixed gas fire extinguishing system to determine that the system is in operating condition.
Observed the pressure relief valve installed on the CO2 distribution manifold is to be past its test date and vessel could not show the last maintenance on the fire detection and control system.
46 CFR 176.810 (a)(2)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 29 July 2025
No resolution recorded
f your vessel's Certificate of Inspection is renewed less often than annually, the marine inspector must check the settings of the safety or relief valves on all pressure vessels, except cargo tanks, twice every 5 years. No more than 3 years may elapse between any check and its immediate predecessor.
Observed the pressure relief valves on both air receivers did not have a tag indicating a pressure test date. Vessel operator could not provide documentation of servicing.
46 CFR 61.10-5(i)(2)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 29 July 2025
Resolved
Each generator shall be provided with a nameplate giving the manufacturer’s name, the rated frequency, the number of phases, the normal volts and amperes, the rated rpms and the rated ambient temperature or rated temperature rise.
Nameplate data on both port and starboard generators could not be read.
46 CFR 183.320(d)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 26 August 2024
Resolved
Fire detection and extinguishing system. Fire detection and extinguishing systems must be installed in compliance with 181.400 through 181.420 of this chapter.
Fire detection system will not keep back-up batteries charged. Vessel must trouble shoot system.
177.410(c)(3)
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 14 August 2024
Resolved
A hatch exposed to the weather must be watertight, except that the following hatches may be weather- tight...
Weather-tight hatches leading to the main deck has a hole at the lower hinge side. Weather-tight hatch leading to storage compartment has broken wedge.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Rigid liferafts
Issued 14 August 2024
Resolved
Each vessel certificated to operate on an oceans route in warm water must be provided with life floats of aggregate capacity that will accommodate at least 100% of the total number of persons permitted on board.
Vessel is authorized to carry a total of 64 passengers. Life float capacity is 63.
180.202(b)(2)
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Cleanliness of engine room
Issued 14 August 2024
Resolved
A vessel is inspected for compliance with the standards required by this subchapter. Machinery, equipment,...not covered by standards in this subchapter may be inspected with standards acceptable to the cognizant OCMI as good marine practice. Excessive oil residue has accumulated in the exhaust causing a potential fire hazard.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 14 August 2024
Resolved
Vessels described by 46 CFR 175.110(c) must have an interconnected fire detection system in compliance with 181.450 installed in all enclosed areas where passengers and crew have routine access, including accommodation spaces and machinery spaces.
46 CFR 181.405(c)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes
Issued 10 August 2022
Resolved
On a vessel of not more than 19.8 meters (65') in length carrying more than 49 passengers, and on a vessel of more than 19.8 meters (65') in length, the minimum capacity of the fire pump must be 189 liters (50 gallons) per minute at a pressure of not less than 414 kPa (60 psi) out the pump outlet.
Vessel's fire pump failed to prime and unable to produce a stream.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Satellite EPIRB 406MHz/1.6GHz
Issued 10 August 2022
Resolved
Each vessel that operates on the high seas, or that operates beyond three miles from the coastline of the Great Lakes, must have on board a FCC Type Accepted Category 1, 406 MHz EPIRB installed to automatically float free and activate.
Vessel's EPIRB battery had expired.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Rudder angle indicator
Issued 10 August 2022
Resolved
A vessel with a power driven main steering gear must be provided with an independent rudder angle indicator at the operating stations.
Vessels rudder angle indicator was not working.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 10 August 2022
Resolved
The inspection and maintenance of the equipment listed shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request.
Vessel was unable to provide inspection documentation for all life saving equipment.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 10 July 2020
Resolved
Each life float must be fitted with a lifeline, pendants, two paddles, a painter, and a light. A few of the life float lights do not work. Prove proper operation of the lights.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 10 July 2020
Resolved
Each life float must be fitted with a lifeline, pendants, two paddles, a painter, and a light. Several of the life float paddles are cracked. Replace cracked paddles.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 10 July 2020
Resolved
Electrical equipment on a vessel must be installed and maintained to: Protect passengers, crew, other persons, and the vessel from electrical hazards, including fire, caused by or originating in electrical equipment, and electrical shock. There are some dead end wires under the helm/nav panel that need to be removed.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 10 July 2020
Resolved
Life floats and buoyant apparatus must not be stowed in tiers more than 1,220 millimeters (4 feet) high. When stowed in tiers, the separate units must be kept apart by spacers. There are not spacers between 4 of the life floats. Provide spacers as required.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 10 July 2020
Resolved
Portable fire extinguishers must be located so that they are clearly visible and readily accessible from the space being protected. The installation and location must be to the satisfaction of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. The portable fire extinguisher in the vicinity of the main deck entrance to the house could not be removed form it's bracket. The bracket was adjusted and tested sat.
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Rudder Angle Indicator
Issued 3 March 2016
Resolved
rudder did not progress from 35 ot 35 degrees. closer examination in stern stering compartment showed that it was not coming close to the stop on one side and banging it on the other. required them to prove satisfactory operations of steering system within 7 days.
Engineering › Diesel Engine (propulsion-reduction gear) › Bedplate
Issued 3 March 2016
Resolved
diesel engine/ redgear mounts were cracked, required vessel rep to repair the mount within 7 days.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Lifeline
Issued 3 March 2016
Resolved
requried vessel rep to replace dry rotted floating line lights.
Fire Fighting › Portable Foam Applicators › General
Issued 3 March 2016
Resolved
foam eductor would not suck down the test bucket or put out foam. required vessel rep to prove satisfactory operation of the eductor prior to carrying portable tanks.
Engineering › Compressed Air System (start air) › Piping
Issued 3 March 2016
Resolved
pressure vessel gauges missing. required vessel rep to provide a gauge for each pressure vesel.
Communications › Radio Communications › EPIRB
Issued 3 March 2016
Resolved
vessel did not have epirb onboard.
Casualty record · 1
12 September 2004Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 1 injured · activity 2200256
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.
Recorded names · 1
MADDEN TIDE (2004). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.
Ownership record
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