CRACK OF DAWN

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG East District (CGD-E)

CRACK OF DAWN is a 1998 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 23 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2026, along with 9 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2005.

Records from 2005 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 7 May 2026.

Built: 1998
Last inspected: 7 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 23
Deficiencies: 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2005
Also recorded as: 1 other name

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 7 May 2026

Recorded inspections23

…physical examinations22

…administrative events1

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

1071488

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WDK3363

481522

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-481522

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)50.0 ft × 15.8 ft × 4.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 21 / net 16

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderCARMAN BOATS INC (HULL) · MARION, MD, UNITED STATES · built 1998

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portSOLOMONS, MD

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery, Recreational

DocumentationValid · issued 21 March 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 it21 - Simplified, Gross Ton
16 - Simplified, 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

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

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.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspection history · 23

7 May 2026 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8368831

28 April 2026 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8361518

8 April 2026 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8344934

13 January 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8295759

24 June 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8168263

5 June 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7980941

27 March 2024 Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7885822

7 June 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7715687

6 July 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7510261

15 April 2022 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7433295

23 March 2022 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7423254

22 March 2021 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7161539

3 February 2021 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7135428

1 July 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7024182

17 March 2020 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6928624

27 March 2019 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6650798

14 June 2018 In-Service Inspection · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6451181

29 March 2018 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6383492

20 March 2018 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6385205

11 April 2017 Deficiency Check · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6129605

14 April 2016 DAPI Audit · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5853658

16 March 2016 Construction Oversight · Administrative Inspection · Plan Review "T" Boat

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5834442

8 February 2016 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5811863

Deficiency record · 9

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Garbage record book

Issued 8 April 2026 Resolved

A vessel must comply with the applicable design, equipment, personnel, procedures and record requirements of 33 CFR parts 151,155, and 156. Vessel did not have garbage handling placard posted.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 7 May 2026
Resolution: Received photograph of installed placard.

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

Issued 7 June 2023 Resolved

Each life jacket carried on a vessel on oceans, coastwise, or Great Lakes route, must have a life jacket light approved in accordance with § 161.012 in subchapter Q of this chapter, or other standard specified by the Commandant, including, but not limited to, approval series 160.112. Each life jacket light must be securely attached to the front shoulder area of the life jacket. All child life jackets found without a light. 46CFR180.75(a)

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 21 June 2023
Resolved 27 March 2024
Resolution: Marine Inspector verified that the child life jacket lights were placed on the life jackets.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares

Issued 3 February 2021 Resolved

A vessel on an oceans, coastwise, limited coastwise, or Great Lakes route must carry (1) Six hand red flare distress signals approved in accordance with § 160.021 in subchapter Q of this chapter, and (2) Six hand orange smoke distress signals approved in accordance with § 160.037 in subchapter Q of this chapter. Vessel is authorized for limited coastwise route but had four (04) valid hand held red flare distress signals on board.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 2 April 2021
Resolved 22 March 2021
Resolution: Received email picture of 12 unexpired red flares.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment

Issued 3 February 2021 Resolved

A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit approved under approval series 160.041 or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions and the items contained in the first-aid kit shall be as listed in Table 160.041–4(b). Vessel's first-aid kit contained expired Tylenol and eye dressing, and missing Ammonia inhalants and Iodine applicators.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 2 April 2021
Resolved 22 March 2021
Resolution: Received email picture of unexpired first aid kit items.

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Man Overboard Drill (MOB)

Issued 3 February 2021 Resolved

Firefighting, abandon ship and man overboard drills and training shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request. The EPIRB test shall be logged or otherwise documented, as applicable. Maintenance logs were not available during inspection.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 17 March 2021
Resolved 22 March 2021
Resolution: Received scanned copy of maintenance log.

Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Equipment

Issued 14 June 2018 Resolved

Must provide sufficient proof that accesability of alcohol testing requirements can be met in applicable time.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 14 June 2018
Resolved 15 June 2018
Resolution: Received email picture of new approved alco test kit.

Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Float-free Link

Issued 11 April 2017 Resolved

Life float painter weak link rated for 21 or more and not rated for currently equipped 15 man life float.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 April 2017
Resolved 21 April 2017
Resolution: Received receipt from vessel owner for purchase of appropriate rated weak link.

Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Netting

Issued 11 April 2017 Resolved

Life float passenger net frame fractured.

Due 30 April 2017
Resolved 11 April 2017
Resolution: Owner/operator repaired net frame.

Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Quantity

Issued 11 April 2017 Resolved

Vessel only has 1 15 man life float on board. COI indicated vessel is required to be equipped with 2 life flaots with a 27 person total capacity. Vessel only had one onboard.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 30 April 2017
Resolved 21 April 2017
Resolution: Amended COI to reflect the carriage of only 15 man life float.

Casualty record · 1

7 July 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · 5 injured · activity 2419941

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

JIL CARRIE (2005). 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

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.