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BIG DIPPER

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1970s · USCG East District (CGD-E)

BIG DIPPER is a 1975 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 4 inspections in 2016, along with 10 deficiencies — 10 with no resolution recorded — and 1 casualty investigation in 2016.

Records in 2016. Most recent: inspection, 26 August 2016.

Built
1975
Last inspected
26 August 2016
Documentation
Expired · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections
4
Deficiencies
10 recorded · 10 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
1 investigation · 2016

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This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 10 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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 26 August 2016
Recorded inspections4
…physical examinations2
…administrative events1
…with no type recorded1
Deficiencies 10 recorded · 10 without a recorded resolution
…past their stated due date6
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 1 calendar year (2016)
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

US Official No.
564439
IMO number
—
Call sign
WDA7697
MISLE id
48356
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-48356

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)48.8 ft × 16.1 ft × 6.4 ft
Registered tonnagegross 29 / net 21
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSTANFORD'S MARINE RAILWAY · COLONIAL BEACH, VA, UNITED STATES · built 1975
Hull materialWood
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portCOLONIAL BEACH, VA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
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 it29 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
21 - 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.
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4 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 10 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; 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

A report is not offered for this hull. Its Coast Guard record spans fewer than two calendar years. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. What a sparse-record report looks like.

Inspection history · 4

26 August 2016 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5984063
18 May 2016 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5881161
18 March 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5836127
14 March 2016 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5838877

Deficiency record · 10

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating
Issued 18 May 2016 No resolution recorded
Replace damaged section of planking on the exterior hull in way of the forward starboard section of the vessel.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 18 May 2016 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring
Issued 18 May 2016 No resolution recorded
Complete all pending electrical work to include removing all dead-end wires.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 18 May 2016 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Fire Fighting › Combustible Materials › Primary Deck Coverings
Issued 18 May 2016 No resolution recorded
Repair floor work and decking located on the main deck.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 18 May 2016 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Deck Rail
Issued 18 May 2016 No resolution recorded
Repair the railing system located on the upper bridge; to ensure railing system is safe for passengers.
Due 18 June 2016 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Engineering › Steering Gear System › Piping
Issued 18 May 2016 No resolution recorded
Remove jubilee patch (soft patch) and repair damaged section of hydraulic line located on the portside mid-section of the main deck.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 18 May 2016 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Stability › Watertight Integrity › General
Issued 18 May 2016 No resolution recorded
Vessel must conduct sea trials to receive credit for Dry dock exam.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 18 May 2016 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Cable
Issued 14 March 2016 No resolution recorded
Determine cause of the fire in the Engine Compartment. Provide Report to attendign MI.
Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating
Issued 14 March 2016 No resolution recorded
Complete hull exam. Provide repair plan for deck replacement.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Electrical › Electric Supply System (service) › Battery Installation
Issued 14 March 2016 No resolution recorded
Provide documentation of new battery installed. Provide repair proposal for damaged wire and documenation of new wire to be installed.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Fire Fighting › Fixed Halon Fire Extinguishing System › Quantity of Halon
Issued 14 March 2016 No resolution recorded
Provide documentation of recharging Fire boy and spent CO2 extinguishers and report that the fireboy is adequately sized for the space.
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo

Casualty record · 1

18 March 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5836127
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.

Ownership record

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