WALTER RIDDER

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

WALTER RIDDER is a 1999 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 21 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2026, along with 5 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2012 and 2024.

Records from 2012 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 11 March 2026.

Built: 1999
Last inspected: 11 March 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 21
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 3 investigations · 2012–2024

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 11 March 2026

Recorded inspections21

…physical examinations15

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded3

Deficiencies 5 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

1075102

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WCY8796

485135

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-485135

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)39.5 ft × 13.6 ft × 4.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 14 / net 11

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderPATRIOT MARINE FAB · WARETOWN NJ · built 1999

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portSMITH ISLAND, MD

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 4 April 2026 · expires 30 April 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 it14 - Simplified, Gross Ton
11 - 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.

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Inspection history · 21

11 March 2026 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8326602

8 January 2026 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8293600

3 April 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8112707

4 March 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8088029

6 June 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7929480

14 May 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7912983

21 December 2023 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7845026

26 October 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7814605

30 March 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7660226

9 March 2022 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7408675

14 December 2021 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7364761

29 April 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7212945

1 September 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7068836

19 December 2019 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6878954

22 September 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station Crisfield · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6818014

18 July 2019 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6754751

3 May 2018 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6405651

14 December 2017 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6326536

27 July 2017 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6274485

8 February 2017 COI Inspection · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6085138

11 April 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5864760

Deficiency record · 5

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 4 March 2025 Resolved

Propulsion machinery must be suitable in type and design for propulsion requirements of the hull in which it is installed and capable of operating at constant marine load under such requirements without exceeding its designed limitations. Vessel rep reported while leaving the dock after a maintenance period that the thrust bearing on the shaft to the jet failed and the shaft broke inside of the bearing housing. 46 CFR 182.200

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 3 April 2025
Resolution: Completed successful Sea Trial during annual inspection

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine

Issued 26 October 2023 Resolved

13101 - Propulsion machinery must be suitable in type and design for propulsion requirements of the hull in which it is installed and capable of operating at constant marine load under such requirements without exceeding its designed limitations. Vessel Rep reported that while the passengers were off the boat in the middle of a trip, the captain found that the engine would not start. Determine cause of engine failure and make appropriate repairs as necessary.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 3 November 2023
Resolution: The cause of the engine failure was determined to be a switched breaker.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 7 March 2022 Resolved

Vessels COI expired during dry dock period. Vessel is retricted to carrying 6 or less passengers until valid COI is obtained.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 24 March 2022
Resolution: Vessel completed COI inspection 3/24/22.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)

Issued 1 September 2020 Resolved

Vessels must undergo an annual inspection within the 3 months before or after each anniversary date. Due to your vessels current operational status, your vessel failed to meet the 3-month window requirement to complete your Annual Inspection. Complete required Annual Inspection prior to the carriage of passengers.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 29 April 2021
Resolution: Completed required annual inspection.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Bottom Plating

Issued 14 December 2017 Resolved

Submit written repair proposal for crop/renew of identified areas for pitting.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 December 2017
Resolved 3 May 2018
Resolution: Attended vessel and cleared above deficiency after sea trials.

Casualty record · 3

9 October 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4462900

27 July 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6274485

14 May 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7912983

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

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.