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RIVER OTTER
RIVER OTTER is a 1998 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 14 inspections since 2016, most recently in September 2025, along with 27 deficiencies and 1 operational control, 1 with no removal date recorded.
Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 23 September 2025.
- Built
- 1998
- Last inspected
- 23 September 2025
- Documentation
- Expired · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 27 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- 1 with no removal date recorded
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
23 September 2025
Deficiencies
27 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
1 with no removal date recorded
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
not do.
Identity
1074197
485725
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-485725
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)47.4 ft × 15.9 ft × 3.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 12 / net 12
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)47.4 ft × 15.9 ft × 3.0 ft
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderSUSQUEHANNA SANTEE · WILLOW STREET, PA, UNITED STATES · built 1998
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionGasoline Engine
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portUPPER BLACK EDDY, PA
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 it12 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
12 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
12 - 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
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 · 14
23 September 2025
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8239501
27 August 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8219281
8 October 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8016265
22 April 2024
Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7899496
10 April 2024
COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7893052
30 October 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7816359
15 August 2023
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7768675
27 June 2023
COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7724298
15 June 2022
COI Inspection · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7477980
20 August 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7038191
26 September 2019
Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6821684
4 October 2018
COI Inspection · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6554810
14 August 2017
Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6219010
29 March 2016
DAPI Audit · COI Inspection · Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5842963
Deficiency record · 27
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 27 August 2025
Resolved
11117 - Each ring life buoy must be marked in clearly legible block capital letters with the vessel's name. The vessel's name was not marked on the life buoy.
46 CFR 185.604(b)
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 27 August 2025
Resolved
07110 - A vessel not required to have a power driven fire pump must have at least three 21/2 gallon buckets, with an attached lanyard. The fire buckets did not have lanyards attached.
46 CFR 181.610
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Conditions of employment)
Issued 27 August 2025
Resolved
18299 - All alcohol testing devices used to meet the requirements of this part must be currently listed on either the Conforming Products List (CPL) titled “Modal Specifications for Devices To Measure Breath Alcohol” or “Conforming Products List of Screening Devices To Measure Alcohol in Bodily Fluids,” which are published periodically in the Federal Register by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The alcohol testing devices on board the vessel were not on the Conforming Products List.
46 CFR 4.06-15
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 10 April 2024
Resolved
A vessel not required to have a power driven fire pump by § 181.300 must have at least three 9.5 liter (21/2 gallon) buckets, with an attached lanyard satisfactory to the cognizant OCMI, placed so as to be easily available during an emergency. The words “FIRE BUCKET” must be stenciled in a contrasting color on each bucket. No fire buckets onboard.
46CFR181.610
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Nautical publications
Issued 10 April 2024
Resolved
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.
(b) Extracts from the publications listed above for the areas to be transited may be provided instead of the complete publication. No nav pubs onboard.
46CFR420
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 10 April 2024
Resolved
A vessel on a lakes, bays, and sounds, or rivers route must carry:
(1) Three hand red flare distress signals; and
Three hand orange smoke distress signals. No flares onboard.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 10 April 2024
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit that meets the requirements in 46 CFR 199.175(b)(10) or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. For equivalent kits, the contents must be stowed in a suitable, watertight container that is marked “First-Aid Kit”. A first-aid kit must be easily visible and readily available to the crew. No first aid kit onboard.
46CFR184.710
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 10 April 2024
Resolved
A marine employer whose vessel is involved in a casualty or incident that is, or is likely to become, a serious marine incident as defined in § 4.03-2 of subchapter A of this chapter shall comply with the requirements of § 4.06 in subchapter A of this chapter. No alcohol swabs onboard.
46CFR185.212
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 27 June 2023
Resolved
The Rules concerning lights (§§ 83.20 through 83.31) shall be complied with from sunset to sunrise. Nav lights were inop. Prove proper operation of navigation lights.
CITE: 33 CFR §83.20
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 27 June 2023
Resolved
A vessel must carry either a first-aid kit that meets the requirements in 46 CFR 199.175(b)(10) or a kit with equivalent contents and instructions. Some items were expired. Replace expired 1st Aid Kit items.
CITE: 46 CFR §184.710
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 27 June 2023
Resolved
A vessel of less than 12 meters in length shall not be obliged to carry the sound signaling appliances prescribed in paragraph (a) of this Rule but if she does not, she shall be provided with some other means of making an efficient sound signal. The vsl's horn is insufficiently loud for signaling. Prove proper operation of sound signaling device.
CITE: 33 CFR §83.33(b)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 27 June 2023
Resolved
The engine head, block, and exhaust manifold must be water-jacketed and cooled by water. The dischg outlet
is blocked. Clear blockage in water discharge outlet for stbd outboard engine.
CITE: 46 CFR §182.420(a)(1)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 27 June 2023
Resolved
A voltmeter and an ammeter is required for ea generator. Both ammeters for the generator were inoperative. Provide technician report stating repair & proper operation of the generator ammeters.
CITE: 46 CFR §183.320
18 - Maritime Labour Convention (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Conditions of employment)
Issued 27 June 2023
Resolved
The owner/operator must prove that the vessel and crew are all properly enrolled and participating in an approved drug and alcohol program prior to carriage of passengers.
CITE: 46 CFR §185.212
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire drills
Issued 27 June 2023
Resolved
The vsl was on the hard and only the master was present during inspection; unable to operationally test in water or conduct drills. All in-water operational tests, exercises, and drills must be performed before the vessel may carry passengers.
CITE: 46 CFR §185
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 15 June 2022
Resolved
Owner/Operator must complete the attached worklist to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector prior to carrying more than 6 passengers, including at least 1 for hire.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 20 August 2020
Resolved
Vessel placed in laid up status as requested by vessel operator on 20 AUG 2020. Complete applicable inspection(s) to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector prior to returning to certificated service.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances
Issued 3 October 2019
Resolved
Provide two 2-A fire extinguishers.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 3 October 2019
Resolved
Repair or replace masthead light. Vessel restricted to daylight operations only.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Record of drills and steering gear tests
Issued 3 October 2019
Resolved
Provide proof of satisfactory fire and abandon ship training for all crewmembers.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 3 October 2019
Resolved
Repair or replace water light.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 10 October 2018
Resolved
Found 6 flares expired. Replace with 6 indate flares. Prior to carrying passengers.
46 CFR 180.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Certificate of Inspection (COI)
Issued 4 October 2018
Resolved
Your vessel must undergo an annual inspection within the 3 months before or after each anniversary date. Complete annual inspection prior to carrying passengers.
Lifesaving › Hand Flares › Quantity
Issued 18 May 2016
Resolved
JE01 Provide proper type and number of flares for route.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest
Issued 18 May 2016
Resolved
JE02 Provide properly out fitted first aid kit.
Fire Fighting › Fire Bucket › Capacity
Issued 18 May 2016
Resolved
JE03 Provide 03 2.5 gallon fire buckets as required.
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Inspection
Issued 29 March 2016
Resolved
JE02 Vessel does not have a current COI. Vessel must obtain a valid COI prior to carrying passengers.
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.