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BACKDRAFT

BACKDRAFT is a 1999 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 19 inspections since 2016, most recently in July 2026, along with 5 deficiencies — 2 with no resolution recorded — and 3 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2013.

Records from 2005 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 20 July 2026.

Built
1999
Last inspected
20 July 2026
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

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 20 July 2026
…with no type recorded1
…past their stated due date2
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

WDL5851
492475
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-492475

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)46.0 ft × 15.0 ft × 4.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 18 / net 14
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderCARMAN BOATS INC · MARION, MD, UNITED STATES · built 1999
Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeShip
Hull configurationMonohull
Hailing portDEALE, MD
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery
DocumentationValid · issued 24 March 2026 · expires 31 March 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 it18 - Simplified, Gross Ton
14 - 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 · 19

20 July 2026 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8442605
17 July 2026 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8440437
11 July 2025 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8183245
25 February 2025 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 8084247
20 June 2024 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7939298
3 April 2023 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7663253
27 February 2023 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7647593
7 February 2022 Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7391776
13 April 2021 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7175518
16 March 2021 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7157293
2 September 2020 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 7057760
6 April 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6935847
6 April 2020 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6978889
16 April 2019 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6663637
27 March 2019 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6650707
17 April 2018 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6395098
13 March 2017 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6103944
13 February 2017 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6087557
31 March 2016 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit
Physical examination · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5848507

Deficiency record · 5

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 20 July 2026 No resolution recorded
Each rescue boat and ring life buoy must be marked with Type II retroreflective material approved in accordance with 46 CFR 164.018 or other standard specified by the Commandant. Life buoy has incorrect retroreflective tape.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 3 August 2026 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements
Issued 20 July 2026 No resolution recorded
A visual indicator must be provided at the operating station to indicate when any automatic bilge pump is operating. Bilge pump in engine compartment is not indicating when operating.
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 3 August 2026 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 17 July 2026 Resolved
Your vessel must undergo an annual inspection within the 3 months before or after each anniversary date. Vessel's anniversary date is April 12 and is overdue for its annual inspection. 46 CFR 176.500 (b)(1)
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 20 July 2026
Resolution: Vessel completed annual inspection
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 6 May 2020 Resolved
Certificate of documentation was expired.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 6 May 2020
Resolved 8 May 2020
Resolution: Re-instatement of COD was formally requested from NVDC.
05 - Radio Communications › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (radio communication)
Issued 6 May 2020 Resolved
Stations in the maritime service must be licensed by the FCC. Vessel does not have a FCC Station License for commercial only recreational.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 6 June 2020
Resolved 16 May 2020
Resolution: SB license secured.

Casualty record · 3

22 May 2005Routine · role: Sighted in Area · activity 2383158
4 November 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 4183754
20 August 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4707722
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.