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DOLPHIN

DOLPHIN is a 1978 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 8 inspections since 2016, most recently in November 2019, along with 22 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2019. Most recent: inspection, 12 November 2019.

Built
1978
Last inspected
12 November 2019
Documentation
Not in the documentation file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

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This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 7 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 12 November 2019
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 4 calendar years (2016–2019)
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

WBF9494
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-49877

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it59 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
40 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.
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Detail on this page

8 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 22 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; the documentation record, as PSIX holds it. 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 record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. What a sparse-record report looks like.

Inspection history · 8

12 November 2019 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6853700
29 October 2018 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6520626
23 April 2018 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6397538
14 November 2017 Hull Examination · Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6301723
3 October 2017 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6262412
14 August 2017 DAPI Audit · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6222528
14 December 2016 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6057877
16 November 2016 Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6045107

Deficiency record · 22

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 29 October 2018 Resolved
46 CFR 185.520 - Drills were proven to be conducted through log entries; however drills for the inspection were not observed at the time of the inspection. O/O instructed not to carry passengers until attending MI observes underway drills.
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 14 November 2018
Resolved 10 July 2019
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 29 October 2018 Resolved
46 CFR 185.524 - Drills were proven to be conducted through log entries; however drills for the inspection were not observed at the time of the inspection. O/O instructed not to carry passengers until attending MI observes underway drills. (fire fighting drills & training)
Condition: Invalid
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 14 November 2018
Resolved 10 July 2019
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Buoyant apparatus
Issued 29 October 2018 Resolved
46 CFR 180.175 (3)(IV) - Each Life float or boutant apparatus (BA) must be stowed in such a way that it runs out freely when the life float or BA floats away from a sinking vessel.
Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 14 December 2018
Resolved 10 July 2019
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances
Issued 29 October 2018 Resolved
46 CFR 161.010-2/ ANSI/ UL 1196 standards - Float free lights must provide standards that prevent equipment from electice shock. Both float free lights found on the P/V Dolphin were found not to be water tight where the battery compartment is designed.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 14 December 2018
Resolved 10 July 2019
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Serviceable
Issued 14 November 2017 Resolved
Replace unserviceable lifefloats. Vessel is restricted to operation in warm water w/in 3 miles from shore.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 November 2017
Resolved 10 May 2018
Resolution: Attended vessel and verified new L/F installation.
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Medical/First Aid › Medicine Chest
Issued 14 August 2017 Resolved
Provide new 1st aid kit.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 15 September 2017
Resolved 3 October 2017
Resolution: Provided
Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC SSL
Issued 14 August 2017 Resolved
Provide copy of valid FCC Station License. Vessel is current, but has no certificate on board.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 15 September 2017
Resolved 3 October 2017
Resolution: Provided
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Employee Coverage
Issued 14 August 2017 Resolved
Provide updated list of employees covered by DAPI.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 15 September 2017
Resolved 3 October 2017
Resolution: Provided
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Proof of Enrollment
Issued 14 August 2017 Resolved
Provide proof of enrollment in DAPI Program
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 15 September 2017
Resolved 3 October 2017
Resolution: Provided
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › EAP Display Requirements
Issued 14 August 2017 Resolved
Provide hotline/EAP number accesible to crew members.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 15 September 2017
Resolved 3 October 2017
Resolution: Posted
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Recordkeeping
Issued 14 August 2017 Resolved
Post drug policy for vessel. "drug free vessel"
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 15 September 2017
Resolved 3 October 2017
Resolution: Posted
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › MIS Submission
Issued 14 August 2017 Resolved
Provide proof of 2016 MIS Submission
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 13 October 2017
Resolved 14 November 2017
Resolution: provided
Engineering › Bilge Water Management System › Piping
Issued 14 August 2017 Resolved
Repair leak in engine room on bilge suction line from the lazarette.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 15 September 2017
Resolved 3 October 2017
Resolution: Replaced broken clamp
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › US Coast Pilot
Issued 14 August 2017 Resolved
provide a copy of an updated Coast Pilot
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 15 September 2017
Resolved 3 October 2017
Resolution: Purchased Eldridge
Navigation › Piloting/Steering › Coast Guard Light List
Issued 14 August 2017 Resolved
Provide copy on board of an updated Light List.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 15 September 2017
Resolved 3 October 2017
Resolution: Purchased Eldridge
Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Deck Rail
Issued 14 August 2017 Resolved
Provide/Place guard for stbd upper deck railing for passenger safety.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 15 September 2017
Resolved 3 October 2017
Resolution: Repaired rail
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Painter
Issued 14 August 2017 Resolved
Coil Lifefloat painter to allow for float free arrangement.
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 15 September 2017
Resolved 3 October 2017
Resolution: Coiled painter into container
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Serviceable
Issued 14 August 2017 Resolved
Service LifeFLoats at next dry dock. (15capacity float looks like it will need retro and paint)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 November 2017
Resolved 14 November 2017
Resolution: cleared this def, wrote new at Dry Dock inspection as LF appear unserviceable.
Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Man Overboard Recovery
Issued 14 August 2017 Resolved
Conduct Man Overboard drills with USCG Present. (conducted 2x at COI, USCG needs to witness another within the month.)
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 30 September 2017
Resolved 3 October 2017
Resolution: Conducted
Navigation › Collision/Grounding Avoidance › Navigation Lights
Issued 16 November 2016 Resolved
Masthead light inoperative
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 14 December 2016
Resolution: Masthead light operational.
Operations/Management › Drug and Alcohol Testing › Testing, Equipment
Issued 16 November 2016 Resolved
Alcohol swabs missing
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 14 December 2016
Resolution: 3 alcohol swabs onboard.
Lifesaving › Lifefloat › Serviceable
Issued 16 November 2016 Resolved
15 person lifefloat is unservicable
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 14 December 2016
Resolution: Grab lines renewed.

Ownership record

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