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JOHN MICHAEL E

Built
1978
Last inspected
8 December 2020
Documentation
No record in the NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 6 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 8 December 2020
…with no type recorded1
Operational controls None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record 5 calendar years (2016–2020)
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

WDI5180
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-49892

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it96 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
65 - 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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Behind this panel: 9 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 2 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; operational controls, none recorded without a removal date; no tow-unit appearances recorded; 1 other recorded name; no NVDC documentation record for this Official Number. Every line is a record the Coast Guard wrote; the counts above are the same counts as in the summary, and they are free.

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Every recorded inspection, 1972 to 2026, 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 · 9

8 December 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7108414
4 November 2020 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7089573
16 December 2019 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6874444
10 December 2018 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6595258
6 December 2017 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6319167
4 December 2017 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6317880
12 December 2016 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6056668
20 September 2016 Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6006479
20 September 2016 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6017083

Deficiency record · 2

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors
Issued 18 December 2019 Resolved
A hinged watertight bulkhead door must be fitted with a quick action closing device operable from both sides of the door and indicator lights at the operating station showing whether the door is open or closed; The hinges on the watertight door between the passenger area and the machinery space did not close fully, preventing the watertight door from establishing an adequate watertight seal; Replace watertight door as per 46 CFR 179.330(b); To the satisfaction of the Coast Guard prior to departure.
Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 18 December 2019
Resolved 18 December 2019
Resolution: Vessel sent videos and photos of watertight door operation, providing proof of an adequate watertight seal being established while closing the watertight door.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire detection and alarm system
Issued 18 December 2019 Resolved
An independent modular smoke detecting unit must: Meet UL 217, contain an independent power source, and alarm on low power; 02 smoke detectors were expired; Replace 02 smoke detectors as per 46 CFR 181.450; To the satisfaction of the Coast Guard prior to departure.
Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 18 December 2019
Resolved 18 December 2019
Resolution: Vessel replaced 02 expired smoke detectors with new ones and demonstrated their proper operation during the inspection. All sat.

Recorded names · 1

CORTEZ (2005). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.

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.