MR. FRED

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

MR. FRED is a 1979 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 9 inspections since 2016, most recently in July 2026, along with 6 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 15 July 2026.

Built: 1979
Last inspected: 15 July 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 9
Deficiencies: 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
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 15 July 2026

Recorded inspections9

…physical examinations8

…administrative events1

Deficiencies 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 8 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

606026

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WDG3550

50252

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-50252

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)43.5 ft × 14.5 ft × 6.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 27 / net 18

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderBREAUX'S BAY CRAFT · JEAN LAFITTE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1979

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portNEW ORLEANS, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 14 August 2025 · expires 30 September 2026

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 it27 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
18 - 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

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 · 9

15 July 2026 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8438874

8 August 2022 Drydock Exam · COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7527987

17 September 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7314479

11 December 2020 Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7093200

16 December 2019 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6861925

19 December 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6594913

12 September 2017 Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam · COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6262652

7 September 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5990456

2 May 2016 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5867577

Deficiency record · 6

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

Issued 11 December 2020 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. Marine inspector observed port engine failure to start after several attempts. 46CFR182.200 10c

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 11 December 2020
Resolution: Crew charged starting batteries via portable battery charger, verified proper starting of both main propulsion engines.

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