EDWARD L. FOSTER

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1960s · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL)

Built: 1968
Last inspected: 26 June 2025
Documentation: No record in the NVDC file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 12
Deficiencies: 12 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 26 June 2025

Recorded inspections12

…physical examinations12

Deficiencies 12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 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

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WQZ401

50754

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-50754

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it3 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
4 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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: 12 inspections, each with its date, unit and type; 12 deficiencies with the resolution recorded against each; operational controls, none recorded without a removal date; no tow-unit appearances recorded; no other recorded names; 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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Vessel history report

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Inspection history · 12

26 June 2025 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8167780

20 August 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7999672

27 June 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7725189

9 May 2022 Deficiency Check · Drydock Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7446834

21 July 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7264523

5 August 2020 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7024793

25 June 2019 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6727381

13 July 2018 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6477969

31 July 2017 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6229634

16 May 2017 DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6147694

26 April 2017 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6133348

7 July 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Lake Michigan · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5974259

Deficiency record · 12

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Other (accident prevention)

Issued 26 June 2025 Resolved

Each vessel must carry an first aid kit. First aid kit items are expired.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 10 July 2025
Resolved 23 July 2026

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 9 May 2022 Resolved

Conduct servicing of portable and fixed fire extinguishers.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 1 June 2022
Resolved 31 May 2022

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Machinery space openings

Issued 9 May 2022 Resolved

Shaft packing gland collar indicated adjustment of packing rings at maximum life. Renew packing for propeller shaft seal

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 30 June 2022
Resolved 14 July 2022

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 9 May 2022 Resolved

State registration expired. Provide proof of current state registration.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 1 June 2022
Resolved 14 July 2022

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

Issued 9 May 2022 Resolved

Propulsion engine mounts not tightly secured and shims to adjust alignment with shaft coupling were loose and found in bilge. Properly secure the engine to the mount and bed.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 30 June 2022
Resolved 14 July 2022

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 25 June 2019 Resolved

No proof available for annual servicing performed on fixed CO2 extinguisher.

Due 1 July 2020
Resolved 27 June 2019
Resolution: servicing performed by 3rd party vendor

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals

Issued 25 June 2019 Resolved

Stern light no illuminating.

Due 28 June 2019
Resolved 26 June 2019

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 25 June 2019 Resolved

Waterlight for ring buoy not illuminating properly. Battery not in service.

Due 28 June 2019
Resolved 1 July 2019
Resolution: Renewed battery

Electrical › Electrical Distribution System (service) › Wiring

Issued 31 May 2017 Resolved

02 wires had exposed ends and were unientified wiring in Eng compartment and under helm station. Identify and properly connect or remove from spaces.

Due 15 June 2017
Resolved 31 July 2017

Communications › Radio Communications › VHF Radiotelephone

Issued 31 May 2017 Resolved

VHF radio must be fused directly in line with battery power supply.

Due 15 June 2017
Resolved 31 July 2017

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Occupational Safety › Guards for Exposed Hazards

Issued 31 May 2017 Resolved

Exposed section of engine exhaust elbow between manifold and water cooling flance must be covered or insulated in accordance with 46 CFR 182.425

Due 15 June 2017
Resolved 31 July 2017

Communications › Alarms/Indicators › Engine RPM Gauge/Indicator

Issued 31 May 2017 Resolved

Engine must have operational oil pressure guage and eng rpm / tachometer.

Due 15 June 2017
Resolved 31 July 2017

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.